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 Concerts
The Interviews
Interviews
interview: Murray McLauchlan
(February 2020) Murray began writing songs and performing them in his late teens. Hanging around the coffeehouses of Toronto he was also a staple performer on the folk festival circuit where he rubbed shoulders and […]
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Community
Community
Trent Radio’s Fundrai$io Is Back, Because Community Radio Doesn’t Keep Itself Alive
This April, Trent Radio launches the third year of Fundrai$io — its week-long, slightly cheeky, entirely necessary fundraiser celebrating the scrappy miracle of community radio. Running Sunday, April 12 through Saturday, April 18, the annual […]
Music News with Dee Draper
- 37th Album for Ken Whiteley, Canadian Folk Legend. March 7, 2026
- 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
In The Clubs
Music
The Black Horse This Week….
The Black Horse is running a full seven-day relay this week — the kind of lineup that turns your calendar into a coaster and your voice into a scratchy souvenir. It starts Monday, March 16 […]
THEATRE
Theatre
The Kid from Simcoe Street: A Peterborough Story Comes Home
JUNE 4 – 7 Market Hall Performing Arts Centre The Kid from Simcoe Street arrives onstage as a theatrical fundraiser for Trent Valley Archives—an intimate, deeply human portrait of one boy’s life growing up in […]
Comedy
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
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
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 […]
The Arts
Art
JoEllen Brydon: Elizabeth Thompson Advises
April 12, 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 […]
Indie Spotlight
Spotlight
Georgia Rose: Peterborough’s Rising Indie Voice
Georgia Rose shows up like a voice we’ve been waiting for—soft on the edges, sharp in the heart. As a young singer-songwriter from the Peterborough area, she started writing songs in the summer of 2022, […]
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Dance
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
Dining
Shafiq’s Taste of India is a Local Gem with Deep Roots and Bold Flavour
For nearly two decades, Shafiq’s Taste of India has been quietly and confidently serving some of the most soulful Indian food in the Peterborough region. Family-owned and operated since 2005, this unpretentious South End spot […]
