Some party highlights

Hey everybody! TGIF, right? This weekend is really busy with lots of entertainment-related events, so I'm going to go ahead and post some highlights now. The full list will come a little later this afternoon.

In the meantime:

*Friday, downtown Columbus bars host the monthly block party when one $10 cover gets you into the majority of Broadway hot spots.

*If you want to watch the UFC fight Saturday, try hitting H2O, 6499 Veterans Parkway. The bar offers $5 pitchers of beer, a $5 pizza buffet and a girls boxing challenge with a $250 prize. Cover is $5.

*Also on Saturday, the rockers from Hinder ("Lips of an Angel") perform at Fort Benning's Wetherby Field. Opening act is Danielia Cotton. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 advance, $25 at the gate. Details here.

*Saturday might be a good night to expand your nightlife horizons. That means partying in Alabama. Local Elvis impersonator Rodney Hamrick performs at Del Ranch Bar & Grill, 4920 Lee Road 430. He'll be joined by the local rockers from Boneheadz. Cover is $10, show starts at 9 p.m.

*Finally, don't forget about Saturday's Ladies Night Out concert at the Columbus Civic Center. It features four old-school R&B acts: Silk, Troop, Next and H-Town. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $32.50-$42.50 advance, $37.50-$47.50 at the door.