Every Thursday, we publish live music events at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region based on information that venues provide to us directly or post on their website or social media channels. Here are the listings for the week of Thursday, January 26 to Wednesday, February 1.

If you’re a pub or restaurant owner and want to be included in our weekly listings, please email our nightlifeNOW editor at nightlife@kawarthanow.com. For concerts and live music events at other venues, check out our Concerts & Live Music page.

With the exception of karaoke, we only list events with performing musicians. Venues may also host other events during the week (e.g., dancing, DJs, comedy shows).

Dear ReFramers,

It is the other most wonderful time of the year: when the calendar moves forward, the hubbub of the holidays subsides, and the ReFrame program is ready to be peeped, combed, and devoured! From artists and activists to walruses and whales, ReFrame 2023 is a feast for hungry hearts.

This year’s program highlights the way art, music and the imagination resists and exposes the exploitation of power. The interconnected issues of the overdose crisis and healthcare, the environment and capital, policing and protest are not separate from each other. A film about the climate crisis is also about racial inequity; a film about violence against women is also about colonialism; a film about war is also about homophobia, and so on.

No one festival can break down all barriers, but many of the films in this year’s program seek to create throughlines.

The festival kicks off with what critics are calling the year’s best doc, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed — a powerful way to return to in-person movie-watching after three long years! All the Beauty encompasses an intersectional lens, as does the life of Nan Goldin, the film’s fearless protagonist.

After an early adulthood as a famed photographer documenting and defending her queer community, Goldin’s life shifts when she becomes addicted to opioids. Following the money, Goldin recognizes that the millionaire family who created oxycontin are the same Sacklers whose name adorns major galleries and museums throughout the world.

Goldin’s persistence — using her own clout and story to engage a movement to challenge the pacificity of these institutions — is unwavering.

VIDEO: “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” trailer

From stories about inspiring artists, to important conversations surrounding climate justice and innovations in the documentary genre, the virtual festival carries forward many important themes that expand on the aforementioned overarching one.

As a global community we face an environmental crisis, and the ReFrame program responds to that imperative by sharing films that highlight discussions about climate justice.

The disruptive tactics of the UK-headquartered global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion featured in Rebellion are compelling in their immediacy and ability to stir public discourse, while the activists going the legal route in Norwegian Headache show formal processes inciting change. High Tide Don’t Hide follows several youth engaging in school climate strikes across New Zealand, and doesn’t shy away from important conversations including confronting racism, power, and privilege within their movements.

Joining Nan Goldin in the fight for justice are many critical artists challenging the status quo, profiled in films across the festival.

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On follows the incredible Cree songstress as she rises to fame, uses her influence to create opportunities for other young Indigenous artists, and explores what happens when her political commitments make her a target for US state officials. Eternal Spring features comic book artist Daxiong who illustrates his own story about hijacking a state TV signal in China.

Films by artists pushing the bounds of the documentary genre include Framing Agnes and Foragers, whose use of actors and re-enactments remind audiences that stories are constructed, and it matters who is telling the story, and how.

VIDEO: “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On” trailer

An exciting series of in-person events at Artspace feature projects combine community creation, documentary, sound, and visual art. From fantastical to hyper-real to participatory works, they speak to the possibility art-making holds for community members to be seen and heard on their own terms in new, and perhaps surprising, ways.

The main exhibition includes What Fools These Mortals Be, an installation that reimagines Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a series of living pictures performed by formerly incarcerated women. The Dreaming, a companion piece to What Fools, is an interactive sound installation that recounts the dreams of those same participants.

Several special projects animate this main exhibition including Intravene, an immersive audio experience about an overdose prevention site, and valentine-making for Love Positive Women, an annual event that engages in public and private acts of love, and caring for women living with HIV.

Also at Artspace, the panel discussion “What Role Can Art Play in the Overdose Crisis?” features internationally recognized harm reduction advocate Zoë Dodd, artist and Peterborough city councillor Alex Bierk, founder of Tweak Easy overdose prevention site Mkwa Ghiizis (Crystal Hebert), photographer and community organizer Jeff Bierk, and artist and academic Brenda Longfellow.

This incredible group will offer insights into how they mobilize their art practices, their work, and their activism to speak out against the crisis and advocate for greater rights, supports and protections for people who use drugs.

On behalf of ReFrame staff and volunteers, including the Programming Committee and Board of Directors, I want to welcome you to the 19th edition of the ReFrame Film Festival. May ReFrame continue to incite discussion, inspire dreams, and instigate action for years to come!

