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2023 Annual General Meeting for Radio Waterloo: 1pm Sat 26 Aug 2023 at Country Hills Library

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The 2023 Annual General Meeting for Radio Waterloo will be held on Saturday, 26 August 2023:

What: 2023 Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting
When: 1:00pm to 2:00pm, Saturday 26 August 2023
Where: CH Meeting Room, Country Hills branch, Kitchener Public Library
Location: 1500 Block Line Road, Kitchener Map
Online: https://radiowaterloo.ca/meeting (Google Meet)

For those who can’t attend in person and can’t use Google Meet, a phone number for dialling in to the online meeting will be provided closer to the AGM date.

A complete package with information for the Annual General Meeting is available to members on request. It will contain the meeting agenda, last year’s AGM minutes, financial statements, current and proposed by-laws, and a proxy form for members who can’t attend the meeting. Printouts will not be provided at the AGM, please bring your own printouts or a device to display the PDF file (approximately 50 pages, 1.0 MBytes).

Election to the Board of Directors is open to members. Nominations are being accepted until 11:59pm on Wednesday 23 August 2023. Members can contact the Board for the nomination form.

This is a public meeting, everyone is invited to attend. Only members in good standing can vote on motions, or for the election of members to the Board of Directors.

Agenda

  1. Year in Review (Nat Persaud, President).
  2. Approval of 2022 AGM Minutes.
  3. Vote on By-law changes.
  4. Finances
    1. Review 2022-2023 budget.
    2. Vote on 2023-2024 budget.
    3. Vote on Review Engagement.
  5. Election results for Board of Directors.
  6. Members’ Forum.
  7. Adjournment.

A brief meeting of the new Board of Directors will be held after the AGM.

102.7 CKMS Radio Waterloo presents | Saturday, 26 August 2023 | Street Hop 20 Years Strong | $10 Entry | 19+ Event | Live 2 Air | Doors Open 8pm | Live performances by | Dox | Righteous | Dav!d Sm!th | & more! | Music provided by DJ D.C. | Hosted by Shua James | Ouroboros Sports Lounge | 101 Hazelglen Drive, Kitchener Please join us at 8:00pm that evening at Ouroboros Sports Lounge, 101 Hazelglen Drive, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Street Hop with DJ Carmelo!

CKMS LTA / Live On-Site, Events, Station

At the 2022 KW Multicultural Festival

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Broadcasting Live-To-Air from the DJ booth at the KW Multicultural Festival on 25 and 26 June 2022.

CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - the booth
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival – the booth
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Riley Powis, Carmelo Farrugio, Joga, Nat Persaud
Riley Powis, Carmelo Farrugio, Joga, unknown, Nat Persaud
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Riley Powis, Carmelo Farruggio, Joga, Nat Persaud
Riley Powis, Carmelo Farruggio, Joga, unknown, Nat Persaud
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Nat Persaud, Carmo Farruggio, Chico, Riley Powis
Nat Persaud, Carmo Farruggio, Chico, Riley Powis
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farruggio, Riley Powis
Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farruggio, Riley Powis
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Carmelo Farruggio
Carmelo Farruggio
CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Bob Jonkman, Riley Powis, Joga, Carmelo Farruggio
Bob Jonkman, Riley Powis, Joga, Carmelo Farruggio

CKMS at the 2022 Multicultural Festival - Riley's Car
Day Two of the KW Multicultural Festival – Riley brought his car! Just the right colour for a CKMS-FM logo!

And some Facebook video from Felix Ranchero:

CKMS LTA / Live On-Site, Events, Shows, Station

Radio Waterloo at the KW Multicultural Festival, 25-26 June 2022

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Come to the City Hall Clock Tower in Willow River ParkKW Multicultural Festival and meet the DJs and Show Hosts from CKMS-FM!

We’ll be broadcasting Live-To-Air both Saturday and Sunday, playing all the local hits by local hit musicians.

