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Peterborough musician Lindsay Barr encouraging people to choose local in a promotional video for the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) annual Holiday Shopping Passport program, which rewards people when they shop, dine, or treat themselves in downtown Peterborough. Every time you spend $10 at one of more than 150 participating locations, you get a stamp on your passport. Completed passports with 20 stamps are entered into one of three early bird draws for $500 in downtown money during December, with a grand prize draw for $1,500 in January. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Choose local this holiday season in downtown Peterborough and win prizes

More than 150 downtown businesses and organizations participating in this year's Holiday Shopping Passport rewards program

kawarthaNOW - December 8, 2019

Christmas tree farms are open for business in the Kawarthas. Barrett's Tree Farm north of Cobourg is a popular destination for harvesting your own Christmas tree. They are also offering horse-drawn wagon rides on weekends until December 15, 2019. (Photo: Barrett's Tree Farm / Facebook)

Here’s where to get a locally grown Christmas tree in the Kawarthas

A few of the nearly 50 cast members of Arbor Theatre's original production "Real Rad Red Riding Hood", with a public performance on December 12, 2019 at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. Pictured at a rehearsal in early December are Naomi DuVall as The Forester, Nathan Bertucci as Basher, Aidan Shaughnessy as the Big Bad Wolf, with Ella Smit, Izzy Desjardins, Saffron O'Neil, Logan Michaelis, Saorse MacQuarrie, Molly Beaston, and Zoe Dunaway as the wolf cubs and Riordan MacQuarrie as Mouse. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Arbor Theatre’s ‘Real Rad Red Riding Hood’ brings classic fairy tale into the 21st century

The new interchange between Highway 407 and Highway 35/115 will be open to drivers beginning December 9, 2019, ahead of schedule. (Photo: Blackbird Infrastructure Group)

New Highway 407 extension to Highway 35/115 opens on Monday

Tokyo rockabilly rockers Johnny Pandora, led by "Johnny" Daigo Yamashita, is performing at The Red Dog in downtown Peterborough on Friday, December 6th, with openers The Lohrwoods. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – December 5 to 11

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, December 5 to Wednesday, December 11

kawarthaNOW - December 5, 2019

Winter weather travel advisory issued for the southern Kawarthas for Friday

4th Line Theatre's "The Fool of Cavan: A Christmas Caper" outdoor holiday show in Millbrook channels Nancy Drew and Scooby Doo as a teen detective Joanie Sweetnam (Erin Humphry) and her friends Evie (Sarah Flanigan), Billy (Tristan Peirce), and Eddie (Ryan Tobin) follow the clues to discover the identity of the mysterious Fool of Cavan. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)

Only a few tickets left for 4th Line Theatre’s ‘The Fool of Cavan’ Christmas show

Police arrest local couple following crime spree in Lakefield and Peterborough

The GreenUP Store in downtown Peterborough has unique environmentally friendly and locally made gifts and stocking stuffers for any budget. When you choose local by shopping at GreenUP, you are supporting the environment both by reducing waste and by directly supporting the environmental work of the non-profit charity. You can also purchase gift certificates and, when you combine a donation to GreenUP with the purchase of a gift certificate, GreenUP will send you the gift certificate in a personalized donation holiday card that you can gift to friends or family. (Photo courtesy of GreenUP)

Choose local and support the environment with 15 green gift ideas from GreenUP

When you buy eco-friendly products and handcrafted local goods from the GreenUP Store, you also directly support GreenUP's environmental programs

GreenUP - December 5, 2019

Canadian country-rock legends Blue Rodeo (Bazil Donovan, Colin Cripps, Greg Keelor, Jim Cuddy, Glenn Milchem, and Mike Boguski) return to the Peterborough Memorial Centre on Friday, December 27th, with Bailieboro's own Jimmy Bowskill joining the band. (Photo: Dustin Rabin)

musicNOW – December 2019

Owners Erin Watson and Anna Eidt in front of Watson & Lou at 383 Water Street in downtown Peterborough. Their creative hub helps local artists and makers reach a wider audience, offers a broad range of unique locally made goods, and hosts popular maker workshops. (Supplied photo)

Choose local creative goods and get crafty at Watson & Lou

Some beautiful handmade lanterns ready for the annual Winter Solstice Lantern Parade on Saturday, December 21st in downtown Peterborough. The parade will begin in early evening outside the Peterborough Public Library and proceed to Peterborough Square for a pantomime with live music. (Photo courtesy of Laurel Paluck)

artNOW – December 2019

News & Community

New Highway 407 extension to Highway 35/115 opens on Monday

kawarthaNOW - December 6, 2019

New Highway 418 also opens, providing another north-south connection from Highway 407 to Highway 401.

