Take a trip back to the ’60s when Day Tripper, “Canada’s best Beatles tribute band”, performs at Peterborough Musicfest at Del Crary Park on Saturday, July 25th at 8 p.m.
Come together at Peterborough’s Del Crary Park on Saturday night
Six ways you can reduce storm water runoff and keep water clean
There’s been no shortage of rain this summer. The cool, wet weeks of June and July have left lawns and gardens well watered and especially lush. While gardeners are happy, those seeking sun and hot temperatures are feeling a little left out.
All of the rainy weather over the past month gives a good opportunity to reflect on where that water goes after it falls from the sky.
“Angel in a Dog Suit”
Angel in a Dog Suit is a true story, endorsed by the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. This happily-ever-after rhyming dog tale takes us on a heart-warming yet bumpy journey through the life of one tiny dog Ruby, from puppy mill survivor to her love-filled forever home with the authors.
Popular outdoor dance festival returns to Peterborough this week
The popular outdoor dance festival Dusk Dances returns to Peterborough with family-friendly performances every evening in Rotary Park in Nicholls Oval from Thursday, July 23rd to Sunday, July 26th.
The comeback kids
One of the best-selling Canadian rock bands of the late ’80s and early ’90s, The Northern Pikes are performing at Peterborough Musicfest at Del Crary Park at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015.
Train in Vain – a review of Trainwreck
If you didn’t know who Amy Schumer was last week, then you do by now. The breakout comedian — who achieved huge viral success with her strikingly on-point sketch comedy/stand-up series Inside Amy Schumer — wrote and stars in Trainwreck, which opened this past weekend to a very respectable $30 million at the box office.
Photos from Peterborough Pulse on Saturday
Over 4,000 people took advantage of the open streets during Peterborough Pulse to walk, cycle, skateboard, rollerblade and more through downtown Peterborough on Saturday, July 18th. kawarthaNOW staff photographer Linda McIlwain was there to capture some moments from the morning.
Don’t let this plant turn you into a “vampire”
Beware: there’s a monster at the roadside. While hardly new, the wild parsnip plant is causing some major trouble in eastern Ontario .
Scouts’ racing sailboat stolen from Rogers Cove in Peterborough
Brownsea Base — a Peterborough program run by Scouts Canada that teaches young people about safe boating, canoeing, kayaking, and sailing — discovered earlier this week its racing sailboat had been stolen and that other boats had been vandalized.
The real Judy Garland – a review of End of the Rainbow
In our collective pop-culture subconscious, we’ll always remember Hollywood icon Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale — the lost little girl from Kansas with the big hazel eyes and the tremble in her voice. We think of her ruby slippers, the yellow brick road, and the terrier in the wicker picnic basket.
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