🗝️SUNDAY SNEAK PEEK - Feb 9, 2025

Hi friend,

Eeek! I was nervous pressing “send” on this! It’s my ✨NEW✨ newsletter! Are you impressed? Well ya better be cuz I’m tryin’ over here. 😂

Like I mentioned on my IG stories this week, its a bit of a work in progress as I’m testing out different sections. What’s neato about this fancy newsletter is that I can now see what you’re interested in, in terms of where you click. Before you panic and think I’m stalking you, 😳 relax, I mean where EVERYONE clicks as a group. So if 300 people click on one section and 3 click on another, I maybe be cutting the second section (sorry!) but pumping up that popular section. Essentially you are making this newsletter better by voting with your clicks.

Anyways, enough tech stuff, ON TO THE REAL LIFE FUN STUFFFFFF!!

Now, let’s find you something fun to look forward to this week!

- Sarah

🎭 WHAT’S ON: ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

Exhibits, performances, programs, and event series - don’t sleep on these as they’re only here for a limited time.

• THEATRE & MUSIC

  • A Streetcar Named Desire at Theatre Calgary (until Feb 23)

  • Deadly Murder at Vertigo Theatre (until Mar 2)

  • The Big Bang Parody: A Musical at Jubilation’s (until Mar 22)

  • Calgary Philharmonic 2024/25 Season at Arts Commons (ongoing)

• ARTS

  • Paola Pivi at Contemporary Calgary (until Mar 2)

  • Like Everything Alive That We Try to Hold Forever at Esker Foundation (ongoing) (FREE)

  • From Me to You: The Beatles in Canada 1964-1966 display at Studio Bell (until May 19)

• ENTERTAINMENT

  • Phenomena The Exhibition at Telus Spark (until Mar 26)

  • Sunday Safari Brunch at the Calgary Zoo (Sundays until Nov 2)

  • The Horizon of Khufu: A Journey to Ancient Egypt at Chinook Centre (until Mar 2) 20% off with code KhufuSARAH20

• SPORTS

  • Flames NHL, Hitmen WHL, and Wranglers AHL (until April 2025)

  • Roughnecks Lacrosse (until May 2025)

🤫 ANNOUNCEMENTS & HOT GOSSIP 🤫

Here’s what people are talking about this week in Calgary. I get this insider info from press releases, local businesses who send me their news, my own personal IG stalking, and last but not least, convos with you!

• This is cute. Mobile Escape City is doing free pop-up escape rooms at Pixel Park for Chinook Blast Winter Festival. They’re only 15 minutes to do, so if you’re in the area stop by and try to escape!

• Perhaps you’ve heard some rumblings about Burger it Forward? 🍔 This nationwide month-long initiative involves restaurants across the country. You can see a list of participating restaurants here (unfortunately they lumped Edmonton into the list too lol). Anyway, if you buy a burger from the list, Canada Beef will donate a meal to Food Bank Canada. Neato.

• AND, in related news. Concorde released their “golden patty” passport. Basically you eat 9 Concorde burgers in Feb and you’re entered to win free burgers for a year (52 burgers!!). Honestly, how many people are going to enter this? I feel like your odds are very good if you actually pull this off.

• Cirque du Soleil announced they’re coming to Calgary in the fall with their show Echo. You just know it’s gonna be good. Tickets go on sale Monday.

• Jann Arden was sick at Christmas and wasn’t able to do her Christmas special but if you’re a fan, you’re in luck! As she’ll be back June 25 with her “Mixed Tape” tour. I’m guessing this will sell out? Don’t hesitate if you’re interested.

• Are you a lucky person?! Then you should go to Bottlescrew Bills because you can get your meal FREE in Feb! Before you pay, pick a number, roll a die and if your chosen number comes up - your meal is free! FUN! (i love gambling)

• Also related to Bottlescrew Bills, tickets to BSB Beerfest are on sale now. This afternoon event is in it’s 30th year and is well known by industry people. It’s a fantastic beerfest in a small space with a lot of beer that gets drank with friendly local people. Highly recommend. I’m out of town otherwise I’d be buying tickets to this. 😥

• I’ve never been, but once a year Cowboys hosts its Annual All You Can Eat Wing Off event where restaurants from around the city bring in their wings and you eat as much as you can! 🍗 Alas, I am out of town again this year. Tell me how it is!

🎉 ICYMI: THE ‘GRAM IN REVIEW 🎉

In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights from our Instagram this week.

• Ya’ll loved this viral meme about the weather I reposted from last year. It’s always the posts that I try the least hard on that go the most viral. 😂

• Kelsey and Baden went to the opening of Heal smoothie on 17th. I am jealous as their acai bowls look so good.

• Looking for a discounted date night? Kelsey put together list of deals from popular restaurants.

• It’s supposed to be COLD AF this week. So this list of amazing soups in Calgary might just hi the spot.

• Here’s a look inside Moonlight & Eli Champagne and Fondue restaurant. It’s such a cute spot in a tiny pink house. I will be back for chocolate fondue and a French 75.🥂

💰️ DISCOUNT CODES & DEALS ALERT 💰️ 

Some of these discounts I’ve arranged and some I’ve just come across and thought were cool. These are limited time offers, so don’t hesitate!

• Get up to 80% off Fresh Prep meal making kits (new customers only) Use code INFSOCIABLE80 I recently started getting meal kits from Fresh Prep! Yes, yes, this is an ad. But dammit, it’s actullllly pretty good. This week with the minus 30 weather, having food LITERALLY dropped off at my door was just shining light in the dark depression of winter. If I had to go the grocery store in this weather I would lose my mind. (If my car even started at all that is.) Anyway, all this to say, I’m not just throwing a discount code at you, I actually do think Fresh Prep is great based on my experience thus far.

• The Horizon of Khufu: A Journey to Ancient Egypt at Chinook Centre 20% off with code KhufuSARAH20 Okay, this is another one that is an ad. 😂 But I legit feel like this is an underrated experience. If you’re into VR or Egypt or just doing things that don’t involve freezing to death. This activity is where it’s at. Take your kids but also take your grandparents, fun will be had by all. Pro-tip, I recommend going when it’s not busy (probably a weekday) and also you’ll save a few bucks if you go on day with less tickets booked. (Also I don’t get anything if you use my code, so there is no personal gain in my telling you this, this is my real opinion!).

🎁 WANNA WIN? ENTER HERE! 🎁

Don’t forget to enter this fun giveaway with Heritage Park where you can win tickets to “Murder in the Park: A Wedding to Die For” murder mystery dinner series. Catch it until April 5! (That sounds like a long time, but it’s only on weekends so there aren’t that many available dates! Plus I think it’s selling like hotcakes so those dates might be limited, anyway, if you seriously want tickets, I wouldn’t wait!)

What do you think? Did you find something fun to do!? Cuz that’s all that really matters. I will be testing out different sections in the upcoming weeks! So stay tuned for more.

Also, if you forget this entire email by Thursday, just check my Instagram for a reminder of events for this weekend, I post it at noon (or at like 11:45am if I’m feeling ambitious).

See you next Sunday around 6pm! 👋

Cheers!

Sarah

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