Have you ever wanted to try radio? Take a seat in our open-air DJ booth, then announce and spin one of your favourite tunes. If you catch the radio bug then you can Start Your Own Show!

When: Noon to 6:00pm on Saturday and Sunday, 25 & 26 June 2022
Where: Willow River Park, aka Victoria Park Map


CKMS-FM Schedule KW Multicultural Festival 25-26 June 2022
Saturday Sunday
Noon Live To Air Radio Boorama
Community news and religious programming from Somalia
Host: Hamud Elmi
1:00pm Wadio Wam!
Curated playlists from the minds of Will and Sam (WAM)
Hosts: Will Hardie and Samuel Johnston
2:00pm Sauti Za Africa
Great music from the continent of Africa
Host: Yasin Dewji
3:00pm Live To Air Live To Air
4:00pm Bollywood Mirchi
Bollywood hit music and current news topics
Host: Andy Nagpal
5:00pm Live To Air

City Hall Clock Tower Victoria Park Kitchener by JustSomePics from Wikimedia Commons is used under a CC BY-SACreative Commons Attribution Sharealike 4.0 International license.

Events

The CKMS-FM 2022 Picnic!

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On Saturday, 4 June 2022 CKMS-FM held its Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. It was a bit cool, jacket weather, so turnout was lower than expected. But those who came had good conversations, listened to good music, ate good pizza, and had a good time.

People talking to each other, most standing, one in a wheelchair, one staring off in the distance, some in the shade, some in the sun
Yasin Dewji, DJ DC, Carmelo Farruggio, Nat Persaud, Jeff Stager
People standing beside a tree, one person leaving, one person waving
Nat Persaud, Dan Kellar, Felix Ranchero, Bob Jonkman
Writing on the back of a T-Shirt for the 30th anniversary of CKMS-FM listing all the shows on CKMS-FM: Celebrating 30 years of air | 1977-2007 | CKMS FM 100.3 | Morning Drive, Carribean Spice, Central Services, Midday Magazine, Box Social, The Rock Show, PIRG Power, The First Sound, Riff Inquiry Team, Poor Folk Blues, Lets Get Lost, Royalty Rascals and Raconteurs, Forced Meditation, Stumbling Upon Moksha, Funky Planet, Bob Radio, Free Music, Brand New Sound, Santo Domingo Invila, 51%, More Dusty Than Digital, World of Chamber Music, Random Green Dots, Two Steps Back, Taking You to Work, Coffee Tea and Mama D, Making Contact, Keep'n Score, Bill's Hoedown, Non-Toxic Airwaves, Radio Thematic, Road Dog Show, Bruised Elbow, Wednesday Evening Jazz, Topic of Conversation, Vive Le Underground, Psychedelic Pete's Underground Freakout, Dawn on the Ranch, The Culture Revolution and her Sweet and Salt Alternatives, Do You Like Jazz?, Salmagundi, Concious Beats, The Anti-Dazzle Radio Show, Rehab for Meatheads, CIGI Lecture Series, The Wax Jungle, Prime Time Club Fix, Space In Your Face, Streep Hop, A Fox In The Henhouse, Safe and Sound, Sideshow Continuum, Coral FM, Sahaja Radio, Visions In Sound, Latin Behaviour, Sharkey's World, Fireball XL5, Swineherd's Dance, Strange Frequencies, Super Cool Wagon, The Pig House, Euphoric, South American Mix, Windows to Islam, So Old It's New, Mega Mix, Sabito Alegre, Destellos De America, Tone Poems, Frequent Mutilations, Lijepa Nasa, Sargam, Ecos De Espana, Ecos Portuguese, Saet Zaman, Chinese Program, Week In Review, Pressure Drop, The Paul Show, Mad Stabs, Bridge To Health, Campus Beat, Warrior Sports | CKMS 100.3 FM (logo)
DJDC shows his vintage CKMS-FM T-shirt
People talking to each other under a tree, some in shade, one person in a wheelchair
Yasin Dewji, DJ DC, Carmelo Farruggio, Nat Persaud, and Jeff Stager under the trees
People standing in a small circle talking to each other, one person sitting in a wheelchair
Yasin Dewji, Carmelo Farruggio, DJDC, Christian Shingiro, Bob Jonkman, Nat Persaud
People in a large circle talking to each other, man in a wheelchair with his back to the camera in the foreground
Mason Tikl, Cassandra, Felix Ranchero, Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farrugo
People standing under a tree, talking to each other
Mason Tikl, Cassandra, Nat Persaud, Carmelo Farruggio, Yasin Dewji, Christian Shingiro, Narendra Grover, Bob Jonkman
People posing for a group photo, one with a dog on a leash, one in a wheelchair
Narenda Grover, Jeff Stager, Yasin Dewji, Christian Shingiro, Carmelo Farruggio, Cassandra, Mason Tikl, Nat Persaud
A man holding a red water bottle speaking with a young boy, and a young girl sitting on a bicycle in the background. Lens flare over the man.
Dan Kellar and the kids
Two people posing for the camera in the shade of a tree
Narendra Grover, and Nat Persaud
People standing beside a tree talking to each other
Nat Persaud, Dan Kellar, Bob Jonkman, Carmelo Farruggio
People around a picnic table, with water bottles and pizza boxes
Christian Shingiro, Alex Smart, Carmelo Farruggio, Bob Jonkman
Events, Fundraising, PSA - Public Service Announcements

