Turkey, stuffing, and Zoom.
Happy Thanksgiving from TL;WR
What to do.
Tuesday, October 13
Waterloo Startup Founders has Building Great Startup Communities: A Chat with Investor & Author Brad Feld on from 12:30 to 1:30pm.
It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but They Live is an absolute classic. Just for the fight scene alone (if you know, you know.) Anyways, put the glasses on and watch at Princess starting at 7:30pm.
Idea Exchange has Celebration of Women: Women in Song online from 7 to 8pm. Featuring music by Joni NehRita Music, Mya Gomez, Sarah McGrath, Transstar, and Karen Agro.
Kitchener Public Library and ME YOGA have a free mindfullness yoga session from 5:30 to 7pm.
Descendants Beer & Beverage has 80s Musical Bingo starting at 8pm.
Wednesday, October 14
Dyke Bar Takeover KW presents Virtual Trivia with your host, the always awesome Suzie Taka. All proceeds will be donated to Spectrum, a pillar in Waterloo Region for LGBTQ2S+ resources, events, support groups and programming since 2012.
The Social Development Centre Waterloo Region has their AGM on from 6 to 7:30pm with a special Tech & Social Justice discussion on from 7 to 7:30pm.
All work and no play makes TL;WR a dull boy. The Princess Cinema has The Shining on at 7:30pm.
Thursday, October 15
Fight misinformation with your thumbs! Ridhi Patel, a third year pre-med student at the University of Waterloo, has developed a video game to combat misunderstandings about COVID-19. Play Quarantrivia live with Ridhi, helping the hero Dr. Pixel save his Pixel World from the coronavirus and quashing some myths about the disease along the way. 7 to 8pm.
CycleWR is back with the next Folks & Spokes meetup (on Zoom) from 7:30 to 8:30pm. Special guest Kornel Mucsi, the new Transportation Planning Manager at the Region of Waterloo, will share some of his experience from leading the Active Transportation program in Ottawa for the last decade as well as his early impressions and directions for Waterloo Region.
uxWaterloo has Designing streets for people from 5:30 to 7pm. Darren Kropf from the City of Kitchener will share new approaches to street design, including current plans for a downtown cycling grid that is safe, comfortable and convenient for all ages and abilities.
If you missed Oktobefeast from Apollo Cinema and The Crazy Canuck last week, you can catch Strange Brew and a fantastic meal again Thursday starting at 6:15pm.
The Malt & Barley Public House has TV Theme music bingo starting at 7pm.
Friday, October 16
Jane Bond has a special 80s rewind edition of Music for the Masses with DJ Good Dr starting at 8pm.
Juneyt plays Descendants Beer & Beverage Co. starting at 8:30pm.
NUMUS Concerts presents Elizabeth A. Baker live. From NUMUS - “Barker is a dramatic performer with an honest, near psychic connection to music. As a creator, her understanding of sonic space from organic intuition and studies in music production, pair with a unique eclectic voice, making for a spatial and auditory experience of music. Her work expands into a variety of media; chiefly an exploration of how sonic and spatial worlds can be manipulated to personify a variety of philosophies and principles both tangible as well as intangible.” 8pm.
Electric Crush plays Rhythm and Blues starting at 8pm.
Bath in nature (clothing required) with the City of Kitchener in Huron Natural Area from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
Rusty Nail Comedy is back at the Crazy Canuck DTK with Martha Chaves, Ali Hassan, and Ryan Dillon. Show starts at 8pm.
Saturday, October 17
The Jazz Room has two sets from Gavin Hope - 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
Sunday, October 18
Sunday means it’s the Uptown Fall Open Air Market behind City Hall from 9 to 1pm.
Art$Pay has Johanna Thompson's Act of Care performance taking place from 1 to 4pm.
Ways to support local.
ToastyToes Waterloo Region is kicking off #ToastyToes2020 — and this year, it’s all digital. Instead of socks, they’ll collecting funds for the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation ToastyToes Waterloo Region Fund.
Are you a charitable organization serving a community made even more vulnerable by #COVID19? Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation and Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Foundation have launched the second round of the Emergency Community Support Fund. Find out if your organization is eligible and apply before Oct 30, 2020 for support.
Where to shop local (and locally online).
We’ll be sharing small businesses recommendations from you all the way through December. What’s your favourite small business to shop at?
The Flour Co. Bakeshop (Frederick St.)
Gifted Waterloo (Park St.)
J&J Cards & Collectibles (Weber St.)
Runner’s Choice (Erb St.)
What to read.
Explore Waterloo Region has you covered for Halloween events across, well, uh, across Waterloo Region. Here’s 15 Ways to Have Fun this Halloween in Waterloo Region. (What happens if you say Waterloo Region into a mirror three times? - Ed.)
The LCBO has a great campaign called Pair It Forward where wineries, distilleries and breweries share pairing ideas from their favourite local businesses. Thought why not ask some local tech community members what their go-to locally-owned spots are. Read the story on Communitech News.
Alex Bielak covers a whole bunch of food happenings from the new Crowsfoot to Taco Farm and more.
Sam Toman takes a look a curating style at Artisanal Design co.
This week’s long read - Terry Pender’s piece The Oberlander Files: The secret history of the last suspected Nazi war criminal in Canada.