Five Things to Do This Weekend (Feb. 11-13)

Welcome to "Five Things You Need to Know for the Weekend," a Dunwoody Patch column that sifts through the long list of events competing for your time to offer our pick of five things worth doing with your time off.

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1. Watch ’s teams at the State Swimming and Diving meet Friday and Saturday at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center. The meet starts at 9 a.m. Friday, and continues at 10 a.m. Saturday. For more information, head here. Or watch online here.
2. Get down to some gospel music, Japanese-style. The Japan Fire Mass Gospel will be singing Sunday at , carrying on a popular tradition in Japan. For more information, .
3. Attend the Beautiful Women’s Conference at the . The conference is about being a woman of Christian faith. The conference beings at 10 a.m. Saturday, with registration starting at 9 a.m., and runs until 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 at the door. For more information, .
4. Couples Cooking for Valentine’s Day put on by the . The class is Sunday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Couples will learn to cook mushroom risotto, rack of lamb with chianti fig glaze, parmesan creamed spinach and chocolate truffle tart. The class meets in Roswell. The cost for the class is $170 per couple, with $12 for materials payable to the instructor. For more information, .
5. Interested in nursing? Head to the at the . The program begins at noon on Friday at Building A, room 2200 at the GPC campus.