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Nov 04, 2019

What to do.

Monday, November 4
Tonight is Open Mic Hoot Night with host John Stuart at Rhapsody Barrel Bar starting at 7 p.m.

It's $5 burger night at Descendants Beer & Beverage.

Bad Child plays Maxwell's Concert & Events with very special guest Posey.

Tuesday, November 5
Descendants Beer & Beverage Co has Brooklyn 99 Trivia tonight starting at 8 p.m.

Andrew Kim hosts Latin Night at Guanaquita in downtown Kitchener. Come out and learn how to salsa dance.

Blackball Comedy at Rhapsody Barrel Bar presents headliner Ian Sirota this Tuesday starting at 8:30 p.m.

A wizard with 50 HP approaches. TWB Brewing Co-op presents Drop-in D&D starting at 6 p.m. (Dungeon Masters are basically the goalies of D&D, right? -Ed.)

Wednesday, November 6
National Geographic Live returns to the Centre in the Square with Akashinga - the story of Zimbabwe’s first all-female ranger unit protecting Africa’s wildlife from poachers.

Come out to the Walper Hotel tonight for a fundraiser to help Mandy Bujold on her way to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Summer Games!

Ever consider a career in biotech? A Night of Biotechnology is happening at Catalyst 137 from 6 to 9 p.m. Meet the teams from some of our local biotech companies and hear about what careers in biotech can offer you.

The Zonta Film Festival runs today through Friday, November 9 at the Princess Twin Cinemas in Uptown Waterloo. This year's selections include "Because We Are Girls", Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am", and "The Secret Marathon".

Onion Honey plays The Grand Trunk Saloon starting at 7:30.

Thursday, November 7
Learn how to build an amazing brand for your business at the Build-a-brand Workshop from Robin+Elaine and hosted by Shopify. They'll walk you through the brand building process and provide exercises that you can use as you build your brand. 9:30 am to 11:00 am.

This Thursday, #LipOffKW returns to the Apollo Cinema for another night of awesome lip sync battles - all to raise money for ALLIN2020, a campaign to end chronic homelessness in Waterloo Region by November 2020.

Your Waterloo Public Library and Wordsworth Books are hosting an author talk and book launch for Chuck Howitt and his recently launched book "BlackBerry Town". 7 to 9 p.m. at the main branch in Uptown Waterloo.

Pouring with Ellie has a pour paint workshop at Innocente Brewing from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

I, The Mountain plays Four Fathers Brewing in Cambridge starting at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, November 8
Enjoy a great night out while supporting a great cause. Maxwell's Concerts & Events presents ‘#VoicesEmpower – An Evening with Elton’, a concert fundraiser in recognition of Woman Abuse Prevention Month.

It's a collab! Hemlock St. Burger Bar is going to be serving up tasty burgers at TWB Brewing Co-op starting at 5:30 p.m.

Art$Pay's Annual Show and Sale for 2019 is happening at Lot42 from 6 to 10 p.m. today and tomorrow. Enjoy a juried exhibition of art selected from 140 ArtsPay artist members and a special juried student artist display. SHORE Centre is the 2019 Event Charity Partner. In support, SHORE will receive $10 from every $25 reception ticket sold.

Saturday, November 9
Today is the 19th Annual Frederick Art Walk from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It's a 4 km walking tour through one of Kitchener's oldest neighbourhoods. Get out and enjoy a hopefully beautiful fall day and see some awesome hand-crafted works for sale - including fabric art, paintings, photography, pottery, stained glass, sewing crafts and jewellery. (We should a introduce "good date idea of the week" feature. Grab a coffee and a snack from Ambrosia Corner Bakery too. -Ed.)

It's here! Come party with a purpose with Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region (EAFWR) at Block Party. It's a celebration of the neighbourhoods of Waterloo Region - where we live and play, where families grow and connect with each other. Where everyone belongs.

Lucy Warren and the Kitchener Waterloo Community Orchestra play Know Church in Uptown Waterloo starting at 8 p.m.

Rhapsody Barrel Bar has Emily Burgess on stage starting at 9 p.m.

Elliott and the Audio Kings plays Ethel's Lounge starting at 9 p.m.

Sunday, November 10
(Yeah we'll put Onion Honey in the newsletter twice. -Ed.) Onion Honey plays Seven Shores for brunch starting at 11 a.m.

Coming up in later in November and December
Young Sales Professionals KW has a meetup on Thursday, November 14 at Four Fathers Brewing.

Startups and Beer is coming back to THEMUSEUM on Thursday, November 28.

Side notes...

Led Zeppelin played the Aud 50 years ago today. What was your favourite concert you've seen in KW?

What does the future have in store for Waterloo Region? Check out this video about the Waterloo Region Official Plan going all the way to 2041.

Andrew Coppolino checks out eggs benny at Darlise Cafe in DTK.