Video: Interview With Peterborough Music Legend Washboard Hank
/Washboard Hank is playing from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Red Dog today as part of St. Patty's Day festivities there.
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Peterborough Irish Club Hosting St. Patrick's Party At Evinrude Centre This Thursday
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At 1 p.m. on Sunday, Irish Week was officially declared at City Hall prior to the St. Patrick's Day Parade. Mayor Daryl Bennett (see pic at left) and Colleen Allen, President of the Peterborough Irish Club, said a few welcoming words before the Irish flag was raised for the week, followed by the Irish anthem sung both in Gaelic and English.
The Peterborough Irish Club was founded in 1975 and has grown since the homecoming that year, which celebrated the 150th year since the Irish settlers arrived in the city and area. Currently, the club stands at more than 200 members in the community.
This Thursday (March 17th) starting at 6 p.m., the club will host Irish festivities at their annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations held at the Evinrude Centre (911 Monaghan Road). Tickets are $15 at the door. It will be a pub-style atmosphere with live music and large screen video performances by international Irish artists.
Don't forget to wear green!!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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The Trash & The Wolf 101.5 Building Awareness for Relief Efforts in Japan
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This Wednesday, The Trash will be donating 100 percent of cover charge proceeds to the relief effort in Japan, which their Prime Minister Nato Kan calls "the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan" in the 65 years since the end of World War II.
Also, local radio station The Wolf has set up a special page on their website where you can learn about various ways to help Japan via the Red Cross, and get more information about the situation there. (Their sister station Kruz FM has done the same.)
If you know of other events/resources happening in Peterborough to raise money for Japan, please add to our comments section below or email us at tips@ptbocanada.com.
[The Trash "Retro Relief Rules" on Facebook; The Wolf page for relief efforts]
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Stuff To Do In Peterborough This Weekend (And Remember To Turn Your Clocks Forward!)
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A rainy walk through Millennium Park, Photo by Evan HoltFriday
Trent Valley Archives presents Scandals & Scoundrels Pub Crawl, 7 p.m. Meet at the Simcoe Street Bus Terminal (190 Simcoe Street) $20
Showplace Performance Centre presents Danny Bronson and Searson Band, 7 p.m. $28
Saturday
Better Baby Expo, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Evinrude Centre (911 Monaghan Road) Adults $5/Children FREE
Sunday
3rd Annual Synchronized Swimming Show (10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - $3 for students and $5 for adults) Trent University Athletics Center
7th Annual Seedy Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m St. James United Church (221 Romaine Street)
Peterborough DBIA presents the 10th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade 2 p.m. Starting from City Hall (500 George St. N)
Trent University's Skating Team presents "Rock Through the Ages" at the Peterborough Memorial Centre (151 Lansdowne Street, West) 6 p.m. $3 Adults/$1 Children & Seniors
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ZOOBOMBS, Sun RaRaRa & Action Makes Playing The Spill This Friday
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Action Makes, who played here last month, are returning Friday (March 11th) to play The Spill—this time with Sun RaRaRa and Tokyo's ZOOBOMBS.
The show starts at about 10:00 p.m. at The Spill, which is located at 414 George St. N. Make sure to check out these great indie acts.
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Video Of Anti-Bullying Flash Mob At Lansdowne Place
/Lansdowne Place, the mall where flash mobs happen, had another one on Wednesday when students from Adam Scott broke out in a choreographed dance as part of Pink Shirt Day festivities to help raise awareness about anti-bullying efforts.
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Stuff To Do In Peterborough This Weekend
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Frosty glass at the King St. Parking Garage. Photo: Evan HoltFriday:
Harry Manx presents Folk Under the Clock at Showplace Performance Centre - 8 p.m. Tickets $37.50
Peterborough Theatre Guild presents Art - 8 p.m. Tickets $18, $16/seniors, $10/students
Saturday:
Heritage Week Final day of this event with activities taking place throughout the city.
The Art School of Peterborough hosts the 1st Annual Art-a-Thon - Noon to Midnight, $5
Snofest Family Skating at Evinrude Center - 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. - Free
Ron James at Showplace Performance Centre - 8 p.m. Tickets $54
Peterborough Green-Up Disco Fundraiser at Splice, 8 p.m. Tickets $25
Peterborough Theatre Guild presents Art - 8 p.m. Tickets $18, $16/seniors, $10/students
Sunday:
YMCA Half Marathon begins at 12:30 p.m. (123 Aylmer Street) More info here
Peterborough Theatre Guild presents Art - 2 p.m. Tickets $18, $16/seniors, $10/students
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Family Fun Day At The YMCA Includes Washboard Hank, Bouncy Castle, Swimming & More!
/Family Day (Monday, February 21st) is a day to help beat off those winter blahs and spend the day enjoying precious time with your family. If you have kids, what better way to spend it then at the YMCA's Family Fun Day, which takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members, with proceeds going to the United Way. See the poster below for more deets!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Girls Rock Out To "You Give Love A Bad Name" And Win The Wolf's Bon Jovi Contest
/The winners of The Wolf's BonJovioke video contest are...
To view all the entries, click here.
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Some Indie Bands Are Rocking The Spill This Friday
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A couple of Toronto indie bands—Action Makes and Invasions—are heading into the Peterpatch for a show this Friday (February 11) at The Spill, the place where we've caught some great acts.
Fyi, one of the members of Action Makes, Andrew Stoeten, is from Peterborough. So that gives you an extra reason to check them out if you're out and about this Friday.
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