You know me, I’m all about free fun. So even though it’s only Wednesday, I’m already thinking about my weekend plans.

First there’s a free chance to see an American Dance Festival performance on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. And there’s a bonus: It’s at Golden Belt, a beautifully renovated former textile factory that regularly hosts performances, exhibitions and installations.

Here are the details: New York choreographer Mark Dendy was inspired by the historical location and put together a modern dance that he will perform three times on Friday and twice on Saturday. I don’t know much about the dance, but I’ve been told that it will be all over the third floor of Building 2. I’m posting some pictures below provided by ADF that show off Mark practicing in Golden Belt. Mark recorded a short video with the curator of Golden Belt, and he’s rocking a T-shirt with President Obama eating an ice cream cone, so I’m guessing he’s a fun guy.

He will perform his site-specific dance at 6:30 p.m., 7 and 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Golden Belt, located at 807 E. Main St. in Durham. The reception features free champagne and chocolate covered strawberries!

If you miss the Friday performance, you can head over there Saturday at watch Mark dance again at 2 and 2:30 p.m.

AND, Mark’s dance is the only reason to go to Golden Belt on Friday. This week is Third Friday in Durham, which means there’s a slew of art events to check out. Golden Belt is celebrating its one-year anniversary, so while you’re there, you can:

*Catch a performance of “Goodnight, EVERYTHING” a political play that starts at 8:15 p.m.

*See King Kenney’s installation “BIG LOVE,” art that attempts to show that our society’s focus on romantic love may be why divorce rates are so high.

*Or check out some of these other exhibits/events at Golden Belt between 6 and 9 p.m. Friday.

THEN …

Head over to Carrboro to see Mister Diplomat at DSI Comedy. The comedy show always features one local celebrity type as a guest. On Friday, the guest will be Raleigh Human Resources guru/punk rock blogger and cat lover Laurie Ruettimann.

She is the proud owner of Scrubby, the blogging cat who I featured on 30THREADS several months ago. I adore Laurie so much because she doesn’t sugar coat her thoughts and she’s one of the funniest people I follow on Twitter. (My beloved @mammalpants is the funniest)

During the free comedy show, Laurie will get on stage and share a few anecdotes from her life (and as a former HR professional at several Fortune 500 companies, I’m sure she’s got some great stories). After each anecdote, the Mister Diplomat team will perform improv based on her stories.

The free show starts at 9:30 p.m. at DSI Comedy, located at 200 N. Greensboro St. in Carrboro.