Art can make you happy
On my early morning walks around my neighbourhood, I find beauty in everything from birds, trees and creeks to utility boxes, street...
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Marshall Ward
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Up up and away! Free Comic Book Day returns on May 6 at Carry-On Comics in Waterloo
Free Comic Book Day always fills me with nostalgia for The Incredible Hulk, Bat Man, Flash, Spider-Man, X-Men, Aquaman, Fantastic Four,...
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Marshall Ward
- Mar 26
- 5 min
Mel Brown Music Festival & Symposium returns May 26-28 to Waterloo Region
"The Reading Lounge is a rare and beautiful 300-person concert space with high ceilings, top-notch acoustics, and inspiring art...
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Marshall Ward
- Mar 22
- 2 min
50 years on, The Exorcist film is an ageless classic
I am forever fascinated with both the visceral and psychological frights of this brilliant feat of filmmaking, writes Marshall Ward I’ve...
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Marshall Ward
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Guns N' Roses' Nightrain rolled through Waterloo at Super Skate 7 in '87
“Rock and roll: it’s more than music. It’s a legendary lifestyle and no one’s living it to the hilt like Guns N’ Roses, the most intense,...
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Marshall Ward
- Mar 14
- 3 min
The Longest Suicide: The Authorized Biography of Art Bergmann
Like any great biography, author Jason Schneider's new book about Art Bergmann unveils the real person behind the public persona. Art...
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Marshall Ward
- Mar 13
- 2 min
WWE returns to the Kitchener Aud on the Road to WrestleMania
The first wrestling show I ever saw was at the Aud in November 1983, when I was 12. On March 5, I added another chapter to my long...
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Marshall Ward
- Feb 27
- 5 min
WOMEN TALKING: International Women's Day film screening + speaker event in Waterloo Region
“Women-made art encourages us all to start and maintain conversations about women's experiences and is a channel through which everyone...
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Marshall Ward
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Rock Star Royalty: Remembering Lisa Marie Presley
"My love for music has been a part of me for as long as I can remember," said Presley. When Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’ only daughter and...
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Marshall Ward
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Doin' it her way! Remembering Laverne & Shirley's Cindy Williams
Shirley Feeney, played by Cindy Williams, stole my heart, writes Marshall Ward She was my first crush. And it was a serious one – I...
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Marshall Ward
- Aug 16, 2022
- 16 min
Top 5 Family-Friendly Gateway Games You Can Find in Waterloo Region
Ticket to Ride, Forbidden Island, and Mysterium are just a few popular titles that can open someone's eyes to a new kind of game...
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Marshall Ward
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
3 Bonn Park Podcast Episodes Featuring Retro Video Games
Mario, Zelda, Mega Man. If these names ring a bell to you, you've probably had a lot of good times playing retro video games.
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