78 Things to Do in Philly This Weekend

Easter festivities, beer-garden openings, lots of theater, and Phillies opening weekend.


The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Pop-Up Gardens on South Street and in Manayunk (above) reopen on Friday. / Photograph courtesy of PHS

MULTIPLE DAYS

THEATER
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Walnut Street Theatre presents the crowd-pleasing biographical musical about the rise of rock/pop legend Carole King, who sang “I Feel The Earth Move,” “One Fine Day,” and tons more hits. Stars Sara Sheperd. Directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford.
$25-$97, through May 5th, Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street.

THEATER/DANCE/ARTS
Miniball 2024
FringeArts presents a sampler-size version of their popular Cannonball series, featuring music, theater, movement and more. This Miniball includes Neuro-box-RE-shuffle by Patricia Graham with video artist Sally Linnett on March 28th, Who’s Listening by Betty Jean Nobles Thompson on March 29th, Wet Betty’s Afternoon Delight Drag Brunch on March 30th, Art Hoe: A New Era by Heaven on Earth on March 31st, and lots more. Here’s the full list of shows.
$25 each show, March 28th-31st, FringeArts, 140 North Columbus Boulevard.

BEER GARDENS
PHS Pop-Up Gardens
Is it beer-garden season already? Pennsylvania Horticultural Society reopens its Pop-Up Gardens on South Street and in Manayunk this weekend, starting Friday.
Pay as you go, 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.

MUSEUMS/EXHIBITIONS
Spring Break: Sports & Recreation
Eastern State Penitentiary’s new short-term exhibition centers around sports and other team activities at the prison. This includes a display of artifacts, a scavenger hunt for kids, Hands-On History: Race, Baseball, & The Legend of Charles “Jack” Blackburn and more.
Included in daytime admission of $21, through March 31st, Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue.

See Also: Spring Break Breakdown: Everything to Do With Kids in Philly When School’s Out

WALKS/TOURS
Philly’s Vegetarian Pioneers
Learn about the city’s vegetarian history and citizens like the Grimke Sisters, Sylvester Graham, Alfoncie Austin and more.
$15, most Saturdays and Sundays through March 31st, meet at the American Vegan Center, 17 North 2nd Street.

SPORTS
The Weekend in Balls and Pucks

Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way, Subaru Park, 1 Stadium Drive, Chester, Wells Fargo Center, 3601 South Broad Street.

FLOWERS
Spring Blooms
Longwood Gardens cranks its flowers up to maximum splendor for their annual Spring Blooms displays featuring tulips, trees, and geophytes out the wing-wang. While you’re there, check out the redesigned Idea Garden.
$22-$25, March 30th through May 5th, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.

KIDS/BUNNIES
Easter Events This Weekend

  • Easter Eggstravaganza @ Shady Brook Farm — Kids can hunt for eggs and sweets on the Easter Treat Trail, take wagon rides, watch the “animated chicken show,” get their photo with ancient chimera Easter Bunny and more. $10-$15, March 28th-30th, Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley.
  • Hayrides to Bunnyland @ Linvilla Orchards — Take a hayride through the woods to the Easter Bunny’s house, and perhaps get your photo taken with the magnificent beast itself. $10-$13, through March 30th, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Linvilla Orchards, 137 West Knowlton Road, Media.
  • Hop-A-Long Trail @ Franklin Square — Kids bring their own Easter baskets and hunt for eggs. Free, March 30th, Franklin Square, 200 North 6th Street.
  • 91st Annual Easter Promenade — This free, family-friendly Easter shindig includes free candy and bunny ears, a best-dressed contest, Philly mascots and more. Free, March 31st, 12:30 p.m., starts at 5th & South streets, continues to Headhouse Plaza.
  • Libertee Grounds Easter Egg Hunt Brunch — This Best of Philly-winning mini-golf restaurant is offering a ticketed brunch and Easter egg hunt. The Easter egg hunt will start promptly at noon, and guests can enjoy a free round of mini golf on their downstairs course. Reserve online.⁠ $5-$15, March 31st, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Libertee Grounds, 1600 West Girard Avenue.

