What to do.

Monday, March 11
Tickets on sale now for "Hello Friends!" - an evening and book signing with Jerry Howarth, voice of the Toronto Blue Jays hosted by Mike Farwell on Tuesday, April 9.

☘️Join the Irish Real Life Festival for the local premier of the film RATH by director Mieke Vanmechelen. Set in rural Ireland, this documentary explores the loss of oral storytelling and its historical and cultural significance for understanding who we are and where we've come from. 7:30 at the Registry Theatre.

Tuesday, March 12
Local MP Raj Saini and his team are hosting a free skate at The Aud from 12 to 2 PM.

Apollo has a showing of CatVideoFest at 2 PM. Such cats. Much meow.

Descendants Beer & Beverage has Brooklyn 99 trivia at 8:00pm - get there early for a good seat!

☘️The Irish Real Life Festival presents the Irish REEL Life - an evening of three amazing Irish films. Three short films starting at 7:30 at the Registry Theatre.

Over at your Kitchener Public Library, there is The Benefits of "Play" for Adults. Join Grace Stemp Morlock, a local artist who uses Lego as her medium. She will talk about her process, and some strategies for using “play” as a tool for self care, and mental health. You’ll also get to build with Lego.

Wednesday, March 13
Do you like puppets? Jeff Dunham headlines The Aud this Wednesday starting at 7.

The second F**kup Night was ironically f**ked up by an ice storm. You can catch Michael Litt, Kathryn Vanderberg and Jeff Gadway telling stories of f**king up F**kup Nights Volume II at Vidyard HQ on Queen St in downtown Kitchener.

☘️UW's Lost&Found Theatre presents a staged reading of "Bloomsday" on March 13 and 16 at 7:30 at The Registry Theatre. This is part of the Irish Real Life Festival.

Thursday, March 14
Maxwell's has Ezra Jordan and Myles Castello with special guests Sean Hales and Palm Baker. Doors at 7:30, music at 8.

Friday, March 15
Live music with Jesse Webber at 8:00 pm and oysters from Caudle’s Catch at Descendants Beer & Beverage.

Homegrown Hero takes the Maxwell's stage with great friends Manic Theatrics and Pilot Project to bring you a full night of entertainment. Hosted by KW comedian Melo! Doors open at 7:30pm, Music starts at 8:00pm

Interested in helping people live more sustainably? Unleash your creativity at this design sprint for the planet. Environment and Climate Change Canada and GreenHouse are hosting a design sprint that focuses on changing behaviour and rewarding the adoption of pollution prevention actions. Participants will use their design, technical and business skills to develop a proof of concept for a mobile digital solution.

☘️Kitchen party time. It's a classic Irish toe tapping, hand clapping kitchen party, featuring the rhythms of the Gaes, playing traditional versions of well-loved Celtic classics. Joining them is Métis fiddler, Anne Lederman and many local friends at the Registry Theatre.

Saturday, Mar 16
☘️Live Irish music from Hunter’s Corners from 1:00-4:00 at Descendants.

Jane bond has Music for the Masses Retro Saturday featuring a Depeche Mode Spotlight
with DJ Good Dr. No cover. DJ at 10 PM. 19+.

Every Saturday in March multi-award winning trumpet player Brownman Ali (2x National Jazz Award winner) will lead five different all-star ensembles through five historic eras of jazz which Miles Davis catalyzed and immortalized with his presence. This Saturday, March 16 is "Plugged Nickel" - The Shorter Years at TWH Social in Downtown Kitchener.

☘️Join the Irish Real Life Festival for a fun night of Irish dancing. Live music provided by the Grand River Ceili Band and bar provided by Kennedy's. No experience necessary, their caller will guide you in all the steps.
Comfortable shoes a must.

Sunday, Mar 17
There's nothing to see on Ezra.

Cat videos? Apollo has another showing of CatVideoFest at 4 PM today. (Not sure this is St. Patrick's Day programming, but I'm sure he would have loved cat videos - Ed.)

☘️Descendants Beer & Beverage is open for St. Patrick’s Day starting at 12:00 with live music 2-6, Irish beer, green cocktails, and more.

☘️The Clefs of Moher is an original production featuring a 12 piece Celtic-Jazz Ensemble, guest dancers Aaron Lemay & Myra O'Seasnain, Shannon Kingsbury on Celtic Harp and voice. Green dress highly recommended. Tickets available at Wordsworth Books or online.

☘️Irish Real Life and Uptown 21 presents "A Sense of Place" - exploring the connection between First Nations people and the Irish Immigrant in support of The Healing of the Seven Generations. 6:00 PM, $55/person – 5 courses.

Next week and beyond
The Clay & Glass Gala is coming up on Sat, March 23. The Honorary Gala Chair is Catherine Fife, MPP Waterloo. The event features live music, exciting art activities with local artists such as glass-fusing and ceramics, a silent auction of artwork from notable Canadian artists as well as upscale entertainment and travel packages. Wine tastings will be hosted throughout the evening by Rebecca Pettigrew of The Winey Somm, and the event will be catered by Public Kitchen & Bar. This elegant evening supports the programs at the Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased online.

Relive the magic of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial on the big screen accompanied by a magnificent, live performance of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Coming to Centre In The Square on March 22 and 23, 2019 at 8 pm, tickets are on sale now.

Side note.

Hyperlocal radio is all the rage. Meet the team behind Midtown Radio in the Community Edition.

Dreading that GO train commute? Craig Daniels covered the Metrolinx town hall last week and the run down on what's happening.

FOMO.

Taco Farm, located in Uptown Waterloo, serves up Mexican food made with local ingredients. Taco Farm was showcased on Food Networks’ You Gotta Eat Here! featuring their pork Carnitas tacos, taco poutine called the Fries Supreme, Mole Chicken taco with chocolate fried chicken, and a Churro dessert. They are one of four restaurants in the Fat Sparrow Group and are great for catering. On Wednesdays, you can eat to your heart’s content with an all-you-can-eat taco for $20 per person. If you’re feeling hungry on a Tuesday, you can fill up on “taco pizzas” with their $1 Tostada Tuesday deal available with drink purchase. Everything on their menu is gluten-free except for the churro because they use masa harina or corn flour instead of regular flour. Their house-made tortillas and tortilla chips also make great snacks afterwards.

We're excited to bring you restaurant reviews from KWFOMO. Follow them on Instagram for more awesome places to eat and drink in Waterloo Region.

Where to be for....

...blarney

Sat, Mar 16 | 12 PM
Blarney Beoirfest
TWB Brewing
Co-operative

Live music by Anthony Damiao!!
Irish-ispired menu by Mamma D's Delicious Eats,
One-off brews, casks, guest taps
and prizes!!

...running

Laurier Loop
RunWaterloo
2.5, 5, and 10K + 4 person relay
Mar 23, 2019

...gold!

Sat, Mar 16 | 7 PM
Drunken Cinema: Leprechaun
Apollo Cinema