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The Concerts

Time Fades Away: NY @ 80

Saturday, July 18 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Noted Canadian performer and producer Aaron Goldstein — whose résumé runs through names like Kathleen Edwards, Junkhouse, Cowboy Junkies, City and Colour, and Daniel […]

Community

Bicycle in Peterborough? The difference between infrastructure and symbolism.

Peterborough’s bike-lane argument usually gets framed like some culture-war yard sale: drivers on one side, cyclists on the other, everyone acting as if a painted line on asphalt is either the dawn of civilization or […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice… Any Questions?

Dear Miss Advice,It’s April in Peterborough and I made the mistake of putting my winter coat away. Now I’m cold, damp, and furious. Was that naive?— Seasonally Betrayed in the North End Dear Betrayed,Yes. Deeply […]

The Interviews

Interview: Serena Ryder

(July 2009) Serena grew up in the quite surroundings of Millbrook Ontario and its forests. Inspired by the records of her parents, she listened to songs by Leonard Cohen, the Beatles, Neil Young and picked […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Atlantic Canadian Latin Jazz Artist Dee Hernandez Shares New Single “Odumile,” A Powerful First Glimpse Into Her Debut Album. April 23, 2026
Atlantic Canadian artist, Heather Feather is Redefining Children's Music. April 17, 2026
Triumph's 2026 Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Has Begun! April 11, 2026
Blu Beach Band NEW single Rock Band April 3 April 9, 2026
Large Win for Peterborough's Irish Millie April 2, 2026

In The Clubs

The Sadies

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Colder Streams sounds like what happens when a great band refuses to rush the important stuff. For The Sadies, deadlines have always mattered […]

THEATRE

Paul and Linda Plan a Threesome

Saturday, May 2 • 7:00 PM & Sunday, May 3 • 2:00 PM The Historic Market Hall A couple with their lives neatly sorted—successful, serious, and quietly bored—decide it’s time to “spice things up.” And […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: April 2026

Aries April hands you a fresh start and you immediately treat it like a demolition derby. You’re full of energy, confidence, and just enough self-awareness to ignore all three. You’ll start something bold — a […]

Indie Spotlight

Caitlin O’Connor

In Peterborough, where the local music scene survives on hustle, chemistry, and whoever’s still standing by the second set, Caitlin O’Connor has carved out a place by doing the work. She fronts The Detention Club, […]

Local Politics

CITY HALL: April 13 — The Decisions Before the Decisions

Monday night at City Hall wasn’t about decisions. It was about lining them up. The April 13 General Committee meeting did what these meetings are designed to do: move things into place so that when […]

The Arts

JoEllen Brydon: Elizabeth Thompson Advises

April 18, 2026 – June 14, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough Guest curated by Rhona Wegner Jean Armstrong Brydon was born and raised on a fruit farm in Beamsville, Ontario, but she entered public life […]

Dining

Village of Thai: A Humble Gem in the Heart of Peterborough

241 George St N, Peterborough If you find yourself drifting through downtown Peterborough on a quiet evening—maybe after a walk by the river or browsing the quirky shops on George Street—you might miss it entirely. […]

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