It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Lexington 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 you'll want to take part in this weekend in Lexington and beyond.
1. Grand Opening of Wilson Farm's New Entrance
Where/When: Wilson Farm, 10 Pleasant St.; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 8, Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10
Why Go: Over the three-day grand opening event, the first 200 people to enter Wilson Farm each day will receive something special, and the farmstand will run a sale of items located within our new entrance.
Pricing: Free to enter
2. Cops Take the Court
Where/When: Lexington High School, 251 Waltham St; 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 8
Why Go: Members of the Lexington Police Department will lace 'em up for a basektball game against the EA All-Stars, a team of former professional athletes, as a fundraiser for the Lexington Massachusetts Police Association. The LPD's special guest will be a ringer: former LHS star and Italian pro Dane DiLiegro.
Pricing: Free
3. Gandhi's Grandson
Where/When: Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Square; 7 p.m., Saturday, June 9
Why Go: Rajmohan Gandhi, a professor at the University of Illinois and the grandson of the late Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, will be at the Lexington Depot for a lecture and book signing cosponsored by the Indian Americans of Lexington and the Lexington Historical Society.
Pricing: $10 to reserve tickets, call 781-862-1703, or email office@lexingtonhistory.org.
4. Pins & Needles with a Splash of Neon
Where/When: Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, 130 Waltham St; 12 p.m., Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10
Why Go: Last chance to check out the needle arts gallery, which closes Sunday, June 10.
Pricing: Free
5. LexFarm Goat Yard Open
Where/When: LexFarm Goad Yard, 52 Lowell St.; 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 10
Why Go: LexFarm's Goat Yard will be open to the public today. Come see how the news kids, Salt and Pepper, have grown, and say "hello" to the triplets: Sapphire, Naya and Ella....and of course to the queen of the herd, Ionia.
Pricing: $5