185 Things to Do in Philly This Week and Weekend

The National Dog Show returns to the Expo Center this weekend. | Steve Donahue/See Spot Run Photo

THIS WEEK’S TOP 5 PICKS

Philadelphia Magazine’s Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival
Hundreds of distillers, thousands of bottles, and food from some of the best restaurants in town at the Linc. Plus, a VIP ticket gets you a special tour of the stadium, including the locker room and field! Check out the list of restaurants and spirits, and get your tickets here.
$134-$185, 5-9 p.m., Lincoln Financial Field, One Lincoln Financial Field Way.

The Philadelphia Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival
The Philadelphia Citizen hosts its annual gathering of innovators, civic leaders, and changemakers sharing real-world solutions from other cities that Philadelphia could “steal” to make the city stronger, fairer, and more forward-thinking.
$50, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Comcast Technology Center, 1800 Arch Street.

The National Dog Show
The Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s annual two-day dog show/competition returns. Dogs are judged on criteria they do not understand; but also they don’t know they’re being judged, so it’s cool. Hosted by actor John O’Hurley (Seinfeld, Dancing With the Stars), Mary Carillo and David Frei, “the dean of dog show commentators.”
$20, November 15th & 16th, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

Winter at Dilworth Park
Rothman Rink, Wintergarden, and the Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market take over Dilworth for a season of festiveness. See below for details.
Pay as you go, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

Pipe Up!
Opera Philadelphia’s not-just-opera series continues at the Grand Court in the Wanamaker Building. See below for the schedule.
Free, The Wanamaker Building, 1300 Market Street.

FESTIVALS, FOOD, OTHER FUN STUFF

PHOTOGRAPHY
The Philly Camera Show
This two-day conference includes workshops, demonstrations, “immersive photo shoots with professionals,” lots of vendors and the $5,000 Creators Challenge. Topics include portraiture, lighting, wildlife photography and techniques. With appearances by Karen Jerzyk, JC Carey, Susan Magnano, and more. Here’s the full schedule.
Free, November 15th & 16th, Unique Photos PA Superstore, 28 South 2nd Street.

WINTER/ICE SKATING
Rothman Rink
The Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink and Cabin returns to Dilworth Plaza, along the western face of City Hall. 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 festiveness. (See below.)
$10 for skate rental, $10 for 90-minute skate sessions, November 14th-February 22nd, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

WINTER
Wintergarden
Decked out with little trees and twinkling lights, this “whimsical outdoor sanctuary” is a chill place to hang out in the winter.
Free, opens November 14th, continues through March 26th, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

SHOPPING/HOLIDAYS
Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market
Local artists and vendors sell their handmade goods in a festive outdoor setting.
Free till you buy something, opens November 14th, continues through January 1st, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

WINTER/SHOPPING
Gingerbread Competition & Display
New Hope’s festive shopping village has become menagerie of twinkling lights, empty cookie houses and soulless cookie humanoids. Do not eat these things.
No cover, November 14th through January 17th, Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street Road, New Hope. 

DOGS
The National Dog Show
The Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s annual two-day dog show/competition returns. Dogs are judged on criteria they do not understand; but also they don’t know they’re being judged, so it’s cool. Hosted by actor John O’Hurley (Seinfeld, Dancing With the Stars), Mary Carillo and David Frei, “the dean of dog show commentators.”
$20, November 15th & 16th, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

GOLF
Upper Deck Golfing at Citizens Bank Park
Play a round of golf a CBP for this week only. Plus: music, beer, bites, and golf challenges in the clubhouse.
$100-$120, November 12th-15th, Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way.

COMMUNITY/CLEANUP
Love Your Park Fall Weekend
Put on your worst clothes and thickest gloves, and head down to your local park to clean up after your horrible fellow Philadelphians who toss their floss harps and expired SEPTA passes and Monster Energy tallboy empties wherever they feel like. Also, plant trees and flowers, and meet your neighbors, etc. There are all kinds of projects all over town. Pick one and sign up.
Free, November 14th-16th, multiple locations.

HISTORY
Siege Weekend at Fort Mifflin
Learn about “greatest bombardment” of the Revolutionary War with musket and cannon demonstrations, guided tours, skirmishes, horses, and other living history activities. The horses probably don’t know what the hell’s going on.
$10-$12, November 15th and 16th, Fort Mifflin, 1 Fort Mifflin Road.

KIDS/MAZES
Woodmere’s Annual Straw Maze
Kids can clamber and stumble through Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum annual arrangement of straw featuring “zigzag spaces, tunnels, and multi-level views.” Designed by architects Peter Everett Brown and Barbara Ann Sprague.
$5 per child, free for adults, continues Saturdays and Sundays through November 30th, Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue.

ON STAGE

DANCE
Ephrat Asherie Dance with Arturo O’Farrill
The world premiere of Shadow Cities by choreographer Ephrat Asherie, with music by jazz pianist Arturo O’Farrill, performed by six dancers.
$51-$91, November 14th at 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. & November 15th 2 & 7:30 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street. 

MUSIC/MOVIES
Pipe Up!
Opera Philadelphia’s not-just-opera series continues at the Grand Court in the Wanamaker Building.

• The Phantom of the Opera — A screening of the 1925 silent horror classic starring Lon Chaney, with live organ accompaniment by Peter Richard Conte. Free, November 10th, 7 p.m.
• An Afternoon with Peter Richard Conte — The acclaimed organist returns for a free afternoon concert. Free, November 14th, 12:30 p.m.
• City to City: A Youth Choir Celebration — Concert featuring Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale, Philadelphia Girls Choir, and Commonwealth Youth Choir, along with Peter Richard Conte. Sold out, standby entrance only, November 15th, 7 p.m.
• Nathalie Joachim in Concert — Opera Philadelphia’s composer-in-residence “performs selections from her opera-in-progress Le présent éternel as well as her album Fanm d’Ayiti, which celebrates and explores her Haitian heritage and received a Grammy nomination for Best World Music Album.” Pick your price, November 19th, 7 p.m.

