West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in for the first time this year in the Kawarthas, and the local health unit is asking residents to take precautions.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit received lab confirmation that a batch of mosquitoes collected in Lindsay on Thursday, August 18th tested positive for West Nile virus.
This is the first time in 2016 that West Nile virus has been detected in the area served by the health unit: Northumberland County, Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
As of the date of this story, West Nile virus has been detected in 94 batches of mosquitoes collected across Ontario. There has been one reported human case of West Nile virus, from York Region.
Although summer is drawing to an end, the health unit notes that the risk from West Nile virus is not.
“Mid- to late-summer is typically the time when we see more cases of West Nile virus,” says Frances Tsotsos, a public health inspector with the HKPR District Health Unit. “So we should continue taking precautions against mosquitoes right up until the first heavy frost in the fall.”
Around 80% of people who get infected by West Nile virus experience no symptoms at all, but in some people the infection can result in flu-like symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, muscle weakness, and stiff neck. A small number of people may develop more severe symptoms, including confusion, tremors, and sudden sensitivity to light.
People who experience any symptoms should seek immediate medical attention.
To reduce the risk of contracting West Nile virus from infected mosquitoes, people should take the following precautions:
Cover up when outside by wearing light-coloured clothing such as long-sleeved shirts, jackets, long pants, hats and socks, especially between dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.
Apply federally registered insect repellent on exposed skin (such as products containing DEET). Do not rely on scientifically unproven home remedies for protection.
Clean up and remove any standing water around their homes, cottages or campsites (mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water).
Ensure window and door screens fit tightly and do not have any holes.
New country band High Valley, with brothers Curtis and Brad Rempel, perform on August 24 at the final concert of Peterborough Musicfest's 2016 season
If you still require proof the summer that is will all too soon be the summer that was, the dawning of Peterborough Musicfest’s final presentation of its 19-concert schedule provides all the evidence you need.
Peterborough Musicfest presents High Valley
When: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 8 p.m. Where: Del Crary Park (100 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: free
Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets (lawn chairs are available to rent for $4/chair). VIP seating available for Sponsors and Fest Friends. No smoking, alcohol, or pets permitted. There’s no public parking at Del Crary Park, but there’s neighborhood street parking nearby and ample parking in downtown Peterborough.
It seems like only yesterday that Serena Ryder opened the concert series’ 30th anniversary season. At the time, August 24 and the series finale featuring High Valley was a distant thought. But now here we are, with the critically acclaimed country music brother duo of Brad and Curtis Rempel set to take to the Fred Anderson Stage.
Born and raised in a Mennonite community in Blumenort, Albert, the Rempel boys — with third brother Bryan originally in the mix — were destined to remain together in some form. As Brad told Gayle Thompson of www.theboot.com just this past June, family was, and remains, at the centre of the brothers’ universe.
“We love getting together,” Brad says. “We grew up singing a lot together, singing in church and every Christmas.”
“When I was four years old, our family made a little gospel record at our church. Our dad was pulling the engine out of a tractor on the farm and the phone rang, and it was some scam artist, basically, from Nashville, saying, ‘Hey, I saw your boys on MP3.com and for $60,000, if you wire me the money, I can turn them into big stars.’ Dad always says, ‘If he would have seen the tractor I was working on, he never would have asked me for $60,000.'”
“But it got the wheels turning,” Brad admits. “Mom and Dad mortgaged their farmland and flew us down here (Nashville) and spent a lot of money on helping us record and stuff.”
That investment paid off handsomely in 2007 with the release of Broken Borders, High Valley’s debut album, which claimed Album of the Year and Country Song of the Year (“Back To You”) Covenant Award honours from the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of Canada.
Three years later, that early momentum morphed into something even more special as High Valley’s follow-up self-titled album garnered a 2012 Juno Award nomination for Country Album of the Year as well as an astounding five GMA awards.
Just two years later, the busy brothers released their third studio album, Love Is A Long Road, with the single “Have I Told You I Love You Lately” charting well. But it remains 2014’s County Line that has made High Valley a household name in country music circles.
With Bryan having departed the group to focus on family, leaving the duo of Brad and Curtis to carry on, County Line produced six Top Ten country radio singles, including “Make You Mine”, which was awarded gold record certification by Music Canada. It didn’t hurt matters that the single features the talents of Ricky Skaggs.
“Make You Mine” – High Valley
“One could argue the picture this duo paints is too familiar but their arrangement (of Make You Mine) makes this an urgent listen,” wrote music critic Billy Dukes for www.tasteofcountry.com. “It’s fun that touches your soul and that is very rare on country radio.”
“The first time we ever played it live, it was special and we knew that we had something,” Brad says of the single.
“Now we feel that we can do what we’ve always done but somehow people are calling it progressive, or they’re calling it throwback, or they’re calling it the new sound, or whatever. To us, it’s just what we’ve always done but yet it’s brand new at the same time, and that’s what makes us the most excited about it.”
“If we were doing something that was making people excited but it didn’t feel like what we had always done, it would be a little bit of a letdown. This feels like we’ve taken all those years and what we’ve done to bring it to 2016. It just feels right.”
Anchored by the strong reception to “Make You Mine”, County Line was nominated for a 2012 Juno Award in the Country Album of the Year and also won High Valley a Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) award as Group or Duo of the Year. The latter marked the brothers’ ninth CCMA award nomination since 2010 and second win, the first coming in 2013 as Interactive Artist of the Year.
High Valley arrives in Peterborough on the tail end of an extensive tour that has featured numerous dates in Canada and across the border. Prior to kicking off that journey, Brad expressed the brothers’ anxiousness to get out there.
“We’re very excited. People were already starting to sing Make You Mine back to us. We were like, ‘Man, this is the real deal.'”
“County Line” – High Valley
Peterborough Musicfest has presented 19 free-admission concerts during its milestone 30th anniversary season.
Overseen by general manager Tracey Randall and staff, a board of directors, and numerous volunteers, Peterborough Musicfest’s stated mission is to “provide diverse, affordable live music to enrich cultural and economic prosperity in our community.”
For more information on this concert and/or the 2016 season, visit www.ptbomusicfest.ca or phone the Peterborough Musicfest office at 705-755-1111.
The LoveLocalPtbo Business Expo at the Morrow Building on September 7 is a perfect opportunity to learn about Peterborough area businesses, whether you're a potential customer or another business looking to make connections
LoveLocalPtbo Business Expo
When: Wednesday, September 7, 2016, noon to 7 p.m. Where: Morrow Building (155 Lansdowne St. W., beside the Memorial Centre) How much: Free
The annual event, organized and hosted by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce to celebrate local businesses and services, will showcase more than 110 businesses and organizations.
