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What to do.
Monday, June 24
The LGBTQ+ in Tech Meetup is tonight at the Smile.io offices at 305 King Street in Kitchener. Come connect with the local LGBTQ+ community in technology and help them make and take a space.
Tuesday, June 25
Are you a game developer or looking to build a game? Come hangout with the KW Game Dev community on Tuesday, June 25 at Abe Erb in Kitchener. It's the place in KW for you to meet local game devs, share ideas, show demos, swap stories or just hangout and network.
Descendants Beer & Beverage has "The Office" trivia starting at 8 PM.
KW Little Theatre presents "Steel Magnolias" this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Wednesday, June 26
Are you a freelancer looking to connect with other freelancers? The KW Coworkers Collective has their weekly co-working drop-in at Catalyst 137 today from 1 to 5 PM.
This Wednesday is a special mid-week market at your Kitchener Market in downtown Kitchener from 4 to 8 PM.
Your Kitchener Public Library presents 85 Queen: An Evening with Fredrik Backman in conversation with Join Conestoga College professor Judah Oudshoorn. Fredrik Backman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove (soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks), My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, Beartown, and Us Against You.
Laura Mae Lindo presents a screening of Knock Down The House at the Apollo Cinema starting at 7 PM. Knock Down the House follows the incredible stories of four women who decide to run for office against all odds. At a moment of historic volatility in American politics, these women set themselves on a journey that changed their lives and country forever.
Thursday, June 27
UXWaterloo has their second "UX Shorts" event this Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 at the Communitech Hub. Hear from six local UXers as they share recent experiences and learnings from the field. Topics will range from accessibility, storytelling, behavioural economics and more. It's sure to be jam-packed with UX goodness.
It's the 25th anniversary of Lobsterfest at Ethel's Lounge starting at 5 PM. You don't need a ticket, you don't need a reservation - just a healthy appetite for crustaceans.
Friday, June 28
Start the long weekend right with live music from I, The Mountain and buck-a-shuck oysters at Descendants Beer & Beverage.
Saturday, June 29
Jazz After Dark at TWH Social is back this Saturday with Cruzao Latin-Jazz Trio featuring Brownman Ali (tp - Trindad), Paco Luviano (bs - Mexico), Joaquin Nunez (dr - Cuba) Cuban & Brazilian sounds. They are past Montreal Jazz Fest's "Grand Prix Du Jazz" winners.
Sunday, June 30
The Tower of Comedy brings live comedy to Waterloo, showcasing some of southwestern Ontario’s brightest independent comics at the Round Table Waterloo. Tickets $6 in advance $8 at the door.

Smile.io, in partnership with Perimeter Development, The Walper Hotel and The City of Kitchener invite you to Tame the Lane 2019 - a block party at the Breithaupt Block in downtown Kitchener.
Head down to 25 Breithaupt on Thursday, June 27th between 5 and 9PM to help them celebrate our community and enjoy all of the things Tame the Lane has always been: the best party of the summer!
Entertainment galore with music by The Disco Godfathers and many activities including an Inflatable Wrecking Ball, 4-Wall Twister and an Interactive Graffiti Wall!
There will be some delicious food served by The Walper Hotel, as well as loads of Ontario craft beer and cider!
Side note.
Amandah Wood interviews Jannell Lo, Chef at J&P Grocery, private catering chef and food blogger, on the Ways We Work podcast.
Damn, that’s some phlippen good sauce.
Finally, here's a good write up on 18 months of work at the day job - "Canada's True North conference is not your typical tech event".
Where to be for....
...music

Sunday, June 30
Jane Bond
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES
DARK ENTRIES
with DJ Good Dr & DJ 88
No cover
DJ at 10 PM
19+
...running

Run at Ribfest 2019
Sun, July 21
RunWaterloo
5k (+beer)
Victoria Park
...movies

Tues, June 25 | 5:30 PM
Movie and Market: The Last Unicorn
The Apollo Cinema