EVENTS IN WATERLOO REGION JUL 16-JUL 22

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Festival: The Sun Life Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival fills Uptown Waterloo with free, all-genres jazz for its 34th year running (all ages) Fri, Jul 17 - Sun, Jul 19, various times, Waterloo Public Square info

Theatre: Peggy Sawyer chases Broadway stardom in this Tony-winning tap-dance spectacular (all ages) Thu, Jul 16 - Sat, Jul 18, 2pm, Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge tix

Theatre: Matt Cage channels Elvis through his greatest hits, from "Hound Dog" to "Suspicious Minds" (all ages) Thu, Jul 16 - Wed, Jul 22 (no show Mon), 2pm, St. Jacobs Country Playhouse tix

Food: The 23rd annual KWRibfest fires up barbecued ribs, craft beer, live music, and a kids' zone in Victoria Park (all ages) Fri, Jul 17 - Sun, Jul 19, 12pm, Victoria Park, Kitchener tix

THU, JUL 16

Outdoor Concert: A rotating lineup of local musicians plays over lunch by the splash pad (all ages) 12pm, Carl Zehr Square - 200 King St W, Kitchener 🆓

Tour: Costumed guides walk you through Waterloo's first schoolhouse and its journey from classroom to Black freedom seekers' home (all ages) 1pm, Waterloo info 🆓

Outdoor Dance: Free salsa lessons kick off a night of dancing in the square, running until 11pm (all ages) 6pm, Waterloo Public Square 🆓

Outdoor Concert: Bring a lawn chair for an evening of live music by Dolinar, Dosman, and Dunn on Castle Kilbride's front lawn (all ages) 7pm, Baden 🆓

Concert: Emerging Waterloo Region artists take the Conrad Centre stage for a new showcase (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener tix💲

Comedy: A lineup of comedians brings sharp wit and culture-rooted stories to AfroVibes Festival Week (all ages) 7pm, Waterloo tix 💲

Open Mic: Sarah Thompson hosts a 2SLGBTQIA+, women, and non-binary open mic with five-minute sets for every experience level (all ages) 7pm, TWB Brewing, Kitchener 🆓

Market: Local makers, live music, and library programming fill the lower parking lot every Thursday night this summer (all ages) 7pm, Waterloo Public Library, 35 Albert St, Waterloo 🆓

Concert: The Gryphon Trio and clarinetist James Campbell perform Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time (all ages) 7pm, Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo 🆓

Open Mic: Open mic mixes comedy, music, poetry, and drag on an outdoor stage (all ages) 7:30pm, Kitchener reserve 🆓

Film: Best in Show screens under the stars at Waterloo Park's Hilltop Picnic Area (all ages) 8:30pm, Waterloo 🆓

Concert: Juno and Polaris-nominated Terra Lightfoot plays an intimate set in rare's Slit Barn (19+) 7pm, Cambridge tix💲

Concert: Acclaimed acoustic guitarists Don Ross and Julie Malía share the stage for a licensed evening show (19+) 8pm, Cambridge tix 💲

FRI, JUL 17

Science Fun: The University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing brings hands-on experiments with light and electromagnetism to the City Museum (all ages) 1pm, Waterloo info 🆓

Outdoor Concert: Two secret headliners from different genres take the Vogelsang Green stage in downtown concert Sunset session series (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener 🆓

Concert: Graeme Jonez, Lily Stevens, and Gladwyn Badger celebrate Indigenous music and storytelling, with proceeds supporting the artists and Crowshield Lodge (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener tix 💲

Comedy: Canadian Screen Award winner George Westerholm headlines Rusty Nail's Fridays (all ages) 8pm, Kitchener tix💲

Comedy: Rusty Nail Comedy takes over the DoubleTree with headliner Nigel Grinstead and Filipino stand-up comic Ernie Vicente (all ages) 8pm, Kitchener tix 💲

Concert: The Collective spotlights the region's rising hip-hop and R&B artists on a licensed general-admission floor (19+) 7pm, Waterloo tix 💲

Concert: A horn-heavy funk-rock outfit brings its costumed stage show to Bingemans Event Square (19+) 7pm, Kitchener tix 💲

SAT, JUL 18

Workshop: Homer Watson House's first Skill Fair packs in map-making, wand carving, dragonfly weaving, and denim-flower upcycling (all ages) 10am, Kitchener tix💲

Film: Cash-only, pay-what-you-want screenings return to the Registry Theatre for another year of Deep Cut Film Fest (all ages) Kitchener tix 💲

Exhibit: Artists Patrick Cruz and Laila Fox open their exhibit Boring Earth: spontaneous gift with a talk on extraction, land, and play (all ages) 2pm, Kitchener info 🆓

Festival: Gather at Carl Zehr Square for AfroVibes, a celebration of African and diaspora music, food, and art (all ages) 2pm, Kitchener info 🆓

Concert: The Savon Duo performs folk-inspired works by Bartók, Ravel, and Medtner at All Saints' Anglican Church (all ages) 2:30pm, Waterloo 🆓

Outdoor Dance: Latin music, patio dining, and dancing under the stars take over Downtown Cambridge's Promenade (all ages) evening, Downtown Galt, Cambridge 🆓

Improv: You call the shots on what the performers can't do in this unpredictable improv show (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener tix 💲

Concert: Blank, Elk Puncher, and Blemish share a hardcore bill at The Union (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener tix 💲

Party: N011 and a lineup of DJs close out AfroVibes Week with Afrobeats, Amapiano, dancehall, and hip-hop (19+) 10pm, Waterloo tix💲

SUN, JUL 19

Outdoor Concert: The Kitchener Musical Society Band plays a free concert at Waterloo Park's Eby Farm Barnshell (all ages) 7pm, Waterloo 🆓

Outdoor Concert: The Rum Runners bring traditional jazz and swing to Forbes Park as part of Cambridge Summer Live (all ages) 7pm, Forbes Park, 16 Kribs Street, Cambridge 🆓

MON, JUL 20

Outdoor Skating: Retro Rollers hosts a laid-back Monday-night skate with DJ PDK spinning in Carl Zehr Square (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener 🆓

Outdoor Concert: Sam Domzella and Sierra Olsthoorn perform a free classical-pop set at the Rotary Bandstand in Victoria Park (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener 🆓

TUE, JUL 21

Outdoor Concert: A rotating lineup of local musicians plays over lunch by the splash pad (all ages) 12pm, Carl Zehr Square - 200 King St W, Kitchener 🆓

Outdoor Dance: Remix Swing lead a free West Coast swing session in the square (all ages) 7pm, Waterloo Public Square 🆓

WED, JUL 22

Concert: A free lunchtime concert fills the Cambridge City Hall Atrium (all ages) 11am, Cambridge 🆓

Animal Show: Trained dogs and cats take the stage for Ultimutt's Animal Actor Show, with a meet-and-greet after (all ages) 6:30pm, 16 Kribs Street, Cambridge 🆓

Nature / Outdoor: Plant trees and tend gardens alongside knowledge keepers at this weekly land-restoration work bee (all ages) 6:30pm, Kitchener info 🆓

Outdoor Concert: The Burnin' Love Band, with guest singer Johnny B, plays beneath the willows at Ayr's Centennial Park (all ages) 7pm, Ayr 🆓

Outdoor Concert: Sydney Jones brings folk-rock to the the Rotary Bandstand in Victoria Park summer concert series (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener 🆓