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Winners of a Juno Award and multiple Maple Blues Awards, swamp roots rock trio MonkeyJunk are performing at the Dobro in downtown Peterborough on November 18 and 19 in support of their new record Time to Roll (publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 17 to 23

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 17 to Wednesday, November 23.
Carried Away and the Convivio Chorus performing at In From The Cold at the Market Hall in Peterborough on Friday, December 11, 2015. This year's concert takes place on December 9 and 10. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW)

In From The Cold Christmas concert returns on December 9 and 10

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Annual charity concert at Peterborough's Market Hall has raised over $100,000 for youth and families.
One-year-old "whoodle" Bentley is starting a new job as a comfort dog at Lakeland Funeral & Cremation Centre in Lindsay.

Bentley will welcome and comfort families at Lindsay funeral home

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Lakeland Funeral & Cremation Centre adopts a comfort dog from the Kawartha Lakes Humane Society.
Gord Young's new book "A Dark Day In Peterborough: A Time To Remember December 11, 1916" features a gripping you-are-there narrative along with numerous archival photographs and newspaper clippings about the 1916 explosion and fire at the Quaker Oats factory in Peterborough. (Photo: City of Toronto Archives)

A Dark Day In Peterborough: A Time To Remember December 11, 1916

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An excerpt from the new book by Peterborough historian Gord Young on the 100th anniversary of the Quaker Oats factory disaster.
Radon is a naturally generated radioactive gas that is present to some degree in all homes. Being exposed to high concentrations of the gas can lead to lung cancer. But unlike the gas shown in the graphic, radon is colourless and odourless and can only be detected using a test kit, which Peterborough Public Health is offering for free.

Don’t play roulette with radon gas, the second-leading cause of lung cancer

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Peterborough Public Health offering free kits to test your home and protect your family.
Dr. Roberta Bondar during her 1992 mission on the space shuttle Discovery. She will be delivering the keynote address for the annual Philanthropy Forum at a public event at Market Hall on November 16. (Photo: NASA)

Canada’s first female astronaut to speak at Peterborough’s Market Hall

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Dr. Roberta Bondar will deliver keynote address for the 7th annual Philanthropy Forum on November 16.
Officials including Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, County of Peterborough Warden J. Murray Jones, and MPP Peterborough and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeff Leal participating in the federal government funding announcement on November 10, 2016 at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene (photo: County of Peterborough)

Federal government announces $970,000 for new agricultural heritage building in Keene

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Peterborough County Agricultural Heritage Building will be built at Lang Pioneer Village Museum.
Hamilton's "poor man's Blues Brothers", the gritty blues/rock duo Frankie & Jimmy, perform at The Pig's Ear Tavern in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, November 12, with special guests Mayhemingways (publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 10 to 16

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Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 10 to Wednesday, November 16.
The Buck family of Norwood is the 2016 Farm Family of the Year. Pictured are Barb and Jim Buck with daughters Amanda, Ashley, Jamie, Julia Haan, and son-in-law Tim Haan (supplied photo)

The Bucks are Peterborough County’s Farm Family of the Year

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Award to be presented to Norwood family at Peterborough County Federation of Agriculture Annual Banquet on November 18.
Melodie McCullough of This Old Flame Beeswax Candles displays decorative and traditional beeswax candles, hand crafted in Peterborough at the 2015 Artisan Show and Sale. McCullough is also participating in this year's fundraiser for Jamaican Self-Help, which takes place November 12 and 13 at Mark Street United Church in Peterborough. (Photo: Jamaican Self-Help)

Jamaican Self-Help celebrates 10th anniversary of Artisan Show and Sale

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Annual fundraiser takes place November 12 and 13 at Mark Street United Church in Peterborough.
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