EVENTS IN WATERLOO REGION OCT 22 - OCT 28

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So many things-to-do in the region of Waterloo this week.

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MULTI-DAY EVENTS

Theatre: Jonas and Barry in the Home, the last three matinees of Norm Foster's comedy about two men in assisted living who turn into unlikely friends (all ages) Thu, Oct 22 to Sat, Oct 24 at 2pm, Hildebrand Schoolhouse Theatre, St. Jacobs tix

Social: Spells and Stardust, a gathering built around intuition, spellwork and stargazing, dreamy and a little mystical as Halloween gets close (all ages) Fri, Oct 23 from 4pm and Sat, Oct 24 from noon, Gaukel Block, Kitchener ♿️ info

Art: Kissing Bridge Art Show, 20 local artists fill the hotel for the weekend, with a classic car show outside and a culinary showcase from B55 Grill, free (all ages) Sat, Oct 24 and Sun, Oct 25 from 10am, Hampton Inn and Suites, Waterloo info

Family: Sensory-Friendly Trick-or-Treating, KidsAbility runs a slow, at-your-own-pace trick-or-treat with nut-free and non-food treats, costumes encouraged, registration required (all ages) Mon, Oct 26 in Waterloo and Tue, Oct 27 in Kitchener at 5pm, KidsAbility info

Talk: Why the leaves piling up on the lawn are worth leaving, a library talk on the hidden benefits of leaf litter (all ages) 6pm, Country Hills Library, Kitchener info

Community: An end-of-season harvest party for sophia bartholomew and Shalaka Jadhav's garden visits project, launching the publication of gardening tips and stories they gathered all summer, free (all ages) 6pm, KWAG, Kitchener info

Concert: Fresh Horses play Garth Brooks, with a frontman who sounds close enough that the room forgets it's a tribute (all ages) 7pm, Room 47, Waterloo info

Concert: An ABBA tribute runs through Dancing Queen, SOS, Fernando and, yes, Waterloo, a sing-along kind of night (all ages) 7:30pm, Tapestry Hall, Cambridge ♿️ tix

Film: Carl Dreyer's 1932 silent horror Vampyr with a live soundtrack from VOC Silent Film Harmonic, $20 or $12 at the door with a food bank donation (all ages) 8pm, The Registry Theatre, Kitchener ♿️ info

Tour: Schneider Haus staff walk the back alleys of downtown Kitchener through the city's murders, executions, grave robbing and villainous doctors, $26.95 (16+) 7pm, Schneider Haus, Kitchener tix

Comedy: Misdirection, a night of magic and mind reading with mentalist Ryan Edwards and Graemazing, self-described Level 7 Wizard (19+) 9pm, Boathouse DTK, Kitchener ♿️ tix

Nature: A guided walk through Monarch Woods while the leaves are still up (all ages) 10am, Monarch Woods, Kitchener info

Tour: A guided 90-minute walk through Galt's disasters, murders and haunting legends, leaving the cottage at 6:30 and 7pm (all ages) 6:30pm, McDougall Cottage, Cambridge tix

Social: Doon Heritage Village after dark, teens only, no adults and no little kids, with fortune telling and spooky after-hours wandering (teens only) 7pm, Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener tix

Sports: The Kitchener Rangers host the Guelph Storm, the Guelph rivalry on a Friday night (all ages) 7pm, The Aud, Kitchener ♿️ tix

Theatre: Closing night of Into The Woods, Sondheim's fractured fairy tale where a baker's curse keeps colliding with Cinderella, Jack and Rapunzel (all ages) 7:30pm, St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, St. Jacobs tix

Concert: Choir! Choir! Choir! turns a full concert hall into one giant ABBA choir, no rehearsal needed and no audience, everyone sings (all ages) 8pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener ♿️ tix

Concert: Detuned Radio's debut, a Radiohead tribute fronted by Ben Rollo and Rob Szabo with a who's who of KW players, hits and deep cuts note for note (all ages) 8pm, The Registry Theatre, Kitchener ♿️ info

Comedy: Ian Sirota, who has opened for Seinfeld and Gaffigan, headlines Rusty Nail's Friday night (19+) 7:30pm, TWH Social, Kitchener tix

Community: Free trees for Woolwich residents, first come first served, three for urban lots and ten for rural (all ages) 9am to 11am, Woolwich Memorial Centre, Elmira info

Community: Wellesley's election help centre is open for anyone who needs a hand voting before Monday's Voting Day (all ages) 10am, Bill Gies Recreation Centre, 1401 Queens Bush Rd, Wellesley info

Family: Schneider Haus's 7th annual Halloween kids party, with trick-or-treating, ghostly games, campfire stories and a potion shop, built for kids 10 and under (all ages) 10am, Schneider Haus, Kitchener tix

Family: University of Waterloo students run hands-on science stations across two buildings for kids, free (all ages) 10:30am, Science Teaching Complex, University of Waterloo, Waterloo info

