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TL;WR for August 1 through August 7 2023

Jul 31, 2023

What to do.

Tuesday, August 1

You better not write this newsletter like you’re in a Wes Anderson movie. The Apollo has a screening of Asteroid City at 7 p.m.

AOK Craft Beer + Arcade’s Queer Pong league kicks off on Aug 1. Join them every Tuesday in August for free play and tournament games hosted by Eric Moon, man of leisure. Everyone is welcome!

Wednesday, August 2

The Trivial Dispute: Summer League at Abe Erb Kitchener continues with BeccaHosts at 8 p.m.

The Keep Your Head Up Foundation has a free Mindful Tie Dye workshop for youth impacted by concussion. Learn more and register here.

Music in the Market at the Kitchener Market has Clarissa Diokno and Halloween Animals live starting at 5:30 p.m.

Create Waterloo’s Community Campfire is coming to the front lawn of Albert McCormick Community Centre (500 Parkside Drive, Waterloo) on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. It’s the last one of the summer! Come out and enjoy free live music by local artist Jessy Bell Smith, giant games, and a KW favourite food truck!

Celebrating Emancipation day in Canada (August 1) at Kitchener Public Library with a drumming workshop from BABARINDE. In African culture, drumming and story-telling are part of the celebration of life, most especially its cycles and seasons. This entertaining program uses the African cultural arts of interactive story-telling, dance and hand drumming to teach and motivate children.

Thursday, August 3

BeccaHosts has Golden Oldies Music Bingo at the Rabbid Fox at 8 p.m.

EVO Kitchen & Bar has Musical Bingo - Throwback 2000s Vol 2 at 7 p.m.

TWB has a Thirsty Thursday Food Pop-up with Wooden Boat Food Co. from 5 to 10 p.m.

Friday, August 4

Rusty Nail Comedy Friday nights at the Crazy Canuck DTK features headliner Nitish Sakhuja with special guests Tyler Dombroski & Harv Khatow. Same lineup on Saturday night if you can’t make it.

Kitchener Public Library has a Family Afternoon screening of Puss In Boots - The Last Wish at 2 p.m.

The Apollo x Dragged Presents: Legally Blonde at 6:45 p.m. “Dragged” is not your ordinary movie screening. It’s an interactive extravaganza! Get ready for the extraordinary Sasha Tease’s live commentary, drag performances, and even some mischief with the audience. It’s a night of pure entertainment where anything can happen!

Living Room for Small plays Maxwell’s at 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 5

Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery will be at George Lippert Park (204 Ahrens St W.) for its Art in the Park pop-up from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. t Art in the Park, community members are invited to paint mini canvases, which they will display in the mini gallery.

Professional mixed martial arts action takes over The Aud when BTC returns for another evening of Ontario’s best professional martial artists. BTC 21’s top event is a welterweight championship bout between Jesse Ronson and Ricardo Chavez.

Pinch Cabaret is back at TWB for another raucous evening of Stand-Up, Sketch Comedy, Improv & Drag with Together We're Boisterous Comedy Show at 6:30 p.m.

TriCity Improv has a charity improv show in support of Adults In Motion on Saturday, Aug. 5. A minimum $7 donation gets you an awesome evening of comedy at the Country Hills Community Center in Kitchener.

Farm League Brewing Presents The Red Hill Valleys with special guest Jessie T at 8 p.m.

Sunday, August 6

Check out the Sunday Funky Brunch at Foundry Tavern in the Gaslight District from 10 to 3 p.m. All-you-can-eat or a la carte, plus a live DJ.

Grab your peanuts and Cracker Jacks at Jack Couch Park as the Kitchener Panthers take on the Welland Jackfish at 2 p.m.

The Princess Original has the 2023 CatVideoFest on at 4:15 p.m.

Coming up soon.

The Long Weekend Bar Crawl is a 12 band “crawl” of alternative music happening Sunday, Aug 6 between Dive Bar, Prohibition Warehouse, Revive Karaoke, and Pin Up Arcade. The lineup includes Mononegatives, Bad Egg, Hung, Dog Bus, Het Up!, Tough Guy, The Slime, Dog Named Baseball, Gourmet, Charlie Weber & the Glorious Failures, Not That I Care, and Femto.