THEATER
Big: The Musical
Bristol Riverside Theatre presents the musical based on the favorite movie about a kid who wished to be an adult but then he finds out being an adult is weird and confusing and you have to jump around on a big piano all day. Book by John Weidman, music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. Directed by Ken Kaissar.
$45-$65, through April 14th, Bristol Riverside Theatre, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol.

THEATER
Disney’s Frozen
See the Tony-nominated stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning musical movie — featuring “Let’s Go Snow,” “It’s Summer,” “Silent Lucidity” and other songs kids like to scream along to.
$30-$160, through April 7th, Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

ART
Peeps in the Village
Ya gotta hand it to Peddler’s Village; their calendar is always stacked with seasonal installations to lure unsuspecting families to into their web of unassailable photogenic-ness. Even if you claim you’re only there to snap pics of the scarecrows or the snowmen, you’re going to leave with a scented candle and/or a sack full of artisanal jerky. Right now, it’s all Peeps-inspired art — dioramas, sculpture, you name it. Genius.
Free till you buy something, through April 23rd, Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street Road, New Hope.

THEATER
Macbeth
Quintessence Theater presents the Bard’s famous story of blood, witches and wickedness. Stars Daniel Miller, Scott Parkinson, Lee Thomas Cortopassi and more. Directed by Alex Burns.
$15-$60, April 21st, Sedgwick Theatre, 7137 Germantown Avenue.

THEATER
The Lehman Trilogy
The Arden Theatre presents the Tony-winning play that traces two centuries of a family’s history from its humble beginnings to its wild financial successes to “the failure of the financial institution that would bring the global economy to its knees.” Yeah, it’s those Lehmans. Written by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power. Directed by Terrence J. Nolen.
$30-$60, extended through April 14h, Arden Theatre, 40 North 2nd Street.

COMEDY
This Weekend @ Helium
Philly’s centrally located comedy club has a busy and varied weekend scheduled.

Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

ART
Imprint: Dox Thrash
Subtitled “Black Life, and American Culture,” this new exhibition at the African American Museum in Philadelphia invites visitors to “explore the life and artistic legacy” of Dox Thrash, who was a Buffalo Soldier and Black Vaudeville performer before he became a trailblazing Philly printmaker.
$10-$14, through August 4th, African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street.

THEATER
School of Rock
Media Theatre stages the feel-good rock musical starring lots of young actors. Music by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater, book by Julian Fellowes.
$35-$45, through March 30th, Media Theatre, 104 East State Street, Media.

ART/MUSEUMS
Their Portraits: Philadelphia Artists Honor October 7 Hostages
This group exhibition includes works by eight local artists —Nancy Gordon, Deborah Morris Zakheim, Judy Rohtbart, and more — honoring Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
Free admission, through April 14th, Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East.

ART
Gina Siepel: To Understand a Tree
A new exhibition by designer/woodworker Gina Siepel. “A multi-disciplinary project that focuses on the dignity of a living tree, its network of eco-systemic relationships, and the ubiquity of the material of wood in design and daily life.”
Free admission, through July 21st, Museum for Art in Wood, 141 North 3rd Street.

ART
Now Happening @ the Barnes

Museum admission is $23-$30, Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

MUSIC/POETRY/ARTS
This Weekend @ Asian Arts

  • Contemporary Persian Poetry and Music — This multi-performer event aims to “immerse audiences in the depth of Iran’s poetic legacy while capturing the spirit of the contemporary moment.” Featuring composers/performers Mahya Hamedi and Sepehr Pirasteh j, the Shiraz Ensemble, the Arcana New Music Ensemble, and poems curated by Fatemeh Shams. $15-$25, March 29th, 8 p.m.
  • Shiraz Panorama: A Utopian Stage Closing Celebration — Featuring participants Usiloquy Dance performing Indian classical Bharatanatyam dance, music and dance by Gamelan Gita Santi & Modero & Company, traditional Korean percussion ensemble URIOL and lots more. $15-$25, March 30th, 4 p.m.

Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street.

ART/HISTORY
Philadelphia Black History: The People’s Stories
This exhibit in features the work of 44 local artists paying tribute to deceased Black Philadelphians throughout history with written and visual tributes on the floors of City Hall. Participating artists include Aaron Beatty, Rodney Jones, Diaja, Kuo-Pin Lin, Melanie Levin, Rebecca Hoenig, and more. Here’s a site map PDF.
Free, through April 12th, Philadelphia City Hall, Broad & Market streets, 2nd, 4th & 5th floors, northeast corner.

TOUR/SHOPPING
Sisterhood Sit-In Trolley Tour
The Sisterhood Sit-In Trolley returns with a “Sitting Pretty” theme and guided by StarFire. Participating businesses include Trunc, Amazulu Collections, Modest Transitions, Yowie Hotel & Shop and more. Early tickets sold out quick, so reserve your seat ASAP.
$50, Sundays through April 27th, starting and ending at Harriett’s Bookshop, 258 East Girard Avenue.

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
History Maker Saturdays & Storytelling Sundays
The Betsy Ross House hoses women-themed history events all month long including crafts, storytelling, re-enactors and more.
Prices vary by event, Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street.

ART
Now Showing @ the Brandywine Museum

  • Every Leaf & Twig: Andrew Wyeth’s Botanical Imagination — The Brandywine Museum hosts this Andrew Wyeth exhibition focusing on “the fragile rhythms and intimate dramas of plant life,” and includes 40 watercolors and drawings, many of which have never been exhibited before. Through September 15th.
  • Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled — And now for a completely different Wyeth. This exhibition focuses on Jamie Wyeth’s “darker and more troubling imagery,” a departure from his better-known paintings of people and landscapes. Through June 9th.

$18-$20, Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford.

ART
Henry Bermudez in Philadelphia
This new exhibition at Woodmere Art Museum makes space of a wide array of works by Philadelphia-based, Venezuela-born multimedia artist Henry Bermudez, who “incorporates painting with cut paper in large-scale works that display a density of intertwined, three-dimensional forms, rainbow-like color, patterning, and sparkling textures.”
Included in museum admission of $10, through May 19th, Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue.

SCIENCE/MUSEUMS
Now Happening @ the Academy of Natural Sciences

  • Under the Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest — This new special exhibit includes “interactive discovery stations, dynamic displays and engaging programming” surrounding the importance of rainforests and the plants and animals that live there. Through September 2nd.
  • Life Onto Land: The Devonian — An exhibition on the life and ecosystems of the Devonian period, the geological era during which creatures wriggled up on dry land, which everybody agrees was a solid move with a lot of potential. Through September 29th.

Included with museum admission of $21-$25, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

SCIENCE
The Art of the Brick
The Franklin Institute presents this new long-running exhibition featuring a collection of “inspiring artwork” — bricked-up versions of Starry NightMona Lisa, etc. — made by LEGO master Nathan Sawaya. Plus a 9,000-square-foot brick play space.
Ongoing, included in museum admission of $21-$25. Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street.

COMEDY
Mo Gilligan
The British comedian and TV presenter is known for The Masked Singer UK, The Lateish Show, The Big Narstie Show and more. This clip is NSFW for language.
$32-$44, March 28th, 29th & 30th, Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

HISTORY/MUSEUMS
Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent
This new exhibition centered around the famous artifact will “bring to life the stories of individuals from all walks of life who saved Washington’s tent from being lost over the generations and who ultimately fashioned this relic into a symbol of the fragile American republic.” Includes art, artifacts, rare documents and the tent itself.
Included in museum admission of $13-$22, through January 5th, Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South 3rd Street.

