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The Concerts

Concert: Rumours A Detention Club Special

Saturday, October 17, 2026 8:00PM-10:00PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre This isn’t some by-the-numbers tribute gig. It’s Detention taking on Fleetwood Mac — specifically Rumours, that gloriously bruised, impossibly polished monument to love, betrayal, and […]

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: Serena Ryder

(July 2009) Serena grew up in the quite surroundings of Millbrook Ontario and its forests. Inspired by the records of her parents, she listened to songs by Leonard Cohen, the Beatles, Neil Young and picked […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Rockstalgia Fest July 11-12 Performers & Wide Mouth Mason July 3, 2026
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Roy Thomson Hall/ Massey Hall July 3, 2026
New Album, 'fine' for Julie Neff, July 10th June 30, 2026

THEATRE

Wild Irish Geese

August 4 – 29. Previews: August 4, 5 Opening Night: Thursday, August 6 Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pm With an added Monday performance on August 24th Wild Irish Geese returns to the 4th Line […]

Comedy

RICO & ROSTRUP: Fill Market Hall (with Song)

Fri, Sep 25 at 07:30 PM Market Hall Rapid’s End Improv presents the infamous Rico & Rostrup, the electrifying, laugh-out-loud improvised musical duo turning audience suggestions into complete comedic gold. Peterborough performers Mark Rostrup and Marc Rico Ludwig […]

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

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.”

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

Lyn Carter: The Pinks

July 11, 2026 – October 4, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough The Pinks is an immersive animation and sound installation that presents six quirky, relatable and yet non-human creatures. Varying in running time, the animation sequences […]

Dining

Village of Thai: A Humble Gem in the Heart of Peterborough

241 George St N, Peterborough If you find yourself drifting through downtown Peterborough on a quiet evening—maybe after a walk by the river or browsing the quirky shops on George Street—you might miss it entirely. […]

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