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The Concerts

Nicholas Campbell & The Metre Cheaters

Friday, April 10 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Nicholas Campbell & The Metre Cheaters are back at Market Hall for the third straight year, which is starting to feel less like a booking and more […]

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

Brettyn Rose Releases Single-'Leavin On My Lips' & Debut EP, 'The Wild West' March 5, 2026
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

THEATRE

Donnie and Me and the CBC

Wednesday, April 15 • 7:30 PM Market Hall From Toronto’s award-winning Night Kitchen comes a warm, funny, deeply Canadian story about love, rebellion, and the voices that shape us. Set in 1970s Montreal, the show […]

Comedy

Canine Circus Presents: Dogs Do Magic

Sunday, April 12 • 2:30 PM & 7:30 PM Market Hall Aaron Matthews isn’t just bringing a magic show to town—he’s rolling in with the kind of all-ages spectacle that feels part vaudeville throwback, part […]

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: Towers First, Questions Later

City Hall this week spent a fair bit of time talking about height — specifically how high Peterborough might soon reach into the sky — while a few of the city’s more stubborn problems sat […]

Indie Spotlight

Dylan Ireland: Folk-Rock’s Reluctant Rockstar

It’s rare to come across a local musician who writes “Peterborough” into their music and makes you feel it, but Dylan Ireland does just that—and it lands. His story starts in Express & Company, a […]

Dance

The Restless Choreographer Who Rewrote the Rules of Dance Cinema

Friday March 27, 7pmArt Gallery of Peterborough Laura Taler didn’t just cross borders—she obliterated them entirely. From the dance studios of Romania to the experimental film circuits of Canada, this boundary-smashing artist has spent three […]

Dining

COOKING EXPERIENCES AT LA HACIENDA

La Hacienda is leaning into March with the kind of cooking experiences that do more than fill a room—they fill the air with spice, citrus, and the promise of something worth eating. Tucked into its […]

The Wire Megazine

Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989