TL;WR

Sep 14, 2020

The TL;DR for Waterloo Region events, music, comedy, giving back and more.

What to do

Tuesday, September 15
With kids back in school, your employees are probably more stressed out than before. Find out how you can help with the Communitech Employing Parents in a Pandemic Ask Me Anything session on Tuesday from 2-3 pm.

Over at Descendants, they have Musical Bingo: The 90s. Reservations required.

ProductTank Waterloo has Kate Leto talking Product EQ - the secret sauce to hiring great product people. Meetup runs 12-1 pm.

Wednesday, September 16
Trivial Dispute is back at Descendants Beer & Beverage Co. at 7 pm with the Hostess with the Mostess, Rebecca.

Thursday, September 17
Join Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation on Thursday, September 17, from 1-2 pm for the next conversation in their Anti-Racism Series on The Need to Decolonize Not-for-Profits. Register at www.kwcf.ca/dialogues.

uxWaterloo has their UX Community Shorts meetup with presentations on behavioral barriers reviews, remote design, data-driven UX, design for virtual marketplaces, and designing in a company with low UX maturity. Thursday, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

The Culinary Studio has their virtual cooking class-bbq & smoking workshop on starting at 5 pm. They'll cover topics such as curing, smoking, brining, basting, wood types, grill times and temperatures and more. During the class, they will cure a pork belly, smoke a brisket and grill a steak accompanied by chimichurri.

Nick Vokey plays live at The Aging Oak in Hespler at 6 pm.

Friday, September 18
Join Good Co. Productions on Friday at 8 pm to celebrate the release of Matthew Burkhart's new EP, Slow Burn.

Descendants Beer & Beverage has Local Live is with Jay Carraro from 10-11. Outdoor show, max 60 guests.

Starting at 6, it's North America’s Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute live at Lana’s Lounge. Seating is limited.

Rusty Nail Comedy has Jacob Bashin and Keith Andrews live at the Crazy Canuck at 8.

Abe Erb has John Brent playing live starting at 6 pm in the DTK location.

Saturday, September 19
Michies Kitchen has Mastering the Chocolate Chip Cookie on at 11 am. We'll bring the milk.

Explore the world of clay in a fun and engaging beginner pottery session at the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum. Come and discover the basics of hand building and decorating, no experience necessary. All ages welcome, $15/participant for one session. Dress for mess and wear a mask.

Art$Pay has a pop-up at Art Incubate (56 + 52 Regina St, Waterloo) with live music from Tim Moher. 1-4 pm.

It's the Schneider Creek "Walk Around Our Hood" Festival from 2 to 6 pm. Enjoy a neighbourhood arts & crafts sale, garage sale, music on porches and garden tours.

The Apollo has a Retro Recall screening of the 1984 version of Dune at 7 pm.

Sunday, September 20
White Rabbit has an album release show for Matt Weidinger and his new album Breakage on the back patio starting at 1 pm. For this show, they will be selling tables only (table seats 6), single tickets will not be available for purchase.

Minds Eye Studio Art Gallery and Yoga Studio has Move Together yoga from 10 to 11.

Monday, September 21
Games on Tap Board Game Café has trivia from 8 to 10 pm.

Ways to support local

Short Finger Brewing has a new release - Master Roshi. It's a 5.5% Stainless Fermented Saison and available now at the brewery.

For their latest In Good Company: Designer Collaboration, Good Co. Productions is collaborating with local awesome person Anthony Ramsay. Check out the new shirt here.

KidsAbility and Nutrition for Learning are the local charities for Timmy's Smile Cookie Week. Last year a record breaking $75,525.46 was raised for KidsAbility. You can use the Smile Cookie Pre-Order form to pre-order Tim Hortons Smile Cookies or even get them delivered. Smile Cookie Week starts on Monday, September 14 and runs the week until September 20.