167 Things to Do in Philly This Week and Weekend

The jukebox musical & Juliet is at the Academy of Music March 25th-April 6th. / Photograph by Matthew Murphy

FESTIVALS, FOOD, OTHER FUN STUFF

TOUR/SHOPPING
A Deeply Rooted Trolley Tour
StarFire hosts this “highly curated, deeply immersive tour of Philadelphia’s food, art, music and culture scene” sponsored by Harriett’s Bookshop. The twice-on-Saturdays tour visits highlights local women and women-owned businesses, and pays tribute to legendary poet Sonia Sanchez.
$50, Saturdays through May 31st, 11 a.m. & 3 p.m., starting and ending at Harriett’s Bookshop, 258 East Girard Avenue.

See Also: Women’s History Month Events in Philly

SCIENCE
Body Worlds: Vital
Body Worlds returns to the Franklin Institute with its grisly/fascinating menagerie of human remains displayed in interesting poses in the name of science. What makes “Vital” different? “It will also showcase the remarkable capability and vitality of the human body and the influence of the emotional phenomenon of happiness on our minds and entire bodies.” More info in our preview.
$20, through September 1st, Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street.

See Also: Inside the Franklin Institute’s Stunning New “Body Worlds” Exhibit

GOATS
Goat Hiking
Rose Bridge Farm & Sanctuary invites you to hike through the Wissahickon with goats. (For a side-quest, donate some money to Dominic, a mini donkey with medical bills.)
$25, Saturdays and Sundays through March, Andorra Natural Area, 300 Western Northwestern Avenue.

KIDS
Bluey x Camp
Take the kids to a 50-minute immersive adventure with misshapen canine icons Bluey and Bingo; run wild and play games in their famous house.
$54, through May 1st, King of Prussia Mall, 160 North Gulph Road, level 3, King of Prussia.

ON STAGE

THEATER
& Juliet
This jukebox musical — featuring well known songs by Britney Spears, Bon Jovi, Backstreet Boys, P!nk and lots more — puts a new spin on Shakespeare’s classic story of star-crossed lovers, with Juliet opting not to kill herself at the end. Book by David West Read, who wrote for Schitt’s Creek.
$26-$179, March 25th-April 6th, Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

THEATER
Dreamgirls
Walnut Street Theatre presents the hit Broadway musical about the rise of a Supremes-like girl group. Music by Henry Krieger. Book and lyrics by Tom Eyen. Directed and choreographed by Gerry Mcintyre.
$49-$217, March 25th-May 4th, Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street.

MUSIC
Philadelphia Orchestra
Nathalie Stutzmann leads the Orchestra in performing Shostakovich’s famous Fifth Symphony, along with works by Mazzoli and Schumann. Featuring cellist Edgar Moreau. (P.S. There’s also the Brass and Brash party on the 27th, with less music and more cocktails.)
$21-$71, March 28th & 29th, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

MUSIC/TRIBUTE
Paul Green Rock Academy
The current crop of rising rockers at the Paul Green school of rock pay tribute to the music of the Talking Heads. With Martha Graham Cracker and John Jarbeaux.
$15-$35, March 28th-29th, FringeArts, 140 North Columbus Boulevard.

THEATER
Sunday in the Park with George
The Penn Singers perform the Broadway musical inspired by Georges Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Book by James Lapine.
$10, March 28th at 7 p.m. & March 29th at 1 & 7 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.

MUSIC
Thurston Moore
The Sonic Youth frontman released his ninth solo record Flow Critical Lucidity in October of last year. He’s playing a pair of intimate shows at Solar Myth this weekend.
$43.26, March 28th & 29th, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.

THEATER
“james” Love Ambition and Haberdashery
Fever Dream Repertory presents the world premiere of this new one-act comedy by noted playwright, Bruce Walsh.
$26.50-$31.60, through March 30th, Plays and Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Street.

COMEDY
Bruce Bruce
The smiley, classy Atlanta-born comedian returns to Punch Line for a slate of shows this weekend.
$43-$57, March 27th-29th, Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

THEATER
Iphigenia in Splott
Inis Nus Theatre Co. — specialists in contemporary plays from Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales — presents Gary Owen’s “tense and moving” story of a Welsh working-class woman whose “life is an aimless, messy cycle of partying and vicious hangovers until one fateful night gives her the chance to be so much more.” Stars Campbell O’Hare. Directed by Kittson O’Neill.
$28, through March 30th, Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake, 302 South Hicks Street.

