Watch CBC's The National Segment On Stompin' Tom Memorial Service In Peterborough
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PtboPic: Sudbury Car Representing For Stompin' Tom Connors Tribute At Memorial Centre
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The lineup continues to grow this afternoon outside the Peterborough Memorial Centre in anticipation for tonight's public memorial for Stompin' Tom Connors. The owner of this car pictured above in the Memorial Centre parking lot travelled all the way from Sudbury and was reminiscing with friends from Midland as Stompin' Tom tunes rang out from the car's speakers. The doors open at 5 p.m. tonight with the tribute beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Watch Nick Ferrio & His Feelings Video From Seventh Fire Records
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Watch A Packed Memorial Centre Sing Stompin' Tom's "The Hockey Song"
/Great tribute to Stompin' Tom Connors last night (March 7th) before the Petes went out and beat Kingston...
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Watch A Peterborough Writer Get In The Boxing Ring With Justin Trudeau
/Peterborough-based writer Philip Preville got in the ring with Justin Trudeau. Oh, and when he wasn't throwing punches, Preville also wrote a great profile on him.
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Spanky's Hosting Backyard Tent Party For Saint Patrick's Day
/Spanky's have a special license for a party in their back parking lot on Saint Patrick's Day, where they will have a heated tent. There will be live music, Jonny Trash will be DJ-ing, people will be dancing, and Koski will be wearing his No. 34 toque.
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"Life Of Pi" Author Yann Martel Talks About Trent, Peterborough & The Writing Process
/Yann Martel began writing, on the side, while studying philosophy at Trent University. "I was terrible, at first. I wrote a bunch of really bad plays and short stories. But I loved playing with language, creating a set, inventing characters," he says in this YouTube interview below. "I kept at it and, slowly, I became a writer." In this interview, he talks about life at Trent, Peterborough, the writing process, the success of his book and the Oscar-winning movie adaptation, and more...
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Watch The Arkells Performing At The Venue
/Here's footage of the Arkells rocking The Venue February 28th...
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Watch The New Bandwagon Episode Featuring Juno Nominee The Wooden Sky
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Club Aragon (And Bobby Kinsman) Was The Place To Be Back In The Day In Peterborough
/[UPDATED March 11th: The entire documentary airs on TVCogeco. Check their website for times.]
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Once upon a time, Club Aragon (now Trentwinds) was Peterborough's ultra-modern nightspot. Bobby "Mr. Big Band" Kinsman and his orchestra was the house band there for many years, and the likes of Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and Robert Goulet played gigs there. Kinsman's house band played there for 25 years, starting in 1947, and his band also played the Peterborough Arts and Water Festival from 1970 to 1976. Kinsman, who is in The Pathway of Fame, was known for giving money to charities and helping struggling musicians. Here his son Tom talks about how his legendary Dad came to Peterborough and what Club Aragon was like...
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