Canadian violin virtuoso Jonathan Crow (left) will perform Johannes Brahms' epic "Violin Concerto in D major" at the inaugural concert of the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's 2019-20 season at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 2, 2019. Concert narrator, musician, and CBC Music host Tom Allen (right) will speak about the relationships between composers Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, creating a concert experience that goes beyond the music. (Publicity photos)
On Saturday, November 2nd, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will draw up the curtain on a musically rich 53rd season with “Between Us”, a concert at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough) sponsored by Bryston.
The program premieres the new season beautifully with the PSO taking up where they left off, presenting an exciting and inspiring season of music from many countries and cultures spanning over centuries of creativity — a season the PSO is labelling “Hear the Vision”.
Peterborough Symphony Orchestra presents Between Us
When: Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: $49, $39 or $20 for adults, $10 for students
Sponsored by Bryson. Conductor: Michael Newnham. Guest artists: Tom Allen (host) and Jonathan Crow (violin). Concert ticket holders are invited to attend “Meet the Maestro”, a pre-concert talk with Maestro Newnham at 6:40 p.m. in the theatre. Advance tickets are available in person at the Showplace box office, by phone at 705-742-7469, and online.
“Our orchestra has grown exponentially over the past couple of years in its artistic depth, which allows us to bring even more great music to you than ever before,” says Michael Newnham, the PSO’s Music Director and Conductor.
“Between Us” will take the audience through Robert Schumann’s great Symphony No. 3, Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, Clara Schumann’s Prelude and Fugue No. 3, and Violet Archer’s Fanfare and passacaglia, in an exploration of the meaning of friendship and love, as well as a celebration of the emergence of women composers over the last century.
Opening the concert is Fanfare and passacaglia, composed by Violet Archer, a seminal figure in Canadian music.
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“When I listened to an old tape recording of her Fanfare and passacaglia, I was struck by two things: the power of the piece and the sense of occasion,” Maestro Newnham. “Because it begins with a brass and percussion fanfare, it is a very good season opener.”
Following is Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony. After the intermission is Prelude and Fugue No. 3 by Clara Schumann and, to close, Brahms’ Violin Concerto.
“The passacaglia is a musical form which composers had been using since well before the time of Bach,” Maestro Newnham says on the interrelation between the pieces.
Composers Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann circa 1850. At “Between Us” at Showplace Performance Centre on November 2, 2019, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra will perform Robert Schumann’s “Symphony No. 3” and Clara Schumann’s “Prelude and Fugue No. 3.”
“Brahms and Schumann were also masters of the variation form, including the passacaglia,” he adds. “They were also pioneers in rediscovering ‘old’ music and using older musical forms in newer contexts. In particular, the fourth movement in Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony is also directly inspired by baroque music — Bach, in particular.”
Concert narrator, musician, and CBC Music’s Shift host Tom Allen will speak about the relationships between composers Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms.
In choosing to have a narrator, Maestro Newnham explains:
“The stories and relationships between these three individuals are complicated and fascinating. We wanted to create a concert experience that goes ‘beyond the music’ and has the spoken word to help make some of these connections for the audience. There is nobody better than Tom Allen to do this. He is the ultimate musical storyteller, with a gift of inspiring and engaging people in the world of music with his insights and humour.”
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Canadian violin virtuoso and Peterborough favourite Jonathan Crow performs Brahms’ epic Violin Concerto in D major. Jonathan is concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, artistic director of Toronto Summer Music, associate professor of violin at the University of Toronto, and founding member of the Juno Award-winning New Orford String Quartet.
He is also husband to cellist Molly Read, father to two musically talented girls (one of who’s cast-off pink lunch box he carries to work, stating, “It’s getting pretty ratty, but it’s a great lunch bag — insulated and everything!”), and caretaker of two cats.
Jonathan describes Brahms’ Violin Concerto as “epic, exhausting, exhilarating. This is one of the cornerstones of the violin repertoire, and one of the greatest pieces ever written for the violin.”
On having Jonathan as guest artist for this piece, Maestro Newnham says “Violinists often say that Brahms’ Violin Concerto is one of the most challenging pieces in the repertoire, and so I feel very spoiled by having the great Canadian violinist Jonathan Crow back to the PSO to play this great monumental work.”
Maestro Michael Newnham conducting the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra during its “Romantik” concert on November 3, 2019. (Photo: Huw Morgan)
The concerto had an inauspicious premiere with the applause being lukewarm, although this was perhaps due to the audience being distracted by Brahms’ failure to properly hook up his suspenders, but is now considered a favourite of the concert hall.
In May 1853, Johannes Brahms, an as-yet-unknown composer, and Joseph Joachim, a brilliant up-and-coming violinist, met. They established an immediate friendship, and future musical history was to be made. The violin concerto was written for and dedicated to Joachim, and it was Joachim who introduced Brahms to the Schumanns — beginning a most fabled relationship in music.
Even though the first movement is distinguished for its improvised cadenza, Jonathan will be performing the Joachim cadenza.
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“I’ve written my own cadenza to this and other concerti, but I always come back to the Joachim for performances,” Jonathan says. “His connection to Brahms and contributions to the creation of this piece are just too strong for me not to play his cadenz.”
Jonathan will be playing a 1742 del Gesu that is on loan to him.
“It’s an amazing violin and has everything you could ever want from an instrument,” he says. “Exploring the different sounds and colours that it holds is a lifelong journey.”
Composers Johannes Brahms and Violet Archer. At “Between Us” at Showplace Performance Centre on November 2, 2019, the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms’ “Violin Concerto in D major” and Archer’s “Fanfare and passacaglia”.
The work is uncharacteristically egalitarian in nature. While the first movement is in sonata form (that being a composition for an instrumental soloist), it is the orchestra that begins with an extended introduction and development of theme, followed by a subsequent presentation of the intimate second theme by a solo oboe, before the dramatic entrance of the violin soloist over a timpani roll.
The second movement, a “poor Adagio” — which had replaced the two middle movements that “fell apart” in an originally planned and unprecedented four-movement scheme — is unique for its foundational solo oboe melody with orchestral accompaniment, again before the violin enters with a passionate variation on the theme, and then a return to the melody played by the orchestra.
The third movement is a collaborative relationship between soloist in virtuosic fashion — multiple stopping, broken chords, rapid scale passages, and rhythmic variation — and orchestra in merry gypsy spirit.
