January 08, 2011

PtboCanada Review: New Art Shows Open At Artspace And Cannery Art Centre

January 08, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

This past Friday night, two new art shows opened, in venues close together—a short walk on a cold January night that provided a sort of cleansing of the palette if you will. That cleansing was required as the shows, and the respective artists, could not have been more different. One was from the old guard of the Peterborough art scene, the other was a fresh new face.

ARTSPACE: MICKY RENDERS "PAINTING WITH LIGHT"
Artspace hosted new photographic images from longtime local personality Micky Renders. Renders, who teaches art at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, usually creates in oils with a brush and had been doing so for 30 years. This show titled "Painting With Light" represented a new foray for the artist. This time, her choosen medium was photography, and the light captured through the lens over space and time. This show is worth a look as it's interesting to see artists we think we know stepping out of their safe space.

"Painting With Light" is open at Artspace until January 29th. Artspace is located at 378 Aylmer Street North.

CANNERY ART CENTRE: JAMIE CAMPBELL "DON'T FEED THE MONSTERS - BOXED MONSTERS & OTHER CURIOSITIES"
Over at Cannery Art Centre, the upstairs gallery features new work from local artistic upstart Jamie Campbell and her show entitled "Don't Feed the Monsters - Boxed Monsters & Other Curiosities". Through stylized illustrations, whimsical colours and fun, quirky compositions (see pic below), Campbell is presenting an entire world of mythical creatures for us to wonder over.
This is art for everyone. It's welcoming. The technique is bold and your attention will be pulled from one piece to the next.

"Boxed Monsters" is open at the Cannery Art Centre until the end of the month of January. The Cannery is located at 168 Hunter Street West.

[Artspace; Micky Renders; Jamie Campbell]

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Jeffrey Macklin]

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January 06, 2011

Peterborough Snofest Winter Carnival Begins This Weekend!

January 06, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

Snofest gets underway this Saturday (January 8th) and runs through the 16th at various locations around the Patch. Opening ceremonies take place starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Lansdowne Place. Snofest has been an annual tradition providing entertainment and activities for the whole family for more than 30 years. Check out the Snowfest brochure for the event and location listings throughout the city during the carnival.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

[Snofest; chextvDOTcom]

January 05, 2011

PtboPic: Elvis Signs Autographs During Intermission of "Rock The Ice" In Peterborough Last Night

January 05, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

Elvis Stojko, that is. Not Elvis!

And he dug the crowd in the Patch!

[Pic by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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January 05, 2011

Woman Drives Vehicle Through The Door Of A Tim Hortons In The Patch (And Then Orders Coffee)

January 05, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

So we ordered a coffee in the Tim Hortons this morning on Lansdowne (the one in front of Sobeys near the Parkway), and asked one of the servers, What's up with the door being boarded up? (see pic at left).

She explained that yesterday morning during her shift, an older woman basically drove her car right into the store, then got out of the vehicle, came in the store (well, she was already in), ordered coffee, and sat down. The server said she (and the staff) had never seen anything quite like that before.

Obviously police were on scene shortly thereafter.

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January 05, 2011

EXCLUSIVE! 10-Digit Dialing Is Now Live In the Peterpatch (Which Means You Can't Just Dial 867-5309)

January 05, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

Just kidding on the "exclusive". But yes, 10-digit dialing is here now (give it a try), and by March 12, 2011, will be mandatory for all calls from the 705 area code (911 excluded). And a new area code 249 will be added in as well because we're out of 705's.

What does all this mean? Well, it will take longer to call Jenny. And an extra one or two seconds of your life to make the call. But hey, you'll be getting more exercise punching those numbers in.

For more info, click here and here.

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January 04, 2011

Video: My Darkest Days & Bleeker Ridge Performing At The Red Dog

January 04, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

From their performances December 27th at The Red Dog.

My Darkest Days...

Bleeker Ridge...

[My Darkest Days; Bleeker Ridge]

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January 03, 2011

PtboCanada Was There: Canadian Canoe Museum Presents Canoes & Trains

January 03, 2011/ PTBOCANADA

The Canadian Canoe Museum held a free Open House on Sunday, and got help in the celebrations from model railroad enthusiasts. Clubs from Peterborough, Cobourg and Lindsay showed off their 1/87th scale trains and miniature villages.

The local group Peterborough Model Railroaders is made up of a group of nine who meet up monthly to talk about their passion. All of them have had a part in creating the display, which features a miniature village that would be reminiscent of Peterborough in the 1950s.

With working lights and sounds of an actual locomotive, the display captured the imagination of everyone in attendance as there were plenty of details to see.

[The Canadian Canoe Museum]

[Words and Pictures by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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