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TL;WR for July 2 through July 8 2024
What to do.
Tuesday, July 2
Enjoy a great Zumba dance workout in Foxglove community park! FREE! Provided by Williamsburg Community Association. Bring your neighbours! No need to register just come and join the fun!
The Apollo is celebrating World UFO Day with a screening of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) at 6:45 pm.
Wednesday, July 3
The Random Sketches Studio and Gallery pop up shop at the Square Peg Space in DTK (next to City Hall) will be hosting a free Sketch Mob event for novice and experienced sketchers alike. This is not a class - just bring your own sketching supplies and a folding chair and we will sketch whatever catches our fancy in a communal setting. We will meet under the overhang at 220 King St. W from 5-6:30 pm.
The City of Kitchener has a free artist talk at 44 Gaukel by bead-stitch sculptor Sharl G. Smith about her eye-popping artwork on the Clay & Glass Gallery's front steps. 7 pm at 44 Gaukel.
Thursday, July 4
KPL Kids x Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory present the Creepy Crawly Critter Show from 10 to 11 am. Join them for a game-show style program challenging kids to use their senses to explore and discover the diversity of insect life!
The Downtown Cambridge BIA and E-Bolt Music present the Main Street Music Series on Lower Main St. Grab your family and friends for live performances from some of the area’s brightest musicians from 5 to 7 pm.
Explore the shops, bars, and restaurants of Uptown Waterloo during the Uptown Waterloo Night Market. Held every Thursday from 7 to 10 pm, the Night Market features local artists, delicious treats, great entertainment from local musicians, and special programming from the Waterloo Public Library.
The Community Edition is back with more workshops to help you learn journalistic writing skills! Writing a news story at 7 pm walks you though understanding what a reliable source is, how to avoid the dreaded resource bubble, and how to figure out which experts are reliable.
BeccaHosts has LOL Music Bingo at the Rabbid Fox starting at 8 pm.
Friday, July 5
Hear ye, hear ye! The library proclaims this day and time to be a medieval fun zone! Build a castle and make a crown to be the royal ruler of this fair land. Then make a shield and catapult to protect your fortress from fearsome dragons! 10:30 to 12 at Forest Heights Library. Ages 4-8. Sorry, I called and asked if we could go and they were like, “My guy, no. It’s for little kids. Build a fort at home.”
Sunset Sessions is a live music series brought to you by the Downtown Kitchener BIA and Good Co. Productions. Grab a blanket and head down to Vogelsang Green when the “doors open” at 7 pm. Music starts at 7:30, and each band is a secret until showtime. Join the crew for an afterparty at a different venue each week, too.
Tell us what you want. What you really, really want. That’s right—WANNABE, Canada’s leading Spice Girls tribute act, is performing free at the Gaslight District in Cambridge on July 5.
The Princess Original has a screening of The Godfather, Part II at 7 pm.
This week at Rusty Nail Comedy, check out headliner Ron Josol at the Crazy Canuck DTK at 7:30 pm.
Rural Roots Brewing has karaoke with BeccaHosts at 7:30 pm.
Saturday, July 6
Join KPL for a celebration of music and stories from around the world! This Saturday, they’re diving into the world of Irish folktales (the best folktales, sorry) with the story of Sionna's Transformation from 1:30 to 2:30 pm.
Get involved in the storytelling with this interactive program!
The Random Sketches Studio and Gallery pop up shop at the Square Peg Space in DTK (next to City Hall) will be hosting guest artists Melissa Kristensen-Smith, Kim Radersma, and Meredith Sexton.
Sunday, July 7
Visit The Gaslight District Square in Cambridge to uncover unique local vendors, artisans, and small shops. Each week features a fresh lineup of vendors with new experiences every time you visit!
The Apollo’s Don’t Go Into the… Series screening is Lair of the White Worm at 7 pm.
Doll Haus Events presents Jan from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 and All Stars 6, live at the Hub in DTK at 8 pm.
Monday, July 8
The Princess Twin has a screening of MaxXXine at 7 pm.
The Yeti presents Lapelúda, Maza & Victoria Jean and Yzabo live at 8:30 pm.
Ways to get involved.
Grand River Transit needs your ideas!
Grand River Transit is mapping out the next five years of transit service investments, as it responds to unprecedented ridership in the fastest growing community in Canada.
Across the Region, community feedback will be gathered to inform GRT’s Conventional Bus and ION Train Business Plan, MobilityPLUS Business Plan and Township Transit Strategy.
Together, the plans will be the roadmap to guide transit service expansion and investments from 2025 to 2030. The plans will focus on how to make transit easier to use, where and when GRT can serve the community better, and how and where GRT should prioritize frequency and speed.
Share your feedback on EngageWR!
Map your ideas for all three plans using the map tool
Share your feedback by filling out current and future surveys
Ask any questions using the Q+A tool
Subscribe to the project page for updates about all three plans as we will add upcoming workshops, engagement opportunities and surveys.
For more information, visit grt.ca or EngageWR, or e-mail grtinfo@regionofwaterloo.ca
The Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada (232 King St N, Waterloo) is having a virtual book sale! Here’s the link to the list of books, which are divided by price in the tabs. E-mail Eric if you’d like to buy any of the copies.
What to read.
Grand Trunk Saloon takes aim at ‘big leagues’ (Josh Brown, The Record)
Calm Down—your Phone Isn’t Listening to Your Conversations. It’s Just Tracking Everything You Type, Every App You Use, Every Website You Visit, and Everywhere You Go in the Physical World (Jonathan Zeller, McSweeny’s)
Free BBQ by the Tesla Owners Club on July 13!
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