99 Things to Do in Philly This Weekend

This weekend is jam-packed with Taylor Swift parties, Earth Day celebrations, street fairs, 4/20, Bad Bunny, and so much more.

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Momix performs at the Annenberg Center April 19th & 20th. / Photograph by John Kane

MULTIPLE DAYS

THEATER
Beginners
Hedgerow Theatre presents the US Premiere of this “playful thriller” about “three families trapped in a waterlogged cottage on their summer vacation.” Written by Tim Crouch, directed by Marcie Bramucci.
$20-$35, April 18th-May 5th, Hedgerow Theatre Company, 64 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley.

OUTDOORS
Rothman Orthopaedics Roller Rink
Lace up your skates and/or blades on the west side of City Hall and for the return of this “colorful, retro-inspired” outdoor roller rink. Reservations recommended. Things kick off with a ribbon cutting April 19th, 11:30 a.m. More info here.
$8-$10 (plus $6 for skate rental), continues through June 30th, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

TAYLOR SWIFT/PARTIES
Taylor Swift releases her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday, April 19th. If you’re looking to dance and celebrate with fellow Swifties, Philly’s got a lot planned this weekend (and beyond). Check out our guide to TTPD here.

MUSIC
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
The COPs perform works by Shostakovich, Schoenberg and Clarice Assad, whose “Bohemian Queen” makes its Philadelphia premiere. This concerto for trumpet and orchestra was inspired by the work of surrealist painter Gertrude Abercrombie. With conductor Dirk Brossé, along with trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden and pianist Henry Kramer.
$29-$104, April 19th & 21st, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

SCI-FI CONVENTION
Galactic Diversity & Inclusion Convention
Nerds of all stripes are welcome at this three-day event which “blends the exciting realms of science fiction, diversity & inclusion, and the space industry, all from the viewpoints of often-overlooked communities.” Includes celebrity guests like Kate Mulgrew, Michelle Hurd, Penny Johnson Jerald, Terry Farrell, Robert Picardo, Garrett Wang, Tim Russ and lots more. Keep an eye out for events like the Klingon vow renewal, stage combat class, game nights, panel discussions and more.
$60 for one-day pass ($160 three-day pass), April 19th-21st, Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel, 201 North 17th Street.

THEATER
Urinetown the Musical
Rutgers Camden presents the Tony-winning satire of capitalism, populism, and everything.
Pay what you can, April 18th-21st, Walter K. Gordon Theater, 314 Linden Street, Camden.

TELEVISION
25 Years of Mission Hill
Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, creators of the animated sitcom Mission Hill — as well as writers, producers and showrunners for The Simpsons, Futurama, and Disenchantment, etc. — screen “new, never-before-seen high-definition restorations of fan favorite episodes,” followed by a Q&A.
$31.10, 7 p.m. (sold out) & 9:30 p.m. (not sold out, last we checked), PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

THEATER
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Drama Group of Germantown presents the Oscar Wilde “great big gay farce,” directed by Steve Travers.
$15, through April 21st, First United Methodist Church of Germantown, 6001 Germantown Avenue.

KIDS/THEATER
Finding Nemo
ASH Theater Company is staging a musical version of the Pixar classic at Venice Island Performing Arts Center in Manayunk. Just keep swimming!
$7.50, April 18th-28th, Venice Island Performing Arts Center, 7 Lock Street.

MUSIC
Philadelphia Musicians’ Union Local 77 Jazz Quartet
Glen Foerd opens up its gilded age drawing room for two free concerts this weekend by the elegantly named quartet (trombone, piano, bass, and drums).
Free, April 20th & 21st, 11:30 a.m., Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Avenue

DINOSAURS/KIDS
Jurassic Quest
Billed as “largest and most realistic traveling dinosaur experience in North America,” Jurassic Quest features large prehistoric animatronic attractions that likely won’t break free and go crazy on everybody. Includes a 60-foot Spinosaurus (a very controversial dinosaur!) and an 80-foot Apatosaurus, neither of which have ever trampled on or eaten anyone, probably ever.
$22-$36, April 18th-21st, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

EARTH DAY/KIDS
Earth Weekend Celebration @ Franklin Square
If I’m reading the room correctly, we’re all in agreement that human beings are garbage but Earth is a fine place. Celebrate those asterisked good vibes with a weekend of free events at Franklin Square.

