Ashlee Aitken of Kawartha Food Share with Barry McNair (left) and Bryan Buchanan (right) of Shorelines at Kawartha Downs (photo: Kawartha Food Share)
Shorelines at Kawartha Downs has donated 200 frozen turkeys to Kawartha Food Share for the Thanksgiving weekend.
“This donation could not come at a better time,” says Kawartha Food Share general manager Ashlee Aitken. “Healthy proteins are the hardest type of food for us to acquire for our foodbanks, and this donation will help feed a lot of hungry families this Thanksgiving weekend.”
Shorelines at Kawartha Downs has always been a supporter of for Kawartha Food Share, by volunteering in the warehouse, hosting food drives, and donating hams and turkeys during the holiday season.
“Management and staff at Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs are very thankful that we can help out the food banks in the area at this busy time of year,” says Andy LaCroix, executive director of stakeholder relations at Shorelines at Kawartha Downs.
With client numbers on the rise at Kawartha Food Share, member agencies are also very excited about this donation. They will begin picking up their turkeys from the Kawartha Food Share warehouse on Thursday morning (October 6) to distribute to people who use area foodbanks.
“Shorelines donation of turkeys allows our food pantry to provide families with a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner,” says Steve Wooldridge of St. Vincent De Paul Food Panty Peterborough. “It will provide needy families with not just one meal but two or more meals, making the turkeys donated a great and welcomed gift for us to distribute to our deserving families.”
If you want to volunteer or make a donation to Kawartha Food Share, call Ashlee Aitken at Kawartha Food Share at 705-745-5377 ext 200. You can also make an online donations at www.kawarthafoodshare.com.
Children from St. Alphonsus Catholic Elementary School, dressed as ECO-Superheros, celebrate the kick off of Car Free Wednesdays with Cool Captain Climate before joining their school on a group walk to St. Alphonsus Church. (Photo: Lindsay Stroud, GreenUP Manager of Transportation and Urban Design Programs)
The first few weeks of school have flown by and now students are settling down into new routines. This is a perfect time to establish active modes of transportation into your family’s daily lives.
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Jaime Akiyama, GreenUP Coordinator, Transportation & Urban Design Programs.
Active and Safe Routes to School Peterborough is again encouraging students and families to integrate active and efficient transportation to and from school through the Car Free Wednesdays challenge by walking, running, cycling, skating, or bussing to school each Wednesday.
Car Free Wednesdays has numerous benefits for the health of students and their environment.
Active transportation helps reduce the congestion in school zones, which improves air quality and also increases students’ daily physical activity.
It can be difficult to work physical activity into a busy day. Establishing routines for active transportation to and from school is a great way for students to get a little bit more exercise and reinforce positive habits for an active lifestyle.
The 2015 ParticipACTION Report Card identified that only 9% of five to 17 years olds meet the Canadian activity targets of 60 minutes per day. Students that walk, run, cycle, or skate to school can gain on average 10 to 40 minutes of activity per day.
Unfortunately, in Peterborough nearly 35% of elementary school students are getting a drive to school, many of whom live in walking zones or on a school bus route. These students are missing out on an opportunity to increase their daily physical activity. Car Free Wednesdays would like to see all students have the opportunity to benefit from active transportation.
A crossing guard helps children safely cross a busy intersection in the north end of Peterborough on their way to school. When children walk to school, or when their parents drop them off a block or more away from the school, they get increased daily activity, more social time, and a greater sense of independence, and it helps then to get to know their community. (Photo: Hillary Flood, GreenUP Transportation Programs Coordinator)
In situations where a student has to be driven to school, it is recommended that they Park and Stride, as a great way to add a bit of activity into their routine.
Park and Stride encourages drivers to park a few blocks from the school, allowing children to walk the rest of the way. This method of transportation is included in the Car Free Wednesdays challenge.
Park and Stride, or short walks to and from the bus stop, will contribute to daily physical activity and can boost students’ energy before school. It also allows kids to meet friends along the route and can be beneficial to the amount of play and independent time that a student gets each day.
Studies show that a walk to school can help prepare students for their day of learning; morning activity increases focus and improves behaviour. Teachers and parents who have participated in previous Car Free Wednesdays report that students arrive more alert and ready to learn.
School zones are very busy places during drop off and pick up times where traffic congestion can be a safety concern. Depending on the school zone, students may be able to access their school more safely when on foot or bike, without having to go through congested car areas. Participation in Car Free Wednesdays helps reduce traffic congestion in the school zone improving student safety.
Schools that have previously participated in Car Free Wednesdays have also observed that students who use active transportation become more familiar with their community, develop better road sense, and have greater experience with traffic and bicycle safety.
Schools can participate in Car Free Wednesdays by using the Active and Safe Routes to School promo packages that remind students to walk, roll, or bus every Wednesday. Schools can also register for prizes by completing quick monthly surveys that track student travel choices.
