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Get Out: Nature, Philosophy & Film

Patch's weekly Get Out list is back for another week.

Richfield Patch has the scoop on things you can do to Get Out this weekend:

1) Camouflage

Where / When: Wood Lake Nature Center from 1-2:30 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. March 5.

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Why Go: It’s okay to show your face here, unless you are just looking for a place to wear camo. Naturalists will interactively discuss animals’ usage of camouflage in nature.

Price: $3/person; free for Friends of Wood Lake (FOWL) members. Call 612-861-9365 to reserve a spot in the class.

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2) Cinema Circle: Tar Creek in Southwest Minneapolis

Where / When: Lake Harriet Spiritual Community from 7-9 p.m. March 4.

Why Go: The film Tar Creek reveals the greatly unknown environmental disaster in the world’s once largest lead and and zinc mines.

Price: $10/person

3) Minneapolis Home & Garden Show in Downtown Minneapolis

Where / When: Minneapolis Convention Center on March 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., March 5 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. and March 6 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Why Go: One more chance to get fresh home improvement ideas before spring. And if that doesn’t excite you, perhaps the celebrity experts will.

Price: Adult $13 and $10 if purchased online; child ages 6-12 years, $4; child 5 years and under, free.

4) Socrates Cafe in Minnetonka, MN

Where / When: Ridgedale Library on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m.

Why Go: Don’t miss your chance to debate the great philosopher ... or at least have a relaxed philosophical conversation with peers.

Price: Free

5) Two Deep in St. Louis Park, MN

Where / When: Bean Good Cafe from 7-9 p.m. on March 5.

Why Go: Live music will definitely help lower snow levels to approximately two feet deep.

Price: Free

Come back every Thursday for another Get Out feature.

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