What to read.

The corner lot at Charles and Gaukel (where Kava Bean currently sits) has been sold and the developer is planning a multi-storey development. The site sits directly across from the Victoria Park LRT station.

Downtown Kitchener's grocery store J&P Grocery is now open at 8 Queen St between Duke and King.

What to do.

Stanley Park Community Centre (505 Franklin St N, Kitchener) hosts Mayor Berry Vrbanovic’s State of the City address this Tuesday, April 4 at 5:30pm.

THEMUSEUM brings together two of the best products of Ontario with Beer + Maple Syrup this Wednesday, April 5 at 6pm. A bus will take you to Willow Brae Farm for a sugar bush tour and Block 3 Brewing tasting.

Ron and Matt Caudle from Caudles Catch Seafood show you how to not mess up when cooking seafood. Join them at the Kitchener Market (300 King St E, Kitchener) this Thursday, April 6 at 6:30 as they prepare two seafood appetizers and two seafood entrees for you to taste.

The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery (101 Queen St N, Kitchener) hosts The Big BANG! this Friday, April 7 from 8 till midnight. Artist collaborators Jenn E Norton & Steph Yates transform the main gallery with a cosmos-inspired art installation for a one-night only art party. You will feel you are witnessing a cosmic event with undulating inflated forms and multiple video projections.

Uptown Girls play Rhapsody Barrel Bar (179 King St W, Kitchener) this Saturday, April 8 at 9pm.

Saturday night is also the Kitchener premiere of local Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski's "The Void" at the Apollo Cinema.

The Harlem Globetrotters dribble into the Aud on April 18th with their action packed world tour. Experience the antics that will have kids of all ages laughing the entire time. Head over to TheAud.ca and use the promo code "COURT" to save $7. You can get a Magic Pass too that gets you on the court to learn trick shots, get autographs and shoot hoops with the Globetrotters.

Where to be for...

...Music

The Exceptional Gentlemen
Every Thursday in April
The Boathouse
57 Jubilee Dr, Kitchener
$5 cover

...Drink

Blind Beer Thursday
Every Thursday
Descendants Beer & Beverage Co.
319 Victoria St N, Kitchener
$5 for two

...Movie

Legally Blonde Tap Takeover: KW Craft Cider
Fri, Apr 7 | 6:30pm
Apollo Cinema
141 Ontario St N, Kitchener