Fun Stuff For Your Final Weekend Of January

Weekend Fun Stuff in Bismarck For Jan 25-26-27

•Bismarck Bobcats Hockey/Games at VFW Sports Center

FRI & SAT at Aberdeen.

EVENTS AROUND TOWN

 ••8th Annual "Super Chili Bowl" is on FRIDAY NIGHT 6-9pm at the Bismarck Ramada Hotel--formerly the Doublewood Inn in Bismarck.  Come and enjoy and vote for your favorite chili--you will help pick the best in Bismarck and Mandan.  $5.   We'll provide your bowl, utensil, cheese, crackers and of course CHILI!  Prizes, games, music and more!   Bismarck Ramada Hotel is right off I-94 at the State Street Exit #159.  

••See the daring award winning drama “Doubt”  Presented by the Dakota Stage Limited.  This is their 34^th season. Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper conduct in his parish.  It’s on stage WED thru SAT at 730pm and SUN at 2pm thru February 3^rd.  Tickets are $18 for adults and #15 for students, seniors and military.  Dakota Stage is in downtown Bismarck at 412 East Main.

••Ski & Tube At Deer Mountain!!  Slopes are open FRI, SAT & SUN for skiing and tubing.   Lifts run on FRI from 1230-430 and from 930-430 on SAT & SUN.  Night tubing FRI from 6-9pm.   Sky Mystic Deer Mountain is in Lead, SD.   www.skymystic.com 

••6^th Annual Cabin Fever Indoor Car Show is this weekend.  It’s on FRI from 12noon-8pm and SAT from 10am-4pm at Riverwood RV and Moritz Sport & Marine in Mandan.  Admission is free, but a free will donation to Mandan Public Schools will be welcome.   www.mandancabinfever.com

••Hungry??  Sons Of Norway Lutefusk Dinner is on SAT from 3-7pm at the fellowship hall at Trinity Lutheran Church, 310 Avenue “A” East in Bismarck.  Tickets $15 for adults kids 6-15 $6, and kids 6 & under in FREE.

••Knights of Columbus Benefit Breakfast for Mandan Catholic Schools is on SUN from 9am-1pm at the Spirit Of Life Church, 801 First Street Southeast in Mandan.  $6 per person!   Pancakes, eggs, sausage and more!

••Benefit Breakfast & Silent Auction is on SUN from 9am-1pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.   This is a benefit for Vera Peterson, who has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer.   Pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee, juice and more will be served up.  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is located at the corner of Washington Street & Divide Avenue in Bismarck.

••Family Story Time is on MONDAY at 630pm at the Bismarck Public Library.  It’s an evening storytelling session for the whole family.  FREE!   The library is at 515 North 5^th Street.

••St Joseph Parish & School Carnival is on SUNDAY from 1130am-330pm in the gym.   Breakfast will be served from 9am-12noon.  Over 20 fun games, Bingo, concessions and more.   St. Joseph is in Mandan at 100 3^rd Street Northeast.  FREE!!!

••”Toddler Tales” are on TUES Morning at 930 at the Bismarck Public Library.  Story time is for children 18 months thru 3 years of age FREE.  Library is at 515 North 5^th Street.

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

•NEW MOVIES FOR THE WEEKEND: 

••“Hansel & Gretel:  Witch Hunters” (R)

Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton reimagine Hansel and Gretel grown-up as bounty hunters in this Paramount Pictures offering.

••”Movie 43” (R)

An all-star cast featuring Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Gerard Butler, Kate Winslet, Johnny Knoxville, Terrence Howard, and Richard Gere in this anarchic, anything-goes comedy that shatters the boundaries of good taste.

••”Parker” (R)

Parker is once again brought to the big screen in this thriller. Jason Statham picks up the Parker mantle from other iconic actors who have played him through the years -- most notably Lee Marvin in Point Blank and Mel Gibson in Payback. Jennifer Lopez, Clifton Collins Jr., Wendell Pierce, and Nick Nolte co-star.