Singer/songwriter Christina Perri will be at The Granada this weekend.

Happy Stop Day! It’s gonna be 75, dry and mostly sunny to start your weekend — perfect to lure you away from studying. Here are seven ways to spend the next few days other than prepping for finals:

1. Tour KU

If you’re a student, the last place you probably want to be is stuck on campus, but the rest of can get a calmer view of Kansas University with Ted Johnson’s campus tour, starting at 9 a.m. at the Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

2. Save Ferris

Do you remember that redheaded ska band from the mid 1990s? Do you even remember ska? (For a while, we actually pretended it was a new kind of music — the kind from Southern California, not the good stuff from Jamaica.) Fast forward 20 years, and it’s all but forgotten. But 1986’s “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is still a classic, and you can catch Matthew Broderick in all his glory at 7 and 9:30 screenings tonight at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

3. Get junk

OK, OK, there probably will be a truckload or two of junk at Friday and Saturday’s Annual North Lawrence Neighborhood garage sales, but there’s also bound to be a ton of hidden gold. Follow the pickers across the bridge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and grab the good stuff before it’s gone.

4. Truck it up

Who knows what’s going to happen at the very first Kansas Food Truck Festival, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday in East Lawrence’s Warehouse Arts District? Our answer: Who cares? You can’t go wrong when you put a bunch of greasy, yummy, fusiony food on wheels and serve it to the masses in a beautiful setting on a Saturday afternoon. Admission: $12. Go forth and food truck!

5. Find that heart of gold

I wanna live, I wanna give, I’ve been a miner for that local hospital benefit. Neil Young famously sang something like that. Well, look no further. The Hearts of Gold Ball for Lawrence Memorial Hospital is happening from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Lawrence Journal-World Press Room, 608 Massachusetts St.

6. See Christina

Singer/songwriter Christina Perrihas 769,000 followers on Twitter, and likely more than a few of those folks live in Lawrence. So you can see why the 27-year-old’s Saturday night show at The Granada is sure to be a sellout. $24 at the door, if you can get in.

7. Celebrate Mom

Here’s hoping you already have plans for Mom on the big day. But if you’ve been slacking, try this one: The Lawrence Community Orchestra will present “A Mother’s Day Concert” at 4 p.m. Sunday at Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive. Tickets: $10 and up.

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Other May 9 events

“Food Allergies: What to Know and How to Manage,” 9:30 a.m., Hy-Vee, 3504 Clinton Parkway.

Mike Shurtz Trio, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Signs of Life, 722 Massachusetts St.

Indian Taco Sale, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church, 950 E. 21st St.

League of Women Voters of Lawrence/Douglas County: Voter Registration, 11:25 a.m.-1 p.m., Baldwin High School, 415 Eisenhower St.

Story Slam: Grand Slam, 7 p.m. music, 7:30 p.m. stories, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

IIYM Piano All-Stars, 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Dr.

Play: “Seller Door,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Top City Ramblers, 8-10 p.m., Cutter’s Smokehouse and Catering, 218 E. 20th St., Eudora.

Sellout! 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.

Other May 10 events

Lawrence Farmers Market, 7-11 a.m., 824 New Hampshire St.

Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 7:30 a.m., parking lot in 800 block of Vermont Street.

Monarch Watch Spring Open House & Plant Fundraiser, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Foley Hall, KU West Campus.

St. John Catholic Church Rummage Sale, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1246 Kentucky St.

Free Shred Day and Electronics Recycling Event, 9 a.m.-noon, Douglas County Bank, 300 W. Ninth St. (Ninth and Kentucky)

Model Masters Jayhawk Open Radio Controlled Fun-Fly, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., N 1200 Rd. and E. 1000 Rd. (K458) by Clinton Dam.

German School of Northeast Kansas, 9:30-11 a.m., Bishop Seabury Academy, 4120 Clinton Parkway. (Ages 3 and up.) LawrenceGermanSchool.org

Free First Time Homebuyer Workshop, sponsored by Tenants to Homeowners, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., United Way Building, 2518 Ridge Court.

Yard Waste Drop-Off and Compost/Woodchip Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Wood Recovery and Compost Facility, 1420 E. 11th St.

Lawrence Potters Guild Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St.

LOLA Spring Showcase, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Pachamama’s Alton Ballroom, 800 New Hampshire St.

Lawrence School of Dance Showcase, 11 a.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

D2 Kansas Authors Club Awards Ceremony, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Oriental Bistro, 1511 W 23rd St. (Free and open to the public.)

Eudora Cub Scout Fish Fry and silent auction, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., CPA Park, 11th and Main, Eudora.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department “Helmet Day,” 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Lots 125 and 127 (between baseball and softball complexes), KU campus.

A Tea to Commemorate the Great War, noon-1:30 p.m., Castle Tea Room, 1307 Massachusetts St. (Register at http://www.showclix.com/event/wwidowntonthemetea)

Science Saturday: The Sights and Sounds of India, 1-3 p.m., KU Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

Lawrence School of Dance Showcase, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Train Day, 2-3:30 p.m., Santa Fe Station, 413 E. Seventh St.

Kansas Appleknocker Classic Ragtime Duo, 2-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum, 1047 Massachusetts St.

KU School of Music presents: Bassoon Studio Recital, 2:30 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Americana Music Academy Saturday Jam, 3 p.m., Americana Music Academy, 1419 Massachusetts St.

Headpin Challenge, 6-9 p.m., Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa St.

Lawrence School of Dance Showcase, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Arnie Johnson and The Midnight Special, 8 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St.

Play: “Seller Door,” 8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Bluestem, 8-10 p.m., Cutter’s Smokehouse and Catering, 218 E. 20th St., Eudora.

Sellout! 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St.

Other May 11 events

Irish Traditional Music Session, 5:30-8 p.m., upstairs Henry’s on Eighth, 11 E. Eighth St.

O.U.R.S. (Oldsters United for Responsible Service) dance, 6-9 p.m., Columbus Hall, 2206 E. 23rd St

Smackdown! trivia, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St.