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Things to see and do in the region
Arts events
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
Cambridge Hespeler Book Club
Join us on the second Thursday of each month to discuss a variety of fiction and nonfiction: “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel Brown, 6:30 p.m., free, Idea Exchange | Hespeler Library, 5 Tannery St. E., ideaexchange.org, 519-658-4412, shastings@ideaexchange.org SATURDAY, JUNE 16
WaTErLoo Sounds of Summer Music Festival
Hosted by Kitchener-Waterloo Sertoma Club; come out and enjoy the bands and dancers from K-W and surrounding areas; for a buck or two you can take part in the games (with prizes), face painting and bouncy castle; food and merchandise for sale; proceeds will be going back to the community through clubs and organizations supported by KW Sertoma; kwsertoma.ca, 12 to 5 p.m., free, Waterloo Park, Centennial Bandshell, 100 Westmount rd. N., 519-577-6469, kw@kwsertoma.ca SUNDAY, JUNE 17
KITCHENEr Hops for Pops
raise a glass at the fourth annual Father’s Day Craft Beer Festival; live music, beer and cider tastings, food trucks, wagon rides and fun activities for all ages; adult ticket includes admission to the museum, five samples and a souvenir tasting cup; www.eventbrite.ca/e/ hops-for-pops-fathers-day-craft-beerfestival-tickets-44554735413?aff=es2, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., $5.65-$28.25, Waterloo region museum and doon Heritage Village, 10 Huron rd., waterlooregionmuseum@regionofwaterloo.ca MONDAY, JUNE 18
KITCHENEr Show and Shine Classic Car Mondays
Unique classic and special edition cars (to Sept. 17); enjoy great music, colouring activities, and weekly prize giveaways; www.facebook.com/classiccarmondays, 6 to 8:30 p.m., free, The Shops at Highland and Westmount, PartSource parking lot, 563 Highland rd. W., 905-484-3517, showandshineclassics@gmail.com
WaTErLoo Book Launch
Local author Jennifer Farquhar (“Watermark”); author reading and book signing, Q&a; refreshments and prizes, 7 p.m., free, Words Worth Books, 96 King St. S. TUESDAY, JUNE 19
WaTErLoo Author Event
ann Griffin (“another ocean to Cross”); book signing, Q&a, 7 to 9 p.m., free, Words Worth Books, 96 King St. S.
Blood donor clinics
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
WaTErLoo What’s Your (Blood) Type
Celebrate World Blood Donor Day by joining us at the K-W Blood Donor clinic, after hours, to find out your blood type; must be 17 years of age or older; no appointments needed, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, K-W Blood Donor Clinic, 94 Bridgeport rd. E., emma.willms@blood.ca
Classics
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
Cambridge New Beginnings
Presented by Cambridge Concert Band; welcoming new conductor, dorothy Vreeswyk-Kidd; cambridgeconcertband. wordpress.com/2018/05/16/new-beginnings-spring-concert, 2 to 3:30 p.m., free-will donation, Knox’s Galt Presbyterian Church, 2 Grand ave. S.
Concerts
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
KITCHENEr Wednesday Noon Concert
Featuring Luke Welch (piano); bring your lunch or buy a low-cost meal at the church; doors open at 11:30 a.m., 12:15 to 12:45 p.m., free, St. andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 54 Queen St. N. THURSDAY, JUNE 14
KITCHENEr Music in the Lounge
Featuring composer/multi-instrumentalist, Keenan reimer-Watts, 12 to 1 p.m., free, Kitchener Public Library, Central Branch, 85 Queen St. N., 519-743-7502, askus@kpl.org SATURDAY, JUNE 16
KITCHENEr Our World Festival of Music
Live music at the square: Tea for Two, Jessie T, Safe as Houses, Barn Katz, Juneyt band, and QuiQue escamilla band, 3:30 to 11 p.m., free, Kitchener City Hall, Carl Zehr Square, 200 King St. W., 519-742-7306 SUNDAY, JUNE 17
KITCHENEr Concert in the Gardens
With the Sandy MacDonald Group; www.kitchenerhs.ca, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., free, rockway Gardens, Dorothy Elliott Gazebo, 7 Floral Dr.
