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The Concerts

Tribute To the Music of Elvis

Oct 2, 2026 8:00 PM Showplace Performance Centre Blue Suede is a high-octane 10-piece band that pays tribute to the music of Elvis Presley – not with costumes or gimmicks, but with heart, musicianship, and an […]

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

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: Paul Brandt

(January 2019) Every young musician dreams of being discovered, signed by an American label, and becoming an overnight sensation. The adult dream is to sustain that success and do something meaningful with it. Paul Brandt […]

Music News with Dee Draper

FINAL ARTIST ADDITION PTBO FOLK FEST 2026 July 18, 2026
STELLAR LINEUP 2026 PTBO FOLK FEST July 16, 2026
Howard Jones NEW SINGLE 'Stand Up' July 11, 2026
Rockstalgia Fest July 11-12 Performers & Wide Mouth Mason July 3, 2026
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Roy Thomson Hall/ Massey Hall July 3, 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

What’s New at the Blackhorse this week!

July 20 – 26 2026 BlackHorse Pub The Black Horse has another full week of live music lined up, starting Monday night with one of Peterborough’s longest-running musical traditions. Crash & Burn Jam hosts Rick […]

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: July 2026

Aries July has you operating with all the restraint of a Labrador that just spotted a squirrel. Every invitation sounds like a great idea until you’re halfway through it wondering why you agreed. Your fuse […]

Indie Spotlight

Ty Wilson – Balancing Originals and Classic Rock Heart

Ty Wilson doesn’t chase fame. He chases music. That means two parallel lives on stage: one as a singer-songwriter crafting honest, road-tested alt-country originals, and the other performing classic rock — including Bob Seger — […]

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

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 […]

Dining

Amandala’s: A Love Letter to Excess (with Perfectly Ironed Napkins)

Step into Amandala’s and you’ll feel, immediately, that this is not a place for the casual diner. No, this is where Peterborough comes when it wishes to pretend, however briefly, that it’s Vienna, Paris, or […]

Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Tribute To the Music of Elvis

Community

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

Miss Advice

Miss Advice

The Interviews

Interview: Paul Brandt

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Music News with Dee Draper

Major Rotation

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

In The Clubs

What’s New at the Blackhorse this week!

Comedy

RICO & ROSTRUP: Fill Market Hall (with Song)

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: July 2026

Indie Spotlight

Ty Wilson – Balancing Originals and Classic Rock Heart

Local Politics

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

The Arts

42nd Annual KAST Selections Exhibition

THEATRE

Wild Irish Geese

Dining

Amandala’s: A Love Letter to Excess (with Perfectly Ironed Napkins)

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SUMMER FESTIVALS

@ Market Hall

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Summer Stages

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