If you’re looking for something to do this weekend we’ve got you covered with our Arts Around Town! Lots of great events in Kitchener-Waterloo including Said The Whale!
April 7 @ 9PM
The Boathouse
Monkeyjunk with… Elliott And The Audio Kings
Saturday, April 8
Ethel’s Lounge
114 King St N, Waterloo
Tickets, $60
Available at Ethel’s Lounge and Guitar Corner
April 9, 2017 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Kitchener-Waterloo Guitar Orchestra Spring Concert
Kitchener Public Library
85 Queen Street North Kitchener, ON N2H 2H1
Kitchener, ON

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Don’t know what to get up to this weekend? If you’re not heading to the Centre for Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound, we’ve got you covered!
March 3 @ 5PM – 9PM
Art District Gallery March… Exhibition Opening
Art District Gallery
Enjoy this FREE event, featuring all new work from 13 local artists!
March 3 – 5
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Dunfield Theatre, Cambridge
Journey back to the ancient land of Canaan for an enchanting story of faith and forgiveness as the biblical tale of Joseph is chronicled with sparkling wit, irreverence, and imagination!
March 5 @ 2PM – 5PM
Free Flicks – Beauty and the Beast
Kitchener Public Library
Remedy the build-up of anticipation for the upcoming real-life remake, by spending the afternoon with the family watching the classic animation!

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February 10 @ 8PM-10PM
Stories Aloud at The Button Factory
The Button Factory
The Baden Storytellers host Stories Aloud at… The Button Factory, 25 Regina Street South in Waterloo on Second Fridays of the month.

February 11 @ 6:30PM-11:30PM
The Steve Holt Quartet
The Jazz Room
Doors open at 6:30 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Show starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
Cover Charge: $18.00 / person. (Free to annual pass holders.)
February 12 @ 7-8:30PM
Menno Singers Concert
WK Mennonite Church
Sunday, February 12, 7:00pm, W-K United Mennonite Church (15 George St, Waterloo). Join song lead Mark Diller Harder and the Menno Singers Family of Choirs (Menno Singers, Menno Youth Singers and Inter-Mennonite Children’s Choir) for an evening of vigorous hymn singing on the theme “Be not Afraid.” Admission by donation.

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Not sure what to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered with some great events in our weekly arts around town!
January 20, 2017 from 6:30pm to 11:30pm
Autobahn
THE JAZZ ROOM at the Huether Hotel… />
59 King St. N.
Waterloo, ON
N2J 2X2
Doors open at 6:30 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Music starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
January 21, 2017 from 11:00am to 11:45am
Family Storytime with Seussical the Musical
Waterloo Public Library
35 Albert Street
Waterloo, ON
N2L 5E2
January 22, 2017 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Folkway Music Presents Acclaimed Kentucky Singer/songwriter Joan Shelley
Folkway Music
22 Dupont St, East
Waterloo, ON

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Not sure what to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered with some fun, family friendly events in the Kitchener-Waterloo region!
January 13, 2017 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm
International Blues Competition Fundraiser at The Blue Moon in Petersburg
2017… IBC Fundraiser will be at The Blue Moon in Petersburg, ON on Friday, January 13, 2017. The doors open at 7:00PM, and the event should get underway around 8:00PM. Funds will go to helping bands compete this January/February at the Memphis, TN International Blues Competition.
January 14, 2017 from 6:30pm to 11:30pm
VAUGHAN MISENER TRIO at THE JAZZ ROOM
Doors open at 6:30 P.M. Come for dinner; stay for music!
Music starts at 8:30 P.M. Ends at 11:30 P.M.
January 15, 2017 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Entanglements Opening Reception
Homer Watson House & Gallery
1754 Old Mill Road
Kitchener, ON
N2P1H7
This year Homer Watson House & Gallery is proud to announce the upcoming Open Gallery Exhibition Entanglements by Eastwood Collegiate Institute. Under the direction of Ms. Sandra Bethell, the students have become involved in the interconnectedness of the classroom studio such that it has fostered a creative community. They are entangled in the relationships between one another and their work and look forward to bringing their resulting expressions to the Gallery. Join us for the free opening reception on Sunday, January 15 from 2- 4pm for the opportunity to meet the artists as they offer their opening remarks.

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January 6 @ 8.30PM – 11.30PM
Tim Louis Sextet At The Jazz Room
The Jazz Room
If you crave the warm retro… feelings but want something fresh and new, this is a performance you don’t want to miss by the triple talented singer, songwriter and pianist!
January 1 – March 31
City of Waterloo Winter Registration
Waterloo Recreation Facilities
Browse through the program and activities guide to find wonderful winter activities for the whole family, including kids’ shows coming to the Centre!
January 8 @ 1.30PM – 4PM
Kitchener’s New Years Levee
Kitchener City Hall
Celebrate the New Year with your Mayor Berry Vrbanovic, your council members, and your neighbours at this FREE carnival themed reception that will include games, food, entertainment, and skating at Carl Zehr Square!