ART
Now Showing @ the ICA

  • Dominique White and Alberta Whittle: Sargasso Sea — This major exhibition at the ICA “takes its name from the only body of water that is defined solely by oceanic currents rather than shorelines” and includes works by two artists which “invoke futures that upend this world with counter images of shipwreck, salvage, reciprocity and Black feminist led-revolution.” Through June 2nd.
  • Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe — This solo exhibition collects the artist’s works “moving paintings,” and presents examples of “videos in dialogue with paintings and sculpture, and articulates how Jackson’s approach to color and conceptual layering translates across these mediums.” Through June 2nd.
  • Entryways: Nontsikelelo Mutiti — The Zimbabwean-born visual artist and educator was invited to reimagine the windows on the ICA’s facade. Through December 31st.

Free, Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 South 36th Street.

ART/TROLLS
Trolls: Save the Humans
The Zoo is, at this very moment, home to six very large wooden trolls created by recycle artist/storyteller Thomas Dambo.
$19-$25, through April 15th, Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue.

See Also: Giant Trolls Are Taking Over the Philadelphia Zoo

ART
Ritual of Self: Isaiah Zagar’s Self-Portraits in Paper
The city’s favorite public mosaicist takes center stage at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (again!) with this exhibition of previously unseen mixed-media artworks. “Treated as a diary, the pieces incorporate found objects, photography, handwritten text, folk art, stamps, textiles, and painting materials.”
$12-$15 museum admission, through May 12th, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South Street.

ART
(re)FOCUS 2024
This “multi-generational group exhibit” at the Art Alliance is subtitled “Philadelphia Focuses on Women in the Visual Arts.” Includes works by Mary Carlson, Karen Kilimnik, June Leaf, Ellen Lesperance and more.
Free, through April 20th, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 South 18th Street.

ART
Founders & Foundations
The Clay Studio celebrates its 50th anniversary with a group show featuring works by “the artists who started it all, and those who set us on the path to be what we are today.” This includes Jill Bonovitz, Kathie Regan Dalzell, Janice Merendino, Ken Vavrek, Claire Rodgers, and more.
Free, continues through March 31st, Clay Studio, 1425 North American Street.

MOVIES
Now Showing at Philly Film Society
Here’s what’s playing on Film Society screens in addition to the usual first-run fare.

  • Scream (1996) Wes Craven’s slasher classic stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Jamie Kennedy, Drew Barrymore, Rose McGowan, the voice of Roger Jackson and more. Tagline: “Don’t Answer The Phone. Don’t Open The Door. Don’t Try To Escape.” Also: Don’t check your email. Don’t update your operating system. Don’t forget to cancel Columbia House. March 29th, 7 p.m., PFS Bourse.
  • Scream 2 (1997) Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Jamie Kennedy return to square off against another masked murderer. Tagline: “There’s a killer on campus, making more calls, making more kills.” This tagline is intentionally deceptive. March 29th, 9:30 p.m., PFS Bourse.
  • 9 to 5 (1990) Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton and Dabney Coleman star in the beloved workplace revenge comedy. Tagline: “Getting even is a full-time job.” March 28th at 7 p.m. & March 30th at 3 p.m., Philadelphia Film Center.
  • Two Can Play that Game (2001) This girls night starts with a mixer featuring free wine and cocktails, and “interactive girl talk” hosted by Candace Johnson, creator of the Touchy/Feely intimacy card game, and Rayna Smaller, founder of BrownGirl Space. March 30th, 6 p.m., Philadelphia Film Center.

$14, per screening, PFS Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

MUSEUMS
Unhoused: Personal Stories and Public Health
This new long-term exhibition at the Mütter Museum features black and white photos by Toronto-based photographer Leah den Bok, and art by Dallas-based artist Willie Baronet, “whose installation is composed of hundreds of cardboard signs the artist has purchased over the past thirty years from unhoused and unsheltered people in cities around the nation.”
$15-$20, through August 5th, Mütter Museum, 19 South 22nd Street.

