TL;WR

Feb 25, 2019

What to do.

Monday, Feb 25
Tonight is LGBTQ+ in Technology Meetup v0.2.4 at Smile.io's office at 305 King St in Kitchener. Come connect with the local LGBTQ+ community in technology and help them make and take a space.

Tuesday, Feb 26
Yeah, you know video is great way to tell your business's brand story - but maybe you don't know where to start. Communitech, Vidyard and Arc Media have a four-part workshop starting this Tuesday called "Telling your brand story with video". Free for Communitech members and $199 for the series for non-members.

Also on Tuesday and also from the folks at Communitech, it's Tech Jam at Bingemans. Tech Jam is a one-night hiring and networking event that connects tech companies with qualified tech and non-tech talent. There will be over 60 companies there to talk to, and maybe find your next great career. Free to attend.

Descendants Beer & Beverage has RuPaiul's Drag Race Trivia starting at 8:00 pm.

Wednesday, Feb 27
Starting this Wednesday and running though Sunday, actOut - KW's Children's Drama Workshop - is performing their production of "12 Angry Jurors" at KW Little Theatre.

Under The Rainbow is 19+ variety show in support of OK2BEME.ca and KW Counselling Services. Join them for a unique variety show and dance featuring comedian Chanty Marostica, singer Rae Spoon, balloon artist Drew Ripley, Lovable Leila and more.

Over at the Apollo Cinema, it's Horror Noire. Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, Horror Noire traces the untold history of Black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre. Adapting Robin Means Coleman’s seminal book, HORROR NOIRE will present the living and the dead, using new and archival interviews from scholars and creators; the voices who survived the genre’s past trends, to those shaping its future.

Thursday, Feb 28
The Registry Theatre has "Häxan" - Benjamin Christensen’s 1922 horror docudrama, also known as Witchcraft Through the Ages with live soundtrack by VOC Silent Film Harmonic.

The opening gala for the 2019 KW Comedy Festival features Shaun Majumder at Centre in the Square. One dollar from every ticket goes to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Doors at 7, tickets $26-$70.

Friday, Mar 1
Your Kitchener Public Library has ImagineIt: Good and Mad with Rebecca Traister. It's an in-depth conversation with Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger. Traister’s book looks back at how anger has shaped the waves of feminism, and how women today are using their rage to galvanize a 21st century revolution. Registration required.

The Kids in the Hall's Bruce McCulloch is performing at Starlight Social Club starting at 8.

Saturday, Mar 2
Take the family down to Waterloo Town Square for KW Comedy Festival's Family Variety Show presented by Joseph's. Doors open at 1:30, show starts at 2 - free tickets - but you need to grab your tickets before you go.

Enjoy some live music and cold craft beer at Descendants Beer & Beverage with Ben Rollo Matinee from 2 to 5.

Local photographers explore the theme Waterloo Moves and the projection of those images on the big screen is accompanied by nine solo musicians at Art$Pay Waterloo Moves show and sale.

Every Saturday in March multi-award winning trumpet player Brownman Ali (2x National Jazz Award winner) will lead five different all-star ensembles through five historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed and immortalized with his presence. This Saturday, March 2 is "Young Miles" - The Bird Years at TWH Social in Downtown Kitchener.

It's Kitchener Comic Con on Saturday and Sunday. Head down to Kitchener City Hall for comics, games, cosplay and more.

Sunday, Mar 3
These are the droids you're looking for. It's day 2 of Kitchener Comic Con at Kitchener City Hall.

Jokes at Jane's (Jane Bond) is back for their third edition. Hosted by KW's Comedy King Ben McKay and featuring Vong Show, Charissa Abishiktha, Suzie Taka, Olivia Stadler, Jacob Balshin and headliner Brandon Ash-Mohammed. Tickets are $6 online or $10 at the door. Doors open at 7, jokes at 8.

Next week and beyond
Get a sneak peak of DeCapo Chamber Choir's refugee-themed "Following the Moonroad" premiering March 9 and 10 with cellist Miriam Stewart-Kroeker. Ticket details.

Save the date for Shopify's celebration of International Women's Day 2019 with a talk from Sandi Metz - programmer, teacher and author of Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby and 99 Bottles of OOP - on the power of persuasion.

Side note.

Hello to celiac readers of the newsletter (and people who know celiacs). Bitte Schön Brauhaus is now our favourite brewery in Waterloo Region because they brewed a gluten free beer and have a clean draft line for it. We drove up on Friday to be one of the first to try it and it's pretty darn good. (Disclaimer: as with everything in life, the beer is brewed in the same facility that makes regular beer, so there's a risk of cross contamination. -Ed.)

FOMO.

Thanks to Darlise Cafe in Downtown Kitchener, you will never be left hungry for amazing breakfast food in Kitchener-Waterloo. The restaurant/cafe is located across the street from Walper Hotel, which unfortunately means, that the nearest parking around is the paid parking garage at Charles and Benton. Darlise Cafe is best known for the Eggs Benedict made with fresh Hollandaise sauce, Banana Foster pancakes, and their fantastic espresso drinks. They are a local favourite to take new hires and interns, have a cozy brunch with family and friends, or start your morning with people-watching. Darlise Cafe also offers private Murder Mystery Dinners for groups of 25 people or more. Their large spacious restaurant are great for large groups, meetups, and events. Due to their popularity, they often have long wait times on the weekends.