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The Concerts

Songs of Soul

Jan 22, 2027 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre Women of Soul isn’t just a revue. It’s a full-throated celebration of the women who took popular music by the lapels, shook it awake, and taught it how […]

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

Dear Miss Advice,It’s June in Peterborough and I think I’m falling for someone I keep seeing on patios and around downtown. Is this how summer love starts?— Hopeful for No Reason Dear Hopeful,Yes. That’s exactly […]

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 with Dee Draper

"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
'I Remember When' Released off Mattmac's 3rd Studio Album - 'Smoke Signals' August 25, 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

Carling Stephen: The Soul of a Thursday Night

On a quiet Thursday in downtown Peterborough, you can hear it before you see it—the low hum of conversation, the clink of pint glasses, and then that unmistakable voice. Inside The Black Horse Pub, Carling […]

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

42nd Annual KAST Selections Exhibition

July 11, 2026 – October 4, 2026 Art Gallery of Peterborough Our region is rich with talented artists practicing across a range of styles and mediums. From Stoney Lake to Keene, the annual Kawartha Autumn […]

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

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 […]