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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.
Non-profit organization Stand Up for Student Well-Being is hosting a four-day Summer Comedy Camp at Peterborough's The Theatre on King from August 22 to 25, 2023 for youth aged 10 to 16. The camp aims to build confidence while developing skills in performance, creative writing, and public speaking. Pictured is a 2022 summer camp in Cobourg led by Marc Hallworth and James Island with special guest Betty Baker, who will also be making an appearance during the Peterborough camp. (Photo: Stand Up for Student Well-Being)

Stand Up for Student Well-Being’s summer comedy camp coming to downtown Peterborough this summer

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From August 22 to 25 at The Theatre On King, youth aged 10 to 16 will work with trained comedians to develop and perform their own stand-up comedy routines.
Toronto-based comedian Steph Tolev is bringing her Filth Queen Tour to Peterborough's Market Hall on August 3, 2023. Last year, Tolev was featured in a Netflix comedy special and also opened for well-known American comedian Bill Burr. As the name of her tour suggests, Tolev will be performing her raunchy stand-up material as well as working the audience. (Photo: Van Corona)

From Netflix to Peterborough: Steph Tolev is bringing her raunchy stand-up to the Market...

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Toronto comedian, who has a family cottage in North Kawartha, is performing on August 3 as part of her Filth Queen Tour.
A scene from the 2011 production of Robert Winslow's "The Cavan Blazers" at 4th Line Theatre's Winslow Farm in Millbrook. The play, which launched 4th Line Theatre in 1992 and has since been staged five times, returns for its sixth remounting from August 1 to 26, 2023. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studios)

Flagship production ‘The Cavan Blazers’ returns to Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre in August

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Back by popular demand for the sixth time, play dramatizes 19th-century conflicts between local Protestant and Catholic Irish settlers.
Summer Roads Flower Company owner Beatrice (Bea) Chan with some of the bouquets she sells from the seasonal flowers she grows on Summer Roads Farm between Lakefield and Young's Point. The business arose from a restoration project that Bea began five years ago on her parents' property, when she transformed compact driveway fill into a regenerative pasture. (Photo courtesy of Bea Chan)

How a Lakefield entrepreneur turned a home restoration project into a flower farm

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Using regenerative agriculture practices, Beatrice Chan offers hand-picked bouquets and raises livestock at Summer Roads Farm.
Three years ago when she was 19 years old, Lakefield resident Rachel Jenkins refused to believe it when three neurologists told her she might never walk again. After receiving a multiple sclerosis diagnosis almost a year later, she made fitness and recovery her full-time job. Today, as she teaches spin cycling at Full Tilt Cycle in Peterborough, takes on clients for personal training at the 24 Hour Fitness gyms in Lakefield and Young's Point, and works with Community Care Peterborough, you would hardly be able to tell that she's living with MS. (Photo: Full Tilt Cycle / Facebook)

After being told she might never walk again, Rachel Jenkins is now a personal...

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Paralyzed three years ago, Rachel Jenkins spent almost a year in intensive recovery before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
Ashley Foreman and Chris Duff with their children William (13), James (8), Evelyn (4), and Charles (3). In 2019, the couple built their dream home on a 50-acre lot in Keene owned by Chris's family since 1987. A year into the pandemic, the couple wanted to do something to get their children outside and began a hobby farm. Once they began selling their meats, eggs, and produce, they quickly saw the demand grow for their sustainable, pasture-raised food. (Photo: Ashley Foreman)

How a Keene family grew their hobby farm into a thriving business with support...

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Chris Duff and Ashley Foreman began Duff Acres to keep their four children busy during the pandemic and now they can't keep up with the demand.
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough will be honouring five individuals at this year's "Rebel with a Cause" fundraising event on July 12, 2023 at Nicholls Oval Park in Peterborough. This year's Rebels, who have shown advocacy and action to address social issues and inequalities, are (left to right, top and bottom): drag performer Betty Baker, EFry volunteer Faelen Dobbin, activist Mkwa Ghiizis, street nurse Kathy Hardill, and Redpath developer Peggy Shaughnessy. (kawarthaNOW collage of photos supplied by EFry Peterborough)

Elizabeth Fry Society’s ‘Rebel with a Cause’ returns to celebrate five of Peterborough’s social...

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Evening event on July 12 will include live performances, dinner, a silent auction, a 50/50 draw, and an award ceremony to honour the five Rebels.
Husband-and-wife duo Cody Valliant and Maggie McCallum are taking customers back in time with EastEnd Electric Records in Fenelon Falls. The store sells used and new vinyl records from both big names and indie artists in a vibrant and welcoming space. But the retro store offers more than vinyl, as the space hosts regular live performance from local musicians, and offers venders selling everything from clothing, jewellery, accessories, décor, artwork, and even hot sauce. (Photo courtesy of EastEnd Electric Records)

Travel back to the 1970s at Fenelon Falls’ new Instagrammable retro record shop

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EastEnd Electric Records also offers regular live music performances and sells home décor, clothing, artwork, jewellery, and more from independent artists.
Peterborough's Canada Day festivities at Confederation Square begin at 10 a.m. with children's activities, live music, a birthday cake, and more, with the parade departing City Hall at noon. The theme of this year's parade is "Happy Birthday Canada!" (Photo: City of Peterborough)

15 family-fun events happening this Canada Day weekend in the Kawarthas

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Celebrate Canada's 156th birthday with parades, kids' activities, live music, food and drink, fireworks, and more.
Applications are now open for the Electric City Culture Council's Grants for Individual Artists program for professional artists in the Peterborough area. Last year's pilot program saw $47,720 granted to 20 Peterborough-area artists, including Kate Story for her one-person play "Anxiety" that premiered last fall at The Theatre on King. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Peterborough’s Electric City Culture Council launches grants for individual artists program

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Applications open until August 20 to professional artists residing in the Peterborough area for grants of up to $1,500 and $3,500.
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