This is a new play about two Amish couples. The sisters, Sadie and Agnes, share a traumatic experience when their husband's buggy is hit by an English driver. Witness how the family will cope with a life-changing event. Catch up on all the news in the King family and share in their love and forgiveness.

Artist: Warren Hoyano Title: Tunneling Heart This exhibition features abstract watercolour paintings in a monochrome or near monochrome palette. This direction is influenced by the strange way that x-ray images, ultrasound images, and photographic negatives portray the world. The artist finds inspiration in insignificant and ephemeral things such as shadows, stains and accidental, everyday marks. He believes that abstract art is not that different from what we encounter in the world around us.

The usual great music and Scottish hospitality are hosted this month by the talented duo Allison Lupton and Geoff Summers. Allison's vocals enchant! 7 p.m. Admission by donation.

Featured at First Star's annual 4-day Labor Day Weekend Psychic Fair at Bingemans are many of the world's best psychic readers, mediums, and healers, an aura photographer, wonderful vendors, amazing free lectures and demonstrations, hourly door prizes, and much more. Weekend admission is just $5.00. Children under 12 are admitted free with an adult. Parking is also free.

We're collectin' recipes and sharing two great ones with those who come ta visit. Sample ginger cordial, then taste-test our steamy clouite dumpling, a pudding in a bag. Tie a clout on our cloutie tree, make a wish and donate to the Red Cross to make it come true!

After a busy summer of planting and harvesting, preparations continue for the long winter ahead. The Schneiders will be drying, or schnitzing, and pickling, corn, beets and beans. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission rates apply. Adults $2.25, Seniors/Students $1.50, Children $1.25, Family $5

Join us for one last bash before school. Receive FREE admission to Big Splash from 4 pm - Close on our last day of operation for the 2010 season!

Take a rest from your labours. Join us 12 to 5 for a cuppa and conversation at the Cottage. It's the last day to take in the wee quilts of our 2010 "Celtic Connections" contest.

Enjoy nightly exhibitions of student videos on the Cube. Reception: Tuesday, September 7, 7:30-8:30 pm The Silver Spoon Fine Chocolates 217 King St. W. Kitchener, ON N2J 2W7 Congrats to the finalists and winners: High school category: Jamey Sinanan (winner) Casey Gibbons Matt Neil Josh Spurling Post secondary category: Kristina Foster (winner) Priscilla Galvez Terry Ibele

Visit Drayton Entertainment's intimate Schoolhouse Theatre in St. Jacobs for the heartwarming relationship comedy Separate Beds. Set sail on a holiday of non-stop laughter as two couples from very different walks of life are helplessly tossed and turned by the unpredictable waves of romance. Calm waters quickly morph into a choppy war of words as the four passengers, navigate Caribbean markets, snorkeling adventures, and the cruise talent show. Funny, warm and poignant, this insightful look at human relationships is one vacation you will never forget!

This workshop has been designed to help you develop your skills in identifying migrating hawks, falcons, vultures, eagles and osprey. Through a wide variety of hands-on activities you'll learn about plumage, body shape, foraging techniques, flight patterns and migration times of 15 species. An information booklet will be provided. Arboretum Naturalist: Chris Earley, author of Hawks and Owls of the Great Lakes Region and Eastern North America. Fee: $75.00. Registration and payment required by Friday, August 27. Maximum 16 adults.

Free Admission - This exciting fund-raising event is held at the R.J. Hilton Centre on College Avenue East. It offers an amazing selection of hardy, exotic and native perennials and woody plants for formal and natural gardens. All plants are cared for by Auxiliary members and grown in The Arboretum's nursery. Plants for sale include native trees and shrubs, perennials, woodland ephemerals and many unusual plants. An information catalogue can be purchased in advance of the sale for a small fee. Please note that on the day of the sale Cash, Cheque, VISA and MasterCard are acceptable payment options. Come early for best selection!

Mighty Machines Showcase is a family oriented community event that brings Mighty Machines to life, providing adults and kids a chance to see construction and other service vehicles up close. Touch them! Investigate them! Talk to the people that operate them!

