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"My Life in Colour" with Unwrap Theatre

2025-05-02 10:00:00 2025-05-02 11:00:00 America/New_York "My Life in Colour" with Unwrap Theatre For Older Adults Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Friday, May 02
10:00am - 11:00am

Add to Calendar 2025-05-02 10:00:00 2025-05-02 11:00:00 America/New_York "My Life in Colour" with Unwrap Theatre For Older Adults Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium

Main Library

James J. Brown Auditorium

For Older Adults

About the Program

My Life in Colour is a comedic play telling the life story of Bonnie, a senior aged woman who finds herself feeling capped from new experiences in her life. As she recounts her life’s many adventures, a live painter works on a large canvas amidst beautiful sequences of contemporary dance, ultimately inspiring Bonnie to remain open to new adventures and new chapters of her life’s story.

This innovative theatrical experience combines storytelling, dance, live painting, and audience participation, culminating in a collaborative artwork co-created with the artists that symbolizes the collective experiences of each audience member.

Presented in partnership with Unwrap Theatre.

About Unwrap Theatre

Unwrap Theatre is one of the most exciting performing arts organizations in the Waterloo Region, producing untold stories by unheard voices for underserved communities and inspiring our region through curiosity, inspiration and entertainment. Since 2019, Unwrap Theatre has supported over 200 artists and brought together over 6000 community members. They have produced over 40 productions and collaborated with over 15 other organizations like the CBC, Anishnabeg Outreach, Grand Valley Women's Institution, and Waterloo Public Library! Unwrap Theatre has been nominated for local awards and voted Best Live Theatre Company by our local news’ Readers’ Choice Awards.


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Programmer: Julia

Main Library

Phone: 519-886-1310

Hours
Mon, Apr 28 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 30 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 01 9:30AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 02 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, May 03 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sun, May 04 1:00PM to 4:00PM

About the branch

Located in the heart of Uptown Waterloo, the two-storey building features a separate children’s area, ample study space, the Ellis Little Local History Room and WPL’s largest collection of browsable materials.

Upcoming events

Mon, May 05, 10:00am - 11:00am
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Mon, May 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
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Mon, May 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Mon, May 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Mon, May 05, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Mon, May 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Mon, May 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Mon, May 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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Mon, May 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Mon, May 05, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
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Mon, May 05, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
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Mon, May 05, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
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Tue, May 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
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Tue, May 06, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Older Adults

Tue, May 06, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Study Room 3
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Tue, May 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Study Room 3
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Tue, May 06, 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For teens ages 13 to 19 and their parents.
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Tue, May 06, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Families

Tue, May 06, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 2 to 5 years with a caregiver.
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Wed, May 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Older Adults

Wed, May 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Older Adults
This event is full

Wed, May 07, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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Wed, May 07, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Wed, May 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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Wed, May 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 7 to 10 years old.
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Wed, May 07, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults

Wed, May 07, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
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Wed, May 07, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

Thu, May 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

Thu, May 08, 10:45am - 11:30am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For babies 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.

Thu, May 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
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Thu, May 08, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.
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Thu, May 08, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library
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Thu, May 08, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
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Thu, May 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Thu, May 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Teens and Adults
This event is full

Thu, May 08, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Adults
This event is full

Fri, May 09, 9:30am - 10:30am
McCormick Branch
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Fri, May 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
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Fri, May 09, 11:30am - 12:30pm
McCormick Branch
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Fri, May 09, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
McCormick Branch
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Fri, May 09, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
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Fri, May 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
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Fri, May 09, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library
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Rescheduled
Sat, May 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
New date Saturday, May 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

Sat, May 10, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, May 10, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Families

Sat, May 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For adults in their 20s and 30s.

Sat, May 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Sat, May 10, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids and tweens ages 6 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Mon, May 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
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Mon, May 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Mon, May 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
For babies 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.
This event is full

Mon, May 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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Mon, May 12, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library
Drop-in for help for technology questions

Mon, May 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Older Adults

Mon, May 12, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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Mon, May 12, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Adults
This event is full

Mon, May 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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Mon, May 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
Registration is now closed

Mon, May 12, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Tue, May 13, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Tue, May 13, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Older Adults

Tue, May 13, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Study Room 2
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Tue, May 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch
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Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For teens ages 13 to 18 years old.

Tue, May 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Adults

Wed, May 14, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Wed, May 14, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 2 to 5 years with a caregiver.
This event is full

Wed, May 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Wed, May 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Wed, May 14, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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Wed, May 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 7 to 10 years old.
This event is full

Wed, May 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 9 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults

Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Wed, May 14, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Adults.
This event is full

Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

Thu, May 15, 10:45am - 11:30am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For babies 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.

Thu, May 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Thu, May 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Thu, May 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Thu, May 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Teens and Adults

Thu, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Thu, May 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Adults
This event is full

Sat, May 17, 10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Sat, May 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For babies 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.

Sat, May 17, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
Do you need help with technology? Let a Waterloo Public Library Tech Coach help you!

Sat, May 17, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Adults and Older Adults

Sat, May 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Families

Mon, May 19, All day
All library locations
All library locations CLOSED for Victoria Day

Tue, May 20, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Tue, May 20, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Older Adults

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Families

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Older Adults

Wed, May 21, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Wed, May 21, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 2 to 5 years with a caregiver.
This event is full

Wed, May 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Older Adults

Wed, May 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 7 to 10 years old.
This event is full

Wed, May 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.

Wed, May 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 9 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Wed, May 21, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults

Wed, May 21, 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Wed, May 21, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Adults

Wed, May 21, 7:00pm - 8:45pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For AdultsRegister

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

Thu, May 22, 10:45am - 11:30am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For babies 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.

Thu, May 22, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Thu, May 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Thu, May 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Adults
This event is full

Rescheduled
Sat, May 24, 10:00am - 11:00am
New date Saturday, May 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

Sat, May 24, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, May 24, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Families

Sat, May 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For adults in their 20s and 30s.

Sat, May 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Sat, May 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Families

Mon, May 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
McCormick Branch
For babies 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.
This event is full

Mon, May 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Older Adults
This event is full

Mon, May 26, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Older Adults

Mon, May 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
Registration is now closed

Mon, May 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Families

Mon, May 26, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Tue, May 27, 10:30am - 11:15am
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Tue, May 27, 10:30am - 12:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Older Adults

Tue, May 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults
Registration opens Tuesday, May 6 2025 at 7:00pm

Tue, May 27, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For adults in their 20s and 30s.
Registration opens Tuesday, May 6 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, May 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
Ages birth to 5 years with a caregiver.

Wed, May 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 2 to 5 years with a caregiver.
This event is full

Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Older Adults
Registration opens Wednesday, May 7 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, May 28, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
Adults

Wed, May 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 7 to 10 years old.
This event is full

Wed, May 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 8 years old.
Registration opens Wednesday, May 7 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, May 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults
Registration opens Wednesday, May 7 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, May 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
For families with school-aged children.
Registration opens Wednesday, May 7 2025 at 7:00pm

Wed, May 28, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
Everyone welcome

Wed, May 28, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
McCormick Branch
For Adults

Wed, May 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For tweens ages 9 to 12 years old.
Registration opens Wednesday, May 7 2025 at 7:00pm

Thu, May 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
McCormick Branch
Ages 0 to 5 years with a caregiver.

Thu, May 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For kids ages 3 to 4 years with a caregiver. This program is intended for children entering kindergarten in September 2025.
This event is full

Thu, May 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McCormick Branch
For tweens ages 8 to 12 years old.
This event is full

Thu, May 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults

Thu, May 29, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Adults
This event is full

Fri, May 30, All day
All library locations
For Families

Rescheduled
Sat, May 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
New date Saturday, May 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.

Sat, May 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For babies 0 to 12 months with a caregiver.

Sat, May 31, 11:00am - 11:45am
Eastside Branch - Program Room
For Families

Sat, May 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Families

Sat, May 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McCormick Branch
For kids ages 6 to 9 years old.
This event is full

Sat, May 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
John M. Harper Branch - Community Room
For Families

Mon, Jun 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
John M. Harper Branch - Program Room
For kids ages 6 to 8 years old.
This event is full

Mon, Jun 02, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Main Library - James J. Brown Auditorium
For Adults