Donations WaTErLoo rEGIoN 543 Registered Riders Roared to Success in the 15th Annual Grand River Ride for Dad
on June 2, 543 registered motorcycle enthusiasts joined the fight against prostate cancer raising $95,000 in pledges. revenue from registrations from the event will bring the total to over $109,000 for the campaign; donations will continue to be accepted for this campaign until august; www.ridefordad.ca
Cadillac Fairview Donates to Lutherwood Child & Family Foundation in Waterloo
Cadillac Fairview recently donated $20,000 to Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation in support of essential services and programs for youth, as part of its $500,000 in charitable donations to 18 youth-focused charities across Canada
Events
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
KITCHENEr Change Management and Sustainability
register by Tuesday, June 12: Hosted by Sustainable Waterloo region; learn about change management practices, tools and how they can be applied in different settings; event helps identify change management strategies and opportunities in your organization; www. sustainablewaterlooregion.ca/events, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., $35 plus $4.55 GST/ HST, The Walper Hotel, 20 Queen St. S., eventsstaff@sustainablewaterlooregion.ca
WaTErLoo Nukes and the Nobel: A Conversation with Setsuko Thurlow
register by Tuesday, June 12: a conversation with 2017 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and world-renowned nuclear ban advocate, Setsuko Thurlow who receives her Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university earlier in the day; open to the public; uwaterloo.ca/ centre-peace-advancement/events, 6:45 to 9 p.m., free, Conrad Grebel University College, Great Hall, 140 Westmount rd., cgccpa@uwaterloo.ca THURSDAY, JUNE 14
BaDEN Wilmot Summer Market
a small weekly market serving residents of Waterloo region; wilmotsummermarket.wixsite.com/market, 4 to 7 p.m., free, Steinmann Mennonite Church, 1316 Snyder’s rd. W., wilmotsummermarket@gmail.com
KITCHENEr Annual Count Me In! March
Celebrate a community where everyone belongs; family-friendly activities, inspirational speakers, entertainment, snacks and refreshments, and a community march with all the festivities starting and finishing at Kitchener City Hall; www. eafwr.on.ca/6th-annual-count-me-inmarch-i-choose-dignity, 5 to 8 p.m., free, Kitchener City Hall, Carl Zehr Square, 200 King St. W., 519-741-0190 ext. 268, bklokoff@eafwr.on.ca SATURDAY, JUNE 16
ST. JaCoBS Father’s Day Train
Dads will have the opportunity to sit back and enjoy a free, leisurely train ride through historic mennonite country while listening to great tunes and watching the sites; tickets and free passes for fathers available at waterloocentralrailway.com/ fathers-day-rides, 10:10 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., free-$19.99, Waterloo Central railway, 878 Weber St. N., tickets@ waterloocentralrailway.com
KITCHENEr Superhero Crafts-travaganza
Get a jump on summer, and the TD Summer reading Club, with superherothemed activities; make a mask and a cape, look for clues in our scavenger hunt, and meet some superheroes; no registration required; all ages welcome; www.kpl.org, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, Kitchener Public Library, Central Branch, 85 Queen St. N., 519-743-7502, askus@ kpl.org
Courage: A Conversation with Lucy DeCoutere
registration required; Lucy DeCoutere, the portrait of courage: the actor and air force captain came forward to tell the story of her experience as a survivor of sexual violence in october 2014, thus putting a face on the charges against radio celebrity Jian Ghomeshi; includes entertainment by Joni Nehrita and food by local chef Derek Hines; www.face- book.com/events/611382672547933, 6 to 10 p.m., $80.94, Themuseum, 10 King St. W., 226-898-4376, sandramariemac@gmail.com
Fitness and sports
TUESDAY, JUNE 19
Cambridge GLA:D Exercise Program
registration required; GLa:D: an education and exercise program for individuals with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis; led by Community Support Connections trained kinesiologists; eight-week session on Tuesdays and Thursdays; program ongoing in Kitchener and Cambridge; call Community Support Connections — Meals on Wheels and More for details; communitysupportconnections.org, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., free, Chaplin Family YMCa, 250 Hespeler rd., 519-772-8787 ext. 228, jennm@cscmow.org
For seniors