Friends of CKMS Funding Drive 2020

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The Annual “Friends of CKMS” Funding Drive is on from October 25 to November 7. Please support your favorite show on CKMS as they ask for your support!

DONATE!

Radio Waterloo IS:

  • community run, community funded, community minded
  • non-profit, non-boring, non-traditional
  • committed to training community members in the techniques of broadcasting.
  • committed to serving the needs of community groups.
  • committed to showing the true diversity of Waterloo Region

Radio Waterloo DOES:

  • introduce our listeners to new ideas, perspectives, and music
  • broadcast shows in many languages, serving many cultural communities
  • emphasize exposure of issues and activities that are important to the local community
  • support local arts talent
  • play music that you won’t hear on commercial radio
  • broadcasts news, analysis and discussion that you won’t hear on commercial radio

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Events, Station

Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting, 2pm on Saturday 29 August 2020

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Members: Log in to see the AGM 2020 Minutes
Hello Members, Friends, and Supporters of Radio Waterloo! It is time again for our Annual General Meeting, and everyone is invited! If you have an interest in being involved with the station and learning how radio works, this is a great opportunity.

Members of Radio Waterloo should have received their AGM Members’ Package. If you did not receive your package contact the Secretary, Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca

What: Radio Waterloo Annual General Meeting
When: Saturday, 29 August 2020 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Online: https://radiowaterloo.ca/meeting

If you cannot use a computer to join the meeting online, you should be able to use this phone number (US): +1‑240‑532‑3778 , PIN: 846 492 940#

Agenda

  1. Welcome from President, Nat Persaud
  2. Approve 2019 AGM minutes
  3. CKMS Health Chart
  4. 2020 – 2021 Budget Proposal
  5. Election of Directors
  6. Members’ Forum: Members contribute their ideas
  7. Adjournment

The Board of Directors is actively seeking new directors. You can nominate yourself (if you’re a member) or nominate other members during the AGM, or nominate yourself now by e-mailing the Secretary, Bob Jonkman at bob@radiowaterloo.ca

There will be a brief meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors after the AGM in order to set a date for the next full Board meeting, at which the Executive positions will be decided and Committee chairs selected.

See you all at the meeting!

–Bob Jonkman,
Secretary for Radio Waterloo Board of Directors
E-mail: bob@radiowaterloo.ca

Events, PSA - Public Service Announcements

CKMS COVIDFest July 23rd 2020

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July 23rd – At the Newly Named CKMS Youtube Page!

