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For more than 30 years, Picton's Driftwood Theatre Group has been bringing the works of William Shakespeare to outdoor stages across Ontario as part of its Bard's Bus Tour. For the final season of the Bard's Bus Tour, Driftwood Theatre is presenting a performance of "Living with Shakespeare" at the Peterborough Museum & Archives on August 12 and 13, 2023. (Photo: Driftwood Theatre Group)

Final season of Bard’s Bus Tour includes performance of ‘Living with Shakespeare’ at Peterborough...

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Driftwood Theatre Group artistic director Jeremy Smith's performance is a love letter to Shakespeare's poetry and plays.
Terry Guiel, executive director of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA), with local performance artist Naomi Duvall launching Peterborough's first-ever Caesar Fest. From July 13 to 31, 2023, 11 downtown restaurants, pubs, and cafes are featuring their own unique and savoury cocktails, mocktails, and food dishes in homage to Canada's favourite cocktail, vying to be crowned Caesar Fest victor through online votes. Duvall will be "Rome-ing" around downtown as Julia Caes-her during Caesar Fest to promote the event. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Peterborough’s first-ever Caesar Fest celebrates Canada’s favourite cocktail during July

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11 participating downtown restaurants, pubs, and cafes will offer Caesar cocktails and mocktails and Caesar-inspired food dishes.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Kawarthas region Tuesday afternoon

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Strong wind gusts, large hail, and heavy rain possible.
Two of the more than 60 cyclists and volunteers who participated in the Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge's 'Change the Cycle' fundraiser at Nicholls Oval Park in Peterborough on June 24, 2023. The event raised over $40,000 for the organization's supportive housing Garden Homes Project, which aims to support vulnerable people at risk of homelessness in the Peterborough area by providing affordable, small homes. (Photo courtesy of CMHA HKPR)

‘Change the Cycle’ raises over $40,000 to support vulnerable people at risk of homelessness...

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Proceeds from June 24th event will support Canadian Mental Health Association Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Garden Homes Project.
OPP boat. (Photo: OPP / Facebook)

55-year-old boater facing multiple charges after passenger injured in single-vessel collision on Wollaston Lake

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Passenger was ejected from the boat as a result of the collision late Saturday afternoon.
Five Counties Children's Centre's annual Backyard Summer Social fundraising event on June 24, 2023 in Peterborough featured food, music and other entertainment, and fun activities for attendee including axe throwing, a lacrosse shootout, old-fashioned picnic games, and a petting zoo from Critter Visits including a 'unicorn'. Despite rain forcing some of the activities to take place indoors, the event still raised $41,664 for children's treatment services in the counties of Haliburton, Northumberland, Peterborough, and the City of Kawartha Lakes. (Photo courtesy of Five Counties Children's Centre)

Backyard Summer Social at Five Counties in Peterborough raises $41,664 for children’s treatment services

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Proceeds from June 24 event go to charitable organization's Building Abilities for Life campaign.
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police car. (Photo: OPP)

27-year-old man dead after Saturday night pickup truck crash on County Road 40 north...

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Pickup truck left roadway and struck a rock wall, ejecting the driver.
Haliburton Highlands Health Services is located at 7199 Gelert Road in Haliburton, where the Haliburton hospital is also located. (Photo: Haliburton Highlands Health Services)

Haliburton Highlands receives provincial approval to acquire CT scanner and mammography unit

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Haliburton Highlands Health Services Foundation will be launching a major capital campaign to fund the equipment.
The beach at Sandy Lake in Trent Lakes. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)

The Beach Report for July 7 to 13, 2023

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Water quality testing results for beaches in Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, Northumberland, and Hastings and Prince Edward.
Toronto-based crooner Steven Taetz, a singer-songwriter whose vocal style has been compared to that of Chris Isaak and Roy Orbison, performs at Jethro's Bar + Stage in downtown Peterborough on Friday night in a double bill with Lauren Dillen and Ray Goudy of Toronto psychedelic folk band Burs. (Photo: Jen Squires)

nightlifeNOW – July 6 to 12

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Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
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