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

From cooking classes to country rock and pottery making to poetry, there's plenty to do in and around Mar Vista this weekend.

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:

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Where/When: Peach Tree Pottery, 3795 Boise Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066; 9-11am or 1:30-3:30pm Saturday, March 19, 2011

Why Go: Learn a new hobby in a small class. Later on at home, you can re-enact the pottery scene from the 1990 flick, "Ghost" with Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze.

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Pricing: Single Lesson - $45 per person or Series of 4 Classes - $145 per person

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Where/When: , 11666 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064; 3:00pm–4:30pm Saturday, March 19, 2011

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Why Go: Three Mountain Medicine will show how fun, easy and delicious it is to cook with traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, which will benefit your health!

Pricing: Free

3) 

Where/When: The Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd, Culver City, CA 90230; 9pm Saturday, March 19, 2011

Why Go: With multiple appearances at The Cinema Bar, these two bands keep their country rock fans coming back. See what they have cooking this weekend.

Pricing: No Cover

4) 

Where/When: Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd, Venice, CA 90291; 2:00pm Sunday, March 20, 2011

Why Go: Get to know the poetry community while you read your own work.

Pricing: Free

5) 

Where/When: , 1515 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291; 10:00pm, Weekly on Sundays

Why Go: If you are in the mood for some club Hip Hop and Latin beats, this is your event.

Pricing: No cover

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