TL;WR

Dec 17, 2018

This past Friday, I was introduced to a partner of a coworker at our holiday party. He mentioned that he's been reading this newsletter since he moved to Kitchener and it helped him feel at home here. Hearing things like that keep this newsletter going. Just wanted to say thank you for subscribing and sharing and supporting local businesses here in Waterloo Region. There'll be one random newsletter between now and the new year - send your events! Happy Holidays and an have an awesome New Year!

What to do.

This Monday, Dec. 17 from 6 to 9 is the last Suds & Shop Pop-Up Market at Arabella Park. Vendors this Monday Blood Brothers Brewing, WooWoo Laboratory. BRFC/Bearface Design, Tailwaggers Haberdashery, S.E.A.P.: small batch hot sauce grown, StrayStones and Fischer Arbeit.

Green Light Arts presents "A Very Leila Christmas". The award-winning, lovable, and effervescent artist Leila in her hit show about the adventures of her first Christmas in Canada. Leila has recently immigrated to Canada from Tehran, Iran and has her first job: as a customer service rep in a call centre during the holiday season. This inspires her to learn what this “Christmas-thing Canadians seem to love so much” is all about. To impress a co-worker she promises to throw the ultimate Christmas party – things get out of hand - and hilarity ensues. Performances from Wednesday, Dec.19 through Sunday, Dec. 23.

This week at Descendants Beer & Beverage Co....Tuesday is Elf Trivia starting at 8. Wednesday is Trivial Dispute at 7. Music Bingo is on Thursday - this week's theme is music from the 00s. Friday has buck-a-shuck oysters and Jack Pender playing at 8. Saturday is their Last Minute Market with September Lily from 11 to 4.

Catch the ultimate Christmas movie (No, not Die Hard. -Ed.) - "It's a Wonderful Life" - free with a donation to the Food Bank. This Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6:30.

On Friday, Dec. 21 from 6 to 8:30, check out Waterloo Park while it is lit up for the holidays and visit the Waterloo Public Library in the old school house to warm up with festive songs and stories.

Kitchener Public Library has a free screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 1. Stormtroopers and a R2 unit from the Fifth Deep Core Army will be there too. (Porgs too? -Ed.). Donations to the Food Bank appreciated.

On Saturday, Dec. 22 from 10:30 to 11:15, bring the whole family to Kitchener Public Library for I am Fabulous storytime with Leila! Leila knows a thing or two about how hard it can be to fit in, make friends, and feel good about yourself, so come and be delighted as she shares her favourite stories and songs about what it means to be FABULOUS.

Get in the holiday spirit with Conor Gaines & Friends Christmas at Rhapsody Barrel Bar on Saturday, Dec. 22 starting at 9.

Apollo has Gremlins. The movie Gremlins, not actual Gremlins. Saturday, Dec. 22 at 2.

As the city formerly named after the capital of Germany, we certainly have no shortage of schnitzels and European fare. Two Goblets is tucked away on the small Ontario Street off King in Downtown Kitchener. They have limited hours of operation, opening only two hours for lunch and 4 hours for dinner. On Fridays, they have an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for $18 + tax per person. Two Goblets is known for their impressive array of amazing schnitzels. If flat breaded meats don’t strike your fancy, Two Goblets also serves up incredible perogies, soup, and cabbage rolls. Show and Tell Coffee is next door if you need some caffeine to wake yourself up from the inevitable food coma. Or if you want to unwind and play some games, Adventurer’s Guild is just two doors down.