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
KITCHENEr Polercise with Urban Poles
registration required; gain strength and stability through exercise and walking to music; suitable for hip, knee and respiratory conditions; equipment provided. at rockway Community Centre: Mondays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., 11 weeks; and Thursdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., 13 weeks. at Breithaupt Centre (350 Margaret ave., Kitchener): Wednesdays, 9:30 to 10:25 a.m., 10 weeks; may register at either rockway Community Centre or Breithaupt Centre; to June 28, $6.10 for 55-plus, rockway Centre, 1405 King St. E., 519-741-2507
PETErSBUrG Wilmot Centre Seniors’ Luncheon
Indoor picnic lunch followed by Wynne ross sharing pictures and story of recent trip to Nicaragua; wcmc.ca, 12 to 2 p.m., free-will offering to cover expenses, Wilmot Centre Missionary Church, 2463 Bleams rd., 519-634-8687
Cambridge Community Cards
Play euchre with friends and enjoy complimentary coffee and tea on Wednesday afternoons; www.alisonneighbourhood. org, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., free, alison Neighbourhood Community Centre, 127 Elgin St. N., 519-620-1867, beforeschool@alisonneighbourhood.org
Fundraisers
SATURDAY, JUNE 16
KITCHENEr Krown’s Wash for A Wish Charity Car Wash
a Canada-wide fundraiser supports Children’s Wish Foundation; all payments for washes and donations raised at the event will help support the granting of more wishes; www.krown.com/en/ washforawish, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Krown Kitchener, 228 Shoemaker St., courteney.bone@energipr.com
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony 20th Annual House and Garden Tour of Note
a self-directed tour of six exceptional homes and gardens in Kitchener, Waterloo and Conestogo; appreciate the artistry of K-W Symphony and Youth orchestra musicians; bid on a sealed-bid auction; complimentary refreshments; buy tickets online at kwsymphony.ca/ house-garden-tour or call 519-745-4711 for more information, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., $30, Conrad Centre for the Performing arts, 36 King St. W.
Christ the King Concert Series: Penny and Pound
Five performers from the not-for profit Penny and Pound youth theatre perform a selection of show tunes, new and old, 2 to 4 p.m., pay what you can: $20 suggested, Christ The King United Church, 167 Thaler ave., pianomangibb@gmail. com
Cambridge Take a Ride for MacKids
register by Friday, June 15: attractions and heavy equipment for the family to enjoy; from a magic show and helicopter ride to experiencing planes, bulldozers and excavators; all proceeds to help build and equip a new state-of-the-art nephrology clinic at McMaster Children’s Hospital; www.takearide.ca, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., free admission, reid’s Heritage Homes, 6783 Wellington road 34
CoNESToGo Hummingbird Centre for Hope Golf Fundraiser
Best ball format with four-person teams; if you don’t have a team, will place you with a team; golf, greens fees, cart and dinner; silent auction and raffles; funds raised help to build a community of hope for widowed parents; register, donate or sponsor; registration opens at 11 a.m.; first tee at noon; hummingbirdcentreforhope.com/events/golf-fundraiser, $130, Conestoga Golf & Conference Centre, 400 Golf Course rd., 519-500-8535
WaTErLoo Strawberry Extravaganza
Enjoy fresh local strawberries and musical talents of the First family, 1 to 3 p.m., $7; family $18, First United Church, 16 William St. W., 519-745-8487 TUESDAY, JUNE 19
BaDEN Strawberry Social
a bowl of cake, berries, ice cream and fun; all proceeds going to Terry Fox Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis; come anytime between 6 and 7:30 p.m.; www. philipsburglutheranchurch.ca, $7 per bowl, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (west of Philipsburg), 3357 Erbs rd. N., 519-742-2420, tammydoering@ sympatico.ca LOOKING AHEAD
CoNESToGo Swing Big Golf Classic — June 21
register by Wednesday, June 20: #SwingBig for local youth and enjoy a day out on the course including 18 holes, golf cart, lunch, dinner and prizes; 11:45 a.m. lunch; 12:30 p.m. tee-off; 5 p.m. dinner; all proceeds directly support children in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Waterloo region; for more information and tickets, visit waterloo.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/event/swing-big-golf-classic, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., $170 (includes $75 charitable tax receipt), Conestoga Golf & Conference Centre, 400 Golf Course rd., 519-745-0180 ext. 203, kierra. young@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
