City officials are "hoping for the best but are planning for the worst" for the Big Music Fest hitting there June 25th and starring the Hip. This will be the biggest show ever to enter the Kawartha Lakes region.
[chextvDOTcom; Tragically Hip - "Bobcaygeon"]
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Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration is hosting a photo contest in which you can send a maximum of three photos showcasing "Peterborough as a Welcoming Community." Photos can be sent up until May 15, 2011 to ppcii.ptbo@gmail.com.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
Chasing Darkness at Market Hall, 8 p.m., $18 adult/$12 Students or Seniors
Jane's Walk - Jackson Park Walking Tour, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
YWCA Freedom Walk, Nicholl's Oval, 10 a.m.
Peterborough Wellness Expo, Evinrude Centre, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission $5
Peterborough Memorial Centre presents Charley Pride, 3 p.m. Tickets $66.50-76.50
Jane's Walk - Downtown Brick Work, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
Chasing Darkness at Market Hall, 8 p.m., $18 adult/$12 Students or Seniors
Peterborough Roller Derby Fundraiser - Raise Hell, The Red Dog, Tickets $10/in advance, $12/at the door [Related Link]
Jane's Walk - Peterborough: A River Runs Through It, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Our Space Benefit, Trentwinds International Centre, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets $10 or 2 for $15
Jane's Walk - A Walk Through the Auburn, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 2 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student
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Congrats to the Women's Business Network of Peterborough, which celebrated its 50th Anniversary last night at The Venue.
Hosts for the evening were WBN's Co-chairs Amy Simpson & Jocasta Boone
Jocasta gives us a walk through the decades and the rise of women's rights and influences
A look back at the beginning of the WBN
Jocasta Boone wins the Member of the Year award
Keynote speaker and fiddler Natalie MacMaster
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Last night, the Canadian Canoe Museum hosted the inaugural membership event for the Peterborough Paddling Club. Local author and canoe expert Kevin Callan and the Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park Superintendent, Paul Smith, both were speakers.
Kevin Callan signing his latest book "Top 50 Canoe Routes of Ontario"
Alana and Kyla, pictured at far left
It started out as a quick message asking about a Kirk Wipper Memorial Portage and would I be interested in participating. We were a group of Ontario Educators (aka "edutweeps") along with our families, who were immediately enchanted with being a part of this memorable portage that would end up at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough in time to mark the beginning of the Kirk Wipper public memorial.
Andy, Ross, Ryan, Jeff, Nick, Colin, Lynn, Anna, Kyla (my daughter) and I were a small but mighty team who were responsible for the first leg of the Peterborough leg of the portage. We all walked the portage and while the boys carried the canoe, Kyla and I had the chance to walk and talk with one of the organizers, Tim
McDonagh, and heard about his connection to Kirk, what the canoe meant to him, and how much he enjoyed walking with the canoe and meeting the people who had come out to participate in the portage.
Our leg of the portage was about 6 km (Hwy 28 starting at Springville United Church, up to Sir Sandford Fleming Drive, across and right onto Dobbin Road finishing at Lansdowne). After the canoe left us, I’m not
sure who carried the canoe or what their adventure entailed but I can tell you it was fun to participate in the memorial portage and be with friends who love to paddle, love to get involved, and are fun to be with. I'd like to think Kirk Wipper would have totally approved of our crew!
On a personal note, my daughter Kyla was the youngest person to carry the canoe and she was very proud to add her signature to the paddle that was given to his wife Ann Wipper after the memorial service. Although Kyla took some convincing to actually help carry the canoe, she was mighty proud to share her story with her dad at the end of the day.
For more pics from the day, click here and here.
[KirkWipper.ca; Canadian Canoe Museum]
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Alana Callan; photo via Flickr]
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 Silver Bean Café now open for the season
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Check out Peterborough native Sarah Loucks' most recent music video, "Be As It Should", which was filmed in nearby Cavan. You can follow her on Twitter for news and upcoming tour dates.
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A wonderful new exhibit opened last night at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough. Click to see the pictures...
Cindy Moffitt discusses Roller Derby with the committee, with team members there for support.
Last night, the new Peterborough Roller Derby league sat down with the Peterborough City Arenas, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee in a meeting to give them a sense of what their sport brings to the community, and to try and secure a local venue to play at. Roller Derby founder Cindy Moffitt (aka "Lucid Lou") says the games would bring revenue to the city not only in ticket sales, but from opposing teams who would need lodging and food. Plus, "girls like to shop!", adds Moffitt. Even though it is considered an "extreme sport", the current style of Flat Track Roller Derby isn't as aggressive or related to the poor image of Roller Derby of old, Moffitt conveys.
Ken Doherty, Director of Community Services, was very interested in the dimensions of the playing field as he had a few potential places in mind in the city. The main issue, however, is that Peterborough's arenas are 97 percent booked during peak hours (3 p.m. to 11 p.m.). There is potential to secure a venue down the road as the City assesses whether to add a second pad at the Memorial Centre or when future arenas are built. But that might not happen for a long time.
The committee will now convene and review the findings from the meeting and see what they can do.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
[Related: Peterborough Roller Derby Fundraiser May 7 At The Red Dog; Why Peterborough Roller Derby Can't Find A Venue To Play In City (And More News On This Growing Sport); PtboPics: Peterborough Roller Derby League Roll Into Second Practice; EXCLUSIVE: PtboCanada Reveals The Logo For The Peterborough Roller Derby League; Awesome Trailer Promoting Peterborough Roller Derby League]
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