With apologies to singer Ethel Merman, the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is here to proclaim there’s no business like … local business.
Once again, the chamber is backing up that proclamation with action by hosting the LoveLocalPtbo Business Expo on Wednesday, September 7, from noon to 7 p.m., at the Morrow Building (155 Lansdowne St. W., adjacent to the Peterborough Memorial Centre).
Both admission and parking are free. This year’s show is sponsored by Signarama, which provides custom signs for business. kawarthaNOW.com is serving as a media sponsor.
With more than 110 businesses and organizations having already booked space, the show — according to its principal organizer Paul Teleki, the chamber’s membership services co-ordinator — provides the opportunity for visitors to “connect, experience and discover their local business community.”
The LoveLocalPtbo Business Expo, notes Teleki, has evolved from the former Prosperity Trade Show, with the aim continuing to be showcasing and celebrating local businesses’ successes.
Andrew McCullough, owner of The Vincent Press in Peterborough, which provides a complete offset and digital printing solution
“Everyone loves the idea of supporting local,” Teleki says. “That’s the biggest thing we hear from the vendors and the businesses that are part of the show. Not only because of their desire to support local businesses, but also to be a part of this movement in Peterborough where we celebrate our local assets and expertise.”
At the heart of the LoveLocalPtbo Business Expo is the setting up of zones as part of the floor plan, as Teleki explains.
The floor plan for the LoveLocalPtbo Business Expo showing the location of the Innovation Zone, the Holistic Zone, the Networking Cafe, the Start and Grow Zone, and the Green Business Zone
“These areas create a kind of destination experience for people who come to the event, but these groups also help our entrepreneurial community succeed by giving them support.”
As an example, Teleki uses the Peterborough Chamber Holistic Group, which represents local health and wellness practitioners, coaches and support services, and other business related to the body, mind, and spirit.
“The group is growing and members are very supportive of each other. We have a lot of great innovative ideas coming out of our holistic community, so it all ties nicely together at this event by supporting businesses who visit the show as well as businesses that participate.”
Patti and John Clark of Peterborough Bath Renovators, a full service bathroom renovation company
Another key component of the show, notes Teleki, is the networking café, “a fairly open space” where both visitors and show participants can network, as well as sample and purchase products being featured.
“Based on previous events, participating businesses use the café as a place to set up at a table and perhaps talk a little bit more in-depth.”
Not only does the event showcase local businesses to the public, but it also facilitates connections — and possibly new business opportunities — between local businesses.
“With the zones, all the different types of businesses, the networking café, and the space that we’ve provided in the Morrow Building, it’s just a great networking opportunity in general,” Teleki says.
Ben vanVeen, sales representative with Century 21 United Realty in Peterborough, is a regular exhibitor
He’s certain that participating businesses come away all the better for the experience.
“Every time a connection is catalyzed or somebody has a discussion, there’s an opportunity to take that interaction to the next level.”
“Ultimately, it’s our job as the show organizer to get people to the event and to give people the opportunity to meet new people or reconnect with old colleagues. But at the end of the day, it is the businesses’ responsibility to take that spark and light a fire.”
The chamber’s role, adds Teleki, goes beyond simply facilitating the event.
Dick Crawford of Lakefield’s Crawford Building Consultants, which provides project management services for business clients who need to expand their facilities
“As we lead up to the show, we provide the vendors with some best practices on how to engage,” he explains.
“I’m working one-on-one with some businesses in town to figure out how to get the most out of the show. We’re also going to be supporting the show by leveraging our social media. We have an event page on Facebook; we have the hashtag LoveLocalExpo. Through these different mediums, we can continue the momentum, even after the show has taken place. We will also be following up with our vendors to get feedback.”
“Based on last year’s experience, we’re already taking things to the next level. It’s a progression. We’re growing together as a community and the LoveLocalPtbo Business Expo is just another piece of that momentum.”
Amy Simpson of technology solutions provider MicroAge, which again this year is supplying a laptop computer as a prize, with Shaune Pierce of digital advertising supplier Moving Media
In addition to learning about successful local business ventures, show visitors will also have the opportunity to win prizes — including a laptop computer from MicroAge.
Ray Henderson and Daniel Smith of The Citiots Improv have launched The Improv Experience, an interactive improv workshop (photo: J. Lee Photography / Facebook)
The Improv Experience by Ray Henderson and Daniel Smith
Ray Henderson and Daniel Smith, who many will recognize from the Citiots Improv, have launched The Improv Experience, an interactive workshop designed to promote confidence, communication, and collaboration.
Targeted at business, corporate, not for profits, staff teams, and school groups, improv can improve public speaking, listening, creative thinking, decision making, brainstorming and more.
Ray and Dan are professional improv artists with a long list of accomplishments and will tailor the affordable workshops from one to two hours in length.
Curry Mantra Flavours Of India opens in Peterborough Square
Curry Mantra Flavours Of India in Peterborough Square (photo: Curry Mantra / Facebook)
Curry Mantra Flavours Of India is a new restaurant in the food court of Peterborough Square.
Owner Anita says she is inspired by the exotic regional tastes and flavours of India. Specialties include tandoori chicken, kofta curry, channa masala, dhal and naan kabob wraps.
Open Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can sit in, take out, and delivery and catering are available.
Find the Curry Mantra on Facebook or call Anita at 705-772-0234.
Heart to Home Meals launches franchise in Durham/Kawarthas
Neil and Emily Ogilvie of Heart to Home Meals with Emily’s grandmother (supplied photo)
The Heart to Home Meals franchise continues its growth in southern Ontario with the opening of Heart To Home Meals Durham Region and The Kawarthas.
Owners Neil and Emily Ogilvie discovered the meal delivery service when one of their grandparents suddenly required a diabetic low-sodium diet.
Covering Pickering to Port Hope to Bobcaygeon, Heart to Home Meals Durham offers over 200 menu items, typically delivered free.
A Fetching Place in Peterborough offers doggie daycare, boarding, and grooming (A Fetching Place / Facebook)
Nicki Tallman recently opened the doors of A Fetching Place, Peterborough’s newest doggy daycare with a boarding and grooming facility located just behind Costco on Crawford Drive.
A Fetching Place offers 1600 square feet of indoor space and 23,000 square feet of outdoor play area. You can choose from daycare (including hourly and half day rates), overnight boarding, and full service grooming by Rhonda Kelly.
MPP Jeff Leal and Mayor Daryl Bennett handle the time capsule, a sealed glass jar buried in 1864 at the site of the old Peterborough County Jail.
