EVENTS IN WATERLOO REGION OCT 8 - OCT 14

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

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MULTI-DAY EVENTS

Theatre: Into The Woods, Sondheim's fractured fairy tale, where a baker's hunt to break a curse keeps colliding with Cinderella, Jack and Rapunzel (all ages) Thu, Oct 8 to Wed, Oct 14 and on through Oct 23, St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, St. Jacobs tix

Theatre: Jonas and Barry in the Home, a Norm Foster comedy about two men in assisted living who turn into unlikely friends (all ages) Thu, Oct 8 to Wed, Oct 14 and on through Oct 24, Hildebrand Schoolhouse Theatre, St. Jacobs tix

Art: Garden of Resilience, KWAG's Sculpture Garden handed over to resident-tended plots of organic produce, flowers and herbs, with workshops and gatherings about sustainability and mutual aid, free (all ages) Thu, Oct 8 to Wed, Oct 14 and on through Oct 31, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener info

Food: Fruit Tasting Extravaganza, tasting stations at the nursery built around fruit most people have never tried, paw paw included, with old-fashioned cider pressing demos and vendors selling honey, plants and produce, free to walk in (all ages) Fri, Oct 9 and Sat, Oct 10, Silver Creek Nursery, Wellesley info

Family: Thanksgiving Weekend, Powered by Steam, Steam Locomotive No. 9 pulls the Heritage Hopper on Saturday and a round-trip excursion with a run-past stop on Sunday, where the train sets everyone down trackside to watch it come by (all ages) Sat, Oct 10 to Mon, Oct 12, Waterloo Central Railway, St. Jacobs tix

Community: The Food System Roundtable's annual meeting, with speakers on young people's experiences in food systems, an open conversation about regional food issues, and a locally sourced meal (all ages) 6:30pm, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo tix

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

Concert: Four emerging local artists share the stage, Alyssa DVM, Softcase, ASHES and Eric Folino, doors at 7pm and music at 7:30pm (all ages) 7pm, Maxwell's, Waterloo tix

Comedy: A 2SLGBTQIA+, women and non-binary open mic hosted by stand-up Sarah Thompson, five minutes a performer, sign-ups at 6:45pm first come first served, pay what you can (19+) 7pm, TWB Co-operative Brewing, Kitchener info

Nature: A guided walk through Homer Watson Park and the community trail (all ages) 10am, Homer Watson Park, Kitchener info

Workshop: Three hours of beginner needle felting at The Paint Riot, learning 2D and 3D technique while stabbing wool into a small ghost, supplies and popcorn included (all ages) 6pm, The Paint Riot, Cambridge tix

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

Concert: Country veterans Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan bring the Grits and Glamour Tour, two long-time friends trading hits and the stories behind them (all ages) 8pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener tix

Food: Pancakes with apple topping, ice cream and maple syrup in the sugar bush, plus maple tours, pumpkin bowling, trails and fires, no admission fee and you just pay for breakfast (all ages) 8am to 1pm, Sand Hills Maple Products, Wellesley info

Community: A 5km glow in the dark walk at dusk for Diabetes Canada, with an online silent auction running alongside it (all ages) 6pm, Waterloo Park, Waterloo tix

Tour: An after-dark tour of Castle Kilbride, built around the house artist who faked his own death, antiques that keep finding their way back, and the children who reportedly never left (all ages) 6pm, Castle Kilbride, Baden tix

Concert: Ontario singer-songwriter Billy Raffoul plays the kind of folk-rock set that leans on one voice and a lot of quiet, with a self-titled album on the way (all ages) 7pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener tix

Tour: A second night of Bloody Berlin, the same walk through downtown Kitchener's grim past (all ages) 7pm, Schneider Haus, Kitchener tix

Variety Show: A long weekend variety night at the brewery, stand-up and improv with burlesque worked in between (19+) 7pm, TWB Co-operative Brewing, Kitchener info

Comedy: Rusty Nail Comedy's Saturday headliner is Todd Graham, three decades into a career that includes Just For Laughs and the cult 1987 mash-up Apocalypse Pooh, kitchen open all show (19+) 8pm, TWH Social, Kitchener tix

Comedy: Jaspreet Singh plays the Theatre of the Arts in the Modern Languages building on campus (all ages) 7pm, Theatre of the Arts, Waterloo tix

Concert: The eighteenth Long Weekend Band Crawl, 15 artists across four Uptown stages on one ticket, including BA Johnston, Handheld, Frank Dux and The Friendly Freaky Frogs Freak Show (19+) 6:30pm, Uptown Waterloo tix

Concert: Kitchener's The Almost Hip play a Gord Downie and Tragically Hip tribute, and the whole room sings (19+) 7pm, Dallas Night Club, Kitchener tix

Comedy: Headliner Ben Albert, a Kill Tony regular with a large online following, does a late intimate room (19+) 9pm, The Jazz Room, Waterloo tix

Check multi-day events, live music, Oktoberfest events, and more in the newsletter.

Talk: Third Age Learning opens an eight-week lecture series on the 1960s and what those movements did to democracy, identity and equality, running through Dec 1 (all ages) 1:30pm, Rim Park, Waterloo info

Talk: Rathco CEO John Rathbone explains district energy and the heat sitting in the sewers, hosted by Woolwich's environmental committee, free with light refreshments (all ages) 7pm, Woolwich Memorial Centre, Elmira info

Comedy: Scottish comic Danny Bhoy brings Dear World and all-new material, fresh off sold-out Edinburgh Fringe runs (all ages) 7:30pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener tix

Social: Spectrum's monthly mixer for 2SLGBTQIA+ professionals, free and no agenda beyond meeting people (19+) 5:30pm, TWB Co-operative Brewing, Kitchener info

Talk: Dave Chilton, of The Wealthy Barber and Dragons' Den, does an hour on money, business and the lessons behind both, opening YNCU's new Financial Confidence Series (all ages) 6pm, Tapestry Hall, Cambridge info

Tour: The McDougall Cottage team leads a 40 minute haunted walk through downtown Galt, leaving the Old Post Office at 6:30pm, free with registration and a signed waiver, with an Old Post Office episode screening after (all ages) Old Post Office, Cambridge info