144 Things to Do in Philly This Week and Weekend

Wintergarden in Dilworth Park / Photograph by Matt Stanley

FESTIVALS, FOOD, OTHER FUN STUFF

INK
Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention
The three-day celebration of the inky arts includes vendors, artists, contests, seminars and lots of live performances/appearances by contortionist Camille Zamboni, James Maltman of Ringling Brothers, “Heavy Metal Magician” Nigel Blackstorm, America’s Got Talent stars Captain and Maybelle and more. Oh yeah, there’s also a raptory, featuring hawks and owls and such. (P.S.: Lots of afterparties at Tattooed Mom’s.)
$25-$50, January 24th-26th, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street.

SHOPPING/ART
Art Star Crap Bazaar
Art Star’s famous odds-and-sods Crap Bazaar returns. Their regular crafters will be selling their “seconds” at a discount. “There will be no fancy booth displays and no frills — just a bunch of big tables piled with stuff to rummage through.”
Free, January 25th & 26th, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., the Independence Visitor Center, 599 Market Street.

FOOD
New Hope/Lambertville Restaurant Week
Restaurants on both sides of the New Hope, Pennsylvania and Lambertville, New Jersey are teaming up for their first ever Restaurant Week, offering reduced-price meals at more than two dozen eateries.
$35-$55 for three-course meals, through January 27th, multiple locations in New Hope and Lambertville.

FLOWERS
Winter Wonder
Longwood Gardens shows off its new West Conservatory, a warm indoor oasis full of “lush, tropical gardens” and “the soothing sounds of water.”
Included in $25 admission, through March 23rd, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.

FOOD
Center City District Restaurant Week
Participating Center City restaurants offer two-course lunches for $20 and three-course dinners for $45 to $60. Participating eateries include Aki Nom Nom, Banh Mi and Bottles, Bellini, Dear Daphni, El Vez and lots more. I have chosen these places at random. Here’s the whole list.
$20 for lunch, $40-$60 for dinner, through February 1st, multiple locations.

WINE/MUSIC
The Winter unWINEd
Shady Brook Farm hosts free live music by local artists every Friday and Saturday inside their greenhouse. Here’s the lineup. Also: wine and pizza.
Free, Fridays and Saturdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., through March 8th, Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley.

LIGHTS/HOLIDAYS
Astra Lumina
Astra Lumina is billed as a “multisensory immersive experience for all ages” where you can take “an enchanted night walk in a beautiful sculpture park.” Based on the photos, this looks like a pretty/spooky place to walk through and snap some of your own photos.
$29-$38, continues through January, Abington Art Center, 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown.

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.

LIGHTS
Winter in Franklin Square
The Electrical Spectacle is back, filling Franklin Square with twinkling lights in wintry arrangements. There’s also fire pits, street curling, mini golf, a heated tent, hot beverages, “seasonal food” and more.
Free to enter, continues through February 23rd, 5-9 p.m. nightly, Franklin Square, 200 North 6th Street.

WINTER/ICE SKATING
Winterfest
The family-friendly Winterfest — along the Delaware River, just north of the Ben Franklin Bridge — is back for more ice skating, hot chocolate sipping, food munching, game playing, etc.
Free till you skate or buy or do something else that costs money, through March 2nd, Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 South Columbus Boulevard.

OUTDOORS
Ice Skating @ Rothman Rink
The Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink and Cabin returns to Dilworth Plaza. In addition to the skating, there’s hot chocolate, food, cute little penguins for kids to hold onto while they’re going around the rink, and more.
$10 for skate rental, $9 for 90-minute skate sessions, continues through February 23rd; Dilworth Park, along the western face of City Hall.

ON STAGE

DANCE
Agora de la danse
The Montreal-based contemporary dance troupe presents Koros – VR Experience, which uses virtual reality headsets to present The Complex Simplicity of Love by Margie Gillis, Allegro Barbaro by Hélène Blackburn and 6.58 manifesto by Andrea Peña. They’re doing 13 shows in three days.
$42, January 24th-26th, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.

