Waterloo Region’s Got Talent!

09May12

Local opera singer Emilio Fina is one of twelve finalists on Canada’s Got Talent. Now I may be biased, because I know the guy and he’s a super nicer person, but I also think he happens to have some talent up his sleeves too! He’s a Mannheim (basically a dot on the map between Kitchener and New Hamburg).

Tune in May 13 (this Sunday) at 8p.m. on CityTV and vote!

What do you think?

This guy needs your votes so tune in, call, click, tweet, facebook this local our support!

1. VOTE ONLINE at www.canadasgottalent.com and click “Vote”

2. TEXT “VOTE” to the # assigned to Emilio if you are a ROGERS SUBSCRIBER

3. PHONE in your vote at the 1-855 number that will be assigned to EMILIO after he performs!

4. FACEBOOK – go to the Canada’s Got Talent page and click the “vote now” tab!

5. TWITTER your vote to EMILIO by tweeting: ”@CGTCitytv #CGT????” Emilio’s number replacing the ????

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reThink Waterloo 2012

09May12

reThink Waterloo 2012 offers an engaging full-day environmental conference that will inspire and explore new business opportunities for corporate leaders in the Region of Waterloo and surrounding area.

This conference aims to highlight the knowledge and experience of leading professionals who have
embedded sustainability into their organization or have helped other businesses to improve their
footprint. Through the experiences of these leaders we will explore the ethical implications of
environmental change, the economic opportunities, and the brand value and reputation shift that
comes with the authentic integration of sustainability into an organization’s vision.

 www.rethinkwaterloo.org

Date: Friday, May 11, 2012
Time: 8am-3pm
Location: The Waterloo Inn, 475 King Street North, Waterloo
Cost: $100 (+HST) before April 16th
$125 (+HST) after April 16th
Register: www.sustainablewaterlooregion.ca/register

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A Documentary Screening

29Mar12

We feel the impacts of the global arms trade in our community. We have an arms manufacturer in our local economy, we are host to refugees and refugee claimants fleeing countries of violent conflict.

The arms trade is globalized, no doubt. But its impacts are affecting communities worldwide. Project Ploughshares and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies present a series of three stories depicting the impact of the global arms trade.

April 4 at 7p.m. in the Great Hall at Conrad Grebel University College. Register Here!

 

 

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The Drought is OVER

19Mar12

Not only my blogging drought, but the OPERA drought. These crazy towns of KW-C haven’t seen an opera production in a long long time. Anyways this Saturday at 7p.m. is Opera Kitchener’s production of Don Giovanni. Tickets are a steal at $25-30!!

A sample of music from the show. This is one of the duets from the opera. This clip is not from Opera Kitchener’s production but it’s the same music as the show.

 

The only way we will have a community full of vibrant arts and culture is if we all get off our bums and attend stuff! Come on folks, let’s do it!

http://operakitchener.com/1112season.html#don_giovanni

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Free Symphony Tix!

25Apr11

So the KW-Symphony has a fairly awesome program coming up, called….

Frankenstein!!

Yes, with TWO exclamation points. Daniel Handler (a.k.a Lemony Snicket) is narrating H.K. Gruber’s Frankenstein!!. From what I know, it’s going to be very weird, but in a good way. And KWS is giving away two pairs of tickets.

All you need to do is create a composite graphic using at least one line of text from HK Gruber’s Frankenstein!! and any corresponding image, like the one you see here. The winner will be decided based on the cleverness of the combination. “Slightly and Inexplicably Disturbing” is encouraged.

Bonus points for using my favourite passage:
batman and robin
still lie in their bed
robin’s a nice boy
but batman’s ill-bred.
batman ta-ta
and robin too-too
coffee is on,
and it’s breakfast for two.

Always knew there was something more than a work relationship between those two.

The fine print:
All entries will be displayed on kwsocial.ca. Lyrics can be found here, with password: 123. Yes, high-tech I know. The winning two will be included on the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts digital screens for the week leading up to the show, in addition to the tickets. Upload the image wherever (e.g. facebook, tweetpics etc.) and post the link in the comments. 

Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2011

Bonus points are not guaranteed.

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