ART
Amplified: Art, Music, Power
This juried group show asked artists to reflect on the ways “music exists as a form of expression, as an experience, and as the soundtrack of our memories.” Features works by Carolyn Schlam, Chee Bravo, Daniel Shieh, Debra Powell-White and more. Through April 8th.
Included in museum admission of $6-$12, National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut Street.

LIGHTS
Night Forms
Once again, Klip Collective has set up its dazzling light and sound displays at Grounds For Sculpture in NJ to create a “site-specific multi-sensory experience.” This year is kind of a greatest hits, incorporating installation from the two previous years of Night Forms.
$18-$25, through April 7th, Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township.

ART
Otherworld Philly
This long-running exhibition promises “countless rooms of large-scale interactive art, mixed reality playgrounds and secret passageways.” Sounds like it’s aiming to land somewhere between a selfie-opportunity and that Omega Mart in Vegas. Check out their Insta.
$29.99, ongoing, 2500 Grant Avenue.

See Also: Otherworld Brings an Immersive Experience to the Northeast That’s Trippy, Unsettling and Beautiful

SCIENCE/ART
Now Showing @ Science History Institute

  • Superheroes, Science, and the Environment — This ongoing exhibition at Old City’s Science History Institute “highlights the unexpected connections between the pages of comic books and real-life environmental issues.” Through April 27th.
  • BOLD: Color from Test Tube to Textile — This new exhibition at Old City’s Science History Institute explores the complicated history and science of natural and synthetic dye-making “drawing on dye sample books, vivid clothing, and scientific instruments.” Through August.

Free admission, Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut Street.

ART
Now Showing @ PAFA

  • Artists as Cultivators — Includes drawings, paintings, prints, sculpture and more from PAFA’s permanent collection, that “reveal how American artists have cultivated discourse, care, critique, and change by way of engagement with nature.” Includes a special focus on Ruth FineThrough July 7th.
  • Determined To Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden — “The first comprehensive retrospective of African American sculptor John Rhoden,” a prolific and award-winning artist who worked in bronze, wood, and stone. Through April 7th.

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

MUSEUMS/ART
Now Showing @ the Art Museum

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


FRIDAY, MARCH 29th

MOVIES
Pandora’s Box
Watch a new 2K restoration of Austrian filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst’s 1929 film described on IMBD thusly: “the rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.” Stars Ziegfeld girl Louise Brooks.
$10, 7 p.m., Lightbox Film Center, 401 South Broad Street.

COMEDY
Margaret Cho
The groundbreaking comedian and actress is probably better known these days for her TV appearances — 30 Rock, Masked Singer, The Flight Attendant, etc. — but she’s still a formidable standup. Cho is on her “Live and Livid” tour.
$41-$100, 7:30 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.

MUSIC
Buzz Zeemer
Always nice when Frank Brown gets the band back together. Buzz Zeemer does it in an exhilarating, power-pop kind of way, full of jangly guitars and big alt-rock choruses. With the Tisburys.
$30, 8 p.m., Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Avenue.

DANCE PARTY
Big Bubble Rave
The dance party formerly known as the Spongebob Rave has popped back up with a new name and a gently tweaked theme. The old slogan still fits: “It’s dumb, just come have fun.” Looks like people are having fun.
$25.50, 9 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.

