Five Things to Do This Weekend

1.

Where/When: Saturday, March 10, 3:45 p.m., Tsongas Arena, 300 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Lowell.

Why Go: The Andover girls varsity basketball team is taking on Holyoke in the Division 1 Finals at the DCU Center. The on Tuesday in the Division 1 Semifinals.

Pricing: $12 Adults; $7 Students; $7 Seniors

2. OPEN HOUSES

Where/When: Sunday, March 11, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Various locations in Andover.

Why Go: Check out open houses in Andover in our regular feature Five Open Houses on Sunday. This will run at 3 p.m.

Pricing: Free

3. ST. PATTY'S DAY SAMPLER

Where/When: Saturday, March 17, 12 p.m., Whole Foods, Andover

Why Go: Whole Foods is offering a St. Patrick's Day sampling party with plenty of free food to sample. 

Pricing: Free

4.

When and Where: Saturday, March 17, Various locations

Why Go: Are you hungry for some corned beef and cabbage but don't feel like making it (or having your house smell like it). Check out a feature yesterday on Andover Patch that outlined the local restaurants serving corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day.

Pricing: Varied

5.

When and Where: Friday, March 16, 9 p.m., .

Why Go: The Infrared Band plays for free at Palmers tonight.

Pricing: Free

We know you have your favorites that we missed. So feel free share them in our comment box below.

About this column: "Get Out" is a weekly column filled with ideas for weekend activities.