THEATER
Nora: A Doll’s House
Hedgerow Theatre Company presents the U.S. premiere of Scottish playwright Stef Smith’s “bold new version” of Henrik Ibsen’s groundbreaking play. Directed by Emma Gibson. Stars Amanda Schoonover, Kaitlyn Cheng and Mallory Avnet.
$30, through April 6th, Hedgerow Theatre Company, 64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley.

THEATER
August Wilson’s King Hedley II
The Arden continues its years-long journey through Wilson’s epic American Century Cycle (a.k.a. the Pittsburgh Cycle), which explores African American life in the 20th century. King Hedley II stars Akeem Davis and is directed by James Ijames, who won the Pulitzer Prize for writing Fat Ham.
$32-$62, through March 30th, Arden Theatre, 40 North 2nd Street.

King Hedley II at the Arden / Photograph by Ashley Smith, Wide Eyed Studios

THEATER
A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Antony & Cleopatra
Quintessence Theater presents “The Reckless Romance” — two Shakespeare classics in rotation for two months straight. Directed by Alex Burns.
$30-$40, through April 26th, Sedgwick Theatre, 7137 Germantown Avenue.

THEATER
Young Americans
Bi Jean Ngo, Merri Rashoyan and Hansel Tan star in Lauren Yee’s intergenerational road-trip comedy. Directed by Cat Ramirez.
$20-$90, April 6th, Theatre Horizon, 401 DeKalb Street, Norristown.

THEATER
In The Heights
Bristol Riverside Theatre presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s other beloved Tony-winning musical. Music by LMM, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. Directed by Carlos Armesto.
$62, March 25th-April 27th, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol.

THEATER
I, Banquo
Hedgerow Theatre Company presents this solo show by Tim Crouch which “retells the story of Macbeth from the perspective of Banquo, Macbeth’s best friend and fellow thane.” Directed by Peter DeLaurier.
$25, March 26th-April 6th, Hedgerow Theatre Company, 64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley.

MUSIC
Fullana & Four Seasons
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia presents this concert by Francisco Fullana in which the Spanish-born violinist will perform “a curated program inspired by the four seasons including works by Piazzolla, Vivaldi, and Glass.”
$29-$104, March 28th at 7:30 p.m. & March 30th at 2:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

COMEDY
Bryan Callen
The comedian, actor and podcaster has appeared on/in The Goldbergs, The Fighter & The Kid, The Hangover, Entourage and Sex and the City.
$26-$42, March 28th-30th, Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

THEATER
A Raisin in the Sun
People’s Light presents Lorraine Hansberry’s award-winning drama about three generations of one Black family living in Chicago. Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.
$45-$49, through March 30, People’s Light, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern.

THEATER
Spiritual Experience
This “uniquely intimate encounter” is only performed for two audience members at a time. Let’s put your mind at ease now: Spiritual Experience is not frightening and it does not involve audience participation. Directed by Rebecca Wright. Written by Adriano Shaplin. Performed by Severin Blake, Bailey Roper and Adriano Shaplin.
$150-$200 per performance, through May 11th, the Private Theater, 3408 Brandywine Street.

MOVIES

Y Tu Mamá También
Before Gravity, Roma, Children of Men, etc., Alfonso Cuarón directed this indie coming of age drama about two teenage boys who start hanging out with an older woman. Stars Maribel Verdú, Gael García Bernal and Daniel Giménez Cacho.
$15.50, March 26th & 29th, 7 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

Sci-Phi Film Festival
Jenkintown’s Hiway Theater has once again assembled a busy weekend of cult favorites and blockbusters for its annual sci-fi film fest.

• Friday: Spaceballs and Event Horizon.
• Saturday: Invasion of Astro-Monster, The Thing From Another World, Paprika, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and The Running Man.
• Sunday: Star Trek II: The Search for Spock and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

$65, March 28th-March 30th, Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown.

Succession, a Satire for a Post-factual Age
Dr. Paul Wright of Main Line Classical Academy leads this four-week series called “What Am I Gonna Do with a Soul, Anyways.” I’m guessing he’ll be showing the show and discussing it?
$100, March 24th-April 14th, 6:30-10 p.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.

Clockwatchers
Toni Collette, Parker Posey, and Lisa Kudrow star in Jill Sprecher’s 1997 workplace comedy. Tagline: The estrogen version of In The Company of Men.
$15.50, March 27th, 28th & 30th, Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

Mami Wata
“In the award-winning monochromatic mythological odyssey from C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi, the loss of a child and the arrival of a mysterious outsider unsettle a village, shaking its faith in the once-revered deity Mami Wata.”
$15.50, March 29th at 4 p.m. & March 30th at 4:30 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

Israeli Film Festival
This annual fest returns with features and documentaries from Israel. Everything kicks off on Saturday with a gala reception and a screening of Shemi Zarhin’s touching drama Bliss (starring Sasson Gabay and Assi Levy) followed by a Q&A with the director. Here’s the rest of the IFF schedule.
$15-$18, through March 30th, multiple locations.

