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, May 25 to Wednesday, May 31.

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).

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 June.

The British dystopian sci-fi series Black Mirror returns for its sixth season in June. Netflix describes it as “the most unpredictable season yet”, the season’s five episodes — all written by series creator Charlie Brooker — are named “Joan is Awful”, “Loch Henry”, “Beyond the Sea”, “Mazey Day”, and “Demon 79”. Netflix has announced a specific premiere date in June, so you’ll just have to keep an eye out.

VIDEO: “Black Mirror” season six trailer

For fans of the Netflix fantasy drama series The Witcher, the first volume of the third season premieres on Thursday, June 29th. The third season is Henry Cavill’s final turn as Geralt of Rivia as he traverses the continent alongside trusty bard Jaskier (Joey Batey) and volatile mage Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra). The second volume of the third season will be released on July 27.

VIDEO: “The Witcher” season three trailer

The comedy-drama series Never Have I Ever, created by comedian Mindy Kaling (The Office, The Mindy Project) and Lang Fisher and loosely based on Kaling’s childhood experiences in the Boston area, returns for its fourth and final season on Thursday, June 8th. Senior year has finally arrived. Between college conundrums, identity crises, and crushes that won’t fade, are Devi and the gang ready to face the future?

VIDEO: “Never Have I Ever” final season trailer

Other returning series include part two of season four of Manifest (Jun. 2), season three of Love is Blind: Brazil (Jun. 7), season two of Human Resources (Jun. 9), season six of Animal Kingdom (Jun. 19), season three of Catching Killers (Jun. 23), and season nine of Alone (Jun. 30).

Netflix’s 2020 action-thriller Extraction was the most-watched original film in Netflix’s history, with over 99 million viewers during the first four weeks. The sequel Extraction 2 sees Chris Hemsworth (Thor) reprise his role as Tyler Rake, a former Australian SAS operator turned black ops mercenary. Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Bessa also reprise their roles from the first film, with Olga Kurylenko, Daniel Bernhardt, and Tinatin Dalakishvili joining the cast. Extraction 2 premieres on Netflix on Friday, June 16th.

VIDEO: “Extraction 2” trailer

Other new Netflix films include Rich in Love 2 (Jun. 2), The Perfect Find and Through My Window: Across the Sea (both on Jun. 23), Run Rabbit Run (Jun. 28), and Nimona (Jun. 30).

The new docuseries Arnold follows Arnold Schwarzenegger’s multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician. The three-part series, which chronicles never-before-seen footage and stories of Schwarzenegger’s journey from rural Austria to the highest echelons of the American dream, includes candid interviews with Schwarzenegger, his friends, foes, co-stars, and observers. The joys and the turbulence of his family life are unveiled in a tale that matches his larger-than-life persona. Arnold debuts on Netflix on Wednesday, June 7th.

VIDEO: “Arnold” trailer

Other Netflix documentaries include Tour de France: Unchained (Jun. 8), Our Planet II (Jun. 14), Take Care of Maya (Jun. 19), Break Point: Part 2 (Jun. 21), King of Clones (Jun. 23).

New Netflix series include Tex Mex Motors and This World Can’t Tear Me Down (both on Jun. 9), Glamorous (Jun. 22), and Is It Cake, Too?! (Jun. 30).

Theatrically released movies include Miss Congeniality, The Italian Job, Mean Girls, and Starsky & Hutch (all on Jun. 1), The Campaign (Jun. 3), Boss Level (Jun. 4), Baby Driver (Jun. 11), L.A. Confidential (Jun. 15), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (Jun. 22), and King Richard (Jun. 24).

VIDEO: New to Netflix Canada in June 2023

Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in June, along with what’s leaving.

Coming in June (no release date specified)

• Black Mirror: Season 6 (Netflix series) – The Emmy-winning sci-fi drama series returns for a new season.
• Celebrity (Netflix series) – Fame. Money. Power. One young woman fights to become the next hottest celebrity in the glamorous yet scandalous world of influencers in Seoul.
• Delete (Netflix series) – A man and woman entangled in an affair attempt to start a new life together after they stumble upon a device that can make other people disappear.

