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Apr 08, 2019

What to do.

Monday, April 8
Hey, you deserve to take some quality time out for yourself and learn practical ways to reduce stress, anxiety or depression. No, we're not talking about going to the bar. Check out this Self-Care and Mindfulness Experiential Workshop from 6:30 to 8:30.

Tuesday, April 9
Descendants Beer & Beverage has Game of Thrones trivia - just in time for next weekend's premiere.

Wednesday, April 10
Rhapsody Barrel Bar has Dr. Doctor for their Blues Jam starting at 8.

THEMUSEUM has The FLOW Dialogues: An Evening of Menstrual Manifestos. It's an evening of performances from local spoken word artists and poets. The night begins with some local poets and then conclude with a performance of Leak by Tavia Christina.

The Harlem Globetrotters are the Aud starting at 7 PM.

Thursday, April 11
KWAG continues to explore the integration of culture and urban renewal in the creation of culturally active spaces and great cities. This session explores the integration of culture and urban renewal in the creation of culturally active spaces and great cities with Heidi Reitmaier, the incoming Deputy Director and Richard and Elizabeth Currie Chief of Learning and Programs at the Art Gallery of Ontario. 6:30 PM at the Walper Hotel.

Thursday is Disrupt HR KW. Disrupt HR is an information exchange designed to engerize, inform and empower people in the HR field. 14 speakers, 5 minutes each, and slides rotate every 15 seconds. (Shameless self promotion, -Ed. is hosting this.)

Alysia Kolentsis will be at your Kitchener Public Library talking about Othello as part of the Stratford Festival's Library Lectures series.

Friday, April 12
Lou Dawg's has Tinder Tales starting at 9 PM. It's a show where comedians, storytellers and sometimes, even people who have never been on stage before submit and share their real (funny), unique experiences and perspectives on digital dating.

Check out some awesome work from Conestoga College students at their Skillz Manifesto Year-end Design Show. Students in Conestoga College's Design Foundations program will exhibit their work from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Waterloo Region Museum.

There's some awesome live music from Rosella at 8:30 PM at Descendants Beer & Beverage.

My Son The Hurricane plays Maxwell's starting at 7:30 PM.

Saturday, April 13
The Pop Culture Market comes to the Boathouse in Victoria Park from 12 to 5. Come check out vendors selling pop culture themed items from cassettes to video games and more.

Want to learn the basics of HTML and CSS? Ladies Learning Code has an intro workshop this Saturday from 10 to 4 at Terminal in downtown Kitchener.

Jane Bond has DJ Sylent Syd starting at 10 PM. No cover, 19+.

Sunday, April 14
Strut It! With Brett: Spring Session is six-week heel class all about feeling sexy, dancing your butts off and having a great time. There's a new routine each week and the next set of sessions starts on April 14.

Next week and beyond
Startups and Beers is coming back on April 25. Meet new tech friends, learn about interesting startups, support an amazing community partner and sample some of the best handcrafted brews that Southwestern Ontario has to offer.

Join KW Counselling Services for their third annual Improv Comedy Night in support of the accessible mental health services. Monday, April 14 at the Conrad Centre.

Side note.

Looking for daily deals around #KWAwesome? Check out @CuratedKW - a new project from the awesome duo of @sluuser and @AlyVersolatto.

Housing prices are up, but housing sales are down - what's up with that? CTV Kitchener's Max Wark has the story.

Ten KW residents have recently started a new co-op that is the first of its kind in Ontario, and believed to be the first of its kind in all of Canada. Check out the details in the Community Edition.

We might have good jobs, but Andrew Coppolino gets to write about gin in KW, so he's winning.

Morty's - the "Cheers" of Waterloo.

FOMO.

Ever since Noodle's One left, more and more noodle places have sprouted to fill the noodly void 😊

Gol’s Lanzhou is a noodle restaurant in Waterloo at Philip and University. They opened in fall 2018 following the success of their first location in Montreal about 6 years ago. Gol’s Lanzhou is named after the owner and has been praised for their beautiful interior decoration and authentic noodles. There is a large window to watch people work their magic pulling noodles by hand. The service is incredibly quick and you receive your bowl of noodles within minutes. Try their Traditional Lanzhou Hand-Pull Beef Noodle for a taste of authentic Chinese noodle and soup. Pair it up with a variety of side dishes, or check out Gol’s Lanzhou in the evenings for their barbecue menu. Their beef broth is made daily in-store and their noodles are light but chewy and pliable. Drop by Gol’s Lanzhou if you like noodles and bring cash for a 5% discount.