Category Archives: fieldtrip

The Jazz Room–rebirth of a piano

Been checking back on the awesome progress The Jazz Room crew has made since I shot some pics of their new stage being built earlier this month.  It was my makerly privilege to get a peek at the in-progress rebuild … Continue reading

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Heather Sinclair–our first CEO of the CEEO

A super-exciting announcement early Thursday morning as Roger Farwell (left) and his team comprising the Creative Enterprise Enabling Organization (CEEO) welcomed Heather Sinclair as their first CEO.  This group is working double-time to support and extend the local creative ecosystem.  … Continue reading

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Engineering Makers at UW

  Today was the 11th Annual Design Project Symposium for students from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Waterloo to display their projects.  I’m fortunate that the Davis Centre at UW is on the walk to … Continue reading

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Authorized Urban Exploration in KW

On Sunday, I had an amazing opportunity to shoot photos at a large, now-closed, industrial site on Glasgow Street.  My very good friend, Cathy Farwell, invited me to join 16 other photographers for a 3-hour tour.  A 3-hour tour (see … Continue reading

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The maker’s maker–Peter Moir of The Sign Depot

I was super-fortunate to get an invite to tour The Sign Depot today and brought along three of my maker pals, James Bastow (with camera), Ben Brown (with beard), and Mark Pitcher (at right).  Our guide was none other than … Continue reading

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West Coastin’

Out in beautiful Vancouver, BC a couple of weeks ago, to talk to the nice people…

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Late Nights and Blue Collar Mornings–David Hoover’s amazing 1-night show

With my laundry barely dry after a week in San Fran, I headed out to see David Hoover’s one-man-one-night show Saturday night at The Sign Depot in Kitchener.  I’m sure glad I did.  Dave’s got this awesomely fresh creativity, channelling … Continue reading

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shift – Mark Walton’s show at The Button Factory

Mark Walton’s great collection of photographs opened at The Button Factory tonight in Waterloo.  I met Mark at Jacqui Murphy’s Art Allies gig at The Communitech Hub a couple of weeks ago.  I really like what he’s doing around disappearing … Continue reading

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IgniteWaterloo #5 rocked

Hit up IgniteWaterloo tonight with…

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11111 Arts&Culture Rally last week

My arts sensei, Cathy Farwell, forwarded an invite to the 11111 Arts&Culture Rally hosted by The Alliance for a Grand Community (AGC), correctly gauging that this was yet another opportunity to connect with the local arts community.  Ben Brown and … Continue reading

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