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We are tossed into Super Bowl weekend with some sunshine and average February temperatures.
Here are several things to do in and around Hamilton this weekend and into next week.
HAMILTON WINTERFEST
The city and community have planned 50 virtual events over 18 days, Jan. 29 to Feb. 15. Winterfest online programming ranges from the Art Gallery of Hamilton and Hamilton Fringe Festival, to the Hamilton Public Library, Soupfest and Factory Media Arts Centre.
On tap for this weekend are:
SEEDY SATURDAY
February Saturdays are for backyard gardeners. You heard it right. Despite the blanket of snow on the ground, gardeners are getting a jump-start with Hamilton’s virtual Seedy Saturday events. You can sign up to swap seeds online and enjoy a series of free online workshops held every Saturday in February. Visit greenventure.ca/seedysaturday-2021/ to set up for seed swapping, and register for workshop events and more. Workshops this Saturday are: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., an Introduction to Seeds with Kim Delaney from Hawthorn Farm; 1 to 2 p.m., Native Plants and Your Landscape with Janet Mackey, a Halton Master Gardener.
SOUPFEST
We can’t mingle over a hot bowl of soup but Living Rock Soupfest 2021 isn’t about to disappoint the community even with a pandemic. Soupfest continues throughout Hamilton Winterfest. You can order a signature soup from one of the 19 participating restaurants online this year any time until Feb. 15. A portion of the sale will be donated to Living Rock and customers who purchase competing soup will be able to vote for their favourites online at livingrock.ca/vote. Find the restaurants and the soup they are serving up at livingrock.ca/soups.
FROST BITES
Frost Bites is a winter performance festival brought to you by Hamilton Fringe Festival. Frost Bites runs virtually from Feb. 11 to 14 this year and tickets are now available. Tickets range from single $7.91 to the Frequent Frost pass at $50.85.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Telling Tales at the Hamilton Public Library celebrates Canadian authors and illustrators for Black History Month. HPL has gathered a collection of books, music, educational activities, author events and more for adults and children. Visit hpl.ca.
LA POUTINE WEEK
La Poutine Week is an annual weeklong event which wraps up Sunday. Celebrate the great French-Canadian classic at local restaurants with special poutine week prices. Participating restaurants include: HAMBRGR — King William — The Yard Bird for $13; Charred Rotisserie — Chicken & Bacon Poutine for $22; Uncle Ray’s Food & Liquor — Hamilton — Fried Chicken Poutine for $12.95; Loaded Pierogi (Hamilton) — Loaded Steak N Mushroom Poutine for $11;
HAMBRGR — Ottawa Street — NOTORIOUS P.I.G. for $13; and The Dirty South — Fried Chicken Poutine for $14. Order and then vote for your favourites on LaPoutineWeek.com.
SPORTS FANS
It is Super Bowl weekend and we’d be amiss if we didn’t give it a mention. Kansas City and Tampa Bay go head to head with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Sport fans who don’t want to watch alone can join up for a virtual tailgate and after-party via Rock da’ Houze Entertainment. This weekend is their sports fans weekend with online pregames and after events. Choose from 22 events. Registration is required and each event starts one hour before game time. rockdahouze.com/collections/sportsfans-weekend
RBG MARCH BREAK
Registration is now open for the Royal Botanical Gardens live virtual March break camp experiences that run March 15 to 19. Virtual camps will run one to two hours onscreen. Cost is $100 for a five-day camp, or $25 per day. Visit rbg.ca.
Jennifer Moore is an editorial assistant at The Spectator in Hamilton. Reach her via email: jmoore@thespec.com