The PSO extends a special welcome to first-time concertgoers for “Between Us.”
“It is rare that we have two illustrious guests at one of our concerts, and I am greatly looking forward to this very special opening concert for a very special concert season,” says Maestro Newnham.
On playing with the orchestra, Jonathan says that he “had a great time last time performed with the PSO and Michael — it’s an orchestra with a great attitude! It was amazing to see every musician committed to make something incredible onstage, and having a great time while doing it.”
If you are feeling intimidated by the thought of a classical music concert, don’t be. Jonathan suggests just removing the word “classical”.
Introduction to Classical Music
The Learning Zone of the Nexus Records website has an introduction to classical music, biographies of composers, a glossary of musical terms, and an excellent guide to live-concert listening. You can also stream loads of classical pieces, making this a great place to visit if you want to listen to a work a couple of times before you hear it in concert.
“Music is music,” he points out. “It doesn’t really matter what kind of music it is. There is something amazing about every concert and everything on stage. Brahms didn’t write a ‘classical’ concerto — he just wrote a piece that meant something to him. And hopefully to everyone in the audience!”
“We’ve all heard and loved classical music in films and in pop songs, but somehow we think of an orchestra concert as something different and foreboding — it’s not.”
“Between Us” will be performed beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 2nd at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough). Tickets are $49, $39 or $20 for adults and $10 for students, and are available in person at the Showplace box office, by phone at 705-742-7469, and online.
Concert ticket holders are invited to attend “Meet the Maestro”, a popular ‘behind-the-music’ pre-concert talk with Maestro Newnham, at 6:40 p.m. in the Showplace theatre.
Peterborough all-natural deodorant company Purelygreat has launched a new online campaign featuring humorous videos, created by Toronto-based boutique production company Someplace Nice, in which two peasants from the Middle Ages contemplate how they can reduce body odour. (Screenshot)
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This week’s business and organizational news features Peterborough company Purelygreat launching an online video campaign to promote its all-natural deodorants, nominations for the Junior Achievement of Peterborough Lakefield Muskoka 2020 Business Hall of Fame opening on Thursday, the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism announcing its 20th annual Awards of Excellence recipients, and the opening of applications for the 2019 Cubs’ Lair youth entrepreneurship competition.
New regional business events added this week include the Bobcaygeon Chamber and Impact 32’s Small Business Week networking event in Bobcaygeon on October 23rd, the Trent Hills Chamber’s Instagram seminar in Campbellford on October 24th, the Innovation Cluster’s power breakfast on IBM’s Innovation Incubator Initiative in Peterborough on October 29th, the annual TD Economic Outlook Luncheon in Peterborough on October 30th, and the Haliburton Chamber’s Breakfast Club with Catherine Oosterbaan in Irondale on November 5th.
Peterborough company Purelygreat launches online video campaign to promote its all-natural deodorants
Purelygreat, a family-run business founded in Toronto in 2011 that recently relocated to Peterborough, has launched a new online video campaign to promote its line of all-natural deodorants.
The campaign includes two Monty-Pythonesque videos featuring peasants from the Middle Ages who are working in the fields and complaining about how bad they smell.
In one of the videos, they wonder why a fellow peasant smells so nice and, after first suggesting it may be because she has crafted a natural deodorant, conclude she must be a witch and raise the alarm.
The second video features the same two peasants discussing possible natural remedies for counteracting body odour.
The videos were developed and directed by Pete Henderson of Toronto-based boutique production company Someplace Nice. He explains the campaign is intended to help Purelygreat stand out in the crowded and competitive natural product category.
“It’s a tough market to break into,” he says. “You need strong, disruptive creative if you want to get noticed.”
VIDEO: Purelygreat – Natural Deodorant Commercial, Natural vs. The Competition
Founded by Debbie Cohen, Purelygreat produces all-natural deodorant products that are vegan friendly, cruelty free, and contain no aluminum, triclosan, parabens, or preservatives. The products have been verified by the non-profit activist organization Environmental Working Group (EWG).
“We’re a wholesome company at heart,” says Purelygreat co-founder Philip Pellat. “We use all-natural ingredients in an effort to get people to discover the health benefits of natural deodorant and it’s all handmade here in Peterborough.”
The video spots are airing on social media across Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Purelygreat is also offering free samples on its website as part of the campaign.
Nominations for 2020 Junior Achievement of Peterborough Lakefield Muskoka Business Hall of Fame open on Thursday
Nominations for the 2020 Junior Achievement of Peterborough Lakefield Muskoka (JA-PLM) Business Hall of Fame open on October 17, 2019. Pictured are the 2019 Business Hall of Fame inductees (front from left): Michaela Konopaski (representing her father Michael Konopaski of Inclusive Advisory), Dr. Ramesh Makhija of R and R Laboratories, and Janet McLeod of East City Flower Shop; second row, from left, Dana Empey and Scott Stewart of Carlson Wagonlit Stewart Travel, Dave Smith of DNS Realty, and John Gillis of Measuremax; and back row, from left, Scott Stuart of Kawartha TV and Stereo (representing his father Glenn), Shelby Watt of Flavour Fashion, Providence, and S.O.S (inducted with with Mike Watt, not pictured), Scott Wood of Ashburnham Ale House, and Robert Winslow of 4th Line Theatre. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)
Nominations for inductees into the 2020 Junior Achievement of Peterborough Lakeland Muskoka (JA-PLM) 2020 Business Hall of Fame open on Thursday, October 17th.
Nomination forms will be available at the JA-PLM office at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough) as well as online at www.jacanada.org/plm.
Nominations will remain open until the end of November.
The fifth Business Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on May 28, 2020 at The Venue (286 George St. N., Peterborough). More details will be available in early January when JA-PLM reveals the new inductees.
Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism announces 20th annual Awards of Excellence recipients
Sally Harding of Nightingale Nursing was named 2019 Citizen of the Year by the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism. (Photo: C & S Gage Photography)
Not-for-Profit Excellence: Lakefield Literary Festival (finalists: BEL Rotary Club, Camp Kawartha, Curve Lake First Nation Cultural Centre, The Canadian Canoe Museum)
Retailer of the Year: Griffin’s Greenhouses (finalists: Kingdon Timber Mart, Paris Marine, Village Pet Food & Supply)
Service Sector Excellence: Whelan’s Flooring Centre (finalists: BALL Real Estate, Swanky Events)
Tourism/Hospitality Excellence: The Kawartha Buttertart Factory (finalists: Scotsman Point Resort, Westwind Inn)
Outstanding Business Achievement: Central Smith Creamery (finalists: Beachwood Resort, Cottage Toys, T.G. Quirk Garage )
Young Professional: Jillian Harrington, Clearview Cottage Resort (finalists not announced)
Citizen of the Year: Sally Harding, Nightingale Nursing (finalists not announced)
Applications now open for Cubs’ Lair youth entrepreneurship competition
Trent University archaeology grad student Jeremy Brooks, created an archaeological virtual reality online database (AVROD) that allows students to virtually interact with remote archaeological sites, won the 2018 Cubs’ Lair entrepreneurial competition. Applications are now open for the 2019 competition, where a winner will be selected on November 21st. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster)
Applications are now open for the fifth annual Cubs’ Lair youth entrepreneurship competition, presented by the Innovation Cluster and Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development.
Aspiring youth entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 29 will have the opportunity to pitch their startup to a panel of judges for a chance at over $6,500 in prizes, including $1,000 in cash, at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough on Thursday, November 21st.
The application deadline is Friday, October 25th. Applicants will also need to attend a series of three mandatory workshops at the Innovation Cluster to help them build skills in creating a business model canvas, financing, and pitching to prepare for the Cubs’ Lair.
Free succession planning focus group and workshop for employers in Peterborough on October 15
The Workforce Development Board – Local Employment Planning Council (WDB/LEPC) is presenting a free succession planning workshop and focus group for owners, managers, and directors of any type and size of business or organization in Peterborough on Tuesday, October 15th in the board room at the Peterborough Public Library (345 Aylmer St. N., Peterborough).
Through succession planning, employers can develop existing employees with leadership potential, so they are ready to be promoted to critical roles when needed so there isn’t a gap in service and organizations can save money on recruitment
Project manager Carrie Wakeford will begin the session with a focus group, where employers can share their opinions about succession planning needs and learn more about succession planning in the process. This will be followed by a practical succession planning workshop led by business coach Colleen Carruthers, who has extensive experience training business leaders. In the workshop, employers will have the opportunity to work on their business’s or organization’s own succession plan.
Two sessions are available: one from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and another from 7 to 9 p.m. To register, visit visit successionplanningptbo.eventbrite.ca.
Additional workshops/focus groups take place at the following locations and dates:
Haliburton – Thursday, October 24th at SIRCH Community Services (49 Maple Ave., Unit 4 Haliburton)
City of Kawartha Lakes – Thursday, November 21st at VCCS (370 Kent St. W. Unit 5, Lindsay)
Northumberland – Thursday, November 28th at the Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland (600 William St. Suite 700, Cobourg).
Peterborough DBIA breakfast network with Sacha Lai-Svirk and Michael Gallant in Peterborough on October 16
The Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) is hosting its next breakfast network meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16th at Empress Gardens (131 Charlotte St., Peterborough).
DBIA board members Sacha Lai-Svirk, director of digital health at Outpost379, and Michael Gallant, architect and design principal at Lett Architects, will speak aout the Smart City Challenge.
Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. with the guest speakers at 8 a.m.
The event is open to everyone. Tickets are $5 at the door.
Peterborough Chamber hosts 2019 Business Excellence Awards in Peterborough on October 16
Awards in 20 categories will be presented at the 2019 Business Excellence Awards at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Peterborough Chamber of Commerce)
The Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 2019 Business Excellence Awards at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16th at Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough).
Awards will be presented in 20 categories, including Business Citizen of the Year.
The event begins with a reception at 6:30 p.m. on the Nexicom Studio followed by the awards ceremony at 7:30 p.m. in the Erica Cherney Theatre.
Tickets are $50+HST, available at excellencepeterborough.ca/tickets. Your tickets includes one complimentary beverage and light hors d’oeuvres catered by The Imperial Tandoor.
Kawartha Lakes Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre hosts a marketing and social media workshop in Lindsay on October 21
The Kawartha Lakes Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre’s next “Business Fundamentals” workshop is on marketing and social media and takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 21st in the downstairs meeting room at the Lindsay branch of Kawartha Lakes Public Library (190 Kent St., Lindsay).
Sandy Greenberg (serial entrepreneur, established business coach, and former business advisor at Centennial College Centre of Entrepreneurship) will facilitate the workshop, which will cover topics including target marketing, how to create a brand for your business, choosing effective marketing channels, and online and offline marketing strategies.
Bring your own laptop (wi-fi access will be available) and refreshments.
Small Business Week events in Kawartha Lakes from October 21 to 25
Kawartha Lakes Small Business Week takes place the week of Monday, October 21st, culminating with the presentation of the 21st annual Kawartha Lakes Small Business Innovation Awards beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 25th at the Lindsay Golf & Country Club (292 Lindsay st. S. Lindsay).
Nominations are now open for the awards, which feature a first prize of $750, a second prize of $500, and a third prize of $250.
For a list of all the events during Kawartha Lakes Small Business Week and to submit a nomination for the Kawartha Lakes Small Business Innovation Awards, visit www.smallbizweek.net.
To register for Innovation Day, visit sbw_innovationday2019.eventbrite.ca. Tickets are $35 and include lunch, with the awards ceremony beginning at 1 p.m.
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Small Business Week event in Port Hope from October 21 to 25
On Tuesday, October 22nd from 9 to 10:30 a.m., the Port Hope Chamber and the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) are offering a bus tour for local businesses and contractors. (Graphic: Port Hope Chamber)
The Port Hope & District Chamber of Commerce is presenting a series of events during Small Business Week in Port Hope the week of Monday, October 21st.
On Monday from 12 to 2 p.m., the Port Hope Chamber is hosting “Ask a Professional” at the Port Hope Town Hall Council Chambers (56 Queen St., Port Hope). At this free event, local professionals in the fields of accounting, finance, and law will be on hand to answer questions you may have about business. Professionals include John O’Keefe of O’Keefe Accounting Group, Scott McCracken of Schmidt Law Legal Services, and Adrian Pepper of the Bank of Montreal.
On Tuesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m., the Port Hope Chamber and the Port Hope Area Initiative (PHAI) are offering a bus tour for local businesses and contractors from a perspective of the PHAI project and cleanup. Space is limited to 18 registrants.
On Wednesday from 7:30 to 9 a.m., the Port Hope Chamber and the Business Development Bank of Canada are hosting “Women in Business” at Jack Burger Sports Complex (60 Highland Dr., Port Hope). The workshop features a presentation for local women in business from the Business Development Bank of Canada on the topic “Supporting your growing business with flexible financing and practical advice”. Light refreshments will be provided.
On Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m., the Port Hope Young Professionals group is hosting a trivia night at The Thirsty Goose (63 Walton St., Port Hope). There will be a cash prize for the winning team.
On Friday at 11 a.m., the Port Hope Chamber is hosting “Coffee Break with David Piccini” at the Port Hope Town Hall Council Chambers (56 Queen St., Port Hope). This event, open only to Chamber members, offers an opportunity to talk business with Northumberland-Peterborough MPP South David Piccini.
FastStart Peterborough hosts 2019 Pitch It! competition in Peterborough on October 22
FastStart Peterborough is hosting its fifth annual Pitch It! Competition from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22nd in the large ground floor boardroom at VentureNorth (270 George St. N., Peterborough).
Modelled after the CBC television series Dragons’ Den, the competition will feature students from Trent University and Fleming College pitching their business ideas to a panel of judges in hopes of winning up to $350.
Bobcaygeon Chamber and Impact 32 presents Small Business Week networking event in Bobcaygeon on October 23
The Bobcaygeon Chamber of Commerce and Impact 32 are co-hosting “Networking @ Night”, a networking event from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23rd at Kawartha Coffee Company (58 Bolton St., Bobcaygeon).
Celebrating Small Busienss Week in Bobcaygeon, the networking event is also an opportunity for local business owners to find out more about upcoming events and programs. It will include a short presentation on plans for the Mingle and Jingle event taking place on November 23rd in Bobcayegon.
Trent Hills Chamber presents Instagram seminar in Campbellford on October 24
The Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce is presenting “The Power of Instagram” seminar from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 24th in the Acorn Room at Campbellford Community Resource Centre (65 Bridge St. E., Campbellford).
This seminar is designed to empower entrepreneurs to use Instagram to grow their business by providing the knowledge base to post with confidence.
Offered as part of the Advanced Seminar Series with Business & Entrepreneurship Centre Northumberland, the seminar is $10 for Chamber members and $15 for non-members.
Innovation Cluster presents a power breakfast on IBM’s Innovation Incubator Initiative in Peterborough on October 29
The Innovation Cluster is presenting “Power Breakfast: Adapting to Disruption” from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29th at The Venue (286 George St. N., Peterborough).
Over a hot breakfast, IBM technology evangelist Sarmad Ibrahim and IBM senior innovative executive Dave Robitaille will host a session to introduce IBM’s Innovation Incubator Initiative.
Disability and accessibility in the workplace information session in Lindsay on October 29
In collaboration with the Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce and My Lindsay Downtown, the Workforce Development Board/Local Employment Planning Council is hosting “Employer Education Series – Disability & Accessibility Information Session” from 8 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29 at Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Lindsay (134 Angeline St. S., Lindsay).
Guest speaker Barbara Condie, accessibility coordinator with the City of Kawartha Lakes, will be sharing best practices for employers to navigate the issue of disability and accessibility in the workplace. Condie has extensive experience with research and resource information, development of policies, corporate procedures, and communications pertaining to disability and accessibility.
Annual TD Economic Outlook Luncheon in Peterborough on October 30
TD Bank Group vice-president and deputy chief economist Derek Burleton will speak at the 2019 TD Economic Outlook Luncheon. (Photo courtesy of Derek Burleton)
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development, along with TD Bank Group and Baker Tilly, are presenting the 2019 TD Economic Outlook Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30th at Peterborough Golf and Country Club (1030 Armour Rd., Peterborough).
The annual event explores trends, opportunities, and challenges within communities in Peterborough and the Kawarthas and across the globe. It features TD Bank Group vice-president and deputy chief economist Derek Burleton and Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development president and CEO Rhonda Keenan.
Haliburton Chamber presents The Breakfast Club with Catherine Oosterbaan in Irondale on November 5
The Haliburton Highlands Chamber of Commerce is presenting its next Breakfast Club from 7:30 to 9 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5th at Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre (1551 Bark Lake Dr., Irondale).
The event features Catherine Oosterbaan, agriculture and rural economic development advisor with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, on the topic “The Role of Business in Community Economic Development”.
Shock-rocker Alice Cooper will perform at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on April 1, 2020. (Photo: Kyler Clark Photography)
It’s not an April Fool’s joke — the original gothic rocker, Alice Cooper, will be bringing his “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” tour to the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) on April 1, 2020.
Born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Cooper began performing more than 50 years ago, first as the frontman of the Alice Cooper band — discovered by Frank Zappa in 1969 in Los Angeles, where he signed them to his record label — and then as a solo artist.
The Alice Cooper band’s collaboration with young record producer Bob Ezrin led to the break-through third album Love It to Death, which hit the charts in 1971, followed by Killer, School’s Out, Billion Dollar Babies, and Muscle of Love.
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In 1975, Cooper released his first solo album Welcome to My Nightmare in 1975, accompanied by the legendary groundbreaking theatrical Welcome to My Nightmare concert tour.
In September, Cooper released his The Breadcrumbs EP, a tribute to some of the garage rock heroes from his hometown Detroit Inspired by the city’s punk scene in the late ’60s and early ’70s, Cooper returned to his roots and the raw garage sound his fans love.
The Bob Ezrin-produced EP consists of six brand new recordings, featuring legendary Detroit musicians, including Johnny “Bee” Badanjek from the Detroit Wheels, Grand Funk’s Mark Farner, and MC5’s Wayne Kramer.
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Known for his grisly theatrics and black humour, Cooper’s concerts draw from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, with props including electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood, and boa constrictors.
The 71-year-old musician’s Peterborough concert will kick off his spring 2020 tour and is his only Ontario date.
British-born American heavy metal guitarist Lita Ford (The Runaways) will be opening.
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Single tickets range from $49 to $89 (plus fees and taxes) and go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 18th (PMC Scoop presale begins on Thursday, October 17th at 10 a.m.). VIP packages are available ranging from $259 to $929.
