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The Concerts

AC/DC Tribute Show Canada

Nov 28, 2026 8:00 PM Showplace Performance Centre The AC/DC Show Canada is back, kicking down the door with a full-bore salute to one of rock’s loudest, leanest, and most indestructible institutions. This isn’t a polite […]

Community

Robert Winslow: The Man Who Put Local History on Stage

Robert Winslow didn’t just build a theatre company. He taught this region how to look at itself. The founder of 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 12, after taking part in […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: September 2026

September is when everyone returns from summer pretending they’ve changed. New routines, fresh goals, cleaner calendars. Give it three weeks. By October you’ll be eating crackers over the sink and avoiding someone you slept with […]

The Interviews

Interview: Bazil Donovan

(December 2018) The year was 1984 and Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor and Bob Wiseman decided to put together a band and call it Blue Rodeo. Joined by bassist Bazil Donovan and Cleave Anderson on the […]

Music News

Irish Millie Steps Out of the Frame With New Release

Irish Millie has spent most of her life being told, in one way or another, that the world works a certain way. Can You See Me? sounds like the moment she finally decided the world […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Trent Severn Music on the Water w/Jordan Holman Sept 11-17 September 9, 2026
Peterborough's Irish Millie Releases New Album 'Can You See Me?' Featuring Single "Boy At My Funeral" September 8, 2026
SUSAN AGLUKARK New Single "For You" & Concerts. September 3, 2026
"Raise My Fist" by Shy-Anne Hovorka August 31, 2026
ASTRA-Indo-Canadian Rocker - Reclaims Her Power From Abuse on Fearless Single "IDGAF" August 31, 2026

Major Rotation

Ontario’s Music Festivals Are Fighting for More Than an Audience

For decades, the outdoor music festival was one of the simplest promises in entertainment: put a few good bands in a field, sell some tickets, bring in food and beer, and let the crowd make […]

In The Clubs

Irish Millie & Georgia Rose Bring Two Rising Voices to The Honky Tonk Angel

Saturday, October 3 at 7 p.m. The Honky Tonk Angel, 6725 Hwy. 7, Springdale Irish Millie and Georgia Rose bring two of the Peterborough area’s rising young voices together at The Honky Tonk Angel in […]

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: September 2026

ARIESSeptember gives you motivation, ambition and absolutely no patience for anyone moving slower than you. Unfortunately, that’s everyone. You’ll start the month determined to improve your life and end it threatening to improve somebody else’s […]

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 […]

THEATRE

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

September 18-19, 08:00 PM & Sunday 20, 2:30 PMMarket Hall Performing Arts Centre Hollo Circus Productions invites you to an evening of unparalleled artistry with East of the Sun, West of the Moon. This immersive, narrative circus production […]

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 […]