FRIDAY

SPORTS. Oh Canada. We hope for your sake that some of that frigid East Coast weather heads west, because no one likes a mushy ski slope. The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics kick off tonight, with coverage of the opening ceremony starting at 7:30pm on NBC.

Keep an eye out for Seattleite Apolo Ohno, America’s top short track skater, who’s angling to reclaim gold tomorrow afternoon in the 1500m event.

FILM. The 1948 Technicolor classic The Red Shoes, screening at Northwest Film Forum, looks better than ever in a new 35-millimeter print. An equally glamorous Moira Shearer stars as the ballerina who lives to dance. Now through February 18.

SATURDAY

SPECIAL EVENT. Gung Hei Fat Choy! Head down to Chinatown between 11 and 4pm for the Lunar New Year Celebration; the Lion Dance starts at the Chinatown gate on S. King Street at noon, followed by a children’s costume parade, Japanese taiko drumming, a scavenger hunt and free performances to ring in the Year of the Tiger.

DANCE. Chop Shop dance festival is back with Bodies of Work, a weekend of modern dance by some of the best performers in Seattle and the Eastside, including Seattle Dance Project, Whim W’Him (which had a stellar debut at On the Boards in January), Spectrum Dance and Mark Haim. Today and tomorrow only.

THEATER. Comedian Brian Copeland gives us a sneak peek of his hit one-man play Not a Genuine Black Man, an exploration of growing up in one of the “most racist suburbs in America.” The show runs this weekend only at Theatre Off Jackson.

If you’re a Glengarry Glen Ross fan and miss the days when people regularly slipped “Coffee’s for closers” into conversation, check out the Seattle Rep’s production of David Mamet’s play, featuring some of the best male actors in Seattle. Read our review of it here. Through February 28.

You can’t mention GGR without showing the Alec Baldwin clip!

SUNDAY

SPECIAL EVENT. Calling all jazz saxophonists, violinists, DJs, drummers, washboard players: Bring your instrument and jam at the 25th annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival. Or just listen in. SIMF runs this weekend and next.

V-DAY. And if you don’t already have plans for Valentine’s Day (we gave you a few ideas already), let Old Blue Eyes seduce you at the Triple Door’s Sinatra at the Sands. Joey Jewell and Jim Kerl’s Swing Session big band recreate the vibe at the Las Vegas Sands circa 1966, minus the cigarette smoke, fur, and aerosol hairspray. Two shows, doors open at 6 and 8:30pm.

MONDAY

VISUAL ART. Nothing says “God Bless America” like a giant photo of Bruce Springsteen rocking out so hard he has to stop to wipe the sweat from his eyes. That’s why it’s only fitting to spend President’s Day at the EMP, studying iconic photos spanning 50 years of rock—from Elvis Presley to Kurt Cobain, Neil Young to Sid Vicious. The exhibit Taking Aim: Unforgettable Rock ‘n’ Roll Photographs Selected by Graham Nash is on display through May 23.

CONCERT. Wrap up the long weekend at the Esurance/Jack Daniel’s Sasquatch Music Festival Launch Party. Festival organizers turn their announcement of this year’s lineup into a rager at the Crocodile, with performances by Surfer Blood, Atlas Sound, and Fresh Espresso. If only parties accompanied all announcements. Imagine what Monday morning meetings would be like…

Like this, perhaps?