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 (Dridge, Blood Spore, Spesimin, and Charcuterie @ Johnny Brenda’s on Saturday), movies to see (Bob Marley: One Love, rated PG-13), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.

Some things are fairly standard (like Philly Beer Fest), some are totally bizarre (like Dixie’s Tupperware Party), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like Skronk Fest). 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:

Des Rocs with Jigsaw Youth @ The Foundry 5/4

Neil Young & Crazy Horse @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 5/12

Carlos Santana with Counting Crows @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 6/21

Dave Matthews Band @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 7/19 & 7/20

Shows This Weekend:

All Weekend

Kyle Dunnigan@ Punchline

DC Curry @ Helium

Friday & Saturday

Colin Jost @ Parx Casino

Tom Papa @ Keswick Theatre

Umphrey’s McGee @ Brooklyn Bowl

Tedeschi Trucks Band with Little Feet @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena

Saturday & Sunday

The Dead Milkmen @ Underground Arts

Friday

The Dead South @ Franklin Music Hall

Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Necrot @ Union Transfer

311 @ Ovation Hall Oceans Casino

Ron White @ Borgata

The Amish Outlaws @ Ardmore Music Hall

Deap Vally @ Underground Arts

Holding Absence @ The Foundry

Yuma Abe @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live

Boogarins / Slomo Sapiens @ Johnny Brenda’s

Vibrators V2 @ MilkBoy

Here/Now @ Kung Fu Necktie

Tigers Jaw / Fenne Lily @ City Winery

Saturday

Neck Deep @ Franklin Music Hall

Kool & The Gang @ Ovation Hall Oceans Casino

Boyz II Men @ The Met

Fortune Feimster @ Miller Theater

Jamila Woods @ TLA

Dridge / Blood Spore / Spesimin / Charcuterie @ Johnny Brenda’s

Jason Ladanye @ City Winery

The Nighthawks @ Sellersville Theater

Ericdoa @ The Foundry

October London / The Rebirth of Marvin @ Union Transfer

WOAH @ Kung Fu Necktie

Darnell Miller @ The Queen

Sunday

Poolside @ Brooklyn Bowl

The Prize Fighter Inferno  (Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria) @ TLA

The Iron Maidens @ City Winery

Ultra-Lite / Chrome Over Brass / Holy Mountain @ Johnny Brenda’s

John 5 & The Creatures @ Sellersville Theater

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

Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13): Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, Michael Gandolfini

Madame Web (PG-13): Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott

Land of Bad ( R ): Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth, Luke Hemsworth, Milo Ventimiglia

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

Argylle (PG-13): Dua Lipa, Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, John Cena, Ariana DeBose

Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13): Kathryn Newton, Liza Soberano, Cole Sprouse, Carla Gugino

What’s Happening at MMR?

MMR’s 10 Days of Pearl Jam: MMR Rocks Pearl Jam on September 7th and 9th at Wells Fargo Center. MMR’s Ten Days of Pearl Jam is your chance to win free tickets.  BEGINNING FRIDAY (2/16) – Listen for the Pearl Jam song of the day, and the 25th caller when we play it wins a pair of tickets for the September 9th show. Go to wmmr.com for a daily cheat sheet to help you win, and for another chance to win tickets online. Ticket sales will be done using Verified Fan registration. Deadline to register is Monday (2/19) at 2:59am ET. Info at wmmr.com.

Happening Around Town:

Through February 25

WinTOUR Scavenger Hunt:  multiple locations in Fairmount Park.

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

Mini-Golf & Curling at Franklin Square: Franklin Square, 200 North 6th Street.

Ice Skating @ Rothman Rink (at Dilworth Park): Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

Through March 3

Rising Sun: Artists in an Uncertain America:  African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street.

Through March 10

Ethel Wallace: Modern Rebel: Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown.

Groucho: A Life in Revue:  Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street.

Through March 15

Public Art in Philadelphia: A Legacy Shaped by Women:  Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street.

