The SPARK Photo Festival launches its third season on Wednesday, April 1st with the unveiling of 90 photos by Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables.
SPARK Photo Festival kicks off with exhibit of Lucy Maud Montgomery photos
Theatre at a glance: “Not I”
Prepare yourself for the most intense 20 minutes of theatre you’ve ever seen in Peterborough.
Director Paul Cruk, in conjunction with Theatre Trent, brings Samuel Beckett’s Not I to The Theatre on King (159 King St., Suite 120, Peterborough, 705-930-6194).
Sensory friendly screenings come to Peterborough
In advance of World Autism Day on Thursday, Cineplex Entertainment has extended its popular sensory-friendly screenings program to Galaxy Cinemas in downtown Peterborough. The first sensory-friendly screening, of the Disney film Cinderella, takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 4th.
Peterborough SPEAKS – Peer Christensen
I’m a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more luck I have.
Peer Christensen has been working professionally in the medium of oil paint for more than 25 years, with paintings of commonplace objects, urban and industrial landscapes, floral studies, still life, and atmospheric night scenes.
Peterborough concert celebrates Memphis soul and R&B
A concert paying tribute to one of America’s greatest record label is happening on Thursday, April 2nd in the Nexicom Studio at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough.
The “Stax/Volt Revue” will perform songs made famous by legendary soul musicians like Otis Redding, Albert King, Sam and Dave, and Booker T. and the MGs.
“Motion Sickness”
Based in Norwood, Ursula Pflug is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Green Music (Edge/Tesseract) and The Alphabet Stones, published by Cobourg’s Blue Denim Press and currently shortlisted for the 2014 ReLit award. Her first story collection After the Fires (Tightrope) was shortlisted for The Aurora Award, and her second, Harvesting the Moon has recently been released by boutique genre press PS in the United Kingdom. Her latest novel is Motion Sickness.
66 Future Shop stores to close across Canada
Effective Saturday, March 28th, all Future Shop stores in Canada have closed.
Peterborough to celebrate International Jazz Day on April 30th
Local jazz musicians Chelsey Bennett and Craig Paterson are organizing a series of musical events in Peterborough for International Jazz Day on Thursday, April 30th.
Heart of darkness – a review of Myrmidon
“Dip dip, swish swish.”
With this haunting chant, actress Kate Story memorizes the audience in Bernie Martin’s powerful one-act play Myrmidon, running from March 26th to 29th at The Theatre On King (TTOK) in downtown Peterborough. Directed by Ryan Kerr, Myrmidon is the feature play as part of Public Energy’s Emergency #21 festival of new dance and performance.
Organizers announce details about inaugural Peter Robinson Festival
Organizers of the first annual Peter Robinson Festival held a media conference today at Peterborough’s Holiday Inn to announce details about the event taking place on Friday, July 31st and Saturday, August 1st at Morrow Park in Peterborough.
The outdoor family-friendly celebration of heritage, art, and culture in Peterborough and the surrounding area coincides with the August 3rd civic holiday, known as Peter Robinson Day in Peterborough. The City of Peterborough has declared the week leading up to civic holiday as Peter Robinson Week.
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