Free Affairs and "Moonlight and Magnolias"

When hunting for events to present to you this go-round, I started to realize libraries are pretty cool places!

Where else can you borrow books and find free entertainment? This weekend, our local library offers tax help for those in need and Wii bowling. Nearby libraries have fun tor tweens/teens and there's a discussion on the first successful Civil War combat submarine.

If you are looking to laugh or keep the kids entertained, check out Moonlight and Magnolias, a comedy put on by Mainstage Center for the Arts, or stop by the Voorhees Town Center for a sneak peak at Oliver, performed by members of the Voorhees Middle School Drama Club.

My editor asked for six events, but I couldn't seem to narrow down my list for this edition of Get Out. Check out these events and more this weekend.

Moonlight and Magnolias

Where/When: Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre, , 200 College Dr., Blackwood; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.

What's Happening: The Mainstage raves Moonlight and Magnolias is the hilarious story that captures the true-life madness behind frantic attempts to rewrite the Gone with the Wind script. Watch as the film's producer locks himself in a room for five days to make the script for that fantastic film.

Price: $15 - $21

AARP Tax Help

• Where/When: , 15 S. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood; Friday, 10 a.m.
• What's Happening:  AARP will offer tax assistance at the local library every Friday through April 13. Per the library's website, AARP tax volunteers will assist in preparing tax returns and answering questions, free of charge, for taxpayers of all ages from middle- and low-income brackets, with special attention to those 60 years and older.
• Price: Free

Wii Bowling

• Where/When: , 15 S. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood; Friday, 2:30 p.m.
• What's Happening: This fun event has been feature in previous Get Outs. The library gives you a chance to have fun while exercising and gaming! All skill levels are welcome.
• Price: Free

Beginner's Crochet

• Where/When: M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library, 203 Laurel Rd., Voorhees; Saturday, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
• What's Happening: The Voorhees library of the Camden County Library System gears this event to tweens and teens. Those attending must be 10 years old and older and must bring their own yarn and crochet hook to the library to learn how to crochet. It is suggested that you register for this popular event.
• Price: Free

Gaming Club

• Where/When: M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library, 203 Laurel Rd., Voorhees; Friday, 6 to 8 p.m.
• What's Happening: The Voorhees library gives teens and tweens a fun Friday night. Come out and play Wii and Xbox 360 games. This event is geared towards those in sixth through 12th grades.
• Price: Free

Oliver

• Where/When: Voorhees Towne Center, Somerdale and Burnt Mill Roads, Voorhees; Friday, 5 and 8 p.m.
• What's Happening: The Voorhees Middle School Drama club is giving you a pre-show peak at Oliver. Stop by the food court and watch as the children perform a few focal points from their production. This is an event the entire family will love.
• Price: Free

A Streetcar Named Desire

• Where/When: Haddonfield Plays & Players, 957 East Atlantic Ave. (at Crows Woods), Haddonfield; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.
• What's Happening: The Haddonfield Plays & Players presents a classic. Watch Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle, as she suffers from moral and mental issues. The theater group's website notes Blanche's neurotic, genteel pretensions are no match for the harsh realities symbolized by her brutish brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski.
• Price: $15

The Lorax at the Zoo

• Where/When: The Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Ave., Philadelphia; Saturday (see times below)
• What's Happening: In addition to the new Dr. Seuss film, The Lorax, which opens this weekend, The Lorax will visit the Philadelphia Zoo this weekend. The Lorax will appear in the Treehouse at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to meet with guests of all ages. There will also be readings of the Dr. Seuss story and guests can get their picture taken with The Lorax. This special meet-and-greet is included in the general admission fee.
• Price: Adults, $18; Children, 2-11, $15; kids under 2, free

The South's Secret Weapon

• Where/When: Deptford Public Library, 420 Crown Point Rd., Deptford; Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.
• What's Happening: This event reveals the Mystery Of The C.S.S. Hunley. Guest speaker Bill Jenkins will tell visitors of the library about the first successful combat submarine used in the Civil War. This event is open to the public and requires no registration.
• Price: Free