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Dear GYA, I just wanna say I sincerely apologize for those Obama comments I made the other day. I'll tell you like I told those secret service guys. I was simply using what's referred to in the literary world as a matador or minotaur -- whatever. --- You know, it's when you say something that actually means something else. Anyways, I got a lot of  time on my hands now that all my shows got canceled -- anything good this weekend? - Ted Nugent 

Ted, I know what you mean. I use metaphors all the time. For example, if I say something like, "We need to chop heads off in November," what I mean is, "Let's grab some beers after work." Well, there's a ton of stuff going on this weekend so you couldn't have had all your shows canceled at a better time.

Let's start with Friday:

- Awareness barbecue and poster-hanging party for Cover The Night: Kony 2012 will be held at The Bay at 5 p.m. 

- The Salt Lake City Bees will be taking on the Las Vegas 51s at 6:35 p.m.  

- At 7 p.m., stand-up comedian Jackie Kashian will be performing at Wiseguys Trolley Square. 

- Rapper and weed enthusiast Andre Nickatina will be on the mic at In The Venue tonight at 7 p.m. 

- At 7:30 p.m., the theatrical performance of FRACK will be held at Sugar Space. 

- Bar Deluxe will be hosting the reggae band Natural Roots' CD release party at 9 p.m.   

As for Saturday:   

 - Party for The Planet at the Tracey Aviary from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

- At City Creek, Macy's Million-Dollar Makeover with Clinton Kelly will be going down at 1 p.m.  

- Saturday is National Record Store Day, so check out some live shows and giveaways at various local record shops including Raunch and ReSpin. 

- The Utah Jazz are taking on the Orlando Magic at 8:30 p.m. 

- At 8 p.m., check out local rapper Burnell Washington and friends at Muse Music.  

- The downtown Salt Lake City Public Library will be hosting the Queer Prom Celebration at 8 p.m. 

- Dubstep DJ and producer Rusko will be performing at The Complex at 9 p.m.  

- At 9 p.m., Freestyle Fellowship emcee Myka 9 and friends will be performing at Bar Deluxe. 

- At the Great Saltair, Rise Against and a Day to Remember will be on stage at 9 p.m.  

- Indie rockers Tea Leaf Green will be performing at Urban Lounge at 9 p.m. 

And for Sunday: 

- Comedian Hal Sparks will be on the mic at Wiseguys Trolley Square at 7 p.m. 

- At 8 p.m., Bourbon House will be hosting the Beard & Mustache Competition. City Weekly's The Word will be there taking photos and handing out swag.   

- Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa will be performing at Abravanel Hall at 8 p.m. 

- City Weekly, Epic Brewing and True TV will be showing a free screening of the latest Mad Men episode at Brewvies at 8 p.m.  Best of all, it's free! 

- Free stand-up with Sunday Funnies at Mo's Neighborhood Grill at 9:30 p.m.  

For the weekend's compete list of things to do, click here.  

Wolf is also the author of City Weekly's blog The Secret Handshake. 

Twitter: @WolfColin