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The Concerts

Garth Brooks and Shania Twain Get the Tribute Treatment

Sat August 1 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Del Crary Park A tribute to Garth Brooks and Shania Twain brings two of country music’s biggest songbooks to the stage — the arena-sized anthems, the sing-along choruses, […]

Community

Peterborough Crime: The Numbers, The Noise, And The Feeling On The Street

When the front window at La Mesita Mexican Restaurant on George Street was smashed a few nights ago, it became the kind of small downtown story that says more than the damage report. According to […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: June 2026

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

Rockstalgia Fest July 11-12 Performers & Wide Mouth Mason July 3, 2026
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Roy Thomson Hall/ Massey Hall July 3, 2026
New Album, 'fine' for Julie Neff, July 10th June 30, 2026

THEATRE

Wild Irish Geese

August 4 – 29. Previews: August 4, 5 Opening Night: Thursday, August 6 Tuesday to Saturday at 6 pm With an added Monday performance on August 24th Wild Irish Geese returns to the 4th Line […]

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: June 2026

Aries June arrives and immediately convinces you that impulse is a personality trait. You’ll volunteer for something you don’t fully understand, spend money you don’t fully have, and start an argument you don’t fully remember […]

Indie Spotlight

Irish Millie: Tradition on Fire

When you listen to Irish Millie, you hear tradition with a jolt of something new. At only 18, Amelia “Irish Millie” Shadgett is already carving her own space in Canadian folk, bluegrass, and contemporary trad—stringing […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Wire Megazine

Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Garth Brooks and Shania Twain Get the Tribute Treatment

Community

Peterborough Crime: The Numbers, The Noise, And The Feeling On The Street

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: June 2026

The Interviews

Interview: Bazil Donovan

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Music News with Dee Draper

THEATRE

Wild Irish Geese

Comedy

RICO & ROSTRUP: Fill Market Hall (with Song)

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: June 2026

Indie Spotlight

Irish Millie: Tradition on Fire

Local Politics

City Hall says “Build it and they might come.”

The Arts

42nd Annual KAST Selections Exhibition

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Dining

Woody Burger & Pizzeria — A Classic Roadside Jewel

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SUMMER FESTIVALS

@ Market Hall

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Summer Stages

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