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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.
Noblegen founder and CEO Adam Noble with co-founder and previous executive VP Dr. Andressa Lacerda in 2016. (Photo: Lucia Graca Remedios / Noblegen)

Peterborough biotech startup Noblegen acquired by American company

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Noblegen will now operate under the name Solar Biotech Canada.
Peterborough author Matthew Flagler with copies of his new book "Held to the Fire," which he calls an authentic retelling of the most tragic event in the city's history: the 1916 explosion and fire that destroyed the Quaker Oats plant on Hunter Street and claimed the lives of 24 workers. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Flagler)

Peterborough resident Matthew Flagler writes new book about 1916 Quaker Oats fire and explosion

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The great-grandson of hero Dennis O'Brien, Flagler's 'Held to the Fire' tells the story of the disaster through the eyes of those who were there.
Globus Theatre's original murder mystery dinner theatre show "The Great Palm Tree Beach Tiki Bar Tragedy", running for 10 performances from July 19 to 29, 2023 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon features five performers playing the prime murder suspects (from left to right, top and bottom): Kevin Sepaul, Jennine Profeta, Dave Pearce, Connor Thompson, Kerry Griffin, and Sarah Quick. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Solve a tropical murder mystery while enjoying dinner at Bobcaygeon’s Globus Theatre

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'The Great Palm Tree Beach Tiki Bar Tragedy', starring some of Canada's best improvisers and performers, runs for 10 performances from July 19 to 29.
All Juno award winners, indie folk-rock musician Dan Mangan, alt-country rockers The Sadies, and Oshawa indie pop band Dizzy are three of the musical acts performing at the 2023 Peterborough Folk Festival's admission-by-donation weekend at Nicholls Oval Park on August 19 and 20. (kawarthaNOW collage of artist photos)

Peterborough Folk Festival announces full line-up including Juno winners Dan Mangan, The Sadies, and...

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Weekend festival on August 19 and 20 at Nicholls Oval Park also features local performers including Evangeline Gentle, Matthew Holtby, Victoria Yeh, Nicholas Campbell, and more.
A member of Hiawartha First Nation, Barry Payne is a successful Indigenous entrepreneur who is now working with the Canadian federal government to assist Indigenous businesses to bid on on federal contracting opportunities. (Photo: Barry Payne)

Veteran Indigenous entrepreneur Barry Payne joins Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas

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Hiawatha First Nation member will help non-profit organization extend reach of its entrepreneurship program to Indigenous communities.
Big Wreck (drummer Sekou Lumumba, rhythm guitarist Chris Caddell, lead guitarist Ian Thornley, and bassist Dave McMillan) are performing a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 16, 2023. (Photo: Nikki Ormerod)

Canadian rockers Big Wreck to perform at Peterborough Musicfest on August 16

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Led by founding member Ian Thornley, band will take to Del Crary Park stage in support of their latest release '7'.
Juno award-winning pop-folk band The East Pointers (Jake Charron and Tim Chaisson, with the late Koady Chaisson also pictured) will kick off the Peterborough Folk Festival at a ticketed concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on August 17, 2023 with Ottawa-based roots singer-songwriter Mimi O'Bonsawin and Peterborough fiddling sensation Irish Millie opening. (kawarthaNOW collage of photos by The East Pointers, Ryan Schurman, and Andy Carroll)

Award-winning pop-folk band The East Pointers to kick off Peterborough Folk Festival

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August 17 ticketed concert at Market Hall will also feature Ottawa's Mimi O'Bonsawin and Peterborough's Irish Millie.
Award-winning blues musicians Angelique Francis and Emily Burgess will perform at the Gordon Best Theatre in downtown Peterborough on August 18, 2023 in one of two ticketed concerts presented by the Peterborough Folk Festival in advance of the admission-by-donation music festival at Nicholls Oval Park on the weekend of August 19 and 20. (kawarthaNOW collage of photo via angeliquefrancis.net and Jen Squires photo)

Peterborough Folk Festival presents award-winning blues musicians Angelique Francis and Emily Burgess

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Ticketed concert on August 18 at the Gordon Best in downtown Peterborough precedes admission-by-donation weekend music festival.
19-year-old Syrian refugee Rashid Sheikh Hassan's family shares a selfie on February 22, 2023. Rashid had last seen his family when he was 11 years old in 2014, when the family's home in Aleppo was bombed and they became separated. For almost nine years, Rashid feared they were dead and they feared he was dead. Now, a group of Peterborough residents calling themselves Azadi Peterborough are seeking to sponsor Rashid's family to come to Canada. (Photo courtesy of Dave McNab)

Peterborough residents hope to reunite 19-year-old Syrian refugee with family he left behind eight...

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Azadi Peterborough working to sponsor family of Rashid Sheikh Hassan, who only recently discovered his family was still alive.
The summer festival of music at Westben in Campbellford continues on July 7 to 9, 2023 with performances by (left to right, top and bottom) Brian Finley, Morgan Toney, Sacha, and The Fretless. (kawarthaNOW collage of photos via Westben)

Summer festival of music underway at Westben in Campbellford

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Weekend of July 7 to 9 features Liszt, fiddle, and country music performed by Brian Finley, Morgan Toney, Sacha, and The Fretless.
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