Scandalous tales of the Pig’s Ear
Market Hall Performing Arts Centre presents 152 Years of Scandalous Pig’s Ear Stories – End of an Ear-A on Saturday at 8 p.m. The evening features speakers John Punter, who has 50 years of family ownership of the Pig’s Ear, and Elwood Jones, a local historian with Trent Valley Archives; in addition to stories, music and friends.
Tickets are $25 per person, $10 per person after 10 p.m. and $35 for VIP Cabaret table seats. For more information visit www.markethall.org.
Glacier Lecture
Trent University presents a lecture titled Melting Ice, Melting Records: Glaciers and the Amplification of Climate Change; Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The presenter is Rafico Ruiz, who is the Roberta Bondar Postdoctoral Fellow in Northern and Polar Studies at Trent. The talk focuses on artworks that features the melting glacier as a symptom of climate change, and how the glacier’s melting makes climate change immediately felt on a human scale. The lecture takes place in Room 105, Scott House in Traill College, 310 London St. All are welcome to this free event. For more information visit www.trentu.ca/events.
Spring Potluck
The New Canadians Centre is hosting a Spring Potluck, with food, music and dancing, on Thursday at 6 p.m. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. All are welcome. The New Canadians Centre is located at 221 Romaine St. For more information, phone 705-743-0882 or email info@ nccpeterborough.ca.
Sacred Heart Parish Hall
On Saturday at noon, Sacred Heart Parish Hall presents a lunch prepared by Chef Toby Tyler of Electric City Gardens. The lunch features seasonal soup and salad, stuffed chicken breast or poached salmon served with roast potatoes and vegetables, with almond cheese cake for dessert. Tickets are $10 per person and proceeds will go to the Children’s Bell Choir and the Pipe Organ Restoration Fund. To purchase a ticket, or for more information, phone Charlotte Hurley at 705-743-0113.
Bridal Show
The Kawartha Spring Bridal Show takes place this Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Venue, 286 George St. Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased at the door, or in advance at www.peterborough.snapd.com.
Food Handler Course
Seeds of Change is offering a Food Handler Course on Thursday April 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This course is offered free of charge to all community members, especially current and potential volunteers of Seeds of Change who are involved with their community meals. An instructor from Peterborough Public Health will be presenting this course over a as a six-hour inclass session. The course material is delivered by an instructor along with videos, activities, and a slideshow presentation, followed by a test. Those who receive a passing grade of 70 per cent will be awarded a certificate that is valid in Ontario for five years. For more information, or to register, please phone 705874-3553 or email info@seedsofchangeptbo.org.