PtboPic: Sam's Place Rocks
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[Located on Hunter Street across from the Red Dog]
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Stuff to do in the Patch This Weekend...
/Looking for something to do in Peterborough this weekend?
Friday
- 2010 Mann Cup - Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster Salmonbellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre
- DBIA Jazz Restaurant Tour (Evening - $20) Call 748-4774 for more info or stop in at the DBIA
- Colin James (8PM - $52) Showplace
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Saturday
- Kawartha Lakes Cycling Tour (7 a.m to 5:30 p.m. - Adults - $25 Pre-registration, or $30 same day. 16 & under - $20 Pre-registration or $25 same day)
- Pathway of Fame 13th Annual Induction Ceremony (10 a.m. - Free) Del Crary Park
- DBIA Jazz Festival (Noon to Midnight - Free) Millenium Park
- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo
- 2010 Mann Cup - Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster SalmonBellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Sunday
- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Have a GREAT weekend Peterborough! Don't Stop Believin'!
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Stuff to do in the Patch This Weekend...
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Looking for something to do in Peterborough this loooooooong weekend?
Friday
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Saturday
- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Sunday
- Pioneer Corn Roast (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Adults $10, Student/Senior $9, Youth (5-14) $6 Under 5 free, Family $30 (includes 2 adults & 4 youth)) Lang Pioneer Village
- Kawartha Arts Festival (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Free) Fenelon Falls
- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Monday (Labour Day)
- Here is what is opened and closed.
- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo
- GAME 7!!! Peterborough Lakers vs Brampton Excelsiors (7 p.m. - Adults $16, Seniors/Students $10.50, Children $3) Memorial Centre
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
...Looks to be a rainy weekend, better rent a few flicks!
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Stuff to do in the Patch this weekend
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Looking for something to do in Peterborough this weekend?
Friday
- Peterborough Folk Festival - Royal Wood Concert (7PM - Sold Out) Canadian Canoe Museum
- Canadian Wakeboard Open (Schedule - $29.95 in advance) Beavermead Park
- Wild Rock Outfitters hosts Learn to Paddle (6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - $25/person) Beavermead Park
- Ghost Walk (9 p.m. - $10 a person) - Corner of Hunter and Driscoll Terrace
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Saturday
- Peterborough Folk Festival - Festival Day (11 a.m. to 11 p.m. - Free) Nicholls Oval & Rotary Park
- Canadian Wakeboard Open (Schedule - $29.95 in advance) Beavermead Park
- Poet and Songwriter's Matinee ($5, 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m) The Spill
- Davy Jones at Little Lake Musicfest (8 p.m. - Free (Bring a canned good for Kawartha Food Share) - Del Crary Park
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
Sunday
- Peterborough Folk Festival - Workshops (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Free) Sadleir House
- Canadian Wakeboard Open (Schedule - $29.95 in advance) Beavermead Park
- Peterborough Lakers vs Brampton Excelsiors (7 p.m. - Adults $16, Seniors/Students $10.50, Children $3) Memorial Centre
- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing
...and, while there's still time, hit the beach. Or... shoot some hoops!
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PtboPic: A Little Christmas in the Summer in East City
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[photo submitted by Julie Morris, @cupcakeJu]
[Tim Hortons commercial being shot]
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PtboCanada Interview: Candace Shaw, Artistic Director of Peterborough Folk Festival
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Candace Shaw spreads the word about PFF. Photo by Evan HoltCandace Shaw is the Artistic Director and Executive Director of the Peterborough Folk Festival (PFF), a three-day music and arts festival which kicks off this coming Friday (August 27th) with a special gala concert at the Canadian Canoe Museum. The main festival day is Saturday and features events happening throughout the day at Rotary Park and Nicholls Oval. Sunday, things wind down with a few hours of music workshops happening at Trent University's Sadleir House.
Over the years, Shaw has been involved in various aspects of the Peterborough Folk Festival, including her first exposure as a parking attendant in the late 1990s. During the intervening years, her tasks have changed, and her involvement has increased to the point of being the driving force for a day of music which is known far and wide as one of the best free music festivals our country has to offer.
PtboCanada contributor Jeffrey Macklin found out more about Candace Shaw and the festival in this interview:
Macklin: Can you tell me a little bit about the history of the Peterborough Folk Festival?
Shaw: Well, to be honest, there is not a lot known about the early days of the festival. Some of the history of the festival was washed away in the flood of 2004, when our offices were ruined. Originally the festival happened on a Sunday. That was because the organizers of the day were aligning with the Festival of Lights [now known as the Little Lake Musicfest]. Having the festival on a Sunday meant there was no competition for audience and the stage at Del Crary Park was available.
At the time (1989), it was a one day festival and starred folk singer Ian Tamblyn, who had been a student at Trent University and maintained a Peterborough connection as one of the original Festival organizers. How and why the festival moved to Rotary Park is unknown to me. There are lots of rumours and a lack of credible evidence of what went down during that time.
In the early aughts, it changed into a three-day festival and featured a club crawl. Also, Federal Heritage funding came into play which meant we were mandated to look outside of the local area for some of the talent we booked. Up until that time, the music was all local.
