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Weekend’s Best Bets

1 ACOUSTIC QUARTET: Bringing their “acoustic derangements” to Boulder City, The Unwieldies will perform Saturday night at The Dillinger Food and Drinkery, 1224 Arizona St. The Las Vegas-based quartet describes its repertoire as folk/rock/alt-country. The performance will start at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call 702-293-4001 for more information.

2 BRING YOUR SNACKS: Boulder City Library will show “The Mountain Between Us,” starring Idris Elba and Kate Winslet as a surgeon and a journalist, strangers who must rely on each other to survive after a plane crash on a remote snow-covered mountain. The movie starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the library, 701 Adams Blvd. Those attending are welcome to bring blankets and snacks.

3 LET THEM RING: More than 100 handbell ringers from choirs throughout Nevada and Southern California will descend upon Boulder City for the Twelfth Night Handbell Festival on Friday and Saturday. The festivities conclude at 4:30 p.m. Saturday with a free concert, which is open to the public, at the Boulder City Recreation Center, 900 Arizona St.

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1 READY TO ROCK: The Rock, Roll & Stroll fundraiser for the Senior Center of Boulder City’s Meals on Wheels program will be presented from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Bicentennial Park, 999 Colorado St. The fifth annual event will include a car show, games, food and music by DJ Mike Pacini. For more information, call 702-293-3320.