Stuff to do in the Patch this weekend

Check out the festivities all week longLooking for something to do in Peterborough this weekend?

Friday

- GO LAKERS GO!!! 2010 Mann Cup Game 6,  Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster Salmonbellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre

- Noises Off (8PM - Adults $18, Seniors $16, Students $10) Peterborough Theater Guild

- The Legendary Downchild Blues Band (8PM - $52) Showplace

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

Saturday

- Fall Plant Sale (9 a.m. to 11 - Free) Hutchison House Museum

- Artsweek: Art in the Park (9:30 a.m to 4 - Free) Millennium Park

- Artsweek: Guided tour of the Blink Installations (1 p.m. - Free) Silver Bean Millennium Park

- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo

- Artsweek: Simon Borer and Traplines (Poetry & Music) (2 p.m. to 5  p.m. - Free) Downtown Streets

- The Book of Spells: A Love Story (7PM - $17) Showplace

- 2010 Mann Cup Game 7 (If necessary, but we doubt it) - Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster SalmonBellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre

- Noises Off (8 p.m. - Adults $18, Seniors $16, Students $10) Peterborough Theater Guild

- Martin Simpson in concert (8 p.m. - $32) Showplace

- Mustang Drive-In  (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

Sunday

- Artsweek: Simon Borer and Traplines (Poetry & Music) (1 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Free) Downtown Streets

- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo

- The Book of Spells: A Love Story (2 p.m. - $17) Showplace

- Noises Off (8 p.m. - Adults $18, Seniors $16, Students $10) Peterborough Theater Guild

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

Have a GREAT weekend Peterborough and don't pick a fight with any wrestlers!

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Are You On The Voters' List?

With a little over a month to go until the Municipal Election, you should check to see if you are on the Voters' list. Head on over to Peterborough.ca and click on the Voter Lookup button. For a list of the Certified Candidates, click here.

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PtboCanada Review: Peterborough Theatre Guild's "Noises Off"

I had the opportunity to be part of the Open Audience performance of the hilarious play Noises Off at The Peterborough Theatre Guild earlier this week.  Directed by Brian MacDonald, this farce showcases some of our amazing local talent, such as Kelley Mazda, Justin Boyd, Ray Henderson, Rachel Bemrose, Gillian Kunza, Terry Convey, Jack Burke, Sarah Tye, and Andrew Little. 

Noises Off will have you in complete stitches the full two and a half hours of the production, as you watch a play within a play. It is made up of three acts portraying the misfortunes, mix-ups and misspoken lines of a play entitled Nothing On. And indeed, you may spot a few actors now and then in only their briefs!  

Running today (September 17th) through to October 2nd, there will be 12 performances in total. Check out their website for dates and times. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $10 for students, and are available at the theatre box office. You can also check out the events page on Facebook.  —Julie Morris, PtboCanada contributor 

[Peterborough Theatre Guild: Noises Off]

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The 2010 Prosperity Trade Show is On Today in the Patch!

From noon until 7:00 p.m. today, the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce is holding the 2010 Prosperity Trade Show. It is free to attend and is at the Morrow Building (map), just behind the Memorial Centre.

There will be booths from numerous local businesses, and door prizes throughout the day. This is a great chance to network with many biz owners.

The Chamber's Business After Hours will also be held today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the show.

Download the Trade Show .pdf to see all of the exhibitors.

[2010 Prosperity Trade Show]

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There Are Huskies All Over the Patch!

Well, not exactly. But recently, two of our three Petro-Canada Gas Stations have turned into Husky Gas Stations.

Here's why: In 2009 Petro-Canada announced that they were merging with Suncor to create Canada's largest energy company. As part of the agreement, the federal government required Petro-Canada to sell 104 retail stores in Ontario. Husky Energy purchased most of them, including two of them (on Chemong Road and Highway 7 East) right here in Peterborough.

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Stuff to do in the Patch This Weekend...

Looking for something to do in Peterborough this weekend?

Friday

- 2010 Mann Cup - Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster Salmonbellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre

- DBIA Jazz Restaurant Tour (Evening - $20) Call 748-4774 for more info or stop in at the DBIA

- Colin James (8PM - $52) Showplace

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

Saturday

- Kawartha Lakes Cycling Tour (7 a.m to 5:30 p.m. - Adults - $25 Pre-registration, or $30 same day. 16 & under - $20 Pre-registration or $25 same day) 

- Pathway of Fame 13th Annual Induction Ceremony (10 a.m. - Free) Del Crary Park

- DBIA Jazz Festival (Noon to Midnight - Free) Millenium Park

- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo

- 2010 Mann Cup - Peterborough Lakers vs New Westminster SalmonBellies (7:45 p.m. - Adults $20, Children $15) Memorial Centre

- Mustang Drive-In  (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

Sunday

- Otter Feeding (1:30 p.m. - Free) Peterborough Zoo

- Mustang Drive-In (Opens at 8:15 p.m. - Ticket Prices) - what's playing

Have a GREAT weekend Peterborough!  Don't Stop Believin'!

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A (Bloody) Tale From the Campaign Trail In the Patch

A story from Peterborough Mayoralty candidate Daryl Bennett on the first day of his team canvassing in a neighbourhood in East City:

“A homeowner called me on Wednesday morning to ask if I was the Daryl Bennett who was running for Mayor, and whether I had canvassers going door to door on her East City street on Tuesday night. I replied that I did.
 
The caller told me that she and her husband had been out, and when they returned home they found our brochure in her mailbox. Later that evening, she heard an odd noise at her front door, and collected her husband to investigate it. They discovered a man on all fours with a pail and scrub brush cleaning her front porch. When she questioned him, she discovered that he and his wife were both canvassers of ours who had visited the house earlier in the day, at which point his wife had cut her arm on the front door, requiring a hospital visit and 14 stitches. The man was returning to clean the blood from the front porch!
 
When the cleaning was completed, the canvasser proceeded to deliver his pitch in support of our campaign. Now that’s dedication!”

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