Eggs over easy, brown toast, bacon.
You can place that order at a lot of places in the Kawarthas. But getting that order just right — with bright yellow eggs and the right music and maybe even some visible oregano — now that’s worthy of a quest.

Eggs over easy, brown toast, bacon.
You can place that order at a lot of places in the Kawarthas. But getting that order just right — with bright yellow eggs and the right music and maybe even some visible oregano — now that’s worthy of a quest.

“Beckett Fest” at The Theatre on King (TTOK) continues this week with Samuel Beckett’s one-act play Krapp’s Last Tape. Directed by Kate Story, Krapp’s Last Tape is a one-man production featuring TTOK’s artistic director Ryan Kerr in the spotlight.

The City of Peterborough’s Environment Day is coming up this weekend on Saturday, May 14th from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. This year, Environment Day is being held at 791 Webber Avenue.

On a cool, damp Saturday night in early October, several families have gathered in a lodge along the shores of Maple Lake outside Parry Sound for the traditional talent show that has been a central event every year at the James Fund Neuroblastoma Family Retreat.

This month, food writer Eva Fisher goes to a food rave at Home Depot, checks in at the new Peterborough EATS cafe, takes local food to the next level with the Endeavour Centre’s adobe oven building workshop, and grabs a pancake at the first Peterborough Downtown Farmers Market of the season.

Although summer is still a month away, local movie theatres are already filled with the annual crop of big budget summer blockbuster films. From explosive superhero battles, to slapstick comedy, to remake after remake, there’s something for every film lover to enjoy. But what about those film buffs who want something a bit different?

If you’re looking to treat Mom with something special this Mother’s Day, why not take her to see crooner Brian Roman at the Market Hall in Peterborough on Sunday afternoon?

Let the Peterborough Theatre Guild take you back to 1958, to a time before autotune and boy bands, before Beyoncé and Bieber, and when rock n’ rollers were true rebels and innovators. Director Jerry Allen brings the life and music of rock icon Buddy Holly to the Showplace Performance Centre stage in Alan Janes’ production of Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story.

In just a couple of hours this Saturday morning, you can make a big impact on our community’s environment. On Saturday, May 7th from 10 a.m. to noon, the Rotary Community Super Spring Clean-Up is taking place at seven parks in Peterborough.

The late Fred Anderson’s goal was as simple as it was sincere: provide free, accessible entertainment to the larger Peterborough community. That he did for 19 years, starting with the inaugural Festival of Lights concert staged July 1, 1987, featuring jazz great Moe Koffman.

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