The Peterborough Folk Festival is a festival contantly in flux. Since it's beginnings, the event has seemingly always been changing.
Macklin: How does the PFF use Social Media? And has it had an impact on how you get your message out?
Shaw: We've got a great Facebook fan page that was just started a couple months ago. We have done little to spread the word. We are using Twitter and you can follow us @ThePFF. There is a great community on Twitter, who have helped us by spreading the word on anything we post. A great example is the Royal Wood concert. Tickets have been selling really well, all without any conventional paid advertising. Social media is to blame.
Macklin: Tell us about the musical lineup you've booked for this year's main stage.
Shaw: Well, we get about 1,000 submissions from musicians each year. As well, I hear things on my own. I do my best to get a nice balance when choosing artists. I work to have a gender balance and cultural diversity. The idea is to not have just a bunch a white guys with guitars singing about ships sinking. I try to pick good musicians—musicians who support an inclusive community, who are of a high quality and musically accessible. We steer clear of anything too avant guard like Peaches. Even though Peaches is one of my personal favorites, she may not be suitable for a diverse community audience.
I like to choose some of my favourite bands who will draw people in; sounds that are happening in Canada today, but maybe people need to find out more about. I like to choose music which might reach out to parts of the community who don't necessarily go out to bars and see bands.
Macklin: Give me some of your best memories from the past years of the PFF.
Shaw: A favorite memory would be from 2007. The first time I got to sit down all day that year was for Old Man Luedecke's set. As he was playing, all these little kids were dancing and circling around by the stage, singing "we love this", over and over again. That was gratifying.
Also in 2007, during and after Shad K's set, people were coming up to me thanking me for booking a rapper. Folks were expressing the fact that they didn't realize they could like hip hop music. That's the beauty of the festival: booking music people might not have otherwise encountered. It's a low risk environment for exposing people to new things.
Macklin: OK, what's your worst memory from past years?
Shaw: That would have to be a moment when setting up for last year's festival. The rain was pouring down as we were outside getting ready at 7 a.m. I had to decide to go forward or not. I decided to pull the trigger, making the decision to just go for it. That half hour of indecision was the hardest. Once we finally made the decision to go ahead, everything worked out.
Macklin: How about volunteers? Do you have enough?
Shaw: We are still calling for volunteers. Usually we have just under 100, with a core of 12 to 15 who have worked on the festival for years. Some work year round, planning and organizing certain aspects of the festival.
Macklin: The weekend kicks-off with a gala concert on Friday night starring piano/popster Royal Wood. Tell us about the venue.
Shaw: Last year, we had Ian Tamblyn play right in the gallery space of the Canoe Museum. It worked out really really nicely. People were sitting throughout the collection of canoes. This year's show features Royal Wood and the show will be in the Education room, which is a better place for a group of people to watch a show.
Macklin: Why should people come out to the Peterborough Folk Festival?
Shaw: People should come out because it is one of the sweetest, nicest community events we have going in Peterborough. It's free and you can see beautiful artwork, eat great local food, relax and meet neighbours and reconnect after a long hot summer. The Peterborough Folk Festival is one last summer weekend to recharge your spirit before we fall into the autumn routine of school and work.
For a complete list of performers and vendors and more info on PFF, click here.
[Peterborough Folk Festival; Peterborough Folk Festival YouTube channel; Peterborough Folk Festival on Facebook; Peterborough Folk Festival on Twitter]
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PtboPics: Streetfest in Downtown Peterborough
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The purpose of Streetfest on Saturday was to bring people downtown that would not have normally visited through a number of exhibits for all ages.
New to the festival: Skatefest
[Related: GoDowntown.ca; Taste of Downtown; Ribfest Was a Hit; Peterborough's Bars and Restaurants Rock; So What Does Peterborough's Downtown Mean to You?]
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PtboPic: Cornfest Is on at the Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market
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PtboPic: There's Nothing Like a Night at the Peterborough Ex
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Screening of "The Clean Bin Project" a Success
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Nearly every seat was occupied at the screening of The Clean Bin Project last night in the auditorium of The Peterborough Public Library. People sat attentive as they watched the journey of Jen and Grant over the 365 days of their project.
Laughter was heard throughout as the duo brought a great deal of wit and humour to their adventure as they worked through new and innovative ways to do the most simplest day-to-day tasks in a more environmentally, garbage-free approach. Shock was also seen on the faces of many as statistics on garbage and waste poured onto the screen that were just too heartbreaking to believe.
After the screening, the couple welcomed questions, comments and feedback from the audience. I would like to thank Jen and Grant for choosing Peterborough as one of their stops along their cycling journey across the country to get the word out, opening our eyes and reminding us of all the little things we could change in our day to day lives to make a little bit of a difference in the well-being and future of our planet.
For more information on the project, go to The Clean Bin Project Blog. And for local resources and advice, visit Peterborough Green-Up. —Julie Morris, PtboCanada contributor
[Related: Must Watch: Peterborough Green-Up Presents "The Clean Bin Project"; The Clean Bin Project; Peterborough Green-Up]
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