Waterloo Busker Carnival Flashback: 2009
The Buskers are back this weekend … to avoid LRT Construction disruption, this year you’ll find the Carnival in the parking lot behind Waterloo City Hall (where the Jazz Festival is)
For more information visit the Waterloo Buskers Website
[Public Art pictured: Fat Businessmen Sculptures (by William McElcheran) at Conestoga Mall]
The pop up Art Market will be returning to Final Fridays in uptown Waterloo from May to September! Featuring artists and crafters from Waterloo and surrounding areas, the Final Fridays Art Market is a new opportunity to pick up a treasure or two while enjoying an evening out in the city’s core.
Free to attend, the Art Market brings 10 to 15 vendors to showcase and sell their functional or decorative handcrafted work to the public in the evening on Final Fridays.
There will be a range of items and artistic styles available for sale, including objects and products for the home, jewellery, mixed media, fine art and gifts.As an initiative of the Waterloo culture plan, community members are encouraged to explore the diversity of local talent and support handcrafters through purchasing a gift or artistic work for their personal collection.
Featured Artists on August 25th
Uptown Gallery
WALLARTBYKarlie
Dan Nash Gottfried
Two Cameras
Ellie Anglin
Mark Yungblut
:to bathe
Trevor Waurechen
Mirela Wood Designs
Elvan Suzer - The Art Warehouse
TruForm Jewelry Design
Creatively Connie
Adele D'Arcy
Upcycle Lifestyle
2017 UPTOWN WATERLOO JAZZ FESTIVAL
FRIDAY July 21st, 2017
Waterloo Town Square stage
11:00am Youth Jazz Ensemble
12:30pm Club Django Toronto
2:00pm Dave Young
3:30pm Jason White Trio with AManda Kind
5:00pm Torq Percussion QuartetWaterloo City Hall stage
6:00pm The Shuffle Demons
7:30 Emilie-Claire Barlow
9:00 Busty & the BassSATURDAY July 22nd, 2017
Waterloo Town Square stage
12:30pm Cadence
2:00pm Reverse
3:40pm Adi Braun
5:00pm Saturday Night SuperstarsWaterloo City Hall stage
10:30am Youth Jazz Ensemble
12:00am The Koopa Troop
1:30pm Modus Factor
3:00pm Laila Biali
4:30pm Tim Louis & the Ambassadors
6:00pm Huu Bach Quintet
7:30pm Barbra Lica
9:00pm Matt DuskSUNDAY July 23rd, 2017
Waterloo City Hall stage
10:30am Youth Jazz Choir
12:00am Joni NehRita
1:30pm Robi Botos & Paul Novotny
3:00pm Brass TransitFor more information visit the Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival web page
[note: *lots* of Javascript … too heavy to load on my cellphone]
For those of you attending the festival this weekend.
I am very disappointed in the Festival this year. Not because of the music, it’s as good as always.
The audience had to get through a security check before gaining admittance because we are presumed guilty. A guard stuck her nose in my husband’s water bottle, presumably to make sure he wasn’t smuggling in alcohol. I’d forgotten my own water bottle in the car, but not having it with me didn’t spare my own even worse invasion of privacy as the guard perused the contents of my bag.
A festival stops being free when the price is an invasion of privacy.
It looks like they’re trying to catch folks smuggling alcohol in. so as not to have to buy it on site, they probably don’t realize the only reason someone might choose to smuggle it in is because they can’t afford to buy it there. Possibly people will learn not to bring water bottles, but instead buy that onsite too.
Not very inviting. I’m not doing that again.
[Public Art pictured: franchisee commissioned Graffiti Mural on Dairy Queen
… since removed at the order of DQ Head office]
The pop up Art Market will be returning to Final Fridays in uptown Waterloo from May to September! Featuring artists and crafters from Waterloo and surrounding areas, the Final Fridays Art Market is a new opportunity to pick up a treasure or two while enjoying an evening out in the city’s core.
Free to attend, the Art Market brings 10 to 15 vendors to showcase and sell their functional or decorative handcrafted work to the public in the evening on Final Fridays. There will be a range of items and artistic styles available for sale, including objects and products for the home, jewellery, mixed media, fine art and gifts.
As an initiative of the Waterloo culture plan, community members are encouraged to explore the diversity of local talent and support handcrafters through purchasing a gift or artistic work for their personal collection.
Featured Artists on July 28th
Uptown Gallery
WALLARTBYKarlie
Dan Nash Gottfried
Two Cameras
Dan Holt ART
Mark Rehkopf
Ellie Anglin
Mark Yungblut
:to bathe
Trevor Waurechen
Mirela Wood Designs
Creative Henna
All Over the Map Studios
Elvan Suzer - The Art Warehouse
TruForm Jewelry Design
There’s always lots to see and do at Open Streets Uptown Waterloo.
Because of the ongoing LRT construction disruption, Open Streets has taken to the trails for this year. Here’s the map:
Pharmacare Town Hall Meeting WEDNESDAY!
Panel Discussion featuring:
Raj Saini ~ Kitchener Centre MP (Liberal)
Catherine Fife ~ Kitchener — Waterloo MPP (NDP)
Stacey Danckert, Waterloo Region Greens
Sponsored by the KW Branch of the Council of Canadians
