Pierre’s Weekend Calendar September 28-30
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MMR Rocks: Team Coco Presents Conan & Friends – comedians Rory Scovel, James Veitch, Marina Franklin, and Flula Borg… with Conan as your host; November 3rd at at Borgata Music Box
Shows This Weekend
Friday Saturday & Sunday
Adam Ferrara @ Helium Comedy Club
The Philly POPS’ 40th Anniversary @ Kimmel Center
Philly Music Fest
The second-annual Philly Music Fest, at World Cafe Live The all-Philly- lineup features 29 acts, including Low Cut Connie, Pissed Jeans, Waxahatchee, The Districts, The End Of America, Hardwork Movement, Rich Medina, Secret American, The Whips, Waxahatchee, Kingsley Ibeneche and more.
Friday
Wanda Sykes @ Keswick Theatre
Miniature Tigers @ MilkBoy
Social Distortion, Valley Queen, Justin Townes Earle @ North 7th (Electric Factory)
Knower @ The Foundry
Tailgunner @ The Queen
The Pietasters @ Kung Fu Necktie
The High Kings @ Sellersville Theater
Worriers, Harmony Woods, Earth Telephone @ Johnny Brenda’s
Full Bush, Ess See @ The Barbary
Super Whatevr, Beach Goons @ Everybody Hits
DJ Aktive @ Silk City
Friday & Saturday
Red Grant @ Punchline Philly
Saturday
Beru Power Trio w special guests Nalani & Sarina @ Boot & Saddle
“Lost 80’s Live” A Flock Of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Farrington And Mann Original When In Rome, Gene Loves Jezebel, Annabella’s Bow Wow Wow, Naked Eyes, Animotion, Dramarama @ North 7th (Electric Factory)
Diana Ross @ Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Jade Bird @ The Foundry TICKETS
Chris Young, Kane Brown, Morgan Evans @ Mann Center for Performing Arts
Paula Poundstone @ Santander Performing Arts Center
Damn The Torpedoes (Tom Petty Tribute), Unforgettable Fire (U2 Tribute) @ Ardmore Music Hall
Sunday
Leon Bridges, Khruangbin @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
Arch Enemy @ Reverb
Noel Paul Stookey @ Sellersville Theater
Lucky Chops @ The Foundry
Hang Tight, Birthday Boy, Merit, 3weekoldroses @ The Barbary
Light This City @ The Fire
Cris Jacobs @ Mann Center for Performing Arts
Leftover Salmon, The Infamous Stringdusters, Del McCoury, Jeff Austin Band, Larry Keel, David Grisman @ North 7th (Electric Factory)
School Of Rock Best of Show @ Ardmore Music Hall
Sunday & Monday
Neil Young @ Tower Theater
What’s going on at MMR?
Friday
Join Steve, Casey, Nick, Marisa and the MM-aRmy from 6pm to 8pm for The Halloween Haunt* at Dorney Park -Fear is waiting for you with haunted mazes, scare zones, rides, and monsters prowling the park!*Please Note: Halloween Haunt is not recommended for children under the age of 13. Gates and rides open at 6pm. The monsters will be unleashed at the Overlord’s Awakening show at 7pm. Mazes and scare zones open at 7:30pm.For more information on Preston and Steve’s Cream of the Scream – Halloween Haunt runs Friday and Saturday Nights from September 21st through October 27th.
Saturday
Join Jacky Bam Bam and the MMaRmy at Sprint, 200 Oregon Ave., South Philly from noon-2pm
Join Steve for the Lulu’s Meet & Greet at Keystone Volvo Doylestown (235 S Main St), 10am-1pm Volvo of Doylestown is going to the dogs…Lulu’s adorable adoptable dogs that is! Come meet your new best friend & thank Keystone Doylestown for their community support of Lulu’s and other local non-profits.
Sunday
Join Marisa Magnatta and the MMaRmy at the best place for beer, wings and sports, PJ Whelihan’s in Maple Shade from Noon to 2pm. Watch the Birds and win prizes from Harrahs as they show you how to use The Book, the new sports betting book from Harrah’s and Bally’s.
Join Jacky Bam Bam and the MMaRmy from 8:30pm-10:30pm at the Vampires, Sex and Ghost Tour, 599 Market St. Phila,
What’s Going on in the Movies?