THEATER
fallawayinto: Corridors of Rememory
FringeArts present this multimedia play written by Arielle Julia Brown, directed by Nia Benjamin. “Donna Nicole Booker, born again in memory, spirit and flesh, leads audiences through a ritual for the recollection of her life, times, pasts and futures. Traversing her travels, sex work, evangelism, mothering, daughtering, art making and activism, Donna rides on the wind of fragmented confessions, heresay, testimonies and songs to share with us her singular life as a Black woman of trans experience.” Stars Janelle Luster.
$15-$50, January 22nd-February 1st, FringeArts, 140 North Columbus Boulevard.

THEATER
Tommy and Me
Matt Pfeiffer and Tom Teti star in Ray Didinger’s autobiographical play about his lifelong relationship with Eagles player Tommy McDonald. Directed by Joe Canuso.
$79, through February 1st, People’s Light, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern.

MUSIC
Philadelphia Orchestra
Rafael Payare leads the Orcs in a program that includes Ravel, Saariaho and Tchaikovsky’s “deeply passionate Pathétique Symphony.” Featuring violinist Carolin Widmann.
$25-$195, January 23rd, 25th and 26th, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

COMEDY
Dov Davidoff
The Jersey-born actor and comedian has been in/on Crashing, Hustlers, Chappelle’s Show, The League, and the Philly football movie Invincible and more.
$20-$40, January 23rd-25th, Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

MUSIC/KIDS
Sound All Around: Trombone
Carol Jantsch hosts the Philadelphia Orchestra’s celebration of the mighty trombone (sometimes called the go-go-gadget trumpet). Featuring trombonist Matthew Vaughn.
$10, January 25th and 27th, 10 & 11:15 a.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

MUSIC
Jubilate! A Concert of Sacred Music
Academy of Vocal Arts presents evenings performances in Bryn Mawr and Center City dedicated to “divine music and vocal artistry,” featuring its resident artists and the AVA orchestra, led by conductor & music director and Richard Raub.
$25-$45; January 25th 7:30 p.m., Church of the Redeemer, 230 Pennswood Road Bryn Mawr; and January 26th, 7 p.m., The Church of the Holy Trinity, 1904 Walnut Street.

THEATER
Holy Grail of Memphis
The Arden present a world premiere of this new music-inflected comedy by great Philly playwright Michael Hollinger. Directed by Terrence J. Nolen, Holy Grail of Memphis is about the search for a lost blues legend. Stars Matteo Scammell, Erin Malimban, Newton Buchanan, Kishia Nixon, Mary Martello and Fred Michael Beam.
$32-$62, through February 23rd, Arden Theatre, 40 North 2nd Street.

THEATER
Slay and the City: A Killer Cosmo
Without a Cue Productions presents a murder mystery spoof of Sex and the City. (“Come dressed as your favorite lady and earn a free clue.”)
$35, Saturdays and Sundays, through February 24th, Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street.

COMEDY
Russell Peters
The Canadian-born stand-up does a six-show run at Punch Line.
$56-$74, January 23rd-25th, Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

THEATER
Driving Miss Daisy
Walnut Street Theatre presents Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a friendship that develops between an elderly Jewish widow and her African American chauffeur from the 1940s to the 1970s. Directed by Bernard Havard. Stars Scott Greer, Johnnie Hobbs, Jr. and Wendy Scharfman.
$25-$107, through February 2nd, Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street.

MUSIC
G. Love & Special Sauce
The laid-back bluesy/hip-hoppy Philly artist celebrates the 30th anniversary of his breakthrough record Coast To Coast Motel with two shows at City Winery. P.S. Did you know there was a G. Love chocolate bar?!
$45-$75, January 24th & 25th, 8 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

THEATER
The Exes
The Old Academy Players presents a “bromantic comedy of love and breakups” by Lenore Skomal. Directed by Norman Burnosky. Stars Emmie Ledesma, Eric Tuller, Ginny Kaufmann and Jay Steinberg.
$25, through January 26th, Old Academy Players, 3544 Indian Queen Lane.

THEATER
Peter Pan
The Arden Theatre Company’s Children’s Theatre Productions presents the a new production of the classic story of the boy who never grew up and also he could fly, and there’s a little flying lady and a pirate, based on the book by J.M. Barrie, adapted for the stage by Douglas Irvine. Directed by Whit MacLaughlin.
$25-$46, through February 1st, Arden Theatre, 40 North 2nd Street.

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

Now Showing @ the Art Museum

• 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.
• The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure, group show of works by contemporary artists from the African diaspora. Through February 9th.
• 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.
• Take a Seat: Understanding the Modern Chair — modern chairs from the permanent collection. 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.
• Seeing with Empathy: The Female Gaze in American Modernism, ongoing.

