Weekend Planner: See 'The Lorax,' Check Out Whimsical Occasions Bridal Show

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Birmingham Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time.

Kids: 'The Lorax' Family Movie Special

• When: 2 p.m. Friday
• Where: Baldwin Public Library
• Cost: Free
• Why Go: Enjoy the last day of the kids' midwinter break as a family when the library presents The Lorax. All kids and families are welcome.

Weddings: Whimsical Occasions Bridal Show

• When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday
  
• Where: Iroquois Club (43248 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills)
  
• Cost: $8
  
• Why Go: Are you getting married? Pick up some ideas and talk with local vendors during the Whimsical Occasions Bridal Show at Bloomfield Hills' Iroquois Club. At the show will be local photographers, stationary vendors, florists, DJs, travel agents and ideas for bridal fashion. For more information, visit www.whimsicaloccasions.com.

Theater: 'Passing: The Play'

• When: Friday-Sunday
  
• Where: Berman Center for the Performing Arts (6600 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield)
  
• Cost: $26
  
• Why Go: Inspired by the true story of Minerva Roulhac — a woman born in 1885 and raised by the family of a former slave in Florida — Passing confronts issues of race, identity, ethnicity and interracial relationships and is playing all weekend at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts. The play stars Mayowa Lisa Reynolds, a dancer, educator and associate minister at Detroit's Fellowship Chapel. 

Politics: Rick Santorum Speech

• When: 7 p.m. Friday
• Where: Detroit Mariott Troy (200 W. Big Beaver Rd, Troy)
• Cost: $125
• Why Go: Do you miss the back-and-forth of politics even though the election is over? Former Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum will be in Troy Friday evening for the Waterford-based Oakdale Academy's Liberty Campaign Dinner, an event that will raise money for the private school.

Lecture: 'Hope for Humanity'

• When: 11:15 a.m. Friday
• Where: The Community House
• Cost: Free
• Why Go: The Senior Mens Club of Birmingham presents Najah Bazzy, an internationally-known speaker on Islam, interfaith dialogue and human rights. Now a Canton resident, Bazzy will speak on her experiences working with the United States Army, the Susan B. Komen Foundation as well as her own Zamam International, a nonprofit that helps fund refugee resettlement all over the world.

What else is going on this weekend? Let everyone know in the comments below!