With love and light and sincere gratitude,

Amy

For opening night tickets, virtual festival passes, festival ticket packs, and pay-what-you can tickets for individual films, visit reframefilmfestival.ca/festival/passes-tickets/.

kawarthaNOW is proud to be an official media partner and sponsor of the 2023 ReFrame Film Festival.

The annual ReFrame documentary film festival from January 26 to February 3 boasts over 60 international and local films. The local film Rewilding the Classroom, directed by local educator Cam Douglas and filmmaker Rodney Fuentes, is one of the many compelling stories playing during the festival and features young people from the Peterborough region.

Youth featured in Rewilding took part in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board’s integrated curriculum four-credit program based out of Trent University. This semester-long fall opportunity, called the Youth Leadership in Sustainability (YLS) program, involves unique environmental education opportunities for young people.

Amy Siegel, creative director of ReFrame, introduced me to two students from the YLS program as well as program director Cam Douglas, to shine a light on what it meant to be a part of this opportunity.

Here’s what they had to say:

Aisling MacQuarie (16 years old), Grade 11, Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School

Aisling was excited to tell me about how the YLS program created an atmosphere where they were able to strengthen their leadership skills, despite them already participating in confidence-building hobbies like choir, theatre, and rugby.

What made you choose to enrol in YLS?

I was told through word-of-mouth that this was an amazing experience. The hands-on style of learning in YLS is an untraditional method of teaching that I quickly came to enjoy.

Activities in YLS are a lot more empowering than reading facts about the city on our screens. As an example, we were able to bike around Peterborough for a field trip, seeing how we can make our transportation infrastructure more accessible for the community.

Did you face any challenges this semester?

One learning curve was leaving your comfort zone and your day-to-day routine for something more unpredictable. Our teachers encouraged our understanding of our comfort zone. They taught us that when we step a bit outside of the zone, we can do a lot of beneficial work.

How did you see you and your peers change through this semester?

This year, our class was able to chat with the Peterborough mayor about creating a local biodiversity framework based on what we learned attending COP15, the global biodiversity conference in Montréal. I noticed that many of my peers, although nervous at the start, were able to have the courage to speak at both events.

Noelle Bowley (16 years old), Grade 11, St. Peter’s Catholic Secondary School

Noelle explained that she is an avid runner and loves being outdoors. She reflected that her experience with YLS was above-and-beyond. Sustainability has been ingrained in her lifestyle from a young age. She noticed that her peers in YLS have a similar mentality.

Do you think it would be a challenge for those who haven’t grown up living sustainably or haven’t gone through something like YLS to pick up this knowledge?

It would be difficult but not impossible. Being more sustainable is not often the easiest option out there. If you didn’t have an upbringing in making sustainable choices, it would probably have to completely change your perception of what you do.

What was the YLS experience like for you?

It was amazing to have community experiences throughout this program. For example, we met individuals protecting Catchacoma Forest while collecting data about the carbon sequestration of old-growth forests in the Kawartha Highlands. I’ve met knowledgeable community members and made great memories from this experience.

What is something you want people to know about Rewilding?

I think youth need to watch this documentary, so they can know they can make a difference too. Even though sometimes talking about the environment can be doom-and-gloom, it’s not always like that. If young people knew that their choices make a big impact, they may be more likely to change their actions or do what they can.

Cam Douglas, YLS Founder and Teacher/Coordinator

How does it feel to be running YLS for five consecutive years?

I am grateful to work with 20 to 25 young people and countless support volunteers and community experts each year. The student’s energy as they come to class is what inspires me to keep going. Every day, the students encourage me to challenge what I know.

What inspired you to work on Rewilding with (filmmaker) Rodney?

I can see Rewilding as a tool that will hopefully broaden conversations about how environmental education can be portrayed in the classroom and curriculum.

What made this year’s program special?

It was beautiful to help bring local environmental impact to an international stage. When you have your eye on a goal like taking young people to COP15 or coordinating a novel integrated education course, it can bring people together in subtle but profound ways.

Applications are now open for students to apply to the Youth Leadership in Sustainability program for next fall. View the YLS program website at yls.green for more details (http://yls.green).

Rewilding the Classroom is a 15-minute documentary that GreenUP is excited to sponsor in this year’s ReFrame Film Festival. The film is included in ReFrame’s “Confronting the Climate Crisis” shorts program, which also includes the documentaries In Love WIth A Problem, Haulout, and Imalirijit.

Audiences can purchase ticket packs of 5, 8, or 10, or a virtual festival pass for those who want to take in all the films. Pay-what-you-can standalone tickets are also available for every film. Purchase your ReFrame tickets at reframefilmfestival.ca/festival/passes-tickets/.

Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada. Here are a few highlights of what’s coming to Netflix in February.

