Five Things to Do This Weekend in Marion: Cats, Rails and Jazz

1. Czech Dinner Feb. 3.

Get your roast pork, saurekraut dumplings, mashed potateas and kolaches on at the American Legion Hall later today from 5-7 p.m. How often do you really get to experience the smells and flavors of Czech cooking, anyway?

2. The Jon Snell Trio Feb.

is hosting a new series of concerts, titled "Mid Winter Jazz in the MUD (Marion uptown district). Saturday's performance will feature The Jon Snell Trio. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the performance starts at 7p.m. There will be a $3 cover charge.

3. "Tales from the Rails, Marion in Miniature" Feb. 3-4

is finally opening their new exhibit, titled, "Tales from the Rails, Marion in Miniature. The scale model featured is a representation of what Marion looked like from Highway 13 to Lindale Drive during the mid 1960s, effectively compressing six and a half miles into 28 feet. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for kids.

4. Treasure Budies Feb. 5

is holding their weekly Sunday Family Movie program, this time featuring the G rated Disney movie, Treasure Budies. This one's about a ragtag group of puppies that explore the world and make friends with other dogs. Disney's choice of making the bad guy a cat may seem stereotypical and specist, but we all know that cats are two oppossable thumbs away from putting us in the sleeper hold and getting past our insurmountable "round doorknob" security system.

5. Super Bowl XLVI Feb. 5

How do you know that the Super Bowl is super important: Because it hasn't happened yet and its wikipedia page is longer and more detailed than King Tut's. This year's game features the New York Giants and the New England Patroits at Lucas Oil Stadium, starting at 6:30 p.m. The Patriots are favored to win, which may be bad news for Giants' fans, but what's worse for music lovers, is that the national anthem will be sung by Kelly Clarkson, of "My Life Would Suck Without You" fame. Also, check out our for ordering pizza during one of the busiest days for pizza ordering.