Tapping a keg of events.
TL;WR for October 10 through October 16 2023
What to do.
Tuesday, October 10
The Princess Original has a screening The Blair Witch Project at 7 p.m.
Join Social Venture on Oct. 10 at 12 p.m. on Zoom to find out how your not for profit can tell its story with greater power at the next Perfect Pitch. Perfect Pitch is a free communications workshop series and pitch event for local not for profits (NFPs) to help you tell your story with greater power, passion and clarity, continue to build community awareness, and build confidence in your fund development skills.
Wednesday, October 11
The Smart Waterloo Region Innovation Lab’s (SWRIL) Youth Group happens every Wednesdays from 5-7 p.m. at Communitech, with food, games, and great ways to meet people.
Changing The Flow invites you to celebrate Day of The Girl with free period box making, food, movement and more, at Rhythm & Blues with special guests Nicole Brown Faulknor and SHORE Centre. Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. Youth 9+ and families are welcome.
Kitchener Public Library has a free screening of the 70’s classic The Legend of Hell House at 7 p.m.
85 Queen: An Evening with Tanis MacDonald in conversation with Emily Urquhart, is also at Kitchener Public Library on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Tanis MacDonald is the author of Straggle: Adventures in Walking While Female (2022), Mobile: poems (2019), and five other books.
Lyle Lovett And John Hiatt play Centre in the Square at 8 p.m.
So You Think You Can Tanz is a must-see KW Oktoberfest event. It’s a dance competition which started out as a way to showcase each dance group from the local German Clubs and turned out to be the busiest night of the festival – at any club. Habsburg Haus, hosted at the Alpine Club, is a truly authentic Oktoberfest experience presented by the Alpine and Transylvania Clubs.
Thursday, October 12
The Waterloo Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute has its 2023 Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute Annual Conference from 8:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Murphy’s Law, The Rumjacks, The Bar Stool Preachers, and special guests Grade 2 play The Hub on Thursday, Oct. 12. Doors at 7 p.m.
Danko Jones plays Maxwell’s, doors open at 7:30 p.m.
The Beans, Rachel Hickey, and Queensplate are playing The Yeti Cafe at 8 p.m.
The Rabbid Fox has Motown Music Bingo with special guest host Miranada at 8 p.m.
Friday, October 13
Check out the Oktoberfest Networking for Women event at Hacienda Saria. This wunderbar opportunity brings together the women of Waterloo Region all in the Spirit of Gemuetlichkeit. Friday, Oct. 13 at 8:30 a.m.
The Waterloo County Quilters Guild 2023 Quilt Show is going down from 10 to 5 p.m. at RIM Park.
Organized by the City of Cambridge to celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary, Cambridgelicious highlights the city’s diverse culinary scene. Taking part is easy: participating restaurants have prepared special Cambridgelicious prix fixe menus that allows you to savour amazing appetizers, entrees and desserts!
The Beasting Bash 2023 is your chance to celebrate the The Beasting artist collaboration challenge with 24 freshly unleashed artworks + 52 past contributions on the walls & a live-created “sea monster” exquisite corpse at 44 Gaukle in DTK from 6 to 10 p.m.
Famous families, freedom seekers and a forgotten soldier, learn about Kitchener’s early settler history and ‘who’s who’ on Stroll Walking Tour’s Mount Hope Cemetery tour at 5 p.m.
Derek O'Halloran plays the Foundry Tavern at 7 p.m.
Cat Clyde plays Farm League Brewing at 8 p.m.
Rusty Nail Comedy Friday nights at the Crazy Canuck DTK has headliner Jeff Paul at 7:30 p.m.
Somehow breaking what he know about time and space, the Rusty Nail Comedy team has a show at the same time in St. Marys at Tuttuco with headliner Jason Allen at 7:30 p.m.
What’s your favourite scary movie? The Apollo has a Drunken Cinema screening of Scream at 9:15 p.m.
Romeo Sex Fighter plays Room 47 in Uptown Waterloo at 9:30 p.m.