Tickets are available online at www.memorialcentre.ca, over the phone 705-743-3561, or in person at the Grant Thornton Box Office located inside the PMC (151 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough).
“Ol’ Black Eyes” Alice Cooper is known for his grisly theatrics and black humour. (Photo: Kyler Clark Photography)
Mike Taveroff with his wife Cheryl in front of their original Moondance store at 249 George Street in downtown Peterborough in 1975. One of the reasons Mike decided to close the store in 2018 and retire was the death of Cheryl from cancer the previous year. Shortly after retiring, Mike was himself diagnosed with cancer and, after initial treatment made him ill, he decided to halt future treatments in favour of palliative care. His two daughters Jesse and Leigh and his close friend and former long-time Moondance employee Sue Logan were with him when Mike passed away in hospice on October 13, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Taveroff family)
As tributes to Mike Taveroff continue to flood social media, his daughter Jesse remembers her father much the same as countless others — a man who eagerly and unselfishly shared his unbridled love of music and, in doing so, exposed most all he met to new experiences.
A native of Montreal, Taveroff operated the iconic Moondance record store in downtown Peterborough for 46 years before closing it in April 2018.
He died Sunday (October 13) at age 70 following a brief battle with cancer.
“He wanted to do what was exciting and interesting and different … he walked to the beat of his own drum,” says Jesse.
“You could be a weirdo, you could be a nerd; it didn’t matter who you were. He treated you the same. He loved people and he loved talking to people. That truly made him happy.”
Jesse, together with her younger sister Leigh — both are Vancouver residents — was with her father when he passed while under hospice care. Also present was his close friend and former employee Sue Logan, who says after he was given six to nine months to live this past July, Taveroff “decided he was going to do all the living he could do, so he did what he wanted to do. I like to think he had as good a time as he could.”
It was back in early March 2019 that Taveroff, less than one year removed from his retirement, was diagnosed with a brain tumour, which was removed in mid March followed by radiation.
His doctor initially suspected glioblastoma, the same form of brain cancer that resulted in Gord Downie’s death. However, a subsequent biopsy determined that melanoma was present. After one round of immunotherapy treatment made him sick, Taveroff opted to stop all treatment.
“We’re not doing great,” says Jesse who, with Leigh, lost her mother Cheryl, also to cancer, in February 2017.
“The last five years have been extremely hard for us but we didn’t want to see either of our parents suffer. We understand that this is life, but it’s not easy. Our dad was looking forward to travelling (in his retirement). Unfortunately life came along and gave him a shitty card.”
Mike Taveroff operated the iconic Moondance record store in downtown Peterborough for 46 years, before closing it in April 2018 and retiring. Taveroff’s vast knowledge of music and his passion for helping customers find records and discover new music made him an icon in the Peterborough community. Less than a year into his retirement, Taveroff was diagnosed with terminal cancer. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)
That same life, however, brought Taveroff riches he never could have imagined when, in 1972, he placed a bin containing some 250 records for sale in Cheryl’s downtown Peterborough clothing store in 1972.
Over the next five decades, Moondance was a must-visit staple for music fans in search of the latest releases. However, along the way, the opportunity to chat music with the owner became the main attraction for many patrons.
“He really took it upon himself to know the music industry and know all aspects of it … it wasn’t just about what he liked,” says Jesse, who worked at Moondance during her high school years.
When Taveroff announced in early 2018 that he was closing Moondance come April, there was a huge outpouring of support and good wishes.
“It was very emotional for him to see all the people that cared … he didn’t think anybody would care,” recalls Logan, with Jesse adding her mother’s passing played a big part in his decision to call it a day.
“A part of his heart was gone and wasn’t coming back. He was still himself but there was a light that he had that was no longer there. He held onto Moondance because it was his other baby, but he was getting closer to 70 (years old) and he was a bit tired. The problem was he didn’t want to sell it to somebody who didn’t love it the way he did. That was hard for him.”
Mike’s wife Cheryl with the couple’s two daughters in 2016 while she was undergoing treatment for cancer. Cheryl passed away in February 2017 at the age of 69. (Photo courtesy of the Taveroff family)
Moondance, Jesse adds, was more than a business for her father — it was an all-consuming passion.
“He did (product) searches for customers all day, every day. He never took a day off. That was exciting for him. He was so proud to be able to bring that to people. He spent a lot of his free time doing that. It was because he loved it, not because he felt he had to for the money or the business. It was for the person.”
Logan, alongside longtime employee Rob Franke, saw that passion firsthand; an experience anchoring her firm belief that Taveroff was, and remains, “an iconic character in the music culture of Peterborough.”
“He was always so excited to work with someone who was open to listening to new music. He’d run back and forth from the customer to pulling out different things from here and there. He would play music for them until they found exactly what they wanted. He did that for a lot of people.”
Saying her father “had an absolute rock ‘n’ roll heart,” Jesse says he would talk music virtually non-stop. Many times the conversation focused on any one of the numerous live music events he attended — Woodstock and The Rolling Stones’ storied 1977 appearance at Toronto’s El Mocambo among them.
“Having a dad in the industry was a wonderful way to get exposed to new music … things I would have never listened to had I not had him in my life. That’s fair to say about a lot of people in Peterborough. They wouldn’t have had an outlet to hear new music if it wasn’t for him bringing it into the store and suggesting it or playing it in the store where they could hear it.”
Moondance owner Mike Taveroff in January 2018, when he announced he was retiring and closing the iconic downtown Peterborough record store. He closed the store and retired in April 2018, and was diagnosed with stage four cancer less than a year later. Taveroff passed away on the Thanksgiving weekend. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)
Social media sentiments posted since kawarthaNOW first reported Taveroff’s passing have spoken to one indisputable fact for many: one typically visited Moondance the first time for music, but returned for the chance to talk music with Taveroff.
“We were lucky to have such a cool dad that brought such interesting things into our lives,” says Jesse, no doubt expressing the view of thousands of others.
“I loved having a dad who was different from the cookie cutter 9 to 5 dad. I was always very proud of that.”
Mike Taverhoff’s service will be held on Wednesday, October 16th in the chapel at Comstock-Kaye Life Celebration Centre (356 Rubidge St., Peterborough). Visitation with the family is from 10 to 10:45 a.m. with the service from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Family and close friends will attend the interment; other friends are invited to remain at Comstock-Kaye for a coffee until the family return for a reception at around 12:30 p.m.
