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The Concerts

Royal Wood and Fortunate Ones: A Night of Heart and Harmony

Wednesday, April 22 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre There’s a rare magic that happens when honesty meets melody — when songwriting isn’t just craft, but confession. Royal Wood has built his career […]

The Interviews

Interview: Paul Brandt

(January 2019) Every young musician dreams of being discovered, signed by an American label, and becoming an overnight sensation. The adult dream is to sustain that success and do something meaningful with it. Paul Brandt […]

Community

St Patrick’s Day: Green Beer and Some Bad Decisions

St. Patrick’s Day in Peterborough arrives the way these things always do — not as a polite cultural observance, but as a green-flecked civic spell, a licensed excuse for daytime drinking, loud guitars, and the […]

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

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

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

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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Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Royal Wood and Fortunate Ones: A Night of Heart and Harmony

The Interviews

Interview: Paul Brandt

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Community

St Patrick’s Day: Green Beer and Some Bad Decisions

Music News with Dee Draper

THEATRE

Paul and Linda Plan a Threesome

Comedy

Canine Circus Presents: Dogs Do Magic

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: March 2026

Local Politics

CITY: Towers First, Questions Later

Indie Spotlight

Dylan Ireland: Folk-Rock’s Reluctant Rockstar

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Dance

The Restless Choreographer Who Rewrote the Rules of Dance Cinema

Dining

Woody Burger & Pizzeria — A Classic Roadside Jewel

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@ Market Hall

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