The weekend is here yet again and no cold weather is going to keep you stuck in the house right?

Prep for the Oscars with the Siff Cinema in Uptown Seattle, as the theater is showing the Oscar nominated short films all weekend long. All three nominated categories, Animated, Live Action and Documentary will be shown. Check out siff dot net for showtimes.

Still can't stop listening to Usher after last weekend's half time performance? The Nectar is playing 90's and 2000's Hip Hop and R & B jams all night long starting at 9. 

Speaking of tunes, Seattle based record label Forest Ray Records is hosting their annual Fry Fest at the Belltown Yacht Club. It's a two day event, Friday and Saturday. 25 bucks will get you in the door, or 40 for both nights. There will be a specialty beer courtesy of Cloudburst Brewing as well as plenty of vinyl for sale. Doors open at 5.

Black History Month celebrations continue with the Keynote at the Northwest African American Museum 6pm tonight. Dr. Doretha Williams from the Smithsonian Museum will Black family history and genealogy. 

The BE Great celebration will be today and tomorrow. It is a celebration of Black excellence with a free two day event full of culture, food, music, art and more. BE Great is for all ages and will be at Occidental Square, running from 4- 7 pm today and noon to three tomorrow. 

If you have not yet celebrated Lunar New Year, you might want to head to UW this weekend. The Chinese Student Association is throwing a big celebration on Saturday night, including performances, calligraphy, a scavenger hunt and more. There will also be plenty of tasty treats like BBQ pork buns, bubble waffles, and plenty of types of tea. The fun starts tomorrow at 5:30 but you aren't gonna want to miss the music and dancing at 7.   

Westlake Park will be having a Lunar New Celebration on Sunday, starting at 10 am. 

It's a big weekend for beer!
The Seventh Annual Winter Beer Festival is Saturday from Noon to 9 at the McMenamins Anderson School in Bothell. 32 beers and ciders will be on tap, including brews made from the McMenamins Anderson School. Nothing goes better with beer than good food and live music, both of which will be at the festival. 35 dollars will get you in at the door. 

Also on Saturday, the Winterhop Brew Fest is going on in downtown Ellensburg, WA. 30 breweries, local vendors, local food and multiple venues are part of the Brew Fest. If you were looking for a reason to check out Ellensburg, here's a perfect excuse to do so. 

Plenty of things going on in Seattle this weekend, if you missed out on what's going on, check out mynorthwest.com for my recap. 

Paul Holden KIRO News Radio