On Friday, August 19th, officials from the City and County of Peterborough opened a time capsule from 1864 at the site of the old Peterborough County Jail.
The time capsule — a large sealed glass jar — had been buried under the cornerstone of the jail when the foundation was laid.
County staff undertook to find it based on research of the site and assistance from local residents and historians.
Lang Pioneer Village conservator Basia Baklinski examines the contents of the time capsule.
The time capsule contained coins, photos, a copy of The Peterborough Examiner (dated June 9, 1864), a copy of the Peterboro Review, minutes of Peterborough City Council, and other documents.
When the relics were buried, the American Civil War was still raging. On June 9, 1864, nine months of trench warfare began in Petersburg, Virginia in what would become known as the Siege of Petersburg.
Warden J. Murray Jones displays a copy of The Peterborough Examiner, dated June 9, 1864, that was included in the time capsule.
“I am reminded of a quote from Trent University Founding President Dr. Tom Symons,” said Mayor Daryl Bennett. “A community that does not respect its history will not for long respect itself.”
According to Trent Valley Archives archivist Elwood Jones in an August 22 interview with Susan McReynolds of CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning, historians already knew the time capsule was buried at the site from an 1864 story in The Peterborough Examiner.
However, they had some difficulty finding the location because it had been buried at the southeast corner of the inner jail, covered by a 3×3′ cube. That was the first surprise, but there was another one in store.
“The contractors who were involved brought the backhoe and lifted the rock off,” Jones says in the interview. “They then reached in and pulled out what was not a box but actually was a jar.”
From all the descriptions in the newspaper, historians had expected the time capsule to be a box of some kind.
“The jar looks a bit like a Mason jar, except that the lid is glass,” Jones explains. “It’s been handblown because you can see the markings from that, and the lid had ‘Patented 1859’ written on the side of it.”
The time capsule also contained photographs and documents from 1864.
Time capsules generally contain items that give people of the future an idea of what life was like at the time. Jones says including a newspaper of the day was a great idea.
“A newspaper in those days carried all sorts of trivial things. There were no big stories; everything is little stories, about the size of a classified ad.”
The items in the time capsule will be catalogued and researched with the intent to create a display at the Peterborough County Courthouse.
Warden J. Murray Jones said that the County will place a new time capsule at the site in in 2017 “for future generations to learn about our time here”.
All photos courtesy of the County of Peterborough.
Ronnie Hawkins and Kris Kristofferson during the recording of "Me and Bobby McGee" at Hawkstone Manor at Stoney Lake in May 2016. A video of the recording is now available on iTunes. (Photo: Lisa Kristofferson)
As musically gifted as they are in their own right, siblings Ryan and Sam Weber have always been wide-eyed awestruck by the talent of those who came before.
After all, it was their respect for, and adulation of, legendary blues and rock ‘n’ roll musicians of decades past that brought the Maryland natives to these parts some 17 years ago.
There are now a thousand versions of the story but, basically, the teenaged boys rapped on the front door of Ronnie Hawkins’ Stoney Lake home, Hawkstone Manor, and said “Teach us.” That Hawkins did — in exchange for some help with his sprawling property.
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Ryan and Sam were eager sponges, soaking in everything the one-of-a-kind rockabilly trailblazer had to offer. They eventually departed to make their own mark and that they indeed did, while remaining forever appreciative that Hawkins took the time to school them on music, performing, and the ins and outs of a business that is more often cruel than not.
“It’s been an amazing journey,” enthuses Ryan who, with Sam, fronts The Weber Brothers band. The duo has released an impressive 10 independent CDs over a 15-year period, the latest being 2014’s We, and were the subject of Before We Arrive, the documentary by local filmmakers Rob Viscardis and Jeremy Blair Kelly released earlier this year.
“Any time it gets hard or you’ve just spent nine hours in the Suburban, we’re able to remember the times and amazing opportunities we’ve had that other people don’t get. We’ve never taken that for granted.”
Sam and Ryan Weber at Hawkstone Manor (photo: Leah Hawk / Facebook)
So when the 81-year-old Hawkins called the Webers last year and said there was a chance they could be involved in a recording session with Gordon Lightfoot, 77, their response was “Just let us know when.” That led to the recording of a Christmas song as well as Lightfoot’s 1970 song “The Pony Man”.
As surreal as that experience was for Ryan and Sam, the best was yet to come — in the form of a subsequent Hawkstone Manor recording of “Me And Bobby McGee” featuring not only Hawkins and Lightfoot but the song’s writer, Kris Kristofferson, 80, and (later in the process) Willie Nelson, 83.
The “somewhat of a rocking version” of the classic 1969 song — it was the late Janis Joplin’s only #1 single — has Ryan “really excited for people to hear it.”
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According to Ryan, Hawkins met up with his friend Kristofferson in Florida earlier this year and played the recordings done with Lightfoot.
Apparently, Kristofferson had been anxious to reconnect with longtime friends such as Hawkins and Lightfoot following the death of his friend Merle Haggard in early April.
“Me and Bobby McGee” – The Hawkstone Manor version
Vocals: Ronnie Hawkins, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Willie Nelson
Acoustic high-tune guitar: James McKenty
Drums: Steve Kendry
Acoustic, electric, and slide guitars: Sam Weber
Bass, piano, percussion: Ryan Weber
Additional background vocals: Robin Hawkins, Leah Hawkins, Ryan Weber, Sam Weber, James McKenty, Travis Good, Greg Keelor
Produced by: James McKenty and Robin Hawkins
Recorded by: James McKenty
Videography by: Lisa Kristofferson
Editing by: Jon Grimson
(Later, when Kristofferson was staying at Hawkstone Manor, Sam Weber had a chance to play Kristofferson’s guitar. When he returned it to its case, he saw a set list Kristofferson had written for a recent concert appearance with Haggard — a quiet but powerful tribute to his friend.)
Hawkins’ Florida meeting with Kristofferson set the wheels in motion for what was to follow.
“Ronnie got back and called,” Ryan recalls. “He said, ‘I don’t know if this is going to happen, baby, but there’s a chance we’ll be recording with Kristofferson … he wants to do Me And Bobby McGee'”.
Both Ryan and Sam were excited, but cautious.
“In this business, you believe things only when they come together — because a lot of things can fall through, especially with guys of this magnitude.”
Things did indeed “come together” in early May, starting with Hawkins getting together with Ryan and Sam as well as Hawkins’ son Robin (who plays regularly at The Dobro in Peterborough) and producer/engineer James McKenty.
