Get Out: Ideas for the Weekend

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, bars and restaurants to explore, and arts and entertainment choices.

1.) 
 Where/When: 7:30p.m. March 18 and 2p.m. March 19 at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
Why Go: This is your last chance to catch B-CC students perform this moving play about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming.
Pricing: $10.
 
2.)
Where/When: 8p.m.  March 18 at 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda
Why Go: This Friday’s performance at the Strathmore will feature  the music of this group of South Asian musicians. an interactive art exhibition, Bhangra dance classes and a PBR happy hour from 8-9p.m.
Pricing: $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

3.)
Where/When: 1-4p.m. March 19 at the Washington Sports Clubs 6828 Wisconsin Ave, Chevy Chase
Why Go: Learn more about how you can take part in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, which is happening April 30 - May 1, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
Pricing: free

4.) KENWOOD FOREST GREEN FAIR
Where/When: 10:00a.m. to 2:30p.m. March 19 at
Why Go: Meet with representatives from local companies and learn about ways to green your home.
Pricing: free

5.)
Where/When: 2-4p.m. March 20 at the
Why Go: Listen to a reading from the recently published “Elizabeth Bishop & The New Yorker: The Complete Correspondence” with editor Joelle Biele. Readers will include Dana Gioia, Sandra Beasley, David Gewanter, and more.
Pricing: free