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throughlines: 2024 Juried Members’ Exhibition
2024-01-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-27 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Artspace, 3-378 Aylmer Street N, Peterborough, ON, K9H 3V8, Canada
Artspace is kicking off its 50th anniversary year is an exhibition dedicated to their valued membership!
Throughlines: 2024 Juried Members’ Exhibition proudly presents the work of 20 of Artspace Members, including a media arts installation in Gallery 2 co-presented with ReFrame Film Festival. On the commencement of this milestone year, we asked artists to submit work imbued with a look back and a look forward, while asking ourselves, what are the most consistent traits of our membership? What are those characteristics that draw artists to artist-run culture. What are the throughlines?
The threads that characterize the last five decades of artist-run culture at Artspace, however tangled or pristinely woven, heart-achingly water-damaged or painstakingly archived, are the relationships that built and continually reinvent Artspace. These relationships, whether captured and retold as linear and well-documented narratives or as an ever-evolving patchwork of memories and vision, will unfold well into the future.
In contemplating this milestone year, it is natural – a default – to retell the familiar stories of our beginnings. And, we will tell those compelling and valuable stories. But there are and there will be others.
Every Artspace membership represents an influence into what Artspace can become. How can we ensure that the insights and wisdom of voices previously unheard are woven into the fabric of our story? This is a line of thought we’re giving lots of energy these days.
Participating Artists:
Alexandra Box, Samantha Chiusolo, Marta Chudolinska, Brad Copping, Garrett Gilbart, Lesley Givens, Theresa Godin, Christopher Green, Laura Honsberger, Ann Jaeger, Tim Laurin, Jane Lowbeer, Jeff Macklin, Joseph Muscat, Rob Niezen, Kelly O’Neill, Laura Paluck, Lynda Todd, Jane Wild, and Nikoiya Wile

seams and strata
2024-01-19 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-20 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-21 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-24 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-25 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-26 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-01-27 11:00 - 17:00 | Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street, Peterborough, ON, K9J 2G1, Canada
As the Art Gallery of Peterborough enters its 50th anniversary year in 2024, we are digging into our archives and reconnecting with our founders to engage with our past. Looking through old photographs and archives offers us a chance to marvel at where we’ve been and where we’ve come from; at what has changed and what remains. Sifting through filing cabinets packed with layers of paperwork, notes, and images feels a bit like an archeological dig. We make careful work of it, pausing when we unearth something precious, like a handwritten letter on fine paper or a photograph with younger versions of familiar faces.
This juried exhibition invited artists to submit original works of art that resonate with themes of legacy, archives, nostalgia, ghosts, memory, survival, and growth.
Tree rings and stratified rock mark the passage of time and changing conditions, like layers of once fashionable wallpaper. The strata of our lives can be studied and excavated, unleashing seams of joy, curiosity, wonder, or grief. Throughout three ramps and the main gallery, works by fifty-five artists bring forward the findings of their own excavations.

Staged Reading: Opening Night
2024-01-21 14:00 | Peterborough Theatre Guild, 364 Rogers St, Peterborough, K9H 1W7
Madcap antics start as Jack and Ruth Tisdale celebrate their 25th anniversary with an evening at the Theatre. It’s a dream come true for Ruth and an imposition for Jack who would rather be at home watching the World Series. However, after the events both on and off the stage that fateful night, their lives and the lives of all involved are irreparably altered.

PMA: Bringing TIFF To You
2024-01-22 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough, 320 Water St., Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 3L5, Canada
The Peterborough Museum & Archives are excited to offer our community the chance to experience Canadian & International film, in partnership with the Toronto International Film Festival Circuit Group and Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough.
Films are presented at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Monday, January 22 – Flora and Son
Monday, January 29 – Who’s Yer Father
Monday, February 12 – Dreamin’ Wild
Series passes for the Winter/Spring 2023 season are $133.60. Series passes will be available for purchase:

In person at the Peterborough Memorial Centre’s Grant Thornton Box Office located at 151 Lansdowne Street West;
Online through the Memorial Centre’s digital box office; or
By telephone at (705) 743-3561

Rush tickets are available for purchase 30 minutes before each film screening, in the Galaxy Cinemas lobby. Look for Museum staff in the area around the concession stand.

Rush tickets are $20 each
Payment for Rush tickets is exclusively by credit card.