Through March 18

Data Nation: Democracy in the Age of A.I.: National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut Street.

Through March 24

Winter Wonder: Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.

Through March 26

Wintergarden (at Dilworth Park): Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

Through March 31

Winterfest: Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 South Columbus Boulevard.

Founders & Foundations:  Clay Studio, 1425 North American Street.

Through April 7

Night Forms:  Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township.

Determined To Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden:  Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 North Broad Street.

Through April 8

Amplified: Art, Music, Power: National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut Street.

Through April 15

Trolls: Save the Humans: Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue.

Superheroes, Science, and the Environment:  Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street.

Through August 5

Unhoused: Personal Stories and Public Health: Mütter Museum, 19 South 22nd Street.

Through August

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

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

Otherworld Philly: 2500 Grant Avenue.

Through September 29

Life Onto Land: The Devonian: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.

Through May 2025

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

Black History Month Events This Weekend

Ongoing:

Leaders and Legends of Philadelphia: Through February 29th, Tuesdays-Sundays, Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse, 3500 Reservoir Drive.

Black History Month @ the National Constitution Center:  throughout February, National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street.

Saturday:

The Drunk Black History Show:  8:30 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

Legacy Reclaimed: Guided Art Tour: Saturdays, 11 a.m., tours meet at Mother Bethel Fellowship Hall, 419 South Sixth Street.

Saturday & Sunday

History Maker Saturdays & Storytelling Sundays: Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street.

Things Happening This Weekend

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY

Philadelphia Fishing Show: Friday 12pm – 7pm , Saturday 10am – 6pm, and Sunday 10am – 5pm. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center – 100 Station Avenue Oaks, PA.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus:  Friday 7:30pm, Saturday 11am, 3pm, 7pm, Sunday 12pm, 4pm. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 South Broad Street.

Launching Little Free(dom) Libraries:  Throughout February, multiple locations.

Mrs. Doubtfire: Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm & 8pm, and Sun 1pm. Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

Black History Month @ the National Constitution Center: throughout February, National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street.

FRIDAY February 16

Skronk Fest:  4:30-11 p.m., Ukie Club, 847 North Franklin Street.

SLAY is in Session: An Abbott Elementary Drag & Burlesque Show: 8 p.m., Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor Street.

Nugent’s Follies: 8 p.m., Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street.

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Dixie’s Tupperware Party: Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope.

SATURDAY February 17

Legacy Reclaimed: Guided Art Tour:  Saturdays, 11 a.m., tours meet at Mother Bethel Fellowship Hall, 419 South Sixth Street.

The No Name Pops:  3-4:30 p.m., Alumnae Hall, Immaculata University, 1145 West King Road, Immaculata.

The Drunk Black History Show:  8:30 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

French Quarter Cotillion GayBINGO!: 6 p.m., Rodeph Shalom, 615 North Broad Street.

Philly Beer Fest: noon-4 p.m. & 5-9 p.m., 23rd Street Armory, 22 South 23rd Street.

50 Years of Hip Hop: Art, Music, Power:  10 a.m.-5 p.m., National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut Street.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

History Maker Saturdays & Storytelling Sundays: Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street.

Under the Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest: February 17th-September 2nd. Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Philadelphia Suns Lion Dancers: Fashion District, February 17th, 2 p.m., Franklin Square, February 17th, 5 p.m., Dilworth Park, February 17th, 6 p.m., South Philly & the Northeast, February 18th, noon.

The Art of the Brick: February 17th-September 2nd, Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street.

Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent: February 17th-January 5th, Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.

Presidents Day Weekend @ National Constitution Center: February 17th-19th, National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street.

SUNDAY February 18

Letterkenny Presents: A Night of Standup:  8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

Sports Up!

Friday

The Wings are away vs Las Vegas Desert Dogs at 10pm.

Saturday

The Flyers are away vs New Jersey Devils in the Stadium Series at 8pm.