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The Concerts

Tommy Youngsteen Brings CCR to Market Hall

Saturday, May 9 • 8:00 PM The Historic Market Hall For the first time ever, Market Hall is about to get a swamp-rock baptism courtesy of Toronto’s own rock ’n’ roll supergroup, Tommy Youngsteen. This […]

The Interviews

Interview: George Thorogood

(July 2016) With over 40 years in the business, George Thorogood continues to be a most sought after party band, touring yearly throughout North America, performing his infectious good time tunes and the hits that […]

Music News with Dee Draper

Jacob Moon brings his acclaimed Classic Troubadours Live show to Cobourg’s Concert Hall on January 24 January 15, 2026
Fourth Studio Album 'GOLDEN (Deluxe) for Acclaimed Canadian Contemporary Folk-Pop Artist, Geneviève Racette. January 15, 2026
HOMETOWN Jan 23 Market Hall show for Peterborough's Irish Millie, the 18-year-old Canadian fiddler, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer. January 8, 2026
TRIUMPH 50th Anniversary Tour 2026 - PRE SALE HAPPENING NOW! 10am Dec 10th December 10, 2025
Michelle Joly Releases New Holiday Single: “All I Want For Christmas (Dreams Come True)” December 8, 2025

THEATRE

New Stages presents Women of the Fur Trade

Saturday, January 24 • 7:00 PM The Historic Market Hall Frances Koncan’s sharp, witty comedy turns history on its head. Set in the 1800s—but speaking in unapologetic 21st-century slang—this staged reading gives voice to three […]

Comedy

Wes Barker: Mostly Magic, Mostly Mayhem

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 • 8:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre In MOSTLY MAGIC, Wes Barker doesn’t just blur the line between genius and absolute chaos—he sprints across it, waving sparklers and laughing like a […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes Dec 22-29

Aries Brace yourself, Aries. You’ll dive headfirst into holiday chaos like it owes you money. Expect to overcommit, overspend, and overreact — all in the same day. Someone will point out that your “festive energy” […]

Local Politics

CITY: Budget Blood, Bureaucratic Ballet — The Week That Was (Nov. 24, 2025)

City Hall spent the week doing what cities do best: rearranging the visible deckchairs while pushing the real cost further down the ship. They called it “budget management.” I call it economics under fluorescent lighting. […]

Indie Spotlight

Nicholas Campbell: Peterborough’s Rockabilly Dynamo Is Just Getting Started

At 20 years old, Nicholas Campbell has already earned the buzz of being “the real deal.” Like a young wolf raised in the honky-tonks and record shops of Peterborough, he picked up a guitar at […]

Dance

Rinse: The Afterglow of Beginnings

Wednesday, January 28 • 7:30 PM Market Hall What is it about the beginning that lingers, intoxicating long after the rush has passed? Rinse, created by extraordinary dance artist Amrita Hepi (Bundjulung/Ngāpuhi Territories, Australia) alongside […]

Dining

Shafiq’s Taste of India is a Local Gem with Deep Roots and Bold Flavour

For nearly two decades, Shafiq’s Taste of India has been quietly and confidently serving some of the most soulful Indian food in the Peterborough region. Family-owned and operated since 2005, this unpretentious South End spot […]

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