Moondance owner Mike Taveroff in January 2018, when he announced he was retiring and closing the iconic downtown Peterborough record store. He closed the store and retired in April 2018, and was diagnosed with stage four cancer less than a year later. Taveroff passed away on the Thanksgiving weekend. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)
Mike Taveroff, who operated the iconic Moondance store in downtown Peterborough for 46 years before closing it last year, has passed away at the age of 70 from cancer.
Former long-time Moondance employee Sue Logan shared the news with kawarthaNOW on Sunday afternoon (October 13).
Taveroff opened Moondance, Canada’s oldest independent record store, in 1972.
Named after the Van Morrison song, the store was originally a clothing store owned and operated by Taveroff’s wife Cheryl.
Cheryl passed away from cancer in February 2017 at the age of 69 and, in January 2018, Taveroff announced he was retiring and closed the store in April of that year.
Taveroff, who turned 70 on September 7th, was diagnosed with stage four cancer in March 2019, less than a year into his retirement. He was receiving palliative care before his death.
Mike Taverhoff’s service will be held on Wednesday, October 16th in the chapel at Comstock-Kaye Life Celebration Centre (356 Rubidge St., Peterborough). Visitation with the family is from 10 to 10:45 a.m. with the service from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Family and close friends will attend the interment; other friends are invited to remain at Comstock-Kaye for a coffee until the family return for a reception at around 12:30 p.m.
Chris Whidden and Peyton Le Barr as adopted siblings Aaron and Claire during a rehearsal for the Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of "Little One" by Hannah Moscovitch. Directed by Lee Bolton, the one-act play is a dark family drama that raises complex questions about good intentions, irreversible damage, and the nature of love. It runs for five performances from October 16 to 19, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Lee Bolton)
From October 16th to 19th, the Peterborough Theatre Guild (PTG) presents celebrated Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch’s Little One.
Peterborough Theatre Guild presents Little One
When: Wednesday, October 16 to Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 2 p.m. Where: Guild Hall (364 Rogers St., Peterborough) How much: $10
A one-act play written by Hannah Moscovitch. Directed by Lee Bolton. Starring Peyton Le Barr as Claire and Chris Whidden as Aaron. Performed by arrangement with Ian Arnold, Catalyst TCM Inc. Tickets available by calling the box office at 705-745-4211 (if not open leave a message) or online at theatreguild.org. Warning: adult content.
This year’s PTG entry into the Eastern Ontario Drama League’s One Act Festival, Little One is directed by Lee Bolton and stars Peyton Le Barr and Chris Whidden in a show that Lee describes as a “dark family drama.”
First presented at Toronto’s Theatre Passe Muraille in 2013, Little One was described in a Globe and Mail review as being a “psychological thriller.” However, the company for the PTG production disagrees with this description of the show.
“I’d be offended if someone called it a thriller,” says Peyton, who plays the show’s protagonist Claire. “I think the thrilling part for some people would be in how crazy my character is, but she’s crazy for a reason. I think it’d be a mockery to not just Claire, but to people who have experienced trauma, if we call it a thriller.”
“It’s a family drama — as in about families, not for families, so please don’t bring your children,” Lee points out. “It’s a dark family drama, but not a thriller. There are elements of mystery to it. As an audience you’re not sure what’s happened or what’s about to happen.”
During my visit with Lee and her cast prior to a rehearsal, the trio were vague on the story, being careful not to give away the secrets that hold the show’s mystery together.
“Little One is a memory play,” Lee explains. “It’s about two adopted siblings with very different backgrounds and very different experiences in life. Now adults, they are coming to a point of crisis in their relationship and in their lives. So it’s exciting to see what happens when they hit that point of crisis. It’s that classic type of family drama when you have to open up the dark secrets.”
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The 2013 Globe and Mail review reveals a little more information, but not a lot. As children, Aaron (Chris Whidden) and Claire (Peyton Le Barr) were both adopted by a well-meaning couple, but while Aaron was a relatively normal child, Claire came from a background of abuse.
Now grown up, Aaron talks about the pair’s often-difficult childhood, while Claire supplies a different narrative about her obsession with a neighbour and his Asian wife, who she believes to be a mail-order bride. As the narratives continue, the two stories begin to merge into a powerful climax.
“Aaron is the older sibling,” Chris says of his character. “At the point of the play, he is in his twenties and is a surgeon. Something comes into his life that brings back some memories of what happened in his childhood, and he has to figure out what happens next.”
“Claire has had a very traumatic past,” says Peyton of her role. “She’s dealt with extreme trauma. She’s unaware of that kind of trauma, which is common for children. You’d assume she’s someone who cries all the time, and needs love and is emotional, but in fact, what’s fascinating about Clair is that she is a person who is completely unaware of what love is.”
“She almost approaches it from the scientific method were she needs evidence. She becomes an obsessive observer of people, and she is very diligent in trying to figure out the world without the emotional capacity to do so.”
In Hannah Moscovitch’s dark family drama “Little One”, adopted siblings Claire (Peyton Le Barr) and Aaron (Chris Whidden) provide two different perspectives about their often-difficult childhood, with the two narratives heading towards a single event and merging into a powerful climax. (Photo courtesy of Lee Bolton)
“We are telling two intertwined stories,” Lee says of the narrative. “At the end you find out why those two stories are connected. As an audience member, you need to figure out the truth of the story. The two characters are not necessarily telling the same story in their monologues.”
“The play revolves around this one event, and there is this slow build-up to this one event everything is pushing towards,” Chris adds. “You are unsure about the event, how it goes down, and who is telling the truth about it. Then you do get to see it.”
While Little One deals with heavy topics such as childhood trauma and abuse, the show also contains a fair amount of humour as well as elements of intrigue and mystery. But most of all, it is a show that challenges the audience in ways far beyond the difficult subject matter.
“The Peterborough Theatre Guild has put out some pretty heavy duty and challenging shows, and this is going to be one of those,” Lee confirms. “But I love theatre like that; I want theatre that makes me think and wonder.”
“There are issues of trauma and abuse in the show, but they are the background of the story. The foreground is how we deal with it. Can we heal? Can we love? Can we move forward? Can we fix everything? The central matter is about healing and moving forward — perhaps not successfully, but the attempts to move forward.”