Thursday, June 1

• Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom (Netflix film) – Gallic heroes and forever friends Asterix and Obelix journey to China to help Princess Sa See save the Empress and her land from a nefarious prince.
• The Days (Netflix series) – Blamed by some, hailed as heroes by others, those involved with Fukushima Daiichi face a deadly, invisible threat — an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
• A Beautiful Life (Netflix film) – When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he’s ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.
• LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising (Netflix family) – Two teenagers from different worlds use their newly discovered Ninja powers to defend dragons from villains who want to use their life-force for evil.
• Cooties
• Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
• Enough
• Fear
• First Knight
• Girls5eva: Season 2
• Girls5eva: Season 2
• The Italian Job
• Mean Girls
• Miss Congeniality
• Mr. Peabody & Sherman
• Muster Dogs
• Nanny McPhee
• Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
• Ride Along
• Savages
• Starsky & Hutch
• The Substitute

Friday, June 2

• Manifest: Season 4 Part 2 (Netflix series) – As the Death Date looms, the Flight 828 passengers and their loved ones race to fulfill their Callings and prevent the terrifying future that awaits.
• Missed Connections (Netflix film) – After an unforgettable encounter, a hopeless romantic turns to an app to seek out a man she just met — but is he really what she’s looking for?
• Rich in Love 2 (Netflix film) – When Paula leaves Rio de Janeiro to resume her work as a volunteer doctor in the Amazon, Teto hatches an impulsive plan to follow her — and chaos ensues.
• Scoop (Netflix series) – The shocking murder of a journalist thrusts a leading crime reporter into a nexus of police, media and the Mumbai underworld as she fights for justice.
• Valeria: Season 3 (Netflix series) – New love triangles. New life stages. Birthdays welcoming a new decade. The same four friends to navigate through it all together.

Saturday, June 3

• The Campaign

Sunday, June 4

• Boss Level

Monday, June 5

• Barracuda Queens (Netflix series) – When they fall deep into debt, a group of young women in an affluent Stockholm suburb turns to robbing their neighbors’ houses. Inspired by true events.
• November

Tuesday, June 6

• My Little Pony: Make Your Mark: Chapter 4 (Netflix family) – The evil Opaline is on a mission to steal the ponies’ Cutie Marks and become the most powerful Alicorn — unless the Mane 5 can stop her in time!

Wednesday, June 7

• Arnold (Netflix documentary) – This three part documentary series chronicles Arnold Schwarzenegger’s journey from the countryside of Austria to the highest echelons of the American dream. In a series of candid interviews Schwarzenegger, his friends, foes, co-stars and observers cover everything from his days pumping iron to his triumphs in Hollywood, his time governing the state of California and both the joys and turbulence of his family life in a tale that matches his larger-than-life persona.
• Love Is Blind: Brazil: Season 3 (Netflix series) – Can true love flourish inside the pods? Camila Queiroz and Klebber Toledo guide a new batch of Brazilian singles through their search to find the one.

Thursday, June 8

• Never Have I Ever: Season 4 (Netflix series) – Senior year has finally arrived. Between college conundrums, identity crises and crushes that won’t fade, are Devi and the gang ready to face the future?
• Tour de France: Unchained (Netflix documentary) – Through tears and triumph, this series follows several cycling teams as they compete in the 2022 installment of the world’s most grueling bike race.

Friday, June 9

• A Lot Like Love
• Bloodhounds (Netflix series) – Three friends working for a benevolent moneylender band together to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.
• Human Resources: Season 2 (Netflix series) – From one-night stands to office romances, the creatures working at Human Resources have their hands — and claws — full with a new batch of humans.
• The Playing Card Killer (Netflix documentary) – A playing card left at a murder scene connects a string of killings in this docuseries tracking a notorious serial killer who terrorized Spain in 2003.
• Tex Mex Motors (Netflix series) – Junkers turn into jewels when they’re in the hands of these pros, who bring cars from Mexico to El Paso for radical restorations in this lively series.
• This World Can’t Tear Me Down (Netflix series) – When an old friend returns to the neighborhood, Zerocalcare wants to help him find his place back in the world. But what’s the right thing to do?
• The Wonder Weeks (Netflix film) – Three modern couples juggle relationships and demanding careers while navigating the unpredictable terrain of parenthood.
• You Do You (Netflix film) – Merve chose the bohemian life, but it didn’t choose her back. Faced with eviction, she starts a new job — and stumbles into a spicy setup with her boss.

