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Paul Rellinger a.k.a Relly is an award-winning journalist and longtime former newspaper editor still searching for the perfect lead. When he's not putting pen to paper, Paul is on a sincere but woefully futile quest to own every postage stamp ever issued. A rabid reader of history, Paul claims to know who killed JFK but can't say out of fear for the safety of his oh so supportive wife Mary, his three wonderful kids and his three spirited grandchildren. Paul counts among his passions Peterborough's rich live music scene, the Toronto Maple Leafs, slopitch and retrieving golf balls from the woods. You can follow Paul on Twitter at @rellywrites.
Peterborough MP Emma Harrison with Anna Gainey, Canada's secretary of state for children and youth, during a visit on July 17, 2025. The MP for the Montreal area riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount where she was raised is one of four children born to Peterborough native and former Montreal Canadiens great Bob Gainey and his wife Cathy. (Photo: Office of Anna Gainey)

Canada’s secretary of state for children and youth touts child benefit increase during Peterborough...

Returning to what she calls her 'second home', Anna Gainey spent Thursday with Peterborough MP Emma Harrison.
Veteran Canadian punk band Gob (Gabe Mantle, Tom Thacker, Theo Goutzinakis, and Steven Fairweather) will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 19, 2025. (Promotional photo)

‘The elder statesmen for Canadian pop punk,’ Gob performs at Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday...

Before heading on a European tour, West Coast-formed quartet brings its catchy punk hooks and raw stage energy to Del Crary Park on July 19,
"Wild Irish Geese" playwright and actor Megan Murphy and director Kim Blackwell (left) on July 16, 2025 with some of the cast of 29 professional and volunteer actors/musicians who are performing in the world premiere play at 4th Line Theatre that tells the story of the Peter Robinson emigration of Irish settlers in 1825: Jasper Chesser (third from left), M. John Kennedy (behind Jasper), Paul Crough, Darragh O'Connell, Lindsay Wilson, Indigo Chesser, Sebastian Sage (behind Indigo), and Padrick Wilson. The play runs from July 29 to August 30 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. (Photo: Jordan Lyall Photography for kawarthaNOW)

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook stages the world premiere of Peter Robinson emigration play...

Megan Murphy's debut full-length play about the 1825 emigration of Irish settlers to the Peterborough area runs from July 29 to August 30 at the Winslow Farm.
encoreNOW for July 14, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) "Murder at the Blue Moon Saloon" at Globus Theatre in Bobcaygeon, "Steel Magnolias" at the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, the North of Nowhere country music festival at the Lindsay Fairgrounds, the Lakefield Literary Festival in Lakefield, "Phantom of the Opera in Concert" at Westben in Campbellford, and The Spades and The Weber Brothers at Peterborough Musicfest. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – July 14, 2025

Featuring 'Murder at the Blue Saloon' at Globus Theatre, 'Steel Magnolias' at the Capitol Theatre, North of Nowhere country music festival in Lindsay, the Lakefield Literary Festival, and more.
Two months before they are set to release their 14th studio album, Canadian alt-rockers Sloan will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 16, 2025. (Photo via Sloan website)

Set to release their 14th studio album in September, Sloan performs at Peterborough Musicfest...

After more than three decades, the Canadian alt-rock quartet is still making music with their original lineup.
Singer-songwriter Steven Page will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 12, 2025, featuring songs from his solo career as well as selected tunes from his time with Barenaked Ladies. (Photo: David Bergman)

Steven Page’s tale of two fine music careers gets its due Saturday night at...

Peterborough Musicfest welcomes the singer-songwriter who helped put Barenaked Ladies on the pop music map and has since had a satisfying solo career.
With the House of Commons now in summer recess until September 15, 2025, Peterborough MP Emma Harrison sat down on July 7 for a feature interview with kawarthaNOW's Paul Rellinger at her Bethune Street constituency office to reflect on her political journey to date as a first-time MP. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

As Peterborough MP Emma Harrison settles in, the learning curve is steep but invigorating

Life has changed plenty since the April 28 federal election, but the first-time politician is embracing the opportunity granted her.
Blue Rodeo co-founder and frontman Jim Cuddy and his band will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 5, 2025, featuring songs from his six-album solo career as well as selected Blue Rodeo tunes. (Photo: Christopher Gentle)

Peterborough Musicfest welcomes The Jim Cuddy Band to Del Crary Park on Wednesday night

The Toronto singer-songwriter will perform tunes from his own solo career as well as from Blue Rodeo during the July 9 free-admission concert.
Juno-award winning singer-songwriter Preston Pablo will headline a free-admission concert for Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on July 5, 2025, with 21-year-old songstress noelle opening. (Publicity photos)

Rising Canadian pop performers Preston Pablo and noelle perform at Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday

Double shot of young talent on July 5 promises to tease festival attendees with promise of much more yet to come.
Tamara Bick and Drew Antzis debate what they would do if they win the lottery in "The Lottery Ticket," a short film produced by Peterborough-based Paradigm Pictures in 2021 with cinematography by Pawel Dwulit and editing by Rob Viscardis. Based on Antzis and Bick's show "Settle This Thing," the film won Best Comedy at the Couch Film Festival 2022 and Best Writer in the short category at the Alt Film Festival 2022 and served as a proof of concept for the upcoming new Bell Fibe TV1 series "Janet & Steve" written by and starring Bick and Antzis. (kawarthaNOW screenshot)

New Bell Fibe TV1 series ‘Janet & Steve’ being filmed in Peterborough this September

Married actors and improv artists Drew Antzis and Tamara Bick collaborating with Paradigm Pictures' Pawel Dwulit to produce five episodes for airing next spring.

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