For more information and to register for Car Free Wednesdays, please contact Jaime Akiyama, Coordinator of Transportation and Urban Design Programs at GreenUP at 705-745-3238 ext. 210, or visit the Car Free School Days and Active and Safe Routes to School pages on peterboroughmoves.com.
Active and Safe Routes to School is a partnership between GreenUP, City of Peterborough, Peterborough Public Health, Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario, Crossing Guards of Peterborough, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, and the Peterborough Community Police.
Governor General David Johnston congratulates Peterborough Police Service Deputy Chief Timothy Farquharson, who receiving the Order of Merit of the Police Forces for a Member (supplied photo)
Peterborough Police Service Deputy Chief Timothy Farquharson received the Order of Merit of the Police Forces for a Member at a special ceremony held in Quebec today (October 5th).
His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, presided over the investiture ceremonies that took place at the Governor General’s residence at the Citadelle of Quebec.
Deputy Chief Farquharson received the Order of Merit of the Police Forces for “his role in creating the Peterborough Drug Strategy Task Force, and for his tireless support for the Canadian Mental Health Association.”
The Order of Merit of the Police Forces was established in 2000 to honours the leadership and exceptional service or distinctive merit displayed by the men and women of the Canadian Police Services, and to recognize their commitment to Canada. The primary focus is on exceptional merit, contributions to policing and community development. There are three categories of membership: Commander, Officer, and Member.
Deputy Chief Farquharson was one of more than 60 Canadians who received honours at the ceremony. Other honours presented at the ceremony included the Decoration for Bravery, the Meritorious Service Decoration, the Polar Medal, and the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.
The Governor General presents honours on behalf of all Canadians in communities across the country to help share inspiring stories, celebrate tremendous contributions to our society, and connect with Canadians. Deputy Chief Farquharson was one of more than 60 Canadians who were recognized for their excellence, courage, or exceptional dedication to service.
Steve Smith brings his beloved Red Green character to the stage in "I'm Not Old I'm Ripe" at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough on October 16 (publicity photo)
With his plaid shirt, grey beard, green fishing cap, and roll of duct tape, handyman Red Green has become one of the most recognized characters on Canadian television. With a fan base that spans multiple generations, Red Green’s simple rural wisdom has entertained millions of fans across Canada and beyond its borders.
On Sunday, October 16th, Steve Smith — the man behind the iconic character — brings Red Green back to Peterborough in his latest show I’m Not Old I’m Ripe. His third comedy tour, I’m Not Old I’m Ripe finally cracks the enigma that is Red Green, as Steve reveals the backstory of a character who is familiar to all of us, but who we don’t really know anything about.
“I learned in high school, working on a farm in the summers, that you can have a real simple guy who is quite bright,” Smith says. “You don’t have to be spouting off intellectual things to have a high-functioning mind.”
“The reason I’ve had so much success with this character is that everybody has somebody in their family that Red reminds them of,” he says. “It’s usually somebody in their family that they like. So I become the beneficiary to the goodwill to an uncle or brother or a father or a grandfather. Sometimes it’ll be someone who has passed away. I get a lot of people telling me that Red Green is the last connection to a family member who has passed away that they really liked.”
Steve Smith based his Red Green character on American sportsman and poet Bernard Herbert “Red” Fisher who, when he moved to Canada in 1963, launched a popular radio talk show program The Red Fisher Show. The show moved to television, where it remained from 1968 to 1989. Red Fisher died in 2006 at the age of 92.
Steve created Red Green in 1978 for a segment of the popular CHCH-TV sketch comedy series Smith & Smith, which he did with his wife Morag from 1978 to 1985. The character started as a playful satire on television sportsman B.H. “Red” Fisher who hosted a long-running fishing and wilderness show on CTV from 1968 to 1989.
“The message I got from Red Fisher was to believe that nothing would bore an audience,” Steve recalls. “It was Red Fisher’s job to fill a half an hour and to make it interesting. That takes such a strong ego, so much self-confidence. Red Fisher had a half hour fishing show where he wouldn’t catch any fish! Red and Ted Williams would polish off a bottle of scotch and just do a show. Then they’d cut to this footage of him landing on some float plane. It was always the same footage! They used that same footage of that float plane for 10 years. It was outrageous.”
Although Red Fisher has all but disappeared in the minds of modern television audiences, Red Green found his own unique fan base immediately.
“I got instant recognition for Red Green. We got fan mail on it,” Steve says.
“In 1982, when CHCH was running the hockey games, they didn’t know when they’d end. So they asked me if I’d do a Red Green show that would fill in when the hockey game ended, until 11 p.m. I declined because I didn’t want to do that, but that gave some indication that there were some legs to that character.”
“If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.” – Red Green (publicity photo)
Continuing to play Red Green in a number of other shows, such as Max and Me and The Comedy Mill, The Red Green Show finally premiered in 1991. Starring Smith — along with Patrick McKenna as his nephew Harold and Rick Green as outdoor adventure Bill — The Red Green Show shot an astonishing 300 episodes over 15 seasons spanning three different networks including CHCH, Global and finally finding a permanent home on CBC.
