Good Day, Good Citizens! Each Friday after the Presidents arrive with their decaf coffee and Dave Edmunds serenades us with “Here Comes The Weekend”, the weekend can officially start. With the weekend ahead you might need something to do. I, Pierre Robert, run down an extensive list of things happening in and around the Philadelphia area. I call it Pierre’s Weekend Calendar. Everything from concerts to go to (like Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers at Ardmore Music Hall), movies to see (Gladiator 2), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.
Some things are fairly standard (like the Philadelphia Marathon), some are totally bizarre (like the East Coast Reptile Super Expo), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like Sad & Boujee). Hopefully, this guide of, some of what is going on in a fine village near you, will help keep you busy this weekend. Who knows, maybe you’ll even catch me at one or two of these events this weekend (please stop and say hi if you do).
On Sale Friday:
Rod Stewart with Cheap Trick @ Mann Center; July 12
Goo Goo Dolls with Dashboard Confessional @ Mann Center; August 3rd
Def Leppard @ Borgata Event Center; June 28
Shows This Weekend:
Friday
Charles Wesley Godwin @ Fillmore
Origami Angel @ TLA
The Pineapple Thief @ World Café Live
Bumpin Uglies @ Ardmore Music Hall
Rhye @ The Foundry
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue @ Wind Creek Event Center
Steve Hofstetter @ City Winery
Lucky Chops @ Underground Arts
Busty & the Bass @ MilkBoy
Woe @ Warehouse on Watts
Daniel O’Donnell @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Friday & Saturday
Michelle Wolf @ Punch Line Philly
Geoffrey Asmus @ Helium Comedy Club
Saturday
Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers @ Ardmore Music Hall *Hosted by Jacky Bam Bam*
Wolves of Glendale @ Foundry (Fillmore)
Sonic Symphony @ The Met
Dillinger Escape Plan w/ Pissed Jeans & The Red Chord @ Franklin Music Hall
Steve Trevino @ Parx Xcite Center
Ocie Elliott @ Keswick Theatre
Flatland Cavalry @ Fillmore
Zeal & Ardor @ Union Transfer
Cowboy Mouth @ City Winery
Horse Jumper of Love @ Johnny Brenda’s
Dopethrone @ Kung Fu Necktie
Cris Jacobs @ World Café Live
Ms. Pat @ Live! Casino & Hotel
Daryl Hall w/ Howard Jones @ Borgata Event Center
Sunday
Steel Panther @ Keswick Theatre
Laura Ramoso @ Fillmore
Lo Moon @ Foundry (Fillmore)
Godspeed You! Black Emperor @ Union Transfer
Steve-O @ Santander Performing Arts Center
Dance With The Dead @ Underground Arts
What’s Going on in the Movies? New In Theatres:
Gladiator 2 (R): Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal
Wicked (PG): Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo
What’s Going on in the Movies? Still In Theatres:
Red One (PG): Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, JK Simmons
Venom: The Last Dance (PG-13): Tom Hardy
What’s Happening at MMR?
Friday
Preston & Steve’s Christmas Miracle 2024 Miller Lite Preparty – Stop by Baileys Bar and Grille in Levittown (6922 Bristol Emilie Road, Levittown PA) from 8-10pm for a chance to win a seat at Preston & Steve’s Christmas Miracle. Seat Winners will be eligible to win some amazing prizes at the live broadcast Thursday December 19th at The Colonial Theatre in Sellersville. Plus $2 Miller Lite Aluminums
Saturday
Join Brent Porche from 11am-1pm at the Grocery Outlet in Jamison PA for a pre-Thanksgiving event. Free to attend with games and prizes for all ages. 2395 York Rd
Happening Around Town:
Through November 23
Hamilton – Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.
Through November 30
Ghost Tours of Philadelphia – 7:30pm Signers’ Garden at 5th and Chestnut streets.
Through December 1
Hellerick’s Adventure Farm Fall Festival – 10am-7pm 5500 North Easton Road, Doylestown.
Through December 15
Philly Comics Now: The Art of Graphic Storytelling– Pearlstein Gallery 3401 Filbert Street.
Through December 22
Fellowship! The Musical – SideQuest Theatre Sundays at 2pm
Through January 1
Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market – Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street
Through January 5
Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent: Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.
Through February 15
Ice Skating @ Rothman Rink – $10 for skate rental, $9 for 90-minute skate sessions, Dilworth Park
Through May 2025
At the Water’s Edge: Working and living along the Delaware River: Independence Seaport Museum, 211 South Columbus Boulevard.
Things Happening This Weekend
All Weekend
Philadelphia Marathon Weekend – Too late to register, free to watch, multiple locations.
Antigone – $10, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.
Reading Blues Fest – DoubleTree by Hilton Reading, 701 Penn St
Friday November 22
East Coast Reptile Super Expo – $10, 9am-4:30pm, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center.
A Live Conversation with Chevy Chase – 7:30pm, Santander Performing Arts Center
National Treasure Night – $35,5:30-8 p.m., Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South 3rd Street
Curtis Symphony Orchestra – $24-$59, 7:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.
Dinos After Dark – Pay what you wish ($10 recommended donation), 5-8 p.m., Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Friday & Saturday
Philadelphia Orchestra – $25-$195, November 22nd at 2 p.m. & November 23rd at 8 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.
Limón Dance Company – $39-$79, Friday at 10:30 a.m. & 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 & 8 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.
Saturday November 23
Sad & Boujee: 5 Years of Twerks & Tears – $16, 8:30 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street
Survivor Day Trot 5k – Buffalo Wild Wings in Dover, DE, 680 S Bay Rd.
Saturday & Sunday
VinylCon – $10-$27.50 on Saturday 10am-5pm; free admission on Sunday 10am-4pm; 23rd Street Armory
Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar – $3 to enter, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Event Center at Rivers Casino, 1001 North Delaware Avenue
Sunday November 24
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia – $29-$104, 2:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street
Holiday Happenings Around Town:
Through December 15
Astra Lumina – $29-$38, Abington Art Center, 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown.
Through December 24
Christmas Village in Philadelphia – Pay as you go, LOVE Park and the City Hall Courtyard.
Through December 29
Elf: The Broadway Musical – $35-$127, Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street
Through December 30
Wild Lights – $22.95, 5-9 p.m., Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Boulevard, Norristown
North Pole Express Train / Santa’s Steam Train Ride – $14 for kids, $74 for adults 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope
Through December 31
Holidays at Fonthill Castle – $15, Fonthill Castle, East Court Street & Route 313, Doylestown
Through January 1
Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market – Free till you buy something, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street
Through January 4
LumiNature – $22-$28, timed tickets required, Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue
Through January 5
Yuletide at Liberty Hill – $23, Liberty Hill, 800 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill
Festival of Trees – $18, Pearl S. Buck House, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie
A Very Furry Christmas Celebration – $40-$47, Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne
Through January 12
A Longwood Christmas at Longwood Gardens – $16-$30 admission, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square
Through February 23
Electrical Spectacle Light Show at Franklin Square – Free to enter 5-9pm, Franklin Square, 200 North Sixth Street
Sports Up!
Friday
The SIXERS are HOME vs New York Nets; 7pm
Saturday
The FLYERS are HOME vs Chicago Blackhawks; 1pm
Sunday
The EAGLES are AWAY vs LA Rams; 8:20pm
The SIXERS are HOME vs LA Clippers; 6pm
