February is for lovers, but it’s also for busy politicos looking for something fun and informative to do. Here’s the Politico Calendar for the second month of the year.

February 1
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Discussion and Q&A with Mike Schreiner, Leader of the Ontario Green Party – MacKinnon Building, Room 224, University of Guelph, 10 am
Gloria’s Guy – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8-9:30 pm (thru Feb 4)
Ctrl V Guelph turns 1! – Ctrl V, 212 Victoria Rd S, 3:30-10:30 pm
French Storytime – Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 10:30-11 am

February 2
Green Party of Ontario Policy and Training Convention – Delta Hotel and Conference Centre, 50 Stone Rd W, 7 pm (thru Feb 4)
Teen Writing Workshop – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-3 pm

February 3
Winter Pride Queer Skate – Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden St, 12 pm
Behind The Scenes Tour of the Main Library – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 12 pm
Free Pancake Breakfast, Urban Sugaring Project – The Churches of St. Matthias and St. James the Apostle, 86 Glasgow St N, 9-11:30 am
Guinness Book Signing with Orbax and Pepper – Indigo Guelph, 435 Stone Rd W, 11 am
Drawing Anime – Bullfrog Mall Library Branch, 380 Eramosa Rd, 2-3 pm
Family History Workshop – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-4 pm
Viola Desmond Tribute – Heritage Hall, 83 Essex St, 7-8:30 pm
Grand Opening of Inspired Outcomes: A Night of Ideas – Inspired Outcomes, 834 Gorden St, 6:30-10:30 pm

February 4
Vocamus Press Writing Series Presents Greg Rhyno: Songwriting for Musical Dummies – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2-3:30 pm
Nature Guelph Speaker Series: Rare Trees in Winter – University of Guelph Arboretum Centre Parking Lot, 2-3:30 pm

February 5
Committee of the Whole Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 pm
eExpert Time – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 6-8 pm
UGDSB French as a Second Language Advisory Committee – 500 Victoria Road North, 5 pm

February 6
UGDSB Program Committee – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
“Making a Royal City” Civic Identity Formation in Late 19th Century Guelph – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk St, 7:30-9 am
Website Basics for Small Business Owners – Staples (In-store business centre Boardroom), 370 Stone Rd W, 6:30-8 pm
GWIN Dinner, Network & Speaker Series with Denise Lowe – Springfield Golf & Country Club, 2054 Gordon St, 5:30-9 pm

February 7
Property Standards Committee Meeting – City Hall Meeting Room C, 1 Carden St, 7 pm
Behind The Scenes Tour of the Main Library – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2 pm, 7 pm
CSA Annual General Meeting – University of Guelph, 5 pm
Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book Club – Fionn MacCool’s, 494 Edinburgh Rd, 7-8 pm
ESL Book Club – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-8 pm
Stories from the Hill – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-8:30 pm
Growing the Greenbelt in The Grand River Watershed – Wellington Water Watchers, 42 Carden St, 7 pm

February 8
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Committee of Adjustment – City Hall, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
Water Conservation and Efficiency Public Advisory Committee Meeting – City Hall Meeting Room C, 1 Carden St, 7 pm
French Storytime – Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 10:30-11 am
Online Learning Information Session – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 9 am-1 pm
Technology 101: Video Chats – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2:30-3:30 pm
Nature Guelph Speaker Series: Birds and Mammals of the Falklands – University of Guelph Arboretum Centre, 7:30-9 pm

February 9
Hillside Inside 2018 – Multiple times, multiple locations (thru Feb 11)
GenreCon – Holiday Inn and Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 6 pm (thru Feb 11)
Rebel Knowledge 2018: Interlocking Struggles – University of Guelph, Various times and locations (thru Feb 11)
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 8 am-1 pm

February 10
The Village of Riverside Glen Hockey Game – The Village of Riverside Glen, 60 Woodlawn Rd E, 2-3:30 pm

February 11
Vocamus Press Writing Series Presents Karen Smythe: Novel Ideas – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2-3:30 pm
Best Buddies Hooping It Up: University of Guelph – Arc Industries, 8 Royal Rd, 1-4 pm
Why We Can’t Wait: A Celebration of Jazz & Blues – The Life Centre, 50 Quebec St, 7-10 pm

