Hi friends,

I am sunburnt and hungover but I’m back from Mexico! What wild ride. It was my friend Colleen’s birthday and she is a travel agent so she organized an epic trip with a bunch of really fun people.

Side note: some people asked details on where I was staying. It was in the Riu Baja California, but the foam parties happen at the attached resort which your bracelet gets you access to. Highly recommend!! It’s something else.

I’ll fully admit I am not caught up on what happened in Calgary when I was gone. That said, I have 74 emails in my inbox that are my sources for Calgary events that I am going to sort through now to give you my best sense of what’s going on. HERE GOES NOTHING…! (types furiously)

(2) ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK

Extra extra! Read all about it. Be caught up with Calgary’s coolest news in under 1 minute.

• 📣 JANE GOODALL: Tickets to see the legendary Jane Goodall at Arts Commons just went on sale this week, grab them for her talk April 16

• 📣 CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Aqua at Grey Eagle Sept 12

  • Volbeat and Three Days Grace at Saddledome June 9

  • Mt. Joy at Saddledome Aug 9

  • The Red Clay Strays at Cowboys Music Festival July 12

  • Ben Bankas (comedian, not a concert) at Grey Eagle Oct 24

• 📣 GHOSTS ARE BACK: Heritage Park does fall ghost tours around halloween each year and they always sell out. They are so popular they started doing them in the spring! I will say, I’ve been on the tour and it’s much more cute then it is scary. They are “friendly ghosts” according to the Heritage Park staff. Check it out and dress warm!!

• 📣 NEW SPEAKEASY OPEN: If you saw in my recent newsletter I was talking about Small Bar (previously Cannibale) opening soon. Welp, soon is now! They just opened this week so you can go now and let me know how it is.

• 📣 COWBOYS PARK: You’ll remember it as Millennium Park, it’s now Cowboys Park because this year for the first time ever it’ll feature Cowboys Music Festival during Stampede. (Cowboys is paying the city for this as part of a 10 year deal.) To be music-festival friendly the park will get a makeover. (With I think the city paying for some of it and Cowboys paying for some of it.) Some people like the makeover, some people don’t. It appears to involve less green space and more cement (figures). Work on the park started this week.

• 📣 PICKLEBALL: The newest coolest sport it seems, is gathering even more steam as a massive pickleball facility called Mega Courts is set to open this month

• 📣 SENIORS WEDNESDAY AT STUDIO BELL: The National Music Centre is now offering $10 Wednesdays at Studio Bell for guests 65+

• 📣 NEW SANDWICH SHOP: Super Variety is now open in Inglewood and everyone is talkin’ about it. Sandwiches in the $17-$19 range.

(3) ICYMI: THE ‘GRAM IN REVIEW

In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights from our Instagram this week. I was in Mexico for the week so I didn’t post, but Kelsey put some fun stuff together on yyc.sociables! Kelsey you’re the hero we need.

• Cheap Eats: Fish and chips edition! Kelsey did the research so you can enjoy some discount fish and chips on Fridays!

• For International Women’s Day Kelsey put together this list of famous female chefs in Calgary who have been featured on TV

•  $5 cheap eats! In this economy?! heck ya

• Plus $5 cheap eats part 2.

• Kelsey visited the Danish Hot Dog buffet and frankly I am jealous. My previous boss is Danish (shoutout Poul Overgaard at SAIT) and he would take us to the Danish Canadian club for team events and I always loved it!

BONUS! EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT CODES

• 💸 10% OFF CREATIVE WORKSHOP: Get 10% off this puppet mask making workshop for adults using code YYCSOCIABLES10 on March 14-16.

• 💸 20% OFF VR EXPERIENCE: The Horizon of Khufu: A Journey to Ancient Egypt at Chinook Centre! Get 20% off with code KhufuSARAH20 (extended to April 9)

• 💸 80% OFF FRESH PREP: Get up to 80% off Fresh Prep meal making kits (new customers only) Use code INFSOCIABLE80

• Want to add a discount code from your business? Let me know!

Well friend, I did it! Newsletter is written and 74 emails cleared out of the old inbox. Feeling productive in my hungover post-holiday state.

Oh, and I wanted to mention, as a reader sent me a rather angry message because I said I’m introducing a paid email tier - so I wanted to clarify. The plan is to add an additional newsletter for paid subs who want more, and that newsletter will subsidize the cost of the free newsletter. So fear not, I’m not planning on charging you for this free tier or getting rid of the free tier (unless I quit all together, which admittedly could happen, if I don’t get something figured out somewhat soon).

But I’m not worried about it, so you shouldn’t be either. I find when you work hard and deliver good value, good things just happen to you, so I’m trusting that process now.

I’ll see you next Sunday around 6pm! 👋

Cheers!

Sarah

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