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The Concerts

Concerts

Concert: In The Key of Blue

Jul 17, 2026 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre In the Key of Blue arrives with big dreams, bruised hearts, and the unmistakable ache of Blue Rodeo running through its veins. This new Canadian musical follows Jarod […]

Community

Peterborough Crime: The Numbers, The Noise, And The Feeling On The Street

When the front window at La Mesita Mexican Restaurant on George Street was smashed a few nights ago, it became the kind of small downtown story that says more than the damage report. According to […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: June 2026

Dear Miss Advice,It’s June in Peterborough and I think I’m falling for someone I keep seeing on patios and around downtown. Is this how summer love starts?— Hopeful for No Reason Dear Hopeful,Yes. That’s exactly […]

The Interviews

interview: David Clayton-Thomas

(March 2020) A Grammy Award-winning Canadian musician, singer songwriter, David’s best known as the lead vocalist of the 70’s jazz rock band Blood, Sweat & Tears. His first album with the band in 1968 sold […]

Music News with Dee Draper

DevFest June 26-27 June 12, 2026
New Single For Singer-Songwriter Dee Hernandez With “Used,” June 12, 2026
Debut Album, Iskwew Releases for Arist LOV June 9, 2026

In The Clubs

This Week at The Black Horse: Jams, Blues, Bingo and a Saturday Night Rock Pour

(June 15-21, 2026) The long-running Crash & Burn Jam with Rick & Gailie kicks things off Monday night, June 15, from 7 to 10 p.m., with Rick & Gailie, JP Hovercraft, Brian Landry and Clifford […]

THEATRE

Schoolhouse

June 30 – July 25. Previews: June 30, July 1Opening Night: Thursday, July 2 Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pmWith an added Monday performance on July 20th4th Line Theatre Schoolhouse arrives with the dust of […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: June 2026

Aries June arrives and immediately convinces you that impulse is a personality trait. You’ll volunteer for something you don’t fully understand, spend money you don’t fully have, and start an argument you don’t fully remember […]

Indie Spotlight

Burning Bridges: Peterborough’s Hard Rock Firebrand Lighting Up the Scene

There’s a grit in the air when Burning Bridges takes the stage—like the afterburn of a drag strip flare-up or the crackle of feedback just before ignition. Born out of a cramped rehearsal loft in […]

Local 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

Art: Home

April 18, 2026 – June 28, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough André Biéler, David Bierk, Rita Briansky, Moira Clark, Dennis Geden, Sarah Gibeault, Frederick Haines, Emma Hesse, Denise Ireland, Hugh Mackenzie, Daphne Odjig, and Tony […]

Film

ReFrame 2027 Opens the Door for Filmmakers

ReFrame is once again calling for the kind of films that don’t just fill a screen, but rattle around in your head long after the credits roll. Submissions are now open for the 2027 ReFrame […]

Dining

Woody Burger & Pizzeria — A Classic Roadside Jewel

102 Ottawa St E, Havelock (705) 778-1010 When you’re cruising down Highway 7 and craving something memorable—and decidedly unpretentious—Woody Burger & Pizzeria is your oasis of comfort food and nostalgia. Tucked just off the highway […]

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The Concerts

Concert: In The Key of Blue

Community

Peterborough Crime: The Numbers, The Noise, And The Feeling On The Street

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: June 2026

The Interviews

interview: David Clayton-Thomas

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Music News with Dee Draper

In The Clubs

This Week at The Black Horse: Jams, Blues, Bingo and a Saturday Night Rock Pour

THEATRE

Schoolhouse

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: June 2026

Indie Spotlight

Burning Bridges: Peterborough’s Hard Rock Firebrand Lighting Up the Scene

Local Politics

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

The Arts

Art: Home

Film

ReFrame 2027 Opens the Door for Filmmakers

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Dining

Woody Burger & Pizzeria — A Classic Roadside Jewel

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