Who could imagine that passive aggressiveness could be so fun?
The summer theatre season is coming to an end with Globus Theatre’s production of The Long Weekend, a comedy written in 1994 by Canadian playwright Norm Foster. Directed by and starring Globus’ artistic director Sarah Quick, the play co-stars Globus’ artistic producer James Barrett and heralds the return of actors Kevin Sepaul and Anna Black to the Globus stage.
I recently heard someone describe the 2014 summer season as “the summer that wasn’t”.
With cool temperatures, lots of rain, and little in the way of humidity, that moniker is quite fitting. While other areas of the country have seen a typical hot summer, that just hasn’t been the case in southern Ontario.
As we move toward the end of August and into September, like it or not, we need to start thinking about the cold months ahead. While it may seem a long way off, we’ll be turning on the heat in our homes before we know it.
Now is the perfect time to prepare our homes for the cold and snowy months ahead. A free program offered by Enbridge Gas Distribution for the past few years has been helping gas customers save energy by making their homes more efficient.
One of the downsides of owning a car is the steep operating cost associated with it. Insurance alone can cost well over $1,000 per year for many, often putting car ownership out of reach. While biking, walking and taking the bus around town are all viable options, for some trips, sometimes a car is necessary.
About a year ago, Student Car Share set up shop in Peterborough and has proven to be very successful. Not long after the first car was unveiled at Trent University, a second car was added at the downtown transit terminal on Simcoe Street.
When you hear me refer to “social networking”, erase from your mind for just a moment all thoughts of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and LinkedIn. I want to talk about the value of actual human contact: face-to-face social networking.
You may already be involved in networking or referral groups, which are great — but in all honesty, are these activities really driving new business your way? Here’s a thought: have you considered joining your local Chamber of Commerce?
If Wounded Soldiers, 4th Line Theatre’s latest original production, came with a warning label, it might read: “Warning — If you’re looking for a light-hearted evening of musical theatre, Wounded Soldiers isn’t it. However, if you’re looking for a gritty play full of strong performances, hard-hitting drama, three-dimensional characters, and thought-provoking ideas, you’ve come to the right place.”
Who doesn’t dream about escaping from their dreary existence by running away to an exotic location to find themselves and fall in love? This is exactly what the Peterborough Theatre Guild allows its audience to do as they cap off their 2013/2014 season with Judi Wilson’s production of Enchanted April.
The title of the play is not misleading. It’s exactly how the audience will leave the production — completely and utterly enchanted.
By now we’ve all heard about the havoc caused on Monday by the rapidly rising floodwaters in Burlington. Roads were impassable, damage was caused to homes, and property and lives were disrupted. The flooding was caused by thunderstorms which moved through that area dumping two months worth of rain in only a couple of hours.
The Middle East is comprised of 18 countries and 12 languages and is the birthplace for major religions that are practiced worldwide. It’s a very economically, politically, culturally and religiously sensitive area and the conflict there has been felt for generations. One thing that the people of the Middle East — Jews, Muslims, Christians and all people in-between — can agree on is that the food is amazing and was part of the “clean eating” diet well before it became a major food trend elsewhere.
Brianna Gosselin has a pretty good thing going. Her downtown studio at 384-1/2 George St. is a surprising oasis in the heart of downtown Peterborough. Although the front door to the building is right on a busy stretch of George St. between Hunter and Simcoe, the second floor walk-up backs onto a European-style courtyard with a pleasant smattering of trees and greenery.
I’m not sure if there’s been a month with quite as much music going on as August in Peterborough and the Kawarthas.
There are free outdoor concerts all over the place and live music bars are chalk full of acts. Even some small restaurants have great live music.
With that in mind, here’s a guide to some things coming up during the last full month of summer.
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