Get Out: Music, Theater, Ballet & the Revolutionary War

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.

Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit.

Friday, April 1

 • Russian National Ballet Theatre in Romeo and Juliet, State Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. This Russian company of 50 dances will portray William Shakespeare’s star-crossed duo of Romeo and Juliet, set to a score by Tchaikovsky, at 8 p.m. For tickets (from $32) and more information, visit statetheatrenj.org.

• Musical Performance by Singer/Songwriter William Hart Strecker accompanied by Bill Gibson on bass along with special guests at the Cranbury Inn Restaurant, 21 N. Main St., Cranbury, from 6 p.m to 10 p.m. Concert is free and is open to families. For more about William Hart Strecker, go to his website  www.williamhartstrecker.com.

• Tim Eriksen, called "the best ballad singer of his generation" by the BBC, will perform American music at the Peddie School, at 201 S. Main St., Hightstown, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit www.peddie.org

 Saturday, April 2

 • Environmental Fair at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Hightstown at 9 a.m. Browse exhibits about organic gardening, crafts, bird feeders, worm composting, and many more displays to help the average family protect and enjoy the environment. This free event, to be held in the church’s gymnasium, will also feature puppet shows for children.

• Cranbury Jazzfest at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 S. Main St., Cranbury, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Refreshments will be served free of charge by the Friends of the Library at this musical event.

• Come watch the First New Jersey Regiment reenactment group train and prepare for battle from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Visitor Center Museum in Washington Crossing State Park in Hopewell Township. There is no cost for admission. For information, call 609-737-9303 or visit www.1nj.org.

• ArtsPower National Touring Theatre presents its delightful musical "Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Class Clown" at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre at 2 and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor campus at 1200 Old Trenton Rd. To view clips of the show, click here. Tickets are $8 for students and children, and $10 for adults. Tickets may be purchased online or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333.

• 5K Run Run and 1 Mile Walk: A special 1-mile walk will be held at 9:30 a.m., with commemorative ribbons for all finishers. Start and finish in Washington Crossing State Park between Route 29 and the river at Route 546. Register race day for $20.  Registration for the 1-mile walk is $15 on race day.  Register online at www.active.com or download mail-in race forms from www.canalwatch.org or call 609-989-1931. 

 All Weekend

• Eavesdrop on small town gossip, playful bickering, and the triumphs and tragedies of six Southern women when the Pennington Players’ “Steel Magnolias” comes to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Showtime is at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $14 for adults; $12 for seniors, and $10 for students and children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.org or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333.