Arts events
saturday, april 7
Elmira Maple Syrup Festival 2018, pancakes and maple syrup, sugar bush tours, toy show, live music, kids’ zone, and more; for more information and schedule of events, visit www. elmiramaplesyrup.com, free, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., arthur street, downtown Elmira, 519-669-6000
The Big Bang, one night only experience transforms the gallery into the ultimate after-dark party, featuring a space-bending art installation from local artists Charlena russell and Bernie rohde, custom cocktails and dancing
all night long to a live dJ set from spoke and Mirror; 19-plus event; tickets: kwag. ca, $25 plus hst, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., Kitchener-Waterloo art Gallery, 101 Queen st. N., Kitchener, 519-579-5860 ext. 100
suNday, april 8
Filmnachmittag, featuring “die Fischerin vom Bodensee”; free, 2 p.m. schwaben Club, 1668 King st. E., Kitchener, 519-742-7979
MoNday, april 9
Pipe ’n’ Ascot Spoken Word Night,
join us the second Monday of every month for open mike night for writers of short-stories, comedy, and sections of long-form writing; for more information and to register, email pipenascot@gmail. com, free, 7 to 9:30 p.m., scran and dram scottish public house,
338 Waterloo st., New hamburg, 519-569-0585, www.scrananddram.ca
WEdNEsday, april 11
Kazoo! Fest 208, an artist-run, notfor-profit festival showcasing independent music and art to april 15; over 50 musical performances; print expo, arts and crafts market, and more, at various Guelph locations; $65 all access pass: www.ticketfly.com/purchase/ event/1661421; for more information and schedule of events, visit kazookazoo.ca, prices vary: check website, downtown Guelph
thursday, april 12
Hespeler Book Club, join us on the second thursday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and the second Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon to discuss a variety of fiction and nonfiction; april 12 and 13: “the underground railroad” by Colson Whitehead; May 10 and 11: “Circling the sun” by paula Mclain; free, idea Exchange | hespeler library, 5 tannery st. E., Cambridge, 519-658-4412, ideaexchange.org
Friday, april 13
Egg to Chicken, visit with our baby chicks and learn what it takes to raise them; Friday-saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; sunday, 1 to 5 p.m., $6, $5 senior/ student, $4 child, $15 family plus hst, schneider haus, 466 Queen st. s., Kitchener, 519-748-1914 ext. 3647, www.schneiderhaus.ca
Stories Aloud, the Baden storytellers host on second Friday of the month; bring a mug for hot apple cider; come to listen, come to tell; suggested length for first-time storytellers: five minutes or less, $5, 8 to 10:30 p.m., Button Factory arts, 25 regina st. s., Waterloo, badenstorytellers.wordpress.com
saturday, april 14
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra,
annual fundraiser “una sereta Bella”; springtime in paris; an evening of music, fine food and wine, and friendship; doors open at 6 p.m., concert at 7 p.m.; tickets: email barbara.simoes@ cambridgeorchestra.ca, $100, to 10 p.m., Cambridge City hall, 50 dickson st., Cambridge, 519-716-5566