The joyful sounds of “Do You Love Me” by The Contours seep from a rehearsal room in the basement of George St. United Church, where the Peterborough Pop Ensemble assembles to make great music.
“Music is kind of like food for your soul,” the group’s business manager Susan Dunkley tells me. “It gets you going.”
On Mother’s Day weekend, Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre is hosting a fundraising event to celebrate the difference that Peterborough’s women — mothers, daughters, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends — make in our lives.
St. James Players presents Pied Piper: The Musical, their annual spring family production, in the auditorium of St. James United Church (221 Romaine St., Peterborough) this weekend.
First-time director Drew Mills brings together a large cast of primarily child actors for a fun show filled with big personalities, high energy performances, and a hint of pantomime — highlighted by Terry Convey’s mysterious yet good-natured performance as The Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Enjoy a Sunday afternoon of food and drink at the second annual Indulge Wine, Spirits and Food Expo, featuring a special appearance by Lakefield native and Juno-nominated musician Royal Wood.
Founded and operated by the students of Trent University, Trent Radio (92.7 CFFF FM) has a long-standing tradition of producing original radio dramas at their broadcast facility at the corner of George and Parkhill in Peterborough.
“Radio drama is quite an active artistic medium,” says Programme Director James Kerr. “And it’s a lot of fun.”
One thing I’m continually amazed by when taking the dog for a walk is the amount of garbage that accumulates on roadsides. While throwing litter out of the car window is a modern day faux pas for most people, for a small minority the idea of properly disposing of trash still hasn’t caught on.
The most common offenders seem to be disposable coffee cups and fast food bags, but I’ve seen everything from personal care products to lingerie littering the roads.
If you’re between 16 and 30 years old and looking for a summer job in radio production and journalism, you’ll be interested in the position of Summer Events Intern Correspondent (SEIC) at Trent Radio.
For the second year in a row, the Peterborough Theatre Guild has won the top prize at the Eastern Ontario Drama League (EODL) annual spring festival.
The company’s production of Born Yesterday won “Best Production” — along with three other awards — at EODL’s awards brunch in Cobourg on Sunday, April 12th, 2015.
kawarthaNOW has an exclusive first photo of all of the actors from the Peterborough Theatre Guild production of Cats in full costume and make up.
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