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Aug 10, 2020

What to do

Tuesday, August 11
Do you have a child starting kindergarten in the fall? Waterloo Public Library has a virtual Kindergarten Pump-up from 10:30 to 11 am to help get your new student ready for numbers, letters and more.

Has your company or organization run events in the past and now you have no idea what to do going forward? You're not alone. Communitech hosts Ask Me Anything: The Evolution of Events: 2020 & Beyond with two of the absolutely best events people we know - Leena Birtch and Kristen Gillett, event specialists and co-owners of Birtch Gillett Inc. 2 - 3 pm on the Zoom.

Relish Cooking Studio has a virtual The Essential Curry - Vegetarian Pad Thai class on at 5 pm.

Wednesday, August 12
Hello filmmakers and storytellers in Waterloo Region. Hospice Waterloo Region is partnering with the Grand River Film Festival for a new short film contest–You Only Die Once. The contest seeks films that explore and educate others about death, dying and grief. They have an ask me anything on Wednesday at noon.

THEMUSEUM has The Best of David's Bored on starting at 7 pm.

The Uptown Waterloo Summer Open Air Market is back from 5 to 8 pm!

Thursday, August 13
Casa Rugatino in Belmont Village has live music with Steph Sellers starting at 5 pm. Reservations required.

Shrek at the Bingemans Drive-Thru followed by The Fast and The Furious. Starts at 9:30 pm.

Bingemans has their Craft Putt Classic on Thursday, August 13. $20 gets you one round of mini golf with craft beer samples throughout the course followed by $5 craft pints on the Boston Pizza patio.

Summer Lights Festival's Thursday Nite Music features a surprise! But who? You'll have to tune in to see who the 105.3 Virgin Radio Mystery Musical Guest is!

Friday, August 14
The Live @ 44 series (44 Gaukel) kicks off with Excuse Me and Julie Siery. This event pairs a live musical performance with visual artwork from a different local designer each month. The visual set created for the show is unique to the artist's interpretation of the band's music, making for a truly joint showcase of music and art, together.

Yuk Yuk's on Tour comes to Bingemans with Patrick Haye, Kyle Hickey and Keith Pedro. Show starts at 9:30 pm.

Jokes at Jane's has Comedy In The Park from 8 to 9:30 pm. Join host Ben McKay for a hilarious night of physically distant, outdoor stand up comedy!

Saturday, August 15
Freedom Cycle and Counterpoint Brewing host Bikes & Brews at 5:30 pm.

Jane Bond has DJ Good Dr. in for Music for the Masses Retro Saturday starting at 8 pm.

Sunday, August 16
Littlefoot Community Projects has their Feed Change Market at Full Circle Foods in DTK from 10 to 1 pm.

Ways to support local

Did you know Cafe Pyrus Outpost offers soy, coconut, almond and oat milk for their coffee, teas and speciality drinks at no extra charge as an alternative to local organic dairy? Well, they do. And they have awesome vegan and gluten free baked goods too. Check out their site for more info - or better yet, go visit them at 150 Roger Street off the Spur Line Trail.

The team at the Cambridge Kitchener Waterloo YMCA is putting together a big white paper on workplace well-being in our region. Where our region is the healthiest, where we need help, and what our team at the YMCA can do to take those steps in our region. But to do that well, they need all of the data they can get. If you have five minutes to spare, they'd love it if you could complete this quick and anonymous survey on your well-being at work during COVID. And please share and distribute this survey to as many people as you can! The more people this reaches, the better insights we can gather, and the more impact they can have.

Over the weekend, Phlippen Sauce had the grand opening of their new store in Downtown Kitchener at 341 King Street East. If you're downtown, give 'em a visit and get some of the delicious sauce which we know put on almost everything.

Bitte Schon Brauhaus just launched their Professor Plum In the Conservatory with the Bottle Opener Italian Plum Sour. Take a drive up to New Hamburg and check it out.

Gifted Waterloo has a ton of adult and child masks from A Bit Sketchy in store now. $12 each.

Coming soon to Uptown Waterloo - the Underdog Dance Studio at 71 King Street North (right beside the Huether Hotel). Check out their site for class details.