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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW's managing editor, events editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. Outside of work, he enjoys songwriting, playing guitar, and spending time with Cait the border collie.
KS & Co. Productions and New Stages Theatre present "Phantom & Friends – A Toast to Broadway" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on October 22, 2026 featuring (top row) vocalists David Rogers, Kate Suhr, and Linda Kash and (bottom row) musicians Gavin Tessier, Victoria Yeh, and Sam Quinn. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

‘Phantom & Friends’ brings Broadway favourites and hometown talent to Peterborough’s Market Hall on...

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New Stages Theatre and KS & Co. Productions present a musical cabaret featuring Canada's leading man of musical theatre David Rogers along with Kate Suhr and Linda Kash.
Children's shoes, toys, and offerings on the steps of Peterborough City Hall in June 2021 as part of a community memorial created in response to the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. As well as remembering and honouring those lost to residential schools and the thousands of survivors, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is a day for Canadians to educate themselves about the heritage, culture, stories, and experiences of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Where to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in...

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September 30 ceremonies, walks, film screenings, and learning opportunities will honour residential school survivors and the Indigenous children who never returned home.
At its general committee meeting on September 21, 2026, Peterborough city council considered the 234-page Effectiveness and Efficiency Review prepared for the City of Peterborough by Ernst & Young. The recommendations of the review will be considered by the next city council during its deliberations on the 2027 budget. (Graphic: Ernst & Young)

Peterborough councillors question impact on residents of city’s effectiveness and efficiency review

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Council endorses receiving review for information in 9-2 general committee vote Monday night after debate on cost shifting, zoo fees, and sidewalk snow clearing.
Peterborough City Hall is located at 500 George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough services review includes options for cuts to sidewalk snow clearing, zoo...

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Council will consider 234-page report at Monday night's general committee meeting, along with waterfront improvements, heritage designations, an airport expansion plan, and more.
A scene from the 2019 documentary "Town of Widows" by Natasha Luckhardt and Rob Viscardis, which documents the fight for justice by former GE workers and their widows in Peterborough who believe workplace exposure to toxic substances caused illnesses and cancer deaths. The documentary will be screened during "Good Neighbours Deserve Answers," a free community forum at the Peterborough Public Library on October 18, 2026 that seeks answers from GE Vernova and Ontario's Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks about the plan to demolish most of the contiminated buildings at the factory complex in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Rob Viscardis)

Community forum to seek answers about demolition of contaminated GE buildings in Peterborough

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Free October 18 event at Peterborough Public Library will feature 'Town of Widows' screening and expert panel.
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith and Business Advisory Centre manager Rosalea Terry (back and front row, far left) and Peterborough County warden Bonnie Clark and City of Peterborough mayor Jeff Leal (front and back row, far right) with the successful applicants for the 2026 cohort of the Starter Company Plus program at Community Futures Peterborough on September 16, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Community Futures Peterborough)

Community Futures Peterborough announces largest-ever cohort for 2026 Starter Company Plus program

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23 businesses have been selected from the city and county of Peterborough and Curve Lake First Nation for provincially funded entrepreneurial training program.
Pat Mastroianni and Stacie Mistysyn as Joey Jeremiah and Caitlin Ryan in the 1989-91 CBC television series "Degrassi High" and the 1992 television movie "School's Out." (Photo supplied by Oak Artist Management)

Degrassi stars Pat Mastroianni and Stacie Mistysyn bring ‘School’s Out’ to Peterborough and Lindsay...

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Actors who played Joey Jeremiah and Caitlin Ryan will answer audience questions following screenings of the 1992 television movie at two local high schools.
Public Energy Performing Arts' 2026-27 season begins with a performance of "Blood, Water, Earth" on October 14, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough. The elemental multimedia dance and music work by acclaimed dancer and creator Santee Tekaronhiáhkhwa Smith and her Kaha:wi Dance Theatre combines dance, music, and visual elements, with Curve Lake First Nation musician Missy Knott opening with a musical set. (Photo: Erik Zennstrom)

Public Energy Performing Arts in Peterborough launches 33rd season featuring dance, theatre, music, and...

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2026-27 season includes six mainstage productions along with continuing initiatives supporting regional artists.
Directed by Dahlia Katz, New Stages Theatre's staged reading of Kat Sandler's award-winning play "Mustard" on October 4, 2026 at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough features (left to right, top and bottom) M. John Kennedy as Mustard, Aurora Browne as Sadie, Kris Siddiqi as Leslie, Jason Gray as Bug, Jayda Freeman as Thai, and Matt Schermann as Jay. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

New Stages Theatre opens 2026-27 season with Kat Sandler’s award-winning dark comedy ‘Mustard’

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Dahlia Katz directs October 4 staged reading at Peterborough's Market Hall featuring M. John Kennedy, Aurora Browne, Kris Siddiqi, Jason Gray, Jayda Freeman, and Matt Schermann.
4th Line Theatre's Salon Reading Series will feature staged readings of works by acclaimed playwrights Drew Hayden Taylor and Brad Fraser, along with 4th Line's own managing artistic director Kim Blackwell, in different local homes on October 15, November 11, and January 14. (Graphic: 4th Line Theatre)

Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre invites audiences to experience a ‘house play’ with new Salon...

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Off-season series features intimate staged readings of plays by Drew Hayden Taylor, Brad Fraser, and Kim Blackwell, accompanied by food, drink, and conversation.
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