The Debutantes Film Series
The Film Society presents a series of film debuts by some of contemporary cinema’s most daring women.

• A Real Young Girl (Catherine Breillat, 1976) stars Charlotte Alexandria, Hiram Keller, Rita Maiden and Bruno Balp. March 29th at 9:45 p.m.
• Salaam Bombay! (Mira Nair, 1988) stars Shafiq Syed, Raghuvir Yadav, Anita Kanwar and Nana Patekar. March 29 at 4 p.m. and March 30th at 6 p.m.
• Water Lilies (Céline Sciamma, 2007) stars Adèle Haenel, Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère and Warren Jacquin. March 28th at 7 p.m. & March 30th at 4 p.m.

$15.50, Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

Now Showing @ the Art Museum

• Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective, “Typically associated with the Chicago Imagists, Ramberg is best known for her stylized paintings of fragmented and fetishized female body parts and their erotic trappings–hands, hair, torsos, stockings, and shoes–drawing on pop culture influences from comic books to store-front displays.” Runs through June 1st.
• Naoto Fukasawa: Things in Themselves, The Tokyo-based product designer focuses on “functional design that prioritizes ease of use.” Through April 20.
• Framed! European Picture Frames from the Johnson Collection. Through Spring 2025.
• Informal Moments: Portraits from Photography’s First Decade. Through March.
• Mythical, Divine, Demonic: Animal Imagery in South Asian Art. Ongoing.
• Wanda Gág: Art for Life’s Sake, works by the illustrator of socialist magazines and children’s books. Ongoing.
• Staged: Studio Photographs from the Collection, a group show of studio portraits from the 19th century to the present. Includes works by Mickalene Thomas, Samuel Fosso, Berenice Abbott, Rachel Stern, Irving Penn, Cindy Sherman and more. Runs through June 29th.
• Firing the Imagination: Japanese Influence on French Ceramics, 1860-1910. Through May 26.
• Zoe Leonard: Strange Fruit, “empty fruit skins that have been sutured together and sprawled across the gallery floor by the artist.” Ongoing.
• Expanded Painting in the 1960s and 1970s — radical innovations in painting by Alma Thomas, Sam Gilliam and more. Ongoing.
• Collecting Japanese Art in Philadelphia — Drawn from the works highlighted in the new publication Art of Japan: Highlights from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Ongoing.
• Mythical Creatures: China and the World, explores diversity by comparing mythical creatures in different cultures. Through June 1st.

$14-$23 admission, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Jad Fair
This exhibition at Space 1026 Gallery features more than a hundred paper cuttings and drawings by Jad Fair, the wildly prolific artist and frontman of indie/punk mainstays Half Japanese. Through March 28th.
Free, Space 1026, 844 North Broad Street.

Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray
Old City’s Science History Institute unveils its new longterm exhibition offering “a novel historical perspective on efforts to feed children in U.S. schools.” Through January.
Free, Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street.

Now Showing @ PAFA

• Philadelphia Revealed: Unpacking the Attic, “large, interactive display of over 600 authentic objects, telling the story of Philadelphia’s city history collection.” Through April 6th.
• Making Strange: Sacred Imagery and the Self Exhibition, group show of paintings, sculpture and works on paper. Through April 6th.

$18 museum admission, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 North Broad Street.

Now Showing @ the Museum for Art in Wood

• Strange Woodcraft: Weird and Eerie Sculpture from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. This group show continues through April 20th.

Free admission, Museum for Art in Wood, 141 North 3rd Street.

Soft/Cover
This group exhibition of garments, furniture, shelters, etc. “surveys the many surprising ways artists have used fabric and screen-printing to create objects that relate to the body.” Through August 17th.
Admission is $5 suggested donation. Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch Street.

Free, As One: Black Worldmaking in the Pennsylvania Abolition Society Papers
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Pennsylvania Abolition Society, this exhibition is a collaboration of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and 1838 Black Metropolis.
Free, through May 23rd, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street.

