The Mount hosting You Can Make It Art on Tuesdays
The Mount Community Centre is hosting You Can Make It Art, a Community Art Making Project.
The project includes 14 sessions on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. beginning September 11 and running until December 11. Admission is $5 per person per session or pay-what-you-can or free and includes all supplies.
Sessions are facilitated by Mary Lou Green and Brian Nichols. Everyone is welcome. This is a drop-in event and registration is not required.
For more information, please call Mary Lou at 705-740-0078 or email Brian at bnichols@cogeco.ca. The Mount is located at 1545 Monaghan Rd.
Multiple Sclerosis
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada presents Aging Well with MS and Cannabis and MS, Saturday at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Church, 360 Reid St. Kathleen Carr, an MS Nurse Specialist from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre MS Clinic and Darlene Cuthbertson from Canadian Cannabis Clinics will be presenting. For more information, please visit www.mssociety.ca/ events.
Grandparent Storytime
The Peterborough Public Library is celebrating Grandparents Day with a special Saturday Grandparents Storytime, Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Preschoolers and grandparents of all ages are welcome. This is a drop-in program and no registration is required. The Library is located at 345 Aylmer St. For more information, please call 705-745-5382 ext. 2381 or visit www.ptbolibrary.ca.
Suicide Prevention Vigil
Telecare Peterborough and the Canadian Mental Heath Agency are hosting a Candle Vigil to commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day, Monday Sept. 10. This is an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to suicide, support their loved ones and help fight the stigma around suicide. Sharing and learning about help and resources available in Peterborough begins at 6:30 p.m. The Candle Vigil begins at 7:30 p.m. This event takes place at the Silver Bean Cafe, located in Millennium Park at the corner of King and Water Streets.
Pow Wow Bus
The Council of Canadians is providing a bus from downtown Peterborough to the annual Curve Lake Pow Wow, which takes place Saturday Sept. 15 and Sunday Sept 16 in Lance Wood Park in Curve Lake. The bus, for the Saturday event, is $5 per person for a round trip.
It will depart from Confederation Park across from City Hall at 9 a.m. and will leave the Pow Wow grounds at 2:30 p.m. To reserve a seat, please phone 705742-4175.
For more information on the Curve Lake Pow Wow, please phone 705-657-2758 or visit www.curvelakeculturalcentre.ca.
Youth Earn-A-Bike
B!KE, the Community Cycling Hub, is now accepting application for their Youth Earn-A-Bike program.
In this 8-session program, youth, ages 13-17, learn to completely rebuild a bicycle that they get to keep. In addition to learning mechanical and riding skills, youth are empowered to take their transportation into their own hands!
The program will run on Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m. from October 15 to December 3.
For more information, or to receive an application, please email Charlie@communitybikeshop.org.