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Lunar New Year, Half Moon Run and a wedding fair: What's on this weekend in Calgary

The deep freeze is still upon us but don't let that stop you from warming up to some entertainment options this weekend in Calgary, including live music, expos and celebrations.

Your guide to what's happening around the city

Master cellist Philip Hansen plays the rare five-string cello. (Photo by Julie Marwood)

The deep freeze is still upon us but don't let that stop you from warming up to some entertainment options this weekend.

Lunar New Year celebration

This Friday and Saturday night, at Jack Singer Concert Hall, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting a concert called the Lunar New Year Celebration.

It's a mix oftraditional andcontemporary Chinese music with Junping Qian is the guest conductor.

In 2008, Google and YouTube commissioned Tan Dun to compose Internet Symphony No. 1 for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra.

More than 22 million people from 200 countries tuned in to watchand you have a chance to hear it live this weekend with the CPO.

Diavolo presented byAlberta Ballet

This dance troupe from L.A. is performing at the Jubilee Auditorium starting tonight and continuing until Saturday evening.

They were atop 10 finaliston America's Got Talent.

They're known for acrobatic dance productions that incorporate large architectural structures on stage like domes, pyramids, rectangles which they dance and parkour on.

Calgary Renovation Show

There is a whole host of home renovation experts to hear from at the Calgary Home and Renovation Show this weekend. (@YYCHomeShows Twitter)

The Calgary Renovation Show kicks off Friday at the BMO Centre.

Each day there's a different theme, likeDIY, Reno & Decor, and Sustainability & Energy,which includeseveralpractical sessions.

Some examples of sessions are: The Three Biggest Mistakes People Make When Refinishing Furniture and How You Can Avoid Making Them, and Do You Take This Renovation To Have and To Hold? How a Home Reno is Similar to A Marriage.

The Wedding Fair Calgary

The Wedding Fair at the BMO centre will feature trends, styles and a whole lot of wedding talk on Sunday. (Shaw Conference Centre)

Learn about the latest wedding trends, gowns and tuxes at The Wedding Fair Calgary.

There's honeymoon information, cakes, photography, resources for planning stags and stagettes, gift registries and a veryentertaining fashion show.

The Wedding Fair is a one-day affair that happens Sunday and goes from 9:30 a.m.until 5 p.m.

Philip Hansen Cellist performance

Catch Philip Hansen's cello performance this Sunday at St. Stephen's Anglican Church. (Submitted by Philip Hansen)

A former principal cellist of the CPO, Philip Hansen will be playing Bach's Cello Suite No.6 on a rare five-string cello. Typically, cellosonly have four strings like the violin.

He's doing a cello recital in Calgary this Sundayat St. Stephen's Anglican Church at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $20 and can be bought at the door with cash.

Half Moon Run at Mac Hall

If Indie rock is more your thing, then you'll want to see the band Half Moon Run,from Montreal.

The band is playing MacEwan Hall at the University of Calgary on Fridayat 7 p.m. You'll be sure to hear tracks from their latest album, A Blemish In the Great Light.

With files from Ellis Choe