The Wanamaker Building, 1300 Market Street.

COMEDY
Kev Herrera
The comedian-writer-actor — you might recognize him from CSI, Castle, etc. — plays a pair of shows at Punch Line.
$32, November 14th at 7:30 p.m. and November 15th at 9:15 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

MUSIC
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Conductor Joe Hisaishi returns to lead the Orchestra in performing several of his works, along with one work by Benjamen Britten.
$111-$289, November 13th & 14th, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

COMEDY/THEATER
Gary Gulman: Grandiloquent
The veteran comedian, actor and author performs his one-man show. New York Theatre Guide calls it “whip-smart, witty, and surprisingly moving.”
$73-$117, November 14th at 7 p.m. & November 15th at 5 & 8 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

CABARET
Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch
She’s a two-time Tony winner. He’s a Grammy-winning composer. They’ll be on stage together at the Rittenhouse Grill on Monday and Tuesday night.
$75-$225, November 17th & 18th, 8 p.m., Rittenhouse Grill, 1701 Locust Street.

THEATER
Over the River and Through the Woods
Montgomery Theater presents Joe DiPietro’s comedy about four grandparents who scheme to keep their grandson from moving across the country.
$37, November 13th-December 7th, Montgomery Theater, 124 North Main Street, Souderton.

COMEDY
Amber Autry
The Nashville-based comedian is doing a four-show run at Punch Line this weekend. So congrats on getting your tickets. Or sorry that you didn’t.
Sold out, November 13th at 7 & 9:15 p.m. and November 14th at 9:45 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

MUSIC
Dilly Dally Fest 3
This year’s edition of the two-night indie and punk music fest at Underground Arts features lost lo-fi Seattle greats Carissa’s Wierd, along with Snowing, In Loving Memory, the Spirit of Versailles, Your Arms Are My Cocoon, Catalyst and lots more.
$55.89 per night, $87.98 for two nights, November 15th & 16th, Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

MUSIC
The Used
The Utah emo kings are playing three shows at every stop on their current tour — each night dedicated to a different record from early in their discography.
$50-$78 for individual shows ($143-$343 for all three), November 10th, 11th & 12th, 8 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.

THEATER
Wishing to Grow Up Brightly
Theatre Horizon presents this new musical from Amanda Morton (The Who’s Tommy, Gutenberg! The Musical!), Matthew Decker (La La Land Broadway adaptation), and Brenson Thomas. The summary is intriguing: “After the death of her father, Amanda Newton — a Korean-American adoptee — returns to her childhood home to help her mother pack up. There, she discovers a trove of his preserved memories, created by a tech company called reMemorex, and is pulled into a surreal and intimate journey through loss, identity, and the questions that have quietly shaped her life.” Directed by Matthew Decker.
$25-$55, through November 23rd, Theatre Horizon, 401 DeKalb Street, Norristown.

THEATER
The Snow Queen
Yury Urnov directs Evgeny Schwartz’s family-friendly adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen favorite about a young girl who sets off into an icy wonderland to rescue her brother.
$35-$75, November 11th-25th, Wilma Theater, 265 South Broad Street.

OPERA
Le nozze di Figaro
The Academy of Vocal Arts kicks off its season with Mozart’s classic comedy collaboration with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. Conductor: Joseph Colaneri. Director: Tara Faircloth.
Call for prices: 215-735-1685; November 11th, 13th & 15th at Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce Street; continues through December 2nd at multiple locations.

THEATER
The Mountaintop
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall’s drama reimagines Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night, centered around a chance encounter with a housekeeper just after his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. Directed by Brett Ashley Robinson. Stars Akeem Davis and Kishia Nixon.
$50-$60, through December 14th, Arden Theatre, 40 North 2nd Street.

THEATER
Job
Theatre Exile presents by Max Wolf-Friedlich’s psychological thriller “that zooms in on two careerists of different generations, genders and political paradigms to examine what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most.” Directed By: Deborah Block. Stars Arianna Gayle, and Scott Greer.
$45, through November 16th, Theatre Exile, 1340 South 13th Street.

THEATER
Walden
InterAct presents Amy Berryman’s Walden, billed as a “intelligent and compassionate climate-disaster drama” about a long-running rivalry between two NASA scientist sisters.
$20-$40, through November 23rd, InterAct Theatre Company, 302 South Hicks Street.

THEATER
Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Lantern Theater Company stages the Bard’s classic tragedy full of blood, witches, prophecy, and political ambition. Directed by Charles McMahon.
$25-$48, through December 7th, St. Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow Street.

MOVIES

This Week @ Lightbox Film Center

• The said and the unsaid — This new touring program from Dublin-based experimental film org Aemi includes four short works from Ireland, Iran and the U.S. November 12th, 7-8:30 p.m.
• Bye Bye Love — Japanese director Isao In Fujisawa’s 1974 cult-favorite murder/road trip feature, “two young people undertake a doomed summer road trip through Japan, which in turn reflects on the dissipating promise of 1960s counterculture and free love.” (IMDB) Stars Ren Tamura, Miyabi Ichijô and Atsuko Ami. November 16th, 5-7 p.m.

$13.65, Lightbox Film Center at the Living Room at Bok, 800 Mifflin Street.

Noir City: Philadelphia
Hosted and curated by TCM host Eddie Muller, this annual film fest offer three days of dames, Dutch angles and private dicks. Titles include Hell’s Half Acre (John H. Auer, 1954) on Friday, Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951) on Saturday, and The Reckless Moment (Max Ophüls, 1949) on Sunday. Tagline for that last one: “It could happen to so many married women!”
$25 per film, $206 for the whole festival, November 14th-16th, Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville.

Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
PAAFF is back. This annual two-week film fest includes screenings of features, shorts and documentaries, along with a few panel discussions — both online and in-person. Here’s the complete lineup of screenings and everything else.
Prices vary by event, through November 16th, multiple locations.

Deeper in Dreams: A David Lynch Retrospective
A series of films by and inspired by the beloved director, artist and iconoclast.

• The Roadhouse— A collection of ads and music videos by David Lynch. $6, November 10th, 4 & 7:30 p.m.
• Lynch/Oz (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2022) Documentary about the aesthetic and thematic links between the Wizard of Oz and David Lynch. Stars John Waters, Karyn Kusama, David Lowery, Amy Nicholson. November 11th & 20th, 4 & 7:30 p.m.
• Twin Peaks: The Return (David Lynch, 2017) This weekend the Film Society is screening all 18 episodes of Lynch’s Showtime series. Stars Kyle MacLachlan, Sheryl Lee, Michael Horse, Miguel Ferrer, Robert Forster, Laura Dern, Naoimi Watts, etc. Intermingled with breaks for dinner, socializing and a Q&A with Philadelphia actor George Griffith who played Ray Monroe. $25 for Friday; $40 for Saturday or Sunday; $72 for weekend pass; November 14th at 7 p.m.; November 15th and 16th at noon.

$15.50, continues through November 23rd, Film Society East, 125 South 2nd Street.

Breathless
In Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 crime drama, “a small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder of a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.” (Says IMDB.) Stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. Tagline: “The French Film The French Talk About — The Most.”
$15.50; November 13th & 19th; Film Society East, 125 South 2nd Street.

Philadelphia Jewish Film + Media Fall Fest
The PJFF+MFF returns with twelve days of screenings discussions and other events. The festival kicks off on Wednesday with Janis Ian: Breaking Silence, Varda Bar-Kar’s documentary narrated by the acclaimed singer-songwriter, and featuring appearances by Arlo Guthrie, Lil Tomlin, Jean Smart, and Laurie Metcalf. Followed by a talkback and reception with the star and the director. ($25, November 12th, 7 p.m.) Here’s the full festival schedule.
Most films $20, November 12th-23rd, multiple locations. 

ART, GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design
An exhibition celebrating the two-time Oscar-winning costume designer, who worked on Sinners, the Black Panther movies, Dolemite Is My Name, and lots more. Includes sketches, costumes, insight into the design process and more.
Included in museum admission of $20, ongoing, African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch Street. 

Under $100, Under $1,000
This group exhibition and sale includes works by Philadelphia artists who were inspired by Isaiah Zagar and his Magic Gardens. Opening reception November 14th, 6-9 p.m. Continues through January 11th.
$15 admission, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South Street.

Now Showing @ the Art Museum

• Dreamworld: Surrealism at 100, PhAM is the last stop on this world-touring exhibition featuring works by Miró, Max Ernst, Magritte, Dalí, and lots more. Through February 16th.
• Julie Mehretu: In Focus “Her painted and printed surfaces are typically covered in swarms of calligraphic lines, architectural grids, geometrical patterns, and expressive, meandering notations that cohere into fantastical topographies.” Through May 10th.
• Krishna Reddy: The Movement of Life A major exhibition of works by the India-born printmaker and sculptor Krishna Reddy (1925-2018) of the influential printmaking studio Atelier 17 in Paris. Runs through December 8th.
• A Pleasant Madness: Surrealism at the Julien Levy Gallery — exhibition of works created by artists in the orbit of the influential NYC gallery owner, including Max Ernst, Dorothea Tanning and Arshile Gorky. Ongoing.
• Framed! European Picture Frames from the Johnson Collection. Through April 20th.
• Brand X Editions: Innovation in Screenprinting, works by emerging and established contemporary artists, from Helen Frankenthaler and Alex Katz to Rashid Johnson and Emily Mae Smith. Through November 16th.
• Head to Toe: African and Asian Wearables, includes jewelry, headdresses, and textiles from the Ira and Myrna Brind Collection. Through January 19th.
• Visions of the Land in Japan, Japanese paintings and ceramics from 1500s to the present. Through November 30th.
• Enough Already: Photography and Excess, works by Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Peter Hutchinson, Wang Qingsong, and more. Through November 30th.
• Mythical, Divine, Demonic: Animal Imagery in South Asian Art. Through February 9th.
• Zoe Leonard: Strange Fruit, “empty fruit skins that have been sutured together and sprawled across the gallery floor by the artist.” Ongoing.
• Expanded Painting in the 1960s and 1970s — radical innovations in painting by Alma Thomas, Sam Gilliam and more. Ongoing.

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

Native American Heritage Month
The National Constitution Center hosts several activities and programs including “Indigenous Influence on the Constitution,” “Speaking Out with the Suffragists: Zitkala-Ša,” and “the History of Thanksgiving Show.” Through November 30th.
Included in $15 admission, National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street.

Juried Art Exhibition
William Way LGBT Community Center’s annual art exhibition returns, showcasing the works “46 emerging and established LGBTQ+ artists,” as selected by Stamatina Gregory of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art. See examples of the art here.
Free, through December 11th, William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce Street.

Sam Maitin
Two Penn institutions are hosting exhibitions celebrating the Philadelphia painter-sculptor-printmaker (1928-2004). We the People: Sam Maitin is at the Annenberg Center, October 15th-February 21st. Meanwhile, Maitin in Philadelphia: Mayor of the Arts is at Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center through December 19th.
Free; Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street; and Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 3420 Walnut Street.

Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets
This new major exhibition at the Barnes collects works from “two most important Rousseau collections in the world,” their own and the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris. Through January 11th.
$30 museum admission, Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

American Mythologies
Philadelphia-based artists Tom Judd and Mark Stockton present works in portraiture and collage alongside historical artifacts to explore the subject of national identity. Through November 22nd.
Free, Germantown Historical Society, 5501 Germantown Avenue.

Now Showing at Paradigm Gallery

• Nazeer Sabree: The Event Phase — solo show of paintings which “hold the contradictions of living — grief and delight, struggle and tenderness, endings and beginnings — and offer them to the viewer as both mirror and invitation.” Extended through through November 23rd.
• Drew Leshko: Amor Fati — “documentary sculptures” by the Philly artist. “In a blowout display of over 50 building facades, hanging signs, and rooftop superstructures, Leshko documents the ever-changing landscape of urban architecture from gentrification while memorializing the influential buildings from his neighborhood and beyond.” Opening reception November 7th, 6-8 p.m. Continues through November 30th.

Free, Paradigm Gallery + Studio, 12 North 3rd Street. 

Jane Austen Christmas at 250
Jane Austen would be 250 years young if she hadn’t died, and while the concept is fearsome and unnatural, the Historic Odessa Foundation in Delaware is celebrating with this long-term Christmas installation in the which every room the Wilson-Warner House houses a vignette inspired by the author’s novels. November 11th through December 31st, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
$15, Historic Odessa Foundation, 201 Main Street, Odessa.

Here, There & Delaware: Travel Poster Prints & Illustrations of Erick Sahler
Inspired by the WPA. Artist’s reception November 13th, 6-8 p.m.
Museum admission is $15, through December 31st, Historic Odessa Foundation, 201 Main Street, Odessa.

Bespoke Matter
Artists Sophie Glenn, Leslie A. Grossman, Elizabeth Hamilton, Leah Kaplan, and Lisa Marie Patzer “explore traditional decorative arts through untraditional lenses.”
Free, through January 20th, Park Towne Place, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The Declaration’s Journey
This major exhibition at the Museum of the American Revolution features more that 120 objects, documents and works of art to explore “the history and global impact of the Declaration of Independence from 1776 to today.
$27, through January 3rd, 2027, Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South 3rd Street.

Clay as Care
This exhibition at the Clay Studio explores the intersection of ceramic and wellbeing with works by artists “whose practices address healing, rest, and resilience,” including Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Adebunmi Gbadebo, Ehren Tool, and Maia Chao. Through December 31.
Free, Clay Studio, 1425 North American Street.

The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution
This major exhibition at the Mercer Museum explores the history of the Doan Gang, a group of Revolutionary War British loyalists who “plotted, schemed, and plundered their way through a divided world in the earliest days of a budding American nation.”
$20 admission, through December 31st, Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street, Doylestown.

In the Eye of the Beholder
An exhibition of works recently donated by a pair of collectors (painter Bill Scott and activist Bob Schoenberg) which “reveal aspects of goodness and/or beauty that the artists have found in the human body, the city, the natural world, and in abstract forms.” Through December 28th.
Free, Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue.

Now Showing at the Michener

• Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven — Two decades of sculpture, embroidery, painting and drawing by the Pakistani-American visual artist. Through January 11th.
• Lisa Naples: Grounded in Gold An exhibition of abstract and animal sculptures “literally and metaphorically grounded” in gold. Runs through November 23rd.

$15 museum admission, Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown.

Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo
This group exhibition at PAFA “reveals a broader picture of the American experience through the artworks and life stories of three trailblazing Japanese American women in dialogue with each other for the first time.” Includes 70 paintings and drawings. Through January 4th.
$9, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 North Broad Street.

The Source of Self Regard
In this new group exhibition at InLiquid, “Six Black artists with roots in Philadelphia to examine the Black self in a powerful celebration and affirmation of belonging.” Includes contributions by Gianni Lee, Erlin Geffrard, Zakee Kuduro, Al-baseer Holly, Mel D. Cole, and Ron St. Clair. Curated by Tayyib Smith. Through November 29th.
InLiquid Gallery, Crane Arts Building, 1400 North American Street.

Now Showing @ Fabric Workshop and Museum

• The Living Temple: The World of Moki Cherry — Longterm retrospective exhibition of “colorful textiles, costumes, and posters to ceramics, video, and sound” by “boundary‑breaking Swedish artist Moki Cherry (1943–2009).” Runs through April 12th.
• Lisa Alvarado: Talismans for a Theater of Resilience — An exhibition of painting, textiles, and other “multi-sensory works rich with visual and sonic resonance” by the Texas-born artist. Through April 12th.

Free, Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch Street.

Jerrell Gibbs: No Solace in the Shade
A solo exhibition of “dynamic, large-scale figurative paintings explore facets of Black life, including family, friends, and community” by the Baltimore artist.
$20 admission, through March 1st, Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford.

Jaime Alvarez and Marta Sanchez
Hyatt Centric, in collaboration with InLiquid, hosts this Hispanic Heritage Month exhibition of works by photographer Jaime Alvarez and painter Marta Sanchez.
Free, through November 10th, Hyatt Centric Center City Philadelphia, 1620 Chancellor Street.

Now Showing @ ICA

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th

MUSIC
Wednesday
Karly Hartzman, MJ Lenderman et al. in the Asheville shoegaze band released their sixth record Bleeds in September. It’s probably Wednesday’s best yet, and I’m guessing the word is out, since their Monday night show at UT is sold out.
Sold out, 8 p.m., with Daffo, Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

MOVIES/BOOKS
Naked Lunch
The Free Library continues its Altered Consciousness film series with a screening of David Cronenberg’s 1991 surrealist dark comedy based on the William S. Burroughs work. Discussion to follow.
Free, 5:30 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

MUSIC
The Bad Plus
The veteran jazz/avant-garde ensemble (now a quartet) released Complex Emotions at the end of last year.
$43.26, 9:30 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.

