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Building a citizen library: Gena Meldazy
Waterloo Town Square is an active place these days, with markets, performances and exhibitions. But now there is something interesting you can find there every day: BookCycle. Tucked up against the...
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Not so trashy artist: Susan Coolen
Susan Coolen is okay with picking up your trash. In fact, picking up trash is part of her job as the 2013 City of Kitchener artist-in-residence. Susan’s artistic residency program is called the...
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Partners in creativity: Melissa Kristensen and Andre Smith
Photographer Melissa Kristensen and wood worker/designer Andre Smith have been married for 27 years, and over time evolved their partnership into a creative business: Kristensen-Smith Photographic...
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Curating culture: Krista Blake
Krista Blake is a freelance curator who works with diverse artists to assemble ideas into engaging exhibits. “I love mixing up different ideas to create something exciting,” says Krista. “Inspired by...
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Putting artistic gas in our creative tanks: Bright Blue Door
Taking a first step beyond the Bright Blue Door at 142 Waterloo St., you enter a well-lit art gallery with studio space decked out with easels, workstations and the night I visited, almost a dozen...
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The maker: Ben Brown
There are some amazing events happening this weekend, chief among them the Maker Expo and Doors Open Waterloo Region. Yes, you can do both and when you head to the Maker Expo at Kitchener’s City Hall...
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Finding rural beauty: Nancy Forde
Nancy Forde has been enamoured with photography since age 10 when her father bought her an antique Brownie camera. Yet, it wasn’t until six years ago, the time her son was born, that she developed a...
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The magic door to the arts: Lauren Weinberg’s Open Sesame
New York City to Chicago to Kitchener. Not the typical journey for an arts writer/arts advocate but one we are delighted Lauren Weinberg made. Lauren recently opened Open Sesame, a...
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Take it to the bridge/street/park/gallery: CAKFA
It’s CAFKA time, people. In the soon-to-be-classic words of Darin White from Makebright, it’s time to “leave yer sofa” and hit the streets of K-Dub to see some incredible contemporary art in public...
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Peeking behind the curtain: Google Canada (thanks to Doors Open)
We all know that the omnipotent tech giant, Google, creates some pretty special work spaces for its staff. With catered meals prepared by talented chefs, ridiculously comfy lounges, cool recreational...
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