Fun Friend Meet-ups ESCAPE ROOMS

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You’re locked in a room with your pals, and it’s a race against the clock to escape the scenario (think jewel heist or zombie apocalypse) by solving math, word, spatial and mechanical puzzles with your crew. “Escape rooms require teamwork, good communication and problemsolving skills,” says Calgary’s Susan Tran, who has participated in about 30 escape-room adventures in Canada, the U.S. and Hong Kong. “When you’re with your friends in a locked room—no smartphones— and you’re forced to use only your intellect, you naturally discover things about each other that you wouldn’t under normal circumstances. It’s a bonding experience.” BEST FOR groups of six or fewer. Some escape rooms can accommodate up to 10 people per room, but it can get crowded. TRY IT AT The Locked Room in Calgary. For more information, visit thelockedroom.ca. Back away from Netflix (and your couch) and join other film buffs at a local theatre to screen and discuss the best in 20th-century classics, documentaries and modern movies.

Cinéclub Film Society (Montreal)

cineclubfilmsociety.com

Toronto Film Society

torontofilmsociety.org Ottawa Film Society filmfilmfilm.ca Sunshine Coast Film Society (Gibsons, B.C.) scfs.ca

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Sing your heart out in a church hall or a community centre as part of a community choir. No experience necessary!

You Gotta Sing Chorus! (Halifax)

yougottasing.ca

Choir! Choir! Choir! (Toronto)

choirchoirchoir.com Adult Recreational Choir Society (Calgary) up2something.org Sing City (Vancouver) singcity.ca

Try one of these memorable diversions to keep your circle connected and entertained.

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Traditional crafting and cooking are cool again, thanks to the maker movement. Create, DIY and innovate with tech, tools and toys, or join a jam-making session with friends. Quilt guilds (locations across Canada) quiltguilds.com Makerspaces at the Greater Sudbury Public Library (sudburylibraries.ca), the Edmonton Public Library (epl.ca) and additional libraries across Canada Canning and home preserves classes at Montreal’s Preservation Society (preservationsociety.ca) and Toronto’s Wellpreserved (wellpreserved.ca)