Arts events
saturday, November 24 Christmas in the Village, horse and wagon rides, visits with santa, kids activities, pet parade, free hot cocoa, and more; bring your loonies and toonies to support the maycourt Club, free, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., belmont village, Kitchener, 519-576-1115
Ayr-North Dumfries Lions Club Santa Claus Parade, santa is coming to downtown ayr, greeting children at the Watson Pond pavilion and taking letters after the parade; food donations will be collected along the route, free,
1 p.m. roseville Community Centre, 3195 roseville rd., ayr
suNday, November 25
Author Event, Carl Hiebert (“A Bird’seye view: the Waterloo region”; in
partnership Q&a and book with signing Words to Worth follow, books; free, 1:30 35 albert to 3 st., p.m., Waterloo, Waterloo www.wpl.ca/ Public Library, carl_hiebert Waterloo Night Market, an initiative of Wilfrid Laurier’s C3 Innovation Labs social entrepreneurship students; local artisans, food vendors, live music, free, 5 to 9 p.m., Waterloo Park, 50 young st. W., Waterloo, www.laurieralumni. ca/s/1681/15/interior-giving.aspx?sid=1 681&gid=2&pgid=2758&sitebuilder=1&c ontentbuilder=1
WedNesday, November 28
Book Launch, “you are a treasure” by angela Weber and theresa Coon; theresa works at Family and Children services and angela is a Foster Parent at the agency, free, 7 to 11 p.m., descendants beer and beverage Co. Ltd., 319 victoria st. N., Kitchener, 519-576-1329 ext. 3693
saturday, deCember 1
Kiwanis Club of Elmira Santa Claus Parade, parade route: arthur street (the main street in downtown elmira), free, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., elmira
Hespeler Santa Claus Parade, parade route: starts at Groh avenue, ending at Queen and tannery; santa giving out goodie bags at scout house in Forbes Park after parade; www.hespelersantaclausparade.ca/, free, 12 p.m., Cambridge Optimist Club of Baden Santa Claus Parade, starts at Sandhills and Snyder’s Road, ending at EJ’s (at the Baden Hotel, 39 Snyder’s Rd.); food donations collected along the route; bring your letters to santa; photos with santa at Wilmot seniors Woodworking shop after parade, free, 1:30 p.m. www.facebook. com/events/2216006835340703/ Interactive Storytelling with Stephen
Van Vugt, join singer and storyteller stephen van vugt for fun, interactive storytelling; help him create a story of adventure you can go on together; stephen will give you the opportunity to create your own stories through games and activities; dec. 1 and 22, $6, $5 senior/student, $4 child, free for child under four, 2 to 4 p.m., schneider haus, 466 Queen st. s., Kitchener, calendar.schneiderhaus.ca/eventsList/ detail/2018-12-01-1400-interactivestorytelling-with-stephen-van-vugt Plattsville & District Lions Club Santa Claus Parade, this year’s theme: “Christmas in the Future”; parade route: along albert street from mill to Walter streets; everyone is invited back to the Lions hall at the arena to visit santa; donations of food and coats picked up along route, free, 6:30 p.m. Plattsville memorial Community arena, 68 mill st., Plattsville
suNday, deCember 2
New Hamburg Santa Claus Parade,
starting at bleams road exit of Norm hill Park, free, 6 p.m., New hamburg