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YouTube: COVIDfest!

CKMS Covidfest 128

Live Music Celebration

To become involved with our celebration please contact office@radiowaterloo.ca

System Information

23 July 2020 – Live Stream to CKMS 102.7 FM radio airwaves & to YouTube page.

Special Mentions:

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CKMS Social

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102.7 CKMS Logo RectangleHoliday Party (in a festive font)

After Holiday Party

Saturday, January 25th 2020
8:00pm to 1:00am


Come join us for a Holiday Celebration for CKMS Programmers, Members and Family, and Everyone in the Community!

Let The Party Begin 8:00pm to 1:00pm

  • Various Local Bands
  • CKMS DJs Playing Music
  • Socialize & Dance the Night Away
  • Open to CKMS Friends, Community Members, and the Public
  • $5.00 Cover Charge at the door

Performances by:

This is an L.L.B.O. Licenced Event.

Kitchener Legion hall with a map below
Royal Canadian Legion
524 Belmont Avenue West
Kitchener, Ontario

What: CKMS Social: After Holiday Party
When: Saturday, 25 January 2020 from 8:00pm to 1:00pm
Where: Royal Canadian Legion, Fred Gies Branch
Location: 524 Belmont Avenue West, Kitchener, Ontario Map
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1079626252378333/ (registration optional)

Events, featured, Mano-A-Mano, New Music

Make A Pest A Pet – Age of Electric

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Last weekend on Mano A Mano – Concept Album I featured the re-released Make A Pest A Pet album by The Age of Electric. This album was originally released in 1997 and re-released in 2017 with 4 additional amazing tracks. Check out the full album in the podcast below.

If you have an album that you think should be added to the mosaic contact us on twitter or instagram: @mamradio

 

Denim Entertainment Radio, Events, featured, Shows, Station

Denim Radio Episode 180! 2019 CKMS Funding Drive set! Guest DJ Hyper Kid and B2B DJ Denim!!!

Denim Radio Episode 180 LIVE in studio tonight!

Denim Radio Ep. 180

Ep. 180 features a local guest DJ Hyper Kid coming in to hold down a Hype set while we promote the CKMS 2019 Funding Drive!!! If you like the set and its’ getting you hype donate to community radio of Waterloo today!
100% of donations going to your non for profit community radio station!

Denim Radio 8-9 PM
DJ Hyper Kid 8-8:30 PM
Hyper Kid B2B Denim 8:30-9 PM

Requests tracks for any amount donation! 519-884-2567

Events

Become a Friend of CKMS

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The Annual “Friends of CKMS” Funding Drive is on from September 28 to October 12. Please support your favorite show on CKMS as they ask for your support!

What will we buy?

  • New speakers for the studio
  • New transmitter fund (~$10k)
  • Operating costs

RadioWaterloo IS:

  • community run, community funded, community minded
  • non-profit, non-boring, non-traditional
  • committed to training community members in the techniques of broadcasting.
  • committed to serving the needs of community groups.
  • committed to showing the true diversity of Waterloo Region

RadioWaterloo DOES:

    • introduce our listeners to new ideas, perspectives, and music
    • broadcast shows in many languages, serving many cultural communities
    • emphasize exposure of issues and activities that are important to the local community
    • support local arts talent
    • play music that you won’t hear on commercial radio
    • broadcasts news, analysis and discussion that you won’t hear on commercial radio

 

 

Events, featured, KWContent! Send us your music!, Mano-A-Mano, New Music

Chaotic Entrance

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Here is the Robot Apocalypse series podcast “Chaotic Entrance” featuring the music of Ulysses Coppard including his solo project Ulysses and his band SMASH BOOM POW.

 

Events, featured, Mano-A-Mano, New Music, Shows

Deep Cut Film Festival 2019

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The Deep Cut Film Festival was a great success this year! I was able to check out a bunch of great movies and interview many of the directors and writers! Check out the podcast here!

