24th is better than the 17th fer me...
Also, there's a place called "Block Party" that's right around the corner. An arcade for adults. I haven't been there in a few years, but last I was there, it had all sorts of cool games to play. Don't know if it's in business still though.
And just to throw another suggestion out there.. Cheeseburger in Paradise. Jimmy Buffet's place down off Southport Road.. Never been there, but it sounds like a cool place, and probably wouldn't be as crowded as the Castleton area on a Sunday near Christmas time... (the mall parking lot at Castleton is a freakin NIGHTMARE!!)