Meanwhile, the show found its own cult following in the United States when the show was picked up by Amercian public broadcaster PBS.
“Red Green is very different, so it was difficult to compare it to other things,” Steve says of the show’s popularity in the U.S. marketplace. “If NBC, CBS and ABC are doing cop shows, and they are spending $5 million an episode, and you do a cop show in Canada and you are spending $500,000 an episode, what are the chances that you’ll be able to compete with them? But Red Green is hard to classify.”
“If we had spent too much money on the show we’d have wrecked it. We didn’t have the money to do it right and that made it better. But I think its best asset was that it was different. When it’s unique, there isn’t anything else to compare it too and then nobody cares where it comes from. A lot of Americans don’t even know Red Green is from Canada. They think we shoot it in Minnesota or something.”
“The handyman’s secret weapon: duct tape.” – Red Green (publicity photo)
Although Steve ended The Red Green Show in 2006, he felt he had more to say with the character, and in 2013 took his first Red Green tour, The Wit and Wisdom Tour, across North America. This was followed by his second show, How to Do Everything (From a Man Who Should Know), the following year.
Steve started his latest tour last spring by performing 26 shows in the U.S., and is doing another 29 performances across Canada this fall.
“Each tour has its own theme,” Steve says. “The first tour was an extension of the show. I did it in character and just talked about the lodge and the characters. The second show was more the handyman aspect of things. But this show is more autobiographical.”
“What I’ve been able to do — and what has probably allowed me to enjoy the character for 40 years — is that Red’s become my spokesman. In many ways he’s trying to be funny, but in other ways he’s expressing Steve Smith’s opinions through the filter of Red Green, who is a lot more acceptable to people and certainly more well known. They have an affection for him that allows him to say things that Steve Smith may not be allowed to say.”
Red Green – I’m Not Old I’m Ripe
When: Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 8 p.m. Where: Showplace Performance Centre (290 George St. N., Peterborough) How much: $59.50
Featuring Steve Smith as Red Green. Tickets are available at the Showplace box office, by calling 705-742-7469 (toll-free 1-866-444-2154), or online at www.showplace.org.
So where does the character of Red Green end and the reality of Steve Smith begin?
“I don’t have the problems of William Shatner being Captain Kirk because I created the character,” Steve explains. “It wasn’t thrust upon me. He’s kind of me anyway. The way I look at it is that all of Red Green is in me, but there is a whole lot of me that’s outside of Red Green. It’s not painful for me to be Red Green.”
After the tour finishes at the end of October, Steve will be returning home for a rest — but not for long. Early next year his eighth book, Red Green’s Book of Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Canadian Inventions is being published.
“This never ends,” Steve says. “It’s a miracle. The Red Green Show was supposed to be a summer job in 1990 and it’s been an endless summer.”
Don’t miss this chance to see one of Canada’s most beloved characters on the Showplace Performance Center stage on October 16th. Tickets are $59.50 and are on sale now at www.showplace.org.
Low-cost rabies vaccination clinics ($25 per pet) take place on October 15, 2016 in Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, and Omemee
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit is encouraging pet owners to protect their four-footed friends by ensuring their cats and dogs are vaccinated against rabies.
Six low-cost rabies vaccination clinics are being held in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Saturday, October 15, 2016.
“Many of us consider a dog or cat to be part of our family, so the clinics provide an opportunity to give these pets the protection they deserve,” says Bruce Barthorpe, a public health inspector with the health unit. “Rabies is fatal, so getting pets vaccinated is an important part of caring for animals and being a responsible pet owner.”
The annual clinics are organized by local veterinarians in partnership with the health unit. The cost for a vaccination is $25 per animal (cash only). No examination of the animal will take place at the clinic, and participating veterinarians ask that dogs be on leashes and cats in carriers.
Rabies is a serious virus that attacks the nerves and brain of an animal. People and pets may get rabies when an animal infected with rabies licks an open wound, or bites and scratches them. If left untreated, rabies is fatal.
In the City of Kawartha Lakes as well as in Peterborough County, it is mandatory for pet owners to get their cats and dogs vaccinated for rabies. Failure to comply with mandatory rabies vaccination for pets can lead to a fine.
An added incentive to get your pets vaccinated is the current outbreak of rabies being found in wildlife in Ontario, especially concentrated in the Hamilton-Brantford area.
Here are the locations of the rabies vaccination clinics on the morning of Saturday, October 15th:
Bobcaygeon
Three Island Veterinary Services (115 East St. N.) from 9 a.m. to noon
Fenelon Falls
Fenelon Animal Clinic (474 County Road 121) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lindsay
Kawartha Animal Hospital (130 Angeline St. S.) from 9 a.m. to noon
Lindsay Animal Clinic (62 Lindsay St. S.) from 9 a.m. to noon
Victoria Veterinary Services (86 Russell St. W.) from 9 a.m. to noon
Omemee
Omemee Veterinary Hospital (128 King St. W.) from 9 a.m. to noon
In Northumberland County (including Cobourg and Port Hope) and Hastings County (including Bancroft, Campbellford, Maynooth, and Trenton), low-cost rabies clinics were held on Saturday, October 1st.
