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 (Tomato Flower at Johnny Brenda’s on Saturday), movies to see (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, 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 Hayrides to Bunnyland at Linvilla Orchards), some are totally bizarre (like the Big Bubble Rave), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like As Above/So Below). 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:

Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic –with Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Maren Morris, Mavis Staples, & Celisse @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 7/4

Korn with Gojira and Spiritbox @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion 9/20

Fozzy @ The Foundry 10/18

Shows This Weekend:

Friday & Saturday

B Simone @ Helium

Shane Torres @ Punchline

Friday

Nicki Minaj @ Wells Fargo Center

Buzz Zeemer @ Ardmore Music Hall

Margaret Cho @ The Fillmore

Geoff Tate’s Big Rock Show @ The Queen

Josiah and the Bonnevilles @ World Café Live

Arlo Parks @ Union Transfer

Maoli @ Underground Arts

The Amours @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live

Florry @ Johnny Brenda’s

Early Moods / Morgul Blade / DJ Violator @ Kung Fu Necktie

Teenage Dads @ MilkBoy

The Frontmen @ Xcite Center at Parx Casino

Emmanuel Ohemeng III / Perpetual Motion @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live

Breakwater @ City Winery

Saturday

Blackberry Smoke @ Keswick Theatre

Mitis, Blastoyz, Crystal Skies, Lizzy Jane @ Franklin Music Hall

Aaron Lewis @ Ovation Hall Oceans Casino

Eric Hutchinson Band @ Sellersville Theater

MitiS @ Franklin Music Hall

Fragments of Greatness @ The Queen

Margie Mays @ City Winery

Caleb Hearon @ The Foundry

Tomato Flower @ Johnny Brenda’s

The Orwells @ Kung Fu Necktie

Friends of Jerry / Coca Leaves & Pearls @ Underground Arts

Sunday

KRS-ONE @ Ardmore Music Hall

Kate Clover @ MilkBoy

Art Of Anarchy @ Sellersville Theater

Melanie Fiona @ City Winery

Caracara / Steady Hands @ Johnny Brenda’s

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

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (PG-13): Kaylee Hottle, Rebecca Hall, Nicola Crisa

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

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (PG-13): Mckenna Grace, Emily Alyn Lind, Bill Murray, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Ernie Hudson, Dan Aykroyd

Late Night with the Devil ( R ): David Dastmalchian, Ingrid Torelli, Laura Gordon, Georgina Haig

Prey (PG-13): Mena Suvari, Emile Hirsch, Ryan Phillippe

Snack Shack ( R ): Mika Abdalla, Conor Sherry, Gabriel LaBelle, Nick Robinson

Happening Around Town:

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.

Disney’s Frozen: Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

Through April 8

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

Through April 12

Philadelphia Black History: The People’s Stories:  Philadelphia City Hall, Broad & Market streets, 2nd, 4th & 5th floors, northeast corner.

Through April 15

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

Through April 27

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

Through April 23

Peeps in the Village: Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street Road, New Hope.

Through May 12

Ritual of Self: Isaiah Zagar’s Self-Portraits in Paper:  Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South 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 2

Under the Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest: Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The Art of the Brick:  Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street.

Through September 15

Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination: Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford.

Through September 29

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

Through January 5

Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent: Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.

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

FRIDAY, SATURDAY, & SUNDAY

PHS Pop-Up Gardens: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society reopens its Pop-Up Gardens on South Street and in Manayunk this weekend, starting Friday. opens March 29th, ongoing through late fall; PHS Pop-Up Garden at Manayunk, 106 Jamestown Avenue; PHS Pop-Up Garden at South Street, 1438 South Street.

Miniball 2024: March 28th-31st, FringeArts, 140 North Columbus Boulevard.

Spring Break: Sports & Recreation: Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue.

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

FRIDAY March 29

As Above/So Below: Party starts at 10pm and goes until 2am. Upstairs At 700 – 700 N 2nd St, Philadelphia.

Big Bubble Rave: 9 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.

The Madonna Show:  8-11 p.m., Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor Street.

Friday & Saturday

Easter Eggstravaganza @ Shady Brook Farm:  Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley.

Hayrides to Bunnyland @ Linvilla Orchards: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Linvilla Orchards, 137 West Knowlton Road, Media.

School of Rock:  Media Theatre, 104 East State Street, Media. mediatheatre.org

SATURDAY March 30

Hop-A-Long Trail @ Franklin Square: Franklin Square, 200 North 6th Street.

KevOnStage & That Chick Angel: Here’s The Thing: 7:30 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.

The Rock & Roll Playhouse presents Music of Queen: noon, Brooklyn Bowl Philly, 1009 Canal Street.

Art Star Women Makers Pop-Up Market: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Independence Visitor Center, 599 Market Street.

Chris Funk: 1:30 & 7:30 p.m., Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Spring Blooms:  March 30th through May 5th, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.

Philly’s Vegetarian Pioneers: meet at the American Vegan Center, 17 North 2nd Street.

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

Their Portraits: Philadelphia Artists Honor October 7 Hostages: March 9th-April 14th, Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East.

SUNDAY March 31

Easter Sunday

91st Annual Easter Promenade:  12:30 p.m., starts at 5th & South streets, continues to Headhouse Plaza.

Libertee Grounds Easter Egg Hunt Brunch:  11 a.m.-1 p.m., Libertee Grounds, 1600 West Girard Avenue.

Sisterhood Sit-In Trolley Tour: Sundays through April 27th, starting and ending at Harriett’s Bookshop, 258 East Girard Avenue.

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Sports Up!

All Weekend

The Phillies are HOME vs the Atlanta Braves: Friday – Opening Day 3:05pm, Saturday 4:05pm, and Sunday 1:35pm

Friday

The Sixers are AWAY vs Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:30pm

Saturday

The Wings are HOME vs Buffalo Bandits at 1pm

The Union are HOME vs Minnesota United at 2pm

The Flyers are HOME vs Chicago Blackhawks at 7pm

Sunday

The Sixers are AWAY vs Toronto Raptors at 6pm