General Arts and Culture News

[panamaniac]

Lots going on this weekend (from today's Record):

Multicultural Festival is at Victoria Park all weekend from noon to 8 p.m.

City on Edge exhibit is at the Waterloo Region Museum during regular hours on Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Koi Fest at the Parking Lot is on Saturday at Centre in the Square from noon to 10:30 p.m.   http://centreinthesquare.com/the-parking-lot/

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery free tour is on Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m.


It will be interesting to see how the re-formatted Koi fest works out with CITS involvement.  The weather certainly seems promising!

[tomh009]

Lots of people at the multicultural festival still at 8 PM when the music was over.  Definitely a popular event.

   

[rangersfan]

The multi cultural festival was great, lots of people.

[jgsz]

We go every year and it's mainly because of the delicious street foods.

[tomh009]

Going back today for some more music (although Kultrun really does have a better selection of bands) and some more food!

[panamaniac]

Kultrún opens this year at themuseum on July 8th, with a full programme of free concerts on two stages in Victoria Park on July 9th and 10th. Looks like a very good line up this year!

http://www.nerudaarts.ca/kultrun/schedule/144

[tomh009]

Santerias was at KWMF as well, would like to see them again at Kultrun.

[panamaniac]

Strangely enough, I'm hoping to catch the Jewish Monkeys - we don't get a lot of klezmer music around these parts!

[JoeKW]

The KWMF was one of the best festivals I've been to. Tons of food with reasonable prices and small portions mean I can try lots of different things. There was no entrance fee either. Way better than rib fest!

[panamaniac]

I noticed this afternoon that there was a Mennonite choir setting up to perform on the City Hall stage this afternoon and I was struck by the fact that they were not participating in the festival in Victoria Park. Then I remembered that the local German clubs don't participate either - quirks of the local perception of "multicultural", perhaps.

[mpd618]

I noticed this afternoon that there was a Mennonite choir setting up to perform on the City Hall stage this afternoon and I was struck by the fact that they were not participating in the festival in Victoria Park.  Then I remembered that the local German clubs don't participate either - quirks of the local perception of "multicultural", perhaps.

I am guessing this has a lot to do with the purpose of the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre (which runs the event) having a lot to do with settlement of newcomers to Canada.

[tomh009]

Not all the groups or vendors are recent immigrants: Scottish, Serbian, Irish, Spanish, Hungarian and Polish, for example. And KWMC says they will assist anyone, even if they focus their efforts on newcomers.

[panamaniac]

The Record has a good piece on the Kultrun Festival, taking place this weekend in Victoria Park. Looks like a very good programme.

http://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/6...-festival/

[rangersfan]

I am looking forward to going this year.

[tomh009]

Too bad that I'll miss it this year.