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Megan Gallant
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Megan Gallant is an adventure lover who holds an M.A. in Critical and Creative Writing from the University of Gloucestershire. Her favourite place to be is near the water and between the pines in her worn-out hammock, reading true crime, drinking coffee, and cuddling her adorable goldendoodle.
Presented in partnership between Public Energy Performing Arts and Theatre Passe Muraille, Dora award-nominated performer Vivian Chong will perform a blind-friendly production of her one-woman show "Blind Dates" at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on March 20, 2025. Blending storytelling, humour, and original song, Chong will share stories of the mishaps, crushes, and relationships of navigating dating as a blind woman. (Photo: Jae Yang)

Vivian Chong to share hilarious stories of dating as a blind woman in Public...

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Fresh off its world premiere at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille, one-woman show comes to Market Hall in Peterborough for one night only on March 20.
Regional Tourism Organization 8 (RTO8) is seeking knowledgeable and experienced tourism and business professionals to provide mentorship and one-on-one coaching to tourism business owners and operators in the Kawarthas Northumberland region. Through the Acceler8 program, mentors will be matched with business owners for a structured and facilitated coaching process to help them navigate changing market challenges and support the overall economic growth of the region. (Photo courtesy of RTO8)

RTO8 calls on tourism business mentors to participate in the refreshed Acceler8 program

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Mentors will provide guidance on challenges and opportunities to tourism business owners and operators in the Kawarthas Northumberland region.
Canadian violinist Erika Raum will join the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra as a guest artist for the second time to perform Sergei Prokofiev's "Violin Concert, No. 1" during the orchestra's "Spring Sunrise" concert at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on March 29, 2025. (Photo: Margaret Malandruccolo)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra welcomes spring and guest violinist Erika Raum with a nature-inspired concert

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'Spring Sunrise' on March 29 at Showplace will feature Beethoven's Sixth Symphony along with Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto and T. Patrick Carrabré's 'Chase the Sun'.
Youth of the 1st Bancroft Scouting Group at the 2024 Bancroft Santa Claus Parade where they donned homemade mini-canoes as a part of their floats. They will be using those canoes again as the Winter Carnaval event they are hosting at Big Rock Eco Retreat in Addington Highlands on March 22, 2025. A part of the Scouts Canada National Challenge, the family-friendly afternoon will include outdoor games, demonstration, tasty treats, music, and more. (Photo courtesy of 1st Bancroft Scouting Group)

Bancroft scouts to celebrate French Canadian history by hosting a Quebec-inspired Winter Carnaval on...

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The outdoor event at Big Rock Eco Retreat in Addington Highlands is part of the 1st Bancroft Scouting Group's entry in the Scouts Canada National Challenge.
A registered nurse psychotherapist, Sheena Howard is the award-winning founder and owner of Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy, Canada's only full-service mental health clinic owned and staffed exclusively by nurses. Through such an innovative approach, she is not only filling a gap in mental health care but is also paving the way and inspiring other nurses to launch their own independent practices. (Photo courtesy of Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy)

Registered nurse psychotherapist Sheena Howard inspires innovation in nursing

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The award-winning founder of Acceptance Nurse Psychotherapy in Peterborough is also supporting nurses on their path to entrepreneurship.
Peterborough Veterinary Outreach is a volunteer-run initiative offered through One City Peterborough which provides a monthly cat and dog wellness clinic for people receiving social assistance. While the goal is to expand to offer supports to other pet owners facing barriers to accessing veterinary care, that is not currently viable as the organization is still seeing a large demand from the group currently being served and does not have the financial resources to expand. (Photo: Peterborough Veterinary Outreach / Facebook)

Peterborough Veterinary Outreach helps residents receiving social assistance keep their pets healthy

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Co-founded by veterinarian Dr. Maggie Himann, the volunteer group provides monthly wellness clinics through One City Peterborough.
The Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's principal clarinetist Scott Wight will join principal violinist Jennifer Burford along with three of the orchestra's other principal string players to perform Mozart's clarinet quintet during "Mozart to the Moon" at All Saints' Anglican Church in Peterborough on March 7, 2025. The string quartet will begin the concert, which will be emceed by Maestro Michael Newnham, by performing a combination of popular and classic music for string quartet, all with a lunar theme. (kawarthaNOW collage of Huw Morgan photos)

Peterborough Symphony Orchestra combines clarinet with string quartet for ‘Mozart to the Moon’

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March 7 chamber concert at All Saints' Anglican Church features the orchestra's principal string players and principal clarinetist.
Musicians Kate Brioux, Paul Crough, Kate Suhr, Melissa Payne, and emcee Megan Murphy sport matching shirts reading "Be the Erin," as in "Be the Erin you want to see in the world," at a kitchen party fundraiser in honour of the late Erin Sullivan in March 2024. The second annual event, from which all proceeds go towards the mortgage of a home in Sullivan's name that houses people coming out of homelessness, will be held on March 14, 2025, at the Ennismore Community Centre. (Photo courtesy of Jessica Carroll)

Second annual kitchen party in honour of Erin Sullivan to raise funds for One...

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Hosted by Megan Murphy, March 14 event will feature a silent auction and music by Kate Suhr, Kate Brioux, Paul Crough, and Melissa Payne.
While the sudden warm spells last winter meant Ontario maple syrup producers tapped trees earlier than usual, this also shortened the timeframe for sap collection and ultimately meant a smaller yield. This year's maple syrup season is promising to be more typical, according to the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers' Association. Consistent below-freezing temperatures at night followed by gradually warming temperatures during the day will allow for a more traditional maple syrup season running from late March to early April. (Stock photo)

This winter’s cold weather suggests a more traditional maple syrup season in the Kawarthas

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The season kicks off on March 8 and 9 with the 37th annual Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival.
Four female leaders in Peterborough (left to right, top and bottom: Maryam Monsef, Kim Dolan, Bonnie Clark, and Joy Lachica) share what International Women's Day means to them and why it's imperative to accelerate action towards gender equality in 2025. (kawarthaNOW collage of supplied photos)

Four Peterborough female leaders call for accelerating action to achieve gender equality this International...

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Maryam Monsef, Kim Dolan, Bonnie Clark, and Joy Lachica share why the annual celebration on March 8 is important to them.
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