TL;WR

Jun 10, 2019

What to do.

Monday, June 10
The Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario has their event Signatures - a taste test of Waterloo Region - today from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Centre. Come try dishes from some of the most well-known and up and coming names in the Waterloo Region food scene.

Tonight is the June edition of the HackerNest Kitchener-Waterloo Tech Social. This month's host company is Bonfire - located at 121 Charles Street West inside the Tannery. (It's the door by the pharmacy, not the door by Balzacs. -Ed.)

Tuesday, June 11
The Apollo Cinema has a showing of "Booksmart" at 7.

Descendants Beer & Beverage has Brooklyn99 Trivia at 8:00 pm. Cosplay encouraged. Prizes to be won!
Bring your crew!

Wednesday, June 12
It's CivicTechWR Hacknight #37 at the Smile.io headquarters at 305 King Street in Kitchener. The City of Kitchener is sending their Open Data team to come and speak about what data is being made available, how it's being used and what the future of open data in our city looks like. (Open data, open hearts. -Ed.)

Starting on June 12 and running through June 15, Pins and Needles Fabric Company has an Indigenous Art Market pop-up at 220 King Street in the former Open Sesame (Enjoy rib fest. -Ed.)

Thursday, June 13
It's "Project planning and The Eco Market" at the GreenTechKW meetup at Auvik Networks in Factory Square on Phillip St. in Waterloo. Special guest is Jenn from The Eco Market who's talking about local sustainable businesses and organizations and how we can help them out.

Over at Descendants, it's 2000s musical bingo featuring some of your biggest ought crushes like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys and more. (Puddle of Mudd? -Ed.)

Join your Kitchener Public Library for Queer in KW - a panel discussion on what it means to be queer in Kitchener-Waterloo, followed by performances by local LGBTQ+ artists. Panel features BJ Rye from St. Jerome's at UW, artist Tee Kundu, KW maven Suzie Taka and artist and drama major Jace Nyp.

Friday, June 14
Over at Starlight Social Club, it's the Lindy "You Will Know When It's Right" album release show with special guest Sigrun Stella. $15 advance. Door at 7 PM, show at 8 PM. After the show it's the Fresh Fade DJs. After the DJs it's burger time at Harmony.

Saturday, June 15
The St. Agatha StrawberryFest is a day of live music and strawberry dishes, desserts and more. You can even stop into Herrle's Country Farm Market for some cream puffs. Or Kennedy's for a pint. (Kennedy's is the Ethels of St. Agatha. -Ed.)

The King StrEATery Food Truck Festival in DTK is back for another day of awesome food and live music. The region's tastiest food trucks are taking over three blocks of King Street between College Street and Ontario Street. Grab a bite and enjoy live music on every block, fun activities, and for the first time - an outdoor beer garden - all in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo Region! Live Music Stage @ Carl Zehr Square from 5 pm-7 pm followed by the incredible Our World Music from 7 pm-11 pm.

Sunday, June 16
Over at Graffiti Market, it's “Chillin’, grillin’, and refillin" for Father's Day. They're partnering with opening soon Crows Foot Smoke Haus to make this Father’s Day extra memorable. Join them on June 16 to celebrate pops with beer flight deals and special barbecue inspired pizzas.

Looking for more Father's Day specials? The nice people at CuratedKW have a full list for you!

Further down the line...
Perimeter Institute has a free screening of Stonewall Uprising on June 26. Tickets become available on June 12.

On Saturday, June 22 - Foxnet presents their Nashville Charity Night in support of Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region and the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region. Food from Lancaster Smokehouse and beverages from Muskoka Brewery - plus some awesome music.

Side note.

Have you done the double header of Wooden Boat Food Co. and Short Finger Brewing yet?

We screamed for ice cream. The City of Kitchener answered with, well, Four All Ice Cream. 220 King Street pop-up to feature a Four All Ice Cream pop-up starting on June 21.

...and we all lived happily EverAfter Fest. How EDM fans quickly made Ever After this region’s biggest annual ticketed event.

Sexuality, race, politics, hope…a Minmar Gaslight production presented by Green Light Arts, "The Seat Next to the King" is a fictional exploration of two very real men who sat next to some of the most powerful men in America. Bayard Rustin, a friend to Martin Luther King Jr. and the organizer of the March on Washington, and Walter Jenkins, top aide and friend to President Lyndon Johnson. "The Seat Next to the King" was first produced in the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival to high critical acclaim where it also won Best New Play and Patron’s Pick. It was subsequently produced at the Theatre Centre in Sept 2017.

Help The Food Bank of Waterloo Region raise 1/2 million meals this summer

This summer, thousands of kids won’t have the comfort of knowing where their next meal will come from. The safety net of school programs providing breakfast, lunch and snacks will be gone. Their goal is to raise ½ million meals by August 31, giving peace of mind to struggling families and filling the hearts and bellies of kids in our community. Learn more at their site.