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Paul Rellinger
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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, slo-pitch, and retrieving golf balls from the woods.
The Dreamboats (Chris Hummel, Johnny Fiacconi, Justin Zoltek, and Adam Brik) close out the 39th season of Peterborough Musicfest with a free-admission concert in Del Crary Park on August 19, 2026. (Photo: Andrew Cabral)

Old-time rock ‘n’ roll closes out season 39 of Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday night

The Dreamboats bring their nostalgia-soaked sound, look, and energy to Del Crary Park on August 19.
Fronted by Canadian powerhouse vocalist Al Langlade, Styx and Bon Jovi tribute band Crystal Faith will perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 15, 2026. (Photo supplied by Peterborough Musicfest)

One band, two tributes: Crystal Faith honours Styx and Bon Jovi at Peterborough Musicfest...

Penultimate free-admission concert of Musicfest's 39th season on August 15 at Del Crary Park promises one classic rock hit after another.
encoreNOW for August 10, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) the 37th annual Peterborough Folk Festival, Farley Mowat's "And No Birds Sang" at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre, the return of the Buckhorn Festival of the Arts, "Newsies The Broadway Musical" at Lindsay's Academy Theatre, "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Bancroft Village Playhouse, and the Port Hope Jazz Festival. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – August 10, 2026

Featuring the Peterborough Folk Festival, 'And No Birds Sang' in Port Hope, Buckhorn Festival of the Arts, 'Newsies' in Lindsay, 'Fiddler on the Roof' in Bancroft, and the Port Hope Jazz Festival.
Trans-Canada Highwaymen (Chris Murphy, Moe Berg, and Craig Northey, and Steven Page) perform a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 12, 2026. (Photo: Trans-Canada Highwaymen / Facebook)

Trans-Canada Highwaymen supergroup brings its super talent to Peterborough Musicfest on Wednesday night

Chris Murphy, Craig Northey, Steven Page, and Moe Berg's nod to classic Canadian songs, and each other's music, comes to Del Crary Park on August 12.
Canadian blues-rock singer and guitarist David Wilcox, pictured in 2016, performs a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 8, 2026. (Photo: Liam Richards)

Longtime Canadian blues-rocker David Wilcox returns to Peterborough Musicfest on Saturday night

August 8 concert at Del Crary Park will see Montreal native bring his electric guitar mastery to the summer festival for a third time.
Aaron Macpherson stars as a young Farley Mowat in "And No Birds Sang", Dave Carley's adaptation of the late Canadian author and environmentalist's memoir of the same name, in which he recounts his experiences in the Second World War. The play premieres at the Capitol Theatre's Sculthorpe Theatre in Port Hope, running for 27 performances from August 14 to September 6, 2026. (Photo: Sam Moffatt)

Dave Carley’s adaptation of Farley Mowat’s ‘And No Birds Sang’ opens August 14 at...

Mowat's 1979 account of his experiences in the Second World War comes to the stage in the same town where he lived and remains beloved.
Crash Test Dummies performs a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 5, 2026. (Publicity photo)

Crash Test Dummies is Mmm-Mmm-Mmm-Mmmusicfest bound Wednesday night

Multiple Grammy-nominated and Juno-awarded folk-rock band returns to perform a free-admission concert Del Crary Park in Peterborough on August 5.
Les Smith and Amberley Beatty perform as country music legends Garth Brooks and Shania Twain at a free-admission concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 1, 2026. (kawarthaNOW collage of promotional photos)

Garth Brooks and Shania Twain tribute brings new country’s golden era to Peterborough Musicfest...

August 1 concert featuring Les Smith and Amberley Beatty at Del Crary Park will also see launch of Musicfest's First Note program and rescheduled fireworks display.
Camp Kirk empowers neurodivergent children and youth to reach new heights and achieve personal growth by providing uniquely tailored recreational and mentorship programs at its overnight summer camp in Kirkfield near Balsam Lake. Proceeds from a concert featuring Bruce Springsteen tribute band The Last of the Duke Street Kings on August 22, 2026 at FLATO Academy Theatre in Lindsay will help subsidize camp fees. (Photo: Camp Kirk)

Benefit concert for Camp Kirk at Lindsay’s Academy Theatre will help subsidize camp fees...

Bruce Springsteen tribute band The Last of the Duke Street Kings headline August 22 concert supporting overnight summer camp in Kirkfield.
encoreNOW for July 27, 2026 features (from left to right, top and bottom) the Daniel Lanois Trio at Lindsay's FLATO Academy Theatre, "Wild Irish Geese" at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook, "Fly Me to the Moon" at Bobcaygeon's Globus Theatre, the Port Hope Arts Festival, 10 Minute Sunday at the Peterborough Theatre Guild, and Trans-Canada Highwaymen at Peterborough Musicfest. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – July 27, 2026

Featuring Daniel Lanois Trio, 'Wild Irish Geese', 'Fly Me to the Moon', Port Hope Arts Festival, 10 Minute Sunday, and Trans-Canada Highwaymen.

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