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Emerging singer-songwriter Azalyne brings her modern jazz sound as the featured youth artist at the "New Talent in Nogojiwanong Youth Open Mic" on Saturday, January 19th at the Historic Red Dog in downtown Peterborough. The free event also features Lauryn Macfarlane and the Boo Radley Project. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – January 17 to 23

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, January 17 to Wednesday, January 23.
Written in 1919 by French Dadaist writer and artist Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, "The Mute Canary" is directed by Ryan Kerr and features (from left to right) Matt Gilbert as Riquet, Kate Story as Barate, and Dan Smith as Ochre. The play runs for three performances at The Theatre On King in downtown Peterborough from January 17 to 19, 2019. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Century-old play ‘A Mute Canary’ still resonates in today’s political climate

Documentaries have experienced a resurgence at the box office and on streaming services like Netflix, and ReFrame Film Festival is presenting 70 short and feature-length documentary films at the 15th annual festival from January 24-27, 2019 in downtown Peterborough. The final film screening at the festival is "Last Beer at the Pig's Ear", a passionate tribute to the 152-year old legendary Peterborough tavern that closed for good in 2017. (Photo: Wayne Eardley)

Experience the resurgence of the documentary at ReFrame Film Festival

The Arrogant Worms (with current members Chris Patterson, Trevor Strong, and Mike McCormick) have been entertaining audiences for years with their parodies of musical genres and humorous on-stage banter. The trio perform at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough on January 18, 2019. (Photo: Reinier deSmit)

Musical comedy troupe The Arrogant Worms performs at Peterborough’s Market Hall...

Folk Under the Clock presents Harry Manx, with special guest Steve Marriner of MonkeyJunk, at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on Sunday, January 20, 2019. (Publicity photo)

musicNOW – January 2019

Siblings 14-year-old Amanda and 12-year-old John of Port Hope have only been playing and singing for a year, but are performing their first official gig at Ganarascals Restaurant in Port Hope on Saturday, January 12th. (Photo: Amanda and John / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – January 10 to 16

Business & Technology

The Innovation Cluster Peterborough and The Kawarthas, a not-for-profit organization that supports entrepreneurs establishing and growing technology-driven businesses, had a 2018 target to support five startups and create 10 jobs. By the end of the year, the Innovation Cluster supported 86 startups and helped create 171 jobs for the local economy. Pictured is digital startup client Jeremy Brooks testing AVROD, a virtual reality online database he created at the Innovation Cluster to assist in archaeological research. (Photo courtesy of Sean Bruce)

Success of tech startups reflects Innovation Cluster’s tremendous impact in 2018

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Having supported 86 startups in 2018, not-for-profit organization has generated $15 million for regional economy to date.
The Ontario government has announced the five winners of the cannabis retail store lottery in eastern Ontario, although the location of the winners has not been announced. Only the cities of Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes are eligible in the Kawarthas to host cannabis retail stores in 2019. Peterborough City Council has already voted to opt-in to allow cannabis retail stores in the municipality, with Kawartha Lakes City council will be voting on January 15, 2019.

businessNOW – January 14, 2019

ignite100 is a new annual innovation competition from Community Futures Peterborough, where the winner will receive a repayable loan of $100,000 with no payments in the first year and no interest for the first three years. (Graphic: Community Futures Peterborough)

Community Futures Peterborough launches new entrepreneurial competition

The City of Kawartha Lakes' Million Dollar Makeover offers matching fund grants of up to 50 per cent to business and property owners in the downtown areas of Coboconk (pictured), Lindsay, Omemee, Norland, and Fenelon Falls. The funds can cover costs of signage, façade work, and building repair and renovations. Low-interest loans are also available to property owners across the municipality. The deadline to apply for the program is January 17, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the City of Kawartha Lakes)

businessNOW – January 7, 2019

The City of Kawartha Lakes' Million Dollar Makeover offers up to 50 per cent in matching funding for properties that completed a Downtown Revitalization project, including Lindsay (pictured), Omemee, Coboconk, Norland, and Fenelon Falls. The initiative is also offering loans to property and business owners across the City of Kawartha Lakes at a low interest rate over a five-year term. (Photo courtesy of the City of Kawartha Lakes)

Million Dollar Makeover deadline approaching for business and property owners

Sana Virji and Ribat Chowdhury, co-founders of Ribitt, which has recently raised $600,000 in seed round funding for an additional expansion of the company's free mobile rewards app to businesses across Canada. (Photo: Ribitt)

businessNOW – December 17, 2018

Lifestyle & Family

Münster is considered Germany's most bicycle-friendly city. In 1991, a photographer commissioned by the city's planning department took a series of photographs for a three-panelled poster that showed the space required to transport 72 people by either bicycle, car, or bus. The transportation photo has since become an iconic representation of how single-occupancy cars take up a disproportionate amount of road space. (Photo: City of Münster)

Reduce traffic congestion? Bikes can do that.

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The first in a series from GreenUP on how bikes can make our community healthier, safer, and more prosperous.
Feeding chickadees is a favourite winter activity of GreenUP's Dawn Pond. Here one feeds from seeds placed on her toque. Watching and feeding birds is just one of several activities you can enjoy during the winter even if there's little or no snow on the ground. (Photo: Dylan Pond)

You don’t need snow to have winter outdoor fun

With its many kilometres of groomed trails, Kawartha Nordic Ski Club in the Township of North Kawartha is a popular destination for both Nordic skiing and snowshoeing. The trails are a brief drive from both Burleigh Falls Inn and Viamede Resort (which also offers cross-country skiing and snowshoeing on the adjacent Stony Lake Trails), making it an ideal activity for your next Canadian winter getaway. (Photo: Kawartha Nordic Ski Club)

Experience a Canadian winter getaway in North Kawartha

The Northumberland Fire & Frost Festival, taking place at Cobourg's Dalewood Golf Course on February 16th and 17th, is a celebration of craft beer, cider, food, music, and winter fun. (Photo: William Street Beer Company)

Knosh News – January 2019

The Danish concept of "hygge" (pronounced "hue-gah") is about embracing the coziness of the winter season, which can include cuddling up with a blanket and a hot drink at home or heading outside to enjoy nature. GreenUP's Lindsay Stroud combines both at GreenUP Ecology Park with some treats of warm cider and homemade cookies. (Photo: Karen Halley)

Cozy up to winter like the Danes with ‘hygge’

Store associate Tabetha Graham showcases many of the green stocking stuffers under $25 offered at the GreenUP Store, where all items are carefully sourced to meet high environmental standards.

Stuff their stockings with these great green gifts from GreenUP

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