Wednesday, November 26 • 7:00 PM
The Historic Market Hall
Two forces from different corners of Canada’s cultural map are teaming up to throw a curveball of a night in Peterborough. On one side, you’ve got Gill Deacon—the award-winning broadcaster who made afternoon traffic and Toronto politics feel like late-night radio gospel on CBC. She’s sharp, unflinching, and has lived enough mess to know how to spin it into something more than small talk. Her game? Pulling apart uncertainty and finding the raw human truth buried inside it.
Then there’s Melanie Doane, a Juno-winning songwriter who’s been slipping hooks into TV, film, and Canadian airwaves since the Adam’s Rib days. She’s the kind of artist who doesn’t just write songs—she lives them, chasing down melody with the kind of passion that makes roadmaps pointless. Expect her to roll in with her band, fire up the amps, and give the whole thing a shot of heartbeat and harmony.
Together, they’re putting on a show that’s half conversation, half concert, and all about resilience—turning life’s wreckage into something that sings. Call it therapy with guitars, call it survival with a groove. Whatever it is, it’s a reminder that none of us are white-knuckling this ride alone—and damn, doesn’t it feel better with some songs to go with the story?