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

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.”
Free, exhibition continues through January 2026, Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street.

MONDAY, JANUARY 20th

VOLUNTEER
Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service
Billed as the largest Dr. King Day event in the nation, the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service offers tons of opportunities to learn, build, clean and help on January 20th in the city and beyond. The very long list of events includes community cleanup, donation drives, and more.
Many of these organizations are always looking for volunteers, not just on Monday.

See Also: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Opportunities to Volunteer and Celebrate in Philadelphia

WORKSHOPS/BOOKS
Iffy Books Workshops
Beloved Rittenhouse Square-area Iffy Books is always hosting hands-on workshops (in coding, lock-picking, etc.). Right now they really seem to be into soldering, with several classes on Monday.
Kits are $4.25-$13.50, suggested donation of $5-$10 for the class, check for times, Iffy Books, 404 South 20th Street.

CARS
Final Day: Philadelphia Auto Show
The Convention Center is once again crammed with cars — new cars, classic cars, “exotics” and famous vehicles from the Fast and the Furious series, Twisters, Stranger Things, Back to the Future and more. Do the cars come alive and frolic around the Convention Center in the middle of the night? Yes.
$20, through January 20th, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street.

More Monday Stuff

• CLOTHING/PARTY: Heres2CoolStuff 10th Anniversary Celebration. Free, 2-4 p.m., Heres2CoolStuff, 1214 South Street.
• MUSIC: Howard Hewett. $45-$65, 5 & 8:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MOVIES: Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society, watch “cult/weirdo/trash films” on the first and third Mondays of every month. $5, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street. 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st

• POETRY: Voices in Power presents the Poets Pit, with Jesica “Sumbodies Mama” Blandon. $20-$25, 7:30 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Destroy Lonely, with Lil 88. $56-$62, 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.
• MUSIC: Omar. $48-$68, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22nd

COMEDY
Dropout Improv
Sam Reich hosts improv games with Jacob Wysocki, Vic Michaelis, Jeremy Culhane, Kurt Maloney, Jiavani, and Kimia Behpoornia. Instagram knows I like this and shows it to me often, and this brings me peace.
$62-$220, 7:30 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.

BOOKS
Uché Blackstock
The Brooklyn-born doctor and author discusses her new book Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine, in conversation with Dr. Joel Bervell.
$5, 7 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

MOVIES/MUSIC
Dirty Dancing in Concert
This “live film-to-concert experience” includes a screening of the digitally remastered 1987 romance starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, with a live band and singers performing the music. Party to follow.
$30-$160, 7:30 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.

MOVIES
Wild at Heart
Since the passing of David Lynch, I’ve enjoyed the revival something the great filmmaker said once about this city that inspired and terrified him: “It’s one of the sickest, most corrupt, decadent, fear-ridden cities that exists.” It very much reminds me very much of that old Sun Ra quote: “To save the planet, I had to go to the worst spot on earth, and that was Philadelphia, which was death’s headquarters.” You’ve just got to appreciate the way this city did and does inspire great, atypical art. Kudos to the Film Society for quickly booking Lynch’s 1990 dark comedy starring Laura Dern, Nicolas Cage, Harry Dean Stanton, Willam Dafoe and more. (Have a drink before the screening at Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen, 126 Chestnut Street/)
$15.50, 7:30 p.m., Film Society Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street.

More Wednesday Stuff

• MUSIC: Anita Wilson Presents Covers & Catalog. $30-$45, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• COMEDY: Steve Rinaldi & friends. $22-$33, 7:30 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.
• MUSIC: Mat Kerekes, with Equipment and Bike Routes. $28.56, 7:30 p.m., Ukie Club, 847 North Franklin Street.
• MOVIES: You Can’t Take It with You (Frank Capra, 1938). Tagline: “You’ll love them all for giving you the swellest time you’ve ever had!” $16.25, 7:15 p.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
• MOVIES: Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970). Tagline: “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” $14, 4 & 7 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23rd

MUSIC
Sophie Truax
The young Seattle singer-songwriter released her debut EP Kissing With a Cavity back in November, and her breezy mission statement single “MFPR1US” — “the atmosphere I keep it clear in my mother fuckin’ Prius” — is a dirty benevolent earworm. Monty.pk opens the show.
$20-$35, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

