Get Out

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.

Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

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Where/When: Prospect Park, on the Nethermead; Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Why Go:  Skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding, competitions to watch and hot drinks and food to buy.

Pricing: free.

2.  

Where/When: , Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. 

Why Go: Henrik Ibsen’s late-19th century play about a formerly wealthy banker whose embezzlement schemes landed him in prison and blackened the family name. Stars Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw and Lindsay Duncan.

Pricing: $25 to $95.

Where/When: ; Saturday, 5 p.m.-11 p.m.

Why Go:  Music (The Fat Cat Big Band), a film ("The Great Debaters"), discussion on the exhibition Lorna Simpson: Gathered, a chance to make your own art project, curator and artist talks, and a dance party starting at 8 p.m.  

Pricing: free.

Where/When: , Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. with last film starting at 4:30 p.m.

Why Go:  International showcase of the best in children’s films, along with live performances and fun-for-all-ages activities in the lobby throughout the day.

Pricing:  $7 to $12

Where/When: Central Library, Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

Why Go:  Dr. MaryNell Morgan-Brown discusses the life and work of W.E.B. Du Bois in his multiple roles as an educator and a scholar-activist. The audience will be encouraged to participate through questions and comments and through singing some of the "Sorrow Songs" in his most popular book, The Souls of Black Folk (1903).

Pricing: free.

And still you want more? Check out our Events Calendar for more options.

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