The Concerts

SOS – The ABBA Experience
Concerts

SOS – The ABBA Experience

May 29, 2026 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre The buzz is real — and it’s heading straight for Showplace. SOS – The ABBA Experience isn’t just a concert, it’s an ABBA-charged celebration, the kind of night […]

Community

The Petes, The OHL, And The 0-Million Question
Community

The Petes, The OHL, And The $170-Million Question

There is a quieter pressure campaign running underneath Peterborough’s proposed new downtown arena, and it wears a maroon jersey. For all the talk about concerts, tournaments, tourism, downtown revitalization, and economic spin-off, one of the […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice… Any Questions?
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: George Thorogood
Interviews

Interview: George Thorogood

(July 2016) With over 40 years in the business, George Thorogood continues to be a most sought after party band, touring yearly throughout North America, performing his infectious good time tunes and the hits that […]

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In The Clubs

This week at The Blackhorse
Music

This week at The Blackhorse

The Black Horse keeps the weekly ritual alive with another seven-day run of music, mischief, and dependable downtown charm. Monday, May 4 brings back Crash & Burn Jam with Rick & Gailie, still rolling after […]

THEATRE

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: May 2026
Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: May 2026

Aries You start May like a rocket and burn out like a cheap firework. The energy is there, the follow-through… less so. You’ll jump into something new — idea, plan, conflict — and commit hard […]

Indie Spotlight

Caitlin O’Connor
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 says “Build it and they might come.”
Politics

City Hall says “Build it and they might come.”

Peterborough is preparing to spend somewhere in the neighbourhood of $170 million on a new downtown Multi-Use Sport and Event Centre, and the sales pitch arrives wrapped in all the usual municipal vocabulary: revitalization, tourism, […]

The Arts

Edward FuChen Juan: Memory Crimes
Art

Edward FuChen Juan: Memory Crimes

Friday, May 1, 2026 to Saturday, June 27, 2026 Artspace The exhibition’s point of departure can be traced to a 2017 New York Times article on the opening of the 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. […]

Film

Film: No More Silent Battles
Film

Film: No More Silent Battles

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Doors open at 6:00 pm and screening begins at 6:30 pm Bryan Jones Theatre, Lakefield College School Canada’s dementia-care crisis — one of those slow-motion disasters too often buried under paperwork, […]

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