Events

Community For Can Praxis 2019

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A Full Day Event to Raise Money for Can Praxis

Saturday, 14 September 2019

Hand and horseCanPraxis | Veterans, First Responders, PTSD, Horses
Reaching out to: Veterans and First Responders, with Respective Families and Friends, including Community at large, as Mental Health affects all of us.

Event held 14th of September 2019, starting at 10:00am. At the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 50, Fred Gies : 524 Belmont Avenue West, Kitchener

 

Day of:

Presentations, Documentaries about horses helping humans, Fundraiser concert — Confirmed bands: Jenny Howes Duo, Parallax Error, Piano On The Patio, Burnaby, Cyphier, & Singer/Speaker Relentless Melanie Crawford! Elvis! Karaoke, & food.

Special Guest: Fitz “The Whip” Vanderpool — Kitchener & Waterloo World Boxing Champion, & President of With Hope It’s Possible — Youth In Transition, a non-profit organization for kids at risk.

Schedule will be announced. Community building and fundraising for Can Praxis — Equine Therapy for PTSD. Learn more about Can Praxis at canpraxis.com. Link to donate via page, or to learn more via Steve Critchley, also direct transfers via steve@canpraxis.com. Can Praxis Charity number: 79990 7894 RR0001.

Five sponsor logos

In memoriam

Justice For Alecia - Victims Speak Up


For questions about this event, email Yenny at jennieferve@gmail.com.

Facebook: Community for CanPraxis 2019.
See also: Blue Sky Radio with Yenny via
Radiowaterloo.ca, Thursdays, 12PM
on CKMS-FM 102.7 in Kitchener and Waterloo.

Poster: Community For Can Praxis 2019 (PDF, 452 kBytes)

Events, New Music, Station

Ever After Music Festival Pre-Party coming this Thursday!!!

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This Thursday, June 6th marks the kick off to the 5th annual Ever After Music Festival in Kitchener, Ontario! And the first year a pre-party is added to the festival extending it to 4 days total.
This year the festival features some of the best in bass music and headliners from all around the world. Specifically the pre-party featuring sets from local talent and international DJ’s such as Zia, Moody Good and headliner Yellow Claw, an elite world wide known DJ teamed with a production recording duo originating out of Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2010!
Since 2010, this trio (downsized to a duo in 2016) has put out multiple hit singles, multiple hit albums, many that have hit #1 charts and has rocked some of the biggest main stages of music festivals around the world such as Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Tomorrowland in Boom, Belgium, Electronic Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas, Coachella in California and New Year’s in New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Needless to say we are thrilled to have them come to Kitchener, Ontario’s Ever After Festival this coming week; and you should be too!!
And YES I am excited to get confirmation to get a quick word in and interview with the the men of Yellow Claw themselves, Jim and Nils, before they take the stage at Bingeman’s!

Tickets to this very exciting show and whole 3 day festival are still available at: Get Tickets!

For more info. on Yellow Claw visit Ever After’s Website at:
Yellow Claw at Ever After

Yellow Claw

For more info. about the artist Zia visit Ever After’s website at:
Zia

Zia

P.S. Visit our Instagram and Facebook pages to enter a contest on NOW for your chance to win a pair of free tickets to this exciting show on Thursday, June 6th!!!

CKMS LTA / Live On-Site, Denim Entertainment Radio, Events, Station

*NEW Upload on CKMS Youtube!!! CKMS Live On-site at Ever After Music Festival 2018

NEW CKMS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE! CKMS Live On-site at the Ever After Music Festival 2018!

Check out our brand NEW upload on the CKMS Youtube Page!

CKMS-FM is Live On-site with Cameron Matthews and Joel Marshall at Ever After Music Festival 2018!
Thinking of buying your ticket for this year’s festival? See what the music festival is all about first in the Youtube video link below.
CKMS Live at Ever After Music Festival

Don’t be shy to like and subscribe to the CKMS Youtube page while you are there!

