Pick up an order of wings from Hungry Palate, or head there for the game. | Photo by @hungrypalate_ws
Super Bowl LIX is Sunday, Feb. 9, and we’re ready for Kendrick Lamar + SZA, game day eats, and watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off.
The Panthers may not be in the big game, but we can still celebrate pro football’s biggest night in style at these spots.
Hungry Palate Bar & Grill, Downtown
Enjoy drink specials all day long and select half-price appetizers starting at 5 p.m. while you cheer on your favorite team.
Dive Bar Winston-Salem, West End
From 3 to 11 p.m., post up for the game while grabbing $6 margaritas, $5 pizzas, $1 hot dogs, and more game day deals.
Carlisle’s Pub, Ardmore
Take part in a chili cookoff before the game starting at 3 p.m., then stick around for a Super Bowl potluck + drink specials like $18 craft beer buckets.
Family Valentine’s Dance & Desserts | 6-9 p.m. | Kaleideum | $10+ | Bring the family out for dancing, games, a scavenger hunt, and a hot chocolate bar.
Cinch World’s Toughest Rodeo | Friday, Feb. 7-Saturday, Feb. 8 | 7:30 p.m. | LJVM Coliseum | $33+ | Dive into the Western experience with two nights of rodeo actions, a trifecta of fun + a bull riding competition.
“Groundhog Day": The Musical |7:30 p.m. | Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance | $19+ | Watch this musical inspired by the classic Bill Murray film about a weatherman who finds himself living the same day over and over again.
Saturday, Feb. 8
National African American Read-In | 2-4 p.m. | Forsyth County Central Library | Free | Hear a three-minute reading of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and sermons by local or national writers that highlight Black history.
Moon Taxi | 7 p.m. | The Ramkat & Gas Hill Drinking Room | $30+ | It’s “Not Too Late” to see this genre-bending band perform their most recent single, “Hometown Heroes.”
Cirque de la Symphonie | 7:30-10 p.m. | Reynolds Auditorium | $29+ | Watch as talented acrobats fly, tumble, and juggle to popular music performed by the Winston-Salem Symphony.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Love Market! Camel City Craft Fair | 12-5 p.m. | Foothills Brewing Tasting Room | Cost of purchase | Peruse handmade items, listen to live music, and grab some food or a sweet treat.
Valentine’s Drag Brunch | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | The Dutch Light | $20 | We all know Valentine’s Day can be a drag — embrace it with performances by drag queens and a pop-up booth from Bryan Medical & Wellness.
Yelp’s Elite Squad is the place for local movers and shakers. | Photos provided by Yelp
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Kaleideum After Dark is mixing things up for its first 21+ event of the New Year, Mad Mixtures, on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Enjoy science-driven spirits, a live DJ, a food truck, and make your own slime. Grab tickets.*
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🍕 Celebrate with a slice
Two slices and a drink are just $9 on Mondays at The Pizza Place. | Photo via @thepizzaplacews
This Sunday, Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day. If you’re on a quest to find the perfect place to celebrate, we’ve pie-oneered a list of slices that are worth the dough.
Italian origins
Elizabeth’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, 2824 University Pkwy.
Grab a slice or order a whole pizza. If you’re a cheese lover, opt for the Sicilian Elizabeth’s special or the Sicilian veggie, which come with extra cheese. Try a pizza and wing combo if you’re feeding a hungry Super Bowl group.
Cheesy classics
Brothers Pizzeria, 214 W. 4th St.
This downtown spot serves all the classics + stuffed and specialty pizzas. Choose delivery or carry your box out — the shop is open until 2:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
Something different
Spaghetti Park, 3549 Gentry Circle, Clemmons
The fast casual restaurant serves pastas, sandwiches, and small plates, but its stone-baked Sicilian pizzetta is what reader Lisa L. tells us is simply “the best.”
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I keep forgetting that the Super Bowl is this Sunday. Clearly, I have no dog in this fight — unless of course you’re talking about Puppy Bowl XXI, in which case I’m rooting for Whoopie, who comes from my home state of Tennessee. Go Team Fluff.
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