Saturday, June 10

• Dune (2021)
• The Girl Next Door

Sunday June 11

• Baby Driver

Tuesday, June 13

• Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact (Netflix comedy) – In Amy Schumer’s newest comedy special Emergency Contact, she delivers another hilariously relatable and uncensored commentary about her life.

Wednesday, June 14

• Blindness
• Our Planet II (Netflix documentary) – From the Emmy Award-winning team behind Planet Earth and Our Planet comes Our Planet II. At any given moment on planet Earth, billions of animals are on the move. Captured with spectacular and innovative cinematography, Our Planet II unravels the mysteries of how and why animals migrate to reveal some of the most dramatic and compelling stories in the natural world.
• The Surrogacy (Netflix series) – When a woman of humble origins is coerced into surrogacy, she becomes entangled with an affluent family who will protect their reputation at all costs.

Thursday, June 15

• Dirty Grandpa
• L.A. Confidential
• Life or Something Like It

Friday, June 16

• Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (Netflix anime) – As a lionhearted boy who can’t wield magic strives for the title of Wizard King, four banished Wizard Kings of yore return to crush the Clover Kingdom.
• Extraction 2 (Netflix film) – Back from the brink of death, highly skilled commando Tyler Rake takes on another dangerous mission: saving the imprisoned family of a ruthless gangster.

Saturday, June 17

• King the Land (Netflix series) – Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who’s known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.
• See You in My 19th Life (Netflix series) – Ban Ji-eum can endlessly reincarnate. But when her 18th life gets cut short, she dedicates the next one to finding her now grown-up childhood love.

Sunday, June 19

• Animal Kingdom: Season 6
• Not Quite Narwhal (Netflix family) – Curious little Kelp’s been living his whole life as a narwhal… until he finds out he’s actually a unicorn. Now he’s got two worlds to explore!
• Take Care of Maya (Netflix documentary) – When nine-year-old Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in 2016, nothing could have prepared her or her family for what they were about to go through. As the medical team tried to understand her rare illness, they began to question the basic truths that bound the Kowalskis together. Suddenly, Maya was in state custody – despite two parents who were desperate to bring their daughter home. The story of the Kowalski family – as told in their own words – will change the way you look at children’s healthcare forever.

Tuesday, June 20

• 85 South: Ghetto Legends (Netflix comedy) – Comedy trio DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean make their Netflix comedy debut in 85 South: Ghetto Legends. Staying true to their roots, this freestyle comedy event leaves nothing and no one off limits.

Wednesday, June 21

• Break Point: Part 2 (Netflix documentary) – The most promising players in tennis see dreams realized and hopes dashed as the second half of the 2022 season takes them from Wimbledon to the US Open.

Thursday, June 22

• Devil’s Advocate (Netflix series) – In Kuwait City, a determined defense lawyer defies popular sentiment and takes on a polarizing client: a footballer accused of murdering his wife.
• Glamorous (Netflix series) – Marco Mejia, a young gender-nonconforming twentysomething, seems to be stuck in place until landing a job working for a former supermodel-turned-cosmetics mogul. Can Marco navigate a cutthroat new workplace and messy dating scene?
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
• Let’s Get Divorced (Netflix series) – When a seemingly happy supercouple decides to divorce, things quickly get complicated in this romantic comedy series.
• Skull Island (Netflix series) – Shipwrecked in the South Pacific, a group of explorers encounter a menagerie of fearsome creatures — including the giant ape who rules the island: Kong.
• Sleeping Dog (Netflix series) – A former detective now living on the streets searches for the truth after a new death raises unnerving doubts about a supposedly settled murder case.

Friday, June 23

• Catching Killers: Season 3 (Netflix documentary) – Real-life investigators recount stories of cold-blooded killers, the desperate efforts to stop them and the brave people who brought them to justice.
• iNumber Number: Jozi Gold (Netflix film) – When a jaded undercover cop is tasked with unraveling a historic gold heist in Johannesburg, he’s pushed to choose between his conscience and the law.
• King of Clones (Netflix documentary) – From groundbreaking human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, this documentary tells the captivating story of Korea’s most notorious scientist.
• Make Me Believe (Netflix film) – A pair of meddling grannies dupe their grandchildren into a meet-cute that rekindles childhood crushes — and past quibbles.
• The Perfect Find (Netflix film) – After a high-profile firing, Jenna’s (Gabrielle Union) fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker (Keith Powers) — who happens to be her boss’s son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she’ll risk it all on a secret romance.
• Through My Window: Across the Sea (Netflix film) – After a year apart, Raquel and Ares reunite for a steamy beach trip. Faced with friendly flirtations and new insecurities, can their love conquer all?

