Arts
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Punk Rock Flea Market 2026
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The City of Kitchener is an ever-growing one that, despite being relatively small in comparison to Toronto, can be considered one of the fastest growing cities in Ontario. Much like the city, the KW art scene seems to be in full bloom, and it’s quite a beautiful thing to see. On Sept. 13, the…
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History of the Oktoberfest
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Since you’re living in the KW region, you’ve most likely heard of the KW Oktoberfest held every year from late September to mid-October. You’ve probably attended Oktoberfest yourself and seen the various folkish festivities going on. Maybe you’ve even seen the heritage time-teller in Waterloo, or the maypole and Glockenspiel in Kitchener. But have you…
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The new Lizzy McAlpine album, Angel
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Over two years after American singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine’s previous release, Older, she has released her fourth album, Angel. Announced in late July, the 14-track album officially dropped Sept. 18. Angel is an indie-pop/folk record that explores life, new love and growth after ending a long-term relationship, and the process of self-discovery, both inside and out…
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The Waterloo Park Art Walk
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Buried amidst the city event calendar on the City of Waterloo’s website sits an entry for the Waterloo Park Art Walk, a set of up to 24 vinyl banners depicting jury-selected art by local artists that is displayed on the Waterloo Park promenade. Not exactly an “event” per se, the selections hang year-round on a…
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She who must not be named
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My first experience with Harry Potter was receiving a boxed set from my aunt for Christmas as a child. I went through all seven books in a matter of weeks, and became obsessed with hippogriffs, quidditch and portkeys. The appeal of the series for me was the themes of good overcoming evil and love conquering…
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Avenging the Avengers? Superheroes’ future remains unclear
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The end is nigh! Almost 20 years have passed since the original Iron Man film came out in 2008. Proving that, yes, superhero films can be taken seriously, and launching the genre into the public eye. In those 20 years a whole world has been pieced together, film by film and not just by Marvel,…
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Dylan Cease had a special moment at AGO
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As a starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, baseball occupies a major part of Cease’s life. On a Major League mound, he is a pitcher competing against hitters. But on Aug. 25, 2026 Cease stepped away from his identity as a baseball player and met fans as Dylan Cease the artist, showcasing his own…
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Tony: A flawed but engrossing take on Anthony Bourdain’s life
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Coming hot off the heels of Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Director Matt Johnson returns with Tony, a flawed but engrossing film about an episode in the early life of late celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain. Tony spins the earliest chapters of Bourdain’s debut and breakthrough novel, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,…
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The Guelph Little Theatre presented Agent Storm: Everything Under The Sun
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This August, The Guelph Little Theatre presented Agent Storm: Everything Under The Sun, an original comedy production satirizing the thrilling spy-fiction genre. Co-written by the talented Finnegan Manning and Finley Janleigh, Agent Storm: Everything Under the Sun is a love note to the iconic James Bond movie series. The show features many classic genre tropes, pulling them straight from the…
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The Adventures of Dunk and Egg
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In the wake of author George R.R. Martin’s growing frustrations with HBO’s House of the Dragon (an adaptation of his 2018 fictional historiography, Fire and Blood), his praise for HBO’s latest series came as a surprise. In a blog post, Martin described A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (AKOTSK) as “as faithful an adaptation as a reasonable man could hope for.” …
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