{"id":1218,"date":"2016-02-11T21:19:49","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2016-02-11T21:19:49","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:19:49","slug":"awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Toronto events happening February 12-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day on Sunday, so of course there are some cheesy, romantic events going on this weekend in Toronto. But there are also some bizarre and strange ones, like chicken and waffles paired with booze and a geeky film festival, plus some famous cellists who play Michael Jackson. All part of the Valentine&#8217;s Day weekend events happening in Toronto, February 12-14.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #07a34a;\">40oz and Waffles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.40zandwaffles.com\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.40zandwaffles.com\/events.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boozy cupcakes, grits, waffles and fried chicken \u2013 all part of a complete breakfast. 40oz and Waffles started out in LA as a Sunday Funday brunch thing, but Toronto&#8217;s taking its own twist on the thing, plus adding a hint of romance (chocolate-covered strawberries!).<\/p>\n<p>When to go: Saturday, 1 pm<\/p>\n<p>Where at? 2nd Floor Events, 461 King W<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: $65<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #07a34a;\">2CELLOS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonycentre.ca\/Performances\/Event-Detail.aspx?evtID=1604&amp;long=16.7794211&amp;lat=44.4738342&amp;showInMap=True\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.sonycentre.ca\/Performances\/Event-Detail.aspx?evtID=1604&amp;long=16.7794211&amp;lat=44.4738342&amp;showInMap=True<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listening to cellists may not be your idea of a wicked Saturday night, but 2CELLOS might just change your mind. Seriously, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Mx0xCI1jaUM\">this vid<\/a> of them absolutely slaying Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson. The two guys play anything from classical to pop, rock, showtunes and more, and it&#8217;s all kind of cool, actually.<\/p>\n<p>When to go: Saturday, 8 pm<\/p>\n<p>Where at? Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: $50 and up<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #07a34a;\">Thelma &amp; Louise Galentine&#8217;s Day Screening<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rainbowcinemas.ca\/A\/index.php?theatre=Market_Square&amp;synopsis=true&amp;week=1#Thelma_And_Louise\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rainbowcinemas.ca\/A\/index.php?theatre=Market_Square&amp;synopsis=true&amp;week=1#Thelma_And_Louise<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When to go: Saturday, 11:15 pm<\/p>\n<p>Where at? Rainbow Cinemas Market Square, 80 Front St. E<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: $10<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #07a34a;\">Improv Your Game<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.improvyouracting.com\/#!improv-your-game\/n77e5\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.improvyouracting.com\/#!improv-your-game\/n77e5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tinder&#8217;s been fun, but those witty hellos that turned into months of mundane chats aren&#8217;t producing results. Improv Your Acting is putting on two Valentine&#8217;s weekend events to get singles to meet in person because the best way to make someone love you for who you really are, is to meet them while acting. It&#8217;s an improv acting class with cash bar and an intro to swing dancing lesson.<\/p>\n<p>When to go: straight singles, Saturday, 7 pm; LGBT singles, Sunday, 7 pm<\/p>\n<p>Where at? Improv Your Acting Studio for the Performing Arts, 410 Dundas E<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: $35<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #07a34a;\">GeekFest<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geekfesttoronto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/geekfesttoronto.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Celebrate your inner geek with fellow geeks of TO at GeekFest (nerds welcome, too). The event screen films and documentaries, then opens up a discussion, presentation or demo from particularly enthused geeks. Meet fellow geeks and gorge on geeky media.<\/p>\n<p>When to go: Sunday, starting at noon. Screenings start every 2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Where at? Cinecycle Indie Underground Cinema, 129 Spadina, down the alley in the coach house<\/p>\n<p>Tickets: $12 per screening or $20 for the day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day on Sunday, so of course there are some cheesy, romantic events going &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":1222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[220],"class_list":["post-1218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toronto"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Awesome Toronto events happening February 12-14<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TorontoRentals.com Blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"headline\":\"Awesome Toronto events happening February 12-14\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-11T21:19:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14\"},\"wordCount\":440,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThelmaLouise1-1600x900-c-default.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Toronto\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14\",\"name\":\"Awesome Toronto events happening February 12-14\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThelmaLouise1-1600x900-c-default.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-11T21:19:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/53503b1c0fd1a6bc186b273abbee8d44\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-toronto-events-happening-february-12-14#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThelmaLouise1-1600x900-c-default.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ThelmaLouise1-1600x900-c-default.jpeg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Thelma And Louise \/ Thelma &amp; Louise (1991) | Pers: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis | Dir: Ridley Scott | Ref: THE079AX | Photo Credit: [ MGM\/Pathe \/ The Kobal Collection ] | Editorial use only related to cinema, television and personalities. 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