10 Ways to Get Out of the House This Weekend

Thursday, January 12

Get to Lupo’s to check out Phantogram. The electric-pop-rock duo will get you moving with their songs centered around love, loss and life. This show is one you don’t want to miss. 79 Washington Street, Providence. 331-5876.

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Get over to Trinity Rep for their newest release, The Mountaintop, starring Joe Wilson Jr as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This play puts Dr. King facing a spirit who challenges him to consider his life, death and legacy. 201 Washington Street, Providence. 351-4242.

Talk about some mean girls (and not in the 2000s Tina Fey comedy kinda way.) Join a New England girls boarding school and the girls who will stop at nothing to shame the staff and faculty that go against them in Gamm Theatre’s production of The Children’s Hour. 172 Exchange Street, Pawtucket. 723-4266.

Friday, January 13

Sing your lungs out at Karaoke in Tiverton. The Knights of Columbus will host karaoke on Friday at their hall. The kitchen will be offering food for purchase beginning at 6pm, with karaoke and dancing beginning at 7pm. Free admission. 28 Fish Road, Tiverton. 624-4924.

Saturday, January 14

Let the 24 Hour Play Festival commence. With writers beginning to craft new productions at midnight, actors, directors and technicians work all day to make shows come to life at Kingstown High School. 215 Columbia Street, South Kingstown. 218-0282.

Head to the Greenwich Odeum and see Echoes of Sinatra, a show based on the American Icon, Frank himself. You’re sure to have your toes tapping as you enjoy being transported to the Rat Pack days. 59 Main Street, East Greenwich. 855-4000.

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island celebrates its Winter Big Day. A daylong trip of looking for feathered winter residents, including short-eared owls and snow buntings. Registration required. 99 Pardon Joslin Road, Exeter. 949-5454.

A new kind of festival is in town. The first annual Providence Live Film Score Festival will kick off its inaugural year at AS220. Listen live to the sounds of film scores for short films and be transported to a new listening experience. 115 Empire Street, Providence. 831-9327.

‘Tis but a scratch! Get to PPAC to see John Cleese and the Holy Grail, a viewing of the famed Monty Python movie and Q&A afterward with the Black Knight himself. The more ridiculous the questions, the better. 220 Weybosset Street, Providence. 421-2787.

Sunday, January 15

Experience an historic and civic treasure at the 2nd Annual RI Winter Beer Blast located at the Historic Warren Armory. This year, two sessions will be offered: the first one from 12-2pm and the second one from 2:30-4:30pm. 11 Jefferson Street, Warren. 245-5037.