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 events to explore.
1. SLEDDING
Where/When: Take advantage of the recent snowfall, grab your sled and head to the Town Common for some old-fashioned, free fun.
Why Go: Get the kids — and yourself — out of the house.
Pricing: Totally free.
Where/When: Candlewood Lanes, 35 Main St., daily, noon to 6:15 p.m.
Why Go: If the weather outside is too frightful, head to Candlewood Lanes and bowl a couple of strings with friends and family.
Where/When: Sports, Spirits and Steaks, 178 Main St., opens daily at 11 a.m.
Why Go: Watch Sunday’s big game on one of their 60 plasma televisions, or try your skill at a game of pool.
Pricing: Varies by meal.
Where/When: Flint Memorial Library, 147 Park St., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Why Go: Stop by the library and view wood engravings by Anna Hogan that are on display in the library’s Reading Room. Creations by the Needle Arts Craft Group — including baby blankets, scarves, shrugs, camisoles, and more — also will be on display in the glass cases.
Pricing: Free.
Where/When: Burbank Ice Arena, 51 Symonds Way, Reading, Friday, noon to 1:50 p.m., Sunday, 6-7:50 p.m.
Why Go: Don't want to make the long drive to the Frog Pond in Boston to go skating? Just head one town over for some cheap indoor public ice time.
Pricing: $5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors over 60. Skate rentals are $5 a pair.
And still you want more? Check out our family-friendly Grab & Go Kids Planner, refreshed every Wednesday.
We know you have your favorites that we missed. So share the goodness in our comment box below.