Great Escape: Trinity Rep Returns

An exciting weekend lies ahead with lots of variety. Live theater, a punk rock festival, stand-up comedy, and some of the hardest rockin' Amish musicians you've ever seen highlight this weekend. How can you stay home with events like these?

• InsideOut Plays this Friday, while Relapse takes the stage Saturday night. Both shows begin at 9:30 p.m.
• The Shamrock-N-Roll Festival visits Whiskey Republic in Providence this Friday night. Dropkick Murphys will headline the show with several supporting acts including StiffLittle Fingers, Street Dogs, Chuck Ragan, and The Mahones. Tickets for the show are $28.60.
• Mike Epps and friends visit the Providence Performing Arts Center Friday night for Hot 106's Comedy Night 2. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets start at $38.
• I think we can all agree that no one rocks as hard as the Amish, and Friday night, we'll get to see it live. The Amish Outlaws, a cover group, will perform favorites from rock, rap, and metal this Friday night at The Lighthouse Bar. The show begins at 8:30 p.m. and is free.
• If you liked The Fast and the Furious, you should check out Driver, which opens this weekend. It's the story of a stunt driver who gets caught up in a situation that is worse than he realized. Driver stars Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, and Albert Brooks. For more information, visit Moviefone.com.
• Derek Furtado performs this Saturday and Sunday at the RI Comedy Connection. The show begins at 8 p.m. and will be followed by Hardcore Comedy at 10:30 P.m.
• Trinity Repertory Company begins the 2011-12 season with a production of His Girl Friday. There will be performances each day this weekend, and tickets start at just $15.