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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.
Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter Alex Cuba performing in Mexico in April 2018. The two-time Juno-winning and three-time Grammy-nominated musician performs at Peterborough's Market Hall on April 24, 2018. (Photo: Alex Cuba / Instagram)

Alex Cuba brings his contemporary Latin music to Peterborough

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Juno-winning and Grammy-nominated Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter performs April 24 at the Market Hall.
Indian Horse, which covers 30 years in the fictional life of Saul Indian Horse (portayed here by Sladen Peltier) from his forced confinement in a Canadian residential school through his hockey career, was shot in part at The Mount Community Centre in Peterborough. The film, which opened in theatres on April 13, 2018, also features 45 local Indigenous youth and a starring role by retired Trent University professor Edna Manitowabi. (Photo courtesy of Elevation Pictures)

Indian Horse, partially shot in Peterborough, now playing in theatres

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Critically acclaimed film also features local Indigenous youth and Trent University professor emeritus Edna Manitowabi.
Opera singer Measha Brueggergosman, accompanied by her band and the Powerhouse Fellowship Soul Choir, will sing a selection of her "Songs of Freedom" African-American spirituals at Showplace Performance Centre on Saturday, April 28, 2018. The event includes an optional VIP reception hosted by Peterborough Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Conductor Michael Newnham. (Photo: Rhombus Media)

World-renowned soprano Measha Brueggergosman to sing spirituals at Showplace

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'Songs of Freedom' April 28 concert also features VIP reception to benefit the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra.
John Crossen explaining his telescope to a tour group at the Buckhorn Observatory, which he opened in 2002 and ran until 2014. John passed away at the age of 73 on March 22, 2018 after a long illness. (Photo: Crossen family)

Remembering Buckhorn Observatory founder John Crossen

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Enthusiastic astronomer and educator has passed away at the age of 73.
Beard Free Brewing in Peterborough offers four core beers, named after local landmarks, along with two or three seasonal limited-release brews. Although the microbrewery has already supplied some local restaurants with beer, the storefront on The Parkway in Peterborough will be opening on March 23, 2018. (Photos: Beard Free Brewing)

Beard Free Brewing opens in Peterborough on March 23

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New microbrewery will offer four core beers along with seasonal brews.
The City of Peterborough's Public Art Program is seeking Indigenous artists to create a new public artwork for Millennium Park to acknowledge Nogojiwanong on the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig people. Pictured is a mural under the Hunter Street bridge in Peterborough by Toronto artist Kirsten McCrea that includes 'Nogojiwanong', the Anishinaabe name for what is now called Peterborough. (Photo: Kirsten McCrea)

New public art project to acknowledge Nogojiwanong as original name of Peterborough

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Indigenous artists invited to create artwork at 'place at the foot of the rapids' in Millennium Park.
Calgary-based indie folk-rock band Reuben and the Dark (Brock Geiger, Ian Jarvis, Shea Alain, (Brendan) Dino Soares, and Reuben Bullock) are performing at Peterborough's Market Hall on March 15, 2018, with special guest Kalle Mattson opening. (Photo: Reuben and the Dark / Instagram)

Reuben and the Dark returns to Peterborough for intimate show

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Three months after opening for Serena Ryder at Showplace, folk-rock outfit performs at Market Hall on March 15
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.
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