February’s the month of love, and Netflix is turning up the heat with a slew of romance-related movies and series, including the romantic comedy film Your Place or Mine starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as Debbie and Peter, best friends who are total opposites.

Debbie craves routine with her son in Los Angeles, and Peter thrives on change in New York City. When they swap houses for a week, they get a peek into each other’s lives and discover what they think they want might not be what they really need. Your Place or Mine premieres on Netflix on Friday, February 10th.

There’s also the new Netflix reality series Perfect Match, a strategic and seductive dating competition where couples who prove their compatibility gain the power to make or break other matches. The series features a roster of contestants and fan favourites from previous Netflix series including Love Is Blind and Too Hot to Handle. It debuts on Valentine’s Day (Tuesday, February 14) with new episodes weekly.

Turning from love to obsession, the Netflix psychological thriller series You returns for the first part of its fourth season on Thursday, February 9th. Starting anew in London, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) vows to bury the past and be his best self. But on the rocky road to redemption, a new obsession starts to take hold.

In the Netflix family comedy adventure We Have a Ghost, a family moves into a new home and discovers it’s haunted by a ghost they name Ernest (David Harbour of Stranger Things), who is unable to speak or remember his old life. The family and Ernest become overnight social media sensations but, after they begin digging into the mystery of Ernest’s past, they become the targets of a shadowy government agency. Also starring Anthony Mackie and Jennifer Coolidge, the film premieres on Netflix on Friday, February 24th.

VIDEO: “Your Place or Mine” trailer

VIDEO: “You” season four trailer

VIDEO: “Gunther’s Millions” trailer

The Netflix documentary Gunther’s Millions tells the story of the world’s richest dog, Gunther VI. When German Countess Karlotta Leibenstein died in 1992, she left her entire $80 million fortune to her beloved German shepherd Gunther III (Gunther VI’s grandfather). Three decades later, Gunther VI’s vast empire is worth $400 million and spans two continents, including luxurious mansions, a glamorous entourage, and even a pop music group.

Debuting on Netflix on Wednesday, February 1st, this four-part investigative documentary series crisscrosses the globe to explore how the dog has amassed his riches and what the humans who run the canine’s estate have done with the cash — including family friend Maurizio Mian, an Italian celebrity known for tenuous ties to the mafia and his cult-like entourage.

Theatrically released films debuting on Netflix in February include All My Life, Blow, Blue Valentine, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Mystic River, Spawn, and The Wedding Planner (all on Feb. 1), The Spectacular Now (Feb. 5), Medieval (Feb. 7), Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Love Actually (Feb. 10), The Mummy and The Purge (Feb. 17), I Care a Lot (Feb. 19), Rocketman (Feb. 20), Altar Boy (Feb. 21), French Exit and Our Friend (Feb. 26), and The Net (Feb. 28).

VIDEO: New to Netflix Canada in February 2023

Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in February, along with what’s leaving. Note: if you’re a fan of Heartland, Kim’s Convenience, Murdoch Mysteries, Schitt’s Creek, or The Great Canadian Baking Show, you’d better binge in February because all seasons for these shows are leaving Netflix at the end of the month.

Wednesday, February 1

• Gunther’s Millions (Netflix documentary) – A dog with a trust fund isn’t the strangest part of this story. Gunther’s eccentric handler also lived a luxe life — with a cult-like entourage.
• All My Life
• American Assassin
• Blow
• Blue Valentine
• Closer
• Crazy, Stupid, Love.
• Fury
• Girls5eva: Season 1
• John Q
• Legend
• Legion
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
• Mystic River
• Resident Evil: Retribution
• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
• Spawn
• The Wedding Planner
• Vacation

Thursday, February 2

• Freeridge (Netflix series) – Four teen friends work to reverse a curse after a peculiar old box seems to bring misfortune — and more — into their lives.

Friday, February 3

• Class (Netflix series) – Three students from a poor neighbourhood join an exclusive high school for Delhi elite where dark secrets and rumours ultimately lead to murder.
• Infiesto (Netflix film) – As the coronavirus upends their lives, two detectives doggedly pursue those responsible for an abduction they realize is part of a sinister pattern.
• Stromboli (Netflix film) – Haunted by memories of her broken marriage and a fight with her daughter, a woman joins an intense self-help retreat when her vacation goes awry.
• True Spirit (Netflix film) – When Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world, she must overcome her greatest fear as she navigates the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean. Based on a true story.
• Viking Wolf (Netflix film) – After witnessing a grotesque murder at a party in her new town, a teenager starts having strange visions and bizarre desires.