In the Peterborough area, low-cost rabies clinics are held in the spring. The next series of clinics will take place in 2017.
Noblegen CEO and Founder Adam Noble with Executive VP and Co-founder Dr. Andressa Lacerda (photo: Lucia Graca Remedios / Noblegen)
Peterborough start-up Noblegen Inc. (previously Noble Tech Inc.) has announced it will be using $5.5 million in recently raised private equity to build the largest production facility of its kind in North America.
Noblegen — currently valued at $50 million — will use the financing by scaling up the company’s pilot production facility in Peterborough to a first-generation manufacturing plant. The expansion is necessary to help the company meet the growing demand for its products.
The plant, expected to be operational in early 2017, will create 15 new jobs — bringing to 33 the total number of people employed by Noblegen.
The first-generation facility will produce large amounts of biomass that will be processed for applications in the food and beverage industry and “nutraceuticals” (such as omega oils, antioxidants, and vitamins). The company is currently in negotiations with several multinational customers.
Noblegen expects to close an additional $2 million in private equity financing at the end of October 2016 to further support its expansion plans.
The first-generation facility will bridge the company’s production needs until the completion in 2018 of a larger second-generation facility at the Trent Research and Innovation Park, originally announced in February 2016.
Noblegen CEO Adam Noble founded the $55-million company, previously Noble Tech Inc., while he was still in high school in Lakefield (photo: Lucia Graca Remedios / Noblegen)
Noblegen researches, cultivates, and markets unique microalgae strains and their derivatives for various market applications. Noblegen’s biomaterials and biochemicals are used for a wide range of market applications from food and beverage ingredients and pharmaceuticals to water purification.
The company was founded on groundbreaking research by CEO Adam Noble while he was still in high school in Lakefield.
Noble has since garnered international recognition for his algae research, including the gold medal at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh in May 2012 and a Top 20 Under 20 award from Youth in Motion in June 2014. He remains the highest awarded youth scientist in Canadian history.
Its clock tower a symbol of Peterborough, the Market Hall has a 350-seat performing arts hall, the perfect venue for intimate concerts (photo: Bradley Boyle / Market Hall Performing Arts Centre)
For its fall season, Market Hall Performing Arts Centre is bringing an eclectic lineup of musical events to the 350-seat venue in downtown Peterborough.
This October sees award-winning Johannes Linstead performing virtuoso Spanish-style guitar, as well as Brian Risk presenting his “Heart of Gold” tribute to musical icon Neil Young.
In November, Jeremy Wright brings Paul McCartney’s music to the stage in “Here Today”, a tribute to the Beatles’ songwriter and bassist and Wings frontman.
In December, the “In From the Cold” Christmas concert returns for its 17th year, once again raising funds for Peterborough’s YES Shelter for Youth and Families.
Details about each of these shows are provided below:
Market Hall is also upping its game this season by presenting its own concerts, including two this November.
“Traditionally, we’ve been a rental facility but I’ve taken on about seven shows this season on behalf of Market Hall,” explains Chad Hogan, Market Hall’s general manager. “We have our own set of shows that we’re doing. We’ve never really done that before.”
One example is the November 17 concert featuring Welsh-born blues guitarist extraordinaire Philip Sayce. Meanwhile, another “Market Hall presents” show will see former Great Big Sea member Séan McCann take to the stage November 26.
“That’s going to be a really special one,” says Hogan. “He’s a recovering addict, so we’ve partnered with the CMHA. He’s going to do a private one-hour session ahead of the show with people in the community who are struggling with recovery.”
In association with Trevelyan Architect, Lett Architects completed an extensive renovation of Market Hall in 2009, restoring the “Hall” portion of the building to its original form with a new 350-seat performing arts hall inserted into the space, which can allow for a variety of performance types. (photo: Lett Architects)
Hogan is mindful that Market Hall has a number of “loyal groups” that regularly stage performances in the venue: Folk Under The Clock, Public Energy, and New Stages Theatre Company have called Market Hall home for years now.
“The acts that I’m booking are not going to compete with what we already have,” he says.
In fact, come November, the upper windows of the hall where it intersects at Charlotte and George streets will see permanent graphics added to them with some of that artwork paying homage to its long-term user groups.
“Market Hall remains kind of hidden in plain sight for many,” says Hogan. “We want to change that.”
As a non-profit organization, Market Hall relies on the support of audiences so it can continue to attract promoters and musicians to the heritage venue. You can help support Market Hall while enjoying a musical night out by buying tickets to the shows below.
Johannes Linstead: Guitar Of Fire (Friday, October 14th at 8 p.m.)
Award-winning Canadian guitarist and instrumentalist Johannes Linstead, who fuses virtuoso Spanish-style guitar with Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern, and Latin American percussion and instrumentation, performs with his band at the Market Hall in downtown Peterborough on October 14 (photo: Johannes Linstead / Facebook)
Named World Artist of the Year at the Ontario Music Awards, Johannas Linstead is an award-winning guitarist who fuses virtuoso Spanish-style guitar with Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern and Latin American percussion and instrumentation.
