Arts events
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 Stories Aloud, the Baden Storytellers host on second Friday of the month; bring a mug for hot apple cider, $5, 8 p.m., Button Factory Arts, 25 Regina St. S., Waterloo, 519-570-9595
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art, all inspired by works in the gallery’s Permanent Collection or the impulse to create; Feb. 12: “Manufactured Landscapes”; Feb. 19: “Watermark”; Feb. 26: “Seth’s Dominion”; free, 2 p.m., Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener, 519-579-5860 ext. 100
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Trivia Night, teams of four to six people work together; register as a team, or join others to create a team on the night of the event; register at kpl.org or call 519-743-0644, free, 7 p.m., Kitchener Public Library, Forest Heights, 251 Fischer-Hallman Rd., Kitchener
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Grand Reads Book Club, join us for a great book discussion from a variety of genres; new members always welcome; tonight: “Medicine Walk” by Richard Wagamese; register at <a target=”_ blank” href=”kpl.org”>kpl.org</a> or call 519-896-1736, free, 6:30 p.m., Kitchener Public Library, Grand River Branch, 175 Indian Rd., Kitchener
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Cineseries, featuring “Maliglutit (Searchers)”; $12.50; $8 child 14 and under, 7:30 p.m., Galaxy Cinemas, 355 Hespeler Rd., Cambridge, 519-621-0460, ideaexchange.org/ programs/event/cineseries-maliglutitsearchers
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Cineseries Café, Fresh coffee and “morning after” discussion of the previous night’s movie, “Maliglutit (Searchers)”; free, 10 a.m., Idea Exchange | Queen’s Square Library, 1 North Sq., Cambridge, 519-621-0460, ideaexchange.org/programs/event/cineseriescafé-0
Love Your Community Tri-Charity
Gala, cocktails, dinner (wine included), fashion show, auctions, and dancing; fundraiser for Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank, Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region, and Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region; tickets: aceevents.eventastic.com/promote/tricharitygala, $100, 6 p.m., Whistle Bear Golf Club, 1316 Dickie Settlement Rd., Cambridge
Fresh Stories, live performance storytelling every third Friday of the month; come to listen, and also to share a story if you like during open mike; Feb. 17: Carol Leigh & Michele Braniff & Friends; March 17: World Storytelling Day; April 21: Jo Kuyvenhoven Hope, $5, 6:30 p.m., Monigram Coffee Roasters, 16 Ainslie St. S., suite C, Cambridge, 519-623-2456
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18
Joseph Schneider Haus Opens for 2017 Season, drop by for a visit; open Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m., $6, $5 senior/student, $4 children, $15 family plus HST, 10 a.m., Joseph Schneider Haus, 466 Queen St. S., Kitchener, 519-742-7752
Coffeehouse “Fun”raiser, featuring the Renaissance Singers with special guests, The Buddy Choir; silent auction, YHMÅL NHTLZ QHT ZLZZPVU HUK JVTWSPmentary refreshments; tickets are available at the door or at www.eventbrite. com/e/coffeehouse-funraiser-the-informal-community-tickets-31467028730, $25, 7:30 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo, 519-745-0675, www.renaissancesingers.ca
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Bring on the Sunshine African Festival, celebrating Africa, culture, community and family during Black History Month with great food, music, hands-on workshops, drum circle, vendors and more; www.bringonthesunshine.ca, by donation, 12 a.m., Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, 200 King St. W., Kitchener, 519-591-7481