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Get Out: What To Do This Weekend
Patch has the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time
It's Thursday, and the weekend is almost here.
Check our picks for things to do and places to go.
ATLANTA BELLY DANCE PARTY
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When/Where: Saturday, Feb. 19, 9 p.m., Spot Bar, 4578 Britt Road, Tucker.
Why Go: You don't have to go into Atlanta for bellydancing anymore. Not only does Tucker's Spot Bar have exotic dancers that make their bodies glide likes waves every Saturday, but the dancers also do other tricks such as dancing with firey-lit drinking shots.
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Pricing: Free with admission here.
FLAP JACK SATURDAYS
When/Where: Saturday, Feb. 19, 9 a.m., Movie Tavern, 4043 Lavista Road, Tucker.
Why Go: IHOP may have their all-you-can-eat pancakes special going on now, but Movie Tavern still has it beat: Every Saturday morning, the theater shows a family flick (this week, they have a choice of "Tangled," "The Chronicles of Narnia 3," "Yogi Bear 3D" and "Gullivers Travels 3D") with unlimited pancakes for everyone to enjoy, plus a drink. That's one tasty way to start off your weekend, right?
Pricing: Tickets are $9 for kids and $10.50 for adults. For 3-D movies, $2 is added to each ticket. Tickets can only be purchased at the theater.
HOLLALUJAH: A COMEDY EXPERIENCE (www.thesoulfactory.com)
When/Where: Friday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m.-midnight, The Soul Factory, 5567 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain.
Why Go: Calling it a "quality clean event," The Soul Factory will have a number of comedic live acts and performances such as spoken-word artist Focus, the Black Top Comedy Improv group and BET Comedian Double D. DJ Genius and Kalimba artist Kevin Spears will also bring musical entertainment for the evening.
Pricing: Tickets are $10 in advance (available here) and $15 at the door. VIP tables fit 6 people and are priced at $50 per table.
"THE OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTUES OF SHELDON AND MRS. LEVINE: A SON'S ELUSIVE SEARCH FOR HIS MOTHER'S HAPPINESS" (www.artstation.org)
When/Where: Friday- Saturday, Feb. 18-19, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 20, 3 p.m., ART Station, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain.
Why Go: The plot exploits the crazy relationship of a mother and her son as they exchange insane and funny letters while living thousands of miles apart. According to ART Station, "Enter their strange, outrageous world that gives insanity a good name."
Pricing: Tickets are $23 for students and seniors and $27 for adults.
"NUNSENSE THE MEGA MUSICAL" (www.newlondontheatre.org)
When/Where: Friday-Saturday, Feb. 18-19, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 20, 2:30 p.m.; New London Theatre, 2485 East Main Street, Snellville.
Why Go: There's only one more weekend after this one for the hit Broadway musical at Snellville's theatrical company. A show for all ages, watch the laugh-out-loud story of nuns who put on a fundraiser to pay for the burials of other nuns who've been poisoned by their convent cook.
Pricing: Tickets are $12.60.