Secretary to the People: Sheryl Oring Uses a Typewriter to Activate Democracy with Art on the Streets of Philly and Beyond
The artist famously dressed in 1960s secretary attire and toured the country, conducting interviews and “typing up people’s hopes, fears, and expectations of the nation’s future.” Oring will display “two decades of messages collected across 30 states, offering visitors a poignant reflection on the evolving hopes, fears, and expectations of the nation.”
Free, continues through April 30th, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

MONDAY, MARCH 24th

MOVIES
Mermaid Legend
A pearl-diving widow seeks revenge on the yakuza who murdered her fisherman husband in Toshiharu Ikeda’s 1984 “bloody arthouse classic” PhilaMOCA’s always a reliable venue for movies like this, especially on Monday nights.
$10, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

BOOKS
Samantha Harvey
The author of Orbital — which won the Booker prize and made many “best books” lists last year — will discuss her work in conversation with Katy Waldman. Orbital offers unique view of life on Earth through the inner lives of four astronauts on the International Space Station. I very much enjoyed this book.
$5, 7 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

BOOKS
Hope and Struggle in the Policed City
Germantown author and historian Menika Dirkson will discuss her new book which “explores Philly’s history of black criminalization and resistance from the Civil Rights Era through the 1970s.”
Free, 5:30 p.m., Roxborough Library, 6245 Ridge Avenue.

BOOKS/FOOD
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Journalist, TV writer, and author Curtis Chin discusses his “funny, touching” memoir about growing up as a gay Chinese-American kid in Detroit in the ’80s.
Free, 5:30 p.m., Independence Library, 18 South 7th Street.

COMEDY
Corey O’Brien
The “hardcore liberal gay democrat” comedian/dancer does a one-off at Helium as part of his tour of red states. Oh right, we live in Pennsylvania. Sigh.
$27-$37, 7:30 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25th

MUSIC
The Hard Quartet
This bona fide indie rock supergroup — Steve Malkmus (Pavement), Matt Sweeney (Zwan and Chavez), Jim White (Dirty Three) and Emmett Kelly (who’s played with Will Oldham, Ty Segall, etc.) — released its self-titled debut on Matador last October. The three non-drummers split vocal duties, and the songs are jangly and fun, with lots of catchy bits. It’s a brand new era and it feels great.
$42.50, 8 p.m., with Sharp Pins, Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

MUSIC
Zoltán Fejérvári
The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents a recital by the Hungarian pianist, with a program including Dvořák, Janáček, R. Schumann and Brahms.
$30, 7:30 p.m., American Philosophical Society Library & Museum, 104 South 5th Street.

More Tuesday Stuff

• COMEDY: Tattooed Momedy, hosted by Tan Hoang & Joe Bell. Free, 7 p.m., Tattooed Mom, 530 South Street.
• MUSIC: Young Dubliners with John Byrne. $25-$45, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MUSIC: The Army, The Navy, with Aggie Miller. Sold out, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: iji, with Karl Blau and Song People. $15, 7 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

• MUSIC: Emei, with Haiden Henderson and Ashley Mehta. $55-$146, 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.
• MUSIC: Mark Guiliana plays “Mark,” with Angelo Outlaw. $30.27, 8 p.m., MilkBoy, 1100 Chestnut Street.
• MUSIC: Chasing Straights, with Byrds? and Dear Season. $15, 7:30 p.m., Silk City, 435 Spring Garden Street.
• COMEDY: Don McMillan. $32-$47, 8 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• MOVIES/THEATER: The Importance of Being Earnest, performed by the National Theatre in London. $19, 7 p.m., Ambler Theater, 108 East Butler Avenue, Ambler.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26th

MUSIC
Tarta Relena
It’s probably wrong to call the music of this Mediterranean folk duo “spooky,” but damn if I don’t get some kind of churchy shivers up my spine when Marta Torrella and Helena Ros meld their voices together with minimal musical accompaniment. Powerful stuff. Tongue Depressor opens the show.
$15-$25, 8 p.m., Maas Building, 1325 North Randolph Street.

BOOKS
Noliwe Rooks
The chair of Africana Studies at Brown University and author of Cutting School: The Segrenomics of American Education, comes to the library to discuss her latest book, Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children. “[Rooks] draws an astute through line between school integration and the emergence of the school-to-prison pipeline, arguing that white students’ and teachers’ racist fear of Black students is what jump-started it,” says Publisher’s Weekly.
$5, 7 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

MUSIC
The Shvesters
This Detroit duo offers a gently jazzy take on Jewish music via pristine harmonies and classic song selection.
$54, 6:30 p.m., Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East.

MOVIES
Director Series: Lucrecia Martel
The Film Society highlights the work of New Argentine Cinema auteur Lucrecia Martel with this four-film series. Almost done!

• Zama (2017) Martel’s visceral period drama about a Spanish soldier desperate to be transferred from his remote Argentina outpost. March 26th.