VIDEO: “Me and Bobby McGee” – Ronnie Hawkins, Kris Kristofferson, Gordon Lightfoot, Willie Nelson
With so many versions of “Me And Bobby McGee” having been recorded over the past 45 years or so, the goal was simple but challenging: record a unique version of the song.
“It’s going to be special because it has Ronnie and Kris on it, but can we do something else with it?” Ryan says, explaining their thought process.
“James started to just strum straight on his acoustic and that had a good sound. I sort of fell in on bass, then Sam came in, and we had some ideas. Ronnie really liked the feel. He said, ‘Shit, babies, that’s one of the best versions I’ve ever heard.'”
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“We moved the whole operation over to Ronnie’s house the day before Kris got there. We laid it down with drummer Steve Kendry (Spoons) and it just started to sound great.”
“Ronnie always get nervous until he does something. We hit record and on the first take, it was perfect. He nailed it. The next day, Kristofferson came, listened to it and really liked the arrangement. He was really into it, really jazzed. He recorded his vocal part and it was the same kind of thing. Straight away he was just on. I was like ‘Wow, how can this thing get any better?'”
Enter Gordon Lightfoot, who arrived at Hawkins’ home the next day.
Musical generations (front to back) Gordon Lightfoot, Ronnie Hawkins, Kris Kristofferson, Robin Hawkins, Ryan Weber, James McKenty, and Sam Weber (photo: Leah Hawk / Facebook)
“I don’t know if I’ve ever met anyone who listens more intently to a recording,” says Ryan.
“Gordon could have said ‘It’s good but I don’t need to be on this.’ He doesn’t say anything, he’s totally absorbed listening to it. Well, he loved it. He loved Ronnie’s verse, he loved Kris’ verse. He was ready to then go and do his. As soon as he started, it was like ‘Oh my God, this is true greatness we’re getting down here.'”
“There was a point where I was sitting with my eyes closed listening to it and the emotion of it was overwhelming. I felt like I was going to cry or something. I was sitting next to Kristofferson and I looked over and he was crying, tears streaming down. That was a pretty special moment.”
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With the vocal tracks of the three legendary singers laid down, McKenty and the Weber brothers went to work mixing the recording.
“There was an idea to try some harmonies on it, so we tried but it just wasn’t getting it. I said maybe if it’s Bob Dylan or Willie Nelson, it makes sense. Lo and behold, Kris was going on tour with Willie. Once James found that out, he had this idea to try and do it … he was going to stop at nothing if there was any possibility. He somehow got in contact with Willie’s management through Kris’ wife and set up a recording on Willie’s bus in Chicago. James drove down there and got that done.”
About “Me And Bobby McGee”
Written by Kris Kristofferson and songwriter/producer Fred Foster; released in July 1969.
First recorded by Roger Miller and released in 1969.
Recorded most famously by the late Janis Joplin, her posthumously released version topping the U.S. singles chart in 1971.
Other notable recordings done by Gordon Lightfoot, Kris Kristofferson, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Melissa Etheridge, Lee Ann Rimes, Ann Murray, and Pink … to name but a few.
In 2004, was ranked #148 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs All Time.
As over-the-top thrilled as Ryan is with the end result — “Everybody who was a part of it really knocked it out of the park” — he remains most moved by what he saw.
“Just witnessing how close they are and how excited they still get for recording, that really blew me away,” says Ryan.
“They still get up like they’re school kids. There’s that much excitement. Maybe it’s the strength of the track itself, but it’s in them and that’s a good sign for us: that these guys can still get this up for it.”
“Wanda (Hawkins’ wife) told Kris to go down to the cottages (on Hawkstone Manor’s shoreline). Because Gordon had written Sundown there, maybe Kris would write a tune. He looked at her and said, ‘Well, Gordon was in his prime at the time; I don’t think that would be quite fair.'”
“Another time, Kris said, ‘Man, can you believe it? We were really there during just the most amazing time, when the best songs were being written, the best movies were coming out, just an amazing time.’ Ronnie says, ‘I know, baby, shoot, I got to witness it’ and Kris says, ‘You didn’t witness it, you ran it.’ Just seeing the way Kris and Gordon really hold Ronnie in such high regard was pretty special.”
VIDEO: “Me And Bobby McGee” – as performed by Gordon Lightfoot (1970)
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It’s not lost on Ryan that with the singers’ advanced ages, an opportunity like this may not come around again.
“The song and the recording are strong enough that it should, one more time, remind people of the incredible greatness they have,” he says.
“These are true greats. I’m hoping that one more time, everyone can hear that and go, ‘OK, this is how you’re supposed to do it.’ I’m really excited for people to hear it.”
As for the song itself, which relates the story of two drifters (the narrator and his girlfriend Bobby McGee) who hitched a ride from a truck driver and sang as they drove through the American south before parting ways in California, Ryan explains it was the perfect catalyst for this project.
VIDEO: “Me And Bobby McGee” as performed by Kris Kristofferson (1970)
“The best songs evoke a feeling and go right to the emotion; you feel good, you feel sad, whatever emotion they go for, they really nail it,” he says.
“It’s one of those tunes that does that right off the bat. Of course, it has great lyrics and, of course, it’s a great story, but the overall feel, as soon as you hear the first word of it, you’re in. It grabs you.”
So enthused is Ryan for this recording that he thinks it has serious Grammy Award potential.
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“I know there’s a category for best collaboration,” Ryan says. “I don’t know how you can find a better collaboration than those four guys.”
“And this recording is a historical one because, as far as I know, there has never been a Willie Nelson and Gordon Lightfoot recording, or Willie Nelson and Ronnie Hawkins recording together, or a Gordon and Ronnie recording for that matter. It’s truly a historical recording — and The Weber Brothers are on there too.”
Ahead for The Weber Brothers is work on a new CD with their band — Emily Burgess (guitar), Rico Browne (keyboards/guitar/percussion), Marcus Browne (drums) and Prufrock Shadowrunner (percussion/turntables) — as well as “something really cool coming out around Christmas.”
In the meantime, reflecting on the “Me And Bobby McGee” recording experience has Ryan him more convinced than ever of one undeniable truth.
“If any one of those guys wanted us to do anything, I would be into it,” he says. “They’ve all given so much.”
“It’s always going to be an opportunity, even just to hang out with them. Anytime Ronnie asks, I’m there.”
The cast of Ain't Misbehavin', which opens on September 30 for four performances at Showplace in Peterborough. Back row (standing): Danny Bronson, Jane Darling, Roy Braun, Gail Rowat, Nate Axcel, Darcy Mundle, Karen Ruth Brown, Esther Warren; front row (sitting): Natalie Dorsett, Tim Jeffries, April Boyce, Tim Rowat, Larry Smoot, Gillian Harknett. (Photo: Wayne Bonner)
This fall marks Showplace Performance Centre’s 20th year as Peterborough’s most prestigious performing space, and Len Lifchus and Pat Hooper are producing a unique musical to celebrate.
