Concerts
2026 New Music Awards
Saturday, May 23, 2026 The Historic Market Hall The 2026 New Music Awards, presented by Sparq and produced by Brent Rombough and Pet Rock Radio, shines a spotlight on the best in independent music from […]
The Concerts
Community
Community
Why Jethro’s Mattered
Jethro’s Bar + Stage closing is not just another downtown business shutting its doors. It is the latest reminder that Peterborough still loves live music, but has become a much harder town in which to […]
Miss Advice
Miss Advice
Miss Advice… Any Questions?
Dear Miss Advice,It’s April in Peterborough and I made the mistake of putting my winter coat away. Now I’m cold, damp, and furious. Was that naive?— Seasonally Betrayed in the North End Dear Betrayed,Yes. Deeply […]
The Interviews
Interviews
Interview: Alan Doyle
(September 2009) According to their bio; Great Big Sea is a bastard. Forged from the loins of Figgy Duff and Ryan’s Fancy, GBS found its feet on the unforgiving streets of St. John’s, and stood […]
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Music News with Dee Draper
- Triumph's 2026 Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Has Begun! April 11, 2026
- Blu Beach Band NEW single Rock Band April 3 April 9, 2026
- Large Win for Peterborough's Irish Millie April 2, 2026
- 55th Annual 2026 in Hamilton March 29, 2026
- Jacob Moon Brings Timeless Classics to Ontario Stages 2026 March 26, 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. The Black Horse is doing […]
THEATRE
Theatre
Paul and Linda Plan a Threesome
Saturday, May 2 • 7:00 PM & Sunday, May 3 • 2:00 PM The Historic Market Hall A couple with their lives neatly sorted—successful, serious, and quietly bored—decide it’s time to “spice things up.” And […]
Comedy
Comedy
Women Fully Clothed
Apr 23, 2026 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre After selling out theatres in Toronto, Montreal, New York, Edinburgh, and a whole trail of lucky towns in between, Jayne Eastwood (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Hairspray, Dawn […]
Horror Scopes
Horror Scopes
HorrorScopes: April 2026
Aries April hands you a fresh start and you immediately treat it like a demolition derby. You’re full of energy, confidence, and just enough self-awareness to ignore all three. You’ll start something bold — a […]
Indie Spotlight
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
Politics
CITY HALL: April 13 — The Decisions Before the Decisions
Monday night at City Hall wasn’t about decisions. It was about lining them up. The April 13 General Committee meeting did what these meetings are designed to do: move things into place so that when […]
The Arts
Art
Edward FuChen Juan: Memory Crimes
Friday, May 1, 2026 to Saturday, June 27, 2026 Artspace The exhibition’s point of departure can be traced to a 2017 New York Times article on the opening of the 228 Memorial Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. […]
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Dining
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 […]
