Get ready to rumble with these events.

Your TL;WR for April 21 to April 27

Packed taproom at Counterpoint Brewing on Saturday for the afternoon session of East Coast Love.

What to do.

Tuesday, April 21

AI Meetup Waterloo is hosting Making Agentic AI Enterprise-Ready from 5:30 to 8 pm.

Farm League Presents & Good Company Productions have something special for you at the Conrad Centre for the Performing. Get your tickets for an intimate performance from the one-and-only Donovan Woods. Donovan is known for his candid, emotionally resonant songwriting that blends folk, country, and pop together into something unique and personal.

The Princess Cinemas has The Wicker Man (1973) at 9:15 pm.

Wednesday, April 22

Retro Rollers is launching Cheap Skate Wednesday this, well, this Wednesday! Entry is only $10 (normally $15) and skate rentals are available for $5.

Runners' Choice Waterloo has teamed up with The Clean Miles Project for an Earth Day Run Club Clean Up. There'll be two run groups on a 30-45 minute run with a few surprises after. 6 pm at the shop in Uptown Waterloo.

Joey Castillo has The Simpson's Trivia (mostly questions from the OG early seasons 1-10) at Bingemans from 7 to 9 pm. Prizes include $50 Gift Card and two free apps. Reservations are encouraged: 519-745-8888.

Experience how CivicTechWR is driving local impact through technology at it Season Finale Project Showcase on April 22! They'll have networking, live demos, and collaborative sessions with local organizations. 6 to 9 pm at Builders' Club in DTK.

The Region of Waterloo Library has two events this Wednesday. First, they're hosting Understanding an Indigenous Worldview with Crow Shield Lodge at the Ayr Branch at 6 pm. They're also hosting Day in the Life: Staff at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in partnership with Correctional Service of Canada at the Bloomingdale Branch, also at 6 pm.

The Midnight Club is hosting Quiet Reading Night + Antiquarian Book Browse at Midnight Run Cafe from 6 to 8 pm.

Thursday, April 23

Frank Spadone (Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Little Mosque on the PrairieLittle Mosque on the Prairie, Mr. D) headlines your once-a-month Thursday night Rusty Nail Comedy Show at TWH Social at 7:30 pm.

KPL and the Centre for International Governance Innovation are hosting The AI Revolution: Shaping Democracy in the Digital Age at 6:30 pm at the central library. You'll leave with a clearer understanding of how emerging technologies like AI are influencing civic life and what this may mean for citizens ahead of upcoming elections.

Beach Relief and Counterpoint Brewing are hosting an Earth Day Cleanup from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Checkout Classic Rock music bingo at The Rabbid Fox at 8 pm.

Vania Void is teaching DJ basics at Dirty Work Studio from 6 to 9 pm. $20 via e-transfer or at the door.

Friday, April 24

16 weeks of training. Over $1,000,000 raised for McMaster Children's Hospital. Now it all comes down to this. Mandy Bujold's Champions for Charity presents The Brawl at Tapestry Hall. Tickets are sold out, but a donation of $25 or more to the Waterloo Region Hospital Network Foundation gets you access to the livestream (produced by the Unmarketing Group!) Or, you can watch the fights live on the outdoor big screen inside the Gaslight District.

Meagan Aversa plays Live in a Dive at Short Finger Brewing Co. from 6 to 8 pm.

Cafe Clementiá has its monthly open mic night from 8 to 10 pm. Doors open at 7:30 pm and it's pay-what-you-can. Want to show off your talent? Sign up using this form to get your place in the spotlight!

The KWFamous Creative Cafe has a Collage Jam with Emily Jane from 6 to 8 pm.

Midnight Run Comedy is back this Friday at 7:30 pm. Limited tickets available, gets your today!

Experience a throwback to prior days with JR Music as live bands play a selection of songs from Big Shiny Tunes 4 through 6. Come sing along to all of your favourites and even sign up to sing with the band at The Union starting at 7 pm.

Inter Arts Matrix is hosting the opening for (M)otherload an audio/visual installation created by artist collaborators Kristyna Balaban and Catherine Mellinger. Set within a geodesic dome structure, engage with a 360 degree four-minute film experience of the invisible mental load of “motherhood” — — the never-ending to-do list, the bombardment of responsibilities, and the ceaseless stream of thoughts encompassing anticipation, organization, and management. Opening is 5 to 9 pm and the exhibition runs Saturday 2 to 6 and Sunday 2 to 6 at Globe Studios, 141 Whitney Place, Kitchener.

Patrick Hakeem (NXNE, CBC radio, Zoofest) headlines Rusty Nail Comedy at TWH Social at 7:30 pm.

Good Co. Productions invites you to The Conrad Centre in Downtown Kitchener for a special evening with Danny Michel, performing an intimate set of hometown favourites. Tix are $50. Doors at 6:30, show at 7:30 pm.

The Griffin Noriega-Rivas Trio are playing The Boathouse at 7 pm.

Wave Maker Craft Brewing has Taylor Swift Karaoke at 8 pm.

Phil with Some Skill is hosting 2000’s Hits Music Bingo at Rural Roots Brewing from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

Saturday, April 25

The biggest locally-made shopping event of the spring is this Saturday at the EtsyWR Spring Market. Explore awesome creations from more than 80 local vendors at Forbes Hall inside RIM Park from 10 to 4 pm.