MUSIC
mb + mp
The Philly guitar/synth duo — Mary Beth Ray & Manna Pourrezaei — makes trippy, ambient, exploratory soundtracks to sci-fi dreams and nervous walks through long tunnels at night. They’re celebrating the release of a new tape. What’s it called? No idea. But I found their Soundcloud and I’m onboard (a doomed space capsule). Also on the bill: Eva Killinger and Soporus.
$15, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

MUSIC
Stereo MCs
In 1992, British electronic/hip-hop act Stereo MCs released “Connected” — a purposely repetitive dance jam that became in certain clubs and on certain radio stations utterly inescapable. “I ain’t gonna go blind for the light which is reflected,” someone might say to you on the street. “I see through you,” you might reply. Because back then it was important to not just get yourself connected, but to states this aloud, and then do it again, do it again, etc. Because, otherwise, you know, stumble you might fall.
$30-$35, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

MOVIES/MUSIC
Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
PhilaMOCA hosts the Philly premiere of Andrew Reich’s documentary about influential California punk band Redd Kross. The film includes contributions from members of Pearl Jam, The Go-Go’s, Sonic Youth, L7, the Minutemen and lots more.
$14.93, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

MUSIC
Takacs Quartet
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents a performance by the long-running Budapest string quartet, featuring pianist Jeremy Denk. The program includes works by Beethoven, Janáček and Brahms.
Sold out, 7:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

BOOKS/POETRY
Nathalie Anderson & Lisa Sewell
The poets and collaborators are each celebrating new collections. Nathalie Anderson’s Rough, published by Word Works books, and Lisa Sewell’s Flood Plain, published by Grid Books.
Free, 6 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

MOVIES
Dinner in America
“An on-the-lam punk rocker and a young woman obsessed with his band unexpectedly fall in love and go on an epic journey together through America’s decaying Midwestern suburbs” in Adam Rehmeier 2020 romantic comedy. Q&A following each screening with director Adam Rehmeier and stars Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs, and producer Ross Putman.
$15, 7 & 10 p.m. Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

BOOKS
Keke Palmer & Tierra Whack
Beloved No Libs institution Harriett’s Bookshop hosts this Harriett’s Story Time event featuring actress Keke Palmer — who just released her memoir Master of Me — and Grammy-nommed Philly pop/hip-hop artist Tierra Whack, whose music videos are amazing and I never miss a chance to embed them.
$33, 7-9 p.m., Fitler Club, 24 South 24th Street.

More Thursday Stuff

• MUSIC: X-Cops, with Belushi Speed Ball and US Bastards. $20, 7:30 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.
• MUSIC: Peabo Bryson. $55-$85, 6 & 9:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• DANCE/CIRCUS: Masterclass: Minty Fresh Circus. Free, 6:30 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Galactic, with Parlor Greens. $37-$89, 8 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl Philly, 1009 Canal Street.
• MUSIC: Umphrey’s McGee. $42-$50, 8 p.m., The Queen, 500 North Market Street, Wilmington.
• MOVIES: Best in Show (Christopher Guest, 2000). Tagline: “A comedy from the director of Waiting For Guffman.” $15.50, 7:30 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 24th

MOVIES
Drug Scare Double Feature
Exhumed Films presents a pair of anti-drug flicks on 16mm: Cocaine: One Man’s Poison (Paul Wendkos, 1983) and the infamous and Emmy-nominated Go Ask Alice (John Korty, 1973) featuring sex, drugs, and William Shatner.
$18.66, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

COMEDY
Andrew Santino
You may recognize the Chicago comic/actor from Dave, This Is Us, The Disaster Artist, Beef, etc.
$41-$93, 7:30 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.

TALK
Dr. Bernice King on the King
Lawyer, speaker, lawyer and child of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King will deliver “an inspiring lecture exploring her father’s philosophy of nonviolence and love-centered activism, while reflecting on the multi-dimensional legacies of both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.” The program is titled “Philosophy of Nonviolence and Love-Centered Activism.”
Free, 7 p.m., Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore.

COMEDY/STORYTELLING
Richard Kind
The star of Everybody’s in LA, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin City, East New York, stage, screen and our hearts will discuss How Not To Be Famous, in conversation with NPR’s David Bianculli.
$25-$45, 8 p.m., Xcite Center at Parx Casino, 2999 Street Road, Bensalem.

