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Musicians Kate Suhr, Griffin Clark, and Owen Stahn, who are currently starring in Beau Dixon's "Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable" at 4th Line Theatre, will be performing their own music at 4th Line's Midsummer Night's Music concert at St. Thomas's Anglican Church in Millbrook on July 20, 2019. The line-up also includes fellow performers and musicians Justin Hiscox, Mark Hiscox, and Geoff Hewitson, as well as Melissa Payne, who will be making her 4th Line Theatre debut in "Carmel" in August. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio).

Kate Suhr and Melissa Payne to perform at 4th Line Theatre’s Midsummer Night’s Music concert

July 20th concert also features Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable performers Griffin Clark and Owen Stahn, Justin and Mark Hiscox, and Geoff Hewitson

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Vancouver alt-rock trio Said The Whale (Ben Worcester, Jaycelyn Brown, and Tyler Bancroft) are headlining Peterborough Musicfest at Del Crary Park on July 17, 2019 with Peterborough alt-rock quintet and 2019 Peterborough Folk Festival Emerging Artist Paper Shakers opening. (Publicity photo)

West Coast alt rock arrives at Peterborough Musicfest on July 17 with headliners Said The Whale

Award-winning East Coast singer-songwriter Alicia Toner brings her blend of folk, pop, and country-rock to the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Sunday, July 14th. (Publicity photo)

Peterborough Musicfest welcomes reunited Crash Test Dummies on July 13

The Reklaws (brother-and-sister duo Stuart and Jenna Walker) return to Peterborough Musicfest for the third time on July 10, 2019, this time headlining the outdoor concert series with special guest opener Emily Reid. (Photo: Ryan Nolan)

Canadian new country band The Reklaws returns to headline Peterborough Musicfest on July 10

Canadian new country band The Reklaws returns to headline Peterborough Musicfest...

July 7, 2019

In Beau Dixon's "Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable", Owen Stahn (left) is Neph Burnstall and Eli Tanner (right) is Griffin Clark, two childhood friends who grow up to form the 1960s Canadian rock 'n' roll band The Spruce Street Ramblers, which rises to fame only after Tess Wilson (played by Kate Suhr, centre) joins the band. Directed by Kim Blackwell, the play runs every Tuesday to Saturday at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook until July 27, 2019. (Photo: Wayne Eardley / Brookside Studio)

Powerful performances and original music make 4th Line Theatre’s Bloom: A...

July 5, 2019

Taylor Esch and Kieran Northbound, two members of Kitchener acoustic band The Oldest Man I Know, bring their high-energy punk-inspired folk music to The Garnet in downtown Peterborough on Tuesday, July 9th. (Photo: The Oldest Man I Know)

Five plays in a single day: The 24 Hour Project returns...

July 4, 2019

Award-winning Toronto-based world music group Sultans of String are returning to Peterborough Musicfest to perform a free, sponsor-supported concert at Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on July 6, 2019. (Publicity photo)

Sultans of String brings its unity-solidifying world music to Del Crary...

July 4, 2019

Members of the cast of the Lindsay Little Theatre production of "Harvey", which runs July 5th to 13th: (front to back, left to right): Laura Marshall, John Austin, Jonah Grignon, Bill Fulker, Seamus McCann, Harvey (can YOU see him?), Ian MacLean, Carolyn MacLean, and Ben Whyte. Not pictured: Kelsie McCullough, Logan Gerzymisch, and Heather McCullough. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

‘See’ your favourite giant invisible rabbit at Lindsay Little Theatre

July 2, 2019

Toronto hip hop artist K-OS (Kevin Brereton) and Vancouver-based funk band Five Alarm Funk perform a free, sponsor-supported concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on July 3, 2019. (Photos: Andrew Francis Wallace and Five Alarm Funk / Instagram)

K-OS and Five Alarm Funk to fill Del Crary Park with...

July 2, 2019

Doug Varty as British pop-rocker Rod Stewart in tribute act Forever Young, which performs a free, sponsor-supported Canada Day concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on July 1, 2019. (Photo: Spitzky Media)

Tonight’s the night: Doug Varty brings Rod Stewart’s classic hits to...

July 1, 2019

The Sheepdogs, including Bailieboro's own Jimmy Bowskill (second from left), are performing a free sponsor-supported outdoor concert at Peterborough Musicfest in Del Crary Park in downtown Peterborough on July 24, 2019. (Photo: Matt Dunlap)

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