Hey, it’s Chantal. Sometimes it’s hard to keep track or be in the know about all the cool things going on in the city or online! Social media can get flooded, life can get chaotic, you know how it is. That’s what this is here for! Alternative Weekends is a nifty little series with the top 3 things happening in Edmonton or on SONiC, over the weekend. Who’s releasing a new album? Is there a SONiC artist live streaming? What can you do in Edmonton this weekend? Those questions will be answered here.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Lunar New Year, and Family Day long weekend! Here are 3 things to check out:
1. Pearl Jam’s long weekend livestream
The Home Shows: Night Two.
Starting February 12th, watch the unreleased recording of the August 10th, 2018 show on @nugsnet.
Get tickets: https://t.co/awSKMuF3Zj
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— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) January 29, 2021
This long weekend Pearl Jam is livestreaming the second night of their 2018 hometown show from Seattle’s Safeco Field. The stream, which has never been released before, will be a 37-song set available from February 12th – 16th.
With it being Valentine’s Day weekend, the band has also partnered with Seattle chocolatiers Theo Chocolate to release a special collection of caramel chocolates.
Proceeds from the livestream as well as every box of chocolates sold are going to Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation to fight homelessness.
For more information about the Pearl Jam chocolate click here.
To purchase your tickets to the livestream click here.
2. The Silver Skate Festival kicking off at Hawerlak Park
This February, Edmonton’s longest-running winter festival #SilverSkate, returns in a safe, reimagined way—Feb 12-21, 2021. Count on us as your Ultimate Source to help you safely #CreateWinterExperiences! ??????https://t.co/a7UsiOTkQi #yeg #yegwinter #ExploreEdmonton pic.twitter.com/rsHJeOz8PF
— Silver Skate Festival (@silverskatefest) January 21, 2021
This weekend the Silver Skate Festival begins at Hawerlak Park. It is a free outdoor event including live local music, the Waiward Snow Sculpture Garden, skating, Night Sky âcimowin story telling, food, drinks and more. If the cold gets too much there is also an outdoor fire, and a heated tent for warming up.
The Silver Skate Festival runs from February 12th – 21st.
For more information on the event or the activities, click here.
3. Nathaniel Rateliff as the musical guest on SNL
Live from New York…. pic.twitter.com/FjtzxIjKP0
— Nathaniel Rateliff (@NRateliff) January 22, 2021
This week features musical guest Nathaniel Rateliff making his Saturday Night Live solo debut. This comes just after the release of “Redemption” a new single Rateliff has written for the new Justin Timberlake movie “Palmer.”
The episode will air on NBC at 9:30 p.m., and will be hosted by Regina King who has won Golden Globes, Emmys and Academy Awards.
For more info on Saturday Night Live click here.