KIDS/MUSIC
Free Improv Workshop for Kids
Fire Museum Presents and Creative Becoming present this “joyful hour of sound exploration and creative play” led by musician Carlos Santiago, who plays with of Bismuth String Quartet, Normal Love, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and more.
Free, 5 p.m., the Perch, 2321 Emerald Street.

BOOKS/FOOD
Cookbooks & Convos
Sisterly Love Collective’s series returns with a full slate of events celebrating chefs and authors, including appearances by Hailee Catalano, Pooja Bavishi, Zev Rovine, Jordan Salcito, Caroline Pardilla, and lots more. Here’s the full schedule.
Prices vary by event, through November 10th, multiple locations.

MUSIC
Earth
Top source of heavy stoner anthems since 1993.
$25.65, 8 p.m., with Stebmo, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

More Monday Stuff

• MUSIC: Playboi Carti, with Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, Homixide Gang, Apollo Red. $46-$228, 7 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 South Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Good Luck, with Goshupon and Pennydog. $13.48, 7 p.m., The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street.

• MUSIC: Beatrice Rana, presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Sold out, 7:30 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.
• COMEDY/CABARET: Lady Bunny in Bunny Butchers Broadway. $38.99-$49.99, 7:30 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• MUSIC: Ulcerate, with Spirit Possession & Pyrrhon. $27.74, 8 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.
• MUSIC: Khamari, with Gabriel Jacoby. Sold out, 8 p.m., Brooklyn Bowl Philly, 1009 Canal 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, NOVEMBER 11th

MUSIC
An Evening with Samara Joy
The acclaimed jazz vocalist — five Grammys in the last three years! — released her third record, Portrait, just about a year ago. Expect Samara Joy to set her powerhouse voice loose on standards, originals and old favorites from the Great American Songbook when she plays the Miller on Tuesday.
$69-$146, 7 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.

MOVIES/FUNDRAISER
From Ground Zero: A Fundraiser for Gazan Families
CineSPEAK comes to PhilaMOCA for this screening of From Ground Zero — “collection of revealing stories from 22 Palestinian filmmakers living through war, who capture their lives in Gaza amidst war.” Proceeds go to four families in Gaza.
$20-$500 (sliding scale donation), 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

MUSIC
Ang & The Damn Band
Ang Bocca gets the Damn Band back together for their first live show in a decade. They’ll celebrate the release of their new music video, “North Carolina.”
$18.90, 8 p.m., with Plant Sounds and Roberta Faceplant, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

STORYTELLING
The Moth Storyslam
“Cheat” that’s the theme for this edition of the popular open-mic storytelling competition. Come with a five-minute story of your own or just sit back and enjoy the fun.
$18, 7:30 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.

More Tuesday Stuff

• MOVIES: The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946) Stars Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner and Edmond O’Brien. Tagline: “Every kiss carved his name on another bullet.” $13.50, 7 p.m., Ambler Theater, 108 East Butler Avenue, Ambler.
• MUSIC/FUNDRAISER: Big Brothers Big Sisters 110th Year Celebration, with awards, documentary screening, more. $310-$2,790, 5 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Arco Belo, with Medukha and Shiraz $15-$25, Ensemble. 8 p.m., the Perch, 2321 Emerald Street.
• MUSIC: M.D.C., with Soji, Violent Highs and Erin Incoherent. $26.15, 7 p.m., Nikki Lopez, 304 South Street.
• MUSIC/TRIBUTE: Carole King and James Taylor Story. $25-$45, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MOVIES: Drunken Angel (Akira Kurosawa, 1948) Stars Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura. Tagline: “From Akira Kurosawa, creator of Rashomon an allegory of the postwar man.” $16.25, 7:15 p.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
• MUSIC: John 5 and Richie Kotzen. $48-$136, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12th

MOVIES/MUSIC
The Gits
A 20th anniversary screening of Kerri O’Kane’s documentary about the Seattle punk band whose fiery frontwoman was senselessly murdered in 1993. Includes appearances by Kathleen Hanna, Joan Jett, and more.
$14.52, 7 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

MUSIC
Alessia Cara
You know Alessia Cara, the Canadian YouTuber-turned-pop superstar who sings “Here,” “Stay” and “Scars To Your Beautiful,” but what do you really know? It’s time for Two Truths and a Lie!

• Alessia Cara sang “O Canada” at Game Two of the World Series.
• Alessia Cara has been plainspoken about her experiences with synesthesia, keratosis pilari, alopecia areata and insomnia.
• Alessia Cara plays defense for the Brampton Beast of the ECHL, where she once got 96 penalty minutes in a single game.

$64, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.

BOOKS/FOOD
Kevin Boehm
Fork celebrates the release of the Chicago restaurateur’s new memoir The Bottomless Cup: A Memoir of Secrets, Restaurants, and Forgiveness with a four-course family-style meal prepared by Lee Wolen, Michael Solomonov and other notable chefs.
$130, 5:30 p.m., Fork, 306 Market Street.