Winter weather travel advisory issued for the southern Kawarthas for Friday

December 5, 2019

Police arrest local couple following crime spree in Lakefield and Peterborough

December 5, 2019

Diversity and inclusion export Annemarie Shrouder is the keynote speaker at the 2020 International Women Day Peterborough event which takes place on Friday, March 6th at the Peterborough Golf and Country Club. She is pictured here speaking at the 2015 Hautepreneurs' National Women's Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo: Sarah Stella)

International Women’s Day Peterborough returns in 2020 with a focus on diversity and inclusion

December 3, 2019

The Monarch Ultra team at a reception in Apaseo El Alto in Guanajuato, Mexico for the Monarch Ultra runners. In total, 46 ultra-runners participated in the relay that departed Peterborough, Canada on September 19, 2019 and arrived at the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Mexico's Sierra Madre Mountains on November 4, 2019. The seven-week journey followed the 4,300-kilometre migratory path of the monarch butterfly, all to raise awareness of the plight of the monarch buttefly and other pollinators whose populations are in steep decline. (Photo: Rodney Fuentes)

Monarch Ultra Relay successfully completes epic 4,300-kilometre run from Canada to Mexico

December 2, 2019

Winter weather travel advisory in place for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland on Sunday

Updated December 1, 2019

Arts & Entertainment

Arbor Theatre’s ‘Real Rad Red Riding Hood’ brings classic fairy tale into the 21st century

Sam Tweedle - December 6, 2019

Writer and director Em Glasspool's adaptation is fast and fun with strong female characters and contemporary themes.

nightlifeNOW – December 5 to 11

December 5, 2019

Only a few tickets left for 4th Line Theatre’s ‘The Fool of Cavan’ Christmas show

December 5, 2019

musicNOW – December 2019

December 4, 2019

artNOW – December 2019

December 3, 2019

Aiden Playford in costume as The Beast in Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School's production of "Beauty and The Beast - The Broadway Musical", which runs for four public performances at the high school's auditorium in Peterborough from December 5 to 7, 2019. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Delightful musical ‘Beauty and the Beast’ features powerhouse cast of young performers

December 3, 2019

Business & Technology

Sandra Young has opened a new vintage clothing shop called Statement House at 378 Water Street in downtown Peterborough. The retail shop specializes in vintage clothing from the 1940s to the 1960s, and also carries new or gently used items with a vintage or retro feel. (Photo courtesy of Statement House)

businessNOW – December 3, 2019

Bruce Head - December 3, 2019

Featuring new vintage clothing shop Statement House in downtown Peterborough, an award for The Kawartha Store in Fenelon Falls, Crayola Canada donating $45,132 to the United Way, and more.

Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) executive director Terry Guiel and marketing committee member Julie Morris with Gail and John Martin, owners of John Roberts Clothiers, one of 100 downtown businesses participating in Black Friday and the Holiday Shopping Passport program, where you can win prizes by choosing local first for your holiday shopping. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

businessNOW – November 26, 2019

November 26, 2019

Brant Basics at 296 George Street North in downtown Peterborough is an independent family-owned business that has supported the local community for 55 years. They are holding a Black Friday sale on November 29 and 30, 2019 with 20 per cent off everything storewide as well as door crashers. (Photo: Pat Trudeau / kawarthaNOW.com)

Choose local for great Black Friday deals at Brant Basics in downtown Peterborough

November 25, 2019

Members of the Enactus Fleming College team behind Paper Plant Project (with Fleming College professor of business studies and lead Enactus faculty advisor Raymond Yip Choy at the back) celebrating their win of the grand prize at the fifth annual Cubs' Lair entrepreneurship competition, held on November 21, 2019 at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough. This is the third prize since September for the Paper Plant Project, a social enterprise that produces paper planters from recycled paper waste as educative kits for schools to promote biodegradable practices. (Photo courtesy of Innovation Cluster)

Fleming College students win Cubs’ Lair entrepreneurship competition

November 22, 2019

The McLean family, owners and operators of McLean and Buckhorn Berry Farms in Lakefield, have been named the Peterborough County's 2019 Farm Family of the Year. Pictured are Erin, Sam, Jenny and Ben, and Jane. (Supplied photo)

businessNOW – November 19, 2019

November 19, 2019

Over 120 guests attended the 2019 TD Economic Outlook Luncheon, hosted by TD Bank Group Canada, Baker Tilly and PKED, at the Peterborough Golf & Country Club on Wednesday, October 30th. (Photo: Alyssa Cymbalista)

What’s new from Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development – November 2019

November 18, 2019

Lifestyle & Family

Choose local this holiday season in downtown Peterborough and win prizes

kawarthaNOW - December 8, 2019

More than 150 downtown businesses and organizations participating in this year's Holiday Shopping Passport rewards program.

Here’s where to get a locally grown Christmas tree in the Kawarthas

December 7, 2019

Choose local and support the environment with 15 green gift ideas from GreenUP

December 5, 2019

Choose local creative goods and get crafty at Watson & Lou

December 3, 2019

Peterborough Inn & Suites Hotel, the historic boutique hotel in downtown Peterborough, has 32 luxurious suites that combine elegance with all the modern comforts and conveniences of home. To encouarge you to "stay local" this holiday season and not to drink and drive, Peterborough Inn & Suites Hotel is offering a 15 per cent discount during the month of December, except on New Year's Eve. (Supplied photo)

Choose local and celebrate the holiday season by staying at Peterborough Inn & Suites Hotel

December 3, 2019

The Finer Things Show and Sale is holding its fifth annual holiday celebration of all that's handmade on Saturday, December 7th at the Seeds of Change in downtown Peterborough. A production of Madderhouse Textile Studios, Finer Things features some of our region's most celebrated artists and craftspeople working in a broad variety of disciplines. (Photo courtesy of Finer Things Show and Sale)

Choose local for the best from artists and craftspeople at the Finer Things Show and Sale

December 1, 2019

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