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DOGGIE DAY Waterloo Chronicle | Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 4 Mathew McCarthy/Waterloo Region Record A dog gets some exercise on a sunny morning at Bechtel Park in Waterloo earlier this month. “KIDS NEED MORE INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION, NOT LESS.” Larry, Ontario Parent Catholic Teachers KNOW MORE.CA § Fy 2 2 [4 £ i 5 IBNEWS JAZZ FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES PERFORMERS FOR 30TH ANNIVERSARY Two-time Juno and Latin Gramm award winner Alex Cuba will headline the i ‘am at the Sun Life Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival this summer, which Sunday and in of local crowd fa- vourties, such as Freshwater Funk, Ted Warren and Jeff Dani Alist of performers for sary edition of the festival nig 21 to 23) was announced Thursday, March 23, with another major announcement coming er in April about the Saturday headliner. The current list of Performers includes Cheri Maracle, an Indigenous jazz singer, and So Long Seven, a group that blends blue grass and folk music with Indian in- fluences. "This is a special year fe for ‘us and our ar- tistic director, Derek Hines, has outdone himself putting together an exceptional program of perfc rmers in celebration of our 30th anniversary," said Steve Joyce, president of the festival, in a press release. The list of performers and more infor- mation about the 30th anniversary logo contest, which closes April 2, can be found e é Ks Uptown Jazz Festival Facebook photo The Sun Life Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival celebrates 30 years in 2023. at www. waterloojazzfest. com. "This loric year and we want to pay special t tribute to the legacy of all our volunteers, artists, sponsors and grant or- ganizations who have made the festival such a wonderful community event,’ Joyce said. The Sun Life UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival is a not-for-profit organization run by local volunteers, which has pre- sented world-class Canadian, local and in- ternational performers in the city since 1993. The festival is free and attracts more 20,000 people over three days.