Nominated in 2007 for a Juno Award for the album Café Tropical and named Guitarist of the Year by the Canadian Smooth Jazz Award, Linstead has nine studio albums to his credit, the most recent being 2014’s Midnight Rhumba.
Having first picked up the guitar at age eight upon receiving the instrument as a birthday present, Linstead didn’t put it down, expanding on his early love of classical music to later include rock, flamenco, and jazz.
“I use music as a way to express what words cannot say,” says Linstead on his website at www.johanneslinstead.com.
“Every note contains a part of me, and all the love, joy, hope and compassion in my heart. I believe that music has the power to uplift humanity — I see it all the time at every one of my concerts. To be able to bring happiness to so many people is a true blessing.”
Deeply spiritual, Linstead is a certified yoga instructor, conducting yoga and music retreats when his touring schedule allows. In 2006, he founded Divine Earth, a humanitarian organization that promotes meditation, yoga, holistic living and the healing power of music.
Advance tickets for Johannes Linstead are $32 for adults ($37 for table seating) and $23 for students ($28 for table seating) and are available at the Market Hall Box Office at 140 Charlotte St., by calling 705-742-9425, or online at www.markethall.org. Tickets are also available (cash only) at Moondance (425 George St. N., Peterborough, 705-742-9425).
Tickets will also be available at the door for $37 ($42 for table seating).
Heart Of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young (Saturday, October 22nd at 8 p.m.)
“Heart of the Gold: The Songs of Neil Young”, a tribute to Neil Young, takes place at Peterborough’s Market Hall on October 22 (photo: Brian Fisk Music)
Presented by Brian Risk Music Productions, this widely acclaimed tribute show pays homage to the life and music Omemee-raised singer/songwriter Neil Young.
The tribute will cover all facets of his legendary career spanning 50-plus years, including his solo career, his collaboration with Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and his work with Crazy Horse. Fans of Young can expect to hear all his classics, such as “After The Gold Rush”, “Cinnamon Girl”, “Rocking In The Free World”, and “Old Man”.
Featuring Brian Risk (guitar/harmonica/vocals), Peggy Miller (violin/hand percussion/vocals), Chris Clarke (drums/vocals) and Daniel Perreault (bass), Heart of Gold is broken into two parts: solo acoustic and soft rock numbers are featured first and, after the break, Young’s hard-driving rock classics take things home.
“Neil Young’s music is as relevant today as it ever was,” says Risk at www.brianriskmusic.com
“This show attracts concert goers from a young age well into the baby boomer bracket. His work is acclaimed, loved and revered around the world.”
Advance tickets cost $28 for general admission or $33 for assigned cabaret table seating and are available at the Market Hall Box Office at 140 Charlotte St., by calling 705-742-9425, or online at www.markethall.org. Tickets are also available (cash only) at Moondance (425 George St. N., Peterborough, 705-742-9425).
Tickets will also be available for $5 more at the door.
Here Today: Paul McCartney Tribute (Friday, November 25th at 8 p.m.)
Here Today, a tribute to former Beatle Paul McCartney, hits the stage at the Market Hall in Peterborough on November 25 (graphic: Impress Productions)
Billed as Canada’s Paul McCartney tribute show, “Here Today” features Jeremy Wright recreating note for note the famed musician’s tunes, both as a member of the groundbreaking British band and as the lead singer of Wings.
Backed by a stellar band, Wright runs through a number of signature McCartney-performed hits, from “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude” to “Band On The Run” and “Jet”.
“Here Today” is being presented by Impress Productions (www.impressproductions.ca), which also produces other tribute shows including “Bangladesh: Canada’s George Harrison Tribute”, “The McCartney Experience”, and “Summon The Beatles One More Time”.
Ticekts are $40 for adults, $35 for seniors, and $35 for students and are available at the Market Hall Box Office at 140 Charlotte St., by calling 705-742-9425, or online at www.markethall.org. Tickets for Row C are also available (cash only) at Moondance (425 George St. N., Peterborough, 705-742-9425).
In From The Cold Christmas Concert (Friday, December 9th and Saturday, December 10th at 8 p.m.)
The annual In From The Cold Christmas concert, which takes place this year on December 9 and 10, raises funds for Peterborough’s YES Shelter for Youth and Families (photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)
Billed as “the heart of a Peterborough Christmas,” In From The Cold returns to Market Hall for its 17th year.
Produced locally, the annual concert features Celtic and contemporary carols and seasonal songs served up by Carried Away, The Convivio Chorus, Curtis Driedger, Michael Ketemer, and Tanah Haney.
In From The Cold was launched in 2000 by John Hoffman, Susan Newman, Rob Fortin and Driedger, a group of accomplished Peterborough roots musicians who came together to form an annual local Christmas concert that would be unlike any other being offered.
