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 the Colonial Theatre), movies to see (Kraven The Hunter), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.

Some things are fairly standard (like Ice Skating at the Rothman Rink), some are totally bizarre (like Psycho Santa’s Holiday Horror Party), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like the Fishtown Freeze fest). Plus plenty of holiday events to choose from to dive head first into the season. 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 this Friday:

Creed with 3 Doors Down @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion; July 12

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band @ TD Pavilion Mann Center; June 15

 

Shows This Weekend:

Friday

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes @ Colonial Theatre

The Jesus Lizard @ Union Transfer

The Bygones @ World Café Live

Stephen Wilson Jr @ Brooklyn Bowl

Dogpark @ Kung Fu Necktie

Darlene Love @ Keswick Theatre

Karina Rykman @ The Foundry (Fillmore)

The Starting Line @ TLA

Ambre @ City Winery

 

Friday & Saturday

Jim Gaffigan @ The Met

Natasha Leggero @ Helium Comedy Club

Ian Lara @ Punch Line Philly

 

Saturday

Get The Led Out @ Fillmore

Tiny Moving Parts @ First Unitarian Church

Eric D’Alessandro @ Xcite Center

Manic Focus @ Underground Arts

Son Little @ Ardmore Music Hall

Spilly Cave @ MilkBoy

Strand of Oaks @ Union Transfer

Tommy James & The Shondells @ Scottish Rite Auditorium

Sheer Terror @ Warehouse on Watts

Low Cut Connie @ Anchor Rock Club AC

Marky Ramone’s “Holiday Blitzkrieg” @ Tropicana AC

Marshall Tucker Band & Jefferson Starship @ Caesar’s AC

The Front Bottoms @ Etess Arena Hard Rock AC

 

Sunday

Big Soto @ TLA

Herman’s Hermits @ Sellersville Theatre

Sumerlands @ Underground Arts

Baroness @ Kung Fu Necktie

Gavn! @ The Foundry (Fillmore)

 

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

Kraven The Hunter (R): Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe

 

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

Moana 2 (PG): Dwayne Johnson

Gladiator 2 (R): Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal

 

Wicked (PG): Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo

 

Red One (PG): Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, JK Simmons

 

What’s Happening at MMR?

Friday

Preston & Steve Christmas Miracle Miller Lite Preparty – Stop by MaGerks Horsham (307 Horsham Rd) from 8-10pm for your chance to win tickets to the Christmas Miracle, Thursday December 19^th at The Colonial Theater presented by Phoenixville First. Tickets given away every 15 minutes plus $3.75 drafts and bottles.

 

Saturday

Join Marisa Magnatta for the FINAL Preston & Steve Christmas Miracle Miller Lite Preparty from 6-9pm at Brickette Lounge (1339 Pottstown Pike, West Chester). Double your chances of winning tickets for the Christmas Miracle, Thursday December 19^th at The Colonial Theater presented by Phoenixville First, with 2 pairs given away every 15 minutes. Plus $15 Miller Lite Buckets & $4 16oz cans.

 

Happening Around Town:

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 December 29

Wizard of Oz Youth Edition – Media Theatre, 104 East State Street

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 March 2

Winterfest – Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 South Columbus Boulevard.

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

BalletX — $25-$70, Bryn Mawr College, 150 North Merion Avenue.

 

Friday December 13

Yannick’s Holiday Mixtape in Concert – $25-$152, 7 p.m., Kimmel Center

Psycho Santa’s Holiday Horror Party – $24.87, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street

The Black Excellence Gala – $30-$120, 8 p.m., Rivers Casino Philadelphia, 1001 North Delaware Avenue.

Jingle Bell Pop Happy Hour – 6-8pm The Trestle Inn, 339 N 11^th Street.

 

Friday & Saturday

A Twisted Christmas – $35, 7-9:15 p.m., 4100 Main St, Manayunk

Philthfest – $35.69 per day ($65.44 for two-day pass), Ukie Club, 847 North Franklin Street.

 

Saturday December 14

Fishtown Freeze – Pay as you go, multiple locations in Fishtown.

East Passyunk Avenue’s Hot Chocolate Crawl – Pay as you go, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., East Passyunk Avenue.

AWFUL Wrestling: Spectacular Holiday Spectacle – $31.10, 8 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

The Roddenberries – $25-$35, 8 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street

GayBINGO – $40, 6 p.m., Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 North Broad Street

 

Sunday December 15

Mummers Museum 3^rd Annual Membership Drive – 1100 S 2^nd St, noon-5pm

Stitch-Along Phantom Thread – $15.50 Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street

Tubachristmas – Free, 2 p.m., Cherry Street Pier, 121 North Columbus Boulevard

The Muppet Christmas Carol Live on Stage – $21.40, 7pm., Rosy’s Taco Bar East, 6th & Bainbridge streets.

Open Streets: West Walnut – Free till you spend money, 18th Street from Locust to Chestnut streets, and Walnut Street from 15th to 19th streets

 

Holiday Happenings Around Town:

Through December 21

Victorian Holiday House 2024 – $5,  Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum, 610 Radcliffe St, Bristol.

Through December 24

Christmas Village in Philadelphia – Pay as you go, LOVE Park and the City Hall Courtyard.

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium – $26.99-$42.99, Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ

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

Macy’s Christmas Light Show and Dickens Village – Free, Macy’s, 1300 Market Street.

Tinsel – 116 S. 12th St. Open Tuesday – Sunday.

Through January 1

Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market – Free till you buy something, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street

Comcast Holiday Spectacular – Free, shows every hour, Comcast Center, 1701 JFK Boulevard

The West Chester Griswolds – Free, 304 Dutton Mill Road, West Chester

The Miracle on South 13th Street Holiday Light Display– 1600 block of South 13th Street, 5pm-10pm

Through January 3

DreamWorks Shrek’s Festive Flight – Free, shows every 15 minutes Comcast Technology Center, 1800 Arch 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

Holiday Lights Display at Herr’s – Free, 5pm-7am, 20 Herr Drive, Nottingham

Through January 7

Philadelphia CollageWorks Holiday Market – Pay as you go, Benna’s Café, 1236 South 8th Street.

Through January 12

A Longwood Christmas at Longwood Gardens – $16-$30 admission, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square

Through January 31

Astra Lumina – $29-$38, Abington Art Center, 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown.

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 Indiana Pacers; 7pm

 

Saturday

The FLYERS are AWAY vs Minnesota Wild; 2pm

 

Sunday

The EAGLES are HOME vs Pittsburgh Steelers; 4:25pm