‘225 Weekender’: Slip on a pair of skates at the River Center

With Baton Rouge’s relatively warm and humid winters, the chances are pretty much nil for most of us ever to experience skating on an actual frozen river. Thank goodness, then, for the River Center’s annual Skating on the River, which lets us strap on some blades and glide across the ice for a spell. A $12 ticket gets you refreshments, skates and an hour and a half of icy glee. Skating starts Friday and continues through Jan. 2. Click here for details. See other local happenings going on this weekend and beyond in the new 225 Weekender e-newsletter here.