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The Concerts

THE WEBER BROTHERS

FRIDAY, MAY 1 • 8:00 PM Market Hall On May 1, 2026, the lights go down at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre and the amps fire up for a band that treats rock and […]

The Interviews

(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

Olivia Penalva's Distance Makes A Love Story. February 19, 2026
MARSHALL DANE's NEW SINGLE 'SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE' February 19, 2026
New Single & Album Announcement for Juno Nominated Artists Desiree Dorion & Burnstick. February 17, 2026
Secondhand Dreamcar, has earned its first-ever JUNO nomination February 11, 2026
'The Beautiful Can Get Away With Murder' by Astrid Young January 30, 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: March 2026

Aries March tempts you with “fresh starts,” and you sprint toward them like a motivational poster with anger issues. You’ll announce a bold new plan mid-month — fitness, finances, relationships, something dramatic — and abandon […]

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

Nicholas Campbell: Peterborough’s Rockabilly Dynamo Is Just Getting Started

At 20 years old, Nicholas Campbell has already earned the buzz of being “the real deal.” Like a young wolf raised in the honky-tonks and record shops of Peterborough, he picked up a guitar at […]

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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