Tour: A women's history walk through historic Galt, extended with a Phidon Pens meet and greet, chai at Disko and a free journal, steep route (12+) 11am, 50 Dickson St, Cambridge tix

Festival: Pumpkin Palooza, the whole village of St. Jacobs goes Halloween, with trick-or-treating and family activities up and down the street (all ages) 12pm, Village of St. Jacobs info

Community: Monsignor Doyle opens its doors for its 50th anniversary (all ages) 1pm, 185 Myers Rd, Cambridge info

Family: Trick-or-treating through Uptown Waterloo's shops, with live music, costumed characters and a free tote for the first 100 at the BIA tent at King and William (all ages) 1pm, Uptown Waterloo info

Nature: City Green volunteers lead a 90-minute walk through Victoria Park's rare upland red oak woodlot, gravel trails with some slopes (all ages) 2pm, 125 Salisbury Ave, Cambridge info

Tour: An indoor ghost walk through Castle Kilbride, haunted antiques, eerie frescoes and the house's resident spirit (all ages) 6pm, Castle Kilbride, Baden info

Concert: Reuben and the Dark bring their indie folk-rock tour through town, with Purse Candy opening (all ages) 6pm, Room 47, Waterloo info

Social: Cosplay meets the roller rink, themed music, photo ops and local artists' tables, with plenty of non-skaters there just for the costumes (all ages) 7pm, Retro Rollers, Kitchener info

Social: A real séance in the Cayley Gallery, the room where Homer Watson and friends held their own, only 10 spots and doors close firmly at 7pm (all ages) 7pm, Homer Watson House and Gallery, Kitchener tix

Workshop: A beginner crochet night that ends with a fall maple leaf coaster, $20 with your own supplies or $25 with them (all ages) 7:30pm, Midnight Run Café, Waterloo ♿️ tix

Theatre: Pinch Cabaret's 53rd edition, the freewheeling variety show where nobody quite knows what's next (all ages) 8pm, Button Factory Arts, Waterloo tix

Comedy: Toronto Comedy All Stars bring a lineup of the city's club comics to the big hall (all ages) 8:30pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener ♿️ tix

Family: Little ghosts and pirates trick-or-treat house to house through Doon Heritage Village, every child gets goodies (all ages) 10am, Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener tix

Family: A drop-in craft morning making paper jack o'lanterns, free (all ages) 11am, Cambridge Centre for the Arts, Cambridge info

Talk: The Hydrocut Trail Team on how a bridge Leonardo da Vinci sketched 500 years ago became a self-supporting wooden bridge on the mountain bike trails (all ages) 1:30pm, THEMUSEUM, Kitchener ♿️ info

Market: A night market with 10 vintage vendors, food, drinks and good tunes (all ages) 6pm, Arabella Park Beer, Kitchener info

Concert: Good Company's secret show, two stripped-down acts at a venue revealed only to ticket holders, artists kept secret until they walk on (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener-Waterloo tix

Comedy: Emmy winner Greg Fitzsimmons, a Conan and Howard Stern regular, in a small room (19+) 6pm, Room 47, Waterloo info

Sports: Public skating at the Kiwanis rink, a quiet weekday morning on the ice (all ages) 10:30am, The Aud, Kitchener ♿️ info

Workshop: A beginner breaking class with KW Breakers, part of a five-week block, brand new dancers welcome (16+) 8pm, 92 King St S, Waterloo info

Talk: The City of Waterloo Museum traces Waterloo's music, from Indigenous drumming and German singing festivals to the big band era and the 60s and 70s acts that came through town (all ages) 10:30am, Ayr Library, Ayr info

Concert: A spooky fall ukulele concert in the old post office (all ages) 6:30pm, Cambridge Public Library, Old Post Office, Cambridge info

Sports: Drop-in cornhole, friendly competition for every skill level, first-timers included (all ages) 7pm, Wellesley Recreation Complex, Wellesley info

Community: A Halloween music jam and pumpkin judging for adults, register by Thu, Oct 22 (18+) 2pm, Ted Wake Centre, Cambridge info

Workshop: Teens make and paint a clay piece of their choice with an instructor from the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, fired in a kiln after (all ages) 4:30pm, Elmira Library, Elmira info

Food: An Indigenous chef's curated harvest menu in the museum's grand foyer, raising money for its free Indigenous education festival (all ages) 6pm, Waterloo Region Museum, Kitchener tix

Talk: Janine Wilson of the Alzheimer Society on 12 lifestyle factors that support brain health, then hands-on conversation (all ages) 6:30pm, Bloomingdale Library, Bloomingdale info

Concert: Big Wreck in a club-sized room (all ages) 7pm, Maxwell's, Waterloo tix

Concert: Mariza, raised in Lisbon's Mouraria and one of the great living fado voices, in a seated concert hall (all ages) 8pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener ♿️ tix