MUSIC/ART
AfroRican State of Soul: Lucas Rivera
Esperanza Arts Center hosts an evening of Afro-Puerto Rican poetry and Latin music featuring poet Lucas Rivera backed by a live Latin ensemble, featuring Philadelphia’s Los Bomberos de la Calle, Tosstones, Will Gato Brown, Kyle Just Sole Clark, and Dr. Jay Fluellen.
$20, 7 p.m., Teatro Esperanza, Esperanza Arts Center, 4261 North 5th Street.

MUSIC
Jordana
The prolific and kinda bedroomy DC/LA pop artist is touring behind Lively Premonition, released in October. This song (below) is the good stuff. Rachel Bobbitt opens the show.
$18, 9 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

MUSIC
Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons
If Solar Myth had a house band, it would probably be 100-year-old Sun Ra Arkestra sax legend Marshall Allen and his marvelous ensemble of players play there often and always own the room. Melodious and exhilarating, every time.
$37.08, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.

More Friday Stuff

• ART/MUSIC: Friday Night Lounge at the Art Museum, featuring a performance by singer-pianist V. Shayne Frederick. $15, 5-8:30 p.m., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
• COMEDY/TECH: Tech Roast Show: Roast of Philly Tech. “Renegade tech comedians roast whimpering techies on stage in front of a live crowd.” $34.99, 8-9:30 p.m., Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 South Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, featuring members of ¿Qiensave?. $30-$45, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Emma Fradd, with Molo’s Tunes and Anh Thai. Donations welcome, 7-10 p.m., Newman Catholic Center, 111 South 38th Street.
• MUSIC: Master Boot Record, with Family Jules. $18, 7 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.
• MUSIC: Candlelight: Best of Bridgerton on Strings, featuring the Listeso String Quartet. $55-$60.50, 6 & 8:30 p.m., Bok Auditorium, 1901 South 9th Street.
• MUSIC: Sham-E-Ali Nayeem, with Swetha Narasimhan and Julius Masri. $10-$20, 6:30 p.m., Twelve Gate Arts, 106 North Second Street.

• MOVIES: Secret Cinema, screening of Greed (Erich von Stroheim,1924) with live accompaniment by organist Don Kinnier. Sold out, 7:30-10 p.m., Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Avenue.
• MUSIC: Guster. $49.25, 8:30 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.
• MUSIC: Taimane & Her Trio. $30-$35, 8:30 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Dylan Marlowe. $27.50, 8 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.
• MUSIC: Mersiv & INZO, with Wreckno, Zen Selekta, Daggz and Blookah. Did A.I. book this show? $27.50-$32.50, 7 p.m., Franklin Music Hall, 421 North Seventh Street.
• MUSIC/TRIBUTE: Fan Halen, tribute to Van Halen. $25-$45, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.
• MUSIC: Dar Williams, with Pat Byrne. $45 to $69.50, 8 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville.
• MUSIC: Sheer Terror, Bad Luck 13 and The Berserk. $20, 7-11:30 p.m., Ortlieb’s Lounge, 47 North 3rd Street.
• MOVIES: Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990) Tagline: “Paul Sheldon used to write for a living. Now, he’s writing to stay alive.” $13.50, 9:45 p.m., Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th

MUSIC
Soccer Mommy
Back in the late 20-teens, a bunch of indie-pop bands with mom-related monikers emerged at once — just one of those things — but I’ve never confused Soccer Mommy’s sound with anybody. Sweet but sad, smart but instinctual, just really engaging and gorgeous rock and roll. Evergreen dropped in October and it’s worth your time. L’Raing opens the show.
$32.50-$35, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

CULTURE/FESTIVAL
Lunar New Year Celebration
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at the Main Line Art Center in Haverford with this all-ages party featuring a martial arts demonstration by the Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy of Philadelphia, a performance by the Philadelphia Suns lion dance company, and more.
Free, noon-2 p.m., Main Line Art Center, 746 Panmure Road, Haverford.

BOOKS
Rebecca Yarros
Books-A-Million presents “An Evening With” Rebecca Yarros, author of the new Onyx Storm, the third book in her Empyrean fantasy romance series. And now a sentence that may mean something to you: “We encourage you to arrive early to enjoy Empyrean-themed activities and meet fellow readers (bracelet trading encouraged), and feel free to come dressed as your favorite character or in your finest Fourth Wing gear.”
Not seeing ticket info, 7 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.