Sunday, February 5

• The Spectacular Now

Monday, February 6

• Outlander: Season 6
• Vinland Saga: Season 2

Tuesday, February 7

• Medieval

Wednesday, February 8

• Bill Russell: Legend (Netflix documentary) – Featuring an interview with Bill Russell prior to his passing in 2022, Bill Russell: Legend is the definitive telling of the remarkable life and legacy of an NBA superstar and civil rights icon.
• The Exchange (Netflix series) – Inspired by real events, two women set out to pioneer the cutthroat stock market of 1980s Kuwait — and disrupt its corrupt boys club along the way.

Thursday, February 9

• The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem (Netflix series) – In 1919 Jerusalem, housecleaner Rosa weds a shopkeeper who loves another woman, a choice that impacts her dynamic with eldest daughter Luna for decades.
• Dear David (Netflix film) – A straight-A high schooler’s life is turned upside down when her risqué fantasy blog about her crush is leaked to everyone at school.
• My Dad the Bounty Hunter (Netflix family) – An intergalactic bounty hunter takes dad duty to new extremes when his two kids accidentally hitch a ride with him to outer space and crash his mission.
• You: Season 4: Part 1 (Netflix series) – Starting anew in London, Joe vows to bury the past and be his best self. But on the rocky road to redemption, a new obsession starts to take hold.

Friday, February 10

• 10 Days of a Good Man (Netflix film) – A lawyer turned private investigator takes on a missing person case, propelling him on an unexpected and life-altering quest.
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• Love Actually
• Love is Blind: After the Altar Season 3 (Netflix series) – Check in with this season’s former fiancés, one year since their big decisions to get married or walk away single.
• Love to Hate You (Netflix series) – For an attorney who despises losing to men and an A-list actor who distrusts women, love means nothing — until they’re forced to date each other.
• Your Place or Mine (Netflix film) – When best friends and total opposites Debbie and Peter swap homes for a week, they get a peek into each other’s lives that could open the door to love.

Monday, February 13

• Squared Love All Over Again (Netflix film) – A celebrity journalist and a down-to-earth teacher find their relationship in rocky waters when a job gets in the way of their new life together.
• Vinland Saga: Season 2 (new episodes)

Tuesday, February 14

• All the Places (Netflix film) – Two siblings who haven’t seen each other in 15 years mend their relationship while fulfilling a childhood dream: a motorcycle road trip through Mexico.
• A Sunday Affair (Netflix film) – Lifelong best friends Uche and Toyin fall for the same complicated man, which tests their loyalty to each other as they face a heartbreaking revelation.
• In Love All Over Again (Netflix series) – Ever since they met, Irene and Julio have been falling in love, splitting up, and then trying again. Will they ever find their happy ending?
• Jim Jefferies: High n’ Dry (Netflix comedy) – Jim Jefferies is back for his fifth Netflix comedy special, High n’ Dry and no topic is off limits. The comedian muses on stoned koalas, his dad’s vasectomy confusion, choosing between his hair and his sex drive and more.
• Perfect Match (Netflix series) – Couples who prove their compatibility gain the power to make or break other matches in this strategic and seductive dating competition.
• Re/Member (Netflix film) – Six high schoolers stuck in a murderous time loop must find the scattered remains of an unknown victim to break the curse and finally see another day.

Wednesday, February 15

• #NoFilter (Netflix series) – Bored with her studies, Marcely drops out of college to chase a new goal in life: becoming an influencer. But life online is harder than it looks…
• African Queens: Njinga (Netflix documentary) – From Executive Producer Jada Pinkett Smith comes a new documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. The first season will cover the life of Njinga, the complex, captivating, and fearless 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern day Angola. The nation’s first female ruler, Njinga earned a reputation for her blend of political and diplomatic skill with military prowess and became an icon of resistance.
• CoComelon: Season 7
• Eva Lasting (Netflix series) – A mysterious teen girl arrives at an all-boys school in 1970s Colombia, breaking stereotypes, rules… and a few hearts.
• Full Swing (Netflix documentary) – This immersive documentary series follows a diverse group of professional golfers on and off the course across a relentless season of competition.
• Hubert & Fanny: Season 1
• The Law According to Lidia Poët (Netflix series) – Forbidden from practising law, a woman prepares to fight the court’s decision. Inspired by the true story of Lidia Poët, Italy’s first female lawyer.
• The Mummy
• The Purge
• Red Rose (Netflix series) – A ragtag crew of teens must survive a summer of terror after downloading an app that makes dangerous demands with deadly consequences.

Thursday, February 16

• The Upshaws: Part 3 (Netflix series) – Still striving for success and surviving every mess, the Upshaws face a series of obstacles that put their resilience — and relationships — to the test.

