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Feb 18, 2020

What to do.

(Quick note: slight programming change. We're going Wednesday to Wednesday this week. Our friend Armin suggested pushing the listings by a day to give Monday events some more time to shine. So starting next week, events will be Tuesday to Tuesday. Let us know what you think! -Ed.)

Wednesday, February 19
Fast falcons, stealthy owls and crafty hawks - oh my. Come learn about birds in our area at Nature in the City Speaker Series: Wild Ontario - Birds of Prey at your Kitchener Public Library starting at 7 pm.

The Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery has a screening of Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" across the park at Kitchener Public Library starting at 6:30 pm.

The Centre for International Government Innovation (CIGI) has a Susan Etlinger presenting on The State of Responsible Tech in Business: Artificial Intelligence starting at 7 pm.

Centre in the Square has Ballet Jazz Montreal: Leonard Cohen's Dance Me on stage starting at 8 pm.

Elora Brewing Company x Queen of Craft are bringing you a night of open dialogue and good beer. The EBC x QOC Women and Beer Night is an evening where guests can ask questions and learn about beer in a space that celebrates women's historical involvement in brewing.

Life In Homemade and Counterpoint Brewing Company present "Isoji: Revival A Food and Beer Sermon by Chef Teneile Warren". It's an evening featuring an eight course meal that pays homage to Chef Warren's culinary life changers. Eight inspired courses paired with four specially brewed Counterpoint Beers with images curated by Vintage Black Canada. Starts at 6 p.m. at Counterpoint Brewing on Frederick Street.

Thursday, February 20
Prints and Pints is back at Descendants Beer & Beverage starting at 6 pm. Presented by the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery, Prints and Pints is an experimental workshop combing art and craft beer. This month's workshop is Collagraph Printed Can Labels.

The Waterloo Brewing Taphouse has Brooklyn 99 Trivia starting at 7 pm.

Get your dog or cat microchiped for only $30 at the KW Humane Society,

CIGI is hosting the opening reception for Documenting Black Families. This exhibit is curated by Aaron Francis and Vintage Black Canada and showcases archival photography exploring black families in the Southern Ontario region who have photographic records of their transnational identities and ways in which these identities have helped them create a sense of place in Canada.

Blue Rodeo are back at Centre in the Square starting at 8 pm.

Friday, February 21 (Strike Day)
Craign McNair is on stage at TWH Social starting at 7 pm.

Over at Lana's Lounge, check out some new country with Jessie T starting at 6 pm.

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre has a strike day performance of "She Kills Monsters" at 11 am.

Artshine has a strike day camp at Forest Hills United Church in Kitchener.

Volpe Martial Arts has a strike day camp on Gage Ave.

Mindful Makers has a strike day camp at Westminster United Church.

Saturday, February 22
HockeyTown is back in downtown Kitchener for a day of hockey, BBQ and games.

tri-Pride presents "Into the Rainbow" at Queen Street Yoga. This event is for people of all ages and has a number of different exhibitions from local artists and performers, and activities like yoga, board games, art workshops, contact improv and an elders panel.

Maxwell's Concert and Events presents My Favorite Headache: Canada’s RUSH Tribute on stage at 8 pm.

Apollo's Soundtrack Singalong is here again with Mama Mia starting at 1 pm.

Waterloo's best Saturday night dancing is Global Warming at Starlight Social Club. They have everything: DJ 88, Attila the Spun, DJ Froyo and DJ JoshChong. $5 at the door. Door at 10 PM.

Sunday, February 23
AltCon is a conference at THEMUSEUM that is all about marketing yourself and your company. It kicks off today and runs through Tuesday with keynote speaker Sarah Landry (@TheBirdsPapaya on Instagram).

Jokes at Jane's starts at 8 pm with headliner Natalie Norman.

The Walk the Talk: Vault Tour at the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery takes you behind-the-scenes to look into the racks and rooms that house over 4300 works of art from the Gallery’s Permanent Collection with Assistant Curator Jennifer Bullock.

Monday, February 24
Workhaus has Jaime de Mora in house (Haus. -Ed.) talking about accelerating and scaling market growth in a tech company from 5:30 to 8 pm.

It's Monday, so that means it's Burger Monday at Descendants. $5 burger with a beverage purchase.

Tuesday, February 25
Zeitspace has a workshop on web accessibility starting at 5:30 pm. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Web Accessibility will help you gain tools and understanding for designing and developing web content that meets basic accessibility standards.

The Grand River Film Festival. THEMUSEUM and CIGI present Cinema Series: "Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People". Directed by Thomas Allen Harris and inspired by Deborah Willis's book Reflections in Black, the documentary explores the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations, and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present.

Keep on your radar....
On February 27 - check out the 44 Gaukel Art Party & Open House from 6-9pm. Enjoy and explore the #44Gaukel Creative Workspace while checking out amazing local music by Blankie and Eiyn Sof, intriguing interactive installations by St. Marie + Walker and Melika Hashemi, four local painters taking on a live “Exquisite corpse” challenge/collab, plus more art activities, free snacks & drinks for sale by TWB Co-op Brewery.

Early bird tickets are available for the Marit Collective's Know Better, Do Better: International Women's Day 2020 Immersive Conference on March 7.

Safe as Houses and I, The Mountain play Starlight Social Club on March 7.

Side notes.

It's been a busy month for Aaron Francis. Day job. Chairing the City of Kitchener arts & culture committee. Curating an exhibit here at CIGI and in Toronto. It was also his birthday. Read more about what he's been working on - including the Documenting Black Families exhibit on February 20.

Explore your own backyard with pocket-sized adventures with Charlotte Clarke (via The Community Edition).