Events

« March 16, 2008 - April 15, 2008 »
 
03 / 16
03 / 17
Start: 9:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Open Mic With Kevin Busby @ The Rusty Snail every Monday.
03 / 18
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Do It In The Ear with your lively hosts Jean-Marc, Nick, Jordan & Jill every Tuesday from 10pm - 1am at the Pig's Ear Open Mic. Sign up is on a first come first served basis.

There's always a guitar you can use. This open mic is not restricted to music - we love spoken word artists, comedians, audible performances of any kind...so come out and get your noise on stage.

03 / 19
03 / 20
03 / 21
03 / 22
Start: 12:00 am
The Canadian Canoe Museum hosts a One Day Ceinture Fléchée Weaving Workshop at the Museum (910 Monaghan Rd, Peterborough). Participants will learn an age-old technique called finger weaving - a traditional form of off-loom weaving, a relaxing, rewarding and versatile craft. No experience necessary. The cost is $65 ($60 for members), and includes taxes, patterns, instruction and all materials.
03 / 23
03 / 24
Start: 9:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Open Mic With Kevin Busby @ The Rusty Snail every Monday.
03 / 25
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Do It In The Ear with your lively hosts Jean-Marc, Nick, Jordan & Jill every Tuesday from 10pm - 1am at the Pig's Ear Open Mic. Sign up is on a first come first served basis.

There's always a guitar you can use. This open mic is not restricted to music - we love spoken word artists, comedians, audible performances of any kind...so come out and get your noise on stage.

03 / 26
03 / 27
03 / 28
Start: 12:00 am

Into the Fire: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Peterborough Fire Department. March 28 to June 8, 2008.

Peterborough Museum and Archives, 300 Hunter Street East, Ashburnham Memorial Park, Peterborough, 743-5180. Museum hours: Monday - Friday 9 - 5, Saturday/Sunday/Holidays 12 - 5.

www.pcma.ca

Start: 12:00 am

On March 28th all youth in the community are welcome to drop by the Bridge Youth Centre for a night of "Art Beats and Rhythm".

Start: 5:00 pm
Members' show closes.
03 / 29
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
4th Line Theatre offers an Acting Improvisation Workshop for children 8 -12 years old from 10 a.m. - noon at the Old Millbrook School (1 Dufferin St., Millbrook). Professional actor Linda Kash will encourage participants to share their imagination through improvisation on their feet, and trust their instincts as well as the instincts of their fellow improvisers.
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

Turn off your lights, fight global warming!

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

03 / 30
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
4th Line Theatre offers an Acting Improvisation Workshop for adults (18+) from 1 - 4 p.m. at the Old Millbrook School (1 Dufferin St., Millbrook). Professional actor Linda Kash will encourage participants to share their imagination through improvisation on their feet, and trust their instincts as well as the instincts of their fellow improvisers. The cost is $35 per participant.
Start: 4:00 pm
The MUSE Fine Film Series presents “Atonement” at 4 p.m. at Galaxy Cinemas (320 Water St., Peterborough).
Start: 7:00 pm

Help build roofs for 13 Columbian refugee families in Ecuador.

Tambillo is a small town half an hour away by boat from San Lorenzo, Ecuador. The community we are trying to build houses for are a group of refugees from Columbia who suffered at the hands of the FARC.

03 / 31
Start: 4:00 pm
The MUSE Fine Film Series presents “Atonement” at 4 p.m. at Galaxy Cinemas (320 Water St., Peterborough).
Start: 9:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Open Mic With Kevin Busby @ The Rusty Snail every Monday.
04 / 1
Start: 8:00 pm
Poetry reading at 8pm at Black Honey, 221 Hunter Street West.
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Do It In The Ear with your lively hosts Jean-Marc, Nick, Jordan & Jill every Tuesday from 10pm - 1am at the Pig's Ear Open Mic. Sign up is on a first come first served basis.

There's always a guitar you can use. This open mic is not restricted to music - we love spoken word artists, comedians, audible performances of any kind...so come out and get your noise on stage.

04 / 2
04 / 3
Start: 12:00 am
Start: Apr 3 2008 - 12:00am
End: Apr 5 2008 - 12:00am
Peterborough New Dance presents Emergency #16 at Market Hall, 336 George St. The annual festival of new dance and performance, presented by Peterborough New Dance, is now in its 16th year.
Start: 7:00 pm
The Peterborough Public Library presents award-winning Canadian author Diane Schoemperlen with a reading from her new novel, At a Loss for Words: a Post-Romantic Novel, at 7 p.m. at the Library (345 Aylmer St. N., Peterborough). Books will be available for sale and for signing courtesy of Titles Bookstore. This is a free event. For more information call (705) 745-5382 ext. 2340 or 2350.
04 / 4
(all day)
Start: Apr 3 2008 - 12:00am
End: Apr 5 2008 - 12:00am
Peterborough New Dance presents Emergency #16 at Market Hall, 336 George St. The annual festival of new dance and performance, presented by Peterborough New Dance, is now in its 16th year.
Start: 12:00 am
The Peterborough Folk Festival is proud to co-sponsor this presentation with Artspace, in the newly renovated Artspace Gallery at 378 Aylmer Street North. More info as it comes!
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Opening reception of David Parson exhibition in the PAU Gallery.
Start: 7:00 pm
It's back! The Art Gallery of Peterborough (250 Crescent Street) presents the 2nd annual Spring Simmer fundraiser. Soups to sample, a handmade bowl to keep from the Kawartha Potters Guild, and jazz by Vesto Slipher. Tickets are $30. Call (705)743-9179 for tickets or for more information.
04 / 5
End: 12:00 am
Start: Apr 3 2008 - 12:00am
End: Apr 5 2008 - 12:00am
Peterborough New Dance presents Emergency #16 at Market Hall, 336 George St. The annual festival of new dance and performance, presented by Peterborough New Dance, is now in its 16th year.
Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Trent Valley Archives presents a Genealogy Fair from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Wayside Academy School (575 Centre Line of Smith, Peterborough). All are welcome to discover their ancestors during a day of workshops and lectures on military records, loyalist immigration, researching the use of land records, document conservation and more.
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm

You are invited to the opening reception of the Winter 2008 Student Art Exhibition at the Art School of Peterborough, located in the tunnel arcade of the Charlotte Mews, 178A Charlotte Street, Peterborough. The reception will be held from 10 to 2 on Saturday, April 5.

Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
The Haunt Club presents a Travelling Ghost Show lecture from noon - 4 p.m. at the Peterborough Library (345 Aylmer St.). A ghost researcher of 20 years will look at the history of the ghost, offer information on how to conduct your own haunt scene investigation, and examine the tools of the trade and environmental conditions that contribute to increased activity of a haunt spot.
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Red Cross Fundraiser for Southern African Flood Relief at Sadleir House, 751 George Street on Saturday April 5.
04 / 6
Start: 2:00 pm
Breaking Ground: New Plays in Development – selected readings from Welcome Death, a new play by Robert Winslow.
04 / 7
Start: 9:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Open Mic With Kevin Busby @ The Rusty Snail every Monday.
04 / 8
Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Do It In The Ear with your lively hosts Jean-Marc, Nick, Jordan & Jill every Tuesday from 10pm - 1am at the Pig's Ear Open Mic. Sign up is on a first come first served basis.

There's always a guitar you can use. This open mic is not restricted to music - we love spoken word artists, comedians, audible performances of any kind...so come out and get your noise on stage.

04 / 9
Start: 8:00 pm
As part of its Bright Lights series, Market Hall presents An Evening with Evelyn Hart at 8 p.m. at the Hall (336 George St., Peterborough). Evelyn Hart, one of Canada’s greatest dancers, whose childhood years were spent in Peterborough, will be joined on stage by biographer, writer/critic Max Wyman. Tickets are $13; $8 for students, seniors and the underemployed; $5 for eyeGO.
04 / 10
04 / 11
Start: 8:30 pm
Shrimps Comedy at Splice Nightclub, 379 George St. 8:00 door, 8:30 show. Musical Guest Elyse Bruce. For more information please visit www.shrimps.ca.
04 / 12
Start: 12:00 am
Peterborough Youth Emergency Shelter's fourth annual fundraising Gala at the Parkway Banquet Hall. This year's theme is "A Starry Cottage Night" and dress is described as semi-formal cottage wear -- however you prefer to interpret it!
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
You are invited to attend an open house at the Art School of Peterborough,located in the tunnel arcade of the Charlotte Mews, 178A Charlotte Street, Peterborough. The open house will be held from 10 to 2 on Saturday, April 12 and will feature demonstrations and an exhibition of student work produced in the winter semester. All are welcome to attend.
Start: 7:00 pm
Start: Apr 12 2008 - 7:00pm
End: Apr 13 2008 - 12:00am
Symphony Soiree, Sat. April 12th, 7pm to midnight at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Gourmet food, musical entertainment, artwork from the Art Gallery, live and silent auctions, cash bar. For tickets, call PSO office at 742-1992 or email pso@trytel.net.
Start: 8:00 pm
April 12, 2008 at 8:00 pm: Things get hot when Lizt Alfonso Danza Cuba hits the stage with its show Fuerza y Compas, at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough. This acclaimed dance company combines traditional Spanish flamenco, Cuban-rooted rhumba and mamba, Afro-Cuban, jazz and modern dance styles to create a unique fusion bursting with energy and colour.
04 / 13
End: 12:00 am
Start: Apr 12 2008 - 7:00pm
End: Apr 13 2008 - 12:00am
Symphony Soiree, Sat. April 12th, 7pm to midnight at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Gourmet food, musical entertainment, artwork from the Art Gallery, live and silent auctions, cash bar. For tickets, call PSO office at 742-1992 or email pso@trytel.net.
Start: 4:00 pm
The MUSE Fine Film Series presents “Amal” at 4 p.m. at Galaxy Cinemas (320 Water St., Peterborough). This is the story of Amal, a poor rickshaw driver does an old and seemingly homeless man a good turn, and drama and humour that ensues, revealing that we are defined as much by what we sacrifice as we are by what we possess.
04 / 14
Start: 7:00 pm
The MUSE Fine Film Series presents “Amal” at 7 p.m. at Galaxy Cinemas (320 Water St., Peterborough). This is the story of Amal, a poor rickshaw driver does an old and seemingly homeless man a good turn, and drama and humour that ensues, revealing that we are defined as much by what we sacrifice as we are by what we possess.
Start: 9:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm
Open Mic With Kevin Busby @ The Rusty Snail every Monday.
04 / 15
Start: 11:29 am
Buell/Kelly Production presents The Channel Cats live in concert on Saturday May 3rd. Doors at 8pm. Catered and sponsored by Parkhill on Hunter.
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm

The much-anticipated Citizens' Inquiry into the Impacts of the Uranium Cycle arrives in Peterborough on April 15th. The public forum will be held at Sadlier House, 751 George St. N.

Start: 10:00 pm
End: 11:59 pm

Do It In The Ear with your lively hosts Jean-Marc, Nick, Jordan & Jill every Tuesday from 10pm - 1am at the Pig's Ear Open Mic. Sign up is on a first come first served basis.

There's always a guitar you can use. This open mic is not restricted to music - we love spoken word artists, comedians, audible performances of any kind...so come out and get your noise on stage.