On Hunter Street in the centre of Peterborough’s restaurant district, Karma’s Cafe offers a casually elegant, yet almost understated, atmosphere.
Karma Phuntshok opened the restaurant in 2004 and credits his success not only to his repeat customers, but to his loyal, dedicated and hard-working staff.
The first thing that comes to mind about Antarctica is not likely food. But if you are going to spend any time there it should be the second.
In 1996, several volunteer groups arrived at the Russian research station in Antarctica, Bellingshausen, for an environmental project organized by Carol Devine in collaboration with the Russian Antarctic Expedition.
The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning is a journey through that austral summer — the story of a Russian-Canadian clean-up project on a small island 120 miles off the Antarctic Peninsula.
Barbara Ponomareff has been a child psychotherapist by profession. Since her retirement, she has been able to pursue her life-long interest in literature, psychology and art.
She has published a novella on the painter J.S. Chardin, several short stories in various literary magazines, as well as poetry in anthologies and professional journals.
Barbara is a member of the recently founded Peterborough Writers group.
Her most recent novella, In the Mind’s Eye, was published by Quattro Books in 2011.
When we finally meet in person, Derek McGrath is as witty and thoughtful as he sounds over the telephone.
“Next time I get my photo taken, I’d prefer it not be so close to Christmas,” he says, grinning and pointing to his chin.
“I’m usually a little slimmer.”
Best known as an award-winning actor who has enjoyed a distinguished career in theatre, television and film, McGrath knows all too well the ups and downs of life in the arts and entertainment industry.
“I get up every day with the knowledge that if I don’t make it happen, it won’t,” he says, with a twinkle he has become famous for.
“In 1982 the Commodore 64 computer was introduced, Ronald Reagan survived being shot, the Falkland War started and ended, Michael Jackson released Thriller, Canada repatriated its Constitution, and the first compact disc was sold in Germany. And that’s not all. Over the course of 1982, I blossomed from a naïve 14 year-old trying to fit in with the cool kids to something much more: A naïve, eyeliner-wearing 15 year-old trying to fit in with the cool kids.”
So writes Jian Ghomeshi in his debut book 1982. Released in September 2012, 1982 is a literary memoir told across ten intertwined stories of the songs and musical moments that changed Ghomeshi’s life.
In the book, the adolescent Ghomeshi embarks on a Nick Hornby-esque journey to make music the centre of his life. Acceptance meant being cool, and being cool meant being David Bowie. Ghomeshi was obsessed with him.
Currently residing at the lovely Evans Contemporary gallery is a juxtaposition of bold yet subtle wood sculptures, alongside a few equally striking oil paintings — all by artist John Abrams.
Curator Paolo Fortin has managed to take works (which have been ignored by Abrams’ stable of galleries) and exhibit them well in this gentle space.
Both the sculptures and painted works are given plenty of breathing room, allowing each piece to be independently stronger.
With the wild weather we have been having this year, it’s easy to commiserate with early colonists in the Bay of Fundy who gathered together as the first members of the “Order of Good Cheer” — using food, wine and good fellowship to survive those early Canadian winters.
We all grew up learning the rules of healthy eating based on the four food groups: fruits and vegetables, grain products, milk products, and meat products.
The Canada Food Guide went so far as to outline how much we should consume from each group depending on our age.
One of Peterborough’s most prolific and talented artists, Beau Dixon has music and theatre in his soul — they are the passions that define him.
In his early days, Beau was all about music. While he struggled with a love-hate relationship with theatre, he found the audition process terrifying and was defeated by rejection.
What would you call a casino in Peterborough?
Casino Peterborough? Casino By The Lake?
Judging from public response, a lot of people in Peterborough would call it a bad idea.
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