The director/producer team who brought Cats to the city is now bringing the 1978 Tony award-winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’ to the stage for four performances starting September 30th.
A tribute to the music of American jazz pianist, organist, composer, singer, and comedic entertainer Thomas “Fats” Waller, Ain’t Misbehavin’ will not only act as a 20th anniversary celebration for Showplace, but also double as a fundraiser with after-cost proceeds going to support the non-profit organization itself.
“It’s a fundraiser in the sense that probably 95% of the proceeds will go toward Showplace,” says director Len Lifchus. “The only real cost is the royalties. Everybody is volunteering their time and costuming the show from their own closets.”
“Our intent is to celebrate what the community built,” Len says. “Showplace is not a municipal theatre. It’s a community-built theatre.”
Fats Waller performing his 1929 composition Ain’t Misbehavin’ (with lyrics by Andy Razaf) in the 1943 film Stormy Weather
A celebration of the Harlem musical renaissance of the ’20s and ’30s, Ain’t Misbehavin’ made its Broadway debut in 1978. An instant hit with audiences, the original production starred Irene Cara, Nell Carter, Andre DeShields, Amelia McQueen and Ken Page.
Spotlighting the music of Fats Waller, Ain’t Misbehavin’ features a broad selection of the jazz legend’s compositions, from standards like “Honeysuckle Rose” and “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter”, to many of his forgotten gems such as “Fat and Greasy” and “If You’re a Viper (The Reefer Song)”, and of course the title song.
“The idea of doing Ain’t Misbehavin’ came during the production of Cats, when I had joked with [Showplace general manager] Ray Marshall that I should grab music director Bill Crane and do another show,” Len reveals.
“The original idea was to do Ain’t Misbehavin’ in the [Nexicom Studio]. But Bill and I met with Ray and chatted about it, and Ray said he wanted Ain’t Misbehavin’ in the main theatre for the 20th anniversary season.”
After bringing Cats to the Peterborough stage, director Len Lifchus and producer Pat Hooper have teamed up again for Ain’t Misbehavin’ (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)
Len and Pat — along with music director Bill Crane — are now busy preparing the show for its September opening. As Showplace’s stage is almost always booked by the performances the theatre brings in, Bill rehearsed the chorus at his home in June until the theatre became available in July for rehearsals.
Len and Pat’s version of Ain’t Misbehavin’ isn’t without some fairly significant changes. The first is that, while the original show had only five cast members, this production will feature 14 performers.
“Bill and I talked about it and we decided that we were going to have more than five characters,” Len says. “So we invited 14 Peterborough talents to appear in it. This cast was by invitation. There were no auditions. It just kind of fell into place.”
The cast rehearsing a tune for Ain’t Misbehavin’ (photo: Wayne Bonner)
Making up the cast is an impressive ensemble of local talent: Nate Axcel, April Boyce, Roy Braun, Danny Bronson, Karen Ruth Brown, Jane Darling, Natalie Dorsett, Gillian Harknett, Tim Jeffries, Darcy Mundle, Gail Rowat, Tim Rowat, Larry Smoot, and Esther Warren.
The most notable change is that, while the original show featured African American performers, Len and Pat’s production has an all-white cast. However, Len doesn’t feel that race should be the focus of the show and is quick to address this change.
“People have asked if we are doing a white version of a black show,” Len admits. “I say that it’s a celebration of the music of Fats Waller. Each of the cast don’t play characters — they play themselves.”
“We really don’t want people to think about colour. We want people to think about the incredible talent of Fats Waller and about what he could do during a time of incredible discrimination.”
Tim Rowat and Gillian Harknett in rehearsal (photo: Wayne Bonner)
Ain’t Misbehavin’ marks Len and Pat’s first return to the theatre since Cats and many of the performers also appeared in that show.
“I generally work with all the same people,” Len says. “My stage managers and actors are the ones that I’ve used in the past, because you build on those relationships.”
“You already know your strengths and weaknesses so you can play off each other,” adds producer Pat Hooper. “If you get someone new, it’s like starting all over again.”
In fact, Len and Pat have known and worked with one another for over 10 years after they met through the United Way. Their long-time association makes them a perfect director/producer team.
“This is the Showplace family coming together to have a party” – director Len Lifchus (photo: Wayne Bonner)
“We work very well together, but I believe that the director is not the producer.” says Len. “There’s a song about reefers in the show and Pat’s challenge is to find us a humongous cigar that’s twice the size that they used in the original show. Pat has her job, and my job is to say ‘Pat, find me herbal cigars’ … and then I go away and they magically appear.”
Showplace presents Ain’t Misbehavin’
When: Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 2 p.m. Where: Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: $28 adults, $15 students
A fundraiser for Showplace Performance Centre. Before September 6th, you can buy tickets online at www.showplace.org. When the physical box office reopens on September 7th, you can also buy tickets by visiting the Showplace box office or by calling 705-742-7469 or toll-free 1-866-444-2154.
“And if he doesn’t back off, I tell him,” Pat adds.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ is already creating a buzz about town. The next big musical to hit the Peterborough stage, the show will fall perfectly in place to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Showplace. As Len states, the show is really a celebration of the people who have come together to make Showplace the hub of Peterborough arts and entertainment for two decades.
“We are using this show as a way to demonstrate the talents of the staff and volunteers at Showplace,” Len concludes. “This is the Showplace family coming together to have a party.”
Ain’t Misbehavin’ runs from September 30th to October 2nd, featuring two 8 p.m. shows on October 30th and September 1st, and 2 p.m. matinees on October 1st and 2nd. Tickets are $28, and $15 for students and are on sale now at www.showplace.org.
Canadian rock band Platinum Blonde, which had a string of hits in the 1980s, comes to Peterborough Musicfest for the first time on August 20 at Del Crary Park (publicity photo)
While video may have killed the radio star, as the late 1970s hit song declared, the medium proved to be the salvation of a number of bands during the decade that followed.
Platinum Blonde frontman Mark Holmes certainly lived that experience.
Peterborough Musicfest presents Platinum Blonde
When: Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 8 p.m. Where: Del Crary Park (100 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: free
Bring your own lawn chairs or blankets (lawn chairs are available to rent for $4/chair). VIP seating available for Sponsors and Fest Friends. No smoking, alcohol, or pets permitted. There’s no public parking at Del Crary Park, but there’s neighborhood street parking nearby and ample parking in downtown Peterborough.
