StoosNews Spotlight: Check Out The Business Beat This Week Featuring Watson and Lou, Onward, Performing Arts Lakefield and Peterborough Guild of Arts

PTBOCanada is delighted to be running StoosNews columns each week here, spotlighting new businesses and startups in Peterborough and the Kawarthas. Here is this week’s edition…

Some changes coming to Watson and Lou, the Water Street store for all things artsy and craftsy.

Co-owner Anna Eidt is returning to her music teacher roots. Anna and Erin Watson started Watson and Lou six years ago after working their way through the DBIA’s Win This Space competition. Although they didn’t win, the Community was rewarded with a unique shop that has demonstrated new ways to do retail, social media and pandemic pivots. Erin will continue with their unique retail mix, exhibits in the Gallery of Sorts and a return to workshops this Winter.

Maryam Monsef is building a community to empower, connect and support women.

ONWARD offers speaking events, workshops, retreats and one-on-one consultations in order to create positive change in our communities by advancing women. ONWARD services include providing strategic advice on diversity, equity and inclusion advocacy, navigating the complexity of Government, training on how to deliver a strong presentation or speech, how to improve and advance innovative projects in the public or private sphere and more.

A couple of local arts organizations are returning to some of their traditional programming this fall and Winter.

Performing Arts Lakefield is launching its 39th season with everything from The Sultans of Swing to Sarah Hagen’s Perk up, Pianist, to Amanda Martinez’s Songs of Mexico and more. The first show is September 25th at the Bryan Jones Theatre in Lakefield. For details and season tickets visit their website.

The Peterborough Guild of Arts and Crafts is back with their annual Hand of Man craft sale, on Oct, 28 - 30 at the Morrow Building.

There is still room for vendors if you are interested. The Hand of Man features artisans who design, create, and assemble quality detailed hand-crafted items. For details visit thehandofman.ca

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