Get Out: Restaurant Week Offers 27 Great Choices

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.

Well, except for Sunday, of course. Who won’t be celebrating Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday?

Anyway, 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.

1. Bethlehem Restaurant Week http://www.bethlehemrestaurantweek.com/Home_Page.html

Where/When: 27 restaurants in and near Bethlehem, lunch and dinner through Saturday.

Why Go: Multi-course, prix fixe dinners at some of the area’s best restaurants – including the , and -- at no more than $30 a person. (Call ahead to make sure you can get a table.)

Pricing: $10-$20 for lunch, $10-$30 for dinner

2. Popcorn and Politics Film Series: “In the King of Prussia” http://patch.com/E-cXd8

Where/When: , 313 W. Fourth St., Bethlehem, 7 p.m. Friday.

Why Go: This unique film, now 29 years old, tells the true story of the “Plowshares Eight,” a group of anti-war activists who went into the General Electric Space Technology Center in King of Prussia, and destroyed cones designed for nuclear warheads. And Martin Sheen was one of the film’s stars.

Pricing: Free

3. New York Jazz Repertory Orchestra

Where/When: Zoellner Arts Center, Baker Hall, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, 8 p.m. Saturday.

Why Go: Some of New York’s best composers, including Johnterryl Plumeri, present original compositions dedicated to Johnny Richards, composer/arranger of the boisterous music of Stan Kenton's 1950s big band.

Pricing: $18

4. Girl Scout Cookie Sale http://patch.com/A-dyyB

Where/When: , Route 309, Coopersburg, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday.

Why Go: Because you need beer and desserts for your Super Bowl party.

Pricing: $3.50 a box (of cookies, that is. Cases of beer depend on the brand you like.)

5. Bach Choir Family Concert – Super Bach!

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Where/When: Zoellner Arts Center, 420 E. Packer Ave., Bethlehem, 3 p.m. Sunday.

Why Go: Because it should end two hours before kickoff.

Pricing: $17 general admission; $6 for students.