Formed in 1979 by Holmes as a tribute act to The Police, Platinum Blonde entered the 1980s as a moderately successful bar band. Holmes, wanting to turn things up a notch, ditched his band members and brought guitarist Sergio Galli and drummer Chris Steffler into the fold.
That led to 1983’s debut album Standing In The Dark, and the release of videos for two of the album’s four singles, “Doesn’t Really Matter” and the title track. When the 1984 Juno Awards debuted its new Best Video category, both Platinum Blonde videos were among the five nominations.
But Platinum Blonde’s energetic live performances also played a part in the trio’s meteoric rise. Now, 30-plus years on, Peterborough Musicfest welcomes the 2010-reunited band to Del Crary Park for the first time on Saturday, August 20th at 8 p.m.
“When we walk on stage, at first glance, people get what they expect,” noted Holmes in a 2012 www.c-townweb.ca interview with Scott Ulvstal.
“People pay to see the Platinum Blonde they remember and that is what they will get, glam make-up and all,” Holmes said. “We will mostly play our older music that people are familiar with but we will include three or four songs from our new album.”
Platinum Blonde, whose name was inspired by the 1931 Jean Harlow movie of the same name, originally consisted of Mark Holmes on vocals and bass, Sergio Galli on guitar, and Chris Steffler on drums. Scottish musician Kenny MacLean later joined the group as the bassist. (Publicity photo)
That album, Now & Never, isn’t so new anymore having been released in 2012 along with the single “Beautiful”. Platinum Blonde’s first album of original material since 1987’s Contact, the album heralded the second coming of the band, introducing its driving sound to a new generation of followers while exciting loyal fans who flocked to the cause during Platinum Blonde’s glory years.
“The worst thing a musician can do is grow up by changing the great sound that brought him to where he is,” said Holmes.
“All the great musicians I know today are still the same ‘kids-at-heart’ they were during their glory days. It brings emotion and warmth to the music you’d lose otherwise.”
“Doesn’t Really Matter” – Platinum Blonde
In the 1980s, Holmes et al were kids in reality, following up on the success of Standing In The Dark with 1985’s Alien Shores. The album sold more than 500,000 copies in Canada alone, spawning four hit singles in “Crying Over You”, “Situation Critical”, “Somebody Somewhere”m and “Hungry Eyes”. The album also marked the debut of bassist/keyboardist Kenny MacLean, and featured the talents of Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson on two tracks.
While 1987’s Contact garnered double-platinum status, it was a commercial disappointment. Come the new decade, Platinum Blonde disbanded. There things sat until 2010 when a reunion performance was staged at Toronto’s Mod Club Theatre. Two years later, original members Holmes and Galli, now joined by drummer Dan Todd and bassist Rob Laidlaw — MacLean died suddenly in 2008 — headed back to the studio to record Now & Never, the band’s first recording of new material in 25 years.
“We made a point of not touring until we had new songs … great songs,” noted Holmes.
“We didn’t want to be a bunch of old farts singing old songs. We revere the past and honour it, but it’s not alive anymore. Our new stuff will be alive when people hear it for the first time.”
As for Platinum Blonde’s enduring popularity, Holmes has an answer for that.
“The world is missing real damn rock stars. I’m sick of beards and plaid shirts … enough of boring bands. The lot of them sound like wild howling children. It’s distasteful. Whatever happened to parents being scared of their children listening to devil music?”
“Crying Over You” – Platinum Blonde
“Situation Critical” – Platinum Blonde
Peterborough Musicfest is presenting 19 free-admission concerts during its milestone 30th anniversary season, each staged Wednesday and Saturday nights.
Overseen by general manager Tracey Randall and staff, a board of directors, and numerous volunteers, Peterborough Musicfest’s stated mission is to “provide diverse, affordable live music to enrich cultural and economic prosperity in our community.”
For more information on this concert and/or the 2016 season, visit www.ptbomusicfest.ca or phone the Peterborough Musicfest office at 705-755-1111.
20-year-old Mohammad Hassan Chaudhary of Markham has been identified as the pilot of the stolen plane that crashed in Peterborough. The RCMP have concluded there was no national security issue involved in the crime. (Photo: Chaudhary family)
The pilot of the stolen plane that crashed in Peterborough on August 12 has been identified as 20-year-old Mohammad Hassan Chaudhary of Markham, in a report today by Global News.
Chaudhary died shortly after the Piper Tomahawk aircraft, stolen from a Markham airport, crashed on Peterborough’s Lansdowne Street near Lansdowne Place mall at around 1:20 a.m.
Global News initially reported the RCMP were treating the investigation as a potential “national security issue”. After Global News published its story, an RCMP spokesperson advised the RCMP has concluded the crime has no national security aspect.
Mohammad was diagnosed with schizophrenia two years ago, according to his father Afzal Chaudhary, and had been treated at the Markham Stouffville Hospital.
Mohammad was known to police, having been charged in 2015 after an alleged armed robbery at a gas station in which he showed the clerk a pellet gun and fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money. Court documents obtained by Global News showed charges were later stayed.
According to his father, Mohammad had not received a “single minute” of flight training and didn’t even have a driver’s licence. He apparently rode a bicycle to get to the airport.
“I think he went on the bicycle,” Afazl told Global News. “They found the bicycle [at the airport].”
Afazl says his son had “bad mental health” and suspects he may have stolen the plane as an “adventure.”
Afazl also expressed concern that his son was able to freely enter the airport and steal a plane without any intervention from the authorities.
“It’s not national security issue on my son,” he told Global News. “It’s a national security issue for the airport. How come they left the airport like this? He was sick. He had a mental problem.”
On August 19th, the RCMP released a statement about their investigation, advising that the Ontario RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) has no information to indicate a link between the stolen plane and national security.
“The investigation has not revealed the motive for the theft and all indications are that the young man acted alone”, the statement reads in part. “The RCMP have no further details to provide on this investigation.”
Incidents in Canadian airspace always involve federal authorities in the investigation.
“It is very common for the RCMP to work with other police agencies on investigations,” says Superintendent Lise Crouch, Assistant Criminal Operations Officer with INSET. “Law enforcement partnerships are essential to maintain the safety of our communities.”
Wylie Harold and The Patio Daddios are performing at Chemong Lodge in Bridgenorth on August 19 (photo courtesy of Wylie Harold)
Every Thursday, we publish live music and performance events at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, August 18 to Wednesday, August 24.
If you’re a pub or club owner and want to be included in our weekly listings, please email our Nightlife Editor at nightlife@kawarthanow.com.
