TL;WR

Sep 21, 2020

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

What to do

Tuesday, September 22
Waterloo Public Library and Renison College are presenting a virtual workshop on September 22, introducing the Getaway Families program, a non-residential host family program that provides structure for international students to connect with local families.

Live from the Kitchener Public Library Reading Room, it's a Facebook Live presentation of local electronic artists the Seagram Synth Ensemble. Starts at 7:30 pm.

Conestoga Students Inc. has a bullet journal workshop from 7 to 8 pm. (We love bullet journals - Ed.).

Wednesday, September 23
It's general trivia and beer time with Trivial Dispute at Descendants Beer & Beverage from 8 to 10 pm.

E.V.O. Kitchen in Cambridge has their Backlot Sessions featuring Mattie Leon + Nelson Sobral playing at 4:30 pm.

Thursday, September 24
The Mennonite Central Committee and Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council are hosting a workshop on Becoming an Active Bystander. In this Porch Chat they will discuss the theory and practice behind being an active bystander.

Liv Gains plays live at Easy Pour Wine Bar in Blair Village from 7 to 9 pm.

The Crazy Canuck in Downtown Kitchener has Smoke & Beers - a night of magic feature local magicians JP Magic, Josh Ryan and Noah Nogueira. Reservations required.

Descendants Beer & Beverage has Musical Bingo: The 2000's from 8 to 10 pm.

uxWaterloo has How to create your own UX writing guide from 4 to 5:30 pm. You’ll learn how to create a UX writing guide of your own, the difference between voice and tone, and how to rework a piece of UX writing so that it’s clear, concise, and conversational.

Kitchener Public Library has One Book, One Community: In Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice from 7 to 8:30 pm.

Friday, September 25
The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony has Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony online starting at 8 pm.

Local Live with Jesse Webber over at Descendants Beer & Beverage starting at 8 pm.

Everyday Hero plays Rhythm & Blues 8:30 to 11:30 pm.

Saturday, September 26
No Udder Ice Cream in Cambridge presents Ice Ice Baby: Vegan Ice Cream, Hotdogs & Shopping. It's a 100% vegan mini market with No Udder Plant Based Ice Cream and Sausage Party Vegan Junk Food. 1 to 5 pm.

Lumen is an annual, free, all-ages festival that is open to the public and run by the City of Waterloo’s Arts and Culture team, Create Waterloo. This year, like virtually everything, it'll look a little different with 10+ art installations taking place all outdoors, with physical-distancing measures in place, and masks required for participation. Installations will still be interactive, but in new, contact-less ways. An exciting new addition is the drone light show at 9 pm. above Waterloo Park. 6 to 11 pm.

Sunday, September 27
The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery has an outdoor Family Sunday program from 1 to 4 pm. Come out for a crafty afternoon outside while celebrating Culture Days 2020 with special guests from Schneider Haus for activities that kids and kids-at-heart can do together.

THEMUSEUM (one word, all caps) turns 17 this Sunday! Celebrate with them from 10 to 4 pm - in person at THEMUSEUM or online. If you're going in person, entry is only $3.99 thanks to the good folks at Kitchener Wilmot Hydro and Waterloo North Hydro.

Monday, September 28
Midtown Radio is sharing a short poem from local poets every Monday at 9 pm as part of their Midtown Poetry Project. The episodes range in length from 2 minutes to 10 and just has one poem from one poet each week.

Ways to support local

Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region has launched the #SheIsYourNeighbour podcast. In this brand new series, they'll be exploring the realities and complexities of domestic violence. Each week, they'll address hard topics like domestic violence and the drug trade, violence against Indigenous women, and much more. You will hear real, raw stories from people of all walks of life.