Peterborough

Hope Cafe Records recording artist and Toronto Independent Music Awards winner Angie Nussey performs Friday (Nov. 14), 8 p.m., at Market Hall in support of her latest album Little Tragedies.
Concerts
ANGIE NUSSEY: Friday) Hope Cafe Records recording artist and Toronto Independent Music Awards winner performs in support of latest album Little Tragedies, The Market Hall, 336 George St. N., 8 p.m.
THE STAGE CAFE: Friday, ongoing concert series continues with The Gnarly Gs, Chad Driscoll and Mark L. Craighhead, Kingswood Life Centre, 993 Talwood Dr., 8 p.m., $5 admission, fundraiser for outreach and humanitarian projects
KINGSWOOD COUNTRY JAMBOREE: Sunday (Nov. 16), local singers Barb Holtmann, Ray Vandervelde, Newt Young and Stu McCue backed by musicians Al Marshall, Paul Jones and Doug Montgomery, Kingswood Life Centre, 993 Talwood Dr., 1 to 4 p.m., $5 admission, 745-5464
BEAU DIXON AND FRIENDS: Nov. 19, Humanwave Project fundraiser features singer joined by Robyn Cunningham, The Lemmon Sisters, Jill Stavely, Sarah Loucks, Alyssa Morrisey, Jennifer Miller, Alyssa Bartholemew, Jan Laurie, Chelsey Bennett and Bridget Foley, Showplace Lounge, 8 p.m., tickets $10 ($12 at the door) at the box office or call 742-7469
THE BEBOP COWBOYS: Nov. 20, Canadian “cowboy jazz” and western swing band in concert, Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., tickets $25 at the box office or call 742-7469
INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT: Nov. 21, world guitar showcase featuring San Francisco-based Brian Gore, Argentinean Cecilia Zabala, and Canadians Andy Sheppard and Dale Kavanagh, Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., tickets $32 at the box office or call 742-7469
BROOKS WILLIAMS: Nov. 22, acoustic and resonator slide guitar master in concert with Bobby Watson opening, The Market Hall, 336 George St. N., 8 p.m., tickets $20 ($25 at the door) at Moondance
HEROES AND EMPERORS: Nov. 22, Peterborough Symphony Orchestra in concert featuring David Jalbert (piano), Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., $36 and $34 ($16 students) at the box office or call 742-7469
BRONZE FOUNDATION ENGLISH HANDBELL RINGERS: Nov. 22, English handbell ringing ensemble in concert, Trinity United Church, 360 Reid St., 7:30 p.m., tickets $10 ($15 at the door/$5 youths under 17) at the church
GOSPEL TIDINGS: Nov. 23, annual Festival of Trees concert, Showplace Peterborough, 2 p.m., tickets $15 at the Festival of Trees office
FREDDY VETTE AND THE FLAMES: Nov. 28, rock ‘n’ roll music showcase, Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., tickets $28 at the box office or call 742-7469
ONE OF THOSE SONGS: Nov. 29, Aces Of Harmony in concert performing music from the 1920s through the 1990s, Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., tickets $22 at the box office or call 742-7469
YULETIDE CHEER: Nov. 29, annual seasonal concert by the Peterborough Singers with guest tenor soloist Adam Bishop, George Street United Church, 534 George St. N., 7:30 p.m., tickets $27 ($10 students), 745-1820
NEW HORIZONS SWING BAND: Nov. 29, ensemble in concert with the Hiscox brothers, Millbrook South Cavan Public School, 47 Tupper St., Millbrook, 7 p.m., tickets $10 (children 6 to 12 $5/family $25) at Millbrook Community Care or call 741-1357, 944-8877 or 749-0111
ST. MICHAEL’S BOYS CHOIR: Dec. 4, famed 60-member Toronto choir performs Advent and Christmas music program while marking church’s 100th anniversary, Sacred Heart Church, 208 Romaine St., 7 p.m., tickets $20 ($10 students and children), 743-6307
AN IRISH CHRISTMAS WITH DANU: Dec. 5, Folk Under The Clock presents leading traditional Irish ensemble pay Celtic homage to the season, Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., tickets $43 at the box office or call 742-7469
IN FROM THE COLD: Dec. 11 and 12, 9th annual Youth Emergency Shelter (YES) fundraiser featuring Carried Away, Enrique Roy Claveer, The Convivio Chorus, Michael Ketemer, Tanah Haney and the Mandolin Society of Peterborough, The Market Hall, 336 George St. N., 8 p.m., tickets $10 at Titles Bookstore, 748-2126
Pubs ‘n’ Clubs
MORNING COUNTRY JAMBOREE: Open mic every Tuesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, at Mr. Bob’s Gourmet Pizza, 655 The Queensway, 748-6120
MR. DELUXE AND THE MATINEE IDLES: Every Saturday until Jan. 31, 2:30 p.m., at Dobro, 287/289 George St. N.
