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 (Squid at the Union Transfer Fri), movies to see (Lisa Frankenstein, 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 Northern Liberties Restaurant Week), some are totally bizarre (like The Wooder Bowl), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like Trolls: Save the Humans). 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:

Lamb of God and Mastodon with special guests Kerry King and Unearth @ Santander Arena in Reading, PA 8/8

Incubus – performing their 2001 album, Morning View, in its entirety, plus the Hits! with Coheed and Cambria @ Wells Fargo Center 8/27

Shows This Weekend:

Friday & Saturday

Jay Mohr @ Punchline

Adam Ferrara @ Helium

Subterranean Dissonance Fest @ Underground Arts: Day 1: Car Bomb, Thantifaxath, Artificial Brain, The Sawtooth Grin, Knoll, Witching, Daeva, Asystole.  Day 2: Closure in Moscow, Kayo Dot (Original Maudlin of the Well), Jeromes Dream, Yowie, Gold Necklace, Bandit, Bangladeafy, Caged.

Friday

Kelsey Cook @ Live! Casino & Hotel

Mr. Big @ Keswick Theatre

Mannequin Pussy @ World Café Live

Squid  @ Union Transfer

Howard Hewett @ City Winery

Damn Tall Buildings @ City Winery

John Gorka / Patty Larkin @ Sellersville Theater

That 1 Guy @ Kung Fu Necktie

Reef the Lost Cauze & Caliph-NOW @ Johnny Brenda’s

 Saturday

Stevie Nicks @ Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena

Bailen  @ World Café Live

MxPx / The Ataris @ Union Transfer

John Westford @ Sellersville Theater

Bailen @ The Music Hall at World Cafe Live

Band of Horses @ Xcite Center at Parx Casino

Moustapha Noumbissi / Nik Greeley @ Johnny Brenda’s

Ridge Runners @ MilkBoy

No Vacation @ The Foundry

Tinashe @ Brooklyn Bowl

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

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

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

Miller’s Girl ( R ): Jenna Ortega, Martin Freeman

What’s Happening at MMR?

“Dive In” with Nick McIlwain and Team WMMR as they take the plunge with the Special Olympics Pennsylvania  for their Polar Plunge at Citizens Bank Park. Opening Ceremonies start at 11:15 am and the plunge starts around 12 pm with our Law Enforcement Teams and Special Olympic Athletes.

Join Brent Porche as he hosts Cupid’s Undie Run on Saturday, at Xfinity Live (1100 Pattison Avenue) from Noon to 4pm.

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.

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.

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

Winterfest: Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 South Columbus Boulevard.

Through March 31

Founders & Foundations: continues through March 31st; Clay Studio, 1425 North American Street.

Through April 7

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

Determined To Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden: Continues through April 7th. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 North Broad Street. pafa.org

Through April 8

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

Through April 27

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: ongoing, Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street.

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

Otherworld Philly: ongoing, 2500 Grant Avenue.

Through September 29

Life Onto Land: The Devonian: Continues through September 29th. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University – 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia,  ansp.org

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.

Black History Month Events This Weekend

Jacky Bam Bam & WMMR are honoring the African-American artists who were fundamental in the evolution of everything that rocks. Check Out Jacky’s Week One & Week Two Reviews!

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

Forum on Racial Understanding:  1-3:30 p.m., Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.

Mural Tour of Fair Hill Burial Ground:  1 p.m., Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue.

Open House @ Historic Germantown: 1-4 p.m., Historic Germantown, 5501 Germantown Avenue. historicgermantownpa.org

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

Mrs. Doubtfire: Through February 18th, Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

Philadelphia Suns Lion Dancers: IKEA in Conshy, February 9th, 5 p.m, P.F. Chang’s in Collegeville & Glen Mills, February 9th, 6:30 p.m, Chinatown Midnight Parade, February 9th, 10 p.m., Sunseng Supermarket, February 10th, noon, The Rail Park, February 10th, 2 p.m., King of Prussia Mall, February 10th, 4 p.m., Chinatown Lunar New Year Day Parade, February 11th, 11 a.m.

Northern Liberties Restaurant Week:  February 2nd-11th, multiple locations around Northern Liberties.

Trolls: Save the Humans:  February 1st-April 15th, Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue.

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

Ice Skating @ Rothman Rink: continues through February 25th. Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

Wintergarden: through March 26th. Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

FRIDAY February 9

Cannonball Crash: 6 p.m., FringeArts, 140 North Columbus Boulevard.

Shine a Little Love at the Trestle Inn:  6-9 p.m. the Trestle Inn, 339 North 11th Street.

SATURDAY February 10

Forum on Racial Understanding: 1-3:30 p.m., Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.

Til Death Do Us Part: Love Stories of Laurel Hill East: 1-3 p.m., Laurel Hill East Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue.

Mural Tour of Fair Hill Burial Ground: 1 p.m., Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue.

Viktor’s Valentine: A Dark Love Story:  6-10 p.m., Lincoln Mill Haunted House, 4100 Main Street.

Valentine’s Party at Pet Friendly Dog Bakery:  2-3 p.m., Pet Friendly, 4324 Main Street.

Colonial Brewing Day: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Historic Rittenhouse Town, 208 Lincoln Drive.

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: 11:30 a.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad 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:  On Saturday, Meet the History Makers. Sundays: Once Upon A Nation Storytelling. Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street.

Tipsy History: A Love Story: February 9th & 10th, 5:30, 6:30 & 7:30 p.m., Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street.

SUNDAY February 11

Classical Concert at the Mütter: 3-5 p.m., Mitchell Hall at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 South 22nd Street.

Drag King Brunch: Noon, Triple Bottom Brewing, 915 Spring Garden Street.

Spirited Friendship: Pal-entine’s Day Cocktail Tasting: 3 p.m., Rex at the Royal, 1524 South Street.

Puppy Bowl Watch Party: Noon, the Cauldron, 1305 Locust Street.

The Wooder Bowl: 1-5 p.m., the Boozy Mutt, 2639 Poplar Street.

Sports Up!

Friday

The Sixers are home vs Atlanta Hawks at 7pm.

Saturday

The Sixers are away vs Washington Wizards at 7pm.

The Flyers are home vs Seattle Kraken at 7pm (It can be heard on WMMR).