MUSIC
Arlo Parks
Young British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks is all about that soft power, almost whisper-singing over muted, electronic grooves and stark beats. Her latest record My Soft Machines is groovy and lovely, a chill soundtrack to long car trips and short walks to the grocery store. With Chloe George
$27.50-$30, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

MUSIC
Maoli
Did you know Hawaii has a vibrant reggae scene? Me neither, and maybe I still don’t, but this is the second time this month a reggae band from Hawaii has come to town, the first being The Green. And now here comes Maoli, billed as “country reggae.” They sound like you’re thinking they should sound — plus a little R&B too. Lindsay James opens the show.
$29.50, 9 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

DRAG/BURLESQUE
The Madonna Show
Icon Ebony-Fierce and MINO host this drag and burlesque show dedicated the Material Girl starring Vinchelle, the Moon Baby, Rita Brujeria, LamiaYari and more.
$15-$20, 8-11 p.m., Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor Street.

MUSIC
Florry
The bratty, twangy Philly band released The Holey Bible last year, an entrancing country rock record with a preposterous front cover and a decent write-up from Pitchfork. Greg Freeman and Lily Seabird open the show.
$18, 9 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

MUSIC
Gaelic Storm
Celtic folk and rock from California. Yes that was Gaelic Storm jamming in the lower decks of Titanic but somehow they got out. The High Kings open Saturday night’s show at the Keswick.
$39.50-$80, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.

MUSIC
Nicki Minaj
The Queen of Rap brings her Pink Friday 2 World Tour to town on Friday. Let’s play two truths and a lie!
Each of Nicki Minaj’s five albums have sold “one million album-equivalent units” or more.
Nicki Minaj wrote the diss track “Big Foot” about Megan Thee Stallion.
Nicki Minaj wrote and directed The Angry Birds Movie 2 “to raise awareness of birds.”
$119-$319, March 29th, 8 p.m., Wells Fargo Center, 3601 South Broad Street.


SATURDAY, MARCH 30th

MUSIC
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
After bursting onto the Philly music scene and beyond in the mid-2000s, the folky, catchy indie-pop act — mostly just frontman Alec Ounsworth, last we checked — has been releasing albums somewhat steadily all the while. CYHSY’s most recent is 2021’s New Fragility, but damn doesn’t this vinyl re-release of the first Clap Your Hands Say Yeah record look pretty sweet. With Pine Barons.
$20-$25, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

MUSIC
Tesla Quartet
The internationally appreciated string quartet performs works by Joseph Haydn, Stacy Garrop and Maurice Ravel at No Libs’ cool little Black Squirrel Club.
$15-$30, 7:30 p.m., Black Squirrel Club, 1049 Sarah Street.

MUSIC
Mars Counsel
I’ve been writing about music long enough to know not to judge a band by its wardrobe; nonetheless I was unexpectedly delighted to hear such soulful sounds coming from this tucked-in Philly indie kids. Nicely done, Mars Counsel. On Saturday they play PhilaMOCA with We’re From Antarctica, Hit Like A Girl and Lazy Acres.
$14.93, 8 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

MOVIES
Mischievous Maniacs
Exhumed Films sets up shop at the Philly Film Center on Saturday for four slasher favorites.

  • April Fool’s Day (1986) Frank Mancuso Jr.’s famous slasher satire. Star Deborah Foreman will be there. Tagline: “Guess who’s going to be the life of the party?”
  • Carrie (1976) Brian De Palma adapts the Stephen King novel about a high school outcast with telekinetic powers and dirty pillows. Tagline: “Take Carrie to the prom. I dare you!”
  • Prom Night (1980) Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen (!) star in Paul Lynch’s “goofy, gory” vengeance story. Tagline “Some will be crowned, others will lose their heads.”
  • Slaughter High (1986) Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore and Carmine Iannaccone star in this rarely screened class reunion horror favorite with three directors: George Dugdale, Mark Ezra and Peter Mackenzie Litten). Tagline: “There’s Horror in the Halls. Lynching in the Lunchroom. Murder in Metal Shop.”

$50 for the bundle, March 30th, noon, Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

COMEDY/PODCASTS
KevOnStage & That Chick Angel: Here’s The Thing
Comedians/actors Kevin Fredericks and Angel Laketa Moore — both of whom have appeared on A Black Lady Sketch Show and other shows — host a live version of their podcast.
$39-$61, 7:30 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.

