Grammy-Winning Group TLC Bringing 90's Nostalgia to the Peterborough Memorial Centre For May 18

There will be 90’s nostalgia hitting the Peterborough Memorial Centre as Grammy-award winning group TLC with special guests All-4-One and Color Me Badd hit the stage on May 18.

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Memorial Centre.

TLC has sold 85 million Records Worldwide, had four number one singles in the US, 10 Top Ten singles in the US, won 4 Grammy Awards, 5 MTV Awards, 5 Soul Train Awards and 4 Multi-Platinum selling albums. Two of them (Fanmail and CrazySexyCool) are certified Diamond by the RIAA and have one billion plays on Pandora.  

All-4-One are best known for their songs I Swear, I Can Love You Like That, So Much In Love, I Turn To You, These Arms, Beautiful As You and more. The Grammy Award Winning group All-4-One is internationally known for chart topping radio hits and also garnering countless awards. All-4-One’s very first single ‘So Much In Love,’ scaled to RIAA Gold Sales and top five pop status.

Color Me Badd were considered the leaders of a resurgence of post-doo-wop harmony groups singing in the early 1990s.

Best known for their singles I Wanna Sex You Up, I Ador, Mi Amor and All 4 Love, the group has sold over 12 million records worldwide, had two number one Hit Singles, nine Top 40 Hits and a Triple-Platinum Album. They were nominated for two Grammy Awards, won two Soul Train Music Awards and one American Music Award and were nominated for five others.

Tickets range from $79.50 to $149.50 (plus applicable fees) and go on-sale Friday at 10 a.m. online, by phone at 705-743-3561 or in person at the box office.

PMC Scoop members presale begins on Wednesday at 10 a.m. where presale codes are available online.

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Jazz Singer Ada Lee to Perform Special Fundraising Concert To Benefit Peterborough and District Pathway of Fame

The Peterborough and District Pathway of Fame is hosting a special fundraising concert featuring world-renowned jazz singer Ada Lee at the Studio at Showplace Performance Centre on Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.

Photo courtesy of the Pathway Walk of Fame.

She has performed with some of the most revered generational jazz masters including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Guido Basso, Moe Koffman and Don Thompson.

The ‘Home Again’ concert represents a return to Peterborough for Ada, where she founded the Voices For Life Gospel Choir and was an active community volunteer. She has been honoured with a Governor General’s Award and the City of Peterborough Key to the City. She was also inducted into the Peterborough and District Pathway of Fame, where she served as a founding member.

The opening act is the Sean Hully Jazz Group and Ms. Lee will be accompanied by Rob Phillips. The concert is produced and sponsored by David Goyette.

Tickets are $35 and are available through Showplace at showplace.org or 705-742-7469.

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'Harmony for Healing' Event Organizer Sends Cordial Invitation Letter to Neil Young and Daryl Hannah

Organizer Philip Jolicoeur has reached out in a cordial letter to famed Canadian musician Neil Young and his wife and actress Daryl Hannah to attend his ‘Harmony for Healing’ suicide prevention concert.

Jolicoeur’s letter that was posted to social media. Photo courtesy of Philip Jolicoeur.

Jolicoeur’s mother passed away from suicide in the summer of 2022. He says Young’s music was a ‘comfort’ to her and himself. Jolicouer got to see Young in concert for the first time when he was four.

The letter was posted to social media on Wednesday and had almost 200 shares on Facebook, tagging the renowned artist.

The show is set for Feb. 22 at Market Hall. Tickets are $40 (plus $4 for ticket office fees) and are available online.

The concert has a house band boasting a large handful of Peterborough’s best performing at the event. The Weber Brothers, Melissa Payne, Nicholas Campbell, Austin Carson, Carling Campbell, Beth Anne Pelow on Sax, Tony Silvestri, Lindsay Barr and the artistry of Jason Wilkins Art & Creative Inc. are showcased at the event.

The event’s fundraising goal is $10,000 annually over a five-year span to raise a total of $50,000. Proceeds go to the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Assertive Outreach Suicide Prevention program.

