It is another Reusable Exchange weekend this weekend here in Peterborough. Set items you want to give away at the curb and if they aren't gone by Monday, don't forget to bring them back inside. There is expected to be a fair bit of rain this weekend, so start hunting early!
[UPDATE: OK, it seems that bassoon thing is a joke that has made its way around the interwebs and there really is no dude in Peterborough looking for his bassoon. Still, there is some local dude who put it up here so it's funny nonetheless. We are not sure what phone number that will take you to.]
Local folks are raising money to help make a splash pad at Nicholl's Oval a reality for all the neighbourhood kiddies to enjoy, as there are currently no working splash pads east of the Otonabee River. The Help Make a Splash campaign is hoping to raise funds through various community activities and fundraising events. To learn more and how you can support the cause, go to their website, or their Facebook and Twitter pages.
On Saturday night, Little Lake Musicfest attendee Travis Reid was called on stage by Musicfest staff, who said they had found his lost credit card... or had they? When he took the stage, he was handed the microphone and asked his girlfriend AlishaMichelle Springer to come up on stage. He then got down on one knee and proposed to her, much to the delight of the audience. She said yes. Well done Travis. Congrats to both.
Burning Hell performing at BluestreakIt was a wild weekend of live music these last few days, what with Wakestock rocking Beavermead Park, The Peterborough Folk Festival delivering a day full at Nicholl's Oval and the last show of the 2011 Peterborough Little Lake Musicfest season.
That wasn't the end of it either. Afterparties and shows filled city bars and clubs with revellers determined to enjoy one of the last weekends of the summer.
As a rather large exclamation point to the weekend's festivities, a sort of homecoming happened in an unlikely locale.
The Burning Hell played a low-key show at Bluestreak Records last night to a crowd of 40 in-the-know fans. Band leader Mathias Kom is in town and gathered many locals who've contributed to the band, in both recording and touring capacities over the years for this small show.
It was a gem.
Kom, along with Jill Staveley, Michael Duguay, Nick Ferrio and Adam DeMarsh, all worked together for a short but rousing set which brought the house down.
Rumour has it, they've got something else planned for this coming Tuesday night. Watch the interwebs for details.
[Text and picture by PtboCanada's arts reporter Jeffrey Macklin]
A nice collection of dressers on Princess Street
