Author Archives: dw

Lover of cover (band)

Posted on September 6, 2016 by dw

My Labour Day weekend included a fun fieldtrip to see a friend’s cover band: Heintz 57 & The Wailing Whippets. Here’s Chris Mintz, James Gilbrook and Steve Sattler turning out set after set on Saturday night. These guys are really … Continue reading →

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Geek Week’n on the Tech Startup Podcast

Posted on August 24, 2016 by dw

Geek Week is an umbrella under which a whack of upcoming events cooperate to encourage you to leave your sofas and hit the streets. Maker Expo (coming Sept 10), upon which I work, is always looking to partner and connect … Continue reading →

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So street in Cambridge

Posted on August 13, 2016 by dw

I got down to Cambridge Saturday morning to catch a short burst of street art before reluctantly getting on with my other weekend travels. This is the inaugural spin of the Cambridge International Street Art Festival and I like everything … Continue reading →

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1shot #262-pouring on King Street

Posted on August 11, 2016 by dw

Light rail transit construction at King and Allen. This is Waterloo. DW

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Flying-camera envy

Posted on August 11, 2016 by dw

I thought I was immune to that common pathology that befalls many photogs: Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Meeting up last week with my old friend and long-time photog Marc Dease in Point Edward led me into the perilous calculations assessing if … Continue reading →

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Sarah Granskou: art felt in DTK

Posted on July 26, 2016 by dw

A couple weeks back, I found myself wandering the Kitchener Market while on a break from The Summer Institute program at The Working Centre. Serendipity connected me with fibre artist Sarah Granskou who I previously only knew from a phone … Continue reading →

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RAMBATAM I–Newtonian musics in DTK

Posted on July 20, 2016 by dw

A couple weeks back I finally got myself to an Ian Newton jam. Over the years, fortune has repeatedly conspired against me, preventing attendance at Ian’s legendary Blue Dot parties and Kabelsalat series. But not this time, friends. This time … Continue reading →

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Calling all WR makers!

Posted on June 27, 2016 by dw

The TL;DR: I’m asking all makers of all things in Waterloo Region to please apply as an exhibiting maker for Maker Expo. Deadline is Canada Day, which is Friday. The event is Sept 10, but we need to put the … Continue reading →

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The further rise of hardware–Catalyst in Kitchener

Posted on June 23, 2016 by dw

It was a frosty day in January, earlier this year, that I got to take a tour of the proposed Catalyst 137 “smart manufacturing” space on Glasgow. I’d call it a hardware incubator, but the size (465k sqft) and ambitious … Continue reading →

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SLF in DTK

Posted on June 22, 2016 by dw

After spending the day helping makers make at the Cambridge Arts Festival last weekend, I was a little low on gas, but the intersection of the Summer Lights Festival with made-to-order summer weather got my feet on King Street in … Continue reading →

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