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Sep 09, 2019

What to do.

Monday, September 9
HackerNest is back for their September tech social. Tonight's host is Geotab at their office inside Catalyst 137 in Kitchener. The social starts at 8 PM.

It's burger Monday at Descendants Beer & Beverage. Burgers are $5 + tax with the purchase of any drink. There's also a Beer and Bachata Party with DJ Esso starting at 6. Tickets are $10.

Tuesday, September 10
Put that Friends trivia to use before Netflix finally stops carrying it. Descendants hosts their TV Trivia night starting at 8 PM.

The Mysterious Barricades Concert Society hosts a series of 15 one-hour concerts across Canada between September 5th and September 14th to mark World Suicide Awareness Week. This concert series comprises of performances by some of Canada’s finest musicians and includes genres of classical, choral, jazz, and more. Kitchener's concert is at your Kitchener Public Library starting at 7 PM.

Wednesday, September 11
Trivial Dispute continues at Descendants - there's still time to get points for your chance to win a grand prize of a party for your team at Descendants valued at $250.00!

King Street Cycles presents "The Flyin' Hawaiian" Poker Run. It's a fun night of bikes, burgers, beers, music and cash prizes with food from Harmony Lunch and beer from TWB brewery.

Thursday, September 12
Crack the Sales Code is an evening of lightning talks from KW’s tech sales community. Whether you’re looking to get into tech sales, hone your SaaS sales knowledge from the industry’s best, or connect with people who get you, come out to Crack the Sales Code. 7 to 9 PM at Factory Square, Suite 200.

Want to learn more about design and its role in tech? UW/UX and Shopify present Design 101 + Meetup where you can learn directly from Shopify designers on how design plays a role in a product. 6:30 to 9 PM at Shopify in Uptown Waterloo.

Some of Canada's most hilarious black comedians are taking to the road to spread love and laughter. Join them at the KW Little Theatre for The Great Black North Comedy Tour - a night of laughter with comedians Kevin Christopher, Black Zeus, Dave Getachew and more.

Friday, September 13
Midtown's best festival - the aptly named Bestival - is back with not one, but two days of events in and around Belmont Village in Midtown. (Cue debate over where boundaries of Midtown are. -Ed.) Friday, check out Bestival Reads at Catalyst137, HipHop Night at Arabella Park, live music at Casa Rugatino and more.

The Bauer Kitchener has their annual Neighbourhood Patio Party from 1 to 4 PM with Mill Street Brewery, Elora Brewing Company, Great Lakes Brewery, Corby Spirit and Wine, Wellington Brewery and The Vine.

Want to see some magic? KW Little Theatre has the Secret Show VI: Magicians, Mind Readers and Variety Acts with shows at 6 and 8:30 PM.

Saturday, September 14
On Saturday, Bestival continues with music all day featuring Hugo Alley, Intensely Irish Performance Troupe, My Son the Hurricane and more.

Sunday, September 15
No gluten, no problem. (Gluten is the devil. -Ed.) The 1st Annual KW Gluten-Free Festival is happening from 10 to 4 PM at the Breslau Community Centre. Admission is $5.

Join KWAG for a guided outdoor walking tour of the Kitchener core, tracing the layers of urban life building up to the present day. Tours begin in the Gallery lobby at 4 PM and run rain or shine so please dress accordingly.

Ben Rollo plays The Jazz Room from 3 to 5 PM.

Coming up in September...
Saturday, September 21 - Doors Open Waterloo Region is back. Check out TextNow in Evolv1, Ctrl-V - the virtual reality arcade, North, OTTO Motors and more.

Side note...

In Her Shoes is helping women who are visible minorities, as well as cis, trans and non-binary women gain valuable job skills and hands-on experience in their downtown Kitchener shop. Read all about them in the Community Edition.

Some midlife crisis vehicles have a smaller carbon footprint. Here's how our editor found a new outlet making skateboards.

Alex Bielak has a review of King Street Trio - an under the radar dining spot in Waterloo that should be better known.

Where to be for....

...music

Sat,
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
19+