In a few short years, In From the Cold has become the hottest ticket of the Peterborough Christmas season, selling out the Market Hall for two nights every December while raising thousands of dollars for Peterborough’s YES Shelter for Youth and Families.
Tickets for In From The Cold cost $20 ($15 for students and children) and are available at the Market Hall Box Office at 140 Charlotte St., by calling 705-742-9425, or online at www.markethall.org. Tickets are also available (cash only) at Moondance (425 George St. N., Peterborough, 705-742-9425).
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Inc. is a not-for-profit charitable organization overseen by a board and a small staff.
Its mandate is to establish, operate and maintain a facility or facilities for performing and/or visual arts in the City of Peterborough as well as provide for the hosting of theatre productions, music concerts, art exhibitions, and education and informational programs relating to the arts for the general benefit of the public.
For more information on the 2016-17 season at Market Hall, including what shows are being presented and ticket details for each, visit www.markethall.org.
Butter tarts by Cathy Smith of the Kawartha Buttertart Factory (photo: Cathy Smith)
The Kawartha Buttertart Factory
Cathy Smith recently purchased the Butter Tart Factory, changed the name to the Kawartha Buttertart Factory and is busy supplying retailers throughout the area, including The Market in Lakefield and Burleigh Falls, The Bridgenorth Deli, Charlotte Pantry and more.
Cathy has just opened the Kawartha Buttertart Factory Cafe in Warsaw, in the former home of Kyley’s Restaurant (895 Water St.).
The buttertart rack at the the Kawartha Buttertart Factory Cafe in Warsaw (photo: Cathy Smith / Facebook)
The Café features self-serve coffee, scones, donuts, muffins, cookies and, since it’s also the “factory”, the complete line of tarts, including pumpkin, peanut butter and chocolate, raisin, coffee crisp, score, maple bacon and more.
You can find The Kawartha Buttertart Factory on Facebook or call 705-313-4190.
BIOS Natural Health
Erin Bell’s company BIOS Natural Health now provides a rebounding fitness program (photo: Erin Bell)
Erin’s Bell’s company, BIOS Natural Health, provides nutrition counselling, and now a rebounding fitness program.
Erin says rebounding uses mini-trampolines to provide a smooth healthy bounce that strengthens every cell in the body, while boosting your immune system, improving cardiovascular and respiratory health, strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, while burning calories.
Steve Brackenridge appointed to Ontario Federation of Agriculture Board
Steve Brackenridge (supplied photo)
Congratulations to Steve Brackenridge on his appointment to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Board.
Steve has served on the Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture for eight years.
He’ll represent the Durham, Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton regions on the OFA.
Dawn Hennessey gets promotion at Business Development Bank of Canada
Dawn Hennessey (supplied photo)
Congratulations to Dawn Hennessey, who was recently promoted to Business Centre Manager for the Peterborough branch of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).
Dawn has been with BDC for 12 years and covers Peterborough, Haliburton, and Northumberland Counties, and the City of Kawartha Lakes.
BDC provides financing, advisory services, and indirect financing to small- and medium-sized enterprises.
The Farley Mowat Boat Roofed House is being moved to its new location at Eastside Ganaraska Park for the Thanksgiving weekend (photo: followingfarley.com)
The world’s largest monument dedicated to iconic Canadian writer Farley Mowat is about to have a new home in Port Hope.
This week, the monument to Mowat — commonly called the Boat Roofed House — will be dismantled and, in time for the Thanksgiving weekend, will be reassembled at a new location at Eastside Ganaraska Park, across the river from the Port Hope Library.
Mowat was a writer and fervent environmentalist best known for his books about the Canadian north. One of Canada’s most widely read authors, most of his 42 books have been translated into 26 languages and have sold more than 17 million copies around the world. Mowat and his second wife Claire, also a writer, spent their later years together in Port Hope, where he died in May 2014 at the age of 92.
The boat roofed house monument was originally constructed in 2006 to honour the literary contributions of both Farley and his wife Claire and their connection to Port Hope. The monument was constructed using 39 tons of limestone and an overturned 24-foot walrus-skinned sail boat. It is currently located on private property at 20 Catherine Street in Port Hope and is considered the largest monument dedicated to Mowat in the world.
Farley Mowat at the unveiling of the commemorative plaque for the boat roofed house on October 18, 2006 (photo: followingfarley.com)
The boat roofed house is based on Mowat’s 1998 non-fiction book The Farfarers, in which he speculates that North America’s eastern coast was visited and settled by walrus ivory hunters from the northern British Isles, well before the Vikings. In the book, Mowat theorizes that these hunters created camp sites for overwintering in the treeless environment by placing their skin boats on top of stone foundations.
Mowat’s book stirred controversy among archaeologists and anthropologists when it was published, with many dismissing Mowat’s theories as speculative fantasy — although some acknowledged the book was a fascinating read.
