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May 06, 2019

What to do.

Monday, May 6
It's Industry Hoot Night at Rhapsody Barrel Bar. All day $5 food menu, $5 tall boys and live music from 5 to 11.

It's also hot dog Monday at Arabella Park Beer Bar.

It's also also hamburgers and pint for $10 at Descendants Beer & Beverage.

Weirdos doing improve? Laughs on Taps is back at Patent Social tonight at 8.

Tuesday, May 7
Back at Descendants, it's The Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe). (Lagers, assemble! - Ed.)

Wednesday, May 8
The Grand River Film Festival opens today and runs through Saturday, May 11.

The Region of Waterloo Library presents the 2nd Annual Festival of Trees celebration honouring Canadian children's literature. Be part of the largest Literary event for young readers in Canada with activities, games, live entertainment, prizes and giveaways. 10-2 at the Aud.

Guarded Girls is a new play about women in Canada's corrections system by Governor General’s Literary Award nominee Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman. The play is commissioned by Green Light Arts and produced with Tarragon Theatre. Performances run from Wednesday, May 8 through Sunday, May 19 at the Registry Theatre.

Thursday, May 9
KWAG's Culture Talks returns with an evening with Caroline Robbie at The Walper Hotel. Caroline is a Quadrangle Principal and head of the Interiors Group. She has delivered some of the studio’s high profile, award-winning projects including Corus Entertainment, Deluxe Toronto, 60_80 Atlantic Avenue and multiple cultural, institutional and workplace projects at Daniels City of the Arts including Artscape Daniels Launchpad, HXOUSE, House of Cool, the Sugar Gallery and OCAD U CO.

KWLT has Bat Boy: The Musical this Thursday, Friday and Saturday!

Come join Plugin KW for a night of ping pong on Thursday for Paddle Royale: A Plugin Happening. Gear up for an evening of fierce (and fun) ping pong battles, food, and drinks all in support of Nutrition for Learning. Gather your friends, practice your backhand topspin, and get ready to have fun for a great cause! It all goes down at Catalyst 137 from 7 to 10.

Friday, May 10
Youer Than You is a fundraiser to support the Canadian Mental Health Association of Waterloo/Wellington. It's a gala at THEMUSEUM with food vendors, beer/cider/spirits/wine tastings, music, fashion and entertainment.

There's a special screening of Emilio Estevez's (..and I was like Emiliooooo! - Ed.) new film, "The Public", at the Princess Twin Cinemas on May 10 at 7. The opening screening in Waterloo is presented in partnership with The Princess Cinemas and the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. $5.00 admission with a donation for the Food Bank.

Saturday, May 11
A special Saturday 85 Queen event at your Kitchener Public Library - HarperCollins Canada and #FrenzyPresents YA fantasy authors Victoria Aveyard, Tahereh Mafi and Maya Motayne. The trio will be visiting Kitchener Public Library for a conversation with Ashley Posluns, Digital Marketing Specialist at HarperCollins Canada. She manages HCC Frenzy, the online platform for all things YA.

Have a girl in your life who is interested in flying a tube made of thin metal in the sky at high speeds? The Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre at the Waterloo Int'l Airport has Girls Can Fly! 2019 this Saturday from 10-3:30. (This is the plot to that one Robert Munsch story. You know the one. -Ed.)

Lace up, roll out, one night only at Grand River Arena. Kitchener LOCO (low contact, recreational) roller derby is having a fundraiser roller skate night with DJ Kevin and rental skates from RollerSkatin.ca.

Enjoy a Jay Carraro Saturday matinee at Descendants Beer & Beverage.

Sunday, May 12
Learn to make your own wire wrapped crystal pendant at Round Table Waterloo on Sunday, May 12 at 2:30. (Earns you +50 HP. You are now standing before a paladin who parents didn't vaccinate them. You have a potion and a half-eaten bag of Doritos. Roll! -Ed.)

Sarah Kraatz Yoga, Big Bliss and Saje Wellness present a special Mother's Day edition of Bad Day Yoga. There are two sessions - 4-6 and 6:30-8:30.

Side note.

Looking for a few Mother's Day suggestions? The nice people at CuratedKW have a Mother's Day gift guide for you.

In something that you'd think would be a sequel to UP! - Downtown Kitchener condo tower to wrap around heritage building.

Are we in the mirror universe? This paragraph from The Community Edition about the new club Erb and Culture opening in Uptown might have you thinking that - "In a student-dominated community, and as a first-time club owner, May also hopes to execute his vision while ensuring guests are safe. Uptown Waterloo at night can attract violence and crime, and May is aware of this."

There's a lot of great local musicians in town. Here's a track from Kieran Perkins - h/t Sam Nabi.

The fate of the Kitchener bus terminal is up in the air. What about Transfers?

FOMO.

Nuestro88 is a new restaurant in Deer Ridge Centre by Sportsworld Crossing. They opened only a few months ago and have already been featured by local food columnists for their home-style cooking blend of Asian and Spanish cuisine. Nuestro88 is likely one of the only places you can get Halo Halo in the Waterloo Region, a Filipino shaved ice topped with tropical fruits, sweetened beans, creme caramel and ube ice cream. Their better known Spanish dish is the Pescado Valencia, a whole fried fish on a bed of rice, black beans, and deep fried plantain. The most exciting feature is their Kamayan Nights, where you gather around a table lined with banana leaves and eat with your hands. Their past Kamayan Night events have sold out so watch their Facebook page for future events and call ahead to make reservations.