Monarch Days Saturday September 11th & Sunday September 12th, 2010. Join us this year for our 14th Annual Monarch Days weekend. View migration exhibits that explain the incredible journey the Monarch Butterflies make every fall. Learn about how you can help save our Monarchs as well as attract Monarchs to your garden. Milkweed seeds are available for purchase to get your garden Monarch friendly! Regular Admission Applies

Join us in the Heidelberg Community Park for face painting, games & rides for children of all ages, Trebuchet Contest, Silent Auction, Food, Fun & Entertainment!

Sample some of Scotland's favourite and iconic dishes. There'll be haggis for sure so join the McDougall Hunt Club and "hunt the wild haggis" with our expert. Call ahead at 519-624-8250

A weekend dedicated to cooking (and tasting) traditional Pennsylvania-German Mennonite dishes. Saturday 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. General admission rates apply. Adults $2.25, Seniors/Students $1.50, Children $1.25, Family $5

A walking/tasting tour of a selection of UpTown Waterloo’s dining establishments. Ticketed event. All proceeds donated to designated local charities.

Join us for the opening reception of our Fall Exhibition featuring artists Cynthia Kemerer, Patricia Harris and Susan Spencer! Admission is $3.00, free for members.

Explore the techniques of charcoal drawings with your family during this workshop! $22.00 per family of four, free for members.

Curated by Corinna Ghaznavi. Organized and circulated by The Robert McLaughlin Gallery with The Tom Thomson Art Gallery and The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Working with homemade electronics, salvaged materials and devices that support technology, like wires, lasers detectors, cables, audio frequencies or circuitry, the artists in sciencefictionsciencefair expose methodologies of science popularized when they were growing up, and exploit them to create sculpture, video and installations. The art work playfully investigates perception, illusion and considers the promises and dreams of science and science fictions. Hours: Daily 9:30 - 5:00, Thurs 9:30 - 9:00, Sat 10:00 - 5:00, Sun 1:00 - 5:00. Free admission.

A large spherical sculpture composed of found building material and other construction site detritus initiated as a collaborative project in Pasewalk, Germany. Free admission. Hours: Daily 9:30 - 5:00, Thurs 9:30 - 9:00, Sat 10:00 - 5:00, Sun 1:00 - 5:00

Free heritage and architecture tour. Discover the secret places of Waterloo Region! FREE ADMISSION, children's activities, music, drama presentations, walking tours and other special events (check our website). Pick up a map & guide at libraries, museums and tourism offices across Waterloo Region from July-September, or in the Record on Saturday, September 11.

Royal Medieval Faire transports you back in time. Imagine parades of courtly nobles spinning tales with the townsfolk, displays of knightly chivalry charming the masses, lilting tunes of cheery minstrels, the beckoning call of the herald and the gleeful laughter of children playing games, all amidst a backdrop of local artisans, merchants and gently blowing banners in the Kingdom of Mearth. Come and see how Waterloo Park is transformed into the thrilling Kingdom of Mearth!

Come and celebrate our local heritage and architecture at Woodside. Meet Dan the maintenance supervisor and gain tips on gardening & looking after a historic house and grounds.

Kick off the fall with a visit to Doon Heritage Village. Anyone who is 55 years of age and older is invited to tour the new Waterloo Region Museum and take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with a visit to the turn-of-the-century village and farms. Enjoy a cup of cider – hot or cold, garden tours, silent movies and a sing-a-long in the church. Admission is free for those 55 years of age and older.

The Waterloo Region Museum is pleased to be part of Doors Open Waterloo Region 2010. Visitors can tour the building and get a sneak peak at the exciting exhibits that will be housed in the galleries scheduled to open in 2011. Admission is free.

We'll be bakin' the beloved shortbread and sharin' our secrets for its success. Meanwhile our "Kids in Kilts" will be putting together shortbread making kits tae take home. Yum! Drop in from 1 to 4 p.m. Kits are $2/child.

James Ehnes, violin Edwin Outwater, conductor Canadian violin superstar James Ehnes joins your Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony kicking off a new season of the greatest music ever written. He’ll be performing excerpts from Vivaldi’s famous Four Seasons along with works by Massenet, Kreisler and more! Gala Events Begin your evening with an elegant pre-concert dinner, a perfect start to an elegant evening of music and festivities. Join James Ehnes and Edwin Outwater following the performance in a glitter-filled event including live and silent auction, dessert, and dancing. The Elegance & Fire Gala Evening is the KWS’ largest and most important fundraising event of the season. Funds raised support the orchestra’s core artistic and education programs.

