what's going on this weekend?

TGIF.

I can't wait until the end of the day, even though I'm going to be working Saturday. More on that later.

Anyway, there's way too much fun stuff going on tonight for anybody to be cooped up inside. The Uptown Concert Series kicks off on Broadway with performances by Whisky Bent and the Neal Lucas Trio. It's 7-10 p.m.

After that, hit up the First Friday Bar Crawl downtown. One cover gets you into nine bars. Or, waive the cover charge by bringing one new item for the toy drive.

Another Friday night option...it seems kind of tame, but don't dismiss the coolness of the screening of "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Columbus Public Library, 3000 Macon Road. Actress Mary Badham, who plays Scout in the film, will be there to answer questions from the audience.

Saturday, I have to cover the Tuskegee-Morehouse events. You should come and say hi to me. I'm contemplating hitting up the tailgate scene at 7 a.m. We'll see how that works out.

At any rate, the parade is at 9 a.m. It starts at 13th Street and Broad in Phenix City and ends at Broadway and Ninth in Columbus. Then I'll probably go back to the tailgate scene at the Columbus Civic Center, lots F and G.

See you there!