Concerts
RHINESTONE COWGIRLS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 • 4:00 PM Market Hall Rhinestone Cowgirls rolls into town with a full-glitter salute to the women who built country music the hard way — with heartbreak, backbone, and enough firepower to […]
The Concerts
Community
Community
PETERBOROUGH CANDIDATES ASKED TO FACE THE MUSIC AT CANDIDATE KARAOKE
Wednesday September 16, 6:30 Shoeless Joe’s Peterborough The Wire Megazine invites every council and mayoral candidate to take the stage on Wednesday September 16th. The Wire Megazine is turning down the campaign speeches and turning […]
Miss Advice
Miss Advice
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
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 […]
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Music News with Dee Draper
- Dee Hernandez' NEW Single I Want To Fall In Love August 3, 2026
- Sound Track of the 80-90s-Legends Guns and Roses Back in TORONTO Aug 5 2026 July 30, 2026
- Sophmore Album, GET READY for Secondhand Dreamcar, Juno and Canadian Blues Music Award Nominees. July 29, 2026
- 2026 JUNOS in Hamilton, Generated Millions! July 27, 2026
Major Rotation
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 […]
Comedy
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
Horror Scopes
HorrorScopes: August 2026
Aries August hits you with the realization that summer is almost over and you’ve accomplished exactly half the things you loudly announced back in May. Naturally, your solution is to cram three months of poor […]
Indie Spotlight
Spotlight
SJ Riley Is the Comeback Kid of Canadian Indie Pop — and She’s Just Getting Started
You can feel it from the first chord — SJ Riley doesn’t write songs so much as she peels them off her skin. Her voice is both polished and raw, hopeful and haunted, a paradox […]
Local Politics
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
Art
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
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
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 […]