8pm - Unicorn Headbutt w/ Mangosteen Handbook & Chris Hayward
Saturday, August 20
7pm - North Hastings High School music and arts program fundraiser ft Vacay, Dustin Bird, and student performances ($15)
Coming Soon
Friday, August 26 8pm - Karaoke
Saturday, August 27 9pm - Jane Bunnett ($20, tickets available at Maynooth General Store)
Bancroft Eatery and Brew Pub
4 Bridge St., Bancroft
(613) 332-3450
Friday, August 19
9pm - Shaune Walt
Saturday, August 20
8pm - Tragically Hip: Live Final Concert Viewing Party (in parking lot beside pub)
Tuesdays
7:30pm - Trivia Tuesdays
Wednesdays
7pm - Jam Night in the York Room
Black Horse Pub
452 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 742-0633
Thursday, August 18
7:30pm - Jazz & Blues w/ Rob Philips & Marsala Lukianchuk
Friday, August 19
5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Rob Philips Band
Saturday, August 20
5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Bobby Watson
Sunday, August 21
4-8pm - 11th anniversary celebration ft Rick & Gailie, House Brand, Water Street Slim and the Unlikely Heroes
Monday, August 22
7pm - Hard Time Mondays w/ Rick & Gailie
Tuesday, August 23
7:30pm - Open Mic w/ Randy Hill
Wednesday, August 24
7:30pm - Mike Lonergan
Coming Soon
Thursday, August 25 7:30pm - Jazz & Blueas w/ Rob Philips & Marsala Lukianchuk
Friday, August 26 5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Northern Soul
Saturday, August 27 5-8pm - Rick & Gailie; 8:30pm - Briannah Cotton Bank
Sunday, August 28 3pm - Michelle Prin
Brickhouse Craft Burger Grill
123 Simcoe St., Peterborough
(705) 874-7474
Saturday, August 20
8:30pm - Screening of CBC broadcast of The Tragically Hip final concert
Canoe & Paddle
18 Bridge St., Lakefield
(705) 651-1111
Saturday, August 20
9pm - Elmer Ferrer ($10)
Sundays (2nd/4th of month)
2-5pm - Live music
Tuesdays
7-10pm - Open jam
Wednesdays
7:30pm - Pub Quiz ($6 per team, max 6 people per team)
The Cat & The Fiddle Cobourg
38 Covert St., Cobourg
(905) 377-9029
Friday, August 19
9pm - Live music
Saturday, August 20
8:30pm - The Tragically Hip Farewell Concert
Chemong Lodge
764 Hunter St., Bridgenorth
(705) 292-8435
Friday, August 19
6-10pm - Wiley Harold & The Patio Daddios
Saturday, August 20
7-11pm - Donny Wood Band
Coming Soon
Friday, August 26 7-11pm - Tami J. Wilde
Saturday, August 27 7-11pm - Randy Hill
The Church-key Pub & Grindhouse
26 Bridge St. W., Campbellford
(705) 653-0001
Thursday, August 18
9pm - Unofficial: Tuborg w/ Ray on the Radio
Friday, August 19
5pm - CDHS Jazz Combo - Squishing Crickets; 9pm - Al Lerman
Saturday, August 20
11:30am - Lawnapalooza Summer '16 (play Washers, Pong, Ladder Ball, $20/team, must be 19 years of age or older to play); 8:30pm - Tragically Hip broadcast party
Mondays
Trivia Monday
Wednesdays
Whiskey Wednesday w/ Ken Tizzard
Coach & Horses Pub
16 York St. S., Lindsay
(705) 328-0006
Thursdays
10pm - Open Jam w/ Gerald Vanhalteren
Wednesdays
7-11pm - Live music
Dobro Restaurant & Bar
287-289 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 775-9645
Thursday, August 18
10pm - Robin Hawkins Band (no cover)
Friday, August 19
10pm - Chris Collins Band (no cover)
Saturday, August 20
10pm - Robin Hawkins Band (no cover)
Wednesdays
Open stage
Dolce Vita Resto
413 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 743-3339
Thursday, August 18
6:30-8:30pm - Jazz Thursdays ft Pete Woolidge (piano) and Craig Paterson (bass). Call to make a reservation.
Coming Soon
Thursday, August 25 6:30-8:30pm - Jazz Thursdays ft Pete Woolidge (piano) and Federico Pontani (guitar). Call to make a reservation.
Dominion Hotel
113 Main St., Minden
(705) 286-6954
Saturday, August 20
2pm - Kitchen Party Music Jam (free, musicians and fans welcome); 5pm - Serendipity; 8pm - Tragically Hip Farewell Party
Sunday, August 21
2-5pm - "What's Opera Doc!" Highlands Opera Studio 10th Anniversary Celebration
Tuesdays
Tiki Beach Party w/ live music
Frank's Pasta and Grill
426 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-2727
Thursdays
5-8pm - Live music
Fridays
9pm-12am - Karaoke Night
Saturday, August 20
8:30pm - Trainwreckx; 11:30pm - DJ Odeon
Wednesdays
8-11pm - Open Mic
Gabby's on Hunter
211 Hunter St. W, Peterborough
(705) 874-0465
Thursdays
9pm - Open mic
The Garnet
231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 874-0107
Thursday, August 18
Kurt Chaboyer and The Handsome Ransom
Friday, August 19
5-7pm - Gentle Fridays with Evangeline Gentle; 10:30pm - Cousins, Nick Procyshyn and the Bad Mill, Beef Boys
Saturday, August 20
Peterborough Folk Festival After Party ft Cris Derksen, Selina Martin, Sean Conway
Sunday, August 21
Slow Man Tofu, Weather Weather, Moonriser
Monday, August 22
Ali McCormick
Wednesday, August 24
Emily Burgess Band
Coming Soon
Thursday, August 25 Petunia, The Minimalist Jug Band
Friday, August 26 Carolyn Mark and The New Best Friends
Saturday, August 27 Hillsburn
Gordon Best Theatre
216 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 876-8884
Friday, August 19
9pm - The Citiots Improv w/ Adam Martignetti, Danny Bronson, Luke Foster, Ray Henderson, Andrew Root, Daniel Smith ($12 adults, $10 students/seniors)
Coming Soon
Friday, September 7 7pm - Dear Rouge w/ guests (all ages, $17 in advance at thegordonbest.ca, $20 at door)
Tuesday, October 19 7pm - Peterborough Folk Fest presents Jadea Kelly, Sweet Alibi (all ages, $15, tickets at peterboroughfolkfest.com)
