TL;WR

May 13, 2019

What to do.

Monday, May 13
HackerNest KW is tonight at the new Workhaus co-working space at 290 King Street E (near the Kitchener Market). Come out for some low-pressure networking and drinks with a bunch of awesome people from around town.

Tuesday, May 14
Descendants Beer & Beverage has Trailer Park Boys trivia at 8:00 pm - cosplay encouraged.

Treehaus has after-work yoga with yoga teacher Sarah Steiner. Yoga mats are available to borrow for free - 5:45 to 7 PM.

Wednesday, May 15
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 through Sunday, May 19 at the Registry Theatre.

Descendants Beer & Beverage has general trivia with a progressive pot at 7:00 pm - and two new beers launching - “Shepherd” Orange and White Pepper Belgian Witbier. On Tap only.

Have a small business - come pitch TELUS, Workhaus and Arlene Dickinson and you could win $100,000.

Bring a blanket or your favourite hoodie and head uptown for Campfire in the Waterloo Public Square. Gather around the campfire with friends and neighbours for food, fire and live music with Jesse Bell-Smith & Rich Burnett. Plus, Four All Ice Cream will be there!

Thursday, May 16
Join an awesome panel and learn more about The Zero Waste Movement and Local Food Systems this Thursday at the Kitchener Market. In this community forum, panelists will share their experience, insight, and advice for tackling food and packaging waste throughout the value chain to the individual consumers.

MT Space and Neruda Arts are bringing CEETUCH Theatre Collective from Chile to Waterloo Region for performances on Thursday, May 16 in Kitchener and Friday, May 17 in Waterloo. The Revenge of Ramon Ramon is a free, family-friendly theatrical romp that is based on a popular folk story inspired by the Santa Maria School Massacre committed by the Chilean army on December 21, 1907.

Want to learn about Kitchener-Centre Green Party candidate Mike Morrice? Come on down to Catalyst 137 from 7 to 9 PM and hear from Mike, Elizabeth May and Mike Schreiner.

Natra and Young Lungs have been making waves across both Canada and the US. Both are from Waterloo Region and they're each coming to perform in Waterloo for one night only at Night School in Waterloo with special guests Twondon & Dolla$ignDunn.

Friday, May 17
Get your long weekend started with buck-a-shuck oysters, local live music with Juneyt and Craig McNair and beer at Descendants Beer & Beverage.

KW Little Theatre has a performance of Bat Boy: The Musical on at 8.

Saturday, May 18
Rhapsody Barrel Bar has the Almost Hip on stage at 9:30 PM.

Sunday, May 19
The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery has Play with Clay. This open clay studio experience designed for people of all ages and skill levels. $15 per person includes clay building at first session and glazing at subsequent session. Sessions are at 1:00pm or 2:45pm.

Side note.

Back from travels abroad, Terry Pender takes a look at the artist-in-residence program at D2L.

In the Community Edition, Marika Galadza talks to a few local working mothers on the challenges of finding work and childcare in Waterloo Region.

The City of Kitchener is looking for your input on resident-led greening, art and seating projects around the city.

The Canadian Brewing Awards were given out a couple days ago - here's a list of local winners that you should try:

Silver - German Style Kölsch - Abe Erb 1857
Bronze - Belgian-Style Brett Beer - Royal City Brett Quad
Silver - English Bitters(Ordinary or Special Bitters / Best Bitter or ESB) - Wellington Arkell Best Bitter
Silver - North American Style Premium Lager - Wellington Helles Lager
Silver - American-Style Black Ale - Four Fathers Mhmmm, Okay
Bronze - American Style India Pale Ale - Red Circle Iron Horse Trail IPA
Silver - American Style India Pale Ale - Four Fathers IV010
Gold - Session India Pale Ale - Royal City Exhibition
Silver - American Style Imperial India Pale Ale - Wellington Faces Double IPA
Gold - Fruit Beer / Fruit Wheat Beer / Pumpkin Beer - Short Finger Anchor Shoes
Silver - Experimental Beer - Short Finger Fargo

FOMO.

Nick & Nat’s Uptown 21 is a casual special events and take-out restaurant that opened in 2008. They run special themed-events (such as their Guy Fieri one on May 23) and cater for private and corporate functions. A lot of their success is attributed to their dedication to the farm-to-table philosophy of developing strong relationships with farmers in the Waterloo Region and using as much local ingredients as they can in their ever-changing creative menus. Nick & Nat’s are most popular for their Brown Bag Fridays where you can grab a sandwich for $6 and couple it with soup, salad, desserts, and drinks all while staying under $10. You have to check it out, but don’t just take it from me. They proudly exhibit 7 years of being awarded the “Recommended Where to Eat in Canada”, and co-owner and Chef Nick Benninger won 2nd place in the Ontario Culinary Challenge in 2015 for his maple candied pig tails.

We're excited to bring you restaurant reviews from KWFOMO. Follow them on Instagram for more awesome places to eat and drink in Waterloo Region.

Where to be for....

...music

Sat May 18
Starlight Social Club
GLOBAL WARMING
with DJ 88, Attila the Spun, DJ Froyo & DJ JoshChong
EDM hits, hip hop, trap, reggae, retro & all your favourites
$5 at the door
Door at 10 PM
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