To mark Waterloo Architecture’s 50th Anniversary, our annual Projects Review will be integrated with the Questioning the Canon exhibition at Design at Riverside, with additional simultaneous displays and events throughout the architecture school and off-site at Bridge. Featuring graduate and undergraduate projects from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, the exhibition demonstrates the stimulating projects that address contemporary issues, critically questioning the environment we live in. Undergraduate projects address issues that range from the use of computation to the inclusivity and sustainability of our cities. Graduate projects showcase self-directed thesis work that examines the cultural, digital, poetic, and political conditions confronting architectural practice in the 21st century.
Hairspray The Broadway Musical at Hamilton Family Theatre
Get ready for something big with Hairspray, the musical-comedy phenomenon that inspired a major motion picture and won eight Tony® Awards, including Best Musical.
Don’t miss Broadway’s big musical hit!
March 14 to April 8, 2017
Matinees at 2pm & evening performances at 7:30pm
visit www.draytonentetainment.com for performance dates & times & to purchase tickets
Cambridge Centre for the Arts presents Todd DeGooyer gallery exhibition. Todd paints on an accordian shaped surface giving his work an unusual visual impact with shifting perspectives.
Gallery opening Friday, March 16, 2018 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
EASTER WEEKEND AT CAMBRIDGE BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY
Mar 30, 2018 10:00 AM
Apr 02, 2018 5:00 PM
Come visit the Butterflies this Easter! Easter Weekend: March 30th to April 2nd, 2018
Join us during Easter weekend and enjoy fun Easter-themed activities for kids!
•Colour an Easter headband
•Scavenger hunt in the Conservatory to win a prize!
•Easter-themed Story time & Meet a Bug: every day in the Galleries at 11:00 am & 2:00 pm
Easter activities are included with general admission.
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory is Open 10am - 5pm, last admission sold at 4pm
You are invited to a special event: PAINT NIGHT
2 nights, 2 different paintings...with delicious Raw Food Desserts created and provided by Zaza Eats.
Register early to reserve your spot St. James Anglican Church from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Grand River Brewing will again host several comparative beer tastings discussing different styles of craft beers.
(Be sure to book early as sessions were quickly sold out in previous years)
This year for beer club we will be taking you on a trip to the traditional brewing centers of the world. Our trip started in the country of Belgium home to doubles, triples and abbey beers. These beers are designed to warm you from the inside out on a cold day. From there we will be travelling closer to home and going to America where we will explore where the craft beer revolution kicked off with Strong APA, IPA’s and other acronyms that mean hops hops and more hops. February will be taking us back to Europe with and exploration of the German beer scene just don’t expect to see any Pilsners here we will be brewing other less well known styles. March will see us landing in the United Kingdom.
We hope that you can travel with us and we look forward to seeing you there.
Wednesday February 14, 2016 will feature German Beers
Wednesday March 14, 2016 will show case United Kingdom beers
Wednesday April 11, 2016 will present Beers from the Rest of the World
The meetings will be hosted by Bob Hanenberg and Geoff Wiseman. Guest brewers will be invited. Bob and staff always have fun purchasing additional beers for the beer club.
Price $25 (Includes HST) per session. No charge for designated drivers.
Please email jsouthgate@grandriverbrewing.com or drop into the store to reserve a spot. Each session will be limited to 35.
"Skin Flick"
by Norm Foster
Directed by George Fowlie
Evenings: April 13, 17, 20, 21, 27 and 28, 2018
Matinee: April 23, 2018
Evening Curtain: 8 PM, Matinee Curtain: 2 PM
When a middle-aged couple try to produce an adult film to earn extra money, they soon find themselves very much out of their element. A tender, loveable comedy about four innocent people caught in the headlights trying to do something for which they’re ill equipped. Foster tells the story by way of Robbie, a charming narrator, who resorts to asides to the audience and even to the playwright himself. Robbie’s narration and the characters’ shock and discomfort add up to pure fun! ‘Skin Flick’ is a story that’s naughty and affectionate all at once.
CAMBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS: UNA SERATA BELLA
Apr 14, 2018 7:30 PM
Apr 14, 2018 9:00 PM
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra presents: Una Serata Bella April 14, 7:30pm at the Cambridge City Hall. Our annual fundraiser is always an audience favourite.Come and enjoy good food, our popular silent auction, and great music in support of your orchestra.