  • April 20th: children’s crafts and activities, and an appearance by entertainer Go with YoYo.
  • April 21st: Climate Solutions Now Earth Day Block Party with live performances by Speedy Ortiz and PHABO, kid stuff, free food and more. Register here.
  • April 22: Just general hanging out in the park on Earth Day, I suppose.

Free, this weekend, Franklin Square, 200 North Sixth Street.

MUSIC
Shabaka
Known in avant garde jazz circles for his work with bands Sons of Kemet and the Comet Is Coming, British jazz multi-instrumentalist Shabaka Hutchings finally released his solo debut Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace last week. The Guardian praised the record’s “impressionistic delicacy,” and Pitchfork gave it an 8.0.
$49.44, April 21st & 22nd, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.

ART
George R. Anthonisen: Meditations on the Human Condition
The Michener hosts a career-spanning exhibition of works by the accomplished sculptor, including 40 bronze sculptures, maquettes, and frescoes, inside and outside the museum.
$15 museum admission, April 20th-October 14th, Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown.

THEATER
Pinocchio
Rebecca Wright direct Arden Children’s Theatre’s production of the famous story about a marionette who wants to be a real boy. And also his nose grows when he lies, which seems like an entirely different story. Stars Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Izzy Sazak, Nathan Alford-Tate and Reese Castaldi.
$20-$45, through June 2nd, Arden Theatre, 40 North 2nd Street.

ART
Betsy Z. Casañas: Call & Response
The Fairhill-based artist with more that 70 murals around the world to her name presents this two-part exhibition at Taller Puertorriqueño. One part focuses on her murals in the surrounding area, and the second focuses on her current work which “explores themes of familial and personal relationships, trauma, violence, anxiety, isolation, and the stages of healing.”
Through May 25th, Taller Puertorriqueño, 2600 North 5th Street.

SPORTS
Phillies vs. White Sox
The Phils host a three-game homestand against Chicago’s other team. On Friday you can see the Phils in their City Connect uniforms featuring X-Treme Bada$$ Font Technology. Sunday is the Phanatic’s birthday (observed), and kids under 14 will get souvenir mittens just in time for spring. (P.S. Saturday is a regular day, and the Phillies will dress normal and give you nothing.)
$39-$133, April 19th-21st, Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way.

MOVIES
Youth Rebellion in Japanese Cinema
Lightbox Film Center and the Cherry Blossom Festival present this six-film series of screenings focused on “how Youth Rebellion has been explored across six decades of Japanese Cinema ranging from the immediate postwar Japan to early 2000s Cool Japan era.” It starts this weekend with Crazed Fruit (Kô Nakahira, 1956) April 19th and Pigs & Battleships (Shohei Imamura, 1961) April 20th.
$10, April 19th-27th, Lightbox Film Center, 401 South Broad Street.

THEATER
Sweat
Chestnut Hill’s Stagecrafters Theater presents Lynn Nottage’s play about people whose friendships are endangered during labor disputes at the factory where they work. Directed by Suki.
$27.50, April 12th, 13th, 18th-20th, & 25th-27th, the Stagecrafters Theater, 8130-34 Germantown Avenue.

KIDS
CoComelon Party Time
Dance, pose, play and party with the perpetually surprised-looking children of the CoComelon cult.
$35, April 19th-21st, Wyeth Ballroom, Sonesta Hotel, 1800 Market Street.

Photograph courtesy of CoComelon

THEATER
The Good Person of Setzuan
The Wilma presents Bertolt Brecht’s “classic parable” — translated by Wendy Arons, adapted by Tony Kushner — about three gods who arrive in town looking for one good person. Directed by Justin Jain.
$29-$65, through April 21st, Wilma Theater, 265 South Broad Street.

THEATER
The Last Yiddish Speaker
InterAct Theatre Company presents Deborah Zoe Laufer’s timely drama. “In the years following a successful January 6th insurrection, a white supremacist regime has come into power. Paul and his teenage daughter, Sarah, live under the radar in a small town upstate as Christian-passing, despite being Jews who fled New York City.” Directed by Seth Rozin.
$15-$35, through April 21st, InterAct Theatre Company, 302 South Hicks Street.

