At the Kingston Grandmother Connection's May Mini Market you'll be sure to find a perfect  Mother's Day gift amid the splendid selection of crafts, sewing, baking, plants and more. Beautiful photos of nature adorn Canadian-made note cards. Unique and varied, Sandglass creations are both ornamental and useful indoors and out.  Our much-in-demand African baskets are our only non-Canadian products; made by hand in Africa, they are colourful  and capacious, real eye-catchers. For all you gardeners there will be a fresh crop of spring seedlings, flowers, herbs and vegetables, for house and garden.  Get more bargains amid the gently used ladies clothing for spring and summer, our jewellery collection and our sustainable earth-friendly shampoo and laundry eco products. We predict you won’t be able to resist the temptation to try one of the delicious baked cookies, muffins, or cakes. All proceeds to helplesotho.org and to stevenlewisfoundation.org to assist African grandmothers supporting their grandchildren on their own.

St John's Anglican Church Thorold is hosting a local food vendors plus cafe and community on Sunday April 6th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. at 12 Carleton St South, Thorold. We will be selling our beef, chicken & turkey pies, soups and loaves plus seafood, cabbage rolls, meat on a stick, chocolate, cheeses, jams & jellies and more. The cafe will be offering our homemade apple pie with ice cream.  ALL ARE WELCOME!  For more info call the church office at 905 227 5431.

This is a show for vendors of handmade and non-handmade products and services, just in time for Mothers' Day shopping! All admissions collected are to be donated to Peterborough Lions Community Centre kitchen upgrade project.

The Kawartha String Orchestra (KSO) is pleased to present their annual spring concert on Sunday April 27 starting at 2pm at St. James United Church (221 Romaine Street, Peterborough, ON). 

The theme of the concert is "Stage and Symphony". Award-winning conductor and music director Tak Kwan and the KSO will play selections from Mozart, pieces from popular musicals such as Les Miserables and The Sound of Music, as well as two new compositions by local composer and KSO bassist Marcus Quin. Guest soloists include Tak Kwan (violin) and Marcus Quin (clarinet).

Admission is free; monetary donations to Upbeat! Downtown are gratefully accepted. UPBEAT! Downtown is an after school music program for children living in Peterborough who are interested in music and face barriers accessing music education.

For more information, please visit us at www.kawarthastring.com or email us at kawarthastring@gmail.com.