Arts events
Friday, May 18
First Waterloo Region Festival of Trees, for young readers, parents, teachers and library staff; a fun-filled day of an award ceremony, autographing, workshops with authors/illustrators, activities and games with chances to win prizes and books, and local entertainment; tickets: through the aud’s box office in person only or calling 519-741-2699 (ask for Nikki); forestfestivaloftrees.ca, $11 includes hst, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kitchener Memorial auditorium Complex, 400 East ave., Kitchener, 416-363-3388
Fresh Stories, live performance storytelling every third Friday of the month (september through May) produced by Carol Leigh Wehking and Michele Braniff; come to listen, and also to share a story if you like during open mike, $5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monigram Coffee roasters, 16 ainslie st. s., suite C, Cambridge, 519-623-2456
MoNday, May 21
Victoria Day Steam Train, celebrate Victoria day with us on our steam train excursion; enjoy a leisurely ride with family and friends while pulled by our nearly 100-year-old steam engine; waterloocentralrailway.com/victoria-day-steamtrain, $29.99, 2 to 4 p.m., Waterloo Central railway, 878 Weber st. N., st. Jacobs
tuEsday, May 22
Quilt & Fibre Art Festival 2018, in Waterloo region and beyond; to May 26; for brochure listing venues and schedule of events, visit stjacobs.com/quilt-fibrearts-events.htm, free, 9:30 a.m. st. Jacobs Village, 1-800-265-3353 Author Event, david Ward (“Bay of hope: Five years in Newfoundland”); book signing, free, 7 to 8 p.m., Words Worth Books, 96 King st. s., Waterloo
thursday, May 24
St. Jacobs Quilt and Fibre Art Festival Seminar and Demo, quilting seminar and demo by audrey Vrooman, “practically invisible” binding by machine; trish Lockie, painting with wool; Chantal Lynch, paperless paper piecing; and Eleanor Petrie, slice and insert technique; stjacobs.com/quilt-fibre-arts-events.htm, $10, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Calvary united Church, 48 hawkesville rd., st. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Quilt and Fibre Art Festival Trunk Show, guest artist Marilyn Farquhar sharing an exploration of machine quilting and technology in quilting; shows at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; stjacobs. com/Quilt-Fibre-arts-Events.htm, $5, 2:30 p.m. Calvary united Church, 48 hawkesville rd., st. Jacobs, 1-800-265-3353
2018 Kin Carnival, presented by the Kin Clubs of Cambridge (Preston & North dumfries); thrilling rides, games and food; to May 27: thursday-Friday, 6 to 11 p.m.; saturday, noon to 11 p.m.; sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; for more information and to purchase discount preset ride tickets, visit prestonkin.ca, free, riverside Park, 49 King st. W., Cambridge
Friday, May 25
Preston Book Club, drop into the Preston Book Club on the last Friday of each month to discover and discuss new book: “the secret river,” by Kate Grenville, free, 9:30 to 11 a.m., idea Exchange | Preston Library, 435 King st.
E., Cambridge
NFB Film Club, presenting free screenings of short films and documentaries: “Memento Mori”; ideaexchange.org/ programs/movies, free, 2 to 3:30 p.m., idea Exchange | Queen’s square Library, 1 North sq., Cambridge
saturday, May 26
Eden Mills Arts Festival, arts show, live music and home-made food (to May 27); rain or shine; www.edenmillsartsfestival.com, free, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eden Mills Community hall, 104 york st., Eden Mills, 519-856-1678 Distillation: The Essence of Waterloo, Art$Pay Photography Show,
projected photographs from juried art$Pay photographers and selected students will be matched with local accompanists; performances at 1:30 and 7 p.m.; tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ distillation-the-essence-of-waterlootickets-44783941976, $15, child 12 and under free, Centre for international Governance innovation (CiGi), 67 Erb st. W., Waterloo, 519-504-3277
Poetry Reading, by Mary ann Mulhern and april Bulmer; ideaexchange.org/ programs/event/poetry-reading-maryann-mulhern-and-april-bulmer, free, 2 to 3 p.m., idea Exchange | Preston Library, 435 King st. E., Cambridge
suNday, May 27
K-W’s Fourth Film Challenge, a freeto-participate community event open to all local filmmakers; anyone interested in participating may post on the Facebook event page and be added to the film contributor list: www.facebook.com/ events/147732259196988, $10 at the cinema, free to submit a film, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Princess twin Cinemas, 46 King st. N., Waterloo, 226-751-2992
Paint Night, join Paint & Cocktails for “singing in the rain”; a two-hour fun afternoon with our artist who will guide you through step by step, from start to finished painting that you get to take home; information and tickets: www. paintandcocktails.com, $45, 7 to 9 p.m., the Whale and ale, 1120 Victoria st. N., Kitchener