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The Memorial Day weekend is coming up and there’s plenty to do if you need to get out and escape the heat including a number of great concerts around the country. Sports fans will find NHL Stanley Cup Finals at the United Center in Chicago with the Blackhawks and the Flyers on Saturday and Monday. There’s plenty of pro baseball games around the country and the ticket prices are pretty cheap right now.

NBA playoffs games this weekend will have the Los Angeles Lakers playing the Phoeinix Suns in the Western Conference Finals and in the East the Boston Celtics are still trying to take out the Orlando Magic and tonight’s game will tell if they play again this weekend.

Sporting Events for the Memorial Day Weekend:

• NHL Stanley Cup Finals – Chicago Blackhawks vs Philadelphia Flyers
• NBA Western Conference Finals – Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Lakers
• NBA Eastern Conference Finals – Orlando Magic vs Boston Celtics
• MLB Baseball – Baseball Games across the country

Concerts this weekend include:

• Bon Jovi
• Brad Paisley
• Brooks and Dunn
• Carole King and James Taylor
• Conan
• Daughtry
• Dave Matthews Band
• Tim McGraw

Theatre Events this weekend include:

• Wicked the Musical
• Jersey Boys
• Mary Poppins
• Billy Elliot
• South Pacific
• The Lion King

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday and there’s still plenty of last minute gift ideas for this coming weekend if you don’t already have plans. Hopefully the weather has cleared up a bit by then so travel isn’t a problem in your area.

If you haven’t seen Wicked the Musical, or even if you have, you can still find tickets for Wicked at several theaters around the country including the Gerswhin Theatre, Orpheum Theatre – San Francisco, David A Stratz Center – Carol Morsani Hall and the Peace Center in Greenville, SC.

The Winter Games in Vancouver begin on Friday with the Opening Ceremonies followed by Ice Hockey, Freestyle Skiing, Speed Skating, Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing and many more events for Valentines Day weekend. Tickets for the Opening Ceremony and most of the Winter Games Events are available now and are in hand and ready to ship overnight.

More ideas  for this coming weekend include tickets for the NBA All Star game on Valentines Day at Cowboys Stadium, the AMA Supercross at Angel Stadium, The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and a number of NBA basketball games and NHL hockey games around the country.

Concerts this Valentines Day weekend are very limited in number but include some heavy hitters such as Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber, Billy Joel and Elton John and the Black Eyed Peas. There’s even more theatre going on this weekend that make for a great romantic weekend including the Jersey Boys, Billy Elliot and the Color Purple at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.

Thanksgiving week is a great time to get together with family and friends and there are many things you can all do together besides just sitting around and eating turkey. There are a number of great live holiday shows during the holidays throughout the country in theatres and arenas.

Some of the most popular are the theatre shows such as Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wicked the Musical, The Jersey Boys, and White Christmas.

Mannheim Steamroller will be touring this holiday season, bringing their Christmas sounds and multimedia effects to the stage. This is the 25th Anniversary of the first Mannheim Steamroller Christmas album and they have sold over 356 million albums under the direction of Chip Davis. Mannheim Steamroller tickets are available for all the cities on the tour including the Gammage Auditorium, Nokia Theatre LA Live , and more.

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra have a unique Christmas sound as well, with a rock n roll over the top lazer light show to dazzle the audience. The Trans Siberian Orchestra may be a little too loud for some with the electric guitars, but most will enjoy the renditions of Christmas classics and original material. Trans Siberian Orchestra tickets can be purchased online for the HP Pavilion, Toyota Center, Allstate Arena and many more.

If it’s sports the family is interested in then there’s the three football games on Thanksgiving day with the Green Bay Packers vs the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, the Oakland Raiders vs the Dallas Cowboys at Cowboy Stadium and the New York Giants vs the Denver Broncos at Invesco Field. There are plenty of NFL tickets and games available for these games and the entire weekend.

Radio City Christmas Spectacular tickets, Wicked the Musical tickets, the Jersey Boys tickets and White Christmas tickets are on sale now online.