February 12
Heritage Guelph Meeting – City Hall Meeting Room C, 1 Carden St, 12 pm
City Council Meeting – Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 3-7 pm
LGBTQ Lit Book Club – The Albion, 49 Norfolk St, 7-8 pm

February 13
Special Council Meeting: Library Business Case / Baker Street Report – Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Guelph Business Networking Event – Fionn MacCool’s, 494 Edinburgh Rd, 11:30 am
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 8 am-12 pm
UGDSB Business Operations Committee – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm

February 14
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 3-7 pm
Environmental Advisory Committee – Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 7 pm
ESL Book Club – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-8 pm
UGDSB Special Education Advisory Committee – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
Ubuntu: Singing Global Songs of Faith to Ignite Hope and Inspire Change – Knox Presbyterian Church, 20 Quebec St, 8-9 pm

February 15
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
French Storytime – Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 10:30-11 am
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 3-7 pm
Military Lecture – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-8:30 pm
Guelph Police Services Board Meeting – City Hall Meeting Room C, 2:30 pm
An Evening of Sharing: Equine Therapy – Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 Dean Ave, 7-9 pm

February 16
French Storytime – Scottsdale Library Branch, 650 Scottsdale Dr, 10:30-11 am

February 17
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 8 am-1 pm
Family History Workshop – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-4 pm
Gizmos and Gadgets: Robotic Hand – Westminster Square Library Branch, 100-31 Farley Dr, 2-3 pm
FemTech: Tinker Stations – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 10:30-11:30 am
Guelph Poetry Slam Season Opener – eBar, 41 Quebec St, 7:30 pm

February 18
Vocamus Press Writing Series Presents Adam Honsinger: Imagination in Fiction – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2-3:30 pm

February 19
FAMILY DAY!!!
Family Day at the Museum – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 10 am-5 pm
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 3-7 pm

February 20
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 8 am-12 pm

February 21
Special Council Meeting: Development Charges Study: Kick-off and Policy Update – Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6 pm
River Systems Advisory Committee – City Hall Meeting Room B, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
Sheldlale Winter Warm UP Fundraiser 2018 – Sheldlale Centre, 20 Shelldale Cres, 11:45 am-2 pm
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 3-7 pm
Handbags for Hospice – Delta Guelph Conference Centre, 50 Stone Rd W, 6-9:30 pm

February 22
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Achieve Ontario – Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County, 275 Eramosa Rd, 9 am-12 pm
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 3-7 pm
Febulous! Young at Heart – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 5-7 pm

February 23
French Storytime – Scottsdale Library Branch, 650 Scottsdale Dr, 10:30-11 am
Trivia Night – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-9 pm

February 24
Things That Shine: Explorers – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 10:30-11 am
Blood Donor Olympics – Guelph Blood Donor Clinic, 130 Silvercreek Pkwy N, 8 am-1 pm
eExpert Time – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 11 am – 1 pm
Guelph Repair Cafe – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 10 am-2 pm
10th Annual Co-operators Curl for Heart – Guelph Curling Club, 816 Woolwich St, 9:30 am-2:30 pm
Sewatonhna ren, May Your Spirit be Well – Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon St, 2-3 pm, 7-8 pm
Family Drumming Workshop – Heritage Hall, 83 Essex St, 2-4 pm
Coldest Night of the Year – Lakeside HOPE House, 10 Cork St E, 4-8 pm
Guelph Wellington Women’s Campaign School – City Hall, 1 Carden St, 8:30 am

February 25
Pop Up Wedding Event – York Rd Kitchen & Chocolate Bar, 648 York Rd, 12-2 pm
Vocamus Press Writing Series Presents Kasia Jaronczyk: Points of View – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 2-3:30 pm
Guelph Concert Band presents: Broadway Showstoppers – River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St, 3-5 pm

February 26
City Council Meeting – Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Men’s Book Club – Baker Street Station, 76 Baker St, 7-8 pm

February 27
Special Council/Public Meeting on 75 Dublin Street- Council Chambers, 1 Carden St, 6 pm
CFUW Guelph Meeting and Speaker – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk St, 7-9:30 pm
UGDSB Meeting – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm