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What to do.

Monday, November 25
Tonight's the first of four Suds & Shop holiday market events at Arabella Park. Come shop while you refresh yourself with a beverage from one of their 18 taps. 6 to 9 p.m. (17-18 are the best taps. -Ed.) 🎁

It's burger Monday at Descendants Beer & Beverage and there's also a make your own ukulele workshop happening too.

Tuesday, November 26
Join CSR for Startups for "Diversity and inclusion for startups: D&I strategies at scale" at Workhaus. This session will walk you through some D&I basics and then let you hear how four local startups have been applying diversity and inclusion strategies to help them scale. Featuring a panel with Kristin Mueller from VueReal, Holly Holmes-Uniacke from Miovision, Amandah Wood from Shopify and moderated by CSR for Startups Beisan Zubi.

Shopify has a "Spending for Conversions" presentation about paid advertising and SEO with Sarah Fischer and Kiran Bajwa moderated by Maddie Kennedy. 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Shopify office in Waterloo.

Wednesday, November 27
Jean Leggett will be talking about approaches to designing games with sensitive subject matter and adapting Charlaine Harris's Lily Bard book into a game at the KW Indie Game Development Meetup.

Thursday, November 28
Startups and Beer is back at THEMUSEUM tonight.

Maxwell's Concerts & Events presents Current Swell on tour starting at 8 p.m.

Do you remember the 80s? (I do. -Ed.) Descendants has 1980s Music Bingo starting at 8 p.m.

Friday, November 29
Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer Ava Mendoza plays the NUMUS concert series at Shopify starting at 8 p.m.

Jazz Room has the Emile d’Eon’s B3 Organ Jazz Trio on at 8:30 p.m.

Ian Foster and Nancy Hynes perform at the Emmanuel United Church starting at 8 p.m.

Lana's Lounge presents Mary Catherine & Joel Sheridan with an evening of Cole Porter starting at 6 p.m.

Saturday, November 30
Your Kitchener Public Library has a free screening of "Spider-Man - Far From Home" starting at 2 p.m.

The Good Hair Co. on Victoria St presents Night Market from 7 to 10 p.m. with vendors including The Plant Market KW, Trisha Abe, Bonfire Leather and more. 🎁

The Irish Real Life Festival has an Irish folk dance Ceili happening at the Victoria Park Pavillion from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Everyone welcome to join in with their caller guiding you through the steps.

Sunday, December 1
Comedy over at Jane Bond with Jokes at Jane's featuring Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Jordanne Brown, Kyle Patan, Renee Groux, Kyle Brownrigg and Courtney Gilmour. $6 advance. Show at 8 PM. 19+.

More shopping! Crafts & Drafts is happening at the Waterloo Brewing Taphouse from 2 to 5 p.m. 🎁

The Green Room Barbers is having an opening party from 5 to 9 p.m. with tunes from Elliott and the Audio Kings and cash craft beer bar from the Princess Cafe. 607 King Street West (where Station Park will eventually be).

Side notes...

Joel Rubinoff talks with Mike Farwell on how a tragic loss sparked passion for ‘community betterment’ in The Record.

Over on the Zeitspace blog, here's how 4-H gave one developer a passion for learning and growing and how they're paying it forward.

On the TL;WR podcast, Cycle WR Chair and all-around awesome person Emily Slofstra joins us to talk cycling culture, what's up with the bike lane projects in town and winter cycling tips.

Where to be for....

...music

Thursday, November 28
Starlight Social Club
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA
'Chaos Theories' International Album Release Tour
$15 advance
Door at 8 PM
19+

TICKETS

...running

LAST RACE OF THE DECADE!
Saturday, December 7
Musagetes 5K
5k
RunWaterloo

...movies

Nov 25, 27 & 28
Parasite
Princess Original