$15.50, Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

MUSIC
Joy Burklund and Her Band
The Philly indie rock band celebrates the release of their bold, groovy, instantly engaging debut record Songbouquet. With Lizdelise & Lars.
$15, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

More Wednesday Stuff

• MOVIES: The Beast (Bertrand Bonello, 2023), stars Léa Seydoux, George MacKay and Guslagie Malanda. $16.25, 6:30 p.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
• MUSIC: Steve Lehman Trio +1, with Anthony Braxton. $43.26, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Altan. Irish jams. $29.50-$49.50, 8 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville.
• MUSIC: Voices of Philly Soul — Ladies Edition, featuring live performances by Jada Lee, Natalie Imani, Tata Sherise, Evita Colon, Queen of the Pen (Valerie McNear), Naima the Poet, DJ Queen Yaszy, and Carol Riddick. $25-$30, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Shigeto. $22, 7 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

• MUSIC: Ara Dinkjian & Fahir Atakoglu. $25-$50, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• KIDS/THEATER: Sesame Street Live. $35-$169, 6 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.
• MUSIC: Quest Master, with Fief. Sold out, 7 & 9:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, 2125 Chestnut Street.
• MUSIC: Pretoria, with Social Cig, Diet Lemon and Pink Bush. $12, 7:30 p.m., Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 North Front Street.
• MUSIC: Eddie Bruce Sings Mancini, Mercer and Legrand, featuring Tedd Firth on piano. $20-$95, 7:30 & 9 p.m., Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom Street.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27th

COMEDY
Annie Lederman
The Philly-born/LA-based comedian comes home for a one-shot at Helium. You may recognize her from Girl Code, We Have Issues, Chelsea Lately, Grand Theft Auto V and the Trash Tuesday podcast/video show. Lederman is darkly hilarious and often NSFW, but this clip was on TV, so. She got engaged on a party bus on the way to a Cross Angel, so.
$27-$37, 8 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

MUSIC
of Montreal
Unflagging standard bearers for the Elephant Six sound, of Montreal released their 19th (!) record Lady On The Cusp last year. It’s psychedelic and pretty, but strange and laced with sly bitterness, like biting into a children’s aspirin and washing the grit away with grapefruit concentrate. With Positronix.
$29.50, 8:30 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

MUSIC
Melvin Seals & JGB
The Jerry Garcia Band alum and his band JGB pays tribute to the Jerry Garcia Band, which was a different band from JGB. Fans of Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead and Melvin Seals can explain all this better than I can, and they will.
$35, March 27 & 28th, Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Avenue.

BOOKS
Peter Wolf
The J. Geils frontman discusses his new memoir Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses. He’ll be interviewed by Larry Platt Philly Mag alum and co-founder of The Philadelphia Citizen.
$5, 7 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

MUSIC/COKTAILS
Brass and Brash
Mix and mingle at the cocktail party, then watch Nathalie Stutzmann lead the Philadelphia Orchestra in a swift, 60-minute performance of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Hosted by Austin Chanu.
$21-$71, 6:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

More Thursday Stuff

• CABARET: Hot Moms Takeover: A Drag Variety Show, hosted by Luna Thee Jawnette, starring Eric Jaffe, Icon Ebony Fierce, DDA and Maria Topcatt. Free, 8:15 p.m., Tattooed Mom, 530 South Street.
• MOVIES: The Heartbreak Kid (Elaine May, 1972). Stars Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd and Jeannie Berlin. Tagline: “Elaine May Directed It. Neil Simon Wrote It. Bruce Jay Friedman Conceived It.” $15.50, 7 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.
• MUSIC: Bishop Briggs, with Ellise. $35-$40, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.
• MUSIC: Lane 8, with Otherwish. $54-$61, 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.
• COMEDY: Brotherly Laughs, hosted by Logan Malin and George Miller, featuring Friguy, Christian Chomik, Jake Lipinksy, Sean O’Shaugnessy, Peggy O’ Leary, Brian Finnell, and John Phillips. $10-$18, 10 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• MUSIC: Linda Eder. $35-$169, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.
• MOVIES: Mother (Bong Joon-ho, 2009). Tagline: “She’ll stop at nothing.” $13.50, 7 p.m., Ambler Theater, 108 East Butler Avenue, Ambler.

