Calling a snap election for these events.
TL;WR for February 4 through February 10 2024
What to do.
Tuesday, February 4
The Silent Book Club has a meeting at book swap at Midnight Run Cafe from 6 to 8 pm.
Wednesday, February 5
The UW Music Noon Hour Concert is Ariel: The imprisoned spirit flies free at Conrad Grebel Chapel. Free Admission.
TWB Brewing has 80s & 90s Cartoons from 7 to 9:30 pm. Tickets: $9 in advance or $11 at the door.
Get your midweek trivia fix at the Bingemans Kingpin Lounge with Joey Castillo. Free to play and the 1st place team wins a $100 Bingemans gift card. There are six rounds of trivia, including audio rounds (music or sound clips of movies/tv shows), multiple choice, puzzles, family feud, and more. 7 to 9 pm.
Green Light Arts has a performance of Beyonsea and the Mothers at 7 pm at The Registry Theatre.
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics has Come with me Inside a Black Hole with Dr. Carlo Rovelli at 6 pm.
It’s metal night at Skate Night, Date Night in uptown Waterloo from 6 to 8 pm.
Mike Elliott and Shawn Kellerman are playing Ethel’s live from 7:30 to 10:30 pm.
Thursday, February 6
Is a traditional career path for you? Join the Business & Education Partnership of Waterloo Region for Explore Your Future: Empowering Young Entrepreneurs, an opportunity to hear from local business owners and entrepreneurs who took a chance on themselves to carve their own path. Hear stories from entrepreneurs, ask questions, and explore if being your own boss could be an option for you.
UW Science presents its inaugural Healthy Communities Discussion—Bench to Bedside. The discussion explores the connection between scientific discovery and patient care and how UW researchers are advancing the understanding and treatment of neurodegenerative conditions. 6:30 pm at Science Teaching Complex (STC) 1012.
TWB Brewing has Darts Night from 7 to 9:30 pm. Tickets: $9 in advance or $11 at the door.
The Rabbid Fox has golden oldies music bingo from 8 to 10 pm.
Friday, February 7
The Kitchener Rangers play the Owen Sound Attack at the Aud starting at 7 pm.
Emmanuel Concerts has Oceanique + Norwood live starting at 7:30 pm.
The Princess Cinema has Buster Keaton’s Sherlock Jr. with R.E.M.’s Monster and New Adventures in Hi Fi – A Silents Synced Film at 9 pm.
Conner Christmas headlines Rusty Nail Comedy at TWH Social at 7:30 pm.
Saturday, February 8
Learn about African knowledge systems in an interactive workshop with Michelle Bonsu at Kitchener Public Library. Bonsu is a Ghanaian cultural worker and the creator of Asase Ba , an educational platform that uncovers, documents and uplifts diverse African stories.
Celebrate TWB Brewing’s 9th Birthday Celebration with throwback pricing on draught beer from 11 to 5 pm.
The TOGETHER WE'RE BOISTEROUS comedy show is back TWB Brewing Co-Op starting at 7 pm. Featuring a healing lineup of improv, stand up, and sketch comedy from Rob Lewin (Sketch Comedian & Improviser), Tia Percy (Stand Up Comic), Fran Rotondo (Stand Up Comic), and your host Ben Gorodetsky.
The internationally acclaimed Forever Tango returns to Ontario for a one-night-only performance at Centre In the Square.
Jacob Shay with Charlie Weston play Midnight Run Cafe starting at 8 pm.
Celebrate Black History Month game at the Aud as the KW Titans take on the Glass City Wranglers at 7 pm! Use code CARIBANA2025 to take 15% off your game day tickets and for a chance to win a free costume for Caribana Ignite 2025!
Sunday, February 9
Arabella Park and Cool Aunt Creatives have a Wax Seal Making Workshop from 1 to 3 pm.
Cheer on the Chiefs and Eagles at the Gaslight District’s Super Bowl LIX Tailgate Party on Canada’s largest screen of its kind! The free festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with a tailgate setup, followed by the 6:30 p.m. kick-off.
The Emmanuel Concert series has Moulettes starting at 7 pm.
Midnight Run is hosting its Pro-Am Comedy Show at 8 pm, doors at 7 pm.
Monday, February 10
The U13B Ayr Rockets are taking on the U13B Waterloo Ravens at Albert McCormack Arena at 7 pm.
Coming up in February
14 bands, four venues—it’s the Long Weekend Band Crawl - Vol 11 on Sunday, Feb. 16. The crawl features Pkew Pkew Pkew, Frank Dux, Hyness, Arcade Allstars, Bleeding Out, Stolos, Bill McNeal, A Horse Named Friday, STEVEDAVE, Kingfisher, Rare Candyz, Abysmal Whore, To The Bloody End, and Angelpuss live at Room 47, Prohibition Warehouse, Revive Karaoke, Midnight Run.
Ways to get involved.
Join TREE at RIM Park Optimist Rink on Saturday, February 8 from 5:30pm-6:30pm to skate along and shake it off to a full playlist of Taylor's hits. Treats are included and skate rentals are available to purchase with your ticket if you don't own a pair. Plus, you can purchase TREE merch with your ticket to pick up at the event!
The Ripple Effect Education (TREE) is a peace organization at the Kindred Credit Union Centre for Peace Advancement at the University of Waterloo. TREE develops curriculum and facilitates social-emotional, activity-based programming, workshops, and education on conflict resolution, peace building, and social justice for all ages.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery is excited to announce that submissions are open for Expressions 50: Foresight. Expressions showcases artwork from student artists in Waterloo Region, highlighting their unique perspectives of the world around us and experiences within it. This year, we invite artists to explore their community through an intergenerational lens, sharing their dreams for the future while also reflecting on the past. Learn more on the gallery website.
What to read.
Rhythm and Blues turning up the volume on Black history in Cambridge (Prabhnoor Kaur, The Record)
Celebrating Lunar New Year with Korean, Vietnamese traditions (Jasmine Mangalaseril, CBC KW)
Buy Canadian. Bye American. (Great guide on how to tell if a product is made in Canada from Marko Savic)
The Skate Night Date Night event on February 5, as listed on the City of Waterloo's festivals and events page, is themed around Metal and Punk, not Bollywood.