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The Concerts

It’s Too Late to Stop Now – The Music of Van Morrison at Showplace

Sep 18, 2026 7:30 PM, 2026 Showplace Performance Centre Matt Weidinger didn’t set out to do a polite “tribute night.” He set out to chase the feeling Van Morrison’s music gives you when it’s done properly […]

Community

Peterborough’s Last Tree Stands Are Becoming the City’s Quiet Battleground

Peterborough has always sold itself as a city with one foot in town and the other in the woods. The river, the trails, the parks, the old neighbourhood maples throwing shade over sidewalks that were […]

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

Interview: George Olliver

(SEPTEMBER 2008) “The Blue-Eyed Prince of Soul” George Olliver rolls into Peterborough this month, making a return appearance at the Dobro. George’s career has spanned a few decades making a name for himself across the […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Atlantic Canadian Latin Jazz Artist Dee Hernandez Shares New Single “Odumile,” A Powerful First Glimpse Into Her Debut Album. April 23, 2026
Atlantic Canadian artist, Heather Feather is Redefining Children's Music. April 17, 2026
Triumph's 2026 Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded Has Begun! April 11, 2026
Blu Beach Band NEW single Rock Band April 3 April 9, 2026
Large Win for Peterborough's Irish Millie April 2, 2026

In The Clubs

THE HIP EXPERIENCE

Friday, November 6 • 8:00 PM Market Hall The Hip Experience was formed with a single, daunting mission: to do justice to The Tragically Hip, a band that, in this country, occupies the space somewhere […]

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

HorrorScopes: April 2026

Aries April hands you a fresh start and you immediately treat it like a demolition derby. You’re full of energy, confidence, and just enough self-awareness to ignore all three. You’ll start something bold — a […]

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: April 13 — The Decisions Before the Decisions

Monday night at City Hall wasn’t about decisions. It was about lining them up. The April 13 General Committee meeting did what these meetings are designed to do: move things into place so that when […]

The Arts

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. […]

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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