New This Week:
The Old Man & the Gun (PG-13) Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover
Hell Fest (R) Bex Taylor-Klaus, Reign Edwards, Amy Forsyth, Tony Todd
Night School (PG-13) Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Brooke Butler, Taran Killam
Smallfoot (PG) Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common
Still in Theaters:
Fahrenheit 11/9 (R) Michael Moore, Donald Trump
Assassination Nation (R)
The House with a Clock in it’s Walls (PG) Jack Black, Cate Blanchett
Peppermint (R) Jennifer Garner
The Nun (R) Taissa Farmiga, Demian Bichir, Bonnie Aarons
Operation Finale (PG-13) Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Melanie Lairent, Nick Kroll
Searching (PG-13) John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La, Sara Sohn
Kin (PG-13) Jack Reynor, Myles Truitt, James Franco, Dennis Quaid, Carrie Cook, Zoe Kravitz
The Happytime Murders (R) Melissa McCarthy, Joel McHale, Maya Rudolph
A.X.L (PG) Ted McGinley
The Meg (PG-13) Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson
Slender Man (PG-13)
Blackkklansman (R) (Spike Lee) John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace
Christopher Robin (PG) Ewan McGregor, Jim Cummings (Pooh/Tigger), Brad Garrett (Eeyore)
Mission Impossible Fallout (PG-13) Tom Cruise
What’s Happening Around Town:
Through October 27
Longwood Gardens Illuminated Fountain
Now–August 31 Thursdays–Saturdays at 9:15 pm
September 6–October 27 Thursdays–Saturdays at 8:15
Fountain performances may be cancelled due to severe weather. Our Illuminated Fountain Performances offer a spectacle unlike any other. Find a place to sit—or stand back in awe—as water in all shapes, sizes, and heights combines with music and infinite colors. Before or after the 30-minute show, stroll through the five-acre garden for a nighttime experience evoking old world charm. longwoodgardens.org
Through November 25
Treetop Quest 51 Chamounix Drive in West Fairmount Park an aerial adventure park features ropes courses and zip lines. Info at: treetopquest.com
Through November 10
Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary 2027 Fairmount Avenue Cost:$19
www.easternstate.org
All Weekend
Philly Fashion Week brings pop-up runways, shopping events and special fashion showcases to venues across the city. A free trend show at Dilworth Park on Friday features looks from luxury brands and live entertainment at Various locations including Philadelphia City Hall, 1400 John F. Kennedy Boulevard: PhillyFashionWeek.org
Last Chance: Parks on Tap on the Strawberry Mansion Bridge
The roving beer garden series Parks on Tap closes its 2018 season on the Strawberry Mansion Bridge, which connects East and West Fairmount Park. ParksOnTap.com
Opening Weekend: The Discovery Center in East Fairmount Park
A formerly abandoned reservoir in East Fairmount Park has become The Discovery Center 3401 Reservoir Drive, a brand new (and free!) attraction and outdoor space opening on Friday that features a walking trail, a climbing wall, an aerial teams challenge course, exhibitions and observation decks. DiscoveryPhila.org
All Weekend
Philadoptables ACCT Philly desperately needs your help!
Our shelter is beyond capacity and we have been struggling for two weeks now to get dog population stable, but more dogs are coming in than we can get out and we need help spreading the word that we need adopters NOW. All dogs over 35 lbs. are pay-what-you-wish adoption fees. I am attaching our press release addressing our current situation and how we need the public to help. We’re playing with the Philly Special but our version is 4th down and 50(dogs)! The Main shelter is located on 111 W Hunting park Ave, Philadelphia PA 19140. The EAC is located on 2100 Chemical Rd, Plymouth Meeting PA 19462
Friday
Dinos After Dark at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University from 4-8pm ANSP.org
Lighthouse Parade at Bartram’s Garden 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard hosted by Mural Arts Philadelphia it is an on-the-water evening glow-in-the-dark parade of puppets and musicians float downstream and through Bartram’s Gardens along the banks of the Schuylkill River 6-9pm MuralArts.com
Saturday
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (1020 South Street) Twilight in the Gardens events. There will be a guided workshop as dusk settles overs the mosaic attraction. Guests can bring their own blankets, booze and snacks. 7-10pm. PhiladelphiasMagicGardens.org
South Philly SausageFest (which, notably, also includes veggie options!) brings neighborhood restaurants to West Passyunk Avenue.
Fishtown’s Fall Festival, Flea Market & Craft Fair is a day-long indoor affair,
Korean Harvest Festival at the Morris Arboretum
The Clay Studio’s free Clay Fest (Saturday) returns to North American Street with hands-on activities.
Downingtown Fall Fest (Sunday) wraps up the weekend with live music and plenty of Victory beer.
Sunday
Chestnut Hill Fall for the Arts Festival
Germantown Avenue from Willow Grove Avenue to Rex Avenue in Chestnut Hill shuts down to traffic for its much-loved Fall for the Arts Festival. more than 150 artists, music, food, crafts and even an amusement park with rides for kids. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Puerto Rican Day Parade
On the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 16th Street to Logan square leads to a festival at American Street and Lehigh Avenue.
Sports Up!
Phillies HOME vs Atlanta Braves
Last games of the season
Friday 7:05pm, Saturday 7:05pm, Sunday 3:05pm
Sunday
EAGLES AWAY Tennessee Titans: 1pm
