Major home show returns on weekend
The annual Peterborough Home, Outdoor and Design Show takes place Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Peterborough Memorial Centre, 151 Lansdowne St. W.
Hosted by the City of Peterborough, the show features 100 exhibitors in categories such as home building, renovation, interior design, building materials, kitchen, bath, storage, flooring, lawn, garden, landscaping, heating, cooling, decks, fences, barbecues, automotive, and more.
This year the show will feature Paul Lafrance, host of HGTV’s Home to Win, Custom Built, Decked Out, Disaster Decks, Deck Wars and judge of Canada’s Handyman Challenge. Lafrance will host an open presentation for show attendees on Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by a meet and greet.
“This is the longest running home show in the Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes region, estimated to be going for over 50 years,” says John Salfi, programs and promotions co-ordinator. “It is the first show of the season and marks the official start of the spring season. Businesses and vendors showcase their best in products, installation and design.”
Local exhibitors are home and outdoor experts who can provide advice, inspiration and solutions for all of your project and design needs.
“We see return exhibitors who are successful from their participation in the show, however each year there is enough of a turnover which allows for the injection of new categories and businesses to showcase their area of expertise,” he says.
The show is meant to help residents embarking on home improvement projects to gather information and get their questions answered by business specialists to bring their projects to fruition.
Admission prices are adults, $5, children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult. For more information, please visit www.memorialcentre.ca/ peterborough _home_ outdoor___ design_show.htm
Canadian Canoe Museum
The Canadian Canoe Museum, 910 Monaghan Rd. will be offering hands-on learning activities for children during March Break in half, full and multiple day options.
On Monday, March 13 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. the Arctic Adventures workshop for children aged 6 to 12 years old takes place at a cost of $17.
On Wednesday, March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. there will be a Make a Leather Bag workshop for children aged 9 to 12 at a cost of $17. Then from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. there will be a Paddle Carving workshop at a cost of $22 for children aged 9 to 12.
On Tuesday and Wednesday there will be an optional supervised lunch hour for $5.
On Thursday, March 16, there will be Canoe Paper Arts workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at a cost of $17 for children aged 8 to 12
Also at the museum is a Float and Flow Yoga series, which is a dropin, by-donation class held every Wednesday evening from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., led by Melissa Nagy, Registered Yoga teacher.
For more information, please call 705-748-9153 ext. 218 or to register online, visit www.canoemuseum.ca.