Explore Pennsylvania-German cornmeal cookery. Althought corn was not a major part of the Pennsylvania-German diet, the Schneiders will be roasting and grinding corn for use in the fall. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. General admission rates apply. Adults $2.25, Seniors/Students $1.50, Children $1.25, Family $5

Bring old clothing to make your own scarecrow to take home. Be creative and have fun! No registration required and open to any age. Regular admission rates apply - Adults $2.25, Seniors/Students $1.50, Children $1.25, Family $5

The service will take place in the Memorial Forest Dedication Grove opposite the Information Kiosk at the entrance to The Arboretum. For more information, please call the Wall-Custance Funeral Home & Chapel, 519 822-0051, or The Arboretum, 519 824-4120 ext. 52113.

In 1914 the Fall Fair was a showcase for the best of the best - whether it was a prize cow or a noisy steam engine, a cherry pie, a pumpkin or a favourite quilt. The community is invited to rekindle the spirit of an old-fashioned fair at Doon Heritage Village. Enter your best baking, handiwork or preserves in competition for cash prizes. Entries will be on display in the new Waterloo Region Museum. Call the museum for entry categories and prize lists. Enjoy musical entertainment, a penny carnival and the living history village. Admission: $7 Adults, $5 Seniors/Students, $4 Children, Children four and under free.

The usual treats plus free carrots for any woman who dares offer this fertility symbol to her man. Harptist Carleen Ellis sets the mood with her magical music. From 2 p.m. $10/person. Reservations are a must call the Cottage at 519-624-8250.

Imagine spending a relaxing afternoon tasting a tantalizing array of appetizers prepared by teams of the area’s finest chefs and farmers. Foodlink Waterloo Region’s 7th annual local food showcase returns to Riverside Meadows Park in St. Jacobs. Guests will be able to meet and chat with chefs about the art of cooking and with farmers about the food they grow. Each guest will receive a “passport” providing information about the participating farms and restaurants. The event offers an opportunity to learn more about local foods while building relationships amongst farmers, restaurants and consumers. A limited number of passports will be available. Cost is $65 per person until August 31; $75 after September 1 (includes all tastings and pottery plate). Only 400 tickets available. Last year we sold out! EMAIL: info@foodlink.ca

Returning for his 9th season, Grammy Award winner Walter Ostanek and his band bring Oktoberfest to the Walters Theatre. "Beer Barrel Polka" and "Blue Skirt Waltz" are among the songs that will have you dancing in your seat. Enjoy this special time with Canada's own treasure, Walter Ostanek!

Diversity is the emphasis of this full-day course. Grow your own native trees and shrubs. Characteristic seeds for the workshop will be collected while touring part of The Arboretum. We will carry out the techniques for cleaning, treating and sowing seeds and how to protect them as seeds and young plants. A tour of The Arboretum's native plant nursery will help you set up your own project. Arboretum Horticulturist: Sean Fox. Fee: $75.00. Registration and payment required by Tuesday, September 7. Maximum 16 adults.

Quilt patterns hold memories, messages and more. Pauline Grondin will showcase handmade quilts with stories, songs and traditions which honor the quilt designes of long ago.

It's time to pull out your platform shoes, grow out your hair and buy tickets to a rock symphony of more than 50 famous songs by The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Supertramp, Genesis, The Moody Blues, The Zombies and others. The World Rock Symphony Orchestra -- a six-piece rock band, six featured rock singers, a Grammy-award-winning gospel chorale and an orchestra will perform a choice collection of Britain's greatest classic rock hits. Featuring former members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, The Average White Band, TV's Rockstar INXS, the Trans Siberian Orchestra, Broadway's Color Purple, Jesus Christ Superstar and more, the show "Britain Rocks" includes heart-pounding rock symphonic arrangements. Tickets start at $30.50 and are now on sale.

