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The Concerts

The Megastars of Country Ride Into Town

Sunday, March 29 • 2:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre If you’ve ever wished you could step into a time machine and land smack in the middle of country music’s golden era, The MEGASTARS […]

The Interviews

Interview: George Olliver

(SEPTEMBER 2008) “The Blue-Eyed Prince of Soul” George Olliver rolls into Peterborough this month, making a return appearance at the Dobro. George’s career has spanned a few decades making a name for himself across the […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Amanda Keeles, is back with the first single off her upcoming sophomore album, titled “Leads Me To You” (Out January 16 2026). January 20, 2026
Song 'Wasted' is a New Release for Canadian Folk Music Award Nominee 19-Year-Old Fiddler Irish Millie. January 15, 2026
Jacob Moon brings his acclaimed Classic Troubadours Live show to Cobourg’s Concert Hall on January 24 January 15, 2026
Fourth Studio Album 'GOLDEN (Deluxe) for Acclaimed Canadian Contemporary Folk-Pop Artist, Geneviève Racette. January 15, 2026
HOMETOWN Jan 23 Market Hall show for Peterborough's Irish Millie, the 18-year-old Canadian fiddler, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer. January 8, 2026

THEATRE

Join St. James Players as They Go Into The Woods

Into the Woods is a complicated musical, and I was reminded of that while I sat in on a dress rehearsal of St. James Players’ adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Tony award winner. It’s easy to be […]

Comedy

Wes Barker: Mostly Magic, Mostly Mayhem

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre In MOSTLY MAGIC, Wes Barker doesn’t just blur the line between genius and absolute chaos—he sprints across it, waving sparklers and laughing like a […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes Dec 22-29

Aries Brace yourself, Aries. You’ll dive headfirst into holiday chaos like it owes you money. Expect to overcommit, overspend, and overreact — all in the same day. Someone will point out that your “festive energy” […]

Local Politics

CITY: Budget Blood, Bureaucratic Ballet — The Week That Was (Nov. 24, 2025)

City Hall spent the week doing what cities do best: rearranging the visible deckchairs while pushing the real cost further down the ship. They called it “budget management.” I call it economics under fluorescent lighting. […]

Indie Spotlight

Ian Kurz — The Many Faces of Rock ’n’ Roll

Ian Kurz isn’t just playing music—he’s living inside it. Whether he’s strapping on a guitar to channel Paul Stanley in Destroyer: Canada’s KISS Tribute, hammering out high-energy covers with M.I.A. (Misfits in Action), or stepping […]

Dance

Rinse: The Afterglow of Beginnings

Wednesday, January 28 • 7:30 PM Market Hall What is it about the beginning that lingers, intoxicating long after the rush has passed? Rinse, created by extraordinary dance artist Amrita Hepi (Bundjulung/Ngāpuhi Territories, Australia) alongside […]

Dining

Amandala’s: A Love Letter to Excess (with Perfectly Ironed Napkins)

Step into Amandala’s and you’ll feel, immediately, that this is not a place for the casual diner. No, this is where Peterborough comes when it wishes to pretend, however briefly, that it’s Vienna, Paris, or […]

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