HISTORY/TOURS
Battleship New Jersey — Dry Docked
The historic Battleship New Jersey, used in WWII and the Vietnam War, recently made the journey from the Camden Waterfront back to Philly’s Navy Yard where it was built. The ship is 85 years old and needs to have a little work done. It’s a rare treat having the battleship on this side of the river, but also not in the river at all. During this 60-day vacation across state lines, visitors are invited to take guided tours around the exterior hull while learning about the restoration and history of the ship. It’s not cheap, but it’s also not something that will happen again for a long time.
$225 donation per person, Battleship New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 5195 South 19th Street.

HISTORY
Andalusia Historic House, Gardens & Arboretum
The 50-acre historic estate along the Delaware River reopens for self-guided tours of its formal gardens and native woodlands. Picnics encouraged.
$15, through November 8th, Andalusia Historic House & Gardens, 1237 State Road, Andalusia.

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.

MOVIES
The Other Tarkovskys
The Film Society continues its series celebrating Andrei Tarkovsky, “the greatest purveyor of pure cinema.”

  • The Sacrifice (1986) “After learning the news that World War III has broken out, a man makes a Faustian deal with God to save his family from psychological devastation.” Stars Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall and Guðrún Gísladóttir. April 18th, 7 p.m., & April 20th, 1 p.m.
  • Solaris (1972) Kelvin, Sartorius and Dr. Snaut orbit a mysterious planet in this acclaimed sci-fi classic. April 20th, 5:15 p.m., & April 27th, 2:45 p.m.
  • Nostalghia (1983) A Russian poet in Italy “becomes obsessed with the Botticelli-like beauty of his translator, as well as with the apocalyptic ramblings of a self-destructive wanderer.” Tagline: “Unspoken feelings are never forgotten.” April 25th, 7 p.m., April 28th, 3 p.m.
  • Ivan’s Childhood (1962) Tarkovsky’s “elegiac debut” about a child’s experiences during World War II. April 24th, 7 p.m.

$10, Lightbox Film Center, 401 South Broad Street.

BEER GARDENS
PHS Pop-Up Gardens
Is it beer garden season, people. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society hosts two Pop-Up Gardens: on South Street and in Manayunk.
Pay as you go, ongoing through late fall; PHS Pop-Up Garden at Manayunk, 106 Jamestown Avenue; PHS Pop-Up Garden at South Street, 1438 South 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, through May 5th, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.

See Also: 20 Gorgeous Philly-Area Gardens and Arboretums to Visit Now

MUSIC
This Weekend @ the Living Room
Ardmore’s intimate little music room has just a couple weeks lift on the schedule before shutting its doors for good. Here’s what’s good this weekend:

The Living Room & Cricket Cafe, 104 Cricket Avenue, Ardmore.

MUSIC
Wolf Eyes
Nate Young’s long-running experimental music project plays two nights at Solar Myth. Wolf Eyes will be joined by Anthony Braxton on Friday, and Marshall Allen on Saturday
$43.26, April 19th & 20th, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad 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.

ART
Best of the Nest: Birdhouse Competition & Display
Forget the peeps. It’s birdhouse time now. Peddler’s Village is lousy with birdhouses — funny ones, cute ones, weird ones, ones no god-fearing bird would set foot in. Through May 19th.
Free till you buy something, 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, extended through April 28th, Sedgwick Theatre, 7137 Germantown Avenue.

MUSIC
Neighborhood Jazz Series
The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy has several free jazz concerts on the schedule this weekend for Jazz Appreciation Month.

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 Third Street.

ART
Now Happening @ the Barnes

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

ART
Risa Puno: Group Hug
This interactive installation by Brooklyn sculptor and installation artist uses the “language of games” to explore “the complex social relationships inherent in receiving and providing care.” More info here. Through July 21st.
Free (suggested donation $5), Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch Street.

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.

