For those about to rock (the weekend), we salute you.

PLAY
Ice Queen
What: Sign up for a private figure skating lesson.
Why: You look good in sequined spandex.
When: It hits 90 outside.
Where: Scott Rakow Youth Center, 2700 ...

’Cause there’s music in the air and lots of loving everywhere.

SEE
Sugar & Cyanide
What: Three artists show off works billed as “a melodious melange of marzipan and macabre.”
Why: Kill ’em with kindness.
When: Sat., 7 p.m.-midnight.
Where:

You can pick your friends. But you can’t pick your friend’s weekend guide.

HEAR
Bebel Gilberto
What: The samba-pop songstress performs as part of the JVC Jazz Festival.
Why: You’re due for a Brazilian.
When: Sat., 8 p.m.
Where:

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No. wire. hangers!

HEAR
Chuck Palahniuk
What: The cult author supports his latest, Rant: An Oral History of Buster Casey.
Why: You like your book readings rowdy.
When: Sat., 7:30 p.m.
Where: Shake-A-Leg, 2620 S. Bayshore Dr., Coconut ...

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