Your weekend plans: 500 Festival Miler Series, Mike Epps, Dirty Dancing and more
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Kick off your 500 Festival Mini-Marathon training this weekend with a brisk 3-mile run.
Driving the news: The 500 Festival Miler Series starts Saturday to give local runners of all skill levels the chance to reconnect and warm up as winter wanes.
- The series' 3-Miler starts and ends at Fowling Warehouse Indianapolis.
- Fowling will be the place to check gear, visit sponsor booths and participate in post-race celebrations.
- Future series events include the 6-Miler on March 7 and the 10-Miler on April 11.
Yes, but: If you can't make it, there's a virtual option.
If you go: Doors open at 7:30am, and the race starts at 9am.
- Registration starts at $30.
- The registration deadline is noon Friday.
More weekend picks:
😂 Blend love and laughter at Helium Comedy Club's special Valentine's weekend event with comedian Liam Cullagh.
- Shows start at 7pm and 9:15pm Friday; 7pm and 9:30pm Saturday and 7pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $13.
💃🏾 Step into a world of glam and decadence during ESQUE Burlesque at Feinstein's in Carmel, 7:30pm Friday and 1pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $40.
🎵 Have the time of your life at Dirty Dancing in Concert at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 7:30pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $40.
🏐 Hit the court with the Indy Ignite when they host the Orlando Valkyries at 7pm Friday, and the San Diego Mojo at 3pm Sunday.
- Friday tickets start at $31, and Sunday tickets start at $32.
🎤 Make some noise when Mike Epps brings fellow stand-up stars like Chico Bean, DC Young Fly and Tony T. Roberts to Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the "We Them Ones" comedy tour, 8pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $94.
🪩 Party like an ogre during the Shrek Rave at Turntable, 9pm Friday.
- Tickets start at $31.
🍺 Crack open a cold one during the annual Frigid Digits Winter Beer Festival at Centerpoint Brewing Company, 1-5pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $54.
🏒 Celebrate Valentine's Day with a hockey fight when the Indy Fuel take on the Fort Wayne Komets, 7pm Saturday.
- Tickets start at $34.
🗣️ Release some pent-up stress during the free Scream Meet Up at Madabolic Broad Ripple, 11am Sunday.
🎭 Don a mask and embrace the rhythm during the Indiana Wind Symphony's Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball at Carmel's Payne & Mencias Palladium, 4pm Sunday.
- Tickets start at $22.