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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.
Singer Grady Harrell, who performs as Jackie Wilson at Bally's Casino in Las Vegas, will be joining Canadian vocal trio The Tonettes for 'Motown Soul', a tribute to classic soul and R&B music, at Showplace Performance Centre on Monday, March 26. (Photo: Jazz Up Photography)

Las Vegas singer Grady Harrell joins tribute to Motown at Showplace in Peterborough

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March 26th 'Motown Soul' concert also features Canadian vocal powerhouse trio The Tonettes.
The Douglas C-47 Dakota was a military transport aircraft used extensively by the Allies during World War II. On September 24, 1944, Dakota KG653 was transporting 23 airmen, including Corporal William Howard Campbell of Peterborough, when it went off course and was shot down over Neuleiningen, Germany. Researcher Erik Wieman is trying to contact Campbell's descendants. (Supplied photo)

Researcher seeking family of Peterborough airman shot down in 1944

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William Howard Campbell one of 23 men who died when their aircraft was shot down over Germany during World War II.
Peterborough musician Tami J Wilde is one of several artists and bands from the Kawarthas who have entered the 2018 CBC Music Searchlight competition. (Photo courtesy of Tami J Wilde)

Kawarthas musicians vying for grand prize in CBC Searchlight competition

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First round of voting to determine top 100 songs is open until February 28, 2018.
One of Canada's greatest songwriters, Willie P. Bennett (pictured here in the 1970s) died at the age of 56 from a heart attack in his Peterborough home on February 15, 2008. (Photo: Willie P. Bennett Legacy Project)

Celebrating Willie P. Bennett, a songwriter’s songwriter

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Tribute concerts in Guelph, Toronto, Hamilton, London, and Peterborough will honour the 10th anniversary of the legendary musician's passing.
For the second year, Trent Radio is hosting a local Record Production Month (RPM) Challenge. Originally launched in 2015 in the U.S., the RPM Challenge invites musicians to create a full-length album of original material during the month of February. (Drawing: Brazil Gaffney-Knox)

Musicians, are you up for the RPM Challenge?

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Trent Radio hosts local version of annual event inviting musicians to create a full-length record during February.
Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts artistic director and coach Thomas Vaccaro during a make-up trial with student 13-year-old Ethan Hinshelwood. Ethan is one of six of the organization's advanced students who will be demonstrating their skills at Circus Idol, Peterborough's first-ever circus arts competition at the Market Hall on February 2, 2018. (Photo: PACA)

Six kids will compete to become Peterborough’s first-ever Circus Idol

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Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts competition at Market Hall on February 2 also includes performances from veteran circus artists.
Lindsay resident Christian Cooke (right) and colleague Brad Zoern with their 2012 sound mixing Emmy Awards for "Hatfields & McCoys". Cooke and Zoern, along with Peterborough native Glen Gauthier, have been nominated for the Sound Mixing Oscar for 'The Shape of Water'. (Photo: Emmy Awards)

Lindsay’s Christian Cooke gets an Oscar nomination on his birthday

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Guillermo del Toro film 'The Shape of Water' film leads the Oscar race with 13 nominations including best sound mixing.
Banjo player Gerry Mitchell, who was a member of the Northland Ramblers and organized the weekly Kitchen Party Music Jams across central Ontario, died in November at the age of 63. (Photo: Kitchen Party Music Jam / Facebook)

The great Kitchen Party Music Jam in the sky: remembering the late Gerry Mitchell

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Banjo player, music jam organizer, and member of Northland Ramblers passed away last November.
Lindsay resident Christian Cooke (right) and colleague Brad Zoern with their 2012 sound mixing Emmy Awards for "Hatfields & McCoys". Cooke and Zoern, along with other members of the sound team for "The Shape of Water" including Peterborough native Glen Gauthier, have been nominated for a 2018 BAFTA Award. (Photo: Emmy Awards)

Lindsay resident Christian Cooke nominated for BAFTA award for ‘The Shape of Water’

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Post-production sound mixer worked on Guillermo del Toro film along with Peterborough native Glen Gauthier.
Matt Sobb, Steve Marriner, and Tony Diteodoro are MonkeyJunk. The award-winning Ottawa trio is performing at Peterborough's Market Hall on January 9, 2018. (Publicity photo)

MonkeyJunk has been reinventing the blues for 10 years

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Award-winning Ottawa trio kicks off 10th anniversary tour at Peterborough's Market Hall on January 9.
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