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Not sure what to do this weekend? We’ve got you covered with some great family events happening in Kitchener-Waterloo!
December 16 Public Skating Rink Open – Carl Zehr Square
Free
December 17 – Carn/Davidson
The Jazz… Room – 59 King St. North, Waterloo
Tickets: $25.oo
Kitchener Musical Society Christmas Concert
A free Christmas concert to be held in the Rotunda at Kitchener City Hall. A wide selection of seasonal music performed by the award winning Kitchener Musical Society Band.
2:00pm to 3:30pm
Kitchener City Hall Rotunda
200 King Street West
Kitchener, ON
N2G 4G7

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Text: Don’t know what to get up to this weekend? If you’re not heading to the Centre to see Colm Wilkinson, or a sold-out performance from Walk Off The Earth, we’ve got some ideas for you!
December 2 –… 4
The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Join Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Tom Kitten, and Pigling Bland on their farm adventures, and be sure to keep an eye out for the clever Mr. Fox, and grumpy Mr. McGregor! Fun for the whole family, Amy Neufeld returns with her new stage adaptation of the beloved Beatrix Potter classic.
December 3 @ 9PM
Jon Knight and Soulstack
The Boathouse
The most famous group in town delivers blues and soul in a recognizably classy but fuzzy way!
December 4
Koinonia presents Christmas in Concert
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Koinonia is proud to present our annual Christmas in Concert! Over 4,000 people experienced unforgettable moments while enjoying the best of Christmas music last year. Don’t miss out!

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Don’t know what to do this weekend? If you’re not heading to the Centre for Toopy and Binoo, we’ve got you covered!
November 18 @ 8.30PM – 11.30PM
Big Band Theory
The Jazz Room
Ranging from… danceable swing music of Benny Goodman’s orchestra and Sammy Nestico, to Jazz Rock of the 1970s right up to the extraordinary contemporary sound of the Big Phat Band of L.A., The Big Band Theory is an exciting band to listen to and hear live!
November 19 @ 10.30AM – 12PM
Paint by Munzy’s 3rd Annual Holiday Art Show & 2017 Calendar Launch
Featuring over 50 original oil paintings by Waterloo artist Jonathan Munz. Showcasing impressionist landscapes, Northern Ontario “stained glass” contemporary series and more! And don’t miss your chance to pick up your 2017 Paint by Munzy Art & Community Calendar – inside you’ll find upcoming show dates for amazing performances coming to the Centre In The Square!
November 18 – 20
Gift of Lights GRAND OPENING
Bingemans Conference Centre
This ultimate holiday experience in Kitchener-Waterloo is a must for the whole family this holiday season! Drive through 2km of over 30 animated and static holiday light displays including a 200+ foot tunnel!
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Don’t know what to do this weekend? If you’re not heading to the Centre for the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s Nat King Cole Songbook, we’ve got you covered!
November 4 @ 9.30PM – 11.30PM
2017 KW Comedy Preview… Show
Apollo Cinema
Enjoy a night of laughs with award-nominated Graham Chittenden, Canadian Comedy Award winner Elvira Kurt, and Sirius XM’s Top Comic semi-finalist, Chris Robinson!
November 1 – 5
Night/Shift
Downtown Kitchener (various venues)
Named Best New Festival by the Waterloo Region Arts Awards in June 2015, welcome the fall time-change by re-imagining our very own downtown core in an invigorating and creative light! Pop-up art installations and live music performances transform nearly 20 venues both indoor and outdoor with tons of activities to explore and partake in!
November 1 – 5
The Stampeders – LIVE!
Humanities Theatre – University Of Waterloo
No seventies group represented Canada’s musical identity to the world like The Stampeders. A quick look at Canada’s music scene from 1971 until 1976 confirms The Stampeders were truly the country’s international musical ambassadors, touring more extensively in Canada and overseas than any other Canadian group during that time. In 1977 the trio: Rich Dodson (lead guitar), Kim Berly (drums) and Ronnie King (bass) parted company but reunited, fittingly at the Calgary Stampede, 15 years later in 1992. Since then they’ve been recognized by SOCAN for their Lifetime Achievement, been inducted into the SOCAN Songwriters Hall of Fame on five occasions and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame for their 1971 seminal hit Sweet City Woman.
November 6 @ 3PM – 4.30PM
Nota Bene Baroque Players Concert: Fantastic Style
The Registry Theatre
Violinist Rona Goldensher, gambist Laura Jones and harpsichordist Borys Medicky trace the colourful musical journey of early Baroque composers, along with the exploratory works of Schmelzer and Erlebach.
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