Ever After Music Fest!!! Kitchener’s largest electronic and bass music festival! Be sure not to miss it this year on June 6, 7, 8, and 9th 2019 !!!

Big Up Joga Basics for taking the footage. Ending credit track in the video is also produced by Joga Basics as well off his latest album “Poolside”. Support local! Check out Joga on Soundcloud.com
Video Credits

Tickets available at everafterfest.com

2018 Festival Map at Bingeman’s Kitchener.

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OPEN MIC NIGHT TONIGHT AT THE KW BOATHOUSE!!! LIVE-2-AIR ON 102.7 FM AT 9 PM!!!

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TONIGHT at the KW Boathouse!!! Open mic night!!
No cover!
Bands come early to sign up!! We’re Live on location tonight on FM and stream!

Open Mic Night!

Working late? … Not to worry! Tune us in on your way home! 102.7 FM Live to Air from the KW Boathouse from 9 – 10:30 PM !!!!

Events, featured

Choose Yr Own Festival — Saturday, 20 April 2019

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KWCDIY, HAVE HOPE, CKMS and DIFFERENT STROKES PRESENT

KW CHOOSE YOUR OWN FEST 2019


$10/Venue | $15/All Venues | $5/Prfm | Kitchener-Waterloo's Choose Yr Own Fest '19 | Saturday April 20th * 2019 | Patent Social | Chainsaw | Night School | Harmony Lunch | (very long list of bands) | Sponsored by | Long & McQuade | The Different Strokes Company | CKMS Radio Waterloo

The Inaugural Kitchener Waterloo Choose Your Own Festival will take place Saturday April 20th , Uptown Waterloo from 2:00pm – 12:00am. Spanning four venues within seconds of each other, the festival is sure to be a unique experience. A delight to veteran concert goers, and newcomers alike.

Patent Social, Chainsaw, Night School, and Harmony Lunch will host the first ever Choose Your Own Festival. Boasting over 50 musical acts from the KW region and Ontario abroad, The festival serves in conjunction with the local seasonal Punk Rock Flea Market typically hosted by KWCDIY, which will take place at Chainsaw from 2:00pm – 6:00pm featuring over 20 vendors and local entrepreneurs. Please note The festival is all ages, excluding Chainsaw past 8:30pm.

The Inagural Kitchener Waterloo Choose Yr Own Festival | Saturday April 20th 2019 | Patent Social | Chainsaw | Night School | Harmony Lunch | 2:00pm until after Midnight

The festival is the brainchild of former ne’er-do-well, and current local musician Chris Walton. Developed as a way to get all his local (and abroad) musician buddies together for a one day gig, Chris hired Kyle Wappler to help co-host the festival as a means to give back to the local music community within the tri-cities, showcasing all the best independent bands in Ontario. Chris and Kyle have been involved with the local KW music scene for over a decade now. On the surface, both seem to share very different musical tastes and outlooks from one another, but at the heart of it all they both share the same proverbial DIY ethos. Kyle is no stranger to festivals, he and Chris both had roles in the success of the now defunct local KOI music fest, and is currently working on his second annual Hopefest to take place later this September. Needless to say, music in the region is at a surplus. The times are exciting to be a music fan of any genre in Kitchener Waterloo, and even Cambridge too!

“This festival is to serve the local arts community at large. To nurture and maintain a music scene for everyone at all walks of life to enjoy, is the end goal. Kitchener Waterloo’s arts community will never stagnate, if every facet from the region works together. KW’s Choose Your Own Fest stands with these inclusive values”

Advance tickets for the festival are availble at www.ticketscene.ca, Orange Monkey, Digital Print Integrity Inc., and local musical acts.

KW CYOF is sponsored by:

Different Strokes

Long and McQuade

102.7 FM CKMS

Digital Print Integrity Inc.