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 Daughtry at Franklin 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 Not Just Rock Expo), some are totally bizarre (like the Wizard Fest), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like Black Powder Friday). 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:
All Weekend
Big Jay Oakerson @ Helium Comedy Club
Friday
Mach 22 @ Kung Fu Necktie
The Menzingers @ TLA
Kes and the Band @ Fillmore
Dopapod @ Brooklyn Bowl
Soraia @ MilkBoy
Gary Hoey @ Sellersville Theater
Los Caminates @ Reverb (Reading)
Friday & Saturday
Pierce The Veil @ Santander Arena
Marc Rebillet @ Union Transfer
Vladimir Caamano @ Punch Line Philly
Saturday
Daughtry w/ Sleep Theory @ Franklin Music Hall
Boat House Row @ Ardmore Music Hall
Four Years Strong @ Brooklyn Bowl
Jeezy, Lil Kim, Fabolous & more @ Liacouras Center
Tokyo Rose @ Kung Fu Necktie
Omega X @ Keswick Theatre
Wax Future @ MilkBoy
Saturday & Sunday
Rod Wave @ Wells Fargo Center
Sunday
The Story So Far @ Fillmore
Brett Eldredge @ The Met
Will Downing @ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Mannheim Steamroller @ Santander Performing Arts Center
Rhett Miller @ City Winery
What’s Going on in the Movies? New In Theatres:
Moana 2 (PG): Dwayne Johnson
What’s Going on in the Movies? Still In Theatres:
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?
Join Marisa Magnatta at the White Elephant Pop-Up Bar (1500 Locust St) from 6-8pm for a Preston and Steve Christmas Miracle Miller Lite Preparty. Tickets for Christmas Miracle every 15 minutes please $5 Miller Lite Specials.
Happening Around Town:
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 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
Creekside Raceway 2nd Annual Turkey Gobbler – 1351 Creek Rd Glenmoor PA
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical – Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.
Thanksgiving Weekend at Museum of the American Revolution – $23, Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South 3rd Street.
Friday November 29
The Nutcracker – $43.50, 7pm, Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood.
Black Powder Friday – $25, 10am, Fort Mifflin, 1 Fort Mifflin Road.
Friday and Saturday
The Not Just Rock Expo – Friday noon-6pm; Saturday 10am-4pm, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert – Friday 7pm. and Saturday at 2 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street
Saturday November 30 Through December 7
Rocky Fest – Prices vary by location, mulitple locations
Sunday December 1
Band Together For Cancer – Benefitting DJ Brother Mike, His Wife Kathi And Their Family – $40, 1-5pm, Brookside Manor, 50 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville
Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show – $49.50-$199, 8 p.m., Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.
Nosh & Shop: Hanukkah Market – Pay as you go, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East
Salad Days: 1980-1990: A Decade of Punk In Washington DC (1980-90) – $17, 7 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill 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 FLYERS are HOME vs NY Rangers; 1pm
Saturday
The SIXERS are AWAY vs Detroit Pistons; 7pm
The FLYERS are AWAY vs St. Louis Blues; 7pm
Sunday
The EAGLES are AWAY vs Baltimore Ravens; 4:25pm
