Further proof that Peterborough—or "Twitterborough", as @ptbogreenup would say—is catching on to this whole Twitter craze: This snapshot at right shows areas where people are tweeting from over the span of a few hours in our city. Looks like we've adopted it rather well!
[Source: Official Twitter app for the iPhone]
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Bear Trees are a new local pop band, spreading their collective wings across the local music scene. The band is lead by Mike Duguay, a multifaceted scenester who seems to display an unending energy to explore all facets of his creativity. On any given night, you might find him and his band opening for any number of touring musical acts passing through town. Then again, you might find him taking the stage for a play or performance piece as part of a local, improvised theatre troop.
It’s people like Mike Duguay, and projects like Bear Trees, which are forever springing out of the local arts scene. The lush arts community we are blessed to witness here in Peterborough on a daily basis would be nothing without people like Duguay and dozens just like him.
This town is ripe with folks wanting to collaborate, organize, promote and spread the gospel of the talented folks who create here. Peterborough's vibrant arts scene is a known calling card across this country. This town has long been a draw for artists of all disciplines, bringing great music, leading edge visuals and dynamic performance to venues across the city.
Renowned painter David Bierk and a team of like minds put Peterborough on the visual arts map when they initiated Artspace in the mid-seventies. Artspace was and remains a cutting edge nest of creativity where local and touring visual ideas brew. Recently, the much lauded debut album by roots-centric band Evening Hymns was born from a series of recording sessions within those same art covered walls.
You needn’t look very hard to discover music in this town. The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra, choral groups, and singer-songwriters alongside punk and metal bands carry on a thriving existence here. Welcoming venues are peppered throughout the city, hosting live music on a nightly basis.
It’s this tangible, communal, supportive nature which benefits both the artists and performers as well as the audiences who have witnessed the spoils of this for decades.
--Jeffrey Macklin, PtboCanada contributor
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While renovation continues on Market Hall (reopening in March 2011), one of Peterborough's most iconic landmarks is stuck in time.
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[photo submitted by Julie, @cupcakeJu]
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The 20th Annual Great Gilmour Street Garage Sale was today, and thousands of people showed up on a beautiful day in the Patch. Just about everything was up for sale, from baked goods and books to kid's toys and antiques. Numerous fundraising groups were at this epic garage sale, such as Plants for Parkinson's, Elizabeth Fry Society and Rock Camp for Girls (aka RC4G), who were selling used items to go to their camper subsidy and gear funds.
Here's some pictures our Creative Director Evan Holt took at the event, which is so popular it spills over into neighbouring streets.
[Related: An event first, a yard sale second]
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Peterborough's Walkwel -- which opened in 1939 -- officially closed its doors a week ago today.
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Because he wore his tie like this for his entire segment last night on Chex Newswatch and at the end of the newscast. In other words, he had plenty of opportunity to adjust that tie.
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[photo submitted by Pete Dalliday, @petedalliday]
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[photo submitted by Julie, @cupcakeJu]
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And they're playing the Historic Red Dog this Saturday! Bring it.
[The Spades website; The Spades on twitter; The Historic Red Dog]
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