If you sit on a patio, it means an early spring.
TL;WR for March 16 through March 22, 2021
What to do.
Tuesday, March 16
The Irish Real Life Festival presents Shenanigans, an evening of Celtic comedy at 8 p.m. Join comedians Fiona O'Brien and John Mostyn for a night of laughter and good times.
Idea Exchange is hosting Pixar Trivia at 7:30 p.m.
Meet the creators of Textile Magazine on the next episode of Watershed Writers on Tuesday, March 16 at 6 p.m.
Join the iOSKW Developer Meetup to hear from Faire iOS engineers Raíssa Nucci and Luke Becker. They’ll be sharing insights on SwiftUI, from prototyping to production and some best practices in software development. Tuesday, March 16 at 6 p.m.
Getting a tattoo can hurt, but they can also heal. Join Renison College and the Waterloo Public Library for Healing Tattoos to hear more about healing tattoos and their power to help individuals grow and heal. Tuesday, March 16 at 7 p.m.
Wednesday, March 17
Go green with rare Charitable Research Reserve with a talk from Dr. Andrew Trant as discusses his research on what happens when humans and nature come together. Dr. Trant’s work has taken him to the subarctic of Labrador, the Great Bear Rainforest and the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. He has also recently started a new research project at rare. Following the talk, rare is celebrating International Day of Forests with the streaming of the riveting film, Call of the Forest. Learn about the science and enchantment that the global forest provides us along with answers to modern dilemmas. Free streaming of the film will be available until Sunday, March 21 at 9:00p.m.
D2L‘s Technical Interview Partner team will be hosting a workshop at 5 p.m. for technical interviewing, taking some of our retired questions out of the archive and walking through how we structure questions, why we do things certain ways, and the objectives of asking technical questions the way we do. This session is focused on Software Developers and Test Developers.
Join The Culinary Studio’s chefs Kirstie & Jody and Graham from Block Three Brewing for a pub & beer inspired cooking class in celebration of St. Paddy's Day! You’ll learn to cook Over-the-Rainbow-Good Chicken Fingers with Green Dip, Bacon & Cheese Loaded Leprechaun Pot of Gold Potatoes, and "Irish Surf & Turf" feat. Smoked Trout Crostini and Beer & Butter Basted Beef Tenderloin with Caper-Onion Salsa – all while enjoying pairings with Block Three brews.
Thursday, March 18
Kitchener Public Library hosts Get Social: 90's Nostalgia Night at 7 p.m.
Dyke Bar Takeover KW has a sex positive, inclusive virtual trivia night starting at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds go to support SHORE Centre.
Saturday, March 20
Waterloo Public Library has The Amazing Race: Family Edition on starting at 1 p.m. It’s a race through UpTown Waterloo from one clue to the next. Work on your own or as a group to solve Waterloo puzzles and challenges. Cross the finish line and submit your responses for your chance to win an ultimate winter prize pack.
Gin soaked cucumbers - good. Gin seared shrimp - better. Join The Culinary Studio and Willibald Distillery for Spring Gin Fling at 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 21
Underground Flavour Group is hosting Passado Brasil from 5 to 9 p.m.
Monday, March 22
BeccaHosts has "Harry Potter" Trivia on at 8 p.m.
The University of Waterloo's Water Institute is hosting a virtual event to recognize World Water Day. In the morning, participants will learn about and explore what water means to each of us. An afternoon plenary features a discussion between author Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and CTV News' Science and Technology Specialist Dan Riskin. Register individually for each event here.
Ways to support local.
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The Apollo Cinema wants you to get that local cinema feeling again with The Apollo Lounge: Room 237. Room 237 is a physically-distant safe lounge in the lobby of the Apollo where you can grab some popcorn, a drink, and catch up with other cinephiles. Open Thursdays and Fridays, 5-9 p.m. and Saturdays 3-9 p.m.
Gifted Waterloo is holding a diapers and wipes drive for Monica Place through Thursday, March 18.
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day - save $5 when you buy 12 cans of Irish beer from Descendants.
New local cookbook alert -> In The Vegan Mennonite Kitchen, Jo Snyder revisits recipes from the beloved Mennonite Community Cookbook, the grandmother of all Mennonite cookbooks. After inheriting her own grandmother’s well-worn copy, Snyder brought together friends and family around the dinner table to reimagine some of her childhood favourites using plant-based ingredients. The result of those dinners are the recipes in this book. Throughout the book, Snyder weaves in stories of her family and growing up on a crop farm in Southern Ontario.
What to read.
Preserving our pandemic history (The Community Edition)
Chocolate Soup for the weary worker’s soul (The Record)
What the pandemic has meant for Waterloo Region Tech companies (Communitech News)