Moulettes plays some avant folk at Emmanuel United Church at 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 14
Join the Grand River Hospital Foundation for Mental Health Pizza. Chef Thompson Tran and the McIntyre-Roystons are setting up to serve wood fired pizza and cupcakes at the corner of Gordon Street and Clarence Place in Kitchener. 100% of proceeds supports Mental Health in our community. $30 gets you a 12” pizza, two cupcakes, and two cans of Bubly.
Talk2Thrive has a board game group for kids grade 4 to 8 at Kitchener Public Library from 2 to 5 p.m.
The Apollo Cinema has a Halloween edition of All-You-Can-Eat Cereal and Cartoons at 10 a.m. The cartoon lineup is always a mystery, but expect to see monsters, sci-fi, sleuths, superheroes and all kinds of 2D silliness, curated by David Bertrand
Kitchener Public Library and SPECTRUM invite all rainbow families and friends with children aged 4-10 to Youth Under the Rainbow from 2 to 3 p.m. Join them to read stories, make crafts, and have fun playing together in a safe and supported environment for 2SLGBTQ+ youth, families, and allies.
Celebrate Cultural Diversity in Latin America at Kitchener Public Library with a storyteller session at 2 followed by Salvadoran Folk Dance by “Generaciones” group at 3 p.m.
Join rare Conservation Area for Becoming and Moving, an immersive two-day event, where we will explore the interconnectedness of nature, migration, and movement through the lens of two plants: Cattail and Phragmites. Becoming and Moving is the collaborative creation of media artist Alexandra Gelis, dancer and choreographer Victoria Mata, and artist/designer IxBalam.
Fine Balance Brewing Company has a tap feature at Arabella Park Beer Bar with seven anniversary-inspired brews.
UP Dance Party Co. presents Bad Blood - Taylor Swift Dance Party at Saturday, Oct. 14 at 10 p.m.
Sunday, October 15
Hometown hockey is back as the Kitchener Rangers welcome the Windsor Spitfires to the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. The puck drops at 2 p.m.!
The Apollo and the Grand Philharmonic Choir present a screening of Amadeus at 2 p.m. This screening to prepare audience members and singers in Grand Philharmonic Choir, Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir and University of Waterloo Choir for their performance of Mozart’s “Requiem” on Oct. 21st at Centre In The Square.
Ashwyn Singh’s Audacity Tour is coming to The Jazz Room in Waterloo on Sunday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
Fever Dream Comedy has headliner Max Sheldrick at the Malt and Barley in Williamsburg (the Belmont of the West) at 7:30 p.m.
Haus Of Alchemy presents the Bad and Brewsy Brunch from 10 to 3 p.m. at Abe Erb Waterloo hosted by the one and only Elixxerr with special guests Molly Kewl and Ella Mint.
Monday, October 16
Bring your kids to meet two of their favourite Canadian authors, Erin Bow and Jessica Vitalis, at Waterloo Public Library’s Middle Grade Books with Heart. Erin and Jessica will be talking about their newly released middle grade books, Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow and Coyote Queen by Jessica Vitalis and answering audience questions.
The Cherry Park neighbourhood production of The Longest Night: A Solstice Play is recruiting cast and crew. Join them on Oct. 16 for the first read through of the play and role sign ups.
Ways to get involved.
Join Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region at The Big House Party on Oct. 26. The Halloween-themed fundraising event is to help them reach their “Foundation: goal of $25,000 as they break ground on their new St. George Street project in the spring,
What to read.
Top Toques' Chef's Table dinner highlights Indigenous ingredients, techniques.(Andrew Coppolino on CBC KW)
Culture at Every Corner: 7 Must-visit Museums and Galleries in Waterloo Region (Ian Shantz on Explore Waterloo)
Probably Worth Sharing (and you) helped raise over $23,000 for Food4Kids Waterloo Region (Marko Savic on Probably Worth Sharing)
End of an era: CTV Kitchener leaves its longtime home (Jennifer K. Baker on CTV News)