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Emily Burgess & The Emburys will be releasing their new album "Never-Ending Fling" at the Gordon Best in Peterborough on Saturday, November 16th with special guests The Weber Brothers, Ryan 'Rico' Browne, Shai 'Cookie' Peer, and Blue Hazel. (Photo: Karol Orzechowski)

nightlifeNOW – November 14 to 20

Live music listings at pubs and clubs in Peterborough and The Kawarthas for the week of Thursday, November 14 to Wednesday, November 20

kawarthaNOW - November 14, 2019

The Precarious2 ArtsWork festival is running in November and December in downtown Peterborough, featuring more than 50 artists creating and presenting new works in theatre, visual art, music, spoken word, literary arts, film, and performance, as well as workshops, artistic mentorships, and panel discussions revolving around the theme of precarity in the arts. The rat masks derive from the first Precarious festival in 2017, when artistic director Kate Story presented "Festivus Rattus 2035", a post-apocalyptic retelling of the Pied Piper of Hamelin as a metaphor for the underpaid and undervalued artist. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Precarious2 festival celebrates the work of artists while exploring their economic insecurity

Singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist Colin Linden, who has performed with the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Cockburn, Emmylou Harris, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, will be performing a rare solo concert at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre on November 30, 2019. The music director of the hit TV series "Nashville", Colin has recently been touring the U.S. and U.K. as a member of Nashville star's Charles Esten's band. (Photo: Laura Godwin)

Great music, great conversation, and great comedy at Peterborough’s Market Hall in November

Drawing comparisons to Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa's The Mothers of Invention, self-proclaimed "mad composer from Oakville" Friendly Rich (Marsella) brings his experimental cabaret orchestra The Lollipop People to The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, November 13th. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 7 to 13

Lyndele Gauci as Rosie, Natalie Dorsett as Donna, and Christie Freeman as Tanya with the cast of "Mamma Mia!" as they perform ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' in the St. James Players production of the hit musical, which runs from November 8 to 16, 2019 at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Wendy Morgan)

Fun and fabulous ‘Mamma Mia!’ will bring the audience to its feet

November 6, 2019

The contestants of the Peterborough Theatre Guild's production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", running November 8th to 23rd at the Guild Hall in Peterborough. From left to right: Gillian Kunza as Olive, Meg O'Sullivan as Logainne, Kristen McConnell as Marcy, Andrew Little as Leaf, Rowan Lamoureux as William, and Will Smith as Chip. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

’25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ is spelled D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L

November 5, 2019

Toronto-based Afro-Caribbean actor Khadijah Roberts-Abdulla reprises her lead role in the original 2018 Factory Theatre production of Kat Sandler's critically acclaimed play "Bang Bang" during a staged reading presented by New Stages Theatre Company at Market Hall Performing Arts in downtown Peterborough on November 10, 2019. She performs as Lila Hines, a former police officer who shot an unarmed black man and becomes the unwilling subject of a hit play that plays fast and loose with the actual facts. (Publicity photo)

Critically acclaimed explosive dramedy ‘Bang Bang’ comes to Market Hall on November 10

November 5, 2019

Early bird passes and opening tickets are now available for the 2020 ReFrame Film Festival, which takes place in downtown Peterborough from January 23 to 26. A list of the films at the 16th annual festival will be released in December, with the full schedule available in early January. (Graphic courtesy of ReFrame)

Early bird passes and opening night tickets now available for 2020 ReFrame Film Festival

November 4, 2019

Led by award-winning composer/arranger Aaron Jensen, Countermeasure features 13 of Canada's top vocal talents, performing innovative arrangements of pop favourites, classic jazz standards, and original songs. Incorporating innovative live looping, instrument imitation, and vocal percussion, Countermeasure has enthralled audiences worldwide with their dramatically choreographed shows and flawless harmonies. The group, which includes two Peterborough natives, performs at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 29, 2019. (Publicity photo)

Countermeasure performs a capella like you’ve never heard (or seen) before

November 3, 2019

Multiple award-winning blues and roots singer-songwriter and slide guitar virtuoso Colin Linden is performing at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough on November 20, 2019. (Photo: Laura Godwin)

nightlifeNOW – October 31 to November 6

October 31, 2019

A detail of Amanda McCavour's 'Pink Field, Blue Fog' (2011-2019, thread/machine embroidery) on display at the Art Gallery of Northumberland beginning November 2, 2019 at the Art Gallery of Northumberland. (Photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Northumberland)

Get ready to dance in your seats at the St. James Players production of ‘Mamma Mia!’

October 26, 2019

Edmonton funk/soul/pop band Carter and the Capitals (Eric Wildeman on guitar, Eric Doucet on keyboards, Ali Mirzaie on bass guitar, and Sam Malowany on drums and percussion) is on tour for the first time in Ontario supporting their debut album. They will be performing an "All Soul's Night Funk Party" at The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, October 30th. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – October 24 to 30

October 24, 2019

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Rose Wilton, founder of The Rose Project, in front of Sugar Dust Bakery on Walton Street in Port Hope where you can donate toiletries or warm gloves, mittens, and hats for people in need. You can also bring donations to The Rose Project's inaugural Holiday Craft Show at the Town Park Recreation Centre on November 23, 2019, which features vendors offering a selection of hand-crafted items for your holiday shopping. (Photo: April Potter / kawarthaNOW.com)

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