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encoreNOW for March 9, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) "Frozen: The Broadway Musical" at Peterborough's Showplace, St. Patrick's Day Kitchen Party at Camp Kawartha Environment Centre, "Screwball Comedy" at Peterborough Theatre Guild, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight at Peterborough Memorial Centre, "It's Too Late To Stop Now - The Music of Van Morrison" at Cobourg's Victoria Hall, and The Great Canadian Fiddle Show at Peterborough's Market Hall. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – March 9, 2026

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Featuring 'Frozen', St. Patrick's Day Kitchen Party, 'Screwball Comedy', The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, The Music of Van Morrison tribute, and The Great Canadian Fiddle Show.
Erica Richmond (right), pictured with (left to right) author Jessica Westhead, illustrator Jordan Brown, and Take Cover Books owners Sean and Andrew Fitzpatrick, was one of four local authors who celebrated the launch of their new "little books" published by the Give a Sheet Press at the Highly Likely Festival of Music and Literature on February 28, 2026 at Take Cover Books in Peterborough's East City. Every quarter, Give a Sheet Press publishes four little books of up to 2,500 words each. Richmond's book "Suicide After Parenting" explores grief through visual and experimental essay forms. (Photo courtesy of Erica Richmond)

Peterborough author Erica Richmond explores parenting through grief in her new ‘little book’

Juno-nominated Canadian blues band The Johnny Max Band is performing at the Ganaraska Hotel in Port Hope on Saturday night featuring special guest Chuck Jackson, former lead singer and harmonica player with Downchild Blues Band. (Photo: Michio Tanaka Photography)

nightlifeNOW – March 5 to 11

Five local artists will share their works-in-progress when Public Energy Performing Arts presents "Rough Cuts #2" at The Theatre On King in downtown Peterborough on March 13, 2026. Pictured (left to right, top and bottom) are dancer Mintu Maria James, writer Sandra Kasturi, playwright Wyatt Lamoureux, circus arts performer Nicole Malbeuf, and writer Lynn Teatro. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Five local artists to share their works-in-progress at ‘Rough Cuts #2’ in Peterborough

Peterborough-area artists of Peterborough will have a new art supply store to access premium art supplies as Artspace turns its Gallery II into a satellite operation for Art Factory, an arts centre based in Renfrew, with sales to begin in early March. The partnership with Art Factory means Artspace will receive 25 per cent commission on all sales, helping to reduce the gap between operational costs and government funding. (kawarthaNOW collage of Art Factory video)

Artspace home to a new art supply store in partnership with Renfrew’s Art Factory

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