Young Curator Camp
2022-05-06 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Canada
Calling all history buffs! Do you love visiting museums? Do you want to go behind the scenes at the home of one of Peterborough’s first doctors? At Hutchison House Museum’s Young Curator Camp get a taste of what it’s like to work at a historic house museum. Design your own mini exhibits, get a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum, and learn how to handle artifacts. Ideal for youth ages 13 to 17. Advance registration is required. Call 705-743-9710 or email info@hutchisonhouse.ca to book your spot.
Make sure to bring:
-an object of your choosing
-indoor shoes
-a peanut-free snack

Ghost Seamstress | Michèle Karch-Ackerman
2022-05-06 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-08 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-14 11:00 - 17:00 | Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street, Peterborough, ON, K9J 2G1, Canada
The act of making garments by hand, one by one, each time with a wearer in mind, is an act of devotion. When the intended is no longer living, this may seem an impractical gift. What it does, is hold space for their imagined lives, a place in which to put the energies of grief and hope. Each stitch is a reverential gesture; an offering; a product of care. The threads of Ghost Seamstress wind through histories, literature, domesticity, nostalgia, and labour to consider the lives of women and girls.
Michèle Karch-Ackerman is a nationally recognized contemporary artist whose installations are known for inspiring viewers with their provocative and touching subject matter. For over thirty years her artistic practice has involved the devotional act of sewing clothing. Karch-Ackerman is an installation artist drawn to domestic, traditionally feminine, work: embroidery, needlepoint, knitting, dress and doll-making. Her work considers the dead, the forgotten, and the hurting.

Laura Madera | Nocturnal Garden
2022-05-06 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-07 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-08 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-11 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-13 11:00 - 17:00, 2022-05-14 11:00 - 17:00 | Art Gallery of Peterborough, 250 Crescent Street, Peterborough, ON, K9J 2G1, Canada
Don’t miss the solo exhibition: Laura Madera, Nocturnal Garden at the Art Gallery of Peterborough. This show has been extended until June 12, 2022.
Laura Madera’s Nocturnal Garden brings together a body of paintings in a luminous symphony, offering new ways of noticing the ephemeral coming together of light and air amplified on botanical silhouettes. She received her BFA from Emily Carr University, BC, and an MFA from the University of Guelph, ON. Her practice explores the potential of watercolour as a means to poetically investigate phenomena within a contemporary context. Madera’s studio is located in Peterborough, ON, on Treaty 20 and in the traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg.

OFAH All Ages Fishing Derby
2022-05-07 09:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-08 09:00 - 16:00 | Canada
Sunday, May 1 at 9am to Sunday, May 8 at 4pm.
$25 per adult (16+) and $10 per youth (15 & under) to fish all week.
Registered youth from the “Youth Fishing Derby” may fish daily using their existing wristband.
On-site registration daily from 7am-11pm. Cash, debit, and credit accepted.
Two (2) Trout per person per day may be kept. Once you have caught your two Trout you may continue to fish but must catch and release. MNRF regulations still apply for aggregate possession limit: S-5 and C-2.
Security and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) officials will be onsite to enforce provincial regulations.

COVID-related restrictions may be in effect depending on the status of the pandemic. All participants must respect the choices and space of other participants, volunteers, and staff. Poor behaviour will not be tolerated.

OFAH Under the Lock Fishing Derby
2022-05-07 09:00 - 16:00, 2022-05-08 09:00 - 16:00 | Canada
Spanning 9 days registered anglers will have the chance to hook into 3,000 stocked Trout at the Peterborough Lift Lock. There are 500 tagged fish for prizes for youth, 4 grand prizes, 20 early bird draws, and sponsored tagged fish for cash prizes for anglers of all ages — over $25,000 in prizes!!

Home and Away: Stories of Travel from Peterborough and Beyond at Peterborough Museum and Archives
2022-05-07 09:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-08 09:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-09 09:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-10 09:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-11 09:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-12 09:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-13 09:00 - 16:30, 2022-05-14 09:00 - 16:30 and 1 more date | Peterborough Museum and Archives, 300 Hunter Street East, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 6Y5, Canada
Dreaming of sun, sand, and surf? Or possibly a lovely lift lock landscape? Then get excited about the exhibit “Home and Away: Stories of Travel from Peterborough and Beyond” at the Peterborough Museum & Archives. Developed by Fleming College’s Museum Management and Curatorship students, this exhibit explores tourism in Peterborough and the Kawarthas as well as stories of travel beyond our backyard. Come see artifacts that show travel throughout the ages, read stories, and participate in exciting interactives that are fun for the whole family! The exhibit opens on April 9th, 2022 and runs until June 5th, 2022. Admission is by donation. We look forward to seeing you!

Peterborough Fibre Arts Festival
2022-05-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Canada
Featuring fibre vendors from across Ontario! Come out for shopping, exhibits, demonstrations, and everything related to fibre arts!