• MUSIC: Jeremy Bradley Earl & Daniel Higgs. Sold out, 6:45 & 9:15 p.m., First Unitarian Church Side Chapel, 2125 Chestnut Street.
• MUSIC: Mister Mann’s 50th Birthday Jam Session. $30-$54, 5 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• COMEDY: Joe Bartnick. $20-$36, 7:30 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street. 
• MUSIC: Wild Soul Revival: Meghan Cary, Lia Menaker, Amy Yares and Peter Farrell re-inventing each other’s songs. $20, 7 p.m., the Fallser Club, 3721 Midvale Avenue.
• MUSIC: Gloria Gaynor. $59-$129, 7 p.m., Bergen Performing Arts Center, 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood.
• MUSIC: The Crystal Casino Band. $15, 8 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.
• MUSIC: Josiah Queen and Strings & Heart. $66-$183, 7 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.
• MOVIES: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981), stars Karen Allen and Harrison Ford. Tagline: “Tanis development proceeding, acquire headpiece, staff of Ra, Abner Ravenwood, US.” $16.25, 6:30 p.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28th

MUSIC
Ida / Tsunami
Indie rock heads of a certain vintage have had this date circled for a while. D.C./Philly punk-means-cuddle band Tsunami — their all-killer output recently collected in a snazzy vinyl box set from Numero Group — is playing their first show here in their halfway-hometown in how long? Decades, maybe? Some of my favorite shows of the ’90s and 2000s had Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson rocking the Khyber (and tiaras) and making music feel fresh, accessible, approachable and doable. They were true trailblazers, too; in the days before social media, their label Simple Machines was releasing records and printing how-to booklets to help other indie kids to follow in their footsteps. This gig at Underground Arts teams them up with Ida, another one of those under-sung all-time greats. Their lovely, mysterious style was an off-speed pitch, even among their indie peers, but those of us who fell for them fell hard.
$29.50, 8:30 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

MUSEUMS
Dinos After Dark
Eat, drink and mingle among the bones of prehistoric creatures who would surely have done the same to you given the opportunity. Family-friendly!
Pay what you wish ($10 recommended donation), 5-8 p.m., Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

GALA/FUNDRAISER
Fur Ball
Morris Animal Refuge’s annual Fur Ball promises “enlightenment, dancing, libations, and heartwarming interactions” with kittens and puppies. Music by DJ Perry. Proceeds benefit Morris which has been caring for needy pets since 1874.
$185-$225, 6-11 p.m., Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, 6825 Norwitch Drive.

SYMPOSIUM
Vision Zero
The Bicycle Coalition of Great Philadelphia hosts this symposium offering a full day of events advocating for protected bike lanes and other programs aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities in the city. Speakers and panelists include Council President Kenyatta Johnson, Senator Christine Tartaglione, Titania Markland of the Clean Air Council and more. Here’s the complete schedule,
$65, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Temple University Student Center South, 1755 North 13th Street.

MUSIC
Gail Ann Dorsey
The legendary West-Philly-born bassist, singer and songwriter has played with David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz, Tears for Fears, Indigo Girls, Gwen Stefani and a tons more. Dorsey, who’s also had an impressive solo career, will be front and center at City Winery on Friday night.
$25-$35, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

MUSIC
Black Eyes
The reunited D.C. post-punk band returns to the Church, this time with new music for the first time since 2004’s Cough. With Deli Girls and Deep Essence.
$20, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut Street.

MUSIC
Chubby Checker
The legendary singer who’s had people doing “The Twist” for decades is playing the American Music Theatre in Lancaster on Friday (with Chris Ruggiero). Chubby Checker has also been nominated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the first time this year. Seems like we gotta play Two Truths And Then Suddenly A Lie!

• Dick Clark’s wife Barbara Mallery came up with the name “Chubby Checker,” inspired by another famous stage name — “Fats Domino.”
• Chubby Checker grew up in South Philly and learned to play piano at Settlement Music School in Queen Village.
• Chiropractic medicine was invented to treat teens who did the “The Twist” too vigorously in the ’50s.

$49-$79, 7:30 p.m., American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.

More Friday Stuff

• MOVIES: Victoria (Sebastian Schipper, 2015). Stars Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski, and Burak Yigit. Tagline: “One Girl. One City. One Night. One Take.” $15.50, 9 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.
• COMEDY: The Uncle Louie Variety Show. $35-$79, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.
• MUSIC: An Evening with Freedy Johnston. $20-$25, 8 p.m., Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square.
• MUSIC: Mandy Valentine, release party for Gone West, with Puppy Angst and Hatchery. $15, 8 p.m., The Ruba Club, 416 Green Street.
• MUSIC: Ha*Ash. $37-$145, 8 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Neal Francis, with Improvement Movement. $27.50, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

