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Looking for something to do? Check out our weekend guide.

The clocks go forward this weekend and we lose an hour, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun! The days are getting longer which means spring is near. Before making plans, check out these events:

The weekend is quickly approaching and you’re ready to kick back and relax.  Before making plans, check out these events:

1. WFDU Fundraiser a Cappella Concert 
Where/When:
 Thursday, 7 p.m.; Mexicali Live, 1409 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck; (201) 833-0011
Why Go: The chance to hear great live a cappella from the groups Quiet Storm, The Lar Kinds, The Magic Touch, The Expressions, The Persuasions  and help raise money for Fairleigh Dickinson University’s radio station WFDU-89.1FM. 
Pricing: Tickets $15. Purchase tickets at www.mexicalilive.com.

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2. The Little Dog Who Laughed

Where/When: Friday and Saturday, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, 2:00 p.m. Bergen County Players, 298 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ 07649; (201) 261-4200

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Why Go: Nominated for Best Play of 2007, Douglas Carter Beane offers a sharp satire on our celebrity-fixated society.

Pricing: Tickets $19 Friday and Saturdays; $16 Sundays

3. Bergen County Historical Society: A Discussion Women’s Clothing during the American Revolution  

Where/When: Saturday, 7 p.m.; Steuben House, Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201-1209 Main Street River Edge
Why Go: Learn what it really meant to get dressed in the second half of the eighteenth century and get a chance to see dresses that were recreated by Rebecca Field, a museum collections care professional whose research on women’s costumes will keep you captivated.

Pricing: Free

4. Bergen County St. Patrick's Day Parade

Where/When: Sunday, 2 p.m.; Parade begins at the National Guard Armory, Washington Avenue, Teaneck and proceeds north up Washington Avenue into Main Street in Bergenfield.

Why Go: Bagpipes and marching bands!

5. Family Nature Walk

Where/When: Sunday, 3:30 p.m.; Tenafly Nature Center, 313 Hudson Avenue, Tenafly

Why Go: What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon enjoying the coming of spring with a guided walk along one of TNC’s trails with an Environmental Educator. Indulge your senses and enjoy a walk in a beautiful forest.

Pricing: Members are free; non-members $5 per person.

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