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Get Out: Patch's Pick-and-Choose Weekend Planner

Rethink recycling, salsa dancing and Ballona Wetlands tour.

Still have no idea what to do this weekend? Don't panic. Mar Vista Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks:

Where/When: , 9070 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA, Fri. Nov. 11, 8 p.m.

Why Go: This play is a dark comedy set in France in 1348, during the Black Death in Europe, and in those hopeless times, one priest sets-out to make people laugh. The show will run through Nov. 19 at the Media Park. For more information on the play, click here.

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Pricing: $25. 

Where/When: , 303 Culver Blvd, Playa Del Rey. Sat. Nov. 12, 2  - 4 p.m.

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Why Go: Visit the Ballona Wetlands for this self-guided tour of the salt marsh and dunes, where visitors are free to walk on trails unescorted with docents at various stations to explain the sights.

Pricing: Free.

Where/When:  12932 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. Sat. Nov. 12, 4-6 p.m.

Why Go: Learn how to shake and shimmy. Beginners to advanced classes.

Pricing: $10

Where/When: , 3826 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, Sun. Nov. 13, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Why Go: Learn about why there are more Re’s than Reuse, Reduce, Recycle. Enter to win a starter basket of Refyll’s products. Just bring your used glass jars and bottles with lids for Refyll’s upcycling instead of recycling.

Pricing: Free.

Where/When: 8831 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. Sun, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Why Go: Over 30 vendors will be selling unique fashions, handbags, jewelry, gifts, children’s wear and Judaica to support Beit T'Shuvah's ongoing addiction recovery programs. Three gourmet food trucks - No Reservations, Canter’s Deli and King Kone Ice Cream - will be there to curb your hunger while shopping!

Pricing: Free entrance. 

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