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In "The Other: A Strange Christmas Tale", Leanne (Jalen Brink, left) is the daughter of Bill (Danny Waugh, second from left) and Judy (Naomi Duvall, right), who is estranged from her bigoted father Ebbie Krank (Robert Winslow, second from right). When a mysterious woman arrives in the Village of Millbrook, Ebbie is taken on a journey through his past, present, and future to understand the causes of his racism. (Photo: Wayne Eardley, Brookside Studio)

Christmas play takes audiences on a walk through the streets and history of Millbrook

4th Line Theatre's production of Beverley Cooper's 'The Other: A Strange Christmas Tale' runs until December 14

Sam Tweedle - December 7, 2018

Alberta's Juno and CCMA award-winning country musician Gord Bamford is performing at The Venue in downtown Peterborough on Tuesday, December 11th, with special guest opener JoJo Mason. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – December 6 to 12

In "Youth Unstoppable", filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker documents her decade-long involvement in the youth climate movement, as well as her efforts to give young people a voice in the fight to combat climate change. The film will headline the opening night of the 2019 ReFrame Film Festival on January 24th at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Supplied photo)

Former Peterborough high school student’s film to headline ReFrame Film Festival

Alice the Camel with Toronto actor Armon Ghaeinizadeh, who plays Ali Baba, at a reherasal of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", Globus Theatre's family panto version of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale. Written by Sarah Quick and also starring Sarah, James Barrett, Siobhan O'Malley, and a rotating cast of 50 children, the play runs from December 7 to 16, 2018 at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon. (Photo: Sam Tweedle / kawarthaNOW.com)

Globus Theatre’s annual family panto returns with ‘Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves’

The Foley family and friends, with the support of Showplace Performance Centre, present the 15th annual A Cozy Christmas on December 15, 2018 at Showplace in downtown Peterborough. The concert will raise funds to pay each teacher at a small village school in the West African country of Liberia one month's wages. (Supplied photo)

‘A Cozy Christmas’ on December 16 raises funds for schoolteachers in West Africa

Canada's legendary alt-country rockers Blue Rodeo (Mike Boguski, Colin Cripps, Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor, Bazil Donovan, and Glenn Milchem) are performing a benefit concert for local health care at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on December 28, 2018. (Photo: Dustin Rabin)

musicNOW – December 2018

December 1, 2018

A detail from "Quebec Cabin, From the River, in Spring" by Jennifer Churchill, whose series of bold and bright contemporary landscapes depicting the Canadian North is currently on display at the Agnes Jamieson Gallery in Minden. (Photo courtesy of the artist)

artNOW – December 2018

November 30, 2018

New York City's award-winning jazz pianist, accordionist, and composer Ben Rosenblum is performing at the Black Horse in downtown Peterborough on Wednesday, December 5th, with Jonny Chapman on bass, Ben Zweig on drums, and Montreal's Sam Kirmayer on guitar. (Photo: CK Photography)

nightlifeNOW – November 29 to December 5

November 29, 2018

In "Appropriate Audience Behaviour", Ashley (Emma Meinhardt, front left) and Carol (Sam Weatherdon, front right) are two high school students trying to enjoy a performance of Hamlet despite the distractions created by fellow audience members including a patronizing Shakespeare snob (Kelsey Gordon Powell, front centre). Also pictured are Andrew Root, Sheila Carleton, and Nathan Govier. The production runs from November 29 to December 1, 2018 at The Theatre On King in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Andy Carroll)

Clever play pokes fun at annoying people in audiences

November 29, 2018

Actors Steven Gallagher and Juan Chioran, who performed in the original 2009 Toronto production of "A New Brain" produced by The Musical Stage Company, will be reprising their roles in the New Stages' concert version of William Finn's autobiographical musical at the Market Hall in Peterborough on December 1, 2018. Other performers include veterans of the Stratford, Shaw, and Toronto stages along with some Peterborough favourites. (Publicity photos)

Stratford and Shaw veterans join Peterborough performers to sing songs from...

November 27, 2018

Maestro Michael Newnham leads the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra, the Kawartha Youth Orchestra, and audience members in the PSO's annual holiday carol sing-along in 2017. The Kawartha Youth Orchestra and the carol sing-along return in this year's holiday concert, "Home for the Holidays", which will be performed on Saturday, December 9th at Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Huw Morgan)

Come ‘Home for the Holidays’ with the Peterborough Symphony Orchestra on...

November 27, 2018

Lakefield College School's production of "Mamma Mia!" is a showcase for the huge talent of Catherine Kim in the leading role of Donna Sheridan. The jukebox musical featuring the hits of Swedish pop supergroup Abba runs from November 27 to December 1 at the Bryan Jones Theatre at Lakefield College School. Performances are free for the public. (Photo: Sara Connelly / SC Photography)

Take a chance on Lakefield College School’s rousing production of ‘Mamma...

November 26, 2018

Warm up your weekend with Toronto's modern roots reggae band The Human Rights, who perform at the Red Dog in downtown Peterborough on Friday, November 23rd. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 22 to 28

November 22, 2018

"Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War", starring almost every Marvel superhero battling the plans of intergalactic despot Thanos (Josh Brolin) to destroy half of the life in the universe, comes to Netflix Canada on Christmas Day. Pulling in more than $2 billion at the box office worldwide, the movie was the highest-grossing film of 2018. (Photo: Marvel Studios)

What’s new on Netflix Canada in December 2018

November 20, 2018

Newfoundland native and Campbellford resident Ken Tizzard and his band will be performing tunes from his new record "A Good Dog Is Lost" (a collection of songs by the late Newfoundland folk singer-songwriter Ron Hynes) at The Red Dog in downtown Peterborough on Saturday, November 17th. You can also catch Ken every Wednesday at the The Church-key Pub & Grindhouse in Campbellford. (Publicity photo)

nightlifeNOW – November 15 to 21

Updated November 17, 2018

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