The next couple of weeks will see a sprinkling of art exhibits opening in and around Peterborough, with road trips to Cobourg and Lindsay worth putting on your to-do list as several area galleries present selected, juried, or collections-based exhibits this November.
Art in the Street – November 2015
Canada is starting to feel like Canada again
We’re a fickle bunch. We bitch and whine and moan about the way things are and then, when we change things, we bitch and whine and moan about it being different. Don’t agree? I give you the 2015 Federal Election.
During the 11-week campaign, we were inundated with ridiculous over-the-top and often completely fabricated memes, quotes, and campaign commercials. Facebook was awash with people telling me that if I voted for Harper I hated women, and if I voted for Trudeau I hated my own money. Day in, day out — the same monotonous dribble.
How going “green” can help you cut the costs of doing business
Now is a good time for businesses to be thinking about cutting costs through increased energy efficiency. The time change last Sunday means that we will be turning on our lights earlier in the evening, and while we are enjoying this last bit of mild weather we are aware that as winter approaches, so do higher heating costs.
Fashion Week Lands in Peterborough
Peterborough Fashion Week, a celebration of the local fashion scene and a fundraiser for Five Counties Children’s Centre, takes place from Sunday, November 15th to Saturday, November 21st.
Reliving the memories of war – a review of Vimy
Vimy, director Bea Quarrie’s latest production currently running at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, is not the Remembrance Day show you may think it is. It’s not bogged down in war and history, blood and guts, or sentimentality and death like many war-based dramas that seem to get staged every November.
Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef appointed Minister of Democratic Institutions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed rookie Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef as Minister of Democratic Institutions in the federal Cabinet.
musicNOW – November 2015
November has a ton to offer for live music in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Big shows in big venues, and even some big shows in small venues. What a great time to get out and enjoy the music! Here is just a taste of what’s coming up.
Mysterious Festivous takes place at Brio Gusto in Peterborough on November 8
Mysterious Festivous, the annual fundraiser for Mysterious Entity Theatre, takes place on the afternoon of Sunday, November 8th at Brio Gusto in downtown Peterborough.
Local stars will enchant you at the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Showplace on November 7, featuring the music of Mendelssohn with narration by Linda Kash and a performance by soprano Melody Thomas[/caption]
This season, classical stars come home to play with the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO). Actor Linda Kash and soprano Melody Thomas join the PSO at Showplace Performance Centre on Saturday, November 7th at 7:30 p.m. for the whimsical A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Peterborough’s business women network for their own benefit – and the community’s
Tweets, posts, likes, shares. While there’s no question the face of business has shifted over the past decade, successful business communication — especially for women — is embodied by the proverb: it’s not about who you know, it’s about who knows you.
More and more women in business are acting on that message, including Heather Howe, who has just joined the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough (WBN).
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