MUSIC
Son of The 215 x Freeway
The Philly rappers celebrate the release of their new record The 215 Way, described “capturing the balance between old-school roots and new-school hunger.” Hell yes. More info here.
$30, 8-11 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

More Wednesday Stuff

• MUSIC: The Lone Bellow, with Nicole Atkins. $46, 8 p.m., Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Avenue.
• COMEDY: Michael Yo. $36-$49, 7:30 p.m., Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.
• MOVIES: Classic Feminist Documentaries, The Woman’s Film (Jennifer Gauthier, 1971) and Inside Women Inside (Christine Choy and Cynthia Maurizio, 1978), followed by conversation with Shilyh Warren and Asher Guthertz. Free, 5:30-8 p.m., Public Trust, 4017 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Abbatia, and Pop Music Fever Dream, Pure Adult, Genre Is Death and Nancy Strong. (P.S. It’s nice to see bands are still putting Budd Dwyer on their fliers.) $15, 7 p.m., Nikki Lopez, 304 South Street.
• MOVIES: Shoot The Piano Player (François Truffaut, 1960) IMDB says: “A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother.” Stars Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Albert Rémy. Tagline: “A Film for Adults” Lol. $12.50-$15.50, 4 & 7 p.m., Film Society East, 125 South 2nd Street.
• MUSIC: Merce Lemon, with Hemlock and Soup Dreams. $18.90, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

• MUSIC: Frost Children, with Peterparker69. $40-$95, 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.
• COMEDY: Free F#ckin’ Comedy Show. Free, 8 p.m., Tattooed Mom, 530 South Street.
• MOVIES: Fargo (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996) Stars Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Larry Brandenburg. No tagline?! Ok, let’s look at a goof: “The alarm clock in Scotty’s room when he talks to Jerry goes from 8:52 to 8:50 to 8:53.” Whoops! $13.50, 7 p.m., Ambler Theater, 108 East Butler Avenue, Ambler.
• BOOKS/HISTORY: The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation, with author Jim Clyburn. $5, standby and overflow seats only, 7 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.
• MUSIC: Hot Water Music, with Bane. $50.72, 7 p.m., Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.
• MUSIC: The Azar Lawrence Experience. $37.08, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.

• MUSIC: Howl Owl Howl, featuring Darius Rucker, Mike Mills and Steven Gorman. $64.45, 8 p.m., with Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.
• ART/TOUR: ARTZ @ The Museum, “ARTZ Philadelphia, a nonprofit committed to enhancing the quality of life and well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners through joyful interactions around arts and culture.” Free with registration, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
• COMEDY: Joe Wong. $49, 7:30 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• MUSIC: Kobi B. $35-$50, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MUSIC: Shiner, with Mirrorless and Pack of Larks. $21.69, 8 p.m., Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 North Front Street.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13th

DRINKS/PARTY
Philadelphia Magazine’s Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival
Hundreds of distillers, thousands of bottles, and food from some of the best restaurants in town at the Linc. Plus, a VIP ticket gets you a special tour of the stadium, including the locker room and field! Check out the list of restaurants and spirits, and get your tickets here.
$134-$185, 5-9 p.m., Lincoln Financial Field, One Lincoln Financial Field Way.

COMEDY
Adam Conover
The web and TV comedian/host is on his Big Divorce Energy tour. You probably know his face and/or voice from Adam Ruins Everything and BoJack Horseman, etc.
$45-$65, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

BOOKS
Antisemitism, an American Tradition
Historian Pam Nadell celebrates the launch of her new nonfiction book, and will discuss it with Weitzman Museum president Dan Tadmor.
$30-$40, 6 p.m., Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East.

MOVIES
The Secret Cinema
The famed film unearthers present 4 Artists — a collection of 16mm short documentaries about Igor Stravinsky, Gordon Parks, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and Woody Allen.
Free, 8 p.m., The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street.

FOOD
Oyster Fest
This after-hours walk-around at Reading Terminal Market features over a dozen varieties of freshly shucked East Coast oysters and mignonettes paired with local craft beers, wine and Stateside vodka samplings.
$175, 7-9 p.m., Reading Terminal Market, 1136 Arch Street.

BOOKS/POLITICS
Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America’s Justice Department
Authors Carol Leonnig and Aaron C. Davis will discuss their nonfiction book on the Trump administration’s first term. In conversation with Ankush Khardori.
$15, 7 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.

More Thursday Stuff

• BOOKS/POETRY: Peace Like War is Waged, poet Jan Barry discusses his new collection, Waging Peace: From Vietnam to Volgograd. Free, 5:30 p.m., Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.
• MUSIC: Saintseneca, with Radiator Hospital (solo), Hour and Shannen Moser. $25.81, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, 2125 Chestnut Street.

• MUSIC: Geese, with Dove Ellis. Sold out, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.
• MOVIES: Willow (Ron Howard, 1988) Stars Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley. Tagline: “Adventure doesn’t come any bigger than this.” Followed by discussion lead by professor Tim Connolly, Montgomery County Community College. $13.50, 7 p.m., Ambler Theater, 108 East Butler Avenue, Ambler.
• MUSIC: Wonderful Sound 3: Cooper-Moore, Bobby Zankel & Chad Taylor, with Tropos. $15-$25 sliding scale, 7:30 p.m., the Perch, 2321 Emerald Street.
• BOOKS/CARS/TALK/TV: Guenther Steiner: Unfiltered LIVE, star of the Netflix docuseries Drive to Survive and author of the memoir Unfiltered. $51-$279, 7:30 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.
• COMEDY: Whitmer Thomas, with Clay Tatum. $25.65, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14th

COMMUNITY
The Philadelphia Citizen’s Ideas We Should Steal Festival
The Philadelphia Citizen hosts its annual gathering of innovators, civic leaders, and changemakers sharing real-world solutions from other cities that Philadelphia could “steal” to make the city stronger, fairer, and more forward-thinking.
$50, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Comcast Technology Center, 1800 Arch Street.

MUSIC
Jens Lekman
The indie singer-songwriter from Angered, Sweden is back with Songs For Other People’s Weddings — a new record and simultaneously released novel written by Lekman and David Levithan. Both are inspired by Lekman’s side gig as a wedding singer.
$40.31, 8:30 p.m., with Yeemz, Underground Arts, 200 Callowhill Street.

GALA
Illumination Gala
Dinner, dancing, music and cocktails to help keep the lights on and the jars dusted at ye olde College of Physicians. Also: auctions both silent and live, as well as inspirational talks and acknowledgements.
$250-$1,000, 6-11 p.m., Mütter Museum, 19 South 22nd Street.

