Weekend Family Fun For Bismarck & Mandan

There's a lot going on in the Bismarck-Mandan area this weekend!

•NFL Football    This weekend/Round 3

 NFL Playoffs: THIS WEEKEND/SUNDAY:   Winners advance to the Superbowl

•San Francisco at Atlanta 2pm FOX

•Baltimore at New England  530pm CBS

Right now San Francisco and New England are the favorites

•Bismarck Bobcats Hockey/Games at VFW Sports Center

FRI & SAT Host Brookings 715PM VFW Center both nights

EVENTS AROUND TOWN

 ••Come & See The Animals!  The Dakota Zoo is open on FRI-SAT and SUN from 1-5pm. 

 •••Fascinated By The Stars? Wish you knew more about the night sky? Winter Wonderland is the place for you! There will be hands-on discovery stations for all ages,  Star Lab presentations and outdoor star gazing (weather permitting). Hot cocoa and cookies will be served. This is a FREE FAMILY EVENT!  It’s on from 6-830pm FRIDAY NIGHT at the Gateway to Science at 1810 Schafer Street.

•••Sons Of Norway Social is on FRIDAY night at the Eagles Club on 26^th in Bismarck.  Robert Hanna Historian with the Lewis & Clark Interpretative Cetner from  Washburn will be the special guest, dinner at 615 and live music for dancing from 830-11. 

•••For The Little Kids---Preschool Discovery Hour is on SATURDAY morning from 1030-1130 at the Gateway to Science.  This is for kids 3 thru kindergarten and their parent or other favorite adult.   Gateway to Science is at 1810 Schaefer Street in Bismarck,

•••Catch The Classic Musical “Bye Bye Birdie” FRI & SAT night on stage at Mandan High.  Showtime is 730pm both nights.   $7 for students and $10 for adults.    Mandan High is at 905-8^th Avenue Northwest in Mandan.

•••Dakota Territory Gun Collector’s Association Show is on SAT from 9-5 at the Bismarck Civic Center  Admission is $5.

•••Enjoy Hollywood Blockbusters with the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony SATURDAY NIGHT AT 730 at the Belle.  This special program will feature iconic musical scores that are part of our all-time favorite movies.  The Belle is on North 6^th Street Downtown.

•••Like That 80’s Rock And Roll?  Check out  “Hairball”---a Tribute to 80’s Rock Legends.  SATURDAY night at 730 at the Bismarck Civic Center.   $20-$25.

•••”Home On The Range” Pancake Breakfast is set for SUN at the Bismarck Eagles Club from 9am-1pm.  Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, milk and coffee.  $6 for adults and free for kids 10 and younger.  Eagles Club is on 26^th in Bismarck.

•••Fundraiser for Stephan Adams—a single dad of two beautiful daughters who lost everything in a house fire.  It’s on FRIDAY at 3pm at the Amvets Club at 2402 Railroad Avenue.

•NEW MOVIES FOR THE WEEKEND: 

•”Broken City” (R)

The mayor of New York City hires a disgraced ex-cop to identify his wife's lover, setting into motion a scandalous series of events. Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) was on his way to becoming one of the Big Apple's top cops when a high-profile shooting cut his promising career short.  Movie stars Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe

•”The Land Stand” (R)

A border-town sheriff pulls out the heavy artillery to prevent an escaped drug kingpin from blasting his way into Mexico in this sun-scorched action opus starring Arnold Schwarzenegger