Pierre’s Weekend Calendar August 25-27
Tickets On Sale:
Friday at 10am
Billy Corgan (solo) @ The Grand; October 18
Shows This Weekend:
All Weekend
“Wicked” @ Kimmel Center For The Perf. Arts
Friday
Stephen Stills, Judy Collins, Numa Edema @ The Keswick Theatre
Jim Breuer @ Valley Forge Casino Resort
Anathema @ TLA
Black Violin @ Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks
Steal Your Face, Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer @ World Cafe Live
Bob Schneider @ Sellersville Theater
Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Kane Brown @ BB&T Pavilion
Lolaa @ The Barbary
Man About A Horse, Twisted Pine @ Boot & Saddle
Photay, Sylo, Josh Hey @ Johnny Brenda’s
Unwritten Law, Lost In Society @ Kung Fu Necktie
Jery Seinfeld @ Borgata
Smokey Robinson @ Tropicana AC
Donnie & Marie @ Caesars AC
Friday & Saturday
Sam Tripoli @ Punchline Philly
Hari Kondabolu @ Helium Comedy Club
Saturday
Arethra Franklin @ The Mann
matchbox twenty, Counting Crows @ BB&T Pavilion
“Rave Of Thrones” @ The Foundry
Durand Jones & The Indications @ Boot & Saddle
Eric Sommer @ Dawson Street Pub
Ice Balloons @ House Concert
Live At The Fillmore: The Definitive Tribute To The Original Allman Brothers Band @Sellersville Theater
Los Lonely Boys @Havana New Hope PA
Neal Morse @ Keswick Theatre
Reef The Lost Cauze, Hezekiah, The Bul Bey @ Johnny Brenda’s
Rick Schuler – A Rocky Mountain High Experience @ SugarHouse Casino
Sheer Mag, Purling Hiss, S-21 @ Union Transfer
The Platters @ Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks
Varials, Left Behind, Vicious Embrace, Mercy Blow @ Voltage Lounge
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals @ Caesars Circus Maximus Theater
Railroad Earth, Moe. @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
The Everly Brothers Experience Feat. The Zmed Brothers @ Burlington County Amphitheater
Sunday
Authority Zero, The Supervillains @ Kung Fu Necktie
Egocentric Plastic Men, Heart For Hire, Above The Mendoza @ World Cafe Live
Marduk, Incantation, Abysmal Dawn @ Reverb
Middle Ground @ The Barbary
Ninja Sex Party, TWRP, Starbomb @ Electric Factory
Old Dominion @ Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks
Pepper, Tribal Seeds, Fortunate Youth, Darenots @ Great Plaza RiverStage at Penn’s Landing
Sza, Smino, Ravyn Lenae @ TLA
Marshall Crenshaw @ Laguna Grill & Rum Bar
What’s Happening at MMR?
Friday
Marisa and the MMaRmy will be at the Xfinity College Connection event across from Starbucks, 4415 Main St., Manayunk from 11am to 1pm
Join Pierre, Steve and the MMaRmy for the Queens of the Stone Age album release party at World Wide Stereo, 754 Route 309, Montgomeryville. 5:30pm-7:30pm
Saturday
Join the MMaRmy from noon-2pm – Sprint, 955 Paoli Pike, West Chester, PA.
The MMaRmy will drop off WMMR’s Summer House Party Pack to Jimmy Donovan at Grasslyn Park in Havertown, PA, from1pm-3pm — sponsored by Dietz & Watson, Victory, & Golden Nugget
What’s Going on in the Movies?
