Salt Lake weekend events: Chinese New Year, improv and museum ghosts

🤣 Wasatch Improv Festival: More than a dozen troupes will showcase their quickest wits Thursday-Saturday at 8105 S. 2200 West, West Jordan. Tickets

🎸 Battles of the bands: Urban Lounge's annual showdown starts this weekend with local groups Friday and Saturday. Tickets

• Or head to The Pearl on Main in Midvale to see eight other bands duke it out at 6pm Friday and Saturday. Tickets

❤️ Valentine's market: Browse more than 50 local vendors for a gift for your sweetheart(s) Friday and Saturday at Salt Creek Market. Free

⛏ Dry tooling: Learn ice climbing techniques at the grand opening of Millcreek Common's new dry tooling wall, with clinics for climbers ages 10 and up at 10am and 1pm Saturday. Free, but registration required online.

🏮 Chinese New Year: Utah's Spring Festival kicks off the Year of the Horse early with a carnival and performances 5-9pm Saturday at Cottonwood High School. Free

🌜 Moonlit hot springs gathering: Soak in the Mountain Point Lake hot springs 4-7pm Saturday. $20 donation suggested.

👻 Fort Douglas paranormal investigation: Search for ghosts after dark in the military museum, starting 8pm Saturday. Tickets