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The Concerts

Foreign Journey A Tribute to Foreigner & Journey

Nov 6, 2026 8:00 PM Showplace Performance Centre Foreign Journey is built for the big-room, fists-in-the-air end of the classic-rock spectrum — the part where melody ruled, choruses landed like weather systems, and nobody was embarrassed […]

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: 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

Irish Millie Steps Out of the Frame With New Release

Irish Millie has spent most of her life being told, in one way or another, that the world works a certain way. Can You See Me? sounds like the moment she finally decided the world […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Songstress TIA McGRAFF Releases, 'In Your Dreams, Jake" October 17, 2026
Multi-Award-Winner, Laura Niquay Releases 3rd Album 'Nir Wactenama' October 17, 2026
Bloodshots 'SCREAM' Goes Screamin Across Canada Tour 2026 October 11, 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

This Week at The Black Horse: Joslynn Burford, Perrin McDonald & more

(Aug 31- Sept 6, 2026) MONDAY, AUGUST 31 | 7–10 PMCrash & Burn Jam w/ Rick & GailieRick & Gailie, JP Hovercraft and Clifford Maynes host Peterborough’s favourite and longest-running jam session — 20 years […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes October 2026

ARIES (March 21 – April 19) October brings out your competitive side, which would be wonderful if you weren’t competing with people who don’t know there’s a contest. A minor disagreement will escalate into a […]

Indie Spotlight

Georgia Rose: Peterborough’s Rising Indie Voice

Georgia Rose shows up like a voice we’ve been waiting for—soft on the edges, sharp in the heart. As a young singer-songwriter from the Peterborough area, she started writing songs in the summer of 2022, […]

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, […]

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 […]

Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Foreign Journey A Tribute to Foreigner & Journey

Miss Advice

Miss Advice

The Interviews

Interview: George Olliver

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Music News

Irish Millie Steps Out of the Frame With New Release

Music News with Dee Draper

Major Rotation

Ontario’s Music Festivals Are Fighting for More Than an Audience

In The Clubs

This Week at The Black Horse: Joslynn Burford, Perrin McDonald & more

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes October 2026

Indie Spotlight

Georgia Rose: Peterborough’s Rising Indie Voice

Local Politics

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

Dining

Woody Burger & Pizzeria — A Classic Roadside Jewel

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