MUSIC
Tomato Flower
The Baltimore psych band demonstrates some surprising growth on the new LP No, their sound now blooming into catchy, complicated pop songs. No is pretty, lush and weird. An album you might love once you get to know it. Babybaby_explores and Fib open this show.
$15, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

MOVIES
Field of Dreams
Affectionately known as the Children of the Corn of Baseball, Phil Alden Robinson’s 1989 drama stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Frank Whaley and several sports ghosts. Tagline: “If you believe the impossible, the incredible can come true.” This is insane and not true.
$5-$6, 11 a.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.

MUSIC
MitiS
A classically trained pianist, Philly artist Joseph Torre is better known for making EDM music as a DJ and producer under the name MitiS. His third record, Unity, dropped in February, and Fresh Music Freaks calls it a “modern rock-electronic gem,” and praises the synths and drops. Also on this bill: Blastoyz, Crystal Skies b2b Lizzy Jane, STAR SEED and Years of War.
$24, 8 p.m., Franklin Music Hall, 421 North 7th Street.

COMEDY/MUSIC
Jamming Offline
Comedian/actor Caleb Hearon (Jurassic World Colon Dominion, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, etc.) and Nashville indie rocker Annie DiRusso are touring with this very podcast-y sounding live show that does not appear to be a podcast. There will be music, comedy and interviews with guests.
$77, 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.

MUSIC
Blackberry Smoke
In 2015, the Atlanta country/rock band became the first independent artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts thanks to their fourth record, Holding All the Roses. Their latest, Be Right Here, dropped in February. With Soul Miners Union.
$39.50-$80, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.

MUSIC
Joshua Radin
Ohio-born hat guy Joshua Radin makes gentle, breathy acoustic music that earworms its into your brain while you watch TV shows like Scrubs, Grey’s Anatomy, House and Shameless. Last year he released a pair of EPs called though the world will tell me so, volumes 1 and 2, inspired by his post-pandemic wanderlust. with Maddie Poppe
$45-$65, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

MUSIC
Mister Mann’s Jam Session
The South Philly-born Mister Mann Frisby — formerly a writer for the Daily News — hosts his 11th annual celebration of Black music at the Kimmel on Saturday, promising a “live music experience that levitates its audience into the stratosphere where rhythm, blues, and soul reside.”
$71-$106, 7 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

KIDS/MUSIC
The Rock & Roll Playhouse presents Music of Queen
The Rock and Roll Playhouse brings the music of Queen to Brooklyn Bowl with a side of fun (think glow-sticks, freeze-dance games and a giant parachute) for the littlest fans. The concert by Jon Smith’s Voyages is a full-on tribute that parents will enjoy too.
$16, noon, Brooklyn Bowl Philly, 1oo9 Canal Street.

SHOPPING
Art Star Women Makers Pop-Up Market
After a rain delay, Art Star has rescheduled this market focusing on women-owned, small businesses to this weekend. Here’s the list of vendors.
Free till you buy something, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Independence Visitor Center, 599 Market Street.

MAGIC/COMEDY
Chris Funk
The America’s Got Talent/Penn & Teller: Fool Us alum combines magic and comedy— and live music, and interactive video. Note: This is not the Chris Funk from the Decemberists. More on this Chris Funk here.
$65, 1:30 & 7:30 p.m., Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope.


SUNDAY, MARCH 31st

MUSIC
KRS-One
That’s right, we’ve got only two recommendations for ya this Sunday. You can either hunt for eggs with the fam on South Street (scroll way up) or head out to Ardmore to sing along to “Sound of the da Police” and “My Philosophy” with strangers. Bless you, KRS-One, you saved Easter a little bit.
$35, 7 p.m., Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Avenue.