Dan Warren, conductor Thursday, September 23, 2010 | 8pm | River Run Centre Friday, September 24, 2010 | 8pm | Centre In The Square Saturday, September 25, 2010 | 8pm | Centre In The Square Back by popular demand: Cirque de la Symphonie! See the incredible acrobatic feats that wowed you last season combined with new acts performed to glorious music by your Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.

Neither great trees nor a carpet of bloom, the often overlooked but ecologically important shrubs and vines in our landscape will be our focus. Fresh specimens and an easy to use key for shrubs will be used. We will be outdoors for half of the day discovering southern Ontario's native and naturalized shrubs at the Arboretum. Bring a magnifying glass. Arboretum Horticulturalist: Sean Fox. Fee: $75.00. Registration deadline: Friday, September 10. Maximum 16 adults.

Free Parking! Free Admission! Free Farm Tours & Wellesley Apple Product tour. Sausage & pancake breakfast, fresh made apple fritters, sausage on a bun, Smorgasburg Dinner in the Town of Wellesley. Visit the Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival the last Saturday in September annually.

This workshop will take you through the basics of creating stunning landscapes that reflect the season. The first half of the workshop will be spent inside, where we will discuss lenses, filters, tripods, and other accessories that are best suited for fall landscape photography. We'll cover dealing with inclement weather, composition, lighting, creative effects, and explore working in both colour and black & white. Then we're off to the woods and meadows of the Arboretum for a field trip. Dress for the weather, rain or shine. Suitable for either film or digital photographers of all skill levels. Guest Instructor: Sylvia Galbraith. Fee: $55.00. Registration deadline: Friday, September 10. Maximum 18 adults.

Artist Katie Hawthorn will be at the Cottage with prints for sale in support of the Cambridge Sculpture Garden. We'll be bakin' traditional oatcakes for all and sundry who attend. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 12 to 5 p.m.

Back by popular demand! The most fun you'll have all year!

Two rising stars with wonderful harmonies.

22nd Annual Uptown Waterloo Studio Tour Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Entry

FREE admission and hands-on 'Honey Bee' themed activities all weekend. Dip your own beeswax candle to take home! Honey tasting Cooking with Honey Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.

This annual one-day national book and magazine festival that celebrates literacy and the written arts, is held in four cities across Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, and Kitchener) simultaneously on the last Sunday in September. The Word on the Street promotes the importance of literacy with free exhibits, performances and hands-on activities.

Culture Days is a free, interactive celebration of arts and culture from coast to coast to coast. This fall, Canadians everywhere will participate in thousands of free events that bring creators and the public together to celebrate the creative vitality of our communities. This year, the KWS is presenting a FREE concert featuring our brass quintet in Waterloo Town Square and an Open House at the Conrad Centre with performances and workshops by the orchestra and many community ensembles!

The beautiful harmonies of The Walters Family will fill the theatre with the sounds of the greatest country gospel songs ever written. You will find yourself singing along to every song. If you enjoy songs such as "Amazing Grace" & "How Great Thou Art", you'll love this show. This is another constant sellout show at the theatre

Michaelmas is celebrated including the traditional gathering and gifting of the carrots, traditional symbols of prosperity and progeny.

Learn the art of Chair Caining with Gina Peers of Peterborough. Lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. to reserve please call the Museum at 519-742-7752. $5/person

Summertime, the living is easy... A visual artists' group show of deep summer impressions - from the dog days to back to school. Join us for the opening reception Friday August 6th from 6-8 p.m. Artists will be painting plein 'Ayr' before the opening - late afternoon in the village!

Studio Production Textiles for Interiors Multiples and Contract Projects August28-October 16 Opening Reception: Saturday, September 11, 2010 Featuring multiple works by 10 leading designer-driven manufacturing studios from across Canada. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

Staff will be making herbal remedies, exploring patent medicines and discussing Pennsylvania-German beliefs and superstitions regarding one's health. Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission rates apply. Adults $2.25, Seniors/Students $1.50, Children $1.25, Family $5.00

Thursday Nights UpTown July through September 2010 (Dates and Times TBA) FREE! Thursday nights, music comes to the streets of UpTown Waterloo. Various locations.

