Concerts
SOS – The ABBA Experience
May 29, 2026 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre The buzz is real — and it’s heading straight for Showplace. SOS – The ABBA Experience isn’t just a concert, it’s an ABBA-charged celebration, the kind of night […]
The Concerts
Community
Community
The Petes, The OHL, And The $170-Million Question
There is a quieter pressure campaign running underneath Peterborough’s proposed new downtown arena, and it wears a maroon jersey. For all the talk about concerts, tournaments, tourism, downtown revitalization, and economic spin-off, one of the […]
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: George Thorogood
(July 2016) With over 40 years in the business, George Thorogood continues to be a most sought after party band, touring yearly throughout North America, performing his infectious good time tunes and the hits that […]
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Music News with Dee Draper
- Rip Jason Smith aka Jay Allen. May 14, 2026
- Rising Indigenous Soul/R&B artist, LOV, Releases NEW Song, " Can I ? " May 12, 2026
- Asthma Kids Release Abbey Road-Mixed "The People United and Strong," The Punk Rallying Cry To Tax Billionaires May 8, 2026
- Desiree Dorion Releases 8th Studio Album "Pieces of Me" May 1, 2026
- Brettyn Rose debut EP, The Wild West, Releases Friday, May 8 2026. April 30, 2026
In The Clubs
Music
This week at The Blackhorse
The Black Horse keeps the weekly ritual alive with another seven-day run of music, mischief, and dependable downtown charm. Monday, May 4 brings back Crash & Burn Jam with Rick & Gailie, still rolling after […]
THEATRE
Theatre
The Kid from Simcoe Street: A Peterborough Story Comes Home
JUNE 4 – 7 Market Hall Performing Arts Centre The Kid from Simcoe Street arrives onstage as a theatrical fundraiser for Trent Valley Archives—an intimate, deeply human portrait of one boy’s life growing up in […]
Horror Scopes
Horror Scopes
HorrorScopes: May 2026
Aries You start May like a rocket and burn out like a cheap firework. The energy is there, the follow-through… less so. You’ll jump into something new — idea, plan, conflict — and commit hard […]
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 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
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. […]
Film
Film
Film: No More Silent Battles
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Doors open at 6:00 pm and screening begins at 6:30 pm Bryan Jones Theatre, Lakefield College School Canada’s dementia-care crisis — one of those slow-motion disasters too often buried under paperwork, […]
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Dining
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. […]
