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Online events and ways to support local businesses in Waterloo Region.
What to do.
Monday, December 7
Happy Birthday Arabella Park! Celebrate with some rare bottles and great food from their takeout menu.
Waterloo Public Library has Golden Girls Trivia on at 7:30pm.
Tuesday, December 8
Swine & Vine with the 🔥 menu names. Details in the post. (even though we all wish this was over already and we could could have pandemic pun free menu names again. -Ed.)
Wednesday, December 9
Kitchener Public Library has the live stream "What is land back?” on at 7pm. Join them for a special historical teach-in/explainer on the history of treaties and the meaning of land to Haudenosaunee Land Defenders at 1492 Land Back Lane and Land Back Camp.
Learn how to make potato latkes at home with Waterloo Public Library starting at 7pm.
Thursday, December 10
Kick off Chanukah with the KW Chanukah Menorah Parade. The parade starts at the old Chapters parking lot on King and Weber and ends at Kitchener Market. You can sign up to have a cool menorah placed atop your car by magnets, Chanukah flags or just join the route.
Check out a virtual screening of The Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter with the Apollo Cinema.
Saturday, December 12
Grab some grilled cheese and a tree at Benjamin Tree Farm when the Fo’ Cheezy Food Truck makes a visit.
Grab some popcorn and make a donation to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region during the Princess Cinemas 2020 Food Bank Drive. Tuesday through Saturday, 4pm to 6pm.
Monday, December 14
Ewww, David, it’s Schitt’s Creek Trivia at Waterloo Public Library starting at 7:30pm.
Ways to support local.
From the people who made bubbles good again, get your gift cards for The Village Biergarten on their online store.
Check out The Apollo’s online store for shirts, stickers, and more.
Need some ideas for where to shop in Downtown Kitchener? Check out their DTK Shopping Guide online now.
There’s also these four great lists of places to shop local.
Shop local! A Waterloo Region BIPOC–owned shopping guide (Explore Waterloo Region)
Ayre’s Arthur Bane Apparel, a clothing line inspired by bipolar disorder and which donates a portion of proceeds to men’s mental health awareness, is launching its first collection on December 10, 2020, and its first charitable recipient HeadsUpGuys.org.
Innocente has an awesome Holiday Survival Pack available on their online store featuring a plethora of locally-made awesomeness. Details here.
What to read.
Alex Bielak hits up the East Ward’s best little cafe - The Yeti - in his column in The Record.
Got snow? Why not learn how to sculpt with it. Check out this video from Matt Morris.
On the Zeitspace Blog, Kelly Pedro writes about how to keep women in tech during the pandemic.
Beth Bowles talks to Stacey Keller about her quest to make a baseball that works for people with ponytails - Ponyback hats.
Looking for more to do this holiday season? Check out my latest article in The Community Edition - “You’re a mean one COVID-19”.