ART/MUSIC/DANCE
Friday Night: Indigenous Heritage Edition
Enjoy music and dance performances by Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac, film shorts curated by Blackstar Film Festival, and a gallery talk about the Wampum Belt Lenape leader Tamanend gave to William Penn at the Treaty of Shackamaxon. Also, learn about indigenous-focused organizations in the area.
$15, 5-8:30 p.m., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

MUSIC
The Faint
The Omaha-born indie dance-punks are either back on it or still on it, celebrating the 25th-anniversary re-release of 1999’s Blank-Wave Arcade (and 2004’s Wet from Birth, which is turning 20). Long live Saddle Creek, long live no-coast rock and roll.
$40.73, 8 p.m., with Hercules and Love Affair, Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

More Friday Stuff

• MUSIC: Flow Naruto Rock Tour. $83-$188, 9 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Air Legacy Trio. $37.08, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.
• SHOPPING: Made@Bok: Night Market. Pay as you go, 5-9 p.m., 821 Dudley Street.
• MOVIES: Army of Darkness (Sam Raimi, 1992) Stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz. Tagline: “He’s a 20th century guy, trapped in the middle ages.” $13.50, 9:45 p.m., Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown.
• MURDER MYSTERY: Back to the ’80s Murder Mystery Dinner. $55, 6:30 p.m., Scottish Rite Auditorium, 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood.
• MUSIC: Leif Vollebekk, with Lau Noah. $3.99, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, 2125 Chestnut Street.
• MOVIES/SCIENCE: The Botanist (director Jing Yi, 2025) Says IMDB: “In China’s Xinjiang region, a Kazakh boy’s magical friendship with a local Han girl blooms amid a world where plants and imagination intertwine.” Discussion to follow. $17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

• MOVIES: Vanishing Point (Richard C. Sarafian, 1971) Stars Barry Newman, Cleavon Little, Charlotte Rampling. Tagline: “It’s the maximum trip… at maximum speed.” Presented by the Chestnut Hill Film Group. Donations suggested, 7 p.m., Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue.
• COMEDY/MUSIC: Druski: The Coulda Fest Tour, with BigXthaPlug, Soulja Boy, Caleb Pressley, Young, M.A., Navv Greene, and DJ MarcB. $27-$158, 8 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 South Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Midfield, with Sunday Morning, Afloat, Westmain and Valendina. $18.15, 7 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.
• MUSIC: The Aces, with Lydia Night. $33-$99, 8 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.
• MOVIES: Kiss of Death (Henry Hathaway, 1947), part of the Cine Insomnia Series. Stars Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy and Coleen Gray. Taglines: “It will mark you for life as it marked him for… Betrayal.” $5, 11:30 p.m., Landmark Ritz Five, 214 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Burnt Pink (members of Strange Parts, Pattern Is Movement, Oh! Pears) with DJ, podcaster and music journalist John Morrison. $20, 8 p.m., Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street.

• MUSIC: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead. $57-$253, 8 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Sexual Purity, with Saint Cyanide, Tiffadelic and DJ Baby Berlin. $22.90-$28.65, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.
• STORYTELLING: The Return of Donnie Brasco with Joseph D. Pistone. $25-$50, 6:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MUSIC: Adventure Lost, with Loose Panic and Lydia Blair. $15.26, 7:30 p.m., Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 North Front Street.
• MUSIC/TRIBUTE: Kings of R&B Concert, tribute to Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway, Sam Cooke, Frankie Beverly & Al Green. $2-$48.65, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.
• MUSIC: Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band, with Tré Burt. $53-$103, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.
• MUSIC: Cinema Stereo, with Purple Sage and The Modbeats. $16.26, 7:30 p.m., Silk City, 435 Spring Garden Street.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15th

COMEDY
Esther Povitsky
The comedian and actor sometimes known as Little Esther — as seen on Shrill, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Dollface and Alone Together — does a one-off at City Winery. Her special Hot for My Name is on Paramount now.
$30-$5, 7:30 p.m., City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.

THEATER/MUSIC
If You Think You’re Lonely Now
Subtitled The Unauthorized Bobby Womack Story, this show follows the life and career of the acclaimed soul-blues vocalist who sang “Lookin’ for a Love,” “That’s the Way I Feel About Cha,” “I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much” and lots more.
$72-$203, 3 & 8 p.m., Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

KIDS
Playfest 2025: Great Game Day
PopUpPlay hosts a festival packed with playful experiences, from giant board games and craft-your-own game pieces to robot-building and puppet shows, and beyond.
Free (RSVP required), 2-4 p.m., Cherry Street Pier, 121 North Columbus Boulevard.

COMEDY
Paul Reiser
You know Paul Reiser, the veteran comedian, actor and author, except what do you really know? It’s time for Two Lies and a Truth!

• Mad About You was originally developed as Angry At You, about an adorable married couple who play cruel pranks on Richard Kind.
• Paul Reiser has been on the cover of Wavy Brown Hair Sitcom Star magazine more than anybody else, including Jerry Seinfeld, Tim Allen, Steven Weber, Richard Lewis, Patrick Duffy, Mark Linn-Baker and William Ragsdale.
• Burke. Dude got what was coming to him. And his collar sucked.

$53-$113, 8 p.m., Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Avenue, Glenside.

MUSIC
Pinkshift
This righteous Baltimore band specializes in thick riffs for working stiffs.
$25.81, 8 p.m., with LustSickPuppy and Combat, First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut Street.