Saturday, June 24

• King Richard

Sunday, June 25

• Titans: Season 4 (Netflix series) – The road back home is paved with obstacles for the Titans as they face a powerful and deadly cult in Metropolis bent on destroying them — and the world.

Wednesday, June 28

• Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate (Netflix documentary) – A glittery nightclub in 1920s Berlin becomes a haven for the queer community in this documentary exploring the freedoms lost amid Hitler’s rise to power.
• Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators (Netflix documentary) – Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators chronicles the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and gripping behind-the-scenes stories of one of the biggest spectacles on television during the height of the ’90s. Told first hand from the stars who lived through it, this five part series reveals untold stories of the iconic American Gladiators’ triumph, turmoil, and ultimate price of fame.
• Run Rabbit Run (Netflix film) – A single mother grows increasingly unsettled by her young daughter’s claims to have memories of another life, stirring up their family’s painful past.

Thursday, June 29

• Ooku: The Inner Chambers (Netflix anime) – In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku. Based on the acclaimed manga series.
• The Witcher: Season 3 Volume 1 (Netflix series) – The Emmy-nominated fantasy drama returns for a new season.

Friday, June 30

• Alone: Season 9
• Is It Cake, Too?! (Netflix series) – Deception is the name of the game for the world’s most talented bakers who will compete to create hyper-realistic cakes that look exactly like everyday objects – with cash on the line. But are they good enough to deceive a panel of celebrity judges and you? You’ll be asking yourself ‘Is it real?’ or “Is it cake?”
• Nimona (Netflix film) – When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona — a mischievous teen who happens to be a shapeshifting creature he’s sworn to destroy.
• Tayo The Little Bus: Season 5

Leaving Netflix Canada in June

Wednesday, June 14

• Blindspot: Seasons 1-5

Sunday, June 18

• Booksmart

Wednesday, June 28

• Midsommar

Friday, June 30

• Lethal Weapon: Seasons 1-3
• The Bourne Legacy
• The Bourne Supremacy
• The Bourne Ultimatum

All titles and dates are subject to change.

Matt Andersen & The Big Bottle of Joy, Five Alarm Funk, Jesse Cooke, Melissa Payne, British Legend Tribute, Glass Tiger, and Tim & The Glory Boys will be performing at Peterborough Musicfest this summer, in the series of free-admission concerts at Del Crary Park on Saturday and Wednesday nights from July 1 to August 19.

The non-profit organization’s new board chair Tracy Condon (replacing past chair Paul Rellinger), general manager Tracey Randall, and emcee Vince Bierworth revealed much of the remaining line-up for the music festival’s 36th summer season at an event at the Silver Bean Cafe in Millennium Park in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday morning (May 24).

Concerts previously announced include Celtic music superstars Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, who will open the season with a Canada Day concert on Saturday, July 1st, Toronto-based music collective Dwayne Gretzky who are performing on Wednesday, July 5th, and Little River Band who are performing on Wednesday, July 26th.

Here’s Peterborough Musicfest’s summer line-up, with performers still to be announced for five dates (July 15 and 22 and August 2, 12, and 16).

• Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy – Saturday, July 1
• Dwayne Gretzky – Wednesday, July 5
• Matt Andersen & The Big Bottle of Joy – Saturday, July 8
• Five Alarm Funk – Wednesday, July 12
• Jesse Cooke – Wednesday, July 19
• Little River Band – Wednesday, July 26
• Melissa Payne and Friends – Saturday, July 29
• British Legend Tribute (Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, and Freddy Mercury) – Saturday, August 5
• Glass Tiger – Wednesday, August 9
• Tim & The Glory Boys – Saturday, August 19

This season’s concerts will be performed on a brand new stage at Del Crary Park, replacing the previous Fred Anderson Stage that was found to be structurally unsafe one week before the start of last year’s season and was demolished earlier this month. Last season’s concerts were performed on a temporary stage.

