Safe As Houses, Arabella Park, and Battle of the Books
Eating and drinking and working.
Talking beer with Arabella Park via @BelmontFoodAve
A new bar is taking shape in Belmont Village in the heart of midtown Kitchener-Waterloo, but this isn't going to be your ordinary pub. Arabella Park, situated behind The Culinary Studio at the top of Belmont Village is going to be a Beer Bar. Read more.
Friend of TL;WR Darin White, along with photographers Stefan Rose and Stephen Orlando, has a photography exhibit at the Wilfred Laurier library. There's an opening reception this Thursday, October 20 at 7pm.
What to do.
Shameless plug - I'm battling on Tuesday, October 18 for Waterloo Reads: Battle of the Books. I'm defending Under the Visible Life by Kim Echlin. Who's picking up the mic against me? Dave Jaworsky, Eric Drozd, Care from Country 106.7, and many more. Rumour has it that I'll be speaking in nothing but rap battle rhymes. I may have started that rumour.
THEMUSEUM's Beer + series returns on Wednesday, October 19 with Beer + Science. The nerds from Nerd Nite KW will take you through the new Quantum exhibit and pair the dropping of science with a pint from a local craft brewery. Go ahead and make Schrodinger's cat jokes - no one at THEMUSEUM has heard them before.
Being a geek is cool now. That means we can toss these contact lenses and start wearing glasses again. The way too stylish folks at Insight Eye Care are celebrating their grand opening in uptown with a frame showcase featuring RAPP and MYKITA frames. Thursday, October 20 and Friday, October 21.
The hardest playing blues guitarist in the world, Shawn Kellerman, takes the Starlight stage on Friday, October 21. $10 advance. Door at 7 PM. Stick around for the Fresh Fade DJs after the show.
Open Sesame continues to bring wicked shows to downtown. Head down on Sunday, October 23 for Kitchener's own Safe as Houses and special guests JoJo Worthington and Pony Girl. Doors open at 8, music at 9.