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Apr 16, 2018

What to do.

Video Games Live returns to Centre in the Square, tonight, Monday, April 16 at 7:30 PM.

Descendants Beer & Beverage is launch their Burger Monday nights on, well, tonight - Monday, April 16 from 5:00pm to 8:30pm for a 16oz brew and a burger for just $10. There are also veggie burgers available and craft sodas available for those who would prefer a non-alcoholic option.

Arabella Park's Industry Night starts tonight, Monday, April 16. $6 short cans, rotating innovative hot dogs and DJ Galac spins at 9 PM. Writing newsletters counts as being in the industry, right?

Hepcat Swing in Waterloo (42 Erb St. E) has a live band and swing dance lessons tonight, Monday April 16 from 8:30 PM to 11 PM.

Kitchener Public Library's 85 Queen Series returns this Tuesday, April 17. Meet the author of Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (to Everyone) and the national bestselling memoir Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes. Kamal Al-Solaylee is a recipient of the Toronto Book Award and the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, and was a finalist for a Governor General’s Literary Awards for Nonfiction, Trillium Book Award, CBC’s Canada Reads, Edna Staebler Award for Creative Nonfiction, and the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction.

Get your Tiny Tim on this Wednesday, April 18 at THEMUSEUM. It's Beer + Ukulele night - learn to play that tiny guitar and enjoy a pint from Abe Erb.

Do you like terrariums? Want to make your own? Then head over to the Waterloo Region Museum on Thursday, April 18 from 7 PM to 9PM for their Succulent Terrarium Workshop.

The Orangemen play Rhapsody Barrel Bar this Friday, April 20 at 9:30 PM. $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) has their 54th annual used book sale this Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at First United Church (King and William in uptown).

The Waterloo Region Museum hosts The Eco Well's Eco Market on Saturday, April 21 from 11 AM to 4 PM. There will be a marketplace of local green innovators, tasty eco-friendly eats and expert speakers all day. Free to attend.

Mental Health Without Borders is having a fundraising documentary screening of Kiskadee’s Shadow this Saturday, April 21. Why is Guyana ranked number one in the world for suicide? Join MHWB for an investigative film and listen to guest speakers working towards change at Apollo Cinema in downtown Kitchener. Learn about their global non-profit and explore the possibilities of getting involved in humanitarian mental health work. Ticket proceeds will go towards Mental Health First Aid Kits distributed in Guyana.

On Saturday, April 21 - Maxwell's Music brings you want, what you really really want - Wannabe: A Spice Girls Tribute. $20 in advance, doors open at 7:30 PM.

Celebrate Earth Day by going for a jog with neighbours and cleaning up your local patch of the Earth. The Mount Hope - Breithaupt Park Neighbourhood Association's Plogging Run is this Saturday, April 22 from 10 AM to 1 PM. They'll picking up garbage as they complete a 5.85km run! There's also a shorter 2km run/walk - so bring your kids and let's clean up our streets!

Anything with a secret location is awesome. Make it a concert in a secret location and you've got SoFar Sounds. Their next concert is this Sunday, April 22 at - well, it's a secret. Sign up to get the details on this and future secret concerts.

Hey you guys - end the week back at Descendants for their Famjam Movie Trivia - they're screening The Goonies on Sunday, April 22.

Coming up next Monday, April 23 from 6:30- 8:30 PM - Wilfrid Laurier University Press presents a reading by Daniel Heath Justice from his new book Why Indigenous Literatures Matter. Justice will join other Laurier authors, including Corri Arnold and more for discussion afterwards. The event is happening in the Robert Langen Art Gallery in the Laurier Library.

Where to be for....

...music

Global Warming
with DJ 88, Attila the Spun, DJ Froyo & DJ JoshChong
EDM hits, hip hop, trap, reggae, retro & all your favourites
Starlight Social Club
$5 at the door
Sat, Apr 21 | 10 PM