aYr Ayr Charity Barbecue — June 22
all proceeds going to Front Door — Child and Youth Mental Health Services; weekend includes a KCBS barbecue competition, beer tent, live music, family fun includes bubble soccer, train rides, reptile display, carriage rides, potato sack races, adult tug of war; Friday, adults only, $10; Saturday, adult $15; weekend $20; child, four to 12, $10; to June 23; ayrcharitybbq.com, 6 to 11 p.m., Victoria Park, 75 rose St., 519-580-3019, ayrcharitybbqcomp@ gmail.com
KITCHENEr Signatures: A Taste Test of Waterloo Region’s Best — June 25
Tantalize your taste buds with a taste test of sample of the best dishes that restaurants, chefs and caterers have to offer in Waterloo region; an assortment of dishes and vendors on display; come for lunch; event run by Parkinson Society of Southwestern ontario; fundraiser for their programs and services in the community; www.eventbrite.ca, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., $20, Catalyst 137, 137 Glasgow St., 519-652-9437 ext. 57, jessica.halls@parkinsonsociety.ca
PETErSBUrG Kitchener-Waterloo Association of Realtors Charity Golf Tournament — June 26
In support of Habitat for Humanity Waterloo region; registration: 10 a.m.; shotgun start: 11:30 p.m.; lunch available between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the course; dinner and auction: 5 p.m.; www.kwar.ca, $170; foursome: $600, rebel Creek Golf Club, 1517 Snyder’s rd. E., 519-576-1400 ext. 228, maggiem@kwar.ca
Gardening
MONDAY, JUNE 18
Cambridge Garden Cambridge: Your Galt Horticultural Society Workshop
register by Friday, June 15: Create a hypertufa trough planter; bring the container, hypertufa mix supplied; www.galthort.com, 6 to 8 p.m., $15, Ferguson Cottage, 37 Grand ave. S., liz@galthort.com
ELMIra Elmira and District Horticultural Society Speaker
Dan Cooper speaks on “Gardening from a Hammock” (How To Create a LowMaintenance Garden); new members welcome, 7:30 to 9 p.m., $2; member free, Trinity United Church, 21 arthur St. N., christinefrances54@gmail.com
Health
TUESDAY, JUNE 19
KITCHENEr Self-Help Mental Health Program
recovery International: a free, self-help cognitive-behavioural program; learn to change your thoughts in a structured, supportive setting; Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9 p.m., free, St. andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 54 Queen St. N., www.recoverycanada.org/meetings.php, 519-722-1220, anitann88@gmail.com
Kids stuff
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
WaTErLoo Cine Babies
a movie program for new parents, friends and family to attend with their infants in a baby-friendly environment; films will be presented with lowered volume, dimmed lights and convenient amenities; see a new movie every week and stay connected; Wednesdays; for schedule, visit www.princesscinemas. com/cine-babies, 1 to 3 p.m., regular admission (babes in arms, free), Princess Twin Cinemas, 46 King St. N., 519-884-5112, wendy@princesscinemas.com
Walks runs and rides
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WELLESLEY Ride Don’t Hide in Support of Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Waterloo-Wellington — June 24
register by Saturday, June 23: The largest mental health bike ride in Canada: join CMHa Waterloo-Wellington for a bike ride through beautiful Waterloo region, raising important funds and awareness for community mental health services; open to all ages; register to collect donations online: ridedonthide.com/ on/ride/waterloo-wellington, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 9.5K, 24K, 46K, 80K: registration from $25 to $60, St. Clements Community Centre, 1 Green St., 1-844-264-2993 ext. 2106, mbauman@ cmhaww.ca
WaTErLoo World Partnership Walk KitchenerWaterloo — June 24
Fundraiser for aga Khan Foundation Canada (aKFC), an international development organization and registered charity; working in africa and asia to tackle poverty on many fronts: building strong, resilient communities and local institutions; food, music and a great cause, ending global poverty; www. worldpartnershipwalk.com/en/walk-cities/kitchener-waterloo, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., collect donations online, Waterloo Public Square, 75 King St. S., 519-807-4111, riaz.b.ali@gmail.com