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Canadian Artist Shawn Desman to Hit The Venue With Special Guest Sofia Camara On March 1

To help mark his 2024 Ontario and Quebec tour, JUNO Award-winning pop artist Shawn Desman is performing at The Venue on March 1, announced on Wednesday.

File Photo.

The multi-platinum artist has added rising pop artist Sofia Camara as a special guest for the tour.

2024 promises more new music and an expansion of live shows for Desman, according to a press release. 

Ticket availability can be found online on Desman’s website.

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Hometown PTBO: Phillip Joilcoeur Organizing the 'Harmony For Healing' Concert and His Mother's Passing As Its Connection

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday talks to ‘Harmony For Healing’ organizer Phillip Jolicoeur about the concert coming up on Feb. 22 next year, the connection of his mother’s passing last year and the concert and his long-term plans with the event.

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Peterborough Concert Band Hosting PATH Benefit Concert For Oct. 15

The Peterborough Concert Band is holding a special musical program, ‘The PATH Forward’ to benefit Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes (PATH) for Oct. 15 at Market Hall.

The performance is conducted by Juno-nominated Music Director Saman Shahi as Kate Suhr and Megan Murphy will guide the audience through a program that features big band standards, classical gems, new compositions and vocals. A celebratory reception hosted by PATH volunteers will follow the concert.

All tickets are $40 ($44 including HST and fees). They are available by phone (705-775-1503), at the box office and online. Live streaming tickets are also available online and are $10 each.

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Blue Rodeo With Special Guest Melissa Payne Returns to the Peterborough Memorial Centre On Dec. 28

Canadian icons Blue Rodeo returns to the Peterborough Memorial Centre with special guest Melissa Payne on Dec. 28.

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The band is touring, celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the band’s fifth studio album ‘Five Days in July.’

Ennismore’s Melissa Payne is bringing her background in old-time fiddle and traditional Celtic music to the stage.

“This night in December has become an annual favourite for the Peterborough community,” said Jeremy Giles, PMC facility manager. “Blue Rodeo’s music always brings the feelings of celebration and fun to the PMC. A band with a catalogue like theirs keeps fans singing along as they play hit after hit. We are really thrilled to be able to welcome our local girl Melissa Payne to this lineup as well this year.”

Tickets are on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. in person at the PMC Box Office, by phone at 705-743-3561 and online

Exclusive pre-sale for PMC Scoop members starts on Wednesday at 10: a.m.

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The Tenors Are Bringing Holiday Cheer to the Peterborough Memorial Centre For Dec. 17

The Tenors are bringing their ‘Christmas with The Tenors’ tour to the Peterborough Memorial Centre for a live performance scheduled for Dec. 17 at 8 p.m.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. at the PMC Box Office, online or by calling 705-743-3561. Ticket prices range from $65.50 to $100.50 (plus applicable fees).

PMC SCOOP members can get pre-sale tickets on Thursday at 10 a.m. only online.

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Interacting Show 'Dinosaur World Live' Charges Its Way To the Peterborough Memorial Centre On May 4

Interactive children’s theatre show, Dinosaur World Live, has be brought back to the Peterborough Memorial Centre (PMC) by popular demand for a show scheduled for May 4, announced on Tuesday.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. at the PMC Box Office, online or by calling 705-743-3561. Tickets are $45 and $65 (plus applicable fees).

Puppetry is used to bring life-like dinosaurs to the stage, with pre-historic creatures such as the tyrannosaurus rex, giraffatitan, microraptor, stegosaurus and triceratops.

The show introduces Miranda, daughter of paleontologists, who grew up surrounded by dinosaurs on a far-away island off the coast of South America. She has brought her dinosaur friends for you to meet.

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Rock Band Bush Playing at the Peterborough Memorial Centre On Nov. 24

Bush is making the Peterborough Memorial Centre a stop on their ‘Nowhere to go But Everywhere Tour’ in a one-night performance on Nov. 24.

Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. online, in person at the box office or by phone at 705-743-3561.

PMC SCOOP members can get pre-sale tickets on Thursday at 10 a.m. only online.

Prices range from $59.50 to $89.50 (plus applicable fees).

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