Arts events
saturday, June 16
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, free, 12 to 5 p.m., Waterloo Park, Centennial Bandshell, 100 Westmount rd. n., Waterloo, 519-577-6469
Solstice Sampling: Summer Night Crawl, kick off the summer with this popular food and drink festival; this year’s new format features a restaurant crawl to a variety of uptown Waterloo restaurants for sampling culinary creations and entertainment positioned throughout uptown to add to the experience; bring your ticket to Waterloo Public square to receive your passport and map for the event (passport required before visiting restaurants); for a list of restaurants and entertainers, and to purchase tickets, visit www.eventbrite. ca/e/solstice-sampling-summer-nightcrawl-tickets-46503644653, $40, 5 to 9 p.m., Waterloo Public square, 75 King st. s., Waterloo
sunday, June 17
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-forpops-fathers-day-craft-beer-festivaltickets-44554735413?aff=es2, $5.65$28.25, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Waterloo region Museum and doon heritage Village, 10 huron rd., Kitchener
Monday, June 18
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, free, 6 to 8:30 p.m., the shops at highland and Westmount, Partsource parking lot, 563 highland rd. W., Kitchener, 905-484-3517
Paint Night, join Paint & Cocktails for “Paint on Wine Glasses”; our artist who will guide you through step by step; price includes two wine glasses, paint, brushes and instruction; tickets: www.paintandcocktails.com/ collections/frontpage/products/gatorstail-sports-shack-grill-painting-nightjune-18-2018-7-9pm-paint-wine-glasses-970-franklin-blvd-cambridge, $35, 7 to 9 p.m., Gator’s tail sports shack & Grill, 970 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge
Book Launch, local author Jennifer Farquhar (“Watermark”); author reading and book signing, Q&a; refreshments and prizes, free, 7 p.m. Words Worth Books, 96 King st. s., Waterloo
tuesday, June 19
Author Event, Ann Griffin (“Another ocean to Cross”); book signing, Q&a, free, 7 to 9 p.m., Words Worth Books, 96 King st. s., Waterloo
Wednesday, June 20
Grand Reads Book Club, join us for a great discussion of “seabiscuit” by Laura hillenbrand; registration required: kplca.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails ?eventid=27099&backto=calendar&st artdate=2018/06/01, free, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Kitchener Public Library, Grand river stanley Park Branch, 175 indian rd., Kitchener, 519-743-7502
thursday, June 21
Ask Our Author, local elementary school teacher and novelist Jennifer Farquhar, a.k.a. Madame Papastergiou, will be discussing her writing journey, beginning with her love of reading and writing, overcoming several setbacks along the road, to getting her debut novel “Watermark” published; Q&a, author reading and book signing; www.facebook.com/ events/238462086709002/, free, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Lackner Woods Public school, 151 Zeller dr., Kitchener
tuesday, June 26
Modern Classics Book Club, join us for a discussion of “Brideshead revisited” by evelyn Waugh; register at kplca. evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?even tid=25407&backto=calendar&am p;startdate=2018/06/01, free, 10 to 11 a.m., Kitchener Public Library, Country hills Branch, 1500 Block Line rd., Kitchener, 519-743-7502
Friday, June 29
Final Fridays, on the last Friday of each month, everyone is invited to explore the exciting arts, culture and cuisine of the city’s core; www.waterloo.ca/en/living/ FinalFridays.asp, free, 7 a.m. to 2:30 a.m., City of Waterloo, 100 regina st. s., Waterloo, 519-747-8769