Holiday Lights Glow Ride coming Wednesday
Join B!KE, the Peterborough Community Cycling Hub, for a Holiday Lights Glow Ride on Wednesday.
Decorate your bike with glow sticks and battery powered LEDs and join in a relaxed, community ride to enjoy houses lit up for winter. Bicycle route will include a tour through East City and the Avenues. Bike decorating begins at 5:30 p.m. Riders are encouraged to bring their own decorations, although B!KE has some decorative LED lights which can be borrowed. A white front light and red tail light is required for all riders; helmets are strongly encouraged. Families with children who ride independently with 20” or larger wheels are welcome. The ride leaves from the alley behind B!KE, 293 George St., at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 705-775-7227 or visit www.communitybikeshop.org.
Lunchtime organ music
Enjoy Lunchtime Organ Music on Thursday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., at Trinity United Church, 360 Reid St. This annual event has been taking place each Thursday throughout Advent, and wraps up this week with organist Randy Mills performing. Admission is free and all are welcome. Donations of food and money for the local area foodbank will be gratefully accepted.
Family improv class
The Peterborough Academy for the Performing Arts (PAPA) presents a Family Improv Class, Saturday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. This free workshop is a great opportunity to experience Improv, a form of live theatre in which the plot, characters and dialogue are made up in the moment. Linda Kash, cofounder of PAPA, and well-known actress, describes Improv as “an excellent foundation for gaining confidence, encouraging teamwork, sharing ideas, and taking creative risks in an environment that is safe to do so”. For more information, please visit www. lindakash.ca. PAPA is located at 159 King St.
Doorway to Christmas
Celebrate Christmas Eve with an evening of live music and a dramatic re-telling of the Christmas Story by Mary and Joseph. Pathway Church presents Doorway to Christmas, Sunday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St. Admission is free. To reserve tickets, please visit www.eventbright.ca.
Church services
Many of the Town Ward churches will be celebrating Christmas with special services. All are welcome.
On Christmas Eve, Emmanuel United Church celebrates with a Family Candlelight Service from 7 to 8 p.m. at Emmanuel East, 534 George St. Trinity United Church, 360 Reid St., has a Christmas Eve Family Communion Service at 7:30 p.m. At Murray Street Baptist Church, 175 Murray St., a Christmas Eve Service takes place from 7 to 8 p.m. St. John’s Anglican Church, 99 Brock St., has a Family Celebration of the Birth of Jesus at 4 p.m. and a Traditional Candlelight Celebration at 10 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass runs at 4 p.m., 8 p.m. and midnight at the Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains, 441 Reid St.
On Christmas Day, St. John’s Anglican Church has a Traditional Celebration of the Birth of Jesus at 10 a.m. and Christmas Day Mass takes place at 10:30 a.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Peter-in-Chains.