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 (Apple Juice Jones at MilkBoy Saturday), movies to see (Thanksgiving, rated R), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.

If you are looking for things to do this Thanksgiving while you are back in town or hanging local (and need to get away from the in-laws), check out some of the many things going on. Some are fairly standard (like Winter at Dilworth Park), some are totally bizarre (like Christmas Underwater), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like Barbie Dream Party Event). 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).

Shows This Weekend:

Wednesday:

Mike Vecchione @ Helium

Liz Phair @ Franklin Music Hall

Andrew McMahon: In The Wilderness @ The Fillmore

Lil Uzi Vert @ Wells Fargo Center

Nocturne @ Underground Arts

Vertical Current @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live

Baked Shrimp @ MilkBoy

Monica / Tweet @ The Met

Mac McAnally @ City Winery

Amorphous @ City Winery

Scene Queen @ Brooklyn Bowl

The Mighty Manatees @ The Music Hall at World Cafe Live

All Weekend:

Ian Lara @ Punchline

Tim Meadows @ Helium

Friday:

Wolfmother @ Brooklyn Bowl

Anita Baker @ Hard Rock AC – Etess Arena

Gary Hoey @ Sellersville Theater

John Byrne Band @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live

Chestnut Grove / Hoots & Hellmouth @ Ardmore Music Hall

Apple Juice Jones @ MilkBoy

Effin / OkayJakee @ The Foundry

Saturday

BERU REVUE @ World Café Live

Heavens Edge @ Brooklyn Bowl

Zebra @ Keswick Theatre

Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes @ City Winery

Keith Harkin @ City Winery

Ama Lou @ The Foundry

Moonroof @ Underground Arts

The Younger Brothers @ MilkBoy

Deb Callahan @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live

Ms. Lauryn Hill @ Wells Fargo Center

Sunday:

This Wild Life @ The Foundry

Davy Knowles / Jeffrey Gaines @ Sellersville Theater

Hot Club Philadelphia @ City Winery

What’s Going on in the Movies? New This Week:

Napoleon ( R ): Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby

Wish ( PG ): Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Evan Peters

What’s Going on in the Movies? Still In Theatres:

The Marvels ( PG-13 ): Park Seo-joon, Brie Larson, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ( PG-13 ): Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Tom Blyth, Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis

Thanksgiving ( R ): Addison Rae, Patrick Dempsey, Gina Gershon

The Holdovers ( R ):Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brady Hepner

 What’s Happening at MMR?

WMMR’s 13 Days of The Rolling Stones:  The Rolling Stones are returning to South Philly! Next summer, The Rolling Stones will play Lincoln Financial Field on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 1st at 10am. Your favorite WMMR DJs will play a certain Stones Song Of The Day every day at a different time of day. When you hear that song, be the 25th caller and you’ll win a pair of tickets before they go one sale. The cheat sheet wmmr.com has the setlist of songs and the times that they are scheduled to play.

Thursday:

Pierre Robert’s ‘Welcome Home’ Thanksgiving Day Show: Thanksgiving Day, Nov 23^rd. Alice’s Restaurant: 10am, 12noon, 2pm. On Thursday morning beginning at 10am (Pierre Standard Time) while you prepare your turkey, navigate holiday traffic, stay comfy on the couch or wherever your traditions take you!

Friday:

Join Jacky Bam Bam as he goes record shopping Friday at a few of his favorite record stores for Black Friday. From 8am-10am he will be at Positively Records (4151 Woerner Ave, Levittown,PA), then from 12:30pm-2:30pm he will be at Phidelity Records (12 Haddon Ave, Haddon Township, NJ), and end at Howard & Nan’s Record Shop at the Berlin Farmers Market (41 Clementon Rd, Berlin NJ) from 5pm-7pm.

Saturday:

Heavens Edge at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia with Jacky Bam Bam: MMR Rocks Heavens Edge with Child’s Play at Brooklyn Bowl (1009 Canal Street) Saturday night. Then after the show join the After Party with Jacky Bam Bam DJ’ing (10:30-12:30). Hang for the official afterparty downstairs, hosted by Jacky Bam Bam spinning the tunes.

Happening Around Town:

Through December 3

UniverSoul Circus:  Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Avenue.

Through December 9

Silent Sky: November 24th-December 9th, Stagecrafters Theater, 8130-34 Germantown Avenue.

Through December 24

Christmas Village in Philadelphia: noon-8 p.m., LOVE Park and Dilworth Park, in the neighborhood of 15th and JFK.

Through December 25

Holidays on the Hill: The handsome Chestnut Hill neighborhood is hosting Small Business Saturday (November 25th), Stag & Doe Nights (on Wednesdays), the Chestnut Hill Holiday Parade (December 2nd) and more.  multiple locations in Chestnut Hill.

Through December 30

Electrified: 50 Years Of Electric Factory: Wednesday – Friday 1pm – 7pm, Saturday 12pm – 5pm. Paul Peck Alumni Center Gallery and Bossone Research Center – southeast corner of 32nd and Market Streets, Philadelphia.

