Weekend: Try BOGO basketball, beignets, a ‘Secret Garden,’ Your Girlfriend (the band, thank you!) and stargazing on top of ol’ Red Top.

It’s the week before the Super Bowl. Before the “story lines” of the Broncos and Panthers dominate your lives, check out some of the weekend activities across Northwest Georgia. There’s a great stage play (‘The Secret Garden’); a funky ’80s/’90s and today band (sounds like a radio station promo!), Your Girlfriend at The Brew; a great brunch that features beignets (we had to look it up, too); BOGO basketball at Berry College ($5 per person for men’s, women’s games); and stargazing on top of ol’ Red Top Mountain State Park.

A full page of events now at

• Desktop: Hometown Weekend Guide
• Smartphone: Mobile Hometown Guide

FYI: We’re trying another format for our weekend section. This might be the permanent choice, especially since it accommodates a mobile link. Thumbs up? Thumps down? Tell us at [email protected].