“We’re approaching the subject matter with a lot of warmth,” Chris says. “This is not Sweeney Todd. These are real issues that exist for people in this world. We are trying to approach it with humanity and delicacy.”
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“I can’t think of another play that deals with such horrific moments of abuse in memory, but isn’t told in an aggressive and shocking way,” Peyton adds. “It’s done with a lot of compassion and it gives you moments of pause instead of shock. At the heart of the drama is a dialogue that we all inherently want to be good people.”
“There are few people who think that they are bad, even when good people do bad actions. This is a play that really pushes that boundary of ‘I’m a good person, but would I have handled that differently? How would I have handled it?’ It’s unsettling, but maybe it’s worth being unsettled about. When does your sense of being a good person hit the wall, and when does something in life combat that?”
“We fail if an audience member walks away thinking that either of the characters is a villain. Our characters are not perfect, but if anyone walks away thinking that one or the other was ‘the bad one’, then we’ve failed.”
Although Little One deals with heavy topics, the material is handled professionally. With an MA in theatre from the University of Leeds, Lee has directed theatre throughout Canada, while Peyton and Chris are the acting couple behind Grassboots Theatre who created the beautiful and moving Repatriation to the Moon this past summer.
“When you do a play like this, sometimes actors are not treated with the appropriate amount of respect in the rehearsal space,” Peyton observes. “It can be traumatic both on stage and in the rehearsal room. But for us, this has not been the case by any means. The amount of sensitivity and compassion and responsible art-making in this process has been admirable. I think that we’re very capable in presenting this story in that respect.”
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“This is a play that makes you stop and think without telling you what to think,” Lee adds. “You should leave it with questions, and you should go away and talk about it with the person you came with. It gives you questions about the play, but it also asks you to ask questions about your own life.”
“These are normal people; these are things that happen in neighbourhoods and to normal families. I think it encourages us to ask those questions — big questions without easy answers.”
A play written by one of Canada’s most celebrated modern female playwrights, Little One runs from Wednesday, October 16th to Saturday, October 19th in the main theatre at Guild Hall (364 Rogers St., Peterborough). Performances begin at 8 p.m., an additional Saturday afternoon matinee at 2 p.m.
As a one-act play that is only an hour long. PTG is presenting it at a reduced ticket price of $10, available by calling the box office at 705-745-4211 (if not open leave a message) or online at theatreguild.org.
A conceptual rendering of the new Canadian Canoe Museum, an 85,000-square-foot facility to be built alongside the Peterborough Lift Lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway. (Illustration: Heneghan Peng and Kearns Mancini Architects)
On Friday (October 11), BMO Financial Group announced it would be investing $650,000 in the new Canadian Canoe Museum, to be built alongside the Peterborough Lift Lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
In recognition of the gift to the museum’s capital campaign, which is the first from a financial institution, the museum announced the new facility’s archives and archives workroom will be named the BMO Financial Group Research and Knowledge Centre.
“As Canada’s oldest bank, serving communities for more than 200 years, BMO is proud to support The Canadian Canoe Museum,” says Sheri Griffiths, BMO’s regional president of business banking for Ontario. “The new BMO Financial Group Research and Knowledge Centre will offer a unique opportunity for visitors to connect with and gain a deeper understanding of our country’s history.”
The archives and archives workroom, which doesn’t exist at the museum’s current facility at 910 Monaghan Road, will be a dedicated space housing the museum’s growing collection of rare books, maps, and archival materials, as well as film, video, and recorded oral histories.
It will include a reference library with access to individual study spaces and large work surfaces, and will be built to a Class A controlled environment standard designed for the materials it will house.
“The research and knowledge centre is an integral space in the new museum, one that will offer opportunities to learn and collaborate that right now we can only imagine,” says the museum’s executive director Carolyn Hyslop. “The centre will be an inclusive and safe space for First Peoples, Métis and Inuit, indigenous knowledge holders, and academics to share, encourage understanding, and conduct cultural and ceremonial practices.”
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Stephen Fry, BMO’s head of indigenous banking for North America, notes the $650,000 gift to the museum reflects the relationships the bank nurtures with indigenous communities across Canada.
“We’re proud to pay tribute to the indigenous communities and their intergenerational knowledge of the canoe that has been shared for many generations,” Fry says.
The new 85,000-square-foot museum has been designed by the award-winning team of Heneghan Peng Architects of Dublin, Ireland and Kearns Mancini Architects of Toronto. The facility, which has been designed specifically to house the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft, will blend almost seamlessly into the surrounding landscape.
A conceptual rendering of the new Canadian Canoe Museum at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site. (Illustration: Heneghan Peng and Kearns Mancini Architects)
BMO Financial Group’s $650,000 gift is another private contribution to the museum’s $65-million capital campaign, which has already received foundational financial support from municipal, provincial, and federal governments. The largest private donation to date has been a $7.5 million investment from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation.
The recipients of the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism's 20th annual Awards of Excellence, including Nightingale Nursing president and CEO Sally Harding (front row, third from right). The awards were presented at an event in the Bryan Jones Theatre at Lakefield College School on October 10, 2019. (Photo: Kawartha Chamber / Facebook)
The Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism handed out its 20th annual Awards of Excellence at a gala event on Thursday night (October 10) at Lakefield College School, including presenting the Citizen of the Year Award to Nightingale Nursing president and CEO Sally Harding.
Harding received the award for her outstanding commitment to the area as a businessperson and community supporter. She took over the reins of family business Nightingale Nursing — which supports seniors to stay at home as long as possible by providing personal support and home maintenance services — 20 years ago and purchased it four years later.
A 15-year Rotarian, Harding has focused on youth projects, hosting 10 international exchange students and, through Rotary’s partnership with Habitat for Humanity, providing mentorship and advice to their youth council. She has also served on the hospital foundation board for nine years, the Kawartha Chamber board for six years (serving two terms as president), and currently sits on the board of the Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas.