New This Week:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D (R) Edward Furlong, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick
Birth of the Dragon (PG-13) Philip Ng (Bruce Lee), Xia Yu, Billy Magnussen, Jingjing Qu, Jin Xing, Simon Yin, Ron Yuan, Wang Biao
Still in Theaters:
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (R) Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek
Logan Lucky (R) Channing Tatum, Seth MacFarlane, Daniel Craig, Katie Holmes, Adam Driver, Riley Keough, Hillary Swank, Dwight Yoakam
The Glass Castle (PG-13) Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Sarah Snook, Max Greenfield
Annabelle: Creation (R) Stephanie Sigman,Talitha Bateman,Anthony LaPaglia
The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature (PG) Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Moynihan, Jackie Chan, Jeff Dunham
Detroit (R) John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, John Krasinski, Anthony Mackie
The Dark Tower (R) Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz
Atomic Blonde (R) Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Sophia Boutella
Dunkirk (PG-13) Tom Hardy, Harry Styles
What’s Happening Around Town:
Now Through September 4
Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest, Spruce Street Harbor Park’s sister site, returns for its third year. The area will transform into a warm-weather space with an outdoor roller rink, nine-hole mini golf course and urban beach lounge. There’s also plenty of food and drinks to discover with options from Franklin Fountain, Chickie’s and Pete’s as well as indoor and outdoor bars. This year, the warm-weather attraction debuts The Midway, an area with carnival games and rides. Also new this year is an outdoor bowling alley and coming back is the, outdoor roller rink, Mini golf course, Food, Drinks, and more info at DelawareRiverWaterfront.com
Now through September 30
Longwood Gardens’ will celebrate the Return of their Main Fountain Garden and an unforgettable summer of celebration! The culmination of the legacy and vision of Pierre S. du Pont, the garden combines classic landscape design with art, innovation, technology, and extraordinary fountains. Spectacular events, glorious gardens, and jaw-dropping fountain performances await. Fountain Performances Daily at 11:00 am, 1, 3, and 5pm Extended Hours on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with an additional Fountain Performance at 7pm and an Illuminated Fountain Performance at 9pm. Info at LongwoodGardens.org
All Weekend
Superhero Weekend at Please Touch Museum
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s Superhero Weekend!
Two spectacular days of fun dedicated to the superpower of imagination and play. Children and their grown-ups are invited to dress up as their favorite heroes and enjoy amazing activities throughout the weekend. You’ll even have the chance to meet some famous friends! All festivities are included with general admission.
Imagine your superhero alter ego and work with your sidekick to design your costume, act like your favorite superhero, say hello and snap a photo with some of your favorite heroes, listen to stories, sing songs, and build literacy skills with stories about neighborhood and community superheroes, and march in a musical parade through the Museum, and add your own sounds and moves to our heroes parade. PleaseTouchMuseum.org
Friday
Wildwoods Beach Bash and Fireworks 6-10pm on the beach at Rio Grande Avenue. There will be a bonfire w/ s’mores, food, games, DJs, a fireworks finale (10pm) $10 ($5 under age 12), wildwoodsnj.com.
Saturday
Adventure Aquarium’s first-ever Yoga Day! Join in at either 9 or 11am in front of the Shark Realm exhibit during an hour long yoga class* taught by an animal biologists. Class is open to participants aged 18 years and older of all skill levels. AdventureAquarium.com
Ocean City Fireworks 10 p.m.-midnight. A free event from 6th to 14th Street on the Boardwalk. oceancityvacation.com.
Absecon Island Surfing Championship
An all-ages local contest (reasonable conditions permitting) on Ventnor Fishing Pier’s the north side from 8am-6pm. (no surf date: Sunday), Cambridge Avenue and the beach, in Ventnor, $10-$15 to enter, free to watch, abseconislandsurfing.com.
Stone Harbor Sidewalk Sale around 96th Street, from
9am-7pm. Info at visitavalonnj.com.
2017 Philly Geek Awards Ready to geek out? Well, you have come to the right place. Honoring members of Philly’s geek community, the night will be geek chic and loads of fun! 6:30-10:30pm. $40. String Theory Schools, 1600 Vine St. phlgeekawards.ticketleap.com
Sunday
5K-color wonderland. Get blasted by different colors as you run. Not only will the fun-filled day be good for you, but it is also for a good cause. Some of the event’s proceeds will be donated to local charities. Kids 12 and under get to run for free. 8-10am. Prices vary. Philadelphia Mills Mall, 1455 Franklin Mills Circle. thecolorvibe.com/philadelphia.php
Sunday-Friday
Wildwoods Restaurant Week. For six nights, at 25 spots, four-course dinners — app, salad, entrée, dessert — go for $30. On the to-try list: Pacific Grill, Urie’s, Duffer’s, Dog Tooth, Cattle ‘n Clover, and the Boathouse.
Sunday-Friday, and Sept. 1, various locations, wildwoodsnj.com.
Sports Up!
Phillies HOME vs Chicago Cubs
Friday & Saturday 7:05, Sunday 1:35
Saturday
Arena Football Championship: ARENA BOWL XXX
Soul HOME vs Tampa Bay Storm; 7pm
It will be broadcast on 6abc, Twitter 97.5 Fanatic Tickets are on sale now PhiladelphiaSoul.com
Union HOME vs Atlanta United; 7pm
