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Golf courses in Minnesota are open during January warmth. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the story.

Are you ready for it? The Swiftie Valentine?s event at the Four Seasons Minneapolis will include a candlelight show and dinner. It?s planned for Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The room will be decked out with pink cherry blossom trees and purple lighting. In the center of the ballroom will be a string quartet playing only Taylor Swift music while ballerinas elegantly dance around the room. There are multiple options for food including a charcuterie and a two-, three- or four-course dinner from the Four Seasons kitchen. The event is produced by Champagne Ivy Events.

FOX 9 Garden Guy Dale K takes a look inside Wandering Leaf Brewing Company in St. Paul, which features plenty of plants.

Despite the lack of natural snow, the Minnesota State Snow Sculpting Competition went on as planned over the weekend. There were 18 teams of three, whittling down 8 foot blocks of snow using only hand tools. The sculptures are on display at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds through Feb. 4, but given the warm weather, they may not last that long. As of Monday morning, Jan. 29, one sculpture had already toppled.

FOX 9's Ian Leonard kicks off Polar Plunge season in Minnesota to benefit Special Olympics of Minnesota.

The U.S. Pond Hockey Championship is underway on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the details.

The Minneapolis Boat Show is back for its 51st year. There are just under 600 boats packed into the Convention Center displaying everything from the innovative technology on new boats to classic and vintage boats. The show runs from Jan. 18-21. Tickets must be purchased in advance online.

The World Snow Sculpting Championship is underway in Stillwater. FOX 9's Se Kwon has the details.

The hottest wellness trend of 2024 is ice cold. Cold plunging has been used in physical therapy and in the locker rooms of college and professional athletes for quite some time, but now there?s a permanent space in Northeast Minneapolis to try it. Embrace North is in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood. It offers cold immersion tubs and saunas. The typical cycle is to begin with the sauna for 10-20 minutes followed by a 1-5 minute ice bath and do two or more rounds of that. The space is open seven days a week at 811 9th Street SE.

Pickleball might be all the rage, but there?s another racquet sport that?s quietly gaining popularity in the United States. It?s called padel and it originated in Mexico. The Heights Racquet and Social Club just opened the first padel court in Mendota Heights. It?s described as a mixture of squash and tennis. The court is made of astroturf and sand and it?s smaller than a tennis court. It?s played as doubles on an enclosed court and the glass walls are in-play. The Heights will be installing two more padel courts. It also has four squash courts, pickleball courts, gym equipment, locker rooms, showers and saunas. The Heights is located just north of Interstate 494, off of Pilot Knob Road at 1415 Mendota Heights Road.