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What’s Up Edmonton! (And surrounding areas)…

Thanks for tuning in. Here’s your local ad-free action report for: Tuesday, January 7 through Monday, January 13, 2025.

I cover: Events & Entertainment happening in & around YEG.

Note: All links are non-monetized. They simply lead to event info.

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Some Things To Do This Weekend:

Tuesday, January 7:

• 2pm - 3pm | SAif Space for Seniors | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a social hour with some education geared towards older adults | Snacks provided |

• 4pm - 5pm | Bookmobile (Strathcona County) | FREE EVENT (For card holders) | Bring your library card and check out a new book or two |

• 6pm - 8:30pm | Fiddlesticks Community Knit Night | FREE EVENT | Bring your current fibre craft, a snack & make new friends |

• 6pm - 11pm | Latin Dance Night | Grab a friend or fly solo and enjoy a dance lesson plus social | FREE-$11.62/person |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Anchor Mens Group (St. Albert) | FREE EVENT | Bond with other men over deep discussion of difficult topics |

• January 7 - 9 | Youth Club House | FREE EVENT | Youth aged 12 to 18 can gather to enjoy board and video games, crafts, snacks & more |

Wednesday, January 8:

• 2:30pm - 3:45pm | Recreational Skate | FREE EVENT | Hit the ice for some peacefully quiet laps |

• 4pm - 5pm | Beginner French Lessons (Virtual) | FREE EVENT | Learn to speak the language of love from a retired UC Berkeley professor |

• 5pm - 7pm | Rainbow Loom Penguin Make and Take | FREE EVENT | Make this advanced craft and take it home | St. Albert | South Edmonton Common |

• 5pm - 7pm | Crayola Penguin Paper Plate Make and Take | FREE EVENT | Craft a penguin and take it home | Terra Losa | Sherwood Park | Spruce Grove |

• 5pm - 7pm | Prairie BioEconomy Guild: Plantae Technologies | FREE EVENT | Come see how this local startup is creating a circular economy |

• 6pm - 8pm | Devon Chess Club | FREE EVENT | Think you have what it takes to be Devon’s next Grandmaster? | Strut your stuff here |

• 6pm start | Hike & Live Music | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a leisurely 7-8km walk with friends in the river valley | Live music to follow, by Songkraft |

• 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Hip Hop Class | Get an introduction to Hip Hop or brush up your skills at this all-levels welcome class | $28/person |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Menship | FREE EVENT | Enjoy food and friendship while supporting each others social and emotional wellbeing |

• 6:30pm - 8pm | Energy Savings Workshop | FREE EVENT | Discover methods to reduce your home energy consumption without sacrificing comfort |

• 6:30pm - 8:15pm | Recreational Skate | FREE EVENT | Lace up your bladed boots & catch some easy laps on engineered ice |

• 6:30pm - 8:45pm | DND: Honour Among Thieves (Movie) | FREE EVENT | Enjoy this epic fantasy adventure based on the popular game |

• 7pm - 8pm | Book Club (Stony Plain) | FREE EVENT | Enjoy a lively discussion about “The Sentence” by Louise Erdich |

• 7pm - 9pm | The Olive Reading Series | FREE EVENT | Enrich your literary foundations with readings by Ben Hertwig & Andy Weaver | Open mic to follow |

Thursday, January 9:

• 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Murdle Mysteries (Devon) | FREE EVENT | Bring your Murdle book to the library & enjoy some puzzle solving with friends |

• 3pm - 4pm | STEAM Lab | FREE EVENT | Junior makers, unite & build something epic at this weekly CoE hosted event |

• 4pm - 5pm | Teen Night (Devon) | FREE EVENT | Teens aged 13 - 17 can drop in at the library for music, games and a space to hang out |

• 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Deadpool & Wolverine | FREE EVENT | Two of Marvel’s finest are head to a cinematic experience near you |

• 7pm - 9pm | Strathcona County Garden Club | Learn how you can escape winter with tropical plants in this informative keynote | $5/person |

• 7pm start | Charity Hockey Game (Morinville) | CFCW critters vs Morinville Heat | Enjoy a great game, a chuck-a-puck, silent auction & more | $10/person |

• 7pm start | Scottish Country Dancing | Tired of Scottish City Dancing? | Give the country variant a go | FREE-$5/person & kilts are welcomed |

Friday, January 10:

• 2pm - 4pm | Scrabble, Cribbage & More | FREE EVENT | Bring a friend or come on your own for an afternoon of games with friends |

• 2pm - 4pm | Chappie | FREE EVENT | All about a robot, who begins to feel emotions and think for himself |

• 2pm - 4:30pm | Cinema For Seniors | See the Holocausts horrors from photos taken by prisoners | Refreshments to follow | FREE-$4.76/person |

• 6pm - 9pm | Game Dev Workgroup | FREE EVENT | Passionate or curious about video game development | Chat & make friends in a social setting |

• 7pm start | Pandas vs Dinos (Hockey) | Cheer on the U of A ladies as they take on a team so old they’re prehistoric | $13+/person | Student pricing also |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | The Canadian Ska Orchestra | Support fellow Edmontonian Audrey Ochoa & her genre-bending 15 piece (local) band | $49/person |

