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Toronto's "nostalgia champs" Dwayne Gretzy are putting their unique twist on the best songs from the '90s at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Friday night. (Photo: Dwayne Gretzky / Facebook)

nightlifeNOW – April 4 to 10

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Omar El Akkad's "What Strange Paradise", Zalika Reid-Benta's "River Mumma", and Catherine Hernandez's "The Story of Us" are the three finalists Peterborough Public Library's second annual "One Book, One Ptbo" initiative. Voting is open until April 23, 2024 to select the winning book for the initiative, which builds community through the shared experience of reading the same book. (kawarthaNOW collage)

Peterborough Public Library opens voting for this year’s ‘One Book, One Ptbo’ selection

Three finalists are books by Canadian authors Omar El Akkad, Zalika Reid-Benta, and Catherine Hernandez.
In "The Canterbury Tales" at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon on April 19 and 20, 2024, 13 young actors who participated in Globus Theatre's Youth Winter Arts Program will perform as 30 different characters from Geoffrey Chaucer's 14th-century classic of English literature adapted by Lindsay Price for modern audiences. (Photo collage courtesy of Globus Theatre)

Young actors at Bobcaygeon’s Globus Theatre bring 14th-century English literature classic to life

Lindsay Price's stage adaptation of 'The Canterbury Tales' on April 19 and 20 at Lakeview Arts Barn sees 13 youth performing as 30 different characters.
A wintry mix of precipitation. (Stock photo)

Early spring storm to bring strong winds, rain, and snow to Kawarthas region Wednesday...

Rainfall amounts up to 50 mm in southern areas, with snowfall warning in effect for northern areas.
Toronto resident Bill B. (middle) with a $646,749 cheque representing the grand prize in the Split the Pot Lottery, a joint venture of 51 hospital foundations across Ontario including the Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation in Lindsay. Also pictured from left to right are foundation CEO Erin Coons, Bill's daughter Laura, Bill's wife Debbie, and Bill's son-in-law Adam. (Photo courtesy of Ross Memorial Hospital Foundation)

Supporter of Lindsay’s Ross Memorial Hospital wins $646,749 grand prize in Split the Pot...

Toronto resident who has a cottage in Kawartha Lakes purchased tickets in 50/50 lottery supporting 51 hospital foundations across Ontario.
PRHC Foundation President & CEO and Heart of Healthcare series host, Lesley Heighway (right), talks with Dr. Troy Tebbenham, Peterborough Regional Health Centre's Trauma Medical Director, about how the hospital's Level III trauma program is supporting the care of hundreds of patients with serious and life-threatening traumatic injuries every year. (Photo courtesy of the PRHC Foundation)

Code Trauma: innovating PRHC’s emergency care for patients with life-or-death injuries

In the latest episode of the PRHC Foundation's video series 'Heart of Healthcare,' Dr. Troy Tebbenham shares how the hospital's trauma program is saving lives.
An OPP police car with lights flashing. (Photo: Ontario Provincial Police)

Three people dead in two-vehicle collision on County Road 45 south of Roseneath

Drivers of both vehicles and one passenger were killed in Thursday night crash near Beagle Club Road.
Kitchener folk band Onion Honey (Dave Pike, Esther Wheaton, Leanne Swantko, and Kayleigh LeBlanc) perform their brand of "mountain music fresh from the Grand River Valley" at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Easter Sunday. (Photo: Die Una Photography)

nightlifeNOW – March 28 to April 3

Featuring live music listings at pubs and restaurants in Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region.
Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith delivered a passionate plea at the Peterborough Opioid Summit held Thursday night (July 11) at Market Hall, urging people sign a petition calling for immediate provincial government approval of a consumption and treatment site in the city. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)

Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith appointed as parliamentary assistant for mental health and addictions

Premier Doug Ford announced changes to the 38 parliamentary assistants at Queen's Park on Thursday.
A mobile phone showing kawarthaNOW's Easter 2024 holiday hours beside a table holding a plate of Easter treats. (Photo: kawarthaNOW)

What’s open and closed on the 2024 Easter long weekend

Holiday hours for 288 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.

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