MOVIES/COMEDY
Found Footage Festival
Comedy writers and VHS collectors Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Show) celebrate 20 years of showing weird old video cassettes by showing weird old video cassettes at Neshaminy Creek Brewing. Also vendors and tape swaps.
$25, 7:30 p.m., Neshaminy Creek Brewing, 909 Ray Avenue, Croydon.

MUSIC/FUNDRAISER
Third Annual Abortion Access Benefit Series
Ground Control Touring raises money for the national nonprofit Noise for Now with its annual concert. Features music by Control Top, Dark Thoughts, Mopar Stars, Nina Ryser, Noun and Pinkwash, plus DJs, auctions, special guests.
$25-$50, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

COMEDY
Dan Licata
The NYC comedian and actor has written for Saturday Night Live, Joe Pera Talks With You and more. Last year, Licata famously recorded his first comedy special For The Boys for an audience of 15-year-old boys.
$24.87, 8 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

OPERA/TALK
The Anonymous Lover: Inside the Music
Dr. Lily Kass, Opera Philadelphia’s scholar-in-residence, leads “a deep dive into the story and characters of Joseph Bologne’s only surviving opera.” OP will perform The Anonymous Lover next week.
$5, 2 p.m., Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square.

GAMES/LGBTQ+
GayBINGO
AIDS Fund’s popular, campy GayBINGO promises music, prizes and “drag queen antics” while raising emergency funds for people living with HIV in the Greater Philadelphia Region. Hosted by the Bingo Verifying Divas (BVDs). This Saturday: Rhinestone Cowgirls.
$40, 6 p.m., Rodeph Shalom, 615 North Broad Street.

SPORTS
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
KnuckleMania V!? Can you believe in this day and age people will flock to the Wells Fargo Center to watch dudes punch each other in their fists with their bare fists? I mean besides the Flyers. More info here.
$40-$200, 8 p.m., Wells Fargo Center, 3601 South Broad Street.

POETRY
Burns Night at Quig’s Pub
Celebrate the great Scottish poet with a live bagpiper and “the usual suspects of Soup, Haggis, and Scotch. Other scran will include neeps, tatties, and shortbread.”
$10, 7-10 p.m., Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Place.

BOOKS
In Celebration of the Short Form
Local author Avitus B. Carle will discuss her new collection of flash fiction These Worn Bodies (available for $15.70). She’ll be joined by fellow local writers Jane-Rebecca Cannarella and Shannon Frost Greenstein.
Free, 5 p.m., A Novel Idea, 1726 East Passyunk Avenue

MUSIC
Brandon Tomasello & The City Rhythm Orchestra
“For the first time, unheard arrangements from 1965 written for the legendary Frank Sinatra and the Count Basie Orchestra, have been recorded by renowned vocalist Brandon Tomasello with the City Rhythm Orchestra.” The band is also celebrating the release of its new recording, The Lost Sinatra-Basie Album. Plus comedian Christopher Morris.
$45, $55, $150, 8 p.m., Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood.

MUSEUMS/CULTURE
CultureFest! Lunar New Year
The Penn Museum’s annual Lunar New Year celebration includes demonstrations, discussion, storytelling, kid stuff and, of course, a lion dance finale. Includes performances by Little Mulan Dance Troupe, Drexel K-Pop Club and Penn K-Beats, Dunhuang ribbon dancer Vienna Dschung, etc. FYI: This is the Year of the Snake.
Included with museum admission of $13-$18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Penn Museum, 3260 South Street.

