TL;WR

Sep 23, 2019

What to do.

Monday, September 23
The Downtown Kitchener Neighbourhood Association has their first open meeting tonight starting at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Community Centre. Come talk about bystander training, CTS updates, details on the Gaukel St. Pop-up Park and more!

Tuesday, September 24
IMPACT Festival starts today and runs through September 29 with productions from Tunisia, Mexico, Ecuador and Iran, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Barrie, Six Nations of the Grand River and more.

Jack Burger closes today. :(

Apollo Cinema has Movie + Market: Pan's Labyrinth starting at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 25
Beers Against Humanity is starting at Descendants Beer & Beverage. 7:00 pm start time. It's Cards Against Humanity but in a brewery, with a hostess, beer, food, teams and prizes!

Jimmy Rankin plays Starlight Social Club at 8 PM. $30 in advance.

Thursday, September 26
Gaukel Street in downtown Kitchener is being transformed into a fun, people-focused space for four days starting today through Sunday September 29. Go check out the Gaukel Street Pop-up Park!

Cheech and Chong are at Centre in the Square for their O Cannabis Tour.

Tonight is Surprise Movie Night at the The Princess Cinema. What's the movie? That's the surprise! Want two free tickets to go? Just respond to this email by 5 p.m. EST on Monday, September 23 and we'll randomly pick a winner. Proceeds are in support of KW Counselling Services.

If you work in tech, you probably know about KW Tech Slack. Well, they're having their first IRL meetup this week with a LRT pub crawl - the Choo Choo Chug. The event kicks off at Workhaus by the Kitchener Market. Proceeds support the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation. $5 per ticket and you need to grab a $8.50 day pass for the LRT too.

How has it been 5 years??? Proof Kitchen + Lounge is celebrating their fifth birthday with live music, drink and food samples and cake. 3 to 7 p.m.

The Jazz Room presents Jazz For Hope. A benefit for HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre. Event features Tom Nagy Band in their first non-holiday gig - $55 per ticket.

Friday, September 27
The Global Climate Strike Waterloo Region is happening in Waterloo Town Square from 11:30 to 2 p.m.

Taco Farm and Tromba Presents are bringing back Tequila School tonight Friday, September 27. It's an evening of cocktails and tequila tasting pair with four small plates of delicious Taco Farm treats.

Vocalist, pianist, composer and musicologist Jeremy Dutcher joins the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony at Centre in the Square tonight, September 27 and tomorrow, Saturday, September 28. Use code "20DUTCHER" to save on your ticket!

Alysha Brilla has Songs & Stories is at The Boathouse in Victoria Park.

On the Table is an event organized by Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation (KWCF), and Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Foundation (CNDCF) to encourage community connection. Between September 27 and 29, they’re inviting you to bring together your friends, colleagues or strangers over some food to talk about what matters most to you. This is an event that’s happening across Waterloo Region, where you’re in charge. Whether it’s a meal, snack or coffee break, On the Table encourages individuals or organizations to take the time and connect with one-another face-to-face.

Saturday, September 28
The KW Library of Things and Spool & Spindle present the Repair Cafe Pop-up. Looking for jewelry repair, clothing repair and small appliances/electronics (120V) - this is the event for you!

The Tri-City Comic-Con is at Bingemans today and tomorrow.

The Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre has their 16th Annual Pow Wow from 12 to 5 p.m. in Waterloo Park.

There will be 80 Etsy Waterloo Region makers in Kitchener City Hall for the annual Etsy Made in Canada event from 9 to 4 p.m.

Over at Maxwell's Concerts & Events, see Honeymoon Suite & Pat Travers Band. Doors open at 7:30 pm, music starts at 8:00 pm.

LUMEN is an annual festival that features the work of artists as they explore the interplay of light, art, and technology. Explore these works throughout Uptown Waterloo from 6 to 11 p.m.

Sunday, September 29
Stitching and whiskey at DVLB with an intro to cross stitch workshop this Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m.

Coming up in later in September, October and November
Come party with a purpose! Block Party is a celebration of the neighbourhoods of Waterloo Region- where we live and play, where families grow and connect with each other. Where everyone belongs. November 9. Block Party is a Better Together Event in support of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) EAFWR serves nearly 2,000 adults and children living with developmental and physical disabilities in Waterloo Region. EAFWR is committed to dignity, inclusion and belonging for all.

Side note...

Seeing the forest for the trees: New Waterloo art installation uses seedlings to show lifetime carbon footprint. Get a little CAFKA x Climate Action WR collab before next year's biannual.

19th century meets Iron Chef - it's the Schneider Haus Cast Iron Chef competition.

Waterloo’s Wyatt Moss (Jim and Jennifer's amazingly talented son) ready to take lead in Billy Elliot at Stratford Festival.

Shout out to Beth Bowles for being an amazing editor-in-chief of the Community Edition. Thank you for working to tell the stories of our community!

If you have time, the Make It Kitchener 2.0 program still needs your feedback and input!

If you're a fan of NBC's "The Voice" (or even if you've never watched before), one of my best friend from university's daughter - Caroline Reilly - is a contestant this season. (Know this isn't KW-related - I'm just really excited for them! - Ed.)

Where to be for....

...music

Sat, Sept 28
HUGO ALLEY
Starlight Social Club
with special guests James Blonde & Jacob Bihun
$10 advance, $15 at the door
Door at 7 PM, show at 8 PM
19+