The Train At Riverview Park & Zoo Is Now Running

The extra work on the tracks at the Riverview Park & Zoo has been completed and they have passed their spring inspection!

So the train is now running...

It's Hump Day—and the train is now operating. This makes Gobi happy.

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Children's Supergroup The Wiggles To Visit Peterborough

Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 28 at 11 a.m to the general public for The Wiggles Rock & Roll Preschool Tour at Showplace...
 

The Wiggles Fall Tour includes a stop here on Wednesday, October 7th, with shows at 3 pm and 6:30 pm at Showplace in downtown Peterborough.

To purchase tickets, visit Showplace at 290 George Street N., or call the box office at 705.742.7469. **Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 28th.

Get the kids (or yourself?) ready to dress like this...

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There Is A Simpsons Trivia Night At The Garnet

Artspace is hosting a trivia night at the Garnet on The Simpsons, everyone's favourite animated family.

Admission is FREE, and there will be prizes for the winners. The event starts at 7 pm on Wednesday, June 3rd at the Garnet on Hunter St.

We have a feeling the name Harry Shearer might come up. D'oh.

More info on the trivia night here. Learn more about Artspace here.

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Who Does This Peterborough Flower Look Like?

Peterborough photographer Matt Stewart took these pics of a flower in the east end of Peterborough that resembles many things.

picture via @thepixvideoguy

picture via @thepixvideoguy

We see a resemblance to Chewbacca from Star Wars, The Grinch, an owl, a shih tzu, Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter) in Mad Max and more.

picture via @thepixvideoguy

picture via @thepixvideoguy

****Who do you think Peterborough flower looks like? Post to our Comments section below or our Facebook post. Or tweet us.

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Canadian Documentary SOAR For Incoming Grade 9 Students To Be Shown At Cineplex Peterborough

This spring, Grade 8 students across Canada, including Peterborough, will be treated to a special three hour event that will prepare them for the transition into high school.

image via SOAR YouTube video

image via SOAR YouTube video

It's an inspiring Canadian documentary/event called SOAR to help incoming Grade 9 students adjust to high school, and one of its stops will be in Peterborough Thursday, May 21st at Cineplex.

image via SOAR YouTube video

image via SOAR YouTube video

The brainchild of Youth Leadership Camps Canada (YLCC) founder Stu Saunders, SOAR is the acronym for Students that are Optimistic, Aware and Ready—a student-centered program about finding yourself, owning your decisions and actively pursuing your passions in high school.

SOAR will provide Grade 8 students with valuable insight into tackling challenges, and taking advantage of opportunities that will accompany their transition to high school.

For more information and details, visit ylcc.com/soar or email soar@ylcc.com.

**Watch the teaser video below for more info...

Brought to you by YLCC, SOAR (Students that are Optimistic, Aware and Ready) features a ground-breaking, one-of-a-kind Canadian 90-minute documentary, produced by Stature Films. SOAR will provide Grade 8 students with valuable insight into tackling the challenges, and taking advantage of the many opportunities that will accompany their transition to high school.

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Here Are Pictures From A Dance Party For Special Needs Students At The Venue

Here Are Pictures From A Dance Party For Special Needs Students At The Venue

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Folk Musician Kate Weekes Will Be Playing Live In The Canoe Museum's Gallery

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Folk-based musician Kate Weekes will kick-off this year's paddling season at the Canadian Canoe Museum Thursday (April 30th). The concert will have plenty of atmosphere as it will take place in their galleries, and there will be a food and a cash bar on site.

Tickets are $15 (available online, and at the door) and it starts at 8 p.m.

We're giving away 2 tickets. Tell us why you want to go. The best answer wins the tickets! Email us here.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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The Silver Bean Has A Beach Right Now

picture via @sky_lisette

picture via @sky_lisette

It's not permanent, but nonetheless neat stuff at The Silver Beach, er, Bean right now.

"Crazy, eh? We have a beach!," Silver Bean owner Andrea VanDerHerberg tells PTBOCanada. "It has happened other years as well. They bring the water level really low because they'll let a lot more water in soon and believe it or not it might still flood."

[UPDATE: It seems the beach is now gone already, as the water has risen several feet.]

"@ptbo_canada have you see the new beach at Silver Bean? :p"

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Play Pac-Man On Peterborough Roads Thanks to Google Maps

Google Maps has an option to play Pac-Man on any street right now in your city. Head over to Google.ca/maps and choose your favourite neighbourhood in Peterborough. Then click on the Pac-Man button and you'll be dropped into an actual game.

[Contributed by PtboCanada's Evan Holt]

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