Spring officially arrives on Friday, March 20th at 6:45 p.m. and, if you’re willing to get up early on Friday morning, you can celebrate by watching a live webcast of a total solar eclipse.
Goodbye and good riddance to Old Man Winter
Taking a bite out of food waste
I like to consider myself a thrifty grocery shopper. When it comes to buying produce, the clearance rack is usually my first stop in the store. A relatively recent example of the value of choosing the produce that’s on way out the door came late last summer.
Baited kill-traps allowed by law on Ontario’s public trails
Last December, Valerie Strain and a friend were walking along a public snowmobile trail on Crown land just north of Peterborough, with her two yellow labs. One of the dogs, George, was killed by a baited conibear trap set beside the trail.
A mystical river journey and aerial dance debut at Emergency #21
The 21st edition of Public Energy’s annual new dance and performance festival is set to grace the stage at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, along with the festival’s showcase of “Myrmidon” at The Theatre on King. Emergency #21 features over 15 acts and dozens of artists, performers, and artistic collaborators beginning Thursday, March 26th and running until Sunday, March 29th.
Peterborough’s 24 Hour Music Project returns for its 5th year
For the fifth year in a row, Rob Swales is bringing together local musicians for a marathon of songwriting and performing in the 24 Hour Music Project, which culminates with a concert at the Red Dog in Peterborough on Saturday, March 21st.
Peterborough SPEAKS – Ann Douglas
I believe that writers can change the world. We have the power to tell stories and share ideas that can fuel social change. It’s both an extraordinary privilege and a daunting responsibility.
Ann Douglas is the author of many bestselling books on pregnancy and parenting, including the recently released Parenting through the Storm, and has written over 1000 articles for various magazines and newspapers.
Love for Lydia receives immense outpouring of community support
On Sunday, March 22nd, musicians and performers will come together on the main stage at Showplace Peterborough to show their “Love for Lydia” in a seven-hour concert that the organizers are predicting will be “epic”.
Lydia is Lydia Black, the granddaughter of well-known Peterborough musician Alan Black (of Jackson Delta, the Steady Band, Stonebridge, Rick and Gailie, and many more).
Living For Love – a review of Cinderella
Once upon a time, one of the most powerful corporations in the world sought to reinvent its greatest and most expressionistic animated hits as full-blooded (i.e., live action) and modernized incarnations. The results have been decidedly mixed, but Disney’s Cinderella succeeds.
Cut-throat musical theatre – a review of Sweeney Todd
Although it seems that Peterborough has been overloaded with musical theatre this current season, The Anne Shirley Theatre Company (ASTC) has come out of nowhere to prove there’s room for more.
Conserve the flow to save H20
Those who live in Port Hope recently got a lesson on the importance of water, and why we shouldn’t take it for granted.
As the onslaught of below normal temperatures continued for weeks on end, the town’s water treatment facility felt the effects.
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