Get Out: 'Flora' Exhibit, Mighty Horns Concert and 'Live From the Living Room'

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

Birmingham 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 and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

1. 
   Where:
   When: 7 p.m. Friday
   Why go: Novelist Noah Boyd is a former FBI agent and will be reading from his new romantic thriller, Agent X, the story of a Russian spy ring. Boyd will also answer questions and sign books.
2. 
   Where:
   When: 2-3 p.m. Sunday
   Why go: Area musicians will perform three classical works, including Mozart’s String Quartet in F Major and Bedrich Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor. The concert is free and open to the public.
3. 
   Where:
   When: 3 p.m. Sunday
   Why go: Brass players from the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, based in Southfield, will present works by Dmitri Shostakovich, William Balcom and other composers. Tickets cost $25, $22 for seniors and $10 for students. To purchase tickets, visit the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings website.
4. 
   Where: The Oakland Arts Center, 7 N. Saginaw St. in Pontiac
   When: 8-10:30 p.m. Friday
   Why go: Acoustic, folk and Americana musician Bob Marshall will perform songs to be included on his next CD. A music video will also be shot during the concert. Tickets cost $5 at the door.
5. 
   Where:
   When: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday
   Why go: The Flora exhibit features landscape painter Brad Durham, abstract floral painter Betsy Eby and pen-and-ink artist Joan Linder.

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