It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.
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 new bars/restaurants/shops to explore. Follow the links if you want more information.
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Where/When: Get half-price admission at 40 museums throughout the county from Feb. 1-28.
Why Go: You can experience everything from art, music and history to the environment, the military and zoology at the participating museums.
Pricing: Free vouchers can be picked up at any Macy's store in the county. Tickets at the museums vary, but each voucher is good for up to four half-price admissions.
Where/When: Museum of Making Music, 7 p.m., Feb. 4.
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Why Go: See Lee Coulter, whose influences include Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, as he takes part in the museum's "Local Flavor" consert series.
Pricing: $10, which includes a pizza dinner,
Where/When: Local author Caitlin Rother will sign her new book "Dead Reckoning" at the Oceanside Barnes and Noble, 2 p.m., Feb. 5.
Why Go: Rother will chill you to the bone with tales of a former child actor who murdered a retired couple, and when cornered, wanted to kill again.
Pricing: Free
Where/When: Orchid auction, San Diego Botantic Gardens, noon, Feb. 5.
Why Go: Compete for the prettiest of the exotic blooms.
Pricing: General, $6, seniors, $4
Where/When: Belly Up Tavern, 8 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5.
Why Go: The venerable '80s ska band, still going after all these years, puts in an appearance in Solana Beach. Their hits included "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Save It For Later"
Pricing: $20
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