39ERS: Friday, Gary Birkhof and Mel Blaker at Phoenix, 215 George St. N., 7 to 11 p.m.
ELLIOTT BROOD: Friday, Juno Award-nominated band performs in support of second album release Mountain Meadows with guest NQ Arbuckle at the Montreal House, King and Aylmer streets, 9 p.m., tickets $13 advance, $15 at the door
NEWBERRY VS. NEWBERRY: Friday, local brother/sister folk music duo Sioux and David promote debut CD Freight Lines with guests Kay Pettigrew and James Burrows at The Spill, 414 George St. N., 9 p.m.
CHARLOTTE MELBY: Friday, at the Black Horse, 452 George St. N., 9:30 p.m.
ROBIN HAWKINS: Friday, at Dobro, 287/289 George St. N., 9:30 p.m.
BRIAN SMITH: Friday, at the 8-Ball Lounge, Pappas Billiards, 407 George St. N., 10 p.m.
KENYA ORPHANAGE TRIP BENEFIT: Saturday (Nov. 15), all-ages event in support of Ingrid Davidson’s trip to Nairobi with music by Tongue ‘n’ Groove, Sarah McInnis and CandleCave Ensemble at The Spill, 414 George St. N., 3 to 7 p.m., $10 or pay-what-you-can, 742-7045
LIVE ROCK MUSIC SHOWCASE: Saturday (Nov. 15), Tamarack, Levon and The Muddy Hack at the Montreal House, King and Aylmer street, 9:30 p.m.
THE COUNTY BOYS: Saturday (Nov. 15), CD release party at the Pig’s Ear, 144 Brock St., 10 p.m.
JERICHO’S WALL: Saturday (Nov. 15), at the Black Horse, 452 George St. N., 9:30 p.m.
TONY SILVESTRI: Saturday (Nov. 15), at Dobro, 287/289 George St. N., 6 p.m.
IRELAND BROTHERS: Saturday (Nov. 15), with the Andrew Shedden Band at Dobro, 287/289 George St. N., 9:30 p.m., $5 cover
5 ACES: Saturday (Nov. 15), at the 8-Ball Lounge, Pappas Billiards, 407 George St. N., 9:30 p.m.
DJ JIM ALLEN: Saturday (Nov. 15), at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1550 Lansdowne St. W., 8 p.m.
TERRY GUIEL: Sunday (Nov. 16) and Nov. 17, at the Black Horse, 452 George St. N., 8 p.m.
CHARLOTTE MELBY: Nov. 18, at the Black Horse, 452 George St., 8 p.m.
FIDDLING JAY AND THE SQUIRREL HUNTERS: Nov. 19, at the Black Horse, 452 George St., 8:30 p.m.
FULL THROTTLE: Nov. 21, with Jasher Guiel at The Spill, 414 George St. N., 6 p.m. and again 9 p.m.
RICK AND GAILEE: Nov. 22, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1550 Lansdowne St. W., 8 p.m.
JUSTIN RUTLEDGE: Nov. 27, Toronto-based singer/songwriter performs in support of third album Man Descending at the Montreal House, King and Aylmer streets
JERICHO’S WALL: Nov. 29, with Full Throttle at the Black Horse, 452 George St. N.
J&J KARAOKE: Nov. 29, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1550 Lansdowne St. W., 8 p.m.
JUST PLAIN COUNTRY: Nov. 29, at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1550 Lansdowne St. W., 1 to 6 p.m., tickets $5
TOM EASTLAND BAND: Dec. 6, at the 8-Ball Lounge, Pappas Billiards, 407 George St. N., 9:30 p.m.
