Friday night's yours — live music, ballet, and the Hitmen are on.

Morning. It's Friday, which means the weekend's already whispering in your ear. We're looking at 8°C and mostly cloudy—layer up if you're heading out at lunch, but it's mild enough that you won't feel trapped indoors. UV's sitting at 4, so you're not getting blasted, but sunglasses aren't a bad call if you're squinting into the day. Sunset lands at 7:28 PM, so you've got a solid twelve hours before it gets dark.

Roads are clear for the commute. If you're heading into the foothills or checking conditions up that way, the usual things apply—nothing flagged as a mess this morning.

Couple things worth knowing as your day rolls: Bill 11's coming next week and it's going to shift some drug costs from public to private insurance, so if you're on prescriptions, worth getting ahead of that conversation. On the heavier side, a man's been sentenced to 12 years for an aggravated sexual assault that left his victim with life-altering injuries. And the Flames family's grieving—Andrei Kuzmenko's father was killed in a bear attack in Russia. Not the way you want to start a Friday, but worth knowing.

If you're hungry, there's good stuff happening. Dnipro Village just landed in McKenzie Towne with real Ukrainian home cooking—handmade pierogi if you're craving comfort. Over The Top Pop Shop opened their first Calgary location on Crowfoot this week too, if you're in that corner of town. And if you're chasing something that's actually won awards: Pizza Culture made the 50 Top Pizza world list—ranked 80th globally, and they're the only Canadian spot on it. That's worth a trip if you haven't been.

Tonight's got legs. The Hitmen are home at the Saddledome at 7 PM taking on the Edmonton Oil Kings—if hockey's your thing, get there early. But there's other options: Josh Thomas is doing comedy at Bella Concert Hall at 7, Alberta Ballet's running Giselle over at the Jubilee at 7:30, and the Calgary Philharmonic's at Jack Singer at the same time. The Martin Boys are playing country at Commonwealth if you want something more low-key. Pick your vibe and go—it's the kind of Friday night where the city's got something for everyone.

Get out there. See you tonight.