Get Out: Dinner With A Phillie, Music Festival, Family Fun

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.

Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit this weekend.

Phillies at the Movies: Close Up with Bill Giles

• When/Where: 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the
• Why Go: Have dinner with chairman and part-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, Bill Giles. Ask questions to the honorary president of the National League during dinner, and enjoy a screening of the baseball classic The Natural afterwards.
• Cost: $100 general public, $90 BMFI members

Haverford Music Festival

• When/Where: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 (rain or shine) in the Oakmont business area of Havertown. There are two music stages: one at Eagle Road and Darby Road, and the other on the Oakmont Elementary School field.
• Why Go: Enjoy eight full hours of live music on two outdoor stages, including jazz, pop, rock, classical strings and Celtic music, concluding with a Fleetwood Mac tribute from 7 to 8 p.m.  Food and drink vendors will be available too, with beer gardens at Oakmont Tavern and Lamplighter. Plus, the whole event is free.
• Cost: Free

"Dig Into Our Demonstration Gardens" at Lower Merion Conservancy

• When/Where: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at , 1301 Rose Glen Road, Gladwyne. Meet at the Conservancy Cottage.  Rain date Sunday, Sept. 18.
• Why Go: The Lower Merion Conservancy's new children's playscape, greenhouse, garden boxes and more, are finally completed. The new rain garden and meadow are ready for planting, so the Conservancy invites adults and children ages 6 and up to come help plant plugs and pots of wildflowers and shrubs on Saturday. Bring gloves (or borrow some from the Conservancy) and dress in clothes you can get dirty.
• Cost: Free, pre-registration required.

Family Fun Night

• When/Where: 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 at
• Why Go: Bring the family out to Riverbend for a hike at dusk. Listen and look for cicadas, katydids and more, then roast marshmallows around the campfire.
• Cost: $15 per family. Pre-register with Stacy at scarr@riverbendeec.org or 610-527-5234 x108.

Haverford College Wildflower Meadow Walking Tour

• When/Where: 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford
• Why Go: Haverford College is home to the oldest planned college landscape in the country. The grounds include more than 1,500 trees, a pinetom, zen-style gardens, a duck pond and a nature trail, all on a 200-acre campus. Arboretum Director Bill Astifan and Lower Merion Conservancy staff will teach about the wildflower meadow on Haverford's grounds.
• Cost: Free