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Get Out: Weekend Planner, March 2-4

Check out our picks for the top activities and hot spots to hit this weekend.

It’s Friday, 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.

We know you have your favorites that we missed. So share the goodness in our comment box below.

  • Where/When: 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday at the .
  • Why Go: Join the Lakewood Playhouse for the opening weekend of their newest production, The Farnsworth Invention. The play follows two inventors as they race to invent a device called a “television.” Check out this promo for the play to see what it’s all about. (Parental Advisory: This production contains adult language.)  
  • Cost: $23 for general, $20 for senior/military, $17 under 25 years of age and $15 under 15 years of age.

  • Where/When: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at in Lakewood.
  • Why Go: Visit Swans Candles on the first Saturday of the month for a basic candle making class. You’ll get walked through the process with easy step-by-step instructions for making basic container candles. Groups welcomed. Kids ages 12+ with parent/guardian welcomed.
  • Cost: No charge for first-time attendees, $5 for repeat attendees.

  • Where/When: 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, at the .
  • Why Go: Visit the University Place Library and sample various types with Green Spot Tea House and Art Gallery. This is a great event for tea lovers to introduce themselves to unique teas.
  • Cost: Free.

  • Where/When: The first Saturday and Sunday of each month.
  • Why Go: Bank of America is helping its customers celebrate the new year through Museums on Us, giving bank cardholders free admission to the Northwest African American Museum, the Seattle Art Museum and the Tacoma Art Museum.
  • Cost: Free. Just show the museum your Bank of America debit/credit card.

  • Where/When: 2-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the in University Place.
  • Why Go: Taste eight different Italian wines from Small Vineyards at the Wine Bank’s weekly tasting.  Small Vineyards is a customer favorite every year at the Wine Bank so stop by and see what they have to offer.
  • Cost: $5 tasting fee.

  • Where/When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the Showare Center in Kent.
  • Why Go: Join Valley Medical Center’s staff for this fun, family-friendly event at the Showare Center. The event will feature bouncy houses, free kid-friendly refreshments, an appearance by the T-Birds mascot, a hockey challenge, live music, a hula-hoop contest, arts and crafts, face painting, and a Safety Fair with free bike helmet fitting, car seat checks, photo and fingerprint ID cards and more!
  • Cost: Free.

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steve swortz May 14, 2013 at 09:43 pm
David you can say that again.
David Anderson May 14, 2013 at 10:52 am
Despite your protestations to the contrary Steve, the Lakewood City Council does have aRead More responsibility and has established precedent on such businesses. Lakewood Ordinance #358 (November, 2004) consisted of 22 pages that included references to statistics nation-wide concerning the harmful secondary effects of Sexually Oriented Businesses (SOB’s – Lakewood’s own designation) upon communities; findings of a variety of stakeholders including “representatives from businesses, educational institutions, community leaders, and representatives from the adult entertainment industry;” research and study by the Planning Advisory Board citing case law and neighboring city’s ordinances affecting adult entertainment facilities; and the resulting action, based on this research, found that “an improperly operated SOB can constitute a public or moral nuisance.” This research was conducted in keeping with Lakewood’s purpose “to protect, foster and support the goals and ideals of schools, religious and public service organizations serving the Lakewood community.”
JM Simpson May 14, 2013 at 10:30 am
I agree with the comment that the City of Lakewood wants businesses locating here. The more theRead More businesses, the more the tax revenue. The more the revenue, the more the services. No argument there. What the City and many of its citizens do not want is businesses which do not fall within standard moral parameters. Coffee stands with near naked young women - who would be arrested for indecent exposure if they were to walk down the street dressed as they are in such coffee stands - does not meet that standard. Moreover, potential business owners who want to locate to Lakewood may decide not to because they may not want to do business in a city that seems to have little concern for civic and moral standards. Ah standards, what troublesome things they are. Then again, most adults do understand that moral standards matter to their families and community and, yes, businesses. So in your efforts to spend your money where you wish you argue that coffee stands that offer a peep show with the coffee is a better way of improving Lakewood's business environment when in reality it can do just the opposite? How is that smart?