Just because the temperature is in the 40s doesn’t mean you should go home this weekend.

This semester is already a month old and gaining momentum. You need to take a break from freaking out about imminent midterms.

Here are my choice picks for what you should be doing in DeKalb this weekend.

What: Towers’ Staged Readings of Drama Submissions

When: 4:30 p.m. today

Where: Heritage Room, Holmes Student Center

How much: Free

Why: Towers Literary Magazine is a collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art, song lyrics and drama from NIU students. It’s also one of the coolest creative outlets on campus, yet seemingly under-appreciated by non-English majors. Today, four playwrights will present their work with one ultimately being chosen for a full production treatment.

What: Hairbangers Ball

When: 10:30 p.m. tonight

Where: Starbusters, 930 Pappas Drive

Why: Less bloated than Vince Neil, more alive than C.C. DeVille, Hairbangers Ball plays nothing but the classics; Warrant, Skid Row and Twisted Sister, baby. While everyone else is downing Vegas bombs and craving house music, bust out your Zubaz and get down like it’s ‘86. Yes, it’s a cover band, but a well-respected one. Do you think they do the whistle solo to Guns N’ Roses’ “Patience?”

What: The Art of ILL Fusion, The Great Influence Machine

When: 8 p.m., Saturday

Where: The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway

How much: TBA

Why: This genre-spanning show features the eclectic, funkish rock from The Great Influence Machine and reggae rock from The Art of ILL Fusion. ILL Fusion covers The Grateful Dead, albeit with an island sound, and also recently re-did the entire soundtrack of “Superfly” by Curtis Mayfield. Fog and bubble machines are also promised.

What: Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

When: Eternally

Where: Carmike Market Square Cinema, 2160 Sycamore Road

How much: Priceless

Why: I think it’s safe to say that everyone wanted some closure for this, America’s most treasured franchise. When Martin Lawrence puts on that fat suit and makes the word “damn” have seven syllables, don’t be surprised to see people openly weeping in the theater. This is the swan song for our beloved Big Momma. We hardly knew ye, child.