This exhibit highlights the utilitarian baskets of the First Nations, the Pennsylvania-Germans, the British and other cultures that made Ontario their home.

A survey of paintings from the last decade gleaned from public and private collections that generate dialogue on the space of abstract painting in contemporary art. Hours: Daily 9:30 - 5:00, Thurs 9:30 - 9:00, Sat 10:00 - 5:00, Sun 1:00 - 5:00. Free admission.

A video installation using information and images gathered on the artist's Grand River canoe trip this past summer as well as a 3D map of the watershed made from recycled packaging. MacGregor's installations and videos explore the passage of time and how it shapes small dramas, overlooked moments or familiar situations. Hours: Daily 9:30 - 5:00, Thurs 9:30 - 9:00, Sat 10:00 - 5:00, Sun 1:00 - 5:00. Free admission.

For this exhibition, artist Mary Catherine Newcomb sculpts plant material to make living works of art. Product of Eden combines Newcomb's love for the natural world and her desire to make things grow with her profound love for making art. Her art work is striking unusual and yet charmingly familiar and optimistic, reminding us that in the end, we are all part of nature. Hours: Daily 9:30 - 5:00, Thurs 9:30 - 9:00, Sat 10:00 - 5:00, Sun 1:00 - 5:00. Free admission.

Go "On Safari" and get closer than you ever imagined to over 1,000 exotic birds and animals that roam free in large Game Reserves. See a pride of majestic lions, rare cheetah, a herd of graceful giraffe, a troop of playful baboons and many more animals from around the world!

Waterloo Regin Museum opens doors as new gateway to Doon Heritage Village. The historic village is open for the season with more farm animals, new historic buildings and lots of fun for the entire family to enjoy! Waterloo Region Museum exhibits will open in Fall 2011.

Come anytime from May 18 to December 23 between 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and enjoy an engaging tour with one of our knowledgeable interpreters in period costume. While you are here, why not consider purchasing a Parks Canada National Pass or ask us about our new Ambassador Pass.

Let your kids GET WET and GO WILD as Misumu Bay Wet Play opens for the season! This interactive water adventure features a tipping bucket, water sprays and a splash pool! Open daily, weather permitting, May 22 to September 6, 2010, height restrictions apply.

Bring your family and friends for a personal tour of the historic house highlighting the King family possessions and their stories. Enjoy a cream tea with your guests. $9.80 per person. Reservations required.

Wee Quilt Challenge 2010 Come marvel at these mini-masterpieces and dinna ferget t'cast a vote fer yer favourite! Open Wednesday to Sunday noon to 5 p.m., Thursdays until 8 p.m. Admission by donation.

Seeds in Disguise: The Biology and Lore of Ornamental Seeds May 30 2010 - Nov 27 2010 This exhibition features ornamental seeds "disguised" as beads in jewellery, trinkets and ornaments. Seeds, like people, have many interesting facets to their complex biology. Travel, chemistry, medicine and industry are part of the stories of the ornamental seeds in this exhibition. This exhibition will delight all ages and levels of interest - from the curious child, to the backyard botanist, to the seasoned hiker, and everyone in between. Topics covered: Beans: Diversity in a Plant Family, Seed Signals, Seeds from Food Plants, Seeds with Commercial Use, Poisonous Seeds Among Us, On the High Seas

Teddy bears, trains and trucks- oh my! Feel like a kid again by visiting this exhibit that will feature treasured and timeless toys from the late 1870's to the 1970's.

McDougall Cottage's 8th annual Wee Quilt Challenge exhibit opens April 9 and continues to Labour Day. This year's theme is Celtic Connections. Don't miss these mini-masterpieces. Admission is by donation. Open Wednesday to Sunday 12 noon to 5 p.m., Thursdays to 8 p.m.

This exhibit features the art of Wendy Durfey, Joseph Schneider Haus Folk Artist-in-Residence. Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

5 NEW temporary sculptures in the garden

An outdoor Sculpture Exhibition in Cambridge will feature the work of five artists across a two-year time span.  The first installation is artist, Ted Fullerton.  This work, Axis Mundi will remain in the garden till fall 2009. Gilgor Stefano will install his his sculpture this summer and three other artist will follow.