Variety
AFROBANA: Saturday (Nov. 15), series of student song, dance, music and spoken word performances from the African and Caribbean perspective hosted by the Trent African Caribbean Student Union, The Market Hall, 7:30 p.m., tickets $10 ($15 at the door) at Island Cream Restaurant, Black Honey, The Spill and the Trent International Program office, Champlain College
Church Concerts
A CELTIC CHRISTMAS: Dec. 9, Christmas concert featuring The Stringwood Trio, the PCVS Ladies’ Choir and excerpts from A Child’s Christmas In Wales narrated by Giles Bryant, All Saints Anglican Church, 235 Rubidge St., 7:30 p.m., tickets $20 at the church office or call 742-7384, 741-0800 or 876-1501
Theatre
ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Friday and Saturday (Nov. 15), PCVS Improv Players stage the classic story directed by Dan Fewings, Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School, McDonnel Street, 7 p.m. Nov. 14, 2 p.m. Nov. 15, tickets $10 ($5 students/seniors) at the Titles Bookstore and PCVS, 742-0425, ext. 213
THE 24-HOUR PROJECT: Saturday (Nov. 15), 22nd edition of project featuring five plays written, scripted, casted, rehearsed and performed in a 24-hour period, Gordon Best Theatre, 216 Hunter St. W., 8 p.m., tickets $10 ($8 students) at the door, 741-8763
AN EVENING WITH GWEN BROWN: Nov. 19, Bright Lights presents one of Peterborough’s pre-eminent theatre artists and Peterborough Theatre Guild founding member in conservation with Paul Wilson, The Market Hall, 336 George St. N., 8 p.m., tickets $12 ($8 students/seniors) at the Showplace box office
MOTHER GOOSE’S GOLDEN CHRISTMAS: Nov. 21 to Dec. 7, Peterborough Theatre Guild stages pantomine featuring favourite nursery rhyme characters and the adventure that ensues when they plan a surprise celebration for Mother Goose, The Guild Hall, 360 Rogers St., 7 p.m., 2 p.m. Nov. 23 and 30, Dec. 6 and 7, tickets at the box office or call 745-4211
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW: Nov. 25 to 28, Mysterious Entity Theatre production adapted and directed by Kate Story gives Shakespearean tale a new twist with male roles filled by women and female roles filled by men, The Market Hall, 336 George St. N., 8 p.m., tickets $15 at the Showplace box office or call 742-7469
TRACK TALK: Nov. 26 to 28, St. Peter’s Grade 12 drama students stage collection of stories about different characters set in a train station in the 1950s to modern times, St. Peter’s Dramaspace, 7 p.m., tickets $6 ($5 with a can of food/$3 children), 745-1358
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Dec. 16 to 19, Arbour Theatre stages the seasonal classic directed by Ray Henderson with music score by Mike Duguay, The Market Hall, 336 George St. N., 10 and 1 p.m. each day with a 7 p.m. show Dec. 18, tickets $8 ($5 students)
Variety
DEAN MARTIN VARIETY SHOW TRIBUTE: Nov. 25, tribute to the late crooner and assorted personalities featuring impressionists Houston MacPherson and Cindy Miller, Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., tickets $25.50 ($22.50 seniors) at the box office or call 742-7469
Comedy
RON JAMES: Feb. 19 and 20, acclaimed comedian brings his Mental As Anything to the local stage, Showplace Peterborough, 8 p.m., tickets at the box office or call 742-7469
Screenings
THE DUCHESS: Nov. 17, MUSE International Fine Films screening of United Kingdom film starring Keira Knightley directed by Saul Dibb, Galaxy Cinemas, 7 p.m., advance tickets $10 at Centennial Museum and Archives
RIVIERE DUMOINE/A PADDLER’S JOURNEY: Nov. 18, Buell/Kelly Productions screens 2008 film festival Best Canoeing Film as well as Burning Man and preview of documentary-in-progress on The Band’s Richard Manuel, The Splice, 379 George St. N., 8 p.m., $10 admission or pay-what-you-can
inDEF: Nov. 19, club performances by Alex Cuba and Royal Wood, Galaxy Cinemas, 9:30 p.m., tickets $10.95 plus tax at the box office or visit www.cineplex.com
TWELVE: Nov. 30, ReFRAME Film Festival features Peterborough premiere of Lester Alfonso film, Showplace Peterborough, 3 p.m.
