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Director Claire Imrie with Gracie Silveira during a rehearsal for "Annie: The Musical". Gracie stars in the lead role of the Triple Threat Theatre production, which runs for four performances at the Academy Theatre for Performing Arts in Lindsay from August 16 to 19, 2018. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Triple Threat Theatre produces ‘Annie: The Musical’ in only 10 days

Part of summer theatre intensive program, musical runs at Academy Theatre in Lindsay from August 16 to 19

Sam Tweedle - August 15, 2018

Alberta-born award-winning country music star Terri Clark performs a free concert at Peterborough Musicfest at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on August 15, 2018. (Publicity photo)

Country music juggernaut Terri Clark performs at Peterborough Musicfest on August 15

Contemporary jazz-funk quartet Zing (John Ebata on keyboards, John Pagnotta on sax, David Inglis on drums, Patrick McPhail on bass, and Robert Moore on guitar) is performing a benefit concert for Community Care Peterborough on September 8, 2018 at the Market Hall in Peterborough. (Photo: Wendy Greening Photography)

Zing is ‘playing it forward’ at Peterborough’s Market Hall on September 8

Grace Thompson as 15-year-old Serena with Cynthia Ashperger as her mom Ramona in Judith Thompon's play "Who Killed Snow White?" at 4th Line Theatre. The world-premiere play, which explores sexual violence, the culture of misogyny, and the impact of social media and cyberbullying aong today’s youth, runs at the WInslow Farm in Millbrook unil August 25th. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studios)

Groundbreaking ‘Who Killed Snow White?’ challenges us to face sexual violence and misogyny

Florida-born bluesman Sean Chambers, named one of the top 50 blues guitarists of the last century by Guitarist magazine in the UK, is performing at the Dominion Hotel in Minden on Monday, August 13.

Rock ‘n’ roll never forgets and neither does Against The Wind

August 9, 2018

Victor Pokinko as Dr. Giff and Matt Pilipiak as Officer Marcus in the delightful Globus Theatre production of "Murder for Two", which runs until August 18, 2018 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Victor Pokinko and Matt Pilipiak make ‘Murder for Two’ a perfect...

August 9, 2018

A detail from "Looking Out", an original graphite study by artist Michael Dumas and the featured painting in "The Lives of Birds", the special exhibit at this year's Buckhorn Fine Art Festival from August 17 to 19, 2018. Ticket holders at opening night on Friday, August 17 will automatically be entered into a draw for this painting, valued at $1,000. (Photo courtesy of Buckhorn Fine Art Festival)

Win a Michael Dumas original at this year’s Buckhorn Fine Art...

August 7, 2018

Alan Doyle, pictured here with his band at the 2017 Blacksheep Festival in Germany, performs a free concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park in Peterborough on August 8, 2018. (Photo: Ralf Schulze / rs-foto.de)

For Alan Doyle, there is life after Great Big Sea

August 6, 2018

Chris Rouse as Prince with Sean Alexander, co-founder of tribute band The Funk Frequency, which performs a free concert at Peterborough Musicfest at Del Crary Park on Saturday, August 4, 2018. (Publicity photo)

Party like its 1999 this long weekend with The Funk Frequency

August 2, 2018

Hamilton folk singer-songwriter Gillian Nicola performs two shows this week: on Sunday, August 5th at Kawartha Coffee Co. in Bobcaygeon and on Tuesday, August 7th at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Lisa MacIntosh)

Peterborough’s own Sebastian Bach is playing a hometown concert in November

August 1, 2018

Former Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle, pictured here with his band at the 2017 Blacksheep Festival in Germany, performs a free concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park on August 8, 2018. (Photo: Rs-foto / Wikipedia)

Something old and something new rocks Peterborough Musicfest on August 1

July 30, 2018

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