Full House Brass - Deb Lacoste and her group are a brass quintet based in the K-W - Stratford area. We look forward to having them entertain us for our last gathering of this season.

Westmount Pharmacy - Salish Mistry and Jennifer Jacobi: The local pharmacist now plays an even greater role in our healthcare. Join us for this important and interesting update.

David Gascoigne: David is affectionately known as the Bird Man by the folks at W@K. He is currently working on a new presentation.

The Bearded Baritones are a barbershop quartet from Kitchener.. They sing traditional barbershop, modern a cappella, and everything in between.

Cathie Stewart Savage: Cathie joins us from ALIVe (Awareness of Low Income Voices), which provides mutual aid to people living with low income, and Poverty Professors, who educate people about what it’s like to live with low income, and to provide education to people living with low income to find the resources to manage what they’re doing.

Kyra Chisholm: Kyra is the Plan Manager for Climate Action Waterloo Region. ClimateActionWR is a collaboration between local organizations, community members, and municipalities within Waterloo Region.. The recommendations, actions, and strategies detailed in TransformWR outline how we can work collaboratively to achieve an equitable, prosperous, resilient, low-carbon future.

Hugh Donnelly and friend(s) will share with us some Irish music for St. Patrick’s Day.

A representative from Ontario Health at Home will join us to make a presentation on medical assistance in dying (MAID) and end-of-life decisions.

Lawrie Carter: The Camino - My Camino Walk: A compilation of photos taken and reflections upon my 750 km walk on the Way of St James across Northern Spain - the El Camino De Santiago.

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Peter Rasberry -  Gaia's Gifts:  Gaia was the Greek earth-goddess or Mother Earth.  As a hobby photographer, Peter is excited to share his deep connection to nature through some of his images and experiences. His photographs have appeared in several wildlife publications and were on exhibit at Environment Canada's Biosphere Museum in 2010.

Joe Mancini - The Working Centre: Making Home began by rethinking 97 Victoria N, The Working Centre's 100-year-old industrial building. The project brought together developers, architects, lawyers, planners, engineers and local builders, all of whom were committed to remaking the property into a purpose-built hub supporting both people experiencing homelessness and those who are precariously housed. Making Home will provide a campus model of housing, including a community gathering space, healthcare and mental health supports and beautiful architecture

MCC - Paul Spencer will be joining us to talk about the Mennonite Central Committee Meat Cannery, which opened in New Hamburg in January 2025. The goal of this operation is to help deal with food insecurity by producing nutritious food which can be shipped around the world.

Stuart McTavish - What on Earth: Stuart will talk about rare-earth minerals that are truly rare and also critical minerals, which have become a major focus in the news.  All of this excitement is driven by both low-emission transportation targets and by modest goals for low-carbon generation of electricity. Mining is sexy; our lives depend on it.

Katie Mack -The Perimeter Institute: The end of the universe- astrophysically speaking: Katie Mack is a theoretical cosmologist who holds the Hawking Chair in Cosmology and Science Communication at the Perimeter Institute. She will speak about her 2020 book, The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking), which presents a scientific overview of the end of the universe.

Jay Bailey -  Deyohahá:ge - “two roads or paths” in the Cayuga language is a book written by members of the Six Nations and their neighbours, including Knox member Jay Bailey. This book introduces readers not only to the 17th-century history of how the Dutch and British joined the wampum agreement, but also to how it might restore good relations today.

Potluck Lunch!

Full House Brass - Deb Lacoste Full House Brass consists of five brass players: two trumpets, one French horn, and two trombones. The members are Deb Lacoste, Dave Manning, Randi Patterson, Carolyn Culp, and Susan Follows. They are based in Kitchener-Waterloo and Stratford, Ontario. Their repertoire includes a variety of musical styles, including Classical and Jazz.

David Gascoigne (a.k.a. The Bird Man) will talk to us about the birds found in the Waterloo Region. You may be surprised by the diversity! There are many good spots to find them which are not too far from home. David’s beautiful photography, extensive knowledge and love of the natural world are legendary at W@K.

Phil Elsworthy is a local historian, who along with his wife Kae Elgie lead walking tours around Waterloo. We all know what is currently in a location, but we forget what was there before. Phil will have plenty to say about the changing landscape in Waterloo.