Trail Tales
2024-01-23 18:00 - 19:00 | ON
Come out for an evening family stroll along some of Peterborough’s lovely trails while Laura shares some oral stories, songs and rhymes that connect us to the natural beauty around us.
Please dress for the weather, we only cancel if there’s severe weather.
Jan 23 – Meet at Pioneer Memorial Park: Master’s College and Seminary
Feb 20- Meet at Sherbrooke Woods: Monseigneur-Jamot
Mar 12 – London Street Footbridge
Apr 9 – Mark S. Burnham Provincial Park parking lot
Apr 23 – Bridlewood Park (1684 Ramblewood Drive)
May 7 – Inverlea Park (18 Dennistoun Avenue)
May 21 – Little Lake Cemetery main gate (915 Haggart St)

Listen Much: Mack Ray
2024-01-24 20:00 | The Theatre on King, 171 King St, Peterborough, ON, K9J 2R8
How long does it take to find yourself?
If you ask Mack Ray he might say too damn long. Mack has already lived a few lives rolled into one. From screaming his lungs out fronting rock and roll bands, to moving to Nashville to write on music row, then coming home to Canada only to hop in the van and tour North America screaming his lungs out in rock n roll again. Mack Ray sounds like the 90’s in a way that only somebody that lived through the 90’s could do it. The 90’s may be the trend du jour but it’s not a trend if it’s what made you pick up a guitar in the first place. PJ Harvey. Nirvana. Mark Lanegan. Jeff Buckley. Chris Cornell. Songs born out of feeling. The journey to finding yourself isn’t straight or smooth. There are ugly moments along the way. How long does it take? Who cares. When it finally happens, it’s worth it.
Get tickets here!
or Pay-what-you-can

Blooms & Boards Workshop
2024-01-25 12:00 - 17:00 | Modern Makers Market, 651 Chamberlain St, Peterborough, ON, K9J 4L9
Unlock your creativity and join us for a fun afternoon of crafting at our “Blooms & Boards” DIY Wood Sign Workshop hosted by Aimee from Church House Studios!
What to Expect: Aimee will contact you with a form to fill out so you can customize your piece ahead of time. Choose a bouquet of flowers with meaning to you. Or put a bouquet of florals together as a keepsake for someone else. This would be the perfect mothers day gift. Everything will come pre cut and ready for you to paint at the workshop.
Light snacks, coffee, tea and hot chocolate provided. You can also BYO snacks and drinks.
DIY Wood Sign Techniques: This is for all skill levels, you don’t need to be an artist to create a beautiful piece
Grab your friends, unleash your artistic spirit, and take home a one-of-a-kind wood sign that celebrates your birth month and creativity! Spaces are limited, so secure your spot now for any evening filled with fun, laughter, and the joy of crafting.

Maker Space Open Studio
2024-01-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Artspace, 3-378 Aylmer Street N, Peterborough, ON, K9H 3V8, Canada
Join us on Thursday evenings at Artspace for our weekly Open Studio program! Participate in our weekly activity or bring your own project, and come make some art in a calm, creative, community space!

What is Open Studio?
Open Studio is a FREE weekly art program, where community members of all ages and skill levels can come out and make art together! Registration is required to participate.
What can I make?
Each week, we have a set artmaking activity, facilitated by a volunteer instructor. Community members can also bring their own project, OR utilize Maker Space materials such as collaging, zine making, mending, embroidery, colouring, knitting, or crochet.
January Activity Schedule:
Thursday, January 11th 2024: Intuitive Stitching
Thursday, January 18th 2024: Visible Mending
Thursday, January 25th 2024: Bring your own craft- Stitching Circle

Thursday Night Brewchre
2024-01-25 18:00 - 20:00 | 100 Acre Brewing Co., 390 Ashburnham Dr., Peterborough, K9J 6X7, Canada
Meet new people, drink great beer and WIN PRIZES!
*Tickets required*
Register for BREWCHRE (progressive style Euchre) beginning Thursday, Jan 25 until Feb 29 (6:00 – 8:00 PM) with a new chance to WIN EVERY WEEK!
***Spots to play are limited!***
🎟️ – Tickets are only $5.00 to register each week and can be purchased on our website. Ticket is per person, playing and winning as an individual (not partnered teams). Pick the dates you want to play – all available dates are posted on our website for reservation, and SPOTS ARE LIMITED, so sign up now to secure your seat!
🥇At the end of the night, the winner will receive a $25.00 gift card.
🥈The player with the most lone hands will also receive a runner-up prize of a $10.00 gift card.
@lowlandsfirefood will also be here slinging pizzas, so bring your appetite! 🍕
Are you ready to trump the competition?!
Purchase tickets here!