Wild Lights @ Elmwood Park Zoo: 5-9 p.m., Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Boulevard, Norristown.

A Dickens of a Murder: November 17th-December 30th, Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street.

Through December 31

A Christmas Carol:  People’s Light, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern.

Dinosaur Train: The Exhibit:  Please Touch Museum, 4231 Avenue of the Republic.

Between Horizons: Korean Ceramic Artists in America: Runs through December 31st, Clay Studio, 1425 North American Street.

Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas:  Corbit-Sharp House, Historic Odessa Foundation, 201 Main Street, Odessa.

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas: through December 31st, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope.

The First Amendment:  National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street.

The Future Will Follow the Past: extended through 2023, Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East.

LumiNature @ the Zoo: timed tickets required, through December 31st, Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue.

Macy’s Christmas Light Show and Dickens Village: November 25th-December 31st (Monday-Saturday: 10:30 a.m., noon 2, 4, and 6 p.m.; Sunday: noon, 2 and 4 p.m.), Macy’s, 1300 Market Street.

Through January 1

Tinseltown Holiday Spectacular @ FDR Park:  through January 1st, FDR Park, 1500 Pattison Avenue & South Broad Street.

The Comcast Holiday Spectacular @ Comcast Center:  The show opens on Thanksgiving Day at 10 a.m. and runs at the top of every hour through New Year’s Day. November 24th-January 1st (daily at the top of every hour, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; sensory-friendly show daily at 2:30 p.m.), Comcast Center, 1701 JFK Boulevard.

Through January 7

A Longwood Christmas @ Longwood Gardens: through January 7th, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.

A Very Furry Christmas Celebration @ Sesame Place:  continues through January 7th, Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Rd, Langhorne.

Through January 8

Holiday Light Show @ Shady Brook Farm:  5-9 p.m., through January 8th, Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley.

Through January 13

Gingerbread Competition & Display @ Peddler’s Village:  Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street Road, New Hope.

Through January 14

Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories:  Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown.

Through January 15

LuminoCity Holiday Lights Festival @ Expo Center: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

Through January 21

Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity: continues through January 21st. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia,

Through January 28

Art Ability: This annual art show and sale — raises funds for Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital. Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, 414 Paoli Pike, Malvern.

Through February 25

Electrical Spectacle Light Show @ Franklin Square: 5-9 p.m., Franklin Square, 200 North Sixth Street.

Through August 2024

BOLD: Color from Test Tube to Textile: ongoing, Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street.

Wondrous Space: Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street.

Through May 2025

At the Water’s Edge: Working and living along the Delaware River: continues through May 2025, Independence Seaport Museum, 211 South Columbus Boulevard.

Things Happening This Weekend

FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Yuletide at Devon: November 24th-December 31st, Devon Horse Show and Country Fairgrounds: 23 Dorset Road, Devon.          *Currently the Big Friggin’ Deal*

Winterfest: November 24th until March, Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 South Columbus Boulevard.

The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert:  November 24th-26th, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

Christmas Underwater:  November 24th-December 24th, Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden.

Night Forms: November 24th-April 7th, Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township.

A Christmas Carol Comedy: November 22nd-December 24th, Hedgerow Theatre Company, 64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley.

Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia: Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.

Wicked:  Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

U-2 Spy Planes & Aerial Archaeology:  Penn Museum, 3260 South Street.

Native American Heritage Month: National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street.

Winter at Dilworth Park – Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street:

Ice Skating @ Rothman Rink —  continues through February 25th.

Wintergarden — through March 26th.

Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market —  continues through January 1st.

Otherworld Philly:  Fridays & Saturdays: 10AM – 10PM, Sundays: 10AM – 6PM, 2500 Grant Avenue, number 1.

FRIDAY November 24

Barbie Dream Party:  9 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

Friday & Saturday

Record Store Day: Black Friday & Small Business Saturday : To find RSD specials and to find a local record store to you go to recordstoreday.com

SATURDAY November 25

Small Business Saturday: Support & Shop Local Businesses

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Holidays @ Fonthill Castle:  Saturdays and Sundays, Fonthill Castle, East Court Street & Route 313, Doylestown.

SUNDAY November 26

Museum Store Sunday: This national campaign encourages people to shop at museums, galleries and other cultural institutions. Multiple locations. museumstoresunday.org/

Sports Up!

Wednesday

FLYERS AWAY vs New York Islanders @ 7:30pm (can be heard on WMMR)

SIXERS AWAY vs Minnesota Timberwolves @ 8pm

Friday

FLYERS HOME vs New York Rangers @ 1pm (can be heard on WMMR)

Saturday

SIXERS AWAY vs Oklahoma City Thunder @ 5pm

FLYERS AWAY vs New York Islanders @ 7:30pm (can be heard on WMMR)

Sunday

EAGLES HOME vs Buffalo Bills @ 4:25pm