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CKMS News -2025-01-17- Art exhibition brings Palestinian culture and heritage to Kitchener’s city hall

CKMS News -2025-01-17- Art exhibition brings Palestinian culture and heritage to Kitchener’s city hall

dan kellar
Kitchener, ON –
The second annual Palestinian Art Exhibition will take place at Kitchener’s city hall this weekend and will feature poetry, music, dancing, visual artworks, and several interactive workshops.  Organised by grassroots groups Sporas Scattered, the exhibition is “celebrating Palestinian culture, heritage, and resistance”.

This year, organisers have added an art camp to the exhibition geared for youth and have included workshops on Tatreez embroidery and Dabka dancing.

Organisers are also hoping folks will come out and celebrate the tentative ceasefire that has been announced in Palestine after 15 months of devastating violence.

This show features an interview with Malak Sameh an organiser with Sporas Scattered. The exhibition runs from 9am to 9pm on Friday January 17th through the 19th and is free to attend. For a full schedule of events, check out the Sporas Scattered instagram page and look for the pinned post.

CKMS News -2024-08-25- Paddle Palooza serves a pickleball festival in downtown Kitchener

CKMS News -2024-08-25- Paddle Palooza serves pickleball festival in downtown Kitchener.

dan kellar
Kitchener, ON – The 1st annual
Paddle Palooza Pickleball Festival is taking place in the public space in front of Kitchener city hall on August 27th. A friendly tournament with local politicians and small businesses will open the festival, followed by a few hours of open community play. The festival will wrap up with a tournament for professional players in the evening. The pickleball courts will be temporarily set up on the drained out splash pad and right out on King St which will be closed for the day. 

This show features an interview with Julie Doherty, the Sport Development Coordinator at the City of Kitchener who speaks about the pickleball festival and other efforts the city is taking to promote the growing sport.

Paddle Palooza will also have live music, local merchants, and coaches from the local pickleball advocacy organization Pickleball of Waterloo and Wellington Region (POWWR) to provide basic instruction or advanced tips to anyone interested. The event is free to attend and is scheduled to run from 2-8pm.

CKMS Info booth at @BOTSunshine Festival

This Sunday CKMS had an information table at the Bring ON The Sunshine Festival held at Kitchener City Hall. CKMS Board member Yasin Dewji, host of Sauti Za Africa was on hand to pass out information, and to invite everyone interested in community radio to join Radio Waterloo, and maybe even host a show!

Yasin Dewji behind a table with the CKMS banner and info leaflets
Yasin Dewji staffs the info table
Two people on stage in the background, seated audience members in foreground
Presentations at @BOTSunshine
Two people carrying African shields in front of a map
Re-enacting history