COMEDY
Phil Hanley
The Canadian comic is known for his agile, mostly good-natured crowdwork. Instagram keeps showing me his clips and I keep liking them. The algorithm loves me and wants me to be happy. This is probably NSFW.
$32.05, April 18th-20th, Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
History Maker Saturdays & Storytelling Sundays
The Betsy Ross House hoses women-themed history events all month long including crafts, storytelling and re-enactors portraying Betsy Ross, chocolate maker Mary Craythorne, baker Margaret Woodby 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
Woodmere Art Museum presents this exhibition 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.”
$10 museum admission, 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.

DANCE
Momix
Known for their surreal, inventive and physical performances, Moses Pendleton’s long-running and respected dance company returns to Philly. More on Momix here.
$29-$100, April 19th & 20th, Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut 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.

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 Night, Mona 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
Troy Bond
The New York-based comedian is a hit on YouTube and TikTok thanks to his Modern Seinfeld sketches. He also hosts the Bonding podcast.
$22-$42, April 18th-20th, Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

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
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.
  • Student Week: After Dark — Under the Stars: A party aimed at undergrads from Penn and neighboring universities (“and the public”) that includes stargazing, art, tarot card readings, and more. Dress in ’90s prom attire. Free, April 12th, 6-9 p.m.
  • 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
(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.

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.

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.

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

  • Louder than a Bomb (2010) One Day at a Time and Philadelphia Film Society celebrate National Poetry Month with an open mic and a screening of Greg Jacobs and John Siskel’s documentary about “high school students as they gear up for the biggest youth slam contest in the world.” April 19th, 6 p.m.
  • The Host (2006) Long before Parasite there was The Host, Bong Joon Ho’s unrelated badass breakout monster movie. The Host is funny and crazy and smart. Tagline: “It Is Lurking Behind You.” This is not a great tagline, and once you see the monster you’ll know why. April 19th, 7 p.m., & April 20th, 2:45 & 9:30 p.m.
  • Cemetery Man (1994) A new 4K restoration of Michele Soavi’s horror comedy about killing zombies and falling in love. Stars Rupert Everett, François Hadji-Lazaro and Anna Falchi. Tagline: “Zombies, guns, and sex, OH MY!!!” That is a truly, deeply terrible tagline. April 19th, 9:30 p.m.
  • Princess Mononoke (1997) Hayao Miyazaki’s fan favorite about a “cursed prince struggling to reestablish harmony amidst the raging crossfire between the gods of the forest and a mass-polluting, natural resource-consuming populace.” April 20th, noon, & April 21st, 3:30 p.m. Tagline: “Live on.”
  • Fast Five (2011) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, cars, Dwayne Johnson and Jordana Brewster star in this movie about immortal stunt drivers either stopping crimes or committing crimes, it’s hard to say. Tagline: “Feel the Speed. Feel the Rush.” April 20th, 4 p.m.
  • Cats (2019) Horny, fur-covered freaks star in this musical about singing, dancing, unsettling cat-human hybrids. CW: James Corden. Tagline: “You will believe.” April 20th, 7 p.m.
  • Enter The Void (2009) “A sketchy drug deal turns fatal and leaves a literal lost soul traveling through the neon-drenched skies of Tokyo” in Gaspar Noé’s “cinematic and psychedelic” movie. April 20th, 8:45 p.m.
  • Wisdom Gone Wild (2022) Philadelphia based documentary filmmaker Rea Tajiri’s “vibrant tender cine-poem.” Followed by a Q&A. April 21st, 4 p.m.
  • Widows (2018) “In Steve McQueen’s unforgettable neo-noir, four women (Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthis Erivo) do what their late partners couldn’t do: pull off a $5 million dollar heist or die trying.” Tagline: “Left with nothing. Capable of anything.” April 21st, 6 p.m.

$14 per screening, Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

ART
Now Showing @ PAFA

$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, APRIL 19th

MUSIC
Bad Bunny
The Puerto Rican singer/rapper/superstar had hits with “I Like It,” “Titi Me Pregunto,” Moscow Mule,” and tons more. So, let’s play Two Truths and a Lie with Bad Bunny!
He is the first non-English-language artist to be the most-streamed artist of the year on Spotify.
The gender-fluid Bad Bunny responded to online commenters calling him gay by offering to impregnate their wives.”
Bad Bunny is a rabbit.
$206-$356, 8 p.m., Wells Fargo Center, 3601 South Broad Street.