Saturday, November 26 7-11pm - Peterborough Folk Fest presents Andy Shauf w/ Chris Cohen (all ages, $20, tickets at www.peterboroughfolkfest.com)
Junction Nightclub
253 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 743-0550
Saturdays
10pm - Pure Saturdays
Mainstreet Landing Restaurant
1939 Lakehurst Road, Buckhorn
(705) 657-9094
Saturdays
1-4pm - Live music on the patio
Sundays
1-4pm - Live music on the patio
Marley's Bar & Grill
17 Fire Route 82 Catalina Bay, Buckhorn
(705) 868-2545
Friday, August 19
6:30-9:30pm - Andrew Vatcher
Saturday, August 20
5-8pm - Andrew Vatcher; 8:30pm - Tragically Hip Live on CBC
Coming Soon
Friday, August 26 6:30-9:30pm - Kayla Howran & Dylan Ireland
Saturday, August 27 6:30-9:30pm - Bad Luck Woman
McThirsty's Pint
166 Charlotte St., Peterborough
(705) 743-2220
Thursdays
10pm - Jan Schoute
Fridays
10pm - Brian Haddlesey
Saturdays
10pm - Brian Haddlesey
Mondays
10pm - Trivia Night
Wednesdays
9pm - Cody Watkins
The Mill Restaurant and Pub
990 Ontario St., Cobourg
(905) 377-8177
Thursdays
7pm - Live music
Muddy's Pit BBQ
3247 County Rd. 2, Keene
(705) 295-1255
Sunday, August 21
3pm - Chris Culgin Band
Coming Soon
Sunday, August 28 3pm - Diamond Dave & The Smoke Eaters
Oasis Bar & Grill
31 King St. E., Cobourg
(905) 372-6634
Sundays
5:30pm - PHLO
Wednesdays
6:30pm - Live music
Pastry Peddler (unlicensed)
17 King St., Millbrook
(705) 932-7333
Coming Soon
Friday, August 26 5:30pm & 7:45pm - Jazz Dinner Weekend ft Kirk Losell, Michael Monis, John Fautley ($40 per person)
Saturday, August 27 5:30pm & 7:45pm - Jazz Dinner Weekend ft Lenni Stewart, Michael Monis, Howard Baer ($40 per person)
Pattie House Smokin' Barbecue
6675 Highway 35, Coboconk
(705) 454-8100
Saturday, August 20
8:30pm - Screening of The Tragically Hip final concert
Coming Soon
Saturday, August 27 8pm - The Do Good Badlies
Saturday, September 3 10pm - The Kents ($10 at door)
Sunday, September 4 9pm - The Third Round
Pig's Ear Tavern
144 Brock St., Peterborough
(705) 745-7255
Thursdays
Trivia Night
Fridays
Pingo
Saturday, August 20
10pm - Peterborough Folk Festival After-Party ft Mayhemingways & Steelburner ($3)
Mondays
Pool Night
Tuesdays
Open stage (second Tuesday of each month: 5-7:30pm - Family Friendly Open Mic)
Wednesdays
Humpday Karaoinke
Puck' N Pint Sports Pub
871 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
(705) 741-1078
Fridays
Live music
Saturdays
9pm - Live music
Tuesdays
Live music
Red Dog Tavern
189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
(705) 741-6400
Thursday, August 18
9pm - Casey & Alley's Doe & Doe w/ Madge Enthat, Divalicious, ROBOTEYES, HEAT.WAV ($10 cover w/ proceeds to Casey & Alley)
Friday, August 19
Voice of Addiction
Sundays
3pm - Back Patio Party
Tuesdays
10pm - Open mic w/ Matt Diamond
Coming Soon
Friday, September 2 Robot Eyes
Saturday, September 3 Silver Creek Folk
Riley's Olde Town Pub
257 George St. N., Peterborough
(705) 750-1445
Thursdays
Travis Berlinbach
Fridays
Travis Berlinbach
Saturdays
Josh Gontier
Sundays
Josh Gontier
Mondays
Josh Gontier
Tuesdays
Josh Gontier & Cale Gontier
Wednesdays
Guest performers
Riverside Grill & Gazebo - Holiday Inn
150 George St, Peterborough
(705) 743-1144
Friday, August 19
6-10pm - Chris Murphy ft Cheryl Lescom ($10)
Sunday, August 21
2-5pm - Terry Finn & Friends (no cover)
Coming Soon
Friday, August 26 6-10pm - Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar ($10)
Sunday, August 28 2-5pm - Caitlin O'Conner with Rico Browne (no cover)
Shots
379 George Street K9H 3R2, Peterborough
(705) 749-9315
Friday, August 19
10pm - Splice Throwback Party w/ DJ Muddler & Sucho (no cover)
Wednesdays
10pm - DJ Muddler's House Party
Southside Pizzeria
25 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
(705) 748-6120
Fridays
9am-12pm - Open mic ($2); 8pm - Karaoke
Tuesdays
9am-12pm - Open mic (free); 8pm - Karaoke
The Spill
414 George St., Peterborough
(705) 748-6167
Thursday, August 18
8pm - Shotgun, Beyond the Wall, THECanadians (19+, $10)
Friday, August 19
9pm - Anonimous Dysco, Joe D (no cover)
Saturday, August 20
9pm - Crown Lands, Bodhi Jar, Severed Feathers, The Bandicoots
Wednesday, August 24
Lee Dodington Singer Songwriter Night.
Coming Soon
Thursday, August 25 8pm - Peterborough Poetry Slam and open mic ft David Silverberg
Friday, August 26 9pm - Ptarmigan CD release w/ Nick Procyshyn and The Bad Milk ($10 at the door or $20 with your choice of CD or vinyl)
Saturday, August 27 Adler-Yarranton
Sunday, August 28 8pm - Century Palm, Faux Cults, Feel Alright, Mixer ($7 or PWYC)
Tank House
295 George St. N, Peterborough
(705) 743-2717
Thursday, August 18
5:30pm - Cale Crow
Friday, August 19
5:30pm - Bob Taylor Band
Saturday, August 20
8:30pm - Tragically Hip Final Show Patio Party
Sunday, August 21
3pm - Dean James
Tuesday, August 23
5:30pm - Sarah Smith Band
Coming Soon
Thursday, August 25 5:30pm - Nathan Jackson
Friday, August 26 5:30pm - The Cadillacs
Saturday, August 27 3pm - Tami J. Wilde
Sunday, August 28 3pm - 50-60s Band; 8 p.m. - Open mic
The Venue
286 George Street North, Peterborough
(705) 876-0008
Saturday, August 20
8pm - Tragically Hip: Live Final Concert Viewing Party (free admission, 19+)
Coming Soon
Saturday, September 24 8pm - Honeymoon Suite (tickets available September 10, 2016)
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