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The Concerts

Concert: Classic Troubadours: The Songs of James, Joni, Jackson & Carole

Oct 16, 2026 7:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre Classic Troubadours is a loving walk back into the golden, introspective glow of the 1970s — a songbook built on craft, confession, and the quiet power of voices […]

Community

Robert Winslow: The Man Who Put Local History on Stage

Robert Winslow didn’t just build a theatre company. He taught this region how to look at itself. The founder of 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 12, after taking part in […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: September 2026

September is when everyone returns from summer pretending they’ve changed. New routines, fresh goals, cleaner calendars. Give it three weeks. By October you’ll be eating crackers over the sink and avoiding someone you slept with […]

The Interviews

Interview: Ron Sexsmith

(July 2008) One of Canada’s most quietly brilliant songwriters, Ron Sexsmith is headed back to Peterborough this August, bringing his delicate magic and timeless melodies to Crary Park for what’s bound to be an unforgettable […]

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

INTERVIEW CRYSTAL SHAWANDA SEPT 2026 September 24, 2026
Juno Awarded Crystal Shawanda Lakefield Sept 27 September 23, 2026
Artist Dee Hernandez Deshecha "Undone" September 19, 2026
TRIUMPH HITS THE ROAD AGAIN IN 2026 THE ROCK & ROLL MACHINE RELOADED TOUR with April Wine September 18, 2026
Southeast Ireland's TULUA New Single and Canadian Tour September 18, 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

Irish Millie & Georgia Rose Bring Two Rising Voices to The Honky Tonk Angel

Saturday, October 3 at 7 p.m. The Honky Tonk Angel, 6725 Hwy. 7, Springdale Irish Millie and Georgia Rose bring two of the Peterborough area’s rising young voices together at The Honky Tonk Angel in […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: September 2026

ARIESSeptember gives you motivation, ambition and absolutely no patience for anyone moving slower than you. Unfortunately, that’s everyone. You’ll start the month determined to improve your life and end it threatening to improve somebody else’s […]

Indie Spotlight

Carling Stephen: The Soul of a Thursday Night

On a quiet Thursday in downtown Peterborough, you can hear it before you see it—the low hum of conversation, the clink of pint glasses, and then that unmistakable voice. Inside The Black Horse Pub, Carling […]

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

Village of Thai: A Humble Gem in the Heart of Peterborough

241 George St N, Peterborough If you find yourself drifting through downtown Peterborough on a quiet evening—maybe after a walk by the river or browsing the quirky shops on George Street—you might miss it entirely. […]