MOVIES
Prince of Darkness
Grad students open an “ancient canister” and “unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.” That’s right out of the IMDB summary. John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness stars Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker and Alice Cooper. Tagline: “Where are you…? Christ?” LOL. Not bad.
$13, 9:45 p.m., Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown.

MUSIC
Allah-Las
Chill, easygoing and softly retro, the L.A.-based Allah-Las are either from a dimension where yacht rock was outlawed, or perhaps their whole music thing is just a long con to get laid by playing the gentle gentlemen type. Or maybe I’m just listening to their most recent record Zuma 85 — released last October and smooth as peanut butter — and wondering how people from the here and now can sound so at peace. Is something wrong with them? With me? Don’t answer that. Sam Blasucci, Maston, and Reverberation Radio open the show.
$30, 9 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

MUSIC
Fastball
The Austin rockers are celebrating 30 years making good-time upbeat power pop together.
$30-$40, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

MUSIC
Brothers Osborne
The Maryland-born country bros return. With Jackson Dean.
$48-$195,8 p.m., the Met, 858 North Broad Street.

MUSIC
The Veronicas
The Australian pop twins are fine when they do the pleading, passionate ballads that show off their powerful pipes. But their sweet spot on the new Gothic Summer is the fast, over-processed stuff, when they sneer and strut (“Detox,” “Perfect,” etc.).
$50-$58, 8 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.

MUSIC
Magic of Motown
Hear old favorites by the Temptations, the Jackson Five, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and more, performed by 15 singers and a six-piece band.
$55, 7:30 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.

MUSIC
Isabella d’Eloize Perron
Acclaimed Québécoise violinist Isabella d’Éloize performs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Astor Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires alongside the FILMharmonic Orchestra.
$39-$120, 8 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

SATURDAY, APRIL 20th

MUSIC/TRIBUTE
Night of 1000 Kates
Long before Stranger Things brought “Running Up That Hill” back to the national consciousness, the annual Night of 1000 Kates — now in its 10th year — was singing the music and the praises of Kate Bush. This edition features more than 90 performers, with a dance party to follow.
$20-$25, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

MUSIC
No Name Pops
The No Names pay tribute to the longtime leader of the Philadelphia POPs with a program entitled “Timeless: A Tribute to the Legacy of Peter Nero.” With conductor Carl Topilow and featuring pianist George Burton. More background on all that here.
$71-$1213 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

EARTH DAY/KIDS
Earth Day is April 22nd, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate around town — mostly the weekend before. Here’s what’s happening on Saturday:

  • Awbury Arboretum’s celebration includes live music, a scavenger hunt, games, and more. Plus, go visit the Philly Goat Project goats at the Farm!
  • Schuylkill Center’s annual Naturepalooza includes nature hikes, food trucks, and nature-themed art and activities.
  • Please Touch Museum’s celebration is a day of eco-friendly projects like terrariums and pollinator gardening, plus a “cardboard city” collaborative art activity. There will also be live performances throughout the day.

MUSIC/MEDITATION
Ether
“Sound practitioner” Luna Maye provides the sound bath at this “sunset floating meditative concert in the sky” wherein, judging by the photos, you enjoy a “stimulating sensory adventure” in a baby pool or on a paddle board (!?) while the sun goes down. Apparently not a cult.
$111-$155, 5:44 p.m., Level 28 at AKA University City

FOOD/WEED
4/20 Munchie Madness
Nunzio BYOB restaurant in Collingswood teams up with nearby Mercantile 1888 Zero Proof Bar to host a “CBD & THC cannabis-inspired dinner and tutorial.” The decidedly dry Jersey town never counted on the recipes for Up in Smoke S’mores, Hamunchie Crudo or Italian Chicken & Waffles paired with Weed Wooder.
$120 per person, 6 p.m., Nunzio By Chef Michael DeLone, 706 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood.

