Drive by the new "Meat Shop" on McGill Street (you'll know it when you see it), where they offer Hallowe'en scares to passers-by. Check out the menu of daily specials "Fresh from the butcher's block".
It's 2013 but the Kruz radio team went 1980s—1982 to be exact—for this picture. Send us your old staff photos—or re-enactments—to tips@ptbocanada.com.
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Downtown Peterborough is known to have a
nighttime establishment for just about every type of crowd you can imagine and
for the most part all of the businesses are doing quite well. With so many
options available, one would think that opening up a new club in the heart of
the city would be a very tough sell! Lang Freeman and Sammy Shehadeh have proved that wrong.
In 2011, Lang, who was already running what was then Splice Lounge, was approached by Sammy with an idea to expand and bring an experience to Peterborough that wasn’t already available. It was on October 31, 2012 that ARIA opened in its location at 331 George St. N after an extensive eight month renovation project!
ARIA brings an unmatched big city nightclub
feel to our downtown core that has had people buzzing for almost a year now.
The club brings in some of the biggest traveling DJs around to throw down some
of the most epic parties you will ever experience! Lang and Sammy have spared
no expense inside the club equipping it with sound and light installation from the renowned Apex.
With club nights falling on Friday and Saturday, ARIA has time between events to plan out amazing ideas. They have developed a program called E-Life which is comprised of local businesses which strive to bring top quality food and entertainment to our great city!
Using Dolce Vita, which is part of the E-Life program as their primary caterer, ARIA has hosted some great events such as last year’s PeterTweeter Awards. They also had a PtboPride event, and host as many theme parties as can be imagined!
With so much space and time available between their massive club nights, it has become the goal of ARIA to become more of an all-encompassing entertainment facility and offer their space for different events throughout the week.
The layout of the club is perfect for bands to play in, to host upscale banquets and also to host weddings which they have started to plan for next year already.
Lang is a graduate of Trent University and has kept close ties with the school since his graduation. As such, ARIA has been proud to host Trent’s annual Glow Show, they have DJ’d intro fest and have also set up at Trent’s Vendor Show. What Lang is most proud of however is that ARIA secured a partnership with the school to run the entire Head of the Trent event with the university and rowing team.
If you’re looking to host an event in downtown Peterborough in an unmatched big city atmosphere—we're hosting our 1st Annual Christmas party there December 5th!—we suggest you give ARIA a try. They have all angles covered to give you an experience the guests at your function will be talking about for years to come!
For more info on ARIA (331 George St. N), go to:
Website: ClubAria.ca
Facebook: ClubAria
Twitter: @ARIA_Inc
Phone: 705-743-0333
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Several hundred people flocked to The Market Hall in downtown Peterborough last night to take in Strutt Central's Strutt 4 Kids Fashion Show. The event featured fashion from several local stores and raised more than $25,000 for Five Counties Children's Centre. Not only did the event showcase the latest fashions but it was also a chance for Deejay Dassylva to showcase her athleticism. Deejay, a member of the local fire spinning troupe The Pyro Flys, wowed the crowd with this jaw dropping hoola hoop act below.
Also, Theresa Longo was one of the guest emcees at last night's Strutt 4 Kids; she walked the runway plus introduced the latest clothing lines from Flavour Fashion, Plush Boutique and Save Our Soles. Here she is...
—by PTBOCanada's Scott Arnold
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The Riverview Park & Zoo has done a facelift on their tunnel portals on their miniature train ride, and now they are both complete. Here's pictures via their Facebook page.
The Bramhope tunnel portal which was used to create the south tunnel facade.
New portal facade at north end of tunnel.
The Hoosac tunnel portal which was used to create the north portal facade.
New portal facade at south end of tunnel.
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Art for Awareness, a local theatre group, is getting ready for their first original production to hit the stage at the Adam Scott auditorium. Erasing the Stigma, a multimedia dance performance, runs October 4th, 5th, 8th and 9th at 8 p.m., and seeks to normalize the stories of those living with mental illness. Arts for Awareness has partnered with Canadian Mental Health Association, The Schizophrenia Society of
Ontario, the LYNX Early Psychosis Intervention Program, and the Human
Services & Justice Coordinating Committee for this show. Tickets are available at Black Honey and at the door. If you saw their first show Next to Normal, you'll know how talented and passionate this group is!
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Julie Morris]
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Phantasm, the Peterborough Sci-Fi and Fantasy Role Playing Convention, is this weekend at the Peterborough Public Library. Take a look at the full schedule, which runs from 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. They have a board game library (and Liberians who will teach the game to you), a yard sale to sell your used games (from noon on Saturday until 5 p.m. on Sunday) , and more RPGs than you can shake a d12 at.
[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]
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Photo by Julie Morris
Vince Bierworth—known for his What's Happening segments on KRUZ 100.5, The Wolf 101.5 and Chex Newswatch (and wakeboarding)—is getting married next weekend.
So this Saturday night (September 14th), he will be the star of a Bachelor Pub Crawl in our amazing downtown Peterborough. The night is produced and directed by his plaid King friend Ryan Lalonde.
Among the confirmed stops: The Black Horse, The Pig's Ear, The Red Dog, The Only, The Spill, The Red Garnet, Spankys, Shots, Aria, Champs, The Sapphire Room and Riley's. And there are sure to be much more as Peterborough has one of the best selection of bars anywhere.
If you see Vince out and about Saturday, make sure to wish him a happy Bachelor party and best wishes on his wedding. Though he might not remember.
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Photo courtesy Ryan James
Batman made a special appearance on Saturday (August 17th) at the 9th annual Dr. Shufelt's Kid's Triathalon at Beavermead Park. Ryan James was there and explains "there's always lots of helpful volunteers in the water to help the kids get in and navigate that part of the course, and this year there was an extra friendly and helpful Batman in an wet suit." James adds "he was very popular with the kids and did an outstanding job of engaging all the kids in the swimming—which can be an intimidating part of the event.”
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