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What to do.
Tuesday, March 10
Over at Jane Bond, Bellwoods Brewery tap takeover. Eight lines and rare bottles from 5 pm to close.
Over at the Apollo Cinema, it's their 5YR Movie and Market featuring "The VVitch". Market starts at 6 pm, movie starts at 7 pm. Meet in the woods at 11 pm.
Femme Folks Fest presents "Pest Me, Pet Me" by Animacy Theatre Collective at Chainsaw. Yes. Seriously. At Chainsaw. It's a play about racoons in Toronto and it's being performed at Chainsaw.
The Irish Real Life Festival has a Irish Ukulele Jam happening at Music at Green Gables. 🇮🇪
Descendants Beer & Beverage Co. has Schitt's Creek Trivia at Descendants starting at 8 pm.
Wednesday, March 11
CivicTechWR has their next meetup at your Kitchener Public Library. This month's topic is land use transparency, digital storytelling and building a photo database with Aaron Francis from Vintage Black Canada.
Have we told you about "Pest Me, Pet Me"? It's being performed at Chainsaw tonight at 7 pm.
Jeff and Miranda's Trivia Nights take over Abe Erb in Waterloo starting at 7:30 pm.
The Kitchener Market has a Thai Cooking Class from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Thursday, March 12
Fuckup Nights KW Vol. VI is tonight - moved from Shopify to Workhaus in King East. Featured f-up's are Craig Haney, Emily O'Brien and Stephanie Soulis.
You can see "Queer Spawn" by Kira Meyers-Guiden and directed by Pat The Dog Theatre's Artistic Director Lisa O’Connell at KW Little Theatre. Performances on Thursday, March 12-14 at 8 pm and 4pm on Saturday, March 14.
Friday, March 13
Sulpher plays Maxwell's Concerts & Events. Doors at 7:30, music at 8 pm. The members of Sulpher have the spent the last decade touring around with The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson ,The Jesus & Mary Chain and Curve - and they're back in Waterloo to promote their new album.
Back with the Irish Real Life Festival, check out The Clefs of Mohr. Tim Moher and his 11 piece Celtic Jazz ensemble play Knox Presbyterian Church starting at 2 pm. 🇮🇪
Over at Descendants, check out Local Live with I, The Mountain starting at 8 pm.
Saturday, March 14
GRAB YOUR SPOONS! The Apollo Cinema All-you-can-eat-cereal Cartoon Party is back starting at 11 am. Saturday morning cartoons and all the cereal you care to eat - including some gluten free options. (Peanut Butter Chex is the truth. -Ed.)
Paint the KPL Green with Kitchener's own The Mighty Kin. Come out for a fun, free afternoon of foot-stompin', hand-clappin', fun-time-havin' Celtic music from 2 to 3:30 pm.
Darryl Romphf plays Abe Erb in Ayr from 8 to 11 pm.
Blarney Beoirfest takes over TWB Brewing Co-operative from 3 to 9 pm with live music from Anthony Damaio, Irish eats from Underground Flavour Group, and special beer releases including classic Irish styles, nitro and cask.
Sunday, March 15
Get a sneak peek at The Crumbly Cookie Dough Co. in Uptown Waterloo from 1 pm to 7 pm. A portion of any purchases made this day will be donated in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association.
Good Company Productions and Someone's Studio invite you to check out their space at 44 Gaukel. Mix, mingle, eat, drink and explore where art + tech collide in downtown Kitchener. Plus - live music at 8 pm.
Femme Folks Fest has a first look staged reading of "Skin a Cat" by Isley Lynn at Edna's in downtown Kitchener.
Bonds Of Mara (includes ex-members of I Mother Earth, Default an My Darkest Days) with special guest Hot Lips. $15 advance, $20 at the door. Door at 7 pm, show at 8 pm. 19+
Monday, March 16
The Dude Abides. Back to back at The Apollo, it's "The Big Lebowski" followed by "The Jesus Rolls". Also playing yesterday, Sunday, March 15.
It's Burger Monday over at Descendants Beer & Beverage.
Femme Folks Fest is a new month-long festival in Waterloo Region dedicated to and in celebration of Women identified or presenting. 40+ Events. 10 Venues. Pop-Ups daily. Check out femmefolksfest.ca for the full festival schedule.
Side notes.
Women builders vital to 'vibrant food scene' in Waterloo region, says Auro Hertzog (via CBC KW)
Natascha Stutz has the inside scoop – Four All’s new Uptown store. (via Community Edition)
Andrew Coppolino has a piece on Jane Bond and their vegan burgers with an awesome video from Matthew McCarthy. (via The Record)
Partnership to build affordable housing with 48 units in Kitchener. (via The Record)
Inaugural femme folks fest puts women centre stage. (via Communitech News)
In this week's TL;WR Podcast we're at our new home at Someone's Studio inside 44 Gaukel. We have Robin and Elaine from Robin + Elaine talking Ezra Ave, what makes someone #KWFamous and more.
Running up till St. Patrick's Day, check out ten days of Irish culture, music and food across Kitchener and Waterloo with the Irish Real Life Festival.