Friday, February 17

• A Girl and an Astronaut (Netflix series) – An astronaut’s return after a 30-year disappearance rekindles a lost love and sparks interest from a corporation determined to learn why he hasn’t aged.
• Community Squad (Netflix series) – A ragtag civilian patrol squad created to improve the image of the police force faces unexpected danger after stumbling on a drug trafficking operation.
• Ganglands: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Mehdi, Liana, and Tony find their plans to leave Belgium thwarted by the arrival of a new enemy — one that forces them to ally with former foes.
• Unlocked (Netflix film) – A woman’s life is turned upside-down when a dangerous man gets a hold of her lost cell phone and uses it to track her every move.

Sunday, February 19

• I Care a Lot
• Whindersson Nunes: Preaching to the Choir (Netflix comedy) – It’s the end of the world and he knows it. Whindersson Nunes reflects on current affairs, social media, religion and more in this stand-up special.

Monday, February 20

• Rocketman
• Vinland Saga: Season 2 (new episodes)

Tuesday, February 21

• Altar Boy
• Perfect Match (Netflix series, new episodes) – Couples who prove their compatibility gain the power to make or break other matches in this strategic and seductive dating competition.

Wednesday, February 22

• Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal (Netflix documentary) – The Murdaughs were one of South Carolina’s most prominent families, but the death of teenager Mallory Beach in a drunken boating accident began the unravelling of their legacy. When Paul Murdaugh – the alleged driver of the boat – and his mother Maggie are found brutally murdered, a century of corruption, power, and cover-ups in the Low Country is brought to light. The three-part series will feature first-hand accounts from those on the boat that fateful night, many of whom have not spoken about the crash or double homicide of Maggie and Paul until now, including: Paul Murdaugh’s longtime girlfriend, Morgan Doughty; Mallory Beach’s childhood friends, Miley Altman and Connor Cook; Mallory’s boyfriend, Anthony Cook; and, several others.
• The Strays (Netflix film) – A light-skinned Black woman’s meticulously crafted life of privilege starts to unravel when two strangers show up in her quaint suburban town.
• Triptych (Netflix series) – After finding out she is one of three identical triplets, a relentless detective embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the truth about her past.

Thursday, February 23

• Call Me Chihiro (Netflix film) – An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.
• Outer Banks: Season 3 (Netflix series) – New adventures take the Pogues to the Caribbean and far beyond as the friends are pulled into a dangerous rival’s hunt for a legendary lost city.
• That Girl Lay Lay: Season 2 (Netflix family) – With her secret still under wraps, Lay Lay’s back with her bestie, Sadie, as the friends juggle app glitches, high school hijinks, life lessons and more.

Friday, February 24

• Formula 1: Drive to Survive: Season 5 (Netflix documentary) – Drivers, managers and team owners live life in the fast lane — both on and off the track — during each cutthroat season of Formula 1 racing.
• Oddballs: Season 2 (Netflix family) – James and his friends Max and Echo return for more soapbox rants, not-so-bright ideas and school shenanigans, bringing disaster back to Dirt, Arizona.
• We Have a Ghost (Netflix film) – Finding a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home turns Kevin’s family into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of Ernest’s past, they become a target of the CIA.
• Who Were We Running From? (Netflix series) – Harbouring a painful past, a mother lives like a nameless fugitive with her daughter as they make hotels their home and see everyone else as a threat.

Sunday, February 26

• French Exit
• Our Friend

Monday, February 27

• Vinland Saga: Season 2 (new episodes)

Tuesday, February 28

• A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (Netflix comedy) – A womb with a view. Awkward adulthood. The not-so-golden years. Journey through life’s stages with Jamie Demetriou in this musical sketch-comedy special.
• The Net
• Perfect Match (Netflix series, new episodes) – Couples who prove their compatibility gain the power to make or break other matches in this strategic and seductive dating competition.
• Too Hot to Handle: Germany (Netflix series) – Ten gorgeous singles meet in a tropical paradise. Little do they know that to win the €200,000 prize, they’ll have to completely give up sex.

Leaving Netflix Canada in February

Sunday, February 12

• Wonder Woman 1984

Monday, February 13

• The Departed

Tuesday, February 14

• Hereditary
• New Amsterdam: Seasons 1-2

Tuesday, February 28

• Heartland: Seasons 1-15
• Kim’s Convenience: Seasons 1-5
• Murdoch Mysteries: Seasons 1-15
• Schitt’s Creek: Seasons 1-6
• The Great Canadian Baking Show: Seasons 1-5
• When Calls the Heart: Seasons 1-5

All titles and dates are subject to change.