This weekend, 11/25-11/27:

General Events:
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Friday:

• Alternative to Black-Friday event: Green Friday. Donate or take "regift" items for free on Rodney Square, courtesy of Occupy Delaware.  Also: "Make and Take" art station.  10am-2pm. More info.
• Fall Harvest Festival at Auburn Heights Preserve. 12-4. More details.
• Free Lunchtime Live show at the Queen.  Noon. More details.  
• Showings of Melancholia and Weekend at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films

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Saturday:

• Small Business Saturday.  See my recommendations for local small businesses.
• Christmas parade in Wilmington.  3pm
• Showings of Melancholia and Weekend at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Open Studio Reception at Alan Burslem's pottery studio in Arden. 5-9pm. 1801 Green Ln, Arden DE 19810. 302-494-3487 (after the reception night, the studio will be available by appointment).
• Showing of Secretary at the Trocadero. Dressing in costume encouraged. 21+, doors at 10/show at midnight, $3.

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Sunday:

• Sunday Bird Walk at Bucktoe Creek Preserve  in nearby PA (weekly until Jan. 2). 8-10am, FREE.
• Silver Screen Sundays at Delaware Art Museum: showings of old films that inspired Howard Pyle works.  This week: Captain Blood, 1934. Snacks available in the museum. 1pm, FREE.
• Showings of Melancholia , Weekend, and the ballet Sleeping Beauty at Theatre N. http://www.theatern.org/Films
• Steelers vs. 49ers game shown at Theatre N, 8:20 pm, FREE. (I have to wonder - are there really that many Steelers fans in Wilmington?)

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Band shows:

Friday:

• Apex Watson at the Queen Theatre, 9pm, $5.
• Ryan Tennis and band (micro review: squeaky clean and heavy on the Jack Johnson influence, but has a nice voice) at Extreme Pizza. Presented by Gable Music Ventures. All ages, 7-10pm, FREE.

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Saturday:

• Wilmo Rock Circus music festival. 10 bands, 2 stages, $10. See link for complete list of bands. Shipyard Shops parking lot. More info.  All ages, 7pm, $10.
• Angel Band at Trinity Church (that big stone church on the right as you're coming down PA Ave. into downtown, just after you cross over I-95).  All ages, 7:30pm, FREE. More info.
• Mean Lady at Homegrown Cafe, Newark. All ages, (9pm-ish?), FREE.
• Judas Priest with Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy at Sovereign Center in Reading, PA (I'm not really sure why I'm listing this, either.  I already started typing before I realized this is in Reading, and Saturday is looking a little thin, so... it stays). 6:30pm, $35+ to $65+.

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Upcoming: Showing of Edward Scissorhands at the Troc on Mon., showing of A Christmas Story at the Kennett Flash on Mon., a Pearl Jam anniversary celebration at the Queen on Tues., Pearl and the Beard at the Queen next Sat., Jukebox the Ghost & Spinto Band at Union Transfer next Sat., solo acoustic Dashboard Confessional at the TLA next Sun.