What to do.

Tuesday, January 19

Watershed Writers is a radio documentary series, featuring an exciting mix of interviews with local writers who are practicing their craft in the Grand River Watershed area. Hosting the show is Martin de Groot, well known in Waterloo Region as an art and culture journalist for 22 years with the Kitchener Record. He is joined by poet and author Tanis MacDonald who lives in Waterloo where she is Professor of Canadian literature and creative writing at Wilfrid Laurier University. The first episode premieres on Tuesday, January 19 at 6pm.

MP Tours Taste Of Italy online cooking with Chef Tara Sdraulig brings you a tasting of cavatelli with sausage and rapini from 5:30 to 7:30pm. They’ll be making a no-egg cavatelli pasta by hand. No machine require. $30.

Wednesday, January 20

Looking for a fun read? Check out this event with author Terry Fallis this Wednesday at 7pm.

The City of Kitchener has Chef Nicole with a Fresh Pasta Virtual Cooking Class With Ingredients Kit at 6:30pm.

Thursday, January 21

Vidyard is hosting Video 101 Workshop for Not-for-Profits at 1pm. It’s a free webinar to help not-for-profits learn new ways to tell your story using video.

Kick off cycling in 2021 with CycleWR’s “State of the Network” January Folks & Spokes meetup. Join CycleWR and active transportation leads from the three cities and the region for a look at what we accomplished in 2020 and what’s coming up for cycling in the region in 2021 and beyond. Tune in January 21, 2021, from 7:30–9:00pm.

uxWaterloo has UX research and ethnographic design for humanitarian technology with Eriol Fox from 5:30 to 7pm.

Support the Food Bank and learn some new culinary skills with Cooking for a Cause from the team at Plugin KW.

Monday, January 25

Know every detail about Festivus? Think you’re sponge worthy? Check out Seinfeld Trivia with BeccaHosts at 8pm. Prizes from Descendants Beer and Beverage.

Ways to support local.

A KW History Lesson in Cookie Dough - KW Famous and The Crumby Cookie Dough bring you the limited edition KW Snack Pack: a yummy history lesson. Each pack contains 6 cookie doughs, inspired by the history of Kitchener and Waterloo, as well as KW trivia, and three stickers from KW Famous. With doughs like: Mount Trash-s'more and Ezra Couch Fire....it's fun, informative and delicious.

Descendants Beer & Beverage wants to help make your Valentine’s Day in lockdown special. Check out their Romance Box, available for order until February 11.

Teneile Warren and Fitsum Areguy are working on a new independent media outlet in Waterloo Region and they’re looking for your input. Take their quick survey here.

Elevenses at Home has simple home cooking meal plans that use whole foods and have easy to alter recipes so your family is happy. Swaps and alterations are included for most recipes to help you adapt for vegetarian preferences.

21Fir has home cocktail kits available - check out their page for more details.

Create Waterloo has another week of at-home creative projects to keep you from doom scrolling. Pretty excited for the the one with Beer Diversity!

What to read.

It’s not something to read, but The Devil’s Cut podcast has a new episode with Midtown KW talking cancel culture.

At the COVID snow lounge, on a Tuesday. (via CTV Kitchener)

‘Going for a walk has been our release’. Laura Booth talks with people out and safely about during the lockdown. (via The Record)

YMCA WorkWell shares ways to improve employee well-being. (via Communitech News)

Andrew Coppolino has a few recommendations to add some ‘light’ to 2021 healthy new year dishes. (Explore Waterloo Region)