Stuff to Do in Peterborough This Weekend

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Friday

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student 

Chasing Darkness at Market Hall, 8 p.m., $18 adult/$12 Students or Seniors

Saturday

Jane's Walk - Jackson Park Walking Tour, 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 

YWCA Freedom Walk, Nicholl's Oval, 10 a.m. 

Peterborough Wellness Expo, Evinrude Centre, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission $5

Peterborough Memorial Centre presents Charley Pride, 3 p.m. Tickets $66.50-76.50

Jane's Walk - Downtown Brick Work, 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 8 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student

Chasing Darkness at Market Hall, 8 p.m., $18 adult/$12 Students or Seniors

Peterborough Roller Derby Fundraiser - Raise Hell, The Red Dog, Tickets $10/in advance, $12/at the door [Related Link]

Sunday

MOTHER'S DAY!

Jane's Walk - Peterborough: A River Runs Through It, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 

Our Space Benefit, Trentwinds International Centre, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets $10 or 2 for $15

Jane's Walk - A Walk Through the Auburn, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels presented by The Peterborough Theatre Guild, Showplace Performance Centre, 2 p.m. Tickets $25/Adults, $22/Senior, $15 Student

 

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Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show At Memorial Centre This Weekend

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This weekend is the Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show, with more than 125 exhibitors. And Habitat for Humanity women will be "virtually building" a house at the home show—a first-of-its-kind at this show.


[Peterborough Home & Outdoor Show]

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The Wolf's TJ Connors Does Fastest Lap Ever Around Memorial Centre Ice

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From the skills competition portion of yesterday's United Way Hockey Challenge in Peterborough, which raised $165,000. Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo and Peter MacKay, Canada's Minister of National Defence, were among the celebrities participating in the charity game.

[YouTube via TJConnorsBlog]

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The Peterborough Festival Of Trees Gets Set Up In One Minute And 59 Seconds...

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...thanks to the wonders of time-lapse photography used in this video below. (It actually took four days to set up.) But dig it. And go see the Peterborough Festival of Trees at the Memorial Centre. It's on!

[YouTube; PFOT]

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Stuff to Do in the Patch This Weekend

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Looking for something to do in Peterborough this weekend?

Remember to turn your clocks back!  

Friday

- Art Gallery of Peterborough: Weekend Party - Art Gallery of Peterborough

- Hand of Man Show: Biggest Craft Show in the Kawarthas (5 p.m. to 9 p.m. - $3.50 for Adults, $3 for Seniors and Students, Children under 12 are free) Memorial Centre

- St James Players Presents: My Fair Lady  (8 p.m - $25 Adult, $22 Senior, $15 Student) Showplace

Saturday

- Art Gallery of Peterborough: Weekend Party - Art Gallery of Peterborough

- Country 105 Public Auction (8 a.m. - Free) Trentwinds

- Hand of Man Show: Biggest Craft Show in the Kawarthas (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - $3.50 for Adults, $3 for Seniors and Students, Children under 12 are free) Memorial Centre

- Trent University Open House (9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Free) Trent University

- Festival of Trees: Festival House Tour 2010 (1 p.m. to 7 p.m. - $25) 

- St James Players Presents: My Fair Lady  (8 p.m - $25 Adult, $22 Senior, $15 Student) Showplace

- To Be or Not to Be: Featuring CBC's Dr. Brian Goldman  (9 a.m. to 4 p.m - $35) Showplace

***- Turn back the clocks before you go to bed - Daylight Savings Time ends 2 a.m. Sunday morning

Sunday

- Hand of Man Show: Biggest Craft Show in the Kawarthas (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - $3.50 for Adults, $3 for Seniors and Students, Children under 12 are free) Memorial Centre

- Festival of Trees: Festival House Tour 2010 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m. - $25)

- St James Players Presents: My Fair Lady  (2 p.m - $25 Adult, $22 Senior, $15 Student) Showplace

 
Have a great weekend Peterborough! Remember, this is the weekend you can turn back time... by an hour. (We know, cheesy.)

 
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Hedley Performing "Sweater Song" at Memorial Centre

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A New Season Begins Tonight: Go Petes Go!

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Stuff to do in the Patch this weekend

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

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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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Dude Calls On Wrestler at Memorial Centre (AKA One of the Best Tweets Ever)

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