Along with the Citizen of the Year Award, the Kawartha Chamber presented awards in nine categories to local businesses:
Commercial Development or Renovation: Kawartha Lakes Construction (finalists: Lock Stop Cafe, Sweet Competition)
Customer Service Excellence: Home Suite Home Transitions (finalists: Bell’s Garage, Lang Pioneer Village Museum, Nexicom, Village Pet Food & Supply)
Not-for-Profit Excellence: Lakefield Literary Festival (finalists: BEL Rotary Club, Camp Kawartha, Curve Lake First Nation Cultural Centre, The Canadian Canoe Museum)
Retailer of the Year: Griffin’s Greenhouses (finalists: Kingdon Timber Mart, Paris Marine, Village Pet Food & Supply)
Service Sector Excellence: Whelan’s Flooring Centre (finalists: BALL Real Estate, Swanky Events)
Tourism/Hospitality Excellence: The Kawartha Buttertart Factory (finalists: Scotsman Point Resort, Westwind Inn)
Outstanding Business Achievement: Central Smith Creamery (finalists: Beachwood Resort, Cottage Toys, T.G. Quirk Garage )
Young Professional: Jillian Harrington, Clearview Cottage Resort (finalists not announced)
Barbara Monaghan. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Pop Ensemble)
Peterborough Pop Ensemble founder and artistic director and long-time teacher Barbara Monahan has passed away after a brief battle with cancer. She was 59 years old.
The Peterborough Pop Ensemble announced her passing on their Facebook page on Thursday night (October 10):
It is with the deepest of sadness that we share that our beloved Barb – director, mentor, musician, singer…
Born and raised in Peterborough’s south end, Monahan attended Kenner Collegiate in Peterborough from 1974 to 1979 and graduated with honours as both valedictorian and an Ontario scholar.
In 1983, she earned her Honours Bachelor of Music in education, with a major in voice, from the University of Western Ontario, followed by a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto in 1984.
In 1984, Monahan returned to Peterborough and began a 26-year teaching career at her alma mater, Kenner Collegiate. Teaching both instrumental and choral music as well as English and French, she affected the lives of many students. She directed the Kenner Concert Band and Choir, was the musical director of five musicals, and organized music trips in Canada and the United States.
Peterborough Pop Ensemble artistic director Barbara Monahan at the Rogers Centre in Toronto in September 2009, when the group performed the national anthem at a Toronto Blues Jay game. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Pop Ensemble)
While Monahan retired from teaching in 2011, she continued her musical career as a professional soloist, arranger, composer, songwriter, and private vocal instructor. She was also organist and choir director at Grace United Church in Peterborough for 18 years.
Monahan was best known as the artistic director of the Peterborough Pop Ensemble, which she founded in 2000 as a one-time ensemble of members of Syd Birrell’s Peterborough Singers. Over the years, the choral group evolved and became the Peterborough Pop Ensemble in 2008.
Since then, the Peterborough Pop Ensemble has performed regularly, including at Peterborough Petes hockey games, the Peterborough’s Dragon Boat Festival, with the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra, and at many charity events. In 2013, the ensemble began its charity program that has supported 14 local charities with a portion of the proceeds from the group’s spring concerts.
Barbara Monahan (left) with members of the Peterborough Pop Ensemble in a promotional photo for their spring 2018 “Hip to the Groove” tribute concert to the music of the 1960s and 1970s. A portion of the proceeds from the concert will go to the Kawartha-Haliburton Children’s Foundation. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Pop Ensemble)
Monahan was the driving force behind the Peterborough Pop Ensemble since its inception, by shaping the sound of the group, arranging a majority of the songs, writing songs, and participating in the group’s business operations and promotion.
In 2012, she became a member of Kenner’s Wall of Honour and was also inducted into the Peterborough Pathway of Fame.
Monahan is survived by her husband Robert (former co-owner of Bud’s Music Centre in Peterborough) and her sons Kyle and Justin.
There will be a visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 17th, at Nisbett Funeral Home (600 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough), with a celebration of life taking place at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 18th at Grace United Church (581 Howden St., Peterborough).
Donations in Monahan’s memory can be made to the Peterborough Pop Ensemble (at the funeral home or at Grace United Church) or to the Canadian Cancer Society. Online condolences to the family may be left at arbormemorial.ca.
Thanksgiving is an annual holiday to celebrate and give thanks at the close of the harvest season, which was part of the culture of Indigenous peoples for centuries before the arrival of European settlers in North America.
After the American Revolution, American refugees who remained loyal to Great Britain moved from the newly independent United States to Canada, bringing with them the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving, including turkey, pumpkin, and squash.
Thanksgiving days were observed sporadically in Canada beginning in 1799. Today, Thanksgiving is always observed in Canada on the second Monday of October, which coincides with the U.S. observance of Columbus Day (American Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November).
Since Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in Ontario, all government offices, banks, and liquor stores are closed (a few beer stores are open in Peterborough, Lindsay, and Cobourg). Many grocery stores, big box stores, and malls are also closed. Some tourist attractions and recreational services remain open.
For your convenience, we provide this list of holiday hours for 266 selected businesses, services, and organizations across the Kawarthas. This information comes from their websites and social media accounts, which may or may not be up to date, so please always call them first to confirm their hours, especially where indicated and if you are travelling any distance (we’ve included phone numbers). If your business or organization is listed and the hours are incorrect, please let us know by using our content feedback form. We do not include hours for restaurants, as there are far too many to list!
Bewdley Community Recycling Centre 7650 County Rd. 9, Hamilton 905-342-2514
CLOSED
Brighton Community Recycling Centre 1112 County Rd. 26, Brighton 613-475-1946
CLOSED
Canada Post Mail Delivery / Offices (Note: post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business
No collection or delivery
City of Kawartha Lakes City Hall, Municipal Service Centres, and Administration Offices 26 Francis St., Lindsay 705-324-9411
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Parks, Recreation and Culture facilities, arenas, and pools Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411
CLOSED (some facilities are open only for use as advance polling stations for the federal election)
City of Kawartha Lakes Public Libraries Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 705-324-9411 x1291
CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Waste and Recycling Collection 26 Francis St., Lindsay 1-888-822-2225
Oct 14 collection moves to Oct 15, Oct 15 to 16, Oct 16 to 17, Oct 17 to 18
City of Peterborough Day Cares Peterborough 705-748-8830
CLOSED
City of Peterborough Garbage Pickup Peterborough 705-745-1386
No change
City of Peterborough Green Waste Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
No change
City of Peterborough Recycling Pickup Peterborough 705-876-1600
No change
City of Peterborough Social Services Peterborough 705-748-8830
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