Get Out in Northfield

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

Northfield 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 bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

1. ACTORS, ARTISTS AND CENSORS: POLITICAL ASPECTS OF KABUKI PRINTS

Where/When: 5-6 p.m. Thursday at

Why Go: Enjoy a lecture by Sarah Thompson, an assistant curator with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. This is an Edwin L. Weisl Junior Lectureship in Art History, sponsored by the Robert Lehman Foundation.

Pricing: Free and open to the public

2.

Where/When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. at

Why Go: It's educational! Lyme Disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in the United States and this award-winning documentary explores the disease and lets you know what you need to know.

Pricing: Free and open to the public

3. MATT ARTHUR AND FRIENDS

Where/When: 8 p.m. Thursday at

Why Go: Because Matt Arthur rocks. If you haven't heard him, do yourself a favor and check him out soon.

Pricing: Free entry; food and drinks for purchase

4.

Where/When: 7-9 p.m. Friday at Carleton College

Why Go: Because it's good to remind ourselves that there's cool things in the sky. Carleton makes its observatory open to the public the first Friday of every month.

Pricing: Free, but dress warm—there's no heat in the observatory!

5. HEAD TO MARDI GRAS—AT ST. DOMINIC SCHOOL

Where/When: 5-10 p.m. Saturday at

Why Go: Because it's good to relax without the kids sometimes. This adult-only event includes a buffet, games, raffle and a live and silent auction.

Pricing: $10 at the door