Spend time with your people watching a Penguin family! Head to the Calgary Zoo at 10:30 a.m. daily till March to see king penguins with names like Solomon, Cleopatra, and Augustus walking around and doing exercises around the zoo grounds. Grab tickets at calgaryzoo.com.
This week is another edition of Six Degrees of Movie Trivia at Dickens, and this one is Romance Movie-themed! Entry is only five bucks, as usual, with drink specials and minigame prizes to be won all night. Let’s hope they ask a question about the greatest romance movie ever: When Harry Met Sally. More details on Instagram at @yyctrivia.
Join the Zine Clubhouse for all ages, where you can unleash your creativity and make your own mini magazines! Canopy Studios hosts this shindig every Thursday at 3 p.m. and entry is only ten bucks. Whether you’re making a local punk rock roundup or just want to share a goofy comic you drew, this is perfect for your inner budding artist. Check out canopyartandwellness.com for more information.
Also, on Thursdays, there is a Free Weekly Taichi Class in Chinatown! Isn’t this city fabulous? Head to Chinese Freemasons Clubhouse at 7:30 every Thursday and embrace some wellness in your life, whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner.
Maybe you’ve caught WWE on Netflix recently but now’s your chance if you haven’t seen wrestling in real life. Real Canadian Wrestling presents FULL FORCE this Friday at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #275. Tickets are around 20 dollars, depending on where you want to sit. Just don’t work yourself into a shoot.
If moshing is more your thing than wrestling, make your way to the Back Alley to catch Polish death metal legends Decapitated with support from Incantation, Darkest Hour and Exmortus. This is an insane bill of tech death, and even if you can’t get inside, chances are you’ll hear it from the parking lot and beyond. Tickets are available at backalleycalgary.com.
The Ethnik Festival of Arts and Culture lights up The Genesis Centre in Falconridge on Saturday. Billed as “Alberta’s Premier All-Inclusive Black History Month Celebration.” this two-day event celebrates Afro-Canadian, Caribbean, and international cultures through vibrant art, music, and food vendors. Check out ethnikfestivals.com for more details; the red carpet rolls out at 11:30, and the party goes all day!
End the weekend on Sunday with Laugh Loft at The Attic. Hosted by Victoria Banner & Karla Marx, this curated stand-up comedy show is “edgy yet affirming, shocking but not scarring.” There’s also $6 Tall Cans from sponsor Blindman Brewing and 20% off pizzas all night, so you really can’t go wrong if you’re on a budget.
For more events and things to do around the city, grab our Feburary issue of The Scene on stands now.