Pub Night Thursdays
2024-01-25 18:30 - 21:30 | Chemong Lodge, 764 Hunter Street, Bridgenorth, Ontario, K0L1H0, Canada
Join us every Thursday in the Pub for live music, classic pub fare and cold beers!
Feeling peckish? We will be releasing our pub-approved $13 bites menu, filled with classics like devilled eggs, cheeseburger sliders, tacos & more, alongside beverage specials that will be available exclusively in the pub.
Come one, come all and join us for Pub Night Thursdays at the Lodge

ReFrame Film Festival Opening Night
2024-01-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St N, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3H2
In addition to the screening of opening night film Boil Alert, this event will feature live performance and special guest speakers. This evening sets the tone and celebrates what’s to come. Don’t miss this inaugural gathering and jam packed event featuring an incredibly impactful film that examines water issues of vital importance to our community.
In Boil Alert, an Indigenous woman goes on a journey through First Nations reservations to shine a light on the devastating struggle for clean water and discovers herself in the process. This poignant exploration illuminates the human dimension of the water crisis in Indigenous communities, as well as the impact it is having upon Native identity.

Pokemon Trivia Night
2024-01-25 19:30 - 21:00 | Boston Pizza Peterborough North, 1164 Chemong Road, Peterborough, ON, K9J 6X2
Pokemon Trivia Night happening at Boston Pizza Peterborough North on January 25th at 7:30 PM.
Boston Pizza Peterborough Chemong Rd location. $2 per player

ReFrame Film Festival
2024-01-26 10:00 - 22:00, 2024-01-27 10:00 - 22:00, 2024-01-28 10:00 - 19:00 | Market Hall Performing Arts, 140 Charlotte St Third Floor, Peterborough, K9J 2T8
The ReFrame Film Festival is a community celebration of documentary film and media art, with a lens on social and environmental justice. They are committed to supporting and showcasing the work of documentary filmmakers and media artists, as well as fostering dialogue around issues of social justice, human rights, and environmental responsibility.
The in-person component of the festival will be hosted at Showplace Performance Centre, Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, and the Peterborough Public Library from Thursday, January 25th to Sunday, January 28th and will feature a curated film program, live performances, filmmaker question-and-answer sessions, panel discussions, media arts exhibits, and more.
There are three festival pass options on sale at reframefilmfestival.ca. They include a $125 all-access hybrid pass for both the in-person and virtual components of the festival, a $100 all-access in-person pass, and a $50 all-access virtual pass (offering a reduced online selection of the same films screened during the in-person component).
Pay-what-you-can tickets for individual virtual films will be available online and at the door at festival venues for in-person screenings.
View the 2024 Reframe Film Guide

Full Moon Ski & Coffee House
2024-01-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Kawartha Nordic, 7107 Highway 28, North Kawartha, ON, K0L 1A0
We are lighting up the night on January 26 with our full moon ski! Following that, we will enjoy performances by local musicians in the cozy WOODfine chalet. No registration is required. Help us welcome the full Wolf Moon!
6-7PM: Guided ski/snowshoe tour ($11 + hst). Your evening pass grants admission to the tour and can be purchased online or the evening of at our rental trailer or self-serve kiosk at the parking area.
7PM: Live entertainment in the chalet (free, drop-in)!
Please bring your own headlamp, snacks and water. There are limited equipment rentals available.

Ball Pit Improv
2024-01-26 20:00 | The Theatre on King, 171 King St, Peterborough, ON, K9J 2R8
They’re back! Two talented teams of hilarious improvisers return to the Ball Pit Friday January 26th!
The Ball Pit is a thunderdome of improv games and competition with five rounds of back-to-back made-up-on-the-spot hilarity. The audience will vote for the team who brought the most laughs at the end of each round. Only one team can reign supreme as champions of The Ball Pit.
Bring your friends, bring your work buds, bring your comedy-loving lover, have a drink, have a work drink, have a comedy-loving drink and watch Peterborough’s only competitive improv show that is THE BALL PIT.
Get tickets here!
or pay-what-you-can at the door

Saturday Art Club
2024-01-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street, Peterborough, ON, K9J 2G1, Canada
Join us on the last Saturday of the month for Saturday Art Club
Does your child have an interest in art? Are they looking to explore new materials and techniques? Then join us each month for this exploration-based studio program. Gallery instructors will lead activities designed to support and develop your child’s artistic interests and talents, while taking inspiration from our current exhibitions.
