Stuff to Do In The Peterpatch This Weekend

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Friday

YWCA presents Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, 12 p.m. starting from City Hall.

Saturday

Peterborough and District Farmers' Market 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Morrow Building Parking Lot)

The Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. [Map]

The Fowlers Corners & District Lions Club presents a Spring Craft Show 9:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Lions Hall at Orange Corners

Peterborough-Lakefield Community Police Auction, 10 a.m. (500 Water Street) [Related Link]

Peterborough Children's Water Festival at Riverview Park & Zoo - One day only!

2672 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Annual Parade and Inspection, 12:30 p.m. (220 Murray Street)

Sunday

Camp Kawartha presents their annual Green-in-Motion Fundraiser, Registration begins at 9 a.m. 

Kawartha Community Midwives Annual Picnic, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Riverview Park & Zoo, Shelter #2

Riverview Park & Zoo presents Rye Street to kick off their 2011 Concert Series. 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in the Gazebo

 

 

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Shifting Gears Has Entered The Home Stretch

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It is now the final week of Shifting Gears, and the numbers are starting to rack up. So far we have saved the same amount of CO₂ as the emissions from the electricity use of 2.7 homes for an entire year! Way to go Peterborough!

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Video: Those Were Quite The Fireworks At Del Crary Park On Little Lake

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PtboPics: Stuff That Happened Around The Patch This Long Weekend

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Waiting for their first train ride of the year at the zoo!

Making fishing lures at the Farmers Market

LAWS semi-annual yard sale

Plant Sale at the Hutchison House Museum  Getting the blades sharpened for the gardening season

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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PtboPic: Big Huge Giant Bike Moves Through Downtown Peterborough

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[via Ryan Lalonde]

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Stuff to Do in Peterborough This Weekend

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Friday

The Art of the Turtle, Peterborough Public Library, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Tickets $20 for members/$30 for non-members.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student 

Saturday

Walk to Cure Huntington's Disease, Registration 9 a.m. at City Hall

Giant Indoor Yard Sale, Peterborough Armoury, (220 Murray Street) 9 a.m. -1 p.m. 

Red Pashmina Walk, starting from the Silver Bean Cafe, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Dancing with the Docs - Disco Fever, The Venue, 6:30 p.m. 

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student 

Sunday

2011 Walk of Hope, Beavermead Park, Registration 9:30 a.m. 

Humanwave, Showplace Performance Centre, 1 p.m. 

Sean McCann with Jeremy Fisher, Gordon Best Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets $26 at Moondance

 

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Video: Mother's Day Jane's Walk In The Patch In Honour Of Jane Jacobs

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PtboPics: Saturday Farmer's Market Moves Outdoors For the Season

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[Peterborough and District Farmers Market]

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Stuff to Do in Peterborough This Weekend

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Friday

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

Saturday

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]

Sunday

MOTHER'S DAY!

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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PtboCanada Was There: Canadian Canoe Museum Welcomes Peterborough Paddling Club

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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.
 
Peterborough Paddling Club (PPC) is looking to bring together the local paddling community and promote the healthy pastime with local excursions. Starting May 11th, the PPC will be holding Wednesday night local paddling trips to destinations such as Omemee-Emily Park, Lakefield Beach and Marsh, Stoney Lake, Young's Point, Warsaw/Indian River, Coon Lake, Otonabee River and Lovesick Lake. There will also be multi-day excursions in the Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park this year. Sign up on their webpage to attend these events.
 

Kevin Callan signing his latest book "Top 50 Canoe Routes of Ontario"

For more on the Peterborough Paddling Club, go to their Facebook page or to their website.
 
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