If it's one thing we love, it's small businesses.
...especially ones that make tacos, coffee, beer and shawarma.
What to do.
Monday, February 8
Kick off the week with some RuPaul's Drag Race Trivia with BeccaHosts – live at 8pm on Twitch.
Tuesday, February 9
CIGI has a discussion at 1:30pm on how we can better safeguard future economic growth, innovation, sovereignty and Canada’s national interests with David Vigneault, Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). (Does he get a code name like M in James Bond? -Ed.)
The Culinary Studio has a virtual vegan comfort food cooking class on at 5pm.
Learn the details of what it means to be a stage manager, including some of the unique joys and challenges of this fundamentally important job in the theatre at Kitchener Public Library’s 85 Queen: Setting the Stage: A Day in the Life of a Stage Manager at 7pm.
Wednesday, February 10
Make some apple crisp with WPL this Wednesday at 4pm.
The Business and Education Partnership of Waterloo Region has their first Explore Your Future speaker events at 6:30pm. Join the one-hour virtual sessions where industry professionals share insight into various career paths that help youth clarify their next steps
Laurier Alumni’s Black History Month Celebration continues at 7pm with a talk from Barrington Walker, Associate Vice-President, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Professor, Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Kitchener Public Library and the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies at the University of Waterloo presents Latin American Film Fest: The Awakening of Ants. It’s an online screening over Zoom starting at 7pm.
Thursday, February 11
If you’re a Communitech member, check out their Member P2P kickoff featuring some awesome icebreakers from the The Making-Box at 11am.
Speaking of Communitech…they have a Future of Work & Learning panel at 11:30am on managing remote employees.
The City of Kitchener has a Lunar New Year’s celebration on from 7 to 8pm.
Trivial.Soup and Idea Exchange have 1990s and 2000s general trivia on at 7:30pm.
Friday, February 12
KPL Kids has Chef Arielle Neils teaching Caribbean cooking at 4pm.
Buzz Tour Co. has their virtual 80’s Retro Bingo on this Friday. Details here.
The University of Waterloo Institute for Quantum Computing presents Lights, camera, spooky action – a virtual screening event featuring the ten finalists of the Quantum Shorts festival. The Quantum Shorts festival is organized by the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore and celebrates independent short films inspired by quantum mechanics.
Saturday, February 13
Underground Flavour Group has the crew from Passado Brasil in for a pop-up from 5 to 10pm.
Swine & Vine has chef Denis Hernandez and mixologist Jill Sadler teaching you how to cook delicious restaurant grade dishes paired with your favourite cocktails with their Lobster with White Wine Spritzers class at 6:30pm.
Sunday, February 14
The Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region invites you to “Celebrating African, family, community and culture” at their 11th Bring On The Sunshine festival and first ever online event. Join them to celebrate the contributions of Black, Caribbean and African Canadians in Waterloo Region.
Think you know Cupid? BeccaHosts has Valentine’s Day Trivia on at 7pm.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Culinary Studio at 5pm for their virtual Valentine’s Day Cooking class.
Monday, February 15
Hack something together on Family Day with the The Underground Studio and THEMUSEUM and their Virtual Family Day Hack Jam.
Join the Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery on Family Day for a free workshop. You’ll learn various figure drawing techniques to capture movement, create form, and achieve realistic proportions. Gather the family and some drawing materials, and get ready to strike a pose for this virtual workshop hosted on Zoom.
Ways to support local.
Taco Farm, where everything except the churros is gluten-free. They’ve got Glutenberg gluten free beer available for take-out too.
Happy 5th birthday TWB Co-operative Brewing!
Descendants Beer & Beverage Co. has flat-rate shipping across Ontario now.
What to read.
Catherine Thompson writes about what the stage 2 of the ION could look like if the plans are approved. (The Record)
Kitchener lost an amazing, powerful voice this weekend. Country 106.7’s Jennifer Campbell passed away after a battle with cancer. #RestInPower
The City of Waterloo is taking steps towards addressing systemic discrimination based on race, identity, gender, sexual orientation and ability by establishing an anti-racism and equity team. Safina Husein has the story in The Community Edition.
Andrew Coppolino has eight food ideas for a Valentine Date Night at home. (Explore Waterloo Region)