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Two children with their "Love Lives Here!" sign at the Solidarity Weekend 2017 on Saturday, September 30, 2017 in Peterborough. Families participated in collective art-making with positive messages of resistance to racism and intolerance. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW.com)

Love lives here: Solidarity Weekend in Peterborough celebrates diversity and inclusivity

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Hundreds of people peacefully protest racism and white supremacy on September 30.
After 152 years, the Pig's Ear Tavern in downtown Peterborough closed in April 2017. Now, local filmmakers Peter Blow, Malcolm Byard, and Rob Viscardis are creating a documentary film about the history of the tavern and are seeking contributions. (Photo: Wayne Eardley)

Local filmmakers raising funds for documentary about Pig’s Ear in Peterborough

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Peter Blow, Malcolm Byard, and Rob Viscardis are creating "Last Beer at the Pig's Ear".
Veteran Peterborough musician Rick Young, performing with his life and musical partner Gailie Young, has been diagnosed with cancer. (Photo: Rick & Gailie Young)

Popular Peterborough musician Rick Young diagnosed with cancer

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Musical and life partner Gailie Young made the announcement on the band's Facebook page.
Two cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, an infectious and often fatal virus in white-tailed deer, have been confirmed in Ontario for the first time.

Fatal virus found for first time in white-tailed deer in Ontario

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Ontario government asks for public's help in reporting cases of sick or dead deer.
Home from Nashville after recording with some of country music's biggest influences, Peterborough country musician Jesse Slack is hosting an album pre-release party at the Gordon Best in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, September 30th, with Emma Leeson opening. (Photo: jesseslack.com)

nightlifeNOW – September 28 to October 4

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, September 28 to Wednesday, October 4.
Solidarity Weekend 2017 is a series of events involving "creative and peaceful action to acknowledge, address and response to white supremacist ideologies in our community" according to organizers.

Peterborough community to rally against racism and intolerance this weekend

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Celebrations of diversity and inclusivity to protest anti-immigration rally organized by white supremacist.
GreenUP is installing eight rain gardens in Peterborough's The Avenues neighbourhood. A small rain garden can divert as much as 50,000 cubic metres from a single storm, and can also help to naturally filter and clean water and reduce flooding. (Photo: GreenUP)

GreenUP installing eight rain gardens in The Avenues in Peterborough over the next week

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Rain gardens are proven to reduce flood risk by soaking up rain.
"Colours Abound", a new exhibit of works by artists Steve Tracy and Julia Veenstra, opens at Gallery on the Lake in Buckhorn on Saturday, September 30th, with an opening reception from 1 to 4 p.m. where you can meet the artists. (Photo: The Gallery on the Lake / Facebook)

What’s new from the Kawartha Chamber of Commerce & Tourism – September 27, 2017

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Featuring networking skills workshop, business confidence survey, new exhibit in Buckhorn, and more.
The best way to prevent mumps is through the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) or measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine, pictured here.

Three cases of mumps confirmed in Peterborough

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Peterborough Public Health advises residents to watch for symptoms, get vaccinated, and prevent the spread of the disease.
Dancers Mayumi Lashbrook and Syreeta Hector in rehearsal for Igor Stravinsky's L'histoire du soldat, re-imagined by First Nations choreographer Aria Evans. The dance performance is part of the Voice of a Nation program, coming October 12 to Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough. The program also features the Toronto Concert Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Kerry Stratton, performing orchestral songs of poems of Cree/Métis poet Marilyn Dumont written by Métis and French-Canadian composer Ian Cusson and sung by Métis Canadian mezzo-soprano Rebecca Cuddy, an original choral piece composed by Cusson and sung by the Peterborough Children's Chorus, and a screening of the documentary 'Twelve' by local filmmaker Lester Alfonso. (Photo: Aria Evans)

Indigenous artists take centre stage at Showplace in Peterborough for Voice of a Nation

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World premiere event on October 12 features orchestra, song, dance, spoken word, choir, and film.
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