Concerts
KENNY HESS
Jun 17, 2026 6:30 PM Showplace Performance Centre Kenny Hess has been living the country-music life since the early ’80s, back when most teenagers were still figuring out who they were and he was already out […]
The Concerts
Community
Community
Grass, Cash and Civic Breathing Room: What Peterborough’s Parks Are Really Worth
Peterborough’s parks are easy to take for granted. Grass. Benches. Ball diamonds. Splash pads. A place to walk the dog, wear out the kids, catch a summer concert, or sit by the water and pretend […]
Miss Advice
Miss Advice
Miss Advice: June 2026
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: Bruce Cockburn
(March 2009) In the 20 years I’ve spent interviewing musicians, there have only been a handful that I’ve been truly excited to get; Gene Simmons, Mr. Dress-Up and Bruce Cockburn. Having first discovered his music […]
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Music News with Dee Draper
- Strumbellas + Trews at 2nd DevFest 2026 June 3, 2026
- June 12th, Blue Beach Band Releases 3rd Album, Mulligan. June 2, 2026
THEATRE
Theatre
The Kid from Simcoe Street: A Peterborough Story Comes Home
JUNE 4 – 7 Market Hall Performing Arts Centre The Kid from Simcoe Street arrives onstage as a theatrical fundraiser for Trent Valley Archives—an intimate, deeply human portrait of one boy’s life growing up in […]
Horror Scopes
Horror Scopes
HorrorScopes: June 2026
Aries June arrives and immediately convinces you that impulse is a personality trait. You’ll volunteer for something you don’t fully understand, spend money you don’t fully have, and start an argument you don’t fully remember […]
Indie Spotlight
Spotlight
Caitlin O’Connor
In Peterborough, where the local music scene survives on hustle, chemistry, and whoever’s still standing by the second set, Caitlin O’Connor has carved out a place by doing the work. She fronts The Detention Club, […]
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
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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 […]