Readings/Book Launches
GUARDIAN OF THE LAMP: Nov. 20, launch of new book by Peterborough-based children’s books author Judi Peers, Titles Bookstore, 379 George St. N., 7 to 9 p.m.
CRABWISE TO THE HOUNDS: Nov. 20, annual Trent University Writers Reading Series presentation features Jeremy Dodds reading from first collection of poems, Alumni House, Symons Campus, Trent University, 8 p.m., free admission, 748-1011, ext. 6087
Art Galleries/Exhibitions
WORKS FROM STUDIO 25: Opens today (Friday) to Nov. 28, exhibition of work by local painters Mike Bombala, Nancy Chalut and Jennifer Maskens, Art School of Peterborough, 178A Charlotte St. (Charlotte Mews tunnel arcade), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, 742-3221
KAWARTHA OUTDOOR PAINTERS’ SHOW/SALE: To Nov. 20, annual event with the theme Bringing The Outside In, Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio, 420 O’Connell Rd., open daily 1 to 4 p.m.
RENDEZVOUS/WHEN SIGHT AND SOUND MEET: To Nov. 28, exhibition of visual art and sound by Eric David and Victoria Wallace, Peterborough Arts Umbrella, 378 Aylmer St. N., open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 749-3220
LOUISE BOURGEOIS TRIBUTE: To Nov. 30, window installation tribute to the artist and sculptor by local artist Laurel Paluck, Blue Tomato Art Shop, 190 Charlotte St.
OH SO IROQUOIS: To Jan. 4, exhibition emphasizes the dynamism of both traditional and contemporary Iroquoian creative processes, Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent St.
10 ANS, CA SA FETE: To Jan. 4, students’ art exhibition marks 10th anniversary of Ecole Monseignour-Jamot, Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent St.
CODIFY/EXPLORING CANADA’S VISUAL LANDSCAPE: To Jan. 4, curator Simone Rojas-Pick explores how contemporary artists use various symbolic conventions to construct visual landscapes that express personal and communal narratives, Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent St.
GLIMPSE: To Jan. 4, photographer Neil Muscott presents images of residential windows in city at various times of day and night, Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent St.
CHINA PIECES: Nov. 22 to Dec. 4, exhibition of work by Chinese art students from an international high school in Dalian, China compiled by Bea Quarrie, Kawartha Artists’ Gallery and Studio, 729 Park St. S., open daily 1 to 4 p.m., 741-2817
Museum Exhibitions
REMEMBERING JOHN McCRAE 1872-1918: To Jan. 18, exhibition honours the life of Canada’s famed soldier/poet and author of In Flanders Fields, Centennial Museum and Archives, 300 Hunter St. E. (atop Armour Hill), open Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday/Sunday noon to 5 p.m., admission by donation, 743-5180
Special Events
AUTUMN TREASURES: Friday to Sunday (Nov. 16), annual fine art and craft show, Trentwinds, 264 Lansdowne St. E., 4 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 15, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 16
JAZZ ON MURRAY STREET: Saturday (Nov. 15), New Orleans-inspired dinner and concert featuring entertainment by Johnny O, The Jazz Apostles, The New Horizons Preservation Dixieland Band, Alona Poplawski, The Channel Cats and the Murray Street Gospel Octet, dinner 6 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m., tickets $35 ($20 for concert only), at the church office, 745-8504
CANDY CANES & CHRISTMAS DREAMS: Nov. 23, jamboree fundraiser for children in foster care with entertainment by The Agony Chorus, Trentwinds, 264 Lansdowne St. E., 1 to 5 p.m., tickets $8 ($15 couple), 295-3824
KAWARTHA SLEDARAMA: Nov. 23, 11th annual snowmobile show, sale and swap meet, Morrow Building (adjacent to the Memorial Centre), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., $5 admission, 745-6979 or 745-4032
JURIED CHRISTMAS SHOW/SALE: Nov. 28 to 30, hosted by the Kawartha Potters’ Guild, Lions’ Community Centre, 347 Burnham St., 4 to 9 p.m. Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 29 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30, free admission