Enjoy a traditional tea with sandwiches, sweets and more! Musical guest Ed Koenig on guitar/mandolin. Teas begin at 2 p.m. Please call ahead to reserve.
DaveandJenn: Thinner Skin, Thicker Hide exhibit.
“We often focus on the shifting boundaries between the real and the imagined in everyday life and how these can distort our sense of ourselves, of others, and of the world around us. These distortions are so influential, but often we are completely unaware of them. Our biases, fears, hopes, and delusions run the show.
There is also a sense that the centre won't hold, that things will fall apart. That there is a reckoning looming. But then what? What comes after the delusions crumble, the forests fade and the lines are crossed? One thing ends, another begins. We are inextricably tied to the world around us, each person and thing, a landscape moving in between the micro and macro, sifting through the growing noise. Our work is the result of different landscapes being layered together. Our material choices often reflect this. Historical mediums like bronze and plaster being combined with plastic and resins. It's an aggregate of a time and place. And science, history, daily life, western mythology, pop culture… it's all in there. Because it's all around us. We make art from noise.”
Earth Day Road Toll at rare
7:30 am to 9:00 am & 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm Lamb's Inn
Get your toonies ready this Earth Day and drive through the annual rare Road Toll! It's voluntary, of course, but we encourage cards that travel through the rare reserve along Blair Road to swing in the parking lot. We have free coffee in the morning and baked treats in the afternoon. Staff collect donations and handout information about rare. Stop by and get to know us!
Join us for Earth Day and help rare with a stream restoration project! We will be planting several species of trees and shrubs along the banks of a newly restored cold water creek. The plants will help stabilize the banks and shade the water at two newly restored pools to maintain its cool temperature and create fish habitat. This event is FREE!
Celebrate the return of spring wildflowers and wildlife with a guided walk led by one of our Nature Interpreters at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory 11:00am and 2:00pm. Explore the 100 acre site surrounding our Conservatory to hunt for spring bugs and learn how plants and animals adapt to and survive the harsh winter weather.
Earth Day Extravaganza at Idea Exchange Preston
Join us for an all-ages Earth Day celebration! Pitch in for a Preston neighbourhood clean-up, swap seeds and plant a seed to take home. It will be an afternoon of fun with rare Charitable Research Reserve, Seeds of Diversity, Preston Community Garden and other earth-minded organizations.
In partnership with the Waterloo Global Sciences Initiative. #PowerShiftWR
INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL-BUCKTHORN AT RARE CHARITABLE RESEARCH RESERVE
Apr 25, 2018 9:30 AM
Apr 25, 2018 12:30 PM
Join us and help rare remove invasive species! Common Buckthorn was introduced to Canada to be used in hedgerows and windbreaks. It causes harm to the economy and the environment by out-competing native plants, reducing biodiversity, degrading the quality of wildlife habitat and can hosting oat crown rust and soybean aphids, both of which reduce crop yields. It is effective at spreading since it is a laxative to wildlife and can grow in a wide range of habitats.
Identification of invasive species training will be provided on site as well as instruction on proper removal techniques. This is a great opportunity for those looking to gain in field experience with ecological restoration and become more familiar with flora of southern Ontario.
You are invited to a special event: PAINT NIGHT
2 nights, 2 different paintings...with delicious Raw Food Desserts created and provided by Zaza Eats.
Register early to reserve your spot St. James Anglican Church from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
RARE PRESENTS: CITY NATURE CHALLENGE 2018: WATERLOO REGION
Apr 27, 2018
- All Day
May 03, 2018 - All Day
Welcome to the 2018 City Nature Challenge! rare Charitable Research Reserve
Which city has the most nature?
The City Nature Challenge 2018 will help us find out! More than 60 cities in 17 countries around the world are asking people to explore nature in their urban areas and document the species they find.
Help Waterloo Region show the world how bio diverse our region is by making as many observations of as many species as possible April 27-30! Any observation of plants and animals and fungi you find in Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries will count!
