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Aug 13, 2018

What to do.

The HackerNest KW August Tech Social is tonight, Monday, August 13. Head over to the Accelerator Centre in the David Johnston Research + Technology Park for a night of casual, no-pressure networking.

Patent Social has an outdoor open mic night this Tuesday, August 14 starting at 7. The night is hosted by Tessa Bobessa of The Short Films. Bring your instruments, bring your friends, and enjoy the season's best patio party. Plus, Wellington pints are only $5.

White Rabbit has a hands-on cocktail workshop this Tuesday, August 14 at 7 PM. Lead by their awesome bartender Jared Gerring, learn the cocktail making techniques from the beginner level to Tom Cruise in "Cocktail". (Honestly, who hasn't tried to flip bottles like that? Also, do you have "Kokomo" stuck in your head now? If you didn't you do now. - Ed.)

Descendants Beer & Beverage has Brooklyn 99 trivia this Tuesday, August 14 starting at 8 PM. Grab some friends and compete for prizes and enjoy some awesome craft beer.

The Apollo has a screening of the mindfulness documentary "Walk With Me" starting with a twenty minute mindfulness session lead by Leslie from Queen Street Yoga. This Thursday, August 16 at 6:30 PM.

Local indie band Hugo Alley presents Pulp Social this Saturday, August 18 at the Tannery Event Centre in downtown Kitchener. Pulp Social is a party for KW's art community with three performances by indie pop bands and art popups wall-to-wall selling original art, clothes, merch and more. Music Provided by Hugo Alley, The Kents and Lost in Japan. Featured art popups by Nikolina Kupcevic, Jerry Quartz w/ Prevalent Plus, Trisha Abe, Alicetookmypicture, Haven Dao and Robin Ritter. $20 in advance or at the door.

Apollo Cinema's Apollo's Feast is back this Saturday, August 18. Enjoy a burrito from Holy Guacamole while you watch the classic film "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure".

The "I Love The 90s Tour" hits Bingemans On The Grand this Sunday, August 19 starting at 6:30 PM. Scheduled to appear - Vanilla Ice, Salt N Pepa, Rob Base, Montell Jordan, Young MC and Black Sheep.

Celebrate Waterloo Park's 125th birthday with two events in uptown Waterloo. From noon till 5, Open Streets takes over the recently renovated central promenade in Waterloo Park with music, games and and workshops. Then from 5 till 9, meet at the Waterloo Park bandshell for live music and food trucks.

The 30th anniversary edition of Kidspark is this Sunday, August 19 from 11 to 5 PM in Victoria Park. It's an exciting day jam packed with activities, entertainment, music, crafts, STEAM activities and surprises.

Coming up in September...

Here's a couple events coming up in September that we think you need to know about.

Hold The Line
September 8 | Fertile Ground Farm, St. Agatha
One of the best parts about living in Waterloo Region is being surrounded by beautiful countryside. Hold the Line is a small 'nonprofit-that-could' made up of artists, community builders, sustainability advocates and Waterloo Region enthusiasts that celebrates the farms, towns and natural spaces that make up our countryside and the walkable shops and restaurants that make our downtown cores exciting places to work and play.

Belmont Village Bestival
September 15 | Belmont Village, Kitchener
The Belmont Village Bestival is a one day festival bringing local artists to the Village to celebrate music and other artistic expressions in this beautiful gem within the City of Kitchener. Head down and check out their European style street festival held in the heart of Midtown. There will be a wide variety of musicians, dancers, children’s entertainers, visual artists and more with performance venues at Belmont's restaurants, cafes and outdoor patios.

LUMEN
September 29 | Uptown Waterloo
Lumen is a festival that showcases light based new media, media art, and projection based installations. This free event invites citizens to explore the city through a new lens -- one that illuminates Waterloo through art and technology. Lumen will take place in uptown Waterloo on September 29, 2018 from 6 - 11p.m. More details to be announced shortly.