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Tickets available now for fall shows at Showplace in Peterborough

Juno award-winning "nuevo flamenco" guitarist and composer Jesse Cook comes to Showplace on Saturday, December 20 (photo: Allen Clark)

The final show until September at Showplace Performance Centre in Peterborough is bluesman Chris Thomas on Thursday, July 16th — but you can still order tickets online for all the upcoming fall shows.

Ontario must work harder to meet climate change targets

While climate change may have some benefits to Ontario like an extended growing season, those benefits are well outweighed by risks like stronger storms, flooding rains, and drought — as is seen here in Texas. Ontario's Environment Commissioner warns that province needs to step up its game to meet its 2020 carbon reduction targets. (Photo: Bob Nichols/USDA)

We’ve all felt the impacts of climate change. Milder winters, more extreme summer storms, and urban flooding are all examples of climate change impacts we’ve seen and will continue to see locally.

Ontario’s acting Environmental Commissioner, Ellen Schwartzel, released her annual report on the topic, offering praise for the provincial government, but also a harsh warning — further action must be taken or the province won’t meet its carbon reduction target by the 2020 deadline.

Eat, drink, and be merry while supporting the United Way

United Way of Peterborough & District invites you to "Paint the Town Red" on Wednesday, July 15 (graphic: Prevail Media)

On Wednesday, July 15th, 2015, you can “Paint the Town Red” by visiting one of 22 restaurants, pubs, and cafés in Peterborough area in support of the United Way of Peterborough and District.

Bringing the sounds of the Caribbean to Peterborough

Calypso Rose performs at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on Wednesday, July 8, along with Canadian Caribbean music group Kobo Town

Del Crary Park will be dancing to the infectious sounds of old and new Caribbean music when Calypso Rose and Kobo Town perform at Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday, July 8th at 8 p.m.

Photos from Melissa Payne’s concert at Peterborough Musicfest

Local musician Melissa Payne performing at Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday, July 4 (photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)

Local musician Melissa Payne thrilled a hometown crowd with her performance at Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday night.

kawarthaNOW photographer Linda McIlwain was there to take a few photos of Melissa’s opening tunes.

Quick, somebody make this a movie – a review of The Bad Luck Bank Robbers

The Bad Luck Bank Robbers runs Tuesdays to Saturdays during July at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook (photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studios)

For 24 years, visiting The Winslow Farm to watch high-quality theatre has been a summer tradition for both residents of the Kawarthas and travellers from all over the world

Melissa Payne’s star continues to rise

Ennismore native Melissa Payne performs at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on Saturday, July 4 (photo: Bryan Reid)

Considered by many (including us) to be a rising star, it’s only fitting that singer-songwriter Melissa Payne is one of two local musicians to be featured at Peterborough Musicfest this season. She’ll be performing at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 4th at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough.

Peterborough artists featured in 30 Under 30 show in Toronto

The "30 Under 30" exhibition runs at the John B. Aird gallery in downtown Toronto until July 24

Two Peterborough-based artists, Julie Douglas and Brianna Gosselin, are featured in an art show at the John B. Aird gallery in downtown Toronto.

Fight the future – a review of Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys, starring Emilia Clarke and Arnold Schwarzenegger, opened in theatres on July 1, 2015

A long time ago yet somehow in the future … 2015 unequivocally became the year of the belated sequel. This is not bucking any popcorn trend, but rarely have the screens been so dominated by so many familiar childhood touchtones.

All aboard! A review of Three Men in a Boat

Victor Pokinko, Matt Pilipiak, and Scott Garland star in Three Men in a Boat, running at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon until July 11 (photo: Pea Green Theatre Group)

Can a finer holiday be imagined than flowing down the river Thames in a boat? The open water, the interesting sites, and the peaceful countryside … what possibly go wrong? The answer is everything.

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