I LIKE TO DO THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO. And if you too like to do things, then maybe you should check out one of the following, 4 Best Bet JACK-Tivities of this weekend…

2013 LA Kings Home Opener and Banner Raising Ceremony
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Sat. Jan.19th @ Staples Center – 12:00pm start

FINALLLLLY…the hockey…..has come back, to Los Angeles. After a long convoluted work stoppage the NHL season finally begins and what better way to kick it off than with a Stanley Cup Championship Banner unveiling? The LA Kings take on the Chicago Blackhawks in this first game of this truncated NHL season.

For more LA Kings info, go here.

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the How to Train Your Dragon Stage Spectacular
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Thurs. Jan.17th-Sun. Jan.20th @ the Honda Center in Anaheim (various show times)

Look. This is like some gigantic puppet show replete with flying, fire-breathing dragons and stuff. Adapted from the Pixar movie so just take the kids and hope this will shut them up for a few hours.

For more info on How to Train Your Dragon stage show, go here.

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WWE RAW World Tour
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Fri. Jan.18th @ Staples Center- 7:30p

The last truly honest sport in the land, PRO RASSLIN’ comes to the Staples Center for one of WWE’s patented house shows. The card, which as always is subject to change, includes John Cena vs Dolph Ziggler, Ryback vs WWE Champion CM Punk, and more.

For more info on the WWE Raw World Tour, go here.

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Our Town for Newtown: A Sandy Hook Benefit Concert
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Sun. Jan.20th @ the Grove of Anaheim-5:00pm-9:00pm

A bevy of the best of the best cover bands in the Southland come together for a benefit concert for the Maddux Foundation, an organization lending assistance to victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting. Scheduled to appear…..