COMEDY
Put It Down
This multimedia comedy showcase includes performances by some certified funny people, including Jamie Loftus, Mary Houlihan, Nicole Phoenix, Joe Bell and Liam Paris. Hosted by Andrew Shearer and Christine Walden. This clip is NSFW, weird and funny. That’s Jamie Loftus’s deal.
$12, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

SPORTS
Philly Roller Derby
Watch the Germantown Loose Cannons take on the Passyunk Punks. Participating athletes may include Louisa Slay Alcott, Traumagotchi, Raggedy Slam and Lil Pound Cake.
$10-$15, 6:30 p.m., the Hockey Dek Springfield, 1440 Wallingford Rd, Springfield.

THEATER/MUSIC
Super Freak: The Rick James Story
Je’Caryous Johnson presents this “sensual showcase” featuring songs like “Give It to Me Baby” and “Super Freak.”
$59-$127, 7 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.

MUSIC/FUNDRAISER
Music for All Ball
Rock to the Future raises money for young people interested in music who are dealing with funding inequities. This fundraiser features food, drink and appearances Sam Rise, QuentinThePoet, and Rock to the Future Students. Tickets and more info here.
Donations welcome, 6 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

CIRCUS
World Circus Day
The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts is offering a full day of workshops ($10-$45, in trampoline, German Wheel, aerials and more) and performances, including the Spectacular Staff Show.
Spectacular Staff Show, pay what you can, 8-9:30 p.m., Circus Campus, 6452 Greene Street.

MUSIC
Metz
The Toronto-based Sub Poppers released Up on Gravity Hill last week, a dreamy, trippy and ambitious record bolstered by appearances by Amber Webber (of Black Mountain) and Owen Pallett. It’s been a blast hearing Metz’s sound evolve from “intense punk” to “intense miscellaneous” over the years. With Gouge Away and Rid of Me.
$22, 9 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

OUTDOORS
Spring Fest
The annual family-friendly fest at Bartram’s Garden returns, with a presentation called “Medicinal Highlights of the Botanical Garden in Spring” led by Kelly McCarthy (Attic Apothecary). Also: a workshop called “What’s The Deal With Native Plants?” by Goda Trakumaite, Vivien Sansour of Palestine Heirloom Seed Library interviewed by Maria José Garcia of Sankofa Community Farm, Seed Exchange hosted by Nate Kleinman of Experimental Farm Network and live music by Orchestra 2001. Plus vendors, a nursery kick-off and sale, kid stuff and more.
Free, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard.

HELLO KITTY
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck
I don’t know, it’s like a van with Hello Kitty on it, and it travels around dealing HK merch like cookies and patches and stuff. And it’ll be at the Fashion District on Saturday. Will Hello Kitty herself be there? No idea.
Free till you spend money, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Fashion District Events Plaza, 9th and Market streets.

SHOPPING/EARTH DAY
Bario Neal Pop-Up
The Mary Cassatt Tea Room at the Rittenhouse hosts this tea blending and permanent jewelry pop-up in celebration of Earth Day with Bario Neal, the Philly-based sustainable jewelry company.
$175 (includes afternoon tea), 1 p.m., Mary Cassatt Tea Room at The Rittenhouse, 210 West Rittenhouse Square.

COMEDY
Weeding out the Stone
Host Alex Grubard reignites a time-tested classic, wherein he attempts to identify which of the comedians onstage with him are not, at that moment, stoned, by administering a series of funny sobriety tests.
$22-$30, 4:20 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

CABARET
The Roddenberries — Encounter at Barpoint
Promising a “celebration of music, dance, and the diverse tapestry of the Star Trek universe,” the Roddenberries play City Winery as part of this weekend’s Galactic Diversity and Inclusion Convention (see above). Expect guests like Tim Russ, Robert Picardo, Bonny Gordon and more.
$30-$40, 8 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

BEER/PARTY
Evil Genius 4/20 Block Party
Evil Genius Beer Company celebrates the holiday with an all-ages festival featuring a “specialty beer release,” plus food trucks, vendors, face-painting, lawn games and live music by No Man’s Band.
Free, noon-6 p.m., Evil Genius, 1727 North Front Street.

MUSIC
Restorations
Low-key one of the most exhilarating rock bands in Philly, the long-running Restorations just released their self-titled fifth (?) record last month. Restorations is noisy and intense, but catchy too. There’s something so off-kilter about this band’s heavy, post-hardcore vocals, guitars, all of it. With Signals Midwest and Town Liar.
$22, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut Street.

