Nothing makes you feel older than being on the wrong side of 25 and watching every commercial property you were raised on be branded as antiquated and in dire need of a state-of-the-art nip and tuck.
kawarthaCHOW: PC Cooking School offers children’s classes in French this summer
It’s time to start thinking about what your children will be doing for the summer.
This summer at the PC Cooking School, we’re offering fantastic camps for children between the ages of 6 and 11 every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30 to 12:30 a.m. — and new this year, camps instructed in French on Tuesday and Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Bros on the fairway – a review of The Foursome
Old friends, 18 holes of golf, and five beers before 10 a.m. This is the formula for good fun as Globus Theatre opens its 12th summer season with their production of Norm Foster’s The Foursome.
Watering tips to produce healthy lawns
A lot of people are tired of the gloomy skies and nearly incessant rain we’ve been seeing this week. After a dry period in late May and the first few days of June, the rain is certainly welcome, but we’re ready for Mother Nature to turn off the taps.
While it’s wet now, dry conditions are sure to return as we move into the summer months, making now a great time to think about watering our lawns and gardens to ensure we’re doing it effectively.
Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival at Little Lake this Saturday
Sixty-three community teams, eight breast cancer survivor teams, and more than 1,400 paddlers are getting ready to hit the water and make a dash for the finish line during the 15th anniversary Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, June 13th, 2015 at Little Lake, Del Crary Park.
Profiling iconic entertainers of the 20th century
A year since the successful relaunch of her Legendary Icon Series, local playwright Beth McMaster returns to Showplace’s Nexicom Studio with two new entries in the series: The Many Colours of Judy Garland on Monday, June 15th, and Johnny Mercer: I Remember You on Monday, June 22nd.
Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough awards $160,000 in grants
The Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough (CFGP) has announced 18 grants to charities in the City and County of Peterborough, amounting to more than $160,000.
Putting cultural heritage on the map in Kawartha Lakes
Are you a resident of the City of Kawartha Lakes with a story about the heritage or culture of your community? If so, the City of Kawartha Lakes wants to hear from you during a series of community workshops this month.
Death in the Peaceable Kingdom
Dimitry Anastakis is a professor of history at Trent University in Peterborough.
He is the author and editor or co-editor of eight books and collections, including Death in the Peaceable Kingdom: Canadian History since Confederation through Murder, Execution, Assassination and Suicide (2015), Smart Globalization: The Canadian Business and Economic History Experience (2014), Autonomous State: The Struggle for a Canadian Car Industry (2013), Framing Canadian Federalism: Essays in Honour of John T. Saywell (2009), The Sixties: Passion, Politics and Style (2006), and Auto Pact: Creating a Borderless North American Auto Industry (2005).
Professor Anastakis has appeared and been quoted in the media extensively, including CTV, CBC, TVO, BNN and numerous newspapers, and his research has been discussed in the National Post and The New York Times.
Photos of Peterborough’s Pan Am Games Torch Relay
kawarthaNOW staff photographer Linda McIlwain was in the media van as the Pan Am Games Torch Relay arrived in Peterborough on Thursday, June 4th. Here’s a selection of her photos from the event.
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