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The 2011 Guelph Jazz Festival and Colloquium includes 9 ticketed and 9 free concerts, as well as free workshops, panel discussions, two keynote talks, a public interview and the second rendition of the
all night Nuit Blanche event.

You can purchase tickets in person, over the phone or via the web from the River Run Centre (info below), or at the door of the concert venue, pending availability…

The Cambridge Fall Fair is just around the corner once again and looking forward to celebrating their 172nd year, making it one of the longest running events of its type in Ontario. September 8th to 11th are the dates for the fair this year and Dickson Park will once again be the place to be!

This year there are some changes to the event, some of which may make you happy and others that might not. Let’s start with what we think the good news is first…

CHATHAM, Ont. – This weekend’s Rockstock music festival in Chatham, Ont., has been cancelled. Organizer Lachlan Kennedy says only 450 advance tickets were sold, by far the lowest in the festival’s four-year history. Kennedy says he held off cancelling it until the 11th hour, hoping sales would pick up, and he has no plans of [...]

Waterloo Earth Day Celebrate Earth Day on Saturday May 7th in Waterloo! Come join us from 10:00am to 2:00pm for some free family fun at the Laurel Creek Conservation Area for a celebration of the world we live in! Plant one of 1,000 trees, or play and learn at some free, hands-on activities! Go Wild [...]

The man who added the phrase “Git-R-Done” to the American lexicon is coming to Kitchener TONIGHT! Dan Whitney, better known as Larry the Cable Guy, brings his latest tour to Kitchener, “Tailgate Party,” which is the byproduct of his Comedy Central Special of the same name. The special was recorded in front of 50,000 fans [...]

Toronto based band CATL was one of the fantastic performances included in this years Kitchener Blues Festival, and they are back in town to perform in a much more intimate setting at the Boathouse. Additional performances by Ginger St. James and Von Crippon will ensure that you will have to plan to get there early [...]

Julian, Ricky and Bubbles from The Trailer Park Boys bring their Drunk, High and Unemployed tour to Centennial Hall in London on Friday, November 12th at 8pm. Don’t miss this opportunity to see these guys in action. On stage, this trio offers the same brand of foul-mouthed wit and mayhem that made the hilarious Nova Scotia-based mockumentary about their fictionalized trailer park life a long-running hit for the Showcase network and pocketed them two movies as well.

Tickets for this event are $49.50 plus applicable charges…

The London Short Film Showcase is not only a place to display the talent of local and international filmmakers, it also provides funds for the creators. Approximately 60% of the revenue generated from the showcase is given back to the filmmakers. Organizers Jason Clarke and Darryl Callcott have chosen films from around the globe for [...]

The 10th edition of the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema is returning to Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada from Thursday November 18th through Sunday November 21st, 2010 in Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada. All screenings will be held at the space currently known as the Gig Theatre. The Gig has been fully retrofitted for all film formats and venue sound, and [...]