TL;WR

Aug 17, 2020

What to do

Tuesday, August 18
Waterloo Public Library hosts the Renison Lecture Series event exploring women-led activism and its challenges during COVID-19 in Arab and Latin American cultures. 7 - 8:30 pm.

The Idea Exchange in Cambridge has The Pull of the Stars Book Talk with Kayleigh Platz. Grab your favourite beverage as they sit down and talk about The Pull of The Stars, Emma Donoghue’s newest book. Kayleigh Platz will be leading this book talk and will be exploring the book’s themes, characters, and more.

Wednesday, August 19
Overlap Associates has a workshop on "How to do Employee Feedback and Engagement Well" starting at 10:30 am.

CycleWR is hosting "School Travel in COVID Times" at Wednesday, August 19 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. With school starting on September 8, CycleWR wants to help parents figure out how to manage congestion on buses and in drop-off areas at schools with active transportation options like walking and cycling.

Head uptown and grab some food or drink while strolling through the Uptown Waterloo Summer Art Market.

Well, this escalated quickly. Prohibition Warehouse has Anchor Man trivia on at 8 pm.

Thursday, August 20
Beer and books! Waterloo Public Library has a virtual beer tasting event with Innocente Brewing. You can pick up a 4-pack of all of the featured beers for $14.45 direct from Innocente Brewing at 283 Northfield Drive East, Unit 8, Waterloo prior to the virtual tasting at 7 pm.

Summer Lights Festival has Thursday Nite Music with Paige Warner at 8:05 pm.

Friday, August 21
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!

Ways to support local

If you have a few minutes, how about throwing in a nomination for TL;WR in the Community Edition's #BestOfWR 2020 nominations for "Best Regional-focused Social Media Account". Yeah, I mean technically this is a newsletter, but we have an Instagram account. Plus, newsletters > social media.

The R+T Park and The Food Bank have partnered to raise funds for up to 4,000 bottles of water to be distributed to vulnerable members of the community through The Food Bank and their partners. While many of us take our access to water for granted, the temporary closure of free public water stations due to COVID-19 coupled with the extreme heat mean many people in our region are struggling to access water. Learn more here about how you can help.

Swine & Vine presents the The Swine Caesar 2.0 - House made Clamato, dill pickle infused vodka, steak spice rimmer, garnished with game summer sausage and house made pickles.

The Kitchener Blues Fest is bringing you The True Blue Summer Series on August 28, 29 and 30. Stay tuned for details on venues and bands!

Miss the vibe inside Grand Surf Lounge? Now you can make your own backyard into a tiki bar with The Grand Surf Tunes playlist on Spotify. (They also have a patio if you're good with going out!)

Downtown Kitchener has live music on the weekends - check their Instagram for details!

"This whole pandemic has felt like one big f**kup and we endeavour to make the best of it." You have to appreciate the viewpoint from the team at F**kup Nights Kitchener-Waterloo. They're bringing a physically-distant version of their story time to you on September 1 at the Catalyst 137 parking lot (with the COVID-19 testing centre as a backdrop no less). Details here.