Peterborough-based Charming Ruins is a two-piece blues rock band. Here's their new music video for their single "Feel It", which was produced by Jeremy Kelly.
[YouTube via @spankysdowntown; Charming Ruins on FB]
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They happen here in town at Hap Ki Do school. Check out this video...
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Here's the latest episode of Bandwagon with host Dani Stover, this one with Royal Wood—who we interviewed recently—performing "The Thick Of It".
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Peterborough, send us pictures of your backyard rink, and we'll update this post. Send via email or @ us on Twitter. Here's a great one below from the Southend of Peterborough sent to us. Score!
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Here's one in Millbrook...
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Here's a cool video Peterborough's Page Creative produced for ARIA, the newest nightclub in downtown Peterborough. The track in the video is by ARIA DJ Marc Noir.
ARIA + December 2012 from Page on Vimeo.
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Olympic Bronze Medalist Joannie Rochette has officially been added to the line-up of skaters performing in Rock the Ice IV on February 6th, 2013 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
The six-time Canadian Champion, who won the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships, joins an impressive cast including four-time World Champion Kurt Browning, two-time Olympic Silver Medalist Elvis Stojko and World Champion Jeffrey Buttle.
Tickets are available for Rock the Ice IV at Memorialcentre.ca or at the Peterborough Memorial Centre box office. The show starts at 7:00 p.m. Rock it.
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Here's Gangnam Style By Psy performed during the Filipino-Canadian Christmas Party in Peterborough held at St. James United Church recently. The Gangnam girls are Daphne, Sydney, Ann and Sarah.
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Reframe: Peterborough International Film Festival will be here before you know it! The festival runs from Friday, January 25th through Sunday, January 27th, 2013 with films being screened at various locations throughout downtown.
Early bird prices are in effect until January 1st so be sure to pop by Peterborough Green-Up, Green Eyewear, Trent University or Fleming College and pick them up!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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The Mayor himself said it best...
The lights are going up at City Hall for all to enjoy.Great time of year to reflect on that which is important to each of us.
— Daryl Bennett (@MayorBennett) December 13, 2012
So we bring you our Second Annual Christmas Light Route. It is five times longer than last year's route and the perfect excuse to make some hot chocolate, put it in a thermos and take the family for a car ride—or even walk part of the route. We tried to make a continous route of well lit streets, but there are also other parts of our city that are worth checking out too such as Marsdale Drive and Corrigan Crescent. Download a PDF of this year's route to print off and let us know what you think!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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There was so much awesome about this city this year. In no particular order really, here's 61 of them (we had to cut if off somewhere)...
1. Peterborough Lakers winning the Mann Cup. Best in Canada baby!
2. Red Pashminas, which empower women locally and globally.
3. Trent's LipDub video, a great showcase for the university.
4. Doug Tilley's comedy, whether it's his "singing" or tweeting or... what's next Tilley?
5. Bandwagon episodes. Now in its 2nd season, which launched with Sloan.
6. Wild Rock celebrating 20 years in the downtown. And making the decision to stay in the downtown when they could have moved.
7. PMZ, Peterborough's TMZ celebrating local "celebrities".
8. I'd Rather Be In Peterborough tees. Community spirit.
9. Spanky's annual ping pong tourney for Movember. Spanky's offering a place to play ping pong in town.
"Call Me Maybe" 10. The city rallying behind a teenager's right to play basketball on his own driveway.
11. Philanthropy month in Peterborough showcasing all the people doing good in the community. #bethechangeptbo
12. The new downtown nightclub ARIA, which rivals Toronto's finest.
13. St. Peter's high school students dressing as superheroes during Head of the Trent regatta.
14. Peterborough Cycling Summit. Bike this city. Let's make it as bike friendly as possible.
15. Elton John concert, the one where he actually played Peterborough—not his cancelled one.
GPA EDC's Dan Taylor at Creative Cocktail16. The Peterborough Calendar Girls naked truth campaign raising awareness about the affordable housing shortage here.
17. Breakfast Television broadcasting live from Peterborough. Great coup for our city.
18. Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher at Gerti's. (We don't believe they had the polo sandwich, but it's excellent.)
19. Carly Rae Jepsen at Musicfest. Peterborough singing "Call Me Maybe".
20. Final photo of PCVS students and staff together. This city will never forget the impact this school had, and its legacy.
21. A canoe portage in downtown Peterborough.
22. The Taste of Downtown. So much great food down there. And great folk.
23. The Dragon Boat festival.
24. The Hootenanny on Hunter. It's a hoot.
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25. The Gilmour Street Garage Sale. Epic as always.
26. Hunter Street, one of the best streets anywhere for food, drink, shops, live music, theatre, festivals, hot dogs, great vibe.
Rick Mercer at PCVS27. Maryam's Monsef's story about how a city and school saved her life.
28. Peterborough dog pictures.
29. Rick Mercer's Rant on PCVS.
30. Rick Mercer's visit to PCVS, in video and pictures.
31. Noah Leslie—aka @pennyboynoah, who raises money for the Salvation Army Toy Drive each year.
32. Pete Dalliday's unbelievable shot. Believe it.
33. Someone canoeing on a Peterborough street. Canoe Peterborough.
34. Koski.
35. The PeterTweeter awards. Twitter's where it's at. Amazing Twitter community in town. (Follow us here.)
36. Mike Watt's how-to plaid video. Hilarious.
37. Creative Cocktails—here's the one from Market Hall.
St. Peter's superheroes38. Jonny Trash DJing at Spanky's. Best DJ around.
39. The Peterborough web series Grimwell.
40. Petes Insider, giving us the inside goods on the Petes organization.
41. The excellent Canadian Canoe Museum. We're lucky to have it. And let's move it downtown by the waterfront.
42. Electric City Live, which covers the local music scene in Peterborough. Great name, great site.
43. The Art School of Peterborough. Creativity. Imagination.
44. Mike Judson, who went homeless on the streets of Peterborough for 48 hours to raise awareness about the problem here.
Silver Bean45. Peterborough Police for serving and protecting this community, and embracing social media by joining Twitter this year.
46. Rachel Seaman and Ashley Brzozowicz, who competed in the Olympics this summer (Ashley won a silver in her sport, rowing). 
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47. Downtown Peterborough. Embrace it. Vital. Make it sustainable. Build a city from its core.
48. Silver Bean Café, beauty spot on the river.
49. Our friends at The Wolf and Kruz FM, huge supporters of Peterborough and us. And the always smiling Carol Edwards there, who lets us in through the out door.
50. Three Loonies, for Kawartha Food Share.
51. The return of the Wire Awards. Special night at Market Hall putting spotlight on amazing music scene in Peterborough—one of the best anywhere in Canada.
52. Gallery in the truck. A moving gallery. Great concept. Love it.
54. Kawartha Turtle Trauma Centre.
55. The DBIA's new website by BrandHealth. Excellent. 
56. Lois Tuffin, the news diva of Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Never shy about expressing her opinion.
57. Fleming's Student Volunteering Club, students with a sense of community pride.
58. Funny hashtags. E.g. 6,000 people went without power for a couple hours, and #ptboblackout began trending on Twitter in Peterborough. Sample tweet: "I wonder how many babies will be conceived during this blackout #ptboblackout"
59. John Leacy's mural art around town. Gabby's wall, Spanky's wall and more.
60. Natas Cafe, the epicentre for Peterborough's amazing people.
61. All our readers and followers on Twitter and Facebook. You rock.
Here's to a great 2013!
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