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The Best of the Rest

The Netflix-produced 2015 documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? is one of Elliott's top picks

Netflix has furiously become one of the dominant forces in our everyday media diet. Though, it can easily become exhausting sifting through the thoughtless posters that are meant to represent the story behind them, and so easily we overlook great narratives awash in a sea of over-saturation.

Here are my picks for the best titles to stream right now.

September events at the Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market

The Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market will be handing out freshly boiled cobs of local corn on September 2

Summer is winding down, but the Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market is still open for two more months. Here are some highlights to watch out for in September.

Chelsey Bennett sings neo-soul

After performing locally for years, singer-songwriter Chelsey Bennett is releasing her debut EP in September (photo: Bryan Reid Photography)

Beautiful, talented, and focused, local singer-songwriter Chelsey Bennett is equal parts style and class. It’s little wonder that she has become one of the most talked about performers on Peterborough’s musical landscape.

One of the area’s busiest artists, Chelsey has performed at dozens of festivals, venues, concerts, and benefits over the past two years.

Pagoda Bridge in Jackson Park to be restored

The Pagoda Bridge in Jackson Park in Peterborough will be restored over September and October (photo: Ron Crough)

The beautiful Pagoda Bridge in Peterborough’s Jackson Park is about to undergo an extensive restoration — which means the bridge will be closed to pedestrians for around six weeks starting Thursday.

Do you know an extraordinary woman in the City of Kawartha Lakes?

The deadline for nominations for the Extraordinary Women of Kawartha Lakes Awards is Monday, August 31. An awards dinner and ceremony will take place during Women's History Month in October.

If you know an extraordinary woman in the City of Kawartha Lakes, you have less than a week to submit a nomination to Women’s Resources of Kawartha Lakes.

Choose your own play – a review of Making a Move

Real-life married couples Dave Pearce (left) and Jennine Profeta (right) and Sarah Quick and James Barrett perform in Making a Move, an interactive romantic comedy that takes a similar approach to "choose your own adventure" books. The play runs until September 5 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon (photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW)

Still a relatively recent phenomenon, online dating has become an increasingly acceptable part of our modern society. For millions of people worldwide, it has become the easiest way to connect with other singles in your area. But much like a game of Russian roulette, it’s a risk where anything can happen.

Canada’s hardest-working country band comes to Peterborough

Doc Walker (Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasyliw, along with touring members Brent Pearen and Steve Broadhurst) are performing Saturday night at the last concert of Peterborough Musicfest's 2015 season

It’s all about the music and the fans for Doc Walker, which has been called Canada’s hardest-working country band. Chris Thorsteinson and Dave Wasyliw, supported by touring members Brent Pearen and Steve Broadhurst, bring their musical work ethic to Del Crary Park on Saturday, August 22nd for the final concert of Peterbourgh Musicfest’s 29th season.

Reduce your use to save energy and money

Make your central air conditioner smarter by enrolling in the free peaksaver PLUS service, offered by Peterborough Distribution Inc.

While many doubt the forecasting ability of those who predict the weather for months ahead of time, the summer forecast that was issued several months ago was spot on for Ontario.

The calm before the storm

While the theatre at Peterborough's Showplace Performance Centre remains empty over the summer, staff are hard at work behind the scenes preparing for the fall season, which begins on September 11 with blues musician Dewey Via in the Nexicom Studio (photo: Emily Martin)

I have always considered a theatre to be a sacred space. There is something especially awe-inspiring in the hush and stillness of an empty performance hall. I have a ritual of sorts at Showplace: after a performance, when the lights have dimmed and the audience has filed out, I often stand on the apron of the stage in the cathedral-like expanse, taking in the majesty of a place that has been host to an endless parade of performance magic.

See two rising Canadian pop stars at Peterborough Musicfest

Canadian pop musicians Francesco Yates and Tyler Shaw perform at Peterborough MusicFest at Del Crary Park on Wednesday, August 19

Francesco Yates and Tyler Shaw, two young and rising Canadian pop stars who are each releasing debut records in September, are performing on a double bill at Peterborough Musicfest at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19th.

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