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Choose local and give the gift of live music this holiday season. Tickets are available for the following shows presented by Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in January and February: Celtic rock warriors Mudmen, Cuban singer-songwriter Alex Cuba, legendary folk artist Valdy, blues-soul band Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, singer-songwriter Craig Cardiff, and the interactive choir group Choir! Choir! Choir! (Publicity photos)

Choose local and give the gift of live music at Market Hall this holiday...

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Upcoming shows presented by the downtown Peterborough performance venue include Mudmen, Alex Cuba, Valdy, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Craig Cardiff, and Choir! Choir! Choir!
Snow plow on highway during snow squall

Snow squall watch in effect for northern Kawarthas for Wednesday night

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10 to 15 cm of snow possible by Thursday morning.
In the new Netflix original series "Messiah", which premieres on January 1, 2020, a mysterious man (Mehdi Dehbi) appears in the Middle East claiming to be Jesus, and soon gains a global cult following, A CIA officer goes undercover to investigate if the man claiming to be the Messiah is a divine entity or a talented con artist. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in January 2020

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Titles coming to the streaming platform include Messiah, Dracula, Spinning Out, season six of Gracie and Frankie, and more
The 16th annual "A Cozy Christmas" family concert takes place on December 15, 2019 at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. Presented by Humanwave and featuring the Foley family and friends, the concert aims to raise enough funds to pay a single month's wages for each of 27 teachers at Hungerpillar School in Liberia, West Africa. A shopping village and silent auction in the Nexicom Studio will also raise funds for the drilling of safe water wells. (Supplied photo)

16th annual ‘A Cozy Christmas’ raising funds to pay teachers’ wages in West Africa...

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The Foley family and friends present stories and music at Showplace on December 15, along with a shopping village and silent auction.
Peterborough musician Lindsay Barr encouraging people to choose local in a promotional video for the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA) annual Holiday Shopping Passport program, which rewards people when they shop, dine, or treat themselves in downtown Peterborough. Every time you spend $10 at one of more than 150 participating locations, you get a stamp on your passport. Completed passports with 20 stamps are entered into one of three early bird draws for $500 in downtown money during December, with a grand prize draw for $1,500 in January. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough DBIA)

Choose local this holiday season in downtown Peterborough and win prizes

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More than 150 downtown businesses and organizations participating in this year's Holiday Shopping Passport rewards program.
Christmas tree farms are open for business in the Kawarthas. Barrett's Tree Farm north of Cobourg is a popular destination for harvesting your own Christmas tree. They are also offering horse-drawn wagon rides on weekends until December 15, 2019. (Photo: Barrett's Tree Farm / Facebook)

Here’s where to get a locally grown Christmas tree in the Kawarthas

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Tree farms offer fresh cut-your-own and pre-cut trees.
The new interchange between Highway 407 and Highway 35/115 will be open to drivers beginning December 9, 2019, ahead of schedule. (Photo: Blackbird Infrastructure Group)

New Highway 407 extension to Highway 35/115 opens on Monday

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New Highway 418 also opens, providing another north-south connection from Highway 407 to Highway 401.
Tokyo rockabilly rockers Johnny Pandora, led by "Johnny" Daigo Yamashita, is performing at The Red Dog in downtown Peterborough on Friday, December 6th, with openers The Lohrwoods. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – December 5 to 11

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, December 5 to Wednesday, December 11.
Cars in snow

Winter weather travel advisory issued for the southern Kawarthas for Friday

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Total snowfall amounts of 5 to 10 cm by middle of day on Friday.
Police car lights. (Stock photo)

Police arrest local couple following crime spree in Lakefield and Peterborough

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Peterborough man and woman arrested and charged with multiple counts of break and enter, mischief, and theft.
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