Farm League Brewing is hosting Tattoos on Tap from 12 to 8 pm. Come by, grab a beer, and get inked by one of six awesome tattoo artists.

Queer KW is hosting Beers with Queers at TWB Brewing Co-op at 3 pm.

Get creative and craft something beautifully personal at the Paper Marché clay jewellery tray workshop! Design and shape your own custom tray, perfect for holding your favourite rings, earrings, and everyday treasures. $35 or save $10 when you bring a friend.

D&D Smoked Eats has a pop-up at Counterpoint Brewing starting at 5 pm.

Subtly You invite you to Burgers & Botox in support of Food4Kids Waterloo Region. Your ticket gets you a goodie bag, Rosie's burgers and famous banana pudding, a welcome drink from Willibald, and much more — with proceeds going to support Food4Kids WR mission to fight childhood hunger.

The legendary Pinch Cabaret Variety Show is serving up a sizzling lineup of Musical Comedy, Poetry, Multimedia Art, Puppetry, Singer-Songwriters, Activist Art, Zines & who knows what else!Sat Apr 25 - 8pm | Button Factory Arts - 25 Regina St, Waterloo | Sliding scale tix $5-$30

TWB Brewing's Back of the Brewhouse Concert features Bry Webb & Cots. Bry Webb burst onto the Canadian music scene in 2001 as the growling lead singer and guitarist for Guelph’s The Constantines. Cots cut her teeth in the local DIY scene, where she learned to be “loud, assertive, and unabashedly scrappy.” Catch the concert for only $20!

It's wings and laughs at Morty's as Rusty Nail Comedy presents headliner Daniel Shaw at 7:30 pm.

Join Lexi, Harry, and Nico for an evening of folky singer-songwriter vibes at Midnight Run Cafe at 7:30 pm.

Emerging from the ukulele sub-culture of southern Ontario, the Sonic Uke Ensemble is a group of seasoned players that came together during the Covid lockdowns of 2021. You can catch them live at Emmanuel United Church at 7:30 pm.

Gen-Xers, get ready! Maxwell’s Concerts & Events is bringing you a night of high-energy 80’s vibes with Born in the Eighties live on stage. The Guelph-based trio have been bringing their mix of 90s pop, rap and R&B classics to audiences for almost 15 years. Now you can catch them live in Waterloo!

The Rabbid Fox has The Sarcastic Onions live at 7:30 pm.

INTO THE VOID, Waterloo’s Alternative Dance Night, is coming to the Boathouse this Saturday at 11 pm. 11? I'm in bed at 10.

Help make Type 1 Type none at the 5th Annual BAND AGAINST DIABETES fundraiser on April 25 at THEMUSEUM. It's a family-run passion project that raises funds to advocate, educate and eradicate Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). $50 tickets gets you four amazing bands, a huge silent auction and late night snacks. All money raised will support their team's T1D walk page through Breakthrough T1D Canada. They're also seeking silent auction items and any interest in sponsorship. Tickets can be purchased by email: bandagainstdiabetes@gmail.com or through DM on Instagram: @bandagainstdiabetes.

paun, B2B, and Danasonic are teaming again at Jane Bond for another romp across the bass continuum. 10 pm till late.

Sunday, April 26

KPL has a free family screening of The Spongebob Movie: Search for Squarepants at 1:30 pm.

This Sunday is the Kitchener Waterloo Youth Orchestra in Season FINALE Concert featuring soloists Yesol Seo, cello & Isaac Shantz, French horn & our 4 progressively-organized ensembles. Experience over 100 young musicians in performance, part of Waterloo Region’s comprehensive orchestral training program - a non-profit continuing a proud legacy since 1966. First United Church from 3 to 5 pm.

The Cambridge Jazz Festival is this Sunday and the lineup includes Ralf Buschmeyer Quintet, Alfredo Caxaj Latin Jazz Ensemble:, Kellylee Evans: and the Shuffle Demons.

Good Co. Productions is bringing the Waleed Kush Afro-Jazz quintet to Kitchener for a special matinee performance at the recently renovated Queen St. Commons in Kitchener. Their music is a blend of African rhythms and American jazz harmonies that creates a true cultural melting pot, and you can experience them right here in DTK!

The Princess Twin has Whisper of the Heart - 4K Restoration (Japanese with English subtitles) at 6:45 pm.

Monday, April 27

Cool Aunt Creative has a Mother's Day Paper Flower Workshop at Ernie's Cookhouse from 7 to 9 pm.

Ways to get involved.

Love books and supporting local businesses? Than grab your tote back and check out the first ever Waterloo Region Indie Bookstore Crawl from April 20 to April 25. Seven of our region's most awesome independent book stores have put together an event to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on April 25. Pick up a passport from any of the participating bookstores, get a stamp and draw the ticket from each bookstore, and then turn in the back page at any store for your chance to win some amazing prizes.

Participating book stores:

A Second Look Books (109 King St. W. Kitchener)
KW Bookstore (308 King St. W., Kitchener)
Old Goat Books (8 William St. E., Waterloo)
Words Worth Books (96 King St. S., Waterloo)
Hamley's Second Chapter (123 Main St., Galt)
Woolf & Company (25 Main St., Galt)
The Book Loft (4 Hachborn St. W., St. Jacobs)

The Culinary Studio is celebrating fifteen years of recipes that people have stopped them on the street to rave about. Every on-demand class in our library is $15 this week. Not a selection, all of them! Sale ends Friday, April 24 — no code required!

Start cooking!