According to the City of Peterborough, the new stage will allow for better lighting and sound and will be mobile for potential use for events at other locations.

Launched on July 1, 1987 under the name Peterborough Festival of Lights with concert series founder Fred Anderson at the helm, Peterborough Musicfest is Canada’s longest-running free-admission outdoor summer concert series.

VIDEO: “Let It Slide” – Matt Andersen & the Big Bottle of Joy

Dallas Green, Our Lady Peace, Serena Ryder, Gordon Lightfoot, 54-40, and Blue Rodeo are just a few of the many musical acts that have performed over the years.

Overseen by general manager Tracey Randall and a board of directors, Peterborough Musicfest is able to offer free-admission concerts thanks to corporate sponsorships (most of whom, including kawarthaNOW, are locally owned businesses) along with multiple levels of government funding, fundraising initiatives, and private donations.

Individuals and businesses interested in sponsoring the festival can email sales@ptbomusicfest.ca or call 705-755-1111.

kawarthaNOW is proud to be a headline sponsor of Peterborough Musicfest’s 2023 season.

There will be a comedy homecoming in Bobcaygeon on Saturday night (May 27) when the award-winning improv comedy troupe Slap Happy reunites on the Lakeview Arts Barn stage at Globus Theatre for one night only.

The quartet of Dave Pearce, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Tabetha Wells, and Kerry Griffin first came together in 1997 as an ad hoc group for the now-defunct Peterborough Fringe Festival.

“We were all students together at The Second City, looking for places to play, when Sandy found out that the Peterborough Fringe Festival had a ridiculously low entry fee,” Pearce told Brianne Hogan of the Streets of Toronto in 2012. “We didn’t have to work to connect or be funny. Improv should feel easy, and we could relax onstage.”

The troupe soon found success and began performing across North America and Europe in the early 2000s. During that time, Slap Happy won three Canadian Comedy Awards for “Pretty Funny Improv Troupe,” with individual members also winning awards as writers, directors, and performers.

“We tried a lot of different things over the years — bigger production values, costumes, a DJ, or duelling guitarists as musical directors — but we always come back to telling a story, playing at the absolute top of our intelligence, and open-mouthed kissing,” Pearce joked when asked about Slap Happy’s brand of comedy.

According to a media release from Globus Theatre, the professional theatre company asked the quartet to reunite for Globus’ 20th anniversary season.

“Slap Happy were a regular fixture in early seasons of Globus before the four parted ways to have excellent individual careers on the comedy circuit and on TV,” says Globus Theatre’s artistic director Sarah Quick. “They’re excited, we’re excited, and you won’t want to miss it.”

Dave Pearce is no stranger to Globus Theatre, having performed at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Meet My Sister, Making a Move, and countless murder mysteries, including last November’s Murder at the Match: A World Cup Murder Mystery. A former senior writer on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight and regular contributor to The Beaverton and CBC Radio’s The Irrelevant Show, Pearce moved from Toronto to Bobcaygeon eight years ago.

Sandy Jobin-Bevans, a Second City veteran and a nine-time Canadian Comedy Award winner, is the host of HGTV’s Great Home Giveaway, host of Deal With It on the W Network, a star of YTVs Life With Boys and co-host (with his wife Kylee) of Yes TV’s game show Just Like Mom and Dad.

Tabetha Wells, Slap Happy’s lone female member, is a former member of Second City’s Touring Company in Toronto. Now living in Chicago, Wells has worked for many years with Second City as a director and instructor.

Kerry Griffin, a past member of the mainstage cast at Second City Toronto, has been performing in the Toronto improv scene for over 20 years. Along with being an instructor and director at Second City, Bad Dog Theatre, and The Social Capital, he has appeared in over 100 television and radio commercials as well as appearances on numerous television shows such as CBC’s Schitt’s Creek, Murdoch Mysteries, and Baroness Von Sketch Show, Amazon’s The Expanse, and ABC’s Designated Survivor.

Slap Happy performs at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 27th. An optional dinner is available before the show at 6 p.m. Tickets are $45 for the show only, or $90 for dinner and the show, and are available by calling the Globus Theatre box office at 705-738-2037 or online at globustheatre.com.