PTBOCanada Pics: Peterborough Bikefest

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Cooler weather and the chance of rain didn't stop people from heading down to Millennium Park in Peterborough for Bikefest 2012 yesterday. Local shops Wild Rock and B!ke: The Community Cycling Hub were there to help give free tune-ups for bicycles.

Free swag and information about safer cycling were abundant, as well as lots of chat about future plans that the City of Peterborough hopes to implement to make for a more cycling-friendly city.

Read more about the event over at Trail Swag.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Trailer For Upcoming Dracula Play At Crestwood

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The play Dracula performs at Crestwood Secondary School in Peterborough May 29th and 30th (matinees) and May 31st and June 1st (night performances).

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Here's Dani Stover Driving Around Peterborough On A Stormy Night With The Strumbellas

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Gets Rock & Classical Treatment At Showplace

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Tickets are now on sale for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performance by The Jeans'n Classics band and Peterborough Pop Ensemble.

It takes place at Showplace Theatre Saturday, June 9th, and is a concert featuring a mixture of rock and classical music.

The performance coincides with the 45th anniversary season of Showplace and the famous Beatles album that's 45 years old in June.

Get your tickets here for this special performance.

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PTBOVideo: Search 4 A Star Auditions

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Peterborough Search 4 A Star is looking to find this city's rising talent, and are holding open auditions. In the video below we filmed are a few that came out to audition this weekend.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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PTBOPics: Peterborough Jane's Walk At Mark S. Burnham Park

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Last weekend, there was a Jane's Walk in Mark S. Burnham Park (Map). Originally a woodlot on the Burnham estate, the park was donated to the province, and is now an Ontario Park.

Mike McMurtry and Roger Jones of the Peterborough Field Naturalists were our guides and both were chock-full of interesting tidbits about the park.

 

Head over to outdoors blog Trail Swag for the full account of the walk.

 

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Rock-A-Mile Fundraiser For YWCA At Historic Red Dog This Saturday

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PtboPic: Don't forget to gaze upwards tonight

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Don't forget to have a peek at the moon tonight, which is closer to Earth than normal due to its elliptical orbit.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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Here's A Time Lapse Video Of A Backyard Mini Ramp Being Built In Peterborough

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It's a beauty ramp and these guys are real pros on the boards, except for Spanky's David Koski who takes a little bit of a fall at the end.

[Vimeo]

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The Silver Bean Café Opens Today

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This very spot will look very different today when the Silver Bean Café will open for the season. Their hours will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends until June—and then they will extend their hours heading into the summer. Be sure to stop in and enjoy a drink made with their brand new espresso machine! And watch for outdoor ping pong there on the way.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]

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