• MUSIC: JR Everhart (of Cosmic Guilt), with Hey Slow and Lucas Rinz. $15, 7 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.
• MUSIC: JoJo, with Emmy Meli. $48-$108, 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.
• MUSIC: Richard Barone & Glenn Mercer, of the Bongos and the Feelies respectively. $15-$20, 8:30 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• DANCE PARTY: Sweet Revenge — Emo Pop Girlies Dance Party, with DJ 21Sparksfly & DJ Sabrina, presented by Riot Nerd Philly. $5-$20, 9 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Cloakroom, with 22° Halo, and Assisted Living. $23.79, 7:30 p.m., Ukie Club, 847 North Franklin Street.
• MUSIC: Holy Mountain, with Hafsol and My World Ends With You. $12, 7-10 p.m., Ortlieb’s Lounge, 47 North 3rd Street.
• MUSIC: T Bone Burnett. $65-$89.50, 7:30 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29th

MUSIC
Beth Gibbons
The Portishead singer and songwriter is on her first solo tour, following the release of the gorgeous Lives Outgrown last year. It’s moody, haunting and trippy, and maybe a touch warmer than the trip-hop vibe-setters than Portishead is known for. Cass McCombs opens the show.
$48-$146, 8 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.

BOOKS
Molly Russakoff
A longtime presence in the Philly literary scene, both as a poet and owner of Molly’s Books and Record in the Italian Market, Molly Russakoff released her debut novel late last year. The first printing of Red Tape sold out quick, but she’ll have a new patch ready to move for this Saturday afternoon reading at the Free Library.
Free, 2 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

MUSIC
Nnenna Freelon
The veteran jazz vocalist has earned multiple Grammy nominations on the backs of memorable songs like “Soulcall,” “Tales of Wonder,” and “Homefree.”
$45, 7:30 p.m., Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, 736 South Broad Street.

COMICS
Moore Comics Expo
Moore College of Art & Design hosts its annual comics con, featuring “dozens of up-and-coming professional comic artists” and honoring Philadelphia cartoonist Jamar Nicholas, the creator of the award-winning Leon graphic novel series.
Free, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Moore College of Art & Design, 1916 Race Street.

MUSIC
The RESET — An Immersive Sound Experience
BYO yoga mat, pillows and blankets to this very non-traditional concert at the Kimmel Center featuring Chicago “sound healing artist” Davin Youngs. “Davin blends crystal singing bowls, tuning forks, electronic beats, and innovative soundscapes to create an electro-acoustic experience like nothing you’ve ever encountered.”
$90, 1 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

MUSIC
Lionel Richie
The legendary pop singer usually plays places much bigger than Union Transfer — and this show’s not sold, seemingly because it’s only for Wells Fargo credit card holders? I think? If Lionel Richie plays to anything less than a capacity crowd on Saturday then somebody effed up.
$75, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

MUSIC
The Best of Doo Wop Vol. 7
Cool Bobby B of the 50s Gold station at Sirius XM Radio hosts a packed evening of vocal groups featuring performances by Jay Seigel’s Tokens, Brian Hyland, Jimmy Clanton, The Capris, Jimmy Gallagher & The Passions, The Demensions, Cleveland Still & The Dubs, and The Fireflies.
$48-$69, 7 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.

More Saturday Stuff

• HISTORY/TOURS: Relics and Ruins: East Fairmount Park Tour, three-mile high led by Fairmount Park Conservancy’s John Sigmund. $15, 9-noon, Belmont Plateau, 1800 Belmont Mansion Drive.
• HISTORY/TALKS: The Beginnings of American Egyptology, with speaker Kathleen Sheppard. $10, 3-4:30 p.m., Penn Museum, 3260 South Street.
• SPACE: Partial Solar Eclipse. Free, 6:43-7:03 a.m., the sky.
• WALKS/TOURS: Guided Hike. Free, 11 a.m., Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road.
• MOVIES: Pieces (Juan Piquer Simón, 1982). Stars: Christopher George, Lynda Day George and Frank Braña. Tagline: “If you like strong thrills, come to see us… But do not come alone… Just in case.” $15.50, 9:30 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.
• DANCE PARTY: Sad & Boujee. $15, 10 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.
• MUSIC: Castle Rat, with Morgul Blade, Psychic Wars. $18, 9 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.
• MOVIES: Wanda — Barbara Loden wrote directed and starred in this 1970 indie film about a lonely housewife who links up with a two-bit thief. $12, 7 p.m., Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville.

