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The Concerts

Next Generation Leahy Brings Christmas Home

Sunday Dec 13, 2026 Showplace Performance Centre Peterborough’s own Next Generation Leahy returns home for a special Christmas celebration at Showplace Performance Centre. The talented group of siblings carries on the celebrated Leahy musical tradition, […]

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: November 2026

Dear Miss Advice,November in Peterborough is depressing enough, but now my boyfriend says he’s feeling emotionally distant. Is it the weather, or should I be worried?— Gloomy on George Street Dear Gloomy, November in Peterborough […]

The 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 […]

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 with Gord Deppe on The Spoons NIGHTLIFE November 9, 2026
Joan Krygsman Releases 'Bag of Fingers' November 6, 2026
The Spoons New Album 'Nightlife' Led By Single "Take The World" November 6, 2026
5 Day Residency for Legends, RUSH November 5, 2026
Songstress TIA McGRAFF Releases, 'In Your Dreams, Jake" October 17, 2026

In The Clubs

Blackhorse Pub : Nov 9-15

Nov 9-15, 2026 Blackhorse Pub From Peterborough’s longest-running jam session to emerging singer-songwriters, classic rock, jazz and blues, the Black Horse Pub has another busy week of live entertainment lined up from November 9 to […]

Comedy

Middle Raged: Laughing Through the Midlife Crisis

Wednesday, February 17, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Getting older isn’t for the faint of heart, but it’s apparently great material for a comedy show. Middle Raged takes a hilarious look […]

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: Nov 2026

ARIES (March 21 – April 19) November brings an exciting invitation to a party where you’ll reconnect with old friends, make some new ones and discover why you stopped drinking tequila in 2009. A spontaneous […]

Indie Spotlight

Irish Millie: Tradition on Fire

When you listen to Irish Millie, you hear tradition with a jolt of something new. At only 18, Amelia “Irish Millie” Shadgett is already carving her own space in Canadian folk, bluegrass, and contemporary trad—stringing […]

The Arts

A Lifetime in the Landscape: P. S. Moore Explores Home, Memory and Nature in Home Stretch

October 17, 2026 – January 17, 2027 The Art Gallery of Peterborough For nearly 60 years, artist P. S. Moore has walked the same trails near his home in Assumption, just south of Peterborough. Along […]

THEATRE

Bodies Under Siege: Two Powerful Stories of Cancer and Survival at Market Hall

Thu, Nov 19, 7:30 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre Public Energy Performing Arts brings two very different perspectives on cancer, survival and the human body to Peterborough’s Market Hall on Thursday, November 19, with […]

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 […]

Dance

A Circus Nutcracker Puts a High-Flying Twist on a Holiday Classic

Dec 18/19 7:00 PM Market Hall Performing Arts Centre The beloved holiday tale of The Nutcracker is getting a spectacular makeover as A Circus Nutcracker combines the elegance of classical ballet with the excitement and […]

Dining

Amandala’s: A Love Letter to Excess (with Perfectly Ironed Napkins)

Step into Amandala’s and you’ll feel, immediately, that this is not a place for the casual diner. No, this is where Peterborough comes when it wishes to pretend, however briefly, that it’s Vienna, Paris, or […]

Promising Peterborough Nothing Since 1989

The Concerts

Next Generation Leahy Brings Christmas Home

Miss Advice

Miss Advice: November 2026

The Interviews

Interview: Bruce Cockburn

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Music News

Irish Millie Steps Out of the Frame With New Release

Music News with Dee Draper

In The Clubs

Blackhorse Pub : Nov 9-15

Comedy

Middle Raged: Laughing Through the Midlife Crisis

Horror Scopes

HorrorScopes: Nov 2026

Indie Spotlight

Irish Millie: Tradition on Fire

The Arts

A Lifetime in the Landscape: P. S. Moore Explores Home, Memory and Nature in Home Stretch

THEATRE

Bodies Under Siege: Two Powerful Stories of Cancer and Survival at Market Hall

Major Rotation

Ontario’s Music Festivals Are Fighting for More Than an Audience

Dance

A Circus Nutcracker Puts a High-Flying Twist on a Holiday Classic

Dining

Amandala’s: A Love Letter to Excess (with Perfectly Ironed Napkins)

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