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Mar 25, 2019

What to do.

Monday, March 25
This month's LGBTQ+ in Technology Meetup is at the Square (Cash App) office at 305 King St. Come connect with the local LGBTQ+ community in technology and help make and take a space.

Tuesday, March 26
Menstrual hygiene products are one of the most requested yet least donated items at food banks. Tampon Tuesday is a unique way together and support women in need in our community. This year, the event is at THEMUSEUM and sponsored by United Way of Waterloo Region, Waterloo Region Labour Council and Virgin Radio KW.

This past January was the third warmest on record for the globe. Global warming? Most likely. But how exactly does this climate change thing work? Why is it happening? And how do we make sense of predictions for the Earth's climate? Come learn more at Global Warming for the Informed Citizen at J&P Grocery in Kitchener.

Descendants Beer & Beverage have Schitt's Creek Trivia at 8.

Wednesday, March 27
There's a startup double header today at the Tannery Event Centre. First up at 9:30 are the Velocity Fund Finals $25K. Nine startups are competing for four $25k prizes. Next up at 2 PM is the Fierce Founders Finale for the Communitech Fierce Founders Bootcamp. 23 women-led companies have been refining their business and the top eight will be pitching for up to $100k in prizes. Both events are being live streamed too if you can't make it in person.

Thursday, March 28
The KW Art Gallery has a free drop-in art activity for parents, caregivers and their little ones. Please register in advance to join us for tea, coffee and free creative play on Tuesday from 9:30-11:30am.

Looking for an unforgettable theatre experience this weekend? Green Light Arts presents This is the Point -from March 28-31. Developed while in Residency at The Theatre Centre in Toronto by the award-winning International company Ahuri Theatre, This is the Point is a joyous and unflinching portrait of four individuals whose lives have been shaped, in part, by cerebral palsy.

The Perimeter Institute presents Jonathan Roozeman on cello at 7:30 PM. Finnish-Dutch cellist Jonathan Roozeman is already establishing himself as a cellist of exceptional musical integrity. At the age of 17, Jonathan won the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition, making him the youngest prize-winner ever. From there, he has played with the world’s most renowned orchestras and conductors.

The KW Poker Chicks have their game tonight at RE/MAX Twin City (83 Erb Street W). Buy-in is $15 and it's a potluck too.

Catch a special screening of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" with Junior Achievement of Waterloo Region at the Apollo Cinema. Catering provided by Little Mushroom Catering.

Friday, March 29
The guy who coined the term "virtual reality" is speaking in Waterloo. An Evening with Jaron Lanier at CIGI is a talk focused on the socio-cultural and political implications of artificial intelligence.

Saturday, Mar 30
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 30 is “Doo-bop" - Had He Lived… at TWH Social in Downtown Kitchener.

This Saturday at Jane Bond, GOON (from L.A.) DEAD SOFT (from Vancouver), and HYNESS (from down the street). $15 at the door. Door at 9 PM. 19+

Sunday, Mar 31
Experience the wines of Nicholas Pearce Winery at Fork and Cork this Sunday. This is part of their Uncorked dinner series. Spots are limited - sign up on their site today.

Spend your Sunday afternoon at Descendants Beer & Beverage enjoying the tunes of incredible local musician Juneyt from 1 till 3.

Next week and beyond
Stone Soup is coming back to downtown Kitchener featuring Joni NehRita + Band, Royal Castles, Monowhales and Beggars Banquet. Stone Soup benefit concerts have raised more than $40,000 in support of the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre, the Sexual Assault Support Centre, Nutrition for Learning and Doctors Without Borders. This year all event proceeds will support Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region. Join them on Saturday April, 6th at THEMUSEUM for a celebration of local arts and music, a silent auction and an amazing line up of talent at Stone Soup V.

Side note.

Matthew McCarthy's photography is brilliant - and it turns out he's not too shabby with a keyboard either. His story on how synchronized swimming has helped two girls form a unique bond is a must-read.

Another feel-good story - ‘Canada is a dreamland’: Syrian refugee thrilled to start job at Kitchener high-tech firm.

This is not the kind of Danger Zone that Kenny Logins was singing out. (Maybe if we painted Ezra Ave green like bike lanes, people would stop going because drivers would speed down it. -Ed.)

For years, people have had to choose between going to the Community Edition's Steel Rails or going to Taco Fest (in support of Community Connections Meals on Wheels). But not this year as the stars have aligned and they're scheduled on different evenings.

If you judge a party by the number of charges and arrests, then Ezra Ave was a success this year with 514 charges and 18 arrests. Oh wait, that's not how we judge a party.

If you look in a mirror in Cambridge and say "amalgamation" three times, the ghost of John Galt will appear and suggest a location for the sports multiplex.

FOMO.

Queen Street Commons is a cafe, gathering and event space, non-profit, and the heart of Downtown Kitchener. The vegan and vegetarian menu uses produce from their community market garden and is prepared by volunteers looking to develop work experience. Their home-style meals, snacks, drinks, and desserts are affordable, catering to the wide range of patrons from low-income families with young children to people in the tech industry and community activists. The second floor of the cafe is used as affordable apartments for low-income residents. Every Saturday, Queen Street Commons hosts the Community Market Day for local exchange where people can barter goods and services. A Speak English Cafe is one of the countless events held at Queen Street Commons, helping Syrian refugees enter the workforce by pairing them with a volunteer and job coach. Queen Street Commons is the best place to grab heart-warming meals for under $10, volunteer with the community, and attend a cozy event watching a movie or open mic performance.