More Saturday Stuff

• MUSIC: ALT 104.5 Winter Jawn, with Judah & The Lion, Badflower, Dexter and The Moonrocks, Gigi Perez and DJ Reed Streets. Free ($65 VIP, includes food and drink), 1 p.m., Xfinity Live! Philadelphia, 1100 Pattison Avenue.
• ICE SKATING/DRINKS: Rhythm on Ice, happy hour at the Rothman Rink with a “princess” theme and a performance by the Colonial Skating Club. $10 for skate rental, $9 for 90-minute skate sessions, 5:30-7 p.m., Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.
• FOOD/DRINK: Chocolate, Wine & Whiskey Festival. $69-$90, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.
• TALK/TOUR: Doors Are Closing! Philly’s Elevated Trains and Trolleys, presented by Hidden City Philadelphia. $25, 1-3 p.m., William H. Gray III 30th Street, 2955 Market Street.
• DRAG/BRUNCH: Big Wig Brunch: The Ultimate Drag Experience. $25-$31, noon, Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.
• MUSIC: David Gray, with Sierra Spirit. $61-$295, 8 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz, with BetterDucks. $26-$30, 7:30 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MOVIES: The Act of Killing (Joshua Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, 2012). $15.50, 7:30 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

• MUSIC: Wunderhorse, with Deux Visages. $20, 9 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.
• MUSIC: Rebounder, with JW Francis. $20, 8 p.m., Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 North Front Street.
• MUSIC: Blind Pilot, with Dean Johnson. $25-$38, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• COMEDY: Damon Darling. $24-$32, 4 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• MUSIC: Myles Kennedy, with Tim Montana and Sons of Silver. 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.
• FOOD/CULTURE: Lunar New Year Dumpling Workshop, with the Dumpling Academy. $125, 4-7 p.m., location TBA.
• BIRDS: Winter Birding and Board Games. Free, 1-4 p.m., The Discovery Center, 3401 Reservoir Drive.
• MOVIES: The Mighty Ducks (Stephen Herek, 1992) Tagline: “They Can’t Skate. They Can’t Win. They Can’t Be Serious.” $5, 10 a.m., Ambler Theater, 108 East Butler Avenue, Ambler.
• MOVIES/KIDS: Saturday Morning Cartoons, “classic episodes and animated shorts spanning from the ’60s to the ’90s.” $6, 11 a.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
• MOVIES: Don’t Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973) Tagline: “It’s utter MADNESS!” $15.50, 9:15 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.
• MOVIES: Five Easy Pieces (Bob Rafelson, 1970). Tagline: “He Rode The Fast Lane On The Road To Nowhere.” Stars Jack Nicholson and Karen Black. $15.50, 7 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.
• MOVIES: Patton (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1970). Stars George C. Scott and Karl Malden. Tagline: “Direct from its sensational reserved seat engagement.” $15.50, 3:30 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26th

DANCE
Dancing With the Stars: Live!
“This all-new production showcases ballroom and contemporary dances from ABC’s hit show Dancing With the Stars, including sizzling group numbers, steamy duets, and over the top original pieces.” Co-hosted by Stephen Nedoroscik. Check the current list of performers here.
$240-$946, 8 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.

MUSIC
Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus
The PGMC hosts its annual Together Concert, teaming up with the ANNA Crusis Feminist Choir and Philadelphia Voices of Pride.
Free, 3 p.m., Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion.2110 Chestnut Street.

ANIMALS
East Coast Reptile Super Expo
A convention for people who for some reason live with venomous and non-venomous reptiles, featuring “vendors from across the country selling quality live reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, food items, supplies, books, cages, and related accessories at discounted prices.” I like that there are people who go around selling lizards and spiders to people who need them.
$10, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

More Sunday Stuff

• YOGA: Greenhouse Yoga. $15, 10 & 11:15 a.m., Fairmount Park Horticulture Center, 100 North Horticultural Drive.
• READINGS: Scribes on South, featuring Chloe Williams. Free, 7 p.m., Tattooed Mom, 530 South Street.
• MUSIC: Mali Obomsawin. $46, 7 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.
• COMEDY: Craig Conant. $27-$37, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• DRAG: Flipphone Presents: Delta Work, with Sapphira Cristal, and performances by Eric Jaffe and Mz. Peaches. $35-$50,7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• COMEDY: American Me Comedy presents Next Gen Comedy. $20-$36, 7 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.
• MOVIES: M*A*S*H (Robert Altman, 1970). Stars Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt and Sally Kellerman. Tagline: “M*A*S*H Gives A D*A*M*N.” $15.50, 4 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.
• MOVIES: Raging Bull (Martin Scorsese, 1980). Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty and Joe Pesci. $15.50, 7 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.
• MOVIES: The Verdict (Martin Scorsese, 1980). Stars: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty and Joe Pesci. Tagline: “Frank Galvin Has One Last Chance At A Big Case.” $15.50, 7:15 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

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