Pierre’s MMRBQ Weekend Calendar: September 15 – 17, 2023
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…
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 (The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Union Transfer on Sunday), movies to see (A Haunting in Venice, rated PG-13), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.
Some things are fairly standard (Philadelphia Honey Festival), some are totally bizarre (Philadelphia Fringe Festival), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (Park(ing) Day Philadelphia). 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).
Even though there are many things to do in and around Philadelphia this weekend, there is only one event that really matters... The MMRBQ!!!
On Sale Friday:
Bob Dylan @ The Fillmore 11/19
*Last Minute Tickets for MMRBQ 9/16*
Shows This Weekend:
All Weekend
Friday & Saturday
Twiddle @ Brooklyn Bowl
Pretty Lights @ Franklin Music Hall
Friday
Kayo Dot @ MilkBoy
Blind Boys of Alabama @ City Winery
BoyWithUke @ Union Transfer
Claud @ The Foundry
Gooch & The Motion @ The Lounge at World Cafe Live
High Reeper / Duel @ Johnny Brenda's
Shemekia Copeland @ Sellersville Theater
the hails @ Kung Fu Necktie
Senses Fail @ TLA
Saturday
The Healed Project @ City Winery
Chat Pile @ Underground Arts
Bishop Briggs & MisterWives @ The Fillmore
Florry @ Johnny Brenda's
Victoria Monet @TLA
Madison McFerrin @ MilkBoy
Loudon Wainwright III @ Sellersville Theater
John Craigie @ The Music Hall at World Cafe Live
Sunday
David Longstreth @ Johnny Brenda's
Hatebreed @ Franklin Music Hall
Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners @ MilkBoy
All Time Low @ The Fillmore
Phabo @ The Foundry
Ne-Yo @ The Mann
The Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Union Transfer
Mondo Generator @ Kung Fu Necktie
What's Going on in the Movies? New This Week:
A Haunting In Venice ( PG-13 ): Kenneth Branagh, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey
What's Going on in the Movies? Still In Theatres:
The Nun II ( R ): Taissa Farmiga, Bonnie Aarons, Storm Reid
Equalizer 3 ( R ): Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (PG-13): Nia Vardalos, Lainie Kazan, Elena Kampouris, John Corbett, Andrea Martin
What’s Happening at MMR?
Saturday
MMRBQ 2023: Shinedown, Billy Idol, Larkin Poe, Ayron Jones, Dirty Honey, Finger Eleven, Tigercub, and MMR’s Local Shots Artist Vixen77. Don’t forget to check out the Preston & Steve Side Stage with Live Band Karaoke with SideArm, Don McCloskey & Band, and Jacky Bam Bam DJ Set. Saturday at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. Gates at Noon and the bands start at 1pm.
Happening Around Town:
Through September 23
Walk Around Philadelphia: Cherry Street Pier, 121 N. Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia. cherrystreetpier.com
Through September 24
Festival of Fountains: Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.
Summerfest: 101 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard.
Through September 30
Pockets of Light: Race Street Pier, Cherry Street Pier, Washington Avenue Pier and Pier 68 (near Walmart).
Through October 1
Philadelphia Marketplace: noon-6 p.m., Dilworth Park, west side of City Hall.
Pixar Putt: Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, 101 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard.
Through October 8
Out in the Garden: PHS Pop Up Garden at South Street, 1438 South Street.
Through October 10
The Southeast Asian Market: Saturdays & Sundays. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, 1500 Pattison Avenue
The Garden Railway: Morris Arboretum, 100 East Northwestern Avenue.
Through October 15
Illuminating Birds Exhibition: Drawing as a Way of Knowing: Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Through October 21
CityPickle: Dilworth Park, on the west side of City Hall.
Through October 29
Scarecrows in the Village: Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street Road, New Hope.
PA Renaissance Faire: Saturdays & Sunday. 11AM-8PM. 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim PA.
Through October 30
Data Nation: Democracy in the Age of A.I.: National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut Street.
Through November 5
Pumpkinland: September 16th-November 5th, Linvilla Orchards, 137 West Knowlton Road, Media.
Through November 26
Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia: Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.
Through November
U-2 Spy Planes & Aerial Archaeology: Penn Museum, 3260 South Street.
Through December 2023
The First Amendment: ongoing, National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street.
Through 2023
The Future Will Follow the Past: Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East.
Through January 14
Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories: Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown. michenerartmuseum.org
Through January 21
Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity: 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.
Things Happening This Weekend
FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Center City District Restaurant Week: September 10th-23rd, multiple locations in Center City.
Philadelphia Fringe Festival: Through September 24th, multiple locations.
Parks on Tap: Schuylkill Banks: Schuylkill Banks, under the Walnut Street Bridge. Friday 4pm - 10pm, Saturday & Sunday 12pm - 10pm,
Otherworld Philly: Fridays & Saturdays: 10AM - 10PM, Sundays: 10AM - 6PM, 2500 Grant Avenue, number 1.
Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show: September 15th-17th, Rittenhouse Square, in the vicinity of 18th and Walnut streets.
Devon Fall Classic: September 14th-17th, 23 Dorset Road, Devon.
Coatesville Invitational Vintage Grand Prix: The racing starts at 9 a.m.; awards presentation begins at 4 p.m. September 14th-16th, downtown Coatesville, start/finish line at 3rd Avenue and Lincoln Highway.
FRIDAY September 15
Park(ing) Day Philadelphia: all day, multiple locations in Philly.
Magic for Humans - Justin Willman : 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.
Friday & Saturday
Medford Oktoberfest & Music Festival: Friday 5pm-9pm, Saturday 1pm -9pm. Freedom Park, 86 Union Street, Medford.
SATURDAY September 16
VetFest: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 400 Chesterfield Parkway, Malvern.
OktoBEARfest: This event is adults-only. 7-10 p.m., Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue.
El Mercado Cultural: noon-5 p.m., Cherry Street Pier, 121 North Columbus Boulevard. cherrystreetpier.com
Night Market in El Centro de Oro: 5-10 p.m., 5th Street and Lehigh Avenue.
We Are the Seeds- The PECO Multicultural Series: noon-9 p.m., Cherry Street Pier, 121 North Columbus Boulevard.
DelcoFest: noon-8 p.m., 2SP Brewing, 120 Concord Road, Aston.
South Street Oktoberfest: noon-8 p.m., 700 block of South Street.
Festival of San Gennaro at Cicala: noon-4 p.m., 699 North Broad Street.
Sneakerball: Proceeds benefit the Philadelphia School District and the Philadelphia School District Fund. 7-11 p.m., Fitler Club, 24 South 24th Street.
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration: noon-4 p.m., Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
Philadelphia Honey Festival: Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Wyck Historic House, 6026 Germantown Avenue; and Sunday 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard.
Philadelphia Marketplace: Saturdays and Sundays, Through October 1st, noon-6 p.m., Dilworth Park, west side of City Hall.
Mural Mile Center City Walking Tour: Saturdays 11am and Sundays 2pm, meet at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 North Broad Street.
SUNDAY September 17
MMRBQ Hangover: Relax and Recover from the awesome all day party we threw the previous day!
Sports Up!
All Weekend
PHILLIES AWAY vs St. Louis Cardinals: Fri @8:15pm, Sat @ 7:15pm, Sun @ 2:15pm
Saturday
UNION are HOME vs Cincinnati FC @ 7:30pm. Get there early because it is the Union's our annual Kick Childhood Cancer Night & it is also Phang's birthday bash!
