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Bruce Head is kawarthaNOW.com's managing editor, chief technical officer, and a contributing writer. If he has any spare time, he enjoys songwriting, playing acoustic guitar, and taking photos of Cait the border collie.
Backed by the Wayward Wind Band, Canadian songstress Leisa Way will perform as Dolly Parton in "Rhinestone Cowgirl" at Globus Theatre's Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon from October 17 to 21, 2023. (Photo: Pete Paterson)

Canadian songstress Leisa Way brings Dolly Parton back to Bobcaygeon’s Globus Theatre

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Backed by the Wayward Wind Band, Way will perform as the country music legend for seven performances of 'Rhinestone Cowgirl' from October 17 to 21.
During the partial solar annular eclipse on October 14, 2023, around 20 per cent of the sun was obscured by the moon in the Kawarthas region. (kawarthaNOW screenshot from video by Sean Bruce)

Saturday’s partial annular solar eclipse a teaser of next spring’s total solar eclipse

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Parts of southeastern Ontario, including eastern Northumberland County, will be in the path of totality for the April 8 eclipse.
Proceeds from the Monarch Ultra's inaugural Monarch Butterfly Festival and Run on October 15, 2023 at Millennium Park in Peterborough will support Nación Verde, a non-profit conservation organization in Mexico that is helping to restore habitat loss from deforestation in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. (Photo courtesy of Monarch Ultra)

Peterborough’s first Monarch Butterfly Festival and Run raising funds to restore butterfly habitat in...

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October 15 festival at Millennium Park includes race awards and prizes, mariachi music, kids' activities, information booths, and more.
Juno award-winning Canadian drum legend Paul DeLong's ONE WORD jazz fusion band will perform at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on October 26, 2023, with Peterborough's own Victoria Yeh on electric violin, Steve Lucas on bass, Michael Murray on guitar, and original keyboardist Marco Luciani rejoining the band. (Photo: Trevor Hesselink / Groundswell Photography)

Canadian drum legend Paul DeLong’s ONE WORD jazz fusion band comes to Peterborough’s Market...

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Featuring Peterborough's own Victoria Yeh on electric violin, band will performs classic '70s tunes from Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Weather Report, and more.
"Jack - A Beanstalk Panto," the annual holiday panto at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre, was written by award-winning award-winning Canadian actor, improviser, and playwright Rebecca Northan, who will also direct the production that runs from November 24 until December 23 with both 'naughty' and 'nice' performances. (Publicity photo)

Award-winning improviser Rebecca Northan writes and directs this year’s holiday panto at Port Hope’s...

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'Jack - A Beanstalk Panto' runs from November 24 to December 23 with both 'nice' and 'naughty' performances.
Eileen and Tom James (middle) travelled from British Columbia to donate a family heirloom to the Northumberland County Archives and Museum on September 26, 2023. The pair of shoes was worn by their ancestor Marguerite Pentland in 1860 during a gala dance with the Prince of Wales after he officially opened Cobourg's Victoria Hall. Also pictured at Victoria Hall in Cobourg are Northumberland County Archives and Museum curator Katie Kennedy (left) and Northumberland County warden Mandy Martin. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland County)

British Columbia couple donates historic shoes to Northumberland County Archives and Museum

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Pair of shoes were worn by their ancestor in 1860 during a gala dance with the Prince of Wales after official opening of Cobourg's Victoria Hall.
Taso's Restaurant & Pizzeria is closing its location at 287 George Street in downtown Peterborough, with its last day of operation October 14, 2023, and operating exclusively out of its new location at 18 Lindsay Road in Fowlers Corners. (Photo: Taso's)

Taso’s Restaurant & Pizzeria in downtown Peterborough closing for good in October

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Owner Taso Hatzianastasiou will now operate his restaurant exclusively out of new location in Fowlers Corners.
As part of its 30th anniversary season from November to April, Public Energy Performing Arts is presenting "Izzie M: The Alchemy of Enfreakment" by Indigenous artist collective Chocolate Woman Collective, created by and featuring Monique Mojica (pictured) along with Barry Bilinsky. It will be performed at Nozhem: First Peoples' Performance Space at Trent University on March 8 and 9, 2024. (Photo: Jillian Sutherland)

Peterborough’s Public Energy Performing Arts announces its 30th anniversary season

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2023-24 season of dance, theatre, and performance includes projects with connections to Norway and Mexico as well as two artists with strong local connections.
British comedian Chris Gibbs will perform as Barnaby Gibbs, the bumbling chronicler of brilliant Victorian London detective Antoine Feval, in "The Case of the Mysterious Mystery: A Not Quite Sherlock Mystery" at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon on September 23, 2023. (Supplied photo)

Chris Gibbs brings the latest instalment of his Sherlock Holmes spoof to Bobcaygeon’s Globus...

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British comedian will perform 'The Case of the Mysterious Mystery: A Not Quite Sherlock Mystery' for one night only on September 23.
Ten Peterborough-area businesses have been selected to participate in Community Futures Peterborough's 2023 ScaleUP program, which is designed to address a gap in available training for local entrepreneurs since most training is only focused on the startup growth stage. (Graphic: Community Futures Peterborough)

Community Futures Peterborough announces 10 entrepreneurs selected for 2023 ScaleUP program

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Piloted in 2022, training program is designed to help local businesses grow.
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