Building on the success of the first City Nature Challenge in 2016 between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the 2017 City Nature Challenge across 16 US cities, the event founders, the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, have expanded the event around the world.
Visit citynaturechallenge.org for more information.
How Can You Participate?
From April 27-30, 2018, you can participate by:
1.Find Wildlife: explore natural areas in your neighbourhood and throughout Waterloo Region to find any plant, animal, fungi, slime mold, or any other evidence of life (scat, fur, tracks, shells, etc).
2. Take Pictures of What You Find: using your mobile device or camera, document your observations with photos or sound clips and be sure to note the location of whatever you find.
3. Share Your Observations: upload your findings through iNaturalist.ca to be sure they are counted in Waterloo Region’s tally.
Explore on your own, or check back here for a schedule of events you can join across Waterloo Region.
*** You don’t need any wildlife identification experience or skills to participate! You can upload your observation with your best guess or level of knowledge and the iNaturalist community will help you to identify what you found. For example, observations can be added under broad taxonomic categories such as “Tree”, “Rodent”, “Bird”, or even just “Life” if you don’t have a guess at all! The more you upload, the more you can learn about wildlife in your own neighbourhood. ***
From May 1-3, 2018, you can participate by:
1.Using your naturalist skills to help identify uploaded observations in our region. Log onto iNaturalist.ca and choose “Identify” under the “Observations” tab. Filter observations by Waterloo Region and the date range April 27-30 and any species identification you make will support the Waterloo Region City Nature Challenge tally.
Idea Exchange presents a free screening of ``Finding Dawn`` on Friday, April 27th, from 2:00 - 3:30pm at Queen`s Square as part of our National Film Board of Canada series.
CAMBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS: CALLING ALL YOUTH
May 04, 2018 7:30 PM
May 04, 2018 9:00 PM
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra presents "Calling All Youth" at Central Presbyterian Church May 4, 7:30pm. The CSO is proud to present young winners of the North York Music Festival. Come and hear these remarkable young talents in a concert filled with youthful exuberance!
African Lion Safari is open from May 5th - September 30th, 2018 for another "WILD" season! Enjoy a fun filled day!
Admission to African Lion Safari Includes:
Driving through large Game Reserves in your own vehicle. (Alternate transportation, Safari Tour Bus, available for an additional charge)
Leisurely cruise aboard the "African Queen" Boat.
Journey on the "Nature Boy" scenic railway.
Exciting and Educational Bird and Animal Shows;
Learn about the flying styles of eagles, hawks, owls, vultures and falcons as they soar above your head at the "Birds of Prey" flying demonstration.
Match wits with beautiful parrots and other feathered friends
at "Parrot Paradise".
Watch as Asian elephants display their incredible strength, intelligence and agility at "Elephant Round-Up".
Elephant Swim - Watch as our herd of Asian elephants frolic and play in the refreshing water of Recreation Lake.
Pets’ Corner - Come FACE TO FACE with a variety of animals and birds. Children can enjoy petting baby goats.
Misumu Bay Wet Play - Misumu Bay Wet Interactive water adventure for children. Seasonal. weather permitting. Height Restrictions Apply.
Idea Exchange Preston Gallery presents:
XVK (or ??), is an Asian-pop-girl-band-artist-trio of members Xuan Ye, Véronique Sunatori and Sara Kay Maston.
On June 13th 2017, the group premiered with their single "Cute Cute Manifesto Manifesto", which peaked inside the top ten on the pineapple charts. After releasing their first single, XVK made its major debut on July 22nd 2017 delighting hundreds when they showed up on stage at Toronto’s Big On Bloor festival to perform a surprise concert.
For their first television debut, XVK appeared on the Y+XVK=<3 talk show hosted by Tiffany Schofield at renowned Y+ Contemporary, just north east Toronto.
The stars of the pop group recently released a new range of cheeky stickers, buttons, and jewelry as part of their online collection. Though it's still early days for XVK’s merch line, the sell-out ‘Triple Happiness’ Necklaces have seen their estimated net worth double since last year prompting the band to venture into cryptocurrency -- XVKcoin!
Their new single ?(*8:8:8*)?? , in correspondence with their upcoming touring debut in Cambridge, Ontario, is set for release on May 11th 2018.
MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH AT CAMBRIDGE BUTTERFLY CONSERVATORY
May 13, 2018 9:00 AM
May 13, 2018 5:00 PM
Treat Mom to a wonderful Sunday Brunch at the Butterfly Conservatory May 13! Take a stroll through the tropical gardens & then savour a delicious brunch buffet. (Reservations required)
Online reservations will be available mid-February, 2018 at www.cambridgebutterfly.com click on "more info" for a link
Brunch times are :9:00am, 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
KAZOKU MARTIAL ARTS CENTRE & E.V.O KITCHEN MOTHER'S DAY HIGH TEA
May 13, 2018 1:00 PM
May 13, 2018 3:00 PM
Kazoku Martial Arts Centre and E.V.O Kitchen proudly presents Mother's Day High Tea. The students from Kazoku Martial Arts Centre are aiming to fundraise for their trip to Japan in 2021. This experience will give them a chance to train with head instructors from Japan.
Tickets are 40.00 and are booking up fast. Don't wait get yours now!
THE BIRDS AND THE BEES AT HAMILTON FAMILY THEATRE CAMBRIDGE
May 23, 2018 2:00 PM
Jun 10, 2018 7:30 PM
The Birds and The Bees A Courtship Comedy at Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge
This winning courtship comedy about chance encounters and fresh starts is a racy recipe for relentless laughter. Contains mature themes. Recommended for ages 15 and up.
May 23 to June 10, 2017Matinees at 2pm & evening performances at 7:30pm
visit www.draytonentetainment.com for performance dates & times & to purchase tickets
click on "more info" for a link
Idea Exchange presents a free screening of ``Memento Mori`` on Friday, May 25th, from 2:00 - 3:30pm at Queen`s Square as part of our National Film Board of Canada series.
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra presents "Masterworks" at Knox's Galt Presbyterian Church May 25, 7:30pm. Our exciting season concludes with two pinnacles from the concerto and symphonic classical repertoire. Cambridge Cellist Noah Schuster plays Dvorák. The orchestra performs Shostakovich. A not to be missed programme!
It's Planting Day at Idea Exchange Preston! Enjoy fun outdoor activities and help us plant our garden! Fun for all ages.
Children under 3 must be accompanied by an adult.
WATERLOO REGIONAL POLICE CAMBRIDGE DETACHMENT - OPEN HOUSE
May 26, 2018 12:00 PM
May 26, 2018 3:00 PM
Open House at WRPS Cambridge Detachment from 12pm to 3pm on Sat., May 26th. Facility Tours, food and fire truck display & entertainment. Free , all ages are welcome!
Gardening and Beyond: Beautiful Bonsai at Idea Exchange Preston
Join a local bonsai enthusiast in a demonstration of the art of bonsai. Learn about the various styles of bonsai, how to select a shrub, how to care for your bonsai and more.
Sunday, June 10th, Duncan McIntosh Arena, Churchill Park
Enjoy the beauty of Cambridge and the Grand River with bicycle routes for all ages and abilities. Eleven different routes to choose from. Rider support, snacks and full lunch. Great outing for the entire family.
Bicycle helmets are mandatory for all riders. Free T-shirts for the first 2,000 registered riders, so register early. Cambridge Tour de Grand goes rain or shine.
Take a stroll along the "Art Loop" by the Grand to discover, observe and chat with the very talented artists on Sunday, June 10th, 2018, from 11am - 4pm.
The Cambridge Celebration of the Arts is a free event that presents a variety of juried works in the visual, performance and literary genres by Cambridge and Cambridge connected artists. This event is held at City Hall, the Square and surrounding streets. This celebration also includes special art experiences for our audiences. We also have kid-friendly and family-centred activities.
Come out and enjoy some local food & drinks, be entertained with 4 stages and have the opportunity to view multiple exhibitions.
A mix of shots taken in the heart of Cambridge, Ontario. Located by the Grand River, the city has a wonderful mix of nature and architecture. 
Early summer views of Jacob's Landing, the Silknit dam, Hespeler millpond and Speed River, bookended with relevant water quotes. 
The largest park in Preston (Cambridge) at 102 hectares (256 acres), Riverside is situated beside an 1890 millpond on the Speed River.