Try This: Cool ways to end break

Just after Christmas but not quite New Year’s makes this weekend a great time to revisit a few local favorites. Head to the Mountain View Ice Arena for a cool time on the ice. The arena hosts open skates on Saturdays and Sundays for all ages. Be sure to bring two cans of nonperishable food for a $1 off admission.

Hours: 7:30 to 9:30 tonight, 1-4 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Mountain View Ice Arena, 14313 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver.

Admission: $7.50, $4.50 for seniors and children 5 and younger, $4 for last hour, $2.25 for skate rental.

Telephone: 360-896-8700.

Web: http://mtviewice.com.

The ice skating is one of many options for getting out and about this weekend.

Bowling for all kinds

Bowling in Vancouver comes in many shoe sizes. Bailey’s Classic Lanes is often a hot spot for league bowling on Saturdays, so your best bet for open lanes is between noon to 5:30 p.m. today. Bailey’s Classic Lanes also offers the lowest price among the three bowling lanes in town.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today.

Where: Bailey’s Classic Lanes, 11605 S.E. McGillivray Blvd., Vancouver.

Admission: $2.50 per game, $1 for shoe rental.

Telephone: 360-882-6921.

Hazel Dell Lanes features Cosmic bowling after 9 p.m., complete with neon bowling balls on glowing lanes with an all-inclusive package of bowling and shoe rental for three hours. Though the lanes will be full from 5:30-9 p.m. with league bowlers this weekend, morning bowlers and night owls will find open lanes.

Hours: 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. today, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Big Al’s, 16615 S.E. 18th St., Vancouver.

Admission: $2 per game from 10 a.m. to noon, $3 per game from noon to 5 p.m., $4.99 per game after 5 p.m.; $3 for shoe rental.

Telephone: 360-944-6118.

Web: http://ilovebigals.com.

Roller skates and Lazer Tag

Golden Skate offers a nostalgic spin at the local landmark during its weekend public skate sessions. Lazer Tag is also available during open skate session for those looking to battle their friends in the darkness. Golden Skate offers beginner and advanced skate classes on Saturday, from noon to 12:45 p.m. for $6 that includes admission into the afternoon session.

Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. and 7:30 to 10 p.m. tonight, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Where: 4915 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver.

Admission: $6-$7 depending on time, $18 for families, on Sunday $4.50 for parent with paid child, regular skates included with admission, $3 for inline skates. Lazer Tag: $4 per game, $6 for two games.

Telephone: 360-696-0368.

Web: http://goldenskateandlazer.com.

Fly high on trampolines

G6 Airpark offers an indoor trampoline park for all ages, letting participants jump until their legs shake like Christmas jelly. The airpark includes a dodgeball court, basketball dunk station, gymnastic trick zone and a separate area for children 8 and younger. All jumpers will be required to sign a waiver; those 18 and younger must have the waiver signed by their legal guardian.

Hours: 10 a.m. to midnight today, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Where: G6 Airpark, 2200 N.E. Andresen Road, Vancouver.

Admission: $10 for first hour, $8 for additional hours.

Telephone: 360-828-1444.

Web: http://g6airpark.com.

‘Django Unchained’ offers action for mature crowd

Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx) is a slave in the South whose brutal history with former owners has his path crossing with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). They begin to seek out the South’s most wanted criminals, as Django hones his new hunting skills in pursuit of his only goal: rescuing his wife, Broomhilda, (Kerry Washington) from nefarious plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). “Django Unchained” is rated R.

Where: Battle Ground Cinema, 1700 S.W. Ninth Ave., Battle Ground; Cinetopia Mill Plain, 11700 S.E. Seventh St.; Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23, 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive; various Regal Cinemas.

Admission: Varies by theater.

Telephone: Battle Ground Cinema, 360-666-7200; Cinetopia, 360-213-2800 Cinetopia Vancouver Mall 23, 360-448-4100; Regal Cinemas, 800-326-3264.

Web: http://battlegroundcinema.com, http://cinetopia.com, http://regmovies.com.