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COVID-19 NOTICE - Due to the Government of Ontario's declaration of a state of emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most concerts and arts-related events have been cancelled. This section will feature limited stories until the arts and entertainment sector can resume operations.

The Traveling Milburys is John Cassano as Jeff Lynne, Roy Leblanc as Roy Orbison, Gerry Parsons as Tom Petty, Jerry Boyer as George Harrison, and Matt Greenberg as Bob Dylan. Each member of The Traveling Milburys comes from tribute bands dedicated to the individual artists. (Photo: The Traveling Milburys)

Live music comes to the Lindsay Drive-In on July 19

Concert features headliner tribute band The Traveling Milburys with country rockers The Steelhorse Gypsies opening

kawarthaNOW - July 3, 2020

Peterborough celebrities Linda Kash (pictured) and Megan Murphy appear in a video released by Showplace Performance Centre sharing the news that the downtown Peterborough performance venue will be keeping its doors closed until 2021. The not-for-profit organization is working to reschedule fall shows to 2021 and all already-purchased tickets will be honoured on the new dates. (Screenshot)

Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough dims the lights until 2021

Many artists, creators, and performers have been spending their isolation time preparing future projects, but acclaimed local filmmaker LA Alfonso has been busy sorting through the past by uploading his entire archive of short films online for public consumption. While LA's feature films are also all available to stream for a small fee, the shorter community films are all available for free, providing hours of material that create a fascinating look at the Peterborough arts community's past. LA's story is one of four that arts writer Sam Tweedle shares in his new column. (Photo: TK)

Performance, collaboration, and creativity lives on in Peterborough and the Kawarthas despite the pandemic

The dysfunctional Hargreeves family of misfit sibling superheroes returns for season two of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix on July 31, 2020. (Photo: Netflix)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in July 2020

Originally from the Curve Lake First Nation, award-winning Ojibwe playwright, novelist, and filmmaker Drew Hayden Taylor wrote a play in 2018 about the wild rice conflict between cottagers on Pigeon Lake and indigenous grower, harvester, and educator James Whetung. Taylor has taken the name and concept behind the play to create the documentary "Cottagers & Indians", which explores the wild rice conflict and other indigenous issues across Canada, including in Osoyoos B.C. (pictured). The documentary premiere on CBC Television on July 4, 2020. (Photo: Sam Karney)

Drew Hayden Taylor moves from stage to screen with his new ‘Cottagers & Indians’ documentary

June 23, 2020

In September 2019, Theatre Trent supported the Peterborough debut of Park Street Productions' "Bernie and Nick" (starring Brad Brackenridge, pictured, and Lindsay Unterlander) at The Theatre on King in downtown Peterborough. The Theatre on King and Peterborough's other theatrical performance venues have been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Theatre Trent has launched the Theatre Trent Venue Relief Fund to support the venues until they are permitted to reopen. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Theatre Trent launches relief fund for Peterborough performance venues and seeks community donations

June 22, 2020

The audience gathers for the opening night performance of Beau Dixon's "Bloom: A Rock 'n' Roll Fable" at the Winslow Farm at 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook on July 4, 2019. The outdoor theatre company's board of directors has decided to cancel its 2020 summer season because of continued uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Ontario government announced stage two of reopening the province's economy on June 8, 2020, restrictions on social gatherings are limited to 10 people and performance venues are not among the businesses allowed to reopen. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

4th Line Theatre cancels its summer season for the first time in 29 years

June 9, 2020

The 2015 Hootnanny on Hunter Street in downtown Peterborough. The 2020 festival has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Linda McIlwain / kawarthaNOW.com)

2020 Hootenanny on Hunter Street in downtown Peterborough cancelled

June 8, 2020

Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough is a not-for-profit organization that relies primarily on rentals to fund its operations. The Erica Cherney Theatre (pictured) and the Nexicom Studio are used by local theatre and performance companies, musicians, and more. The venue has been shut down since the Ontario government first declared a state of emergency on March 17, 2020. (Photo: Showplace)

Peterborough Arts Alive Fund will provide $10,000 COVID-19 relief grants to local arts organizations

June 5, 2020

Musician Tim Baker performing at the 2019 Peterborough Folk Festival at Nicholls Oval Park in Peterborough. The 2019 festival was attended by more than 15,000 people. (Photo: Peterborough Folk Festival)

31st annual Peterborough Folk Festival cancelled due to COVID-19

June 3, 2020

The Port Hope Drive-In will be opening for the season on June 12, 2020 but, due to public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the drive-in will be operating at half its normal capacity and the concession stand will be closed. (Photo: Shaney Cannon / Google Maps)

Port Hope Drive-In to open for season on June 12

June 2, 2020

Lindsay Drive-In open five days a week starting May 31

May 31, 2020

Ontario allows drive-in theatres to reopen on May 31

May 30, 2020

A promotional poster for "The Cure for Everything", written and performed by Maja Ardal. 4th Line Theatre is hosting Ardal's virtual reading of the play, which was first produced in 2010 by Theatre Passe Muraille in Toronto, on June 4, 2020 on the Zoom video platform. (Supplied photo)

4th Line Theatre hosts virtual play reading by Dora award-winning Maja Ardal on June 4

May 25, 2020

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