More Saturday Stuff

• FOOD/FESTIVAL: Inquirer Food Fest, with music from 30 restaurants and music by Opera Philadelphia and BWC Sounds, Zinadelphia, Snacktime and more. $249, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.
• MOVIES: Jumanji (Joe Johnston, 1995) stars Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier and Bonnie Hunt. Tagline: “Roll the dice and unleash the excitement.” $6, 11 a.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
• SPORTS: Basketball on Broad: Autumn Invitational, college basketball double header: La Salle vs. Penn State; & Drexel vs. Syracuse. $28-$146, 1 p.m., Xfinity Mobile Arena, 3601 South Broad Street.
• MUSIC/DANCING: Dennis Stroughmatt, playing swamp-pop, blues and honky-tonk. $25, 7:30 p.m., Holy Saviour Club, 436 East Main Street, Norristown.
• BOOKS: Caroline Goldberg Igra, author of the new novel Pictures of My Desire. Free, 7 p.m., Philadelphia City Institute, 1905 Locust Street.
• COMEDY: Hilarious Habibis, a showcase of Middle Eastern and North African comedians. $29.18, 7:30 p.m., Next In Line Comedy, 1025 Hamilton Street.
• MUSIC: Mario. $50-$170, 8 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.
• MUSIC: Sara Naeini & Reza Rohani. $55-$69, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

• COMEDY: Tom Delgado’s Big Philly Show, featuring Peggy O’Leary, Tom McGrath, and Rasheed Wesley Jr. $24.20, 8 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.
• SPORTS: USMNT vs. Paraguay (soccer). $46-$395, 5 p.m., Subaru Park, 1 Stadium Drive, Chester.
• DRAG/BRUNCH: Big Wig Brunch: The Ultimate Drag Experience. $25, noon, Punch Line Philly, 33 East Laurel Street.
• MOVIES/ART: Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio (Bickerstaff, Phil Grabsky, 2025) Stars Marco Bocci. $20, 12:30 p.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.
• MUSIC: Tommy Conwell & the Young Rumblers, with CityWide, hosted by Jacky Bam Bam. $44, 8 p.m., Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Avenue.
• MOVIES: Short Circuit (John Badham, 1986) Stars Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Johnny Five. $5, 10 a.m., Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown.
• COMEDY: Chris Distefano. $35-$82, 7 p.m., The Met, 858 North Broad Street.
• MUSIC: Zack Fox (DJ set). $251-$377, 9 p.m., Franklin Music Hall, 421 North Seventh Street.
• MUSIC: The Saints ’73-’78, featuring Ed Kuepper, Ivor Hay, Mark Arm, Mick Harvey & Peter Oxley, with Pissed Jeans with chimers. $49.49, 8 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

• BOOKS: Charles Bush, author of the YA novel Every Variable of Us. Free, 3 p.m., Falls of Schuylkill Library, 3501 Midvale Avenue.
• DRAG BRUNCH: Wicked Drag Brunch. $20-$25, noon, City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MUSIC: The Caulfields, with Olivia Rubini. Sold out, 8 p.m., The Queen, 500 North Market Street, Wilmington.
• COMEDY: Ha Ha for Homes, sets by Adam Flick, Logan Malin, Amber Born, Betty Smithsonian, Lamar Todd and Chanel Ali, raised money for Homeless Advocacy Project. $25.99-$33.99, 4 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• MUSIC: Marshall Crenshaw, with James Mastro. $35-$66.50, 8 p.m., Sellersville Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville.
• MUSIC: Boz Scaggs Rhythm Review 2025. $87-$284, 8 p.m., Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16th

COMEDY
Ron Funches
Ron Funches isn’t just funny, he’s the frontrunner for world’s most huggable standup comic. Too bad I just saw an article called “Ron Funches on Fighting His ‘Adorable’ Image.” It’s behind a paywall, but I think we get the gist. But always get consent before hugging Ron Funches.
$39-$51, 7 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.

MUSIC
DakhaBrakha
The Kyiv folk music ensemble whose sound “sound plumbs the depths of Ukrainian roots and contemporary rhythms, fusing ancient folk melodies with everything from indie rock and pop to hip hop and the avant-garde.”
$51-$93, 7 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.

More Sunday Stuff

• COMEDY/BRUNCH: Tony Rock. $40-$55, noon, City Winery, 990 Filbert Street.
• MUSIC: Violent Vira, with ivri and Brayton. $36-$50, 8 p.m., TLA, 334 South Street.
• COMEDY: Honey & Spike, featuring Honey Pluton and Spike Einbinder. $24.20, 7:30 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.
• MUSIC: Chad Taylor Quintet. $37.08, 7 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.
• MOVIES: You Can’t Take It With You (Frank Capra, 1938) Stars James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore. Introduced by Rosalie Kicks from Movie Jawn. $13.50, 11 a.m., Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road, Jenkintown.
• COMEDY: Teachers Gone Bad (not for kids). $33-$43, 4 p.m., Helium, 2031 Sansom Street.
• MUSIC: The Band Camino, with almost Monday. $53-$185, 8 p.m., Fillmore Philly, 29 East Allen Street.

• MUSIC: Saturdays at Your Place, with Carly Cosgrove and Riley. $29.91, 7:30 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.
• FUNDRAISER: Workout For Warmth Fundraiser, “Cheer on Philly athletes as they compete in ‘American gladiator meets Beerfest’ style competitions”; benefits homeless outreach. Free, noon, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.
• MUSIC: Emily Drinker, with Stella Ruze and Max Davey. $25.65, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.
• MUSIC: Waterparks, with Chloe Moriondo and Jhariah. $54.55, 7 p.m., Franklin Music Hall, 421 North 7th Street.
• MOVIES: Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949) Stars Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji. Says IMDB: “During a sweltering summer, a rookie homicide detective seeks advice from a seasoned colleague while trying to track down his stolen Colt pistol.” Tagline: “Another great detective classic in the tradition of High and Low by the same director.” $16.25, 4 p.m., Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr.

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