Weekend Events

Weekend Events

What's Happening This Weekend

It's no joke: Spring brings fun both in the usual and surprising ways. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., is under way, the NCAA Final Four happens this weekend and the Sony Ericsson Open comes to a close in Miami. But there is also a very controversial hip-hop troupe of teens performing in Ponoma, Calif., bake sales happening across the country to aid Japan, a Mormon musical and a St. Stupid parade in San Francisco.

Weekend Events

Weekend Events

What's Happening This Weekend
Getting out isn’t only fun, but as many of our picks this week prove, it’s helpful. Be a do-gooder while having a good time. Whether you’re watching indie rockers for charity, feasting on veggies at a fest, exploring your city in a race or attending a Japanese festival, this weekend is packed with positive play.

What's Happening This Weekend

What's Happening This Weekend

What's Happening This Weekend

Here are your marching orders for the first weekend of the month: Check out some great indie flicks at the Miami International Film Festival, go for a chilly dip in Lake Michigan, sink your teeth into discussions with Anthony Bourdain or Jonathan Gold and dress to impress at a comic book conference. As the season changes and the weather warms, everyone's coming out of their shell. It's time to spring to action.

What's Happening This Weekend

What's Happening This Weekend

What's Happening This Weekend

What's Happening This Weekend
And the award for best use of metallic materials goes to … the Aluminum Show, a strange theatrical and gymnastic performance by an Israeli dance troupe touring the U.S. In the category of best use of wheels this weekend, the race between the Monster Jam in Dallas and Atlanta’s derby girls is too close to call. For foodie fun, the blockbuster frontrunner is the South Beach Wine & Food Festival featuring Food Network stars such as Guy Fieri, Emeril Lagasse, Rachel Ray, Giada De Laurentis and other luminaries, but the indie darling is certainly Portland, Oregon’s Cartathlon, a food cart scavenger hunt and foot race.