KIDS/MUSIC
Swing Into Spring Celebration
This family-friendly concert in FDR Park includes performances by the Two of a Kind music duo. Plus free water ice from Dre’s Water Ice.
Free, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Anna C. Verna Playground, Picnic Area #2 at FDR Park.

ANIMALS/CULTURE
Festival of Colors
Philadelphia Zoo and the Council of Indian Organizations present its annual Indian Festival of Colors with dancing, food, performances and, of course, color throwing, in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of spring.
Free with Zoo admission, $20-$25, noon-4 p.m., Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue.

COCKTAIL PARTY
Art-ish
The Art Museum’s annual swanky Art-ish party asks guests to dances, “get glam,” and celebrate the “diversity and vibrancy of Philadelphia’s arts community.” Music by GoGo Morrow, Zeek Burse, Carla Gamble, DJ Joshua Lang, DJ Sylo, and DJ AMH.
$150, 8 p.m.-midnight, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

MUSIC
Ardmore Spring Fest
This family-friendly fest features food, drinks and music by Atomic Rock Band, Melt With You, Sounds of Phoenix, John Valerio Band and DJ Korvez.
Free, noon-6 p.m., parking lot behind John Henry’s Pub, 98 Cricket Avenue, Ardmore.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21st

MOVIES
Three Minutes — A Lengthening
Helena Bonham Carter narrates Bianca Stigter’s documentary about the story behind a three-minute film reel from 1938 that shows Polish Jews before the Holocaust.
$13.50, noon, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.

FOOD
Townsend EPX 10th Anniversary Dinner
Chef/owner Townsend Wentz celebrates 10 years of serving fancy French food at Townsend EPX on Passyunk Avenue with a one-night-only multi-course dinner and after party.
$115, reservations encouraged, Townsend EPX, 1623 East Passyunk Avenue.

FESTIVAL
Philadelphia Mini Maker Faire
Billed as “the greatest show (& tell) on earth,” the family-friendly Philadelphia Mini Maker Faire offers demonstrations and workshops in a variety of fields: art, engineering, science, crafts and more.
$20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Cherry Street Pier, 121 North Columbus Boulevard.

MUSIC
Rentboy
Philly-based artist Rentboy (a.k.a. Bobby Brown) released his latest EP Get Worse! in November, and astute listeners will notice an uptick in straight-up rock and roll in his sound. Rentboy’s still dancy and dreamy, but did that Strokes-y garage vibe on “Love Song for Dead Arpad.” With Family Vision, Cry9c
$15, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

FOOD/SHOPPING
Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival
A fleet of food trucks will assemble on the streets of Manayunk this Sunday in hopes of selling you, bacon on a stick, cheesesteak spring rolls, meatballs, chilly bananas, nutty novelties and more. Also: live music by Maggie Mae, the Tisburys, Emily Drinker and more. Here’s the full list of eateries, vendors and more.
Free till you buy something, 11 a.m-5 p.m., Main Street in Manayunk.

MUSIC/TRIBUTE
Boy Band Brunch
Promising “tongue-in-cheek humor and Broadway talent,” this NYC group performs the music of NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, One Direction and more.
$20-$25, noon, City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

MUSIC
Kublai Khan TX
The Texas-based metal/hardcore from Texas. They dropped their latest single “Low Tech” in March. With Sunami, Judiciary and Momentum.
$26-$30, 7 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

ART/BLOCK PARTY
Everyday Futures Fest Block Party
Da Vinci Art Alliance’s annual community arts and science festival runs the entire month of April with exhibits, workshops and interactive experiences focusing on sustainability and the arts. While there is plenty to see and do, the block party is always a good time. The festival will take over the 700 block of Catharine Street with temporary installations, vendors, performances and art activities for all ages.
Free, noon-5 p.m., Catherine Street between 7th and 8th streets.

MUSIC
Earthless
Doomy, stoney and psychedelic, San Diego metal band Earthless drops its latest live record From The West one day before its show at Underground Arts on Sunday. With Minami Deutsch.
$22, 8 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

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