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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.
encoreNOW for October 6, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) The Comic Strippers at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre, Beth McMaster's Showplace ode to Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, Sloan in concert at Lindsay's Academy Theatre, the 32nd Vintage Film Festival in Port Hope, The Rocky Horror Show at Bancroft's Village Playhouse, and a tribute to Johnny Cash and June Carter at Bobcaygeon's Globus Theatre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – October 6, 2025

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Featuring The Comic Strippers, an ode to Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, Sloan, the Vintage Film Festival, The Rocky Horror Show, and a tribute to Johnny Cash and June Carter.
Peterborough County Warden Bonnie Clark with Peterborough and Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Brenda Whitehead, both wearing orange shirts in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, during the second annual Warden's Breakfast in the Peterborough County Agricultural Heritage Building at Keene's Lang Pioneer Village Museum on September 30, 2025. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW

At Warden’s Breakfast, Bonnie Clark provides updates on challenges facing Peterborough County

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Audience of business and community at Lang Pioneer Village Museum in Keene on September 30 hears overview of current realities and progress made,
With the help of local musician and producer John Crown (left), longtime Peterborough singer-songwriter Mark Beatty (right) has released his debut album "Audiodacity" at the age of 65, recording 12 original songs from among the 3,000-plus he has written during his career. Two of the songs on the album were produced and mixed by Peterborough native and LA-based Grammy award-winning producer Greg Wells, with the remaining songs produced and mixed by Crown and James McKenty. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW)

Longtime Peterborough musician Mark Beatty’s debut album a long time coming

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'Audiodacity' saw the 65-year-old singer-songwriter work over two years with John Crown, James McKenty, Greg Wells, and a long list of contributors.
encoreNOW for September 22, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Brewfest at 100 Acre Brewing Company, "Billboard In Concert: 1986" at Port Hope's Capitol Theatre, Artsweek in Peterborough, Foley's Irish Pub at Showplace's Cogeco Studio in Peterborough, The Dreamboats at Performing Arts Lakefield, and Bryan Adams "Roll with the Punches" tour at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – September 22, 2025

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Featuring a live music fundraiser for Redpath, Billboard In Concert 1986, Artsweek, Foley's East Coast Pub, Performing Arts Lakefield season opener, and Bryan Adams in concert.
Senior planner and project manager Justine Giancola of Dillon Consulting, a consulting firm retained by the City of Peterborough, leads a presentation about a proposed Community Planning Permit System during a statutory public open house on September 17, 2025 at Miskin Law Community Complex. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of Concerned Citizens of Peterborough video)

Open house on proposed Community Planning Permit System for Peterborough sees development concerns expressed

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'This is Peterborough ... not Manhattan' said one attendee at the Miskin Law Community Complex event held Wednesday night.
Drag performer Sahira the Djinn, Public Energy managing director Eva Fisher, and Public Energy programming director Kate Alton at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on September 16, 2025 during an announcement of the contemporary performance arts presenter's 2025-26 season. (Photo: Jeannine Taylor / kawarthaNOW)

Public Energy Performing Arts in Peterborough unveils its 32nd season lineup

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The era of new programming director Kate Alton begins with six main stage performance works, starting with YEBO on September 25 at Market Hall.
Musician, author, activist, and longtime NDP MP for Timmins-James Bay Charlie Angus is bringing his 'Meidas Canada Resistance Tour' to The Venue in downtown Peterborough on October 15, 2025, with partial proceeds from the event supporting the YES Shelter for Youth and Families. (Photo via Charlie Angus / The Resistance website)

Activist Charlie Angus says his Resistance Tour is our generation’s ‘call to arms’ against...

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Former NDP MP's sold-ut October 15 appearance at The Venue in Peterborough urges us to speak out against 'gangster fascism' and advocate for threatened Canadian values.
encoreNOW for September 8, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Taylor Abrahamse performing at Take Cover Books in Peterborough, the Peterborough Theatre Guild's season-opening production of Norm Foster's "Opening Night", New Stages Theatre's season-opening staged reading of Jonathan Wilson's "A Public Display of Affection", the Apsley Autumn Studio Tour, Classic Troubadours Live at Lindsay's Academy Theatre, and "The Beaver Club" at Bobcaygeon's Globus Theatre. (kawarthaNOW collage)

encoreNOW – September 8, 2025

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Featuring Taylor Abrahamse, Peterborough Theatre Guild, New Stages Theatre, Apsley Autumn Studio Tour, Classic Troubadours Live, and Globus Theatre.
Every Thursday evening in July and August, the Bobcaygeon Music Council presents free outdoor concerts at Lock 32 in Bobcaygeon, as well as a concert series beginning in the fall and running into the spring. (Photo courtesy of Bobcaygeon Music Council)

Best known for its free summer concerts, Bobcaygeon Music Council ups its live music...

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Already sold out, The Dockside Sessions continues a nearly 20-year commitment of bringing very talented performers to the village.
encoreNOW for August 25, 2025 features (from left to right, top and bottom) Martin Julien performing "Magic Lies: An Evening with W.O. Mitchell" for New Stages Theatre, Mimi O'Bonsawin, Russell deCarle, Julian Taylor and Logan Staats, Creekside Music Festival, and the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's Musical Nature Walk at Tecasy Ranch. (kawarthaNOW collage

encoreNOW – August 25, 2025

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Featuring 'Magic Lies: An Evening with W.O. Mitchell', Mimi O'Bonsawin, Russell deCarle, Julian Taylor and Logan Staats, Creekside Music Festival, and the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra's Musical Nature Walk.
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