News & Events

April 14, 2025: What’s Happening in Your Neighbourhood?

2025 Federal Election voting education drop-in Thursday April 17 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Central Library - 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener. Click here to learn more.

 

A delicious bowl of popcornSnack Attack Trivia
Saturday, April 26
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
$10 per person
The Hangout at Grant’s Café – 99 Ottawa St. S, Kitchener

Gather your friends to team up and answer themed trivia questions. Snack on as much popcorn with you like while you compete in three different rounds. Each round will have a snack themed prize! The café will also be opened for purchases during this time.

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A person sitting with a globe of the EarthEarth Day Cleanup
Tuesday, April 22
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
FREE
KW Habilitation – 99 Ottawa St. S, Kitchener

Come clean up the planet for Earth Day. Gloves and bags will be provided. We will have some treats when we are all finished cleaning up. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Let us know you are coming by emailing us at [email protected]

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A person paying for an item at a community marketVictoria Hills Spring Fest
Saturday, April 26
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
FREE
Victoria Hills Community Centre – 10 Chopin Dr. Kitchener

Victoria Hills Neighbourhood Association would like to invite you to their Spring Fest. There will be a Community Park Cleanup, free face painting, arts and crafts, games and more. There will be on site bike repairs available (weather permitting). You can browse through interesting items at our Local Market and Community Garage Sale.

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Game On! Dutch BlitzPeople playing a card game Veggies growing in a garden A vase with some flowers A beautiful forest Singers in a choir
Wednesday, April 23
7:00PM – 8:00 PM
FREE – Registration Required
Country Hills Library – 1500 Block Line Rd. Kitchener

Dutch Blitz is a fast-paced, action card game played with a specially printed deck. It is based on placing cards of the same colour in piles in order to count to ten. Get rid of your cards and yell out “Blitz!” before anyone else to win! Learn how to play and meet new friends while you are here too.

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Let’s Grow Together
Wednesday, April 23
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
FREE
Health Caring KW – 44 Francis St. S, Kitchener

Intro to gardening learn how to properly plan and care for a vegetable garden.

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Adult Craft Night – Flower Frogs
Thursday May 15
7:00 AM – 8:30 PM
FREE – Registration opens Thursday April 24
Country Hills Library – 1500 Block Line Rd.

Come have fun, socialize and explore your creative side. We provide the materials and you bring the creativity! This month we are making clay flower frogs. This is a device that sits on top of a jar or vase and is used to help arrange flowers and spread out the stems.

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Guided Nature Walk – Huron Natural Area
Friday, April 25
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
FREE
Huron Natural Area – 803 Trillium Dr. Kitchener

Explore one of Kitchener’s natural areas on this guided walk. There will be time to enjoy the sights and sounds, take photos, and indulge our curiosities about nature. Meet by the picnic shelter located by the park main entrance at 801 Trillium Drive Please dress for the weather and trail conditions.

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Age of Majority Singers Spring Concert
Sunday, April 27
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM & 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
$25
Knox Presbyterian Church – 50 Erb St. W, Waterloo

We seek connection. With the ground beneath our feet. With the air we breathe. With our fellow humans. In our relationships. With those we have lost. Join AOMS for our spring concert where we explore songs with the theme of seeking connection. Featuring music by Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, Ben E. King, LeAnn Rimes, and more, this concert will also feature an original song written and arranged for AOMS by local musician, Joni NehRita.

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Richard and Suzie hanging out at the hangoutThe Hangout at Grant’s Cafe is opened for business. We have already had some fantastic connections being made. Two visitors Richard and Suzie came in for a hot drink. They played one of our fun “get to know you” games called Dicebreakers where you roll a die and answer fun questions. Then Suzie had a riveting game of connect four with Mackenzie.

Lots of people are coming and leaving fun messages on our chalk board wall. It is a great place to wait for your Leg Up! class or your meeting to start. Check out our bulletin board to see what events are going on. The coffee is good but the connections are even better. You can check out The Hangout at Grant’s Cafe every Tuesday and Thursday morning 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM.

The Hangout – Where community happens