PtboPics From Little Lake Musicfest Last Night: Peterborough Pop Ensemble
/The Peterborough Pop Ensemble brought it last night at Little Lake Musicfest.
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The Peterborough Pop Ensemble Rocks Little Lake Musicfest Tonight
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Playing tonight at the Little Lake Musicfest is the Peterborough Pop Ensemble, a tribute to the '60s and '70s. Concerts begin at 8:00 pm. Admission is free. You can bring a lawn chair—or rent one for 4 bucks (there are a limited number available to rent). Click here to view pics from the first concert of the season there Saturday night.
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"The Berlin Blues" Kicks Off 20th Season Of 4th Line Theatre This Week
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Rehearsal for "The Berlin Blues"
The 20th season of 4th Line Theatre begins tonight with a preview of The Berlin Blues, by Drew Hayden Taylor. The play officially opens this Thursday night (June 30th) and runs until July 23. Here's what it is about, according to the synopsis on the 4th Line Theatre website:
BUMPER CANOES! LASER BEAM DREAM CATCHERS! Dances With Wolves: The Musical! They're all part of the zany plan German developers hatch to build the world's largest Native theme park - "Ojibway World". Set in an Ontario First Nation's community, this funny and thought-provoking play offers a human take on the pros and cons of change and just how much one can or should give up to prosper.
Have a look at 4th Line's entire 2011 schedule and ticket pricing.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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PtboPics From Little Lake Musicfest Last Night: Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
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Howard Hospital Fundraiser Takes Place Saturday Night At Market Hall
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[Market Hall]
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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PtboPics: Big Music Fest 2011 In Bobcaygeon
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Here are pictures and coverage of Big Music Fest.PtboPics: The Tragically Hip (And 4 Dudes On The Balcony) Rocked Showplace
/The Hip were amazing, and so too were these four dudes up on the balcony (see pics below). People couldn't help but notice them with their high fives, their man hugs, their fist pumps, their air guitars, their picture taking, their dance moves, their enthusiasm. And they managed to not fall off the balcony.
Here is some video and pictures (including the set list) from the night...
4 Dudes On The Balcony
4 Dudes On The Balcony
"Nightscapes" Show By Local Artist Rob Niezen Is Now On Display At Green Eyewear
/Drop by Green Eyewear Optical (374 George St. N) in downtown Peterborough to check out the oil paintings on display from Rob Niezen, which includes night images of our city. Niezen, who has studied at the Art School of Peterborough, lives in nearby Indian River, Ont.
[photo via RobNiezen.com]
"Nightscapes" runs from June 21st through August 22nd at Green Eyewear.
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Idiots Vandalize Tepee At Del Crary Park Used At Ode'min Giizis Festival
/From a Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service Media Release today...
Mischief:
Sometime between 6:00 pm on the 19th of June and 6:30 am on the 20th of June, suspects slashed several holes in the canvas of a tepee in Del Crary Park. The tepee, 30’tall with a 20’diameter, was erected in the park on the 15th of June as part of the Ode’min Giizis Festival. Damage has been estimated at $10,000.00. Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service or Crime Stoppers.
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Performance piece done outside of Art Gallery of Peterborough in response to slashing of Ode'min Giizis tepee:
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PtboPics: Ode'min Giizis Parade On George Street
/The Ode'min Giizis Festival began in Peterborough on Wednesday and wraps up today with events taking place throughout the city. Yesterday, we snapped these pics as the parade made its way from City Hall down to Del Crary Park.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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