During the week of October 3rd, a crew of professional stone wallers from Great Britain, the United States, and Canada will come together to dismantle the monument and reassemble it at the new location. Over the first few days, they will map and label the stones of the base. On October 6th, they will reassemble the monument at its new location and a re-dedication ceremony will take place on Sunday, October 9th at 3 p.m.
Port Hope is celebrating the relocation of the boat roofed house with a series of Mowat-themed events during the week:
“Farley on Film”, where five Mowat films will be shown at Port Hope Library at 31 Queen Street: The Snow Walker at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 3rd; Ten Million Books – An Introduction to Farley Mowvat at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4th; Lost in The Barrens at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5th; and Never Cry Wolf at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 6th.
A book launch and signing of How to Build Dry-Stacked Walls by heritage stone mason John Shaw-Rimmington on Thursday, October 6th at 7 p.m. at Furby House Books (65 Walton St.)
“True Stories, Told Well”, a live reading by five Canadian storytellers on Friday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m. at Carlyle Inn (86 John St.)
A print and book sale from Port Hope Library and Furby House Books of books by Mowat and guest authors as well as signed prints on Saturday, October 8th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Port Hope Library (31 Queen St.), and again on Sunday, October 9th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Kids crafts and games on Saturday, October 8th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Port Hope Library (31 Queen St.).
A “wheelbarrow parade” on Saturday, October 8th at 11 a.m., where residents and officials will carry stones from the monument’s existing location at 20 Catherine Street to the new location.
Live owls and other bird of prey from the Ontario Falconry Association on Saturday, October 8th from 1 to 2 p.m. at Port Hope Library (31 Queen St.).
A reading of works by Mowat by Canadian authors and friends (including Silver Donald Cameron, Ken McGoogan, and Farley’s wife author Claire Mowat) on Saturday, October 8th at 2 p.m. at Port Hope Library (31 Queen St.).
“Taking Care of Crumley”, a play for children ages 5 to 10 based on the book by Ted Staunton, on Saturday, October 8th at 3 p.m. at the Canadian Fire Fighters Museum (95 Mill St.).
The unveiling of the Farley Mowat Bust on Saturday, October 8th at 3:30 p.m. at Port Hope Library (31 Queen St.).
“Farley’s Favourite Hike” along the Waterfront Trail, hosted by Pine Ridge Hiking Club, on Sunday, October 9th from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., leaving from Port Hope Library (31 Queen St.).
A re-dedication ceremony for the Farley Mowat Boat Roofed House on Sunday, October 9th at 3 p.m. at Eastside Ganaraska Park (Mill St.)
Author and environmentalist Farley Mowat died in Port Hope in 2014 at the age of 92 (family photo)
While the Municipality of Port Hope has donated the land for the monument’s new location and will also provide labour and machines to help in the dismantling and reconstruction, and various sponsors have donated to the monument’s relocation, the committee coordinating the project is still seeking community donations to assist with the costs associated with the relocation and the celebratory activities.
Most of these funds will be to cover the costs of the stone wallers who are dismantling, moving, and reassembling the monument. Donations are being accepted at Municipality of Port Hope, Finance Department, 56 Queen Street, Port Hope, ON L1A 3Z9 or by contacting donate@followingfarley.com (Reference: Farley Mowat Project).
You can donate online at www.followingfarley.com, where you’ll also find more information about the project.
October is the month for painting in the Kawarthas. This colourful piece is by painter Maya Eventov, who will be showing work at Gallery on the Lake's upcoming Thanksgiving show and sale. (Photo: Gallery on the Lake)
A chill is in the air and the leaves are turning, fall is here! Accordingly, a number of colourful collections of paintings by local painters and collectives will be on display this month, not to mention an outdoor painting festival happening in Cavan and Millbrook. These events, alongside some interesting shows in the area should make for a great excuse to get out into the beautiful fall weather.
If you happen to be in downtown Peterborough, stop in and see San Murata’s delightfully whimsical paintings featured at Christensen Fine Art, or Alex Bierk’s beautifully rendered monochromatic paintings at Artspace. One could also drop by the Art School of Peterborough to see some of Victoria Wallace’s latest encaustic work, peruse their new Gallery Shop, and perhaps sign up for a class.
Up for a fall drive? Then head out to Gallery on the Lake and take in the landscapes of Andrew Cheddie Sookrah, complemented by a selection of colourful works for their annual Thanksgiving show and sale.
“Your Window” by Alex Bierk. This evocative image is one of many you will see this October at Artspace during Alex’s latest show Forerunners (photo: Artspace)
There will be an opening at Artspace on Friday, October 14th from 7 to 10 p.m. to celebrate the showing of “Forerunners” by Alex Bierk, and a show of new work by students from the Peterborough Integrated Arts Program on display in the adjoining Gallery space.
“Al’s work is more so about his future in Peterborough, than it is about looking at the past, which I think is doubly reflected by the work being produced by the Peterborough Integrated Arts students,” say Artspace director Jon Lockyer.
Artspace is located at 378 Aylmer St. No. in Peterborough. For more information, call 705-748-3883 or visit www.artspace-arc.org.
