Concerts
We Walk the Line
Sep 19, 2026 7:30 PMShowplace Performance Centre Step into the world of Johnny Cash with We Walk The Line, a hit-after-hit tribute that honours the music, the myth, and the lived-in grit of “The Man in […]
The Concerts
Community
Community
Peterborough Artists, There’s Money on the Table — EC3’s 2026 Grant Program Is Open
Making art is one thing. Paying for it is another. For Peterborough artists with a project rattling around in their heads — a record, a show, an installation, a performance, something strange nobody has quite […]
Miss Advice
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
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 […]
Music News with Dee Draper
- 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
- Triumph Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded 2026 Tour 2nd Leg August 25, 2026
- Folk Canada 2026 32nd Ontario Folk Music Award Nominees August 25, 2026
Major Rotation
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
Music
This Week at The Black Horse: Joslynn Burford, Perrin McDonald & more
(Aug 31- Sept 6, 2026) MONDAY, AUGUST 31 | 7–10 PM🔥 Crash & Burn Jam w/ Rick & GailieRick & Gailie, JP Hovercraft and Clifford Maynes host Peterborough’s favourite and longest-running jam session — 20 […]
Comedy
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
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
Spotlight
Spotlight: Matthew Holtby — Quiet Force, Big Heart
Matthew Holtby doesn’t write songs for the background. They’re the kind you lean into, the kind that ask for your attention and then reward it with melody, truth, and just enough grit to keep things […]
Local Politics
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
Art
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
Theatre
Tom Thomson’s Wake
Fri, Sep 11 at 07:30 PM Market Hall Two years after renowned painter Tom Thomson’s mysterious death, his friend, his mentor and his lover gather to share their memories of Algonquin Park’s most famous resident. But did […]
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 […]