Restaurant Week Highlights Weekend Activities

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Here are some ideas (and be sure to tell us about the things you did and show us the pictures you took by e-mailing Editor Kyle Stucker at Kyle.Stucker@Patch.com):

1. Enjoy Restaurant Week: Need an excuse to go out and enjoy some good food?

The Portsmouth and the Seacoast Restaurant Week begins today and continues through Saturday, March 31. That means a slew of local businesses like the , and the , as well as just about the entire restaurant scene in Portsmouth, will have some great deals and dishes this weekend.

Click here for more information, and also be sure to write a quick review about the restaurant you tried in that eatery's Patch Places business listing (bonus points for sending pictures of the food to Kyle.Stucker@Patch.com)!

2. Rock Out for a Good Cause: Two students are holding a benefit concert Friday night called "Light the Night" to raise money for the Dear Jack Foundation to benefit leukemia patients.

Emmalyn Sullivan and Allison Berman's senior seminar project begins at 6 p.m. Friday in the school's dining hall. The concert will feature local bands STAY, Brookline Drive, Me vs Gravity, and BoomBoom Crash, and costs $7 at the door.

3. See a Free Movie: Lane Memorial Library is hosting a free showing of the Oscar-winning movie "The Descendants" at 2 p.m. Saturday.

4. Be Prepared For Slight Traffic Delays: If you plan to head down to the beach this weekend, be prepared for it to take you slightly longer than usual if you get there via Route 101.

For the next two months, there will be a near bridge over Route 1 due to bridge repairs.

5. Go to a Heavenly Ball: You can help raise money for a good cause Saturday night by attending a music- and festivity-filled fourth annual Annie's Angels Heavenly Ball Fundraiser at Portsmouth Harbor Events and Conference Center at 100 Deer St. in Portsmouth.

More information about the cause and the event itself can be found in .