Your Weekend Agenda

Time to give up the revelry of the holidays and settle in to a long, cruel winter. Right? Of course we have more cold and misery on the way, but the weather this week, anyway, has been gorgeous, so let's enjoy a bit of revelry while we can.

Thursday: Get yourself in rhythm at Club Energy in downtown Providence, where Certified Bananas and Javelin will dish out beats at their regular Pop event. However, this is a little bit special, because this quality club night is going the way of the two martini lunch at the end of the month. So shell out the three bucks, get there at 10:00 or so, and dance the pain away.

Friday: I've spent my fair share of words pitching the Rhode Island Philharmonic in this space, despite a sneaking feeling that not many blog readers are also classical music fans. But if you are at all, you have the chance to catch some Brahms this weekend, which is always worth doing. You could go Saturday to the concert, but it might be more interesting to check out the open rehearsal from 5:30 to 8:00 on Friday. Tickets are $27 (and only $12 for students) and you'll both hear some great music and gain an understanding of what goes into putting together a classical concert.

Saturday: If you miss the fresh tastes of warmer weather, you could do worse than to check out AS220's winter farmer's market. It's from 12 to 3.

Can I admit that I'm a bad person and I've never been to the Stone Soup Coffee House, despite my recent man-crush on all things Pawtucket? I plan to remedy that this Saturday, and check out a folk concert they'll be having there. Tickets are $15, it starts at 8:00, and if you're a first timer like me, it's at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Park Place.

Sunday: If the warm weather holds, what better way to celebrate it than by taking in some raggae. After a couple of drinks, you may convince yourself you took that island vacation after all. So go to the Rhino Bar and Grille at 337 Thames St. in Newport and check out Hot Like Fire, from 10 pm-1 am. (I think it's a free show.)