Christensen Fine Art presents recent works by San Murata
“Quebec Winter” by San Murata, mixed media on paper, 29″ x 40″ (photo: Christensen Fine Art)
Christensen Fine Art is pleased to present the works of Grafton artist San Murata.
San’s paintings of everyday life are depicted in a folk style, with a twist. They are exquisitely crafted with a lyric naturalism and a decorative goal. San’s relationship with his world is one so in tune with the aesthetic we cannot help but succumb to its charm.
The exhibition opens on Friday, October 7th, with an artist’s reception from 6 to 9 p.m., and will continue until October 29th.
Christensen Fine Art is located at 432 George St. N. in downtown Peterborough. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For further information, please contact Peer Christensen at 705-876-9623 or visit www.christensenfineart.com.
Gallery on the Lake presents “Current Connections” by Andrew Cheddie Sookrah
“Second View, Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne” by Andrew Cheddie Sookrah (photo: Gallery on the Lake)
Painter Andrew Cheddie Sookrah’s exhibition “Current Connections” will be on display at Gallery on the Lake from October 1st until October 28th.
An opening reception will be held on on Thanksgiving (Saturday, October 8th) from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.
Sookrah’s opening will coincide with the gallery’s annual Thanksgiving show and sale, which runs from October 8th to 10th. Many of the artists will be in attendance.
“Dingle Peninsula Series, 7” by Andrew Cheddie Sookrah (photo: Gallery on the Lake)
Launch Gallery at Art School of Peterborough features Victoria Wallace
“Joni” is an encaustic piece by Victoria Wallace, the featured artist at the Art School of Peterborough’s Launch Gallery this October. Victoria is also teaching classes there this fall. (Photo: Victoria Wallace)
Have you considered taking any art classes? You can learn about working with new mediums, or maybe gain some inspiration from others, at the Art School of Peterborough. The school offers a number of courses featuring a wide variety of mediums. Ceramics, glass fusing, drawing, painting, and the ancient art of encaustic are just a few of these.
Encaustic uses beeswax as the medium that carries the pigment. It is one of the oldest painting techniques, dating back to ancient Greece, still in use today. The wax can also be used to transfer graphic images onto a surface.
Victoria doing a demo for one of her classes (photo: Victoria Wallace)
Artist Victoria Wallace is experienced in the art of encaustic painting, as well as a great teacher to learn from. A seasoned instructor in various painting techniques, Victoria never fails to transmit her contagious enthusiasm along with her technical knowledge.
Pop by the Art School of Peterborough (174 A, Charlotte St., Peterborough, 705-742-3221) to see more of Victoria’s work and to find out what the school has to offer. For more information on Launch, visit artschoolptbo.org/launch/.
Outdoor Painting Festival in Cavan and Millbrook on October 1 and 2
An idyllic scene of someone painting “en plein air” (photo: Valerie Kent)
On the weekend of October 1st and 2nd in Cavan and Millbrook, there will be an outdoor painting festival! Artists from all around are going to descend upon the area armed with paintbrushes and palettes to paint outdoors for the festival.
Organiser and artist Valerie Kent took the time to fill us in on a few of the details.
At least 55 artists and counting will be outside painting for the duration of the weekend. There will be a contest wherein each artist submits their two best paintings for consideration by the jury. If this piques your interest and you like to paint, it might not be too late to become involved.
Open to the public, this will be a family-friendly weekend with refreshments, live music on Saturday, and children’s art activities available throughout the weekend. A full breakfast will be provided by the Legion for only $7, with bag lunches available there as well.
There is parking available on side streets and parking lots within Cavan and Millbrook. Please be aware that parking on the side of the highway is not permitted.
There will also be opportunities to purchase paintings, and a quarter of the proceeds will be donated to Community Care Millbrook.
To register or to find out more about this event, please visit www.cavanarts.ca
Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio presents “Nature’s Palette”
“A Touch of Fall” (detail) by Jewell Allington of Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio (photo: Kawartha Artist’s Gallery)
The latest members show and sale at the Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio, “Nature’s Palette”, is on now until Sunday, October 23rd.
There will be an opening reception on Sunday, October 2nd from 1 to 4 p.m.
Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio is located at 420 O’Connell Rd. in Peterborough. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Thursdays from 1 to 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.kawarthaartists.org.
“New Kawartha Landscapes” by Gabe Robinson at Black Honey
“15 Westbound 1″ by Gabriel Robinson, oil on panel, 18″ x 18” (photo: Shannon Taylor)
Stop into Black Honey in downtown Peterborough (221 Hunter St. W., 705-750-0024) for a coffee and a sweet treat, and treat your eyes to “New Kawartha Landscapes”, Gabe Robinson’s recent series of locally inspired paintings.
“These paintings started with quick snapshots taken while driving in the Peterborough area,” Gabe says. “Struck by the shapes of the clouds and the not-clouds, and by the lines and forms of the landscapes below, I had to paint.”
The show will be on display until mid October, so get out there for brunch or a coffee sometime soon!
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