• 6pm start | Ooks vs Vikings (Womens & Mens) | An evening of action packed volleyball enjoyable on a budget | Epic date night idea | FREE-$10/person |

• 6pm start | Kings vs Wolves (Womens & Mens) | Enjoy two games of uni-basketball for one low price | FREE-$10/person |

• 6pm start | Thunder vs Huskies (Womens & Mens) | Cheer on Concordia’s volleyball teams as they vie for the win | FREE-$10/person |

• 9pm - midnight | Rico/Jerumi/PGT/Lugz | Check out four up & coming pop/rap artists playing back to back | $16.72-$20/person | 18+ |

• January 10 - 11 | Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Join the FILMHarmonic Orchestra in a land far, far away | $70.36+/person |

Saturday, January 11:

• 10am - 1pm | Grocery Bus | FREE RIDE | Reserve a spot and get there early to grab a seat with the kool kids (at the back, obviously) |

• 10am - 5pm | The Bohemian Market | FREE ENTRY | Shop for locally made treasures and treats at this special market |

• 10am start | Wellness Day | FREE EVENT | Celebrate with FREE classes all day long, including yoga, pilates, essentrics & more |

• 11am - 5pm | Bead Market | FREE ENTRY | DIYers, craft lovers & jewellery makers alike, check out this market made just for you |

• Noon - 5pm | Flourish Fitness 1st Birthday Bash | FREE EVENT | To celebrate one candle, enjoy FREE drop ins all day, a vendor market, snacks & more |

• 12:45pm - 2pm | Afro & Amapiano Groove Dance Workshop | Impress your friends (or in my case, the cat) with some slick new moves | $22.63+/person |

• 1pm - 2:30pm | Climb For Mental Wealth | FREE EVENT | Strengthen your iron lungs and make new friends as you show the stairs who’s boss |

• 1pm start | An American Tail | Follow a young Russian mouse whose separated from his family in a foreign land | FREE-$14/person |

• 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Kidding Around | Kids, drag mom & dad to this hilarious improv comedy show made just for you | FREE-$12/person |

• 5pm - 9:30pm | Extreme Musical Bingo | Dollop up the hairspray & dress in your best 80’s attire for some epic bingo action | $6.66/person |

• 6pm start | Ooks vs Vikings (Womens & Mens) | Enjoy competitive basketball at equally competitive pricing | FREE-$10/person |

• 7pm start | Oil Kings vs Tigers | Cheer on the Oil Jr as they give these Tigers a taste of their own Medicine | $24.25+/person |

• 7pm start | Golden Bears vs Dinos | Experience the roar of the crowd in this Battle of Alberta for $20+/person | Student pricing available (I believe) |

• 7:30pm - 8:30pm | Pranayama Meditation Class | BY DONATION | Enjoy an hour of instructor led deep breathing exercises & support a good cause |

• 7:30pm - 11:30pm | Art Battle | 12 Artists go head to head over 3 rounds | Who will come out victorious | $23.70+/person |

• 7:30pm start | Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon | Experience this album played live at the Winspear (by expert studio musicians) | $63+/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | RUMBA Caliente | A suave 10 piece orchestra whipping up the best of Latin grooves | Break out your new dance moves | $31/person |

• January 11 - February 2 | Goblin: Macbeth | What William Shakespeare dreamt of most… his best work, performed by Goblins | $40+/person |

Sunday, January 12:

• 10:30am | F2F Regional Qualifier (MTG) | Square off against & conquer your opponents | $20/person |

• 1pm - 4pm | Jalapeño Jelly Canning Workshop | Learn how to can jalapeño jelly for only $6.66/person | Supplies included plus a jar to take home after |

• 1:30pm - 3pm | Homeward Bound | FREE EVENT | Relive your childhood with this 1993 classic |

• 2pm - 3:45pm | Hercules | FREE EVENT | Mythologies baddest strong man is here to save the world |

• 3pm - 5pm | Latin Nights | Bust out your hard earned Bachata dance moves and enjoy this live performance for $25-$30/person |

• 3pm start | The Harlem Globetrotters | Check out the worlds most entertaining basketball games for $44.75+/person |

• 7pm - 8pm | Live From Leduc (this show is in Edmonton) | Head to the Grindstone to catch this truly Alberta-inspired comedy | $17.56/person |

• 8pm - 10:30pm | Dwell | Check out this local 5 piece genre-blending jazz group for $15/person |

Monday, January 13:

• 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Writers Group (Devon) | FREE EVENT | Brush up your penmanship & enjoy the company of fellow writers | 16+ |

• 7pm - 9pm | Green Drinks YEG | Enjoy a keynote with two guest speaks plus network with fellow green enthusiasts | FREE-$10/person |

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm | Dvôrák With Angela Chang | Get your fill of epic piano supplemented by the strings of the GSQ | $24-$43/person |

• 8:30pm - 10:30pm | Rough Cut Comedy | FREE EVENT | Catch the best of local comedy at this weekly show |

Thanks for checking in. Have a great week, everyone!