Get Out: Spam, Spam, Spam

It’s Thursday, and you’re itching to start your weekend. Staring at that darned second hand just won’t make it go faster. 

Though we can’t make time go faster, we can help you figure out the many fun options for your two and a quarter (two and a half, if you leave early) days of freedom.

Where/When: , 18125 Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos; 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Why go: Where else can you hear a song praising Spam?
Pricing: $28 to $67

Where/When: At restaurants all over the county; through Saturday
Why go: Prix-fixe menus give you a chance to sample lots of different places
Pricing: $10 to $20 for lunch, $20 to $40 for dinner

Where/When: Bowers Museum, 2002 North Main St., Santa Ana; 1:30 p.m. Saturday
Why go: To hear about how Ben Franklin’s visage influenced the Revolutionary War
Pricing: $8