• MUSIC: Donna the Buffalo, with Ric Robertson. $20-$33, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Ninja Sex Party + TWRP. $44.50, 8:30 p.m., Franklin Music Hall, 421 North Seventh Street.
• ART/TALKS: The Extraordinary Life of Luisa Roldán, with speaker Cathy Hall-van den Elsen. Included in museum admission of $30, 2-3 p.m., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
• DRAG BRUNCH: Brunch with Tiffany “New York” Pollard. $55-$85, 11 a.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MUSIC: Rebecca Black, with Blue Hawaii. $112-$179, 8:30 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.
• MUSIC: bastienGOAT, with WTCHCRFT and Estoc. $10-$15, 9 .pm.-midnight, The Dolphin, 1539 South Broad Street.
• DRINKS: Philly Cocktail Festival. $39-$59, noon-6:30 p.m., 23rd Street Armory, 22 South 23rd Street.
• MUSIC: Precious Little Life, with Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes, Manor Gates, and Hauntress. $10, 7-10 p.m., Ortlieb’s Lounge, 47 North 3rd Street.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30th

MUSIC
The Kronos Quartet
The Seattle-based string new music quartet returns with a program that “celebrates composer and longtime collaborator Terry Riley’s upcoming 90th birthday.” More info here.
$59-$79, 7 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.

MUSIC
Teddy Pendergrass 75th Birthday Celebration
Teddy’s band gets back together to pay tribute to their namesake leader, who would have turned 75 this week, by playing hits like “Love TKO,” “Turn Off the Lights,” and more.
$30-$50, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

SHOPPING
The Philly Vintage Flea Greater
This recurring flea market welcomes more than 100 vendors selling “vintage clothing spanning the ’70s to the 2000s.” Oaks is not that far away.
$7-$17, noon-5 p.m., Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

COMEDY/PODCAST
Watch What Crappens Live
Hosted by Ben Mandelker and Ronnie Karam, the Watch What Crappens comedy podcast obsesses over “reality” shows in the Bravo/Real Housewives multiverse. This is their Mounting Hysteria Tour.
$35-$101, 7:30 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.

TALKS
TikTok Tova: Voice of Survival
Polish Holocaust survivor, author and social media personality Tova Friedman will discuss “Combating Antisemitism and Advancing Holocaust Education” at the Weitzman on Sunday.
Free ($20 for VIP coffee reception), 2 p.m., Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East.

MUSIC
No Name Pops
Broadway singer and actress Capathia Jenkins joins the once and future Philly Pops, led by Lucas Waldin, for a show called “She’s Got Soul.” The program includes Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Adele and more.
$51-$121, 3 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

MOVIES
Running Wilder
This retrospective series Hiway Theater in Jenkintown puts the focus on legendary writer/director Billy Wilder, with one film per month: Sabrina on March 23rd, Double Indemnity on April 20th, The Apartment on May 18th, Sunset Boulevard on June 22nd, Some Like It Hot on July 20th, and Ace in the Hole on August 17th.
$11.50 per screening, 11 a.m., specific Sundays through August 17th, Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown.

More Sunday Stuff

• COMICS: One Day Comics Expo. $10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Holiday Inn, 2175 Marlton Pike Road West, Cherry Hill.
• MUSIC: Antoine Dodson, the Philly jazz vocalist. $20-$25, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MUSIC: Stolas, with Andres, Moondough and Common Sage. $25, 7:30 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.
• MUSIC: Connor Price. $39.50, 8:30 p.m., Franklin Music Hall, 421 North Seventh Street.
• DANCE PARTY/FAMILY: Pink Pony Club Party, presented by Fishtown Neighbors Association x Rock N Roll Playhouse, featuring Miss Cantaloupe & Friends. $10, 11 a.m., Brooklyn Bowl Philly, 1009 Canal Street.
• BRUNCH: Mamma Mia! An ABBA Fabulous Brunch with The Neon Queen. $20-$30, noon, City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• COMEDY: Alex Kumin. $25-$36, 7 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

• MUSIC: Mason Porter, with Frog Holler and Travel Lanes. $20, 6:30 p.m., Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Avenue.
• MUSIC: Leo Kottke. $45-$75, 7 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville.
• MUSIC: Surfer Joe, with Gringo Motel and The Sharkskins. $15, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.
• MOVIES: The Color Purple (Steven Spielberg, 1985). Stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey. Tagline: “Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize Winning Story.” $12, 1:30 p.m., Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville.
• MUSIC: Freak Slug, with Huron John. $17, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.
• MUSIC: Bugcatcher, with GBMystical, Macbuck and Ernest Strawfield. $12, 7:30 p.m., Khyber Pass Pub, 56 South 2nd Street.

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