Out & About – May 25-31, 2018

HOAGIES FOR THE HOLIDAY: Darryl Hall and John Oates return to Philadelphia for their HoagieNation Festival along with Train, Fitz and the Tantrums, Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers and more, for a day of music and sandwiches, 3 p.m. May 26 at Festival Pier, 601 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. For more information, call 215-922-1011.

Theater & Arts
Agnes Martin: The Untroubled Mind/Works from the Daniel W. Dietrich II Collection

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents paintings and drawings exploring the ideas that shaped Martin’s minimalist art, through Oct.
14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

Biting Wit and Brazen Folly: British Satirical Prints, 1780s–1830s

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents the appeal of caricature in Georgian England and the ways in which those images teased and provoked audiences, through Aug. 22, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

Dancing Dead IPX

Brian Sanders’ JUNK performs an immersive dance experience set to engage all the senses, through June 2 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 2040 Christian St.; 347-933-9931. 

 

Design in Revolution: A 1960s Odyssey

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of pop art and psychedelia from the civil-rights and anti-war movements through Sept. 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

Don Quixote

The National Ballet of Ukraine performs the ballet classic 7:30 p.m. May 31 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

 

Donnell Rawlings

The comedian seen on “Chappelle’s Show” performs through May 27 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

 

Experiments in Motion: Photographs from the Collection

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a photographic exhibition where artists stop, extend and rearrange time for their own creative ends, through Aug. 19, 26th Street and
the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye: Dave Lory Remembers Jeff Buckley

For the first time since Buckley’s tragic death on May 29, 1997, his manager Dave Lory talks about working with one of the most revered and critically acclaimed artists in rock ’n’ roll from his book “Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye,” 8 p.m. June 1 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

 

Jean Shin: Collections

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition by contemporary artist Shin (American, born in South Korea in 1971) in which she transforms everyday objects into dynamic works about connection and belonging, through July 15, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

Keith Smith at Home

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents five decades of the Rochester-based artist’s mixed-media photographs, prints and books, through July 8, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp/The Future Fields Commission

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents contemporary video installations that ruminate on our image-saturated culture and histories of the past, through Aug. 19, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

 

Speakeasy: An Original LGBTQ Play

The story of a young man with super powers trying to find his way through life, May 25-26 at Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St.; 215-557-0455.

 

Tammy Pescatelli

The comedian seen on “Dirty Sexy Funny” performs May 31-June 1 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

 

Tell Me On A Sunday

Walnut Street Theatre presents the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical where it’s the 1980s and a young English girl, full of energy and optimism, arrives in New York ready to find success and love, through June 10 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

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STILL PLAYING ‘DEAD’: Dead and Company, the jam-rock band featuring former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, dive into the psychedelic hippie vibe with John Mayer when they perform 7 p.m. June 1 and 2 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden. For more information or tickets, call 856-365-1300. Photo: Danny Clinch

Music

Khalid

The R&B singer performs 8 p.m. May 25 at Festival Pier, 601 N. Columbus Blvd.; 215-
922-1011.

 

Summerland Tour 2018

Alternative rock bands Everclear, Marcy Playground and Local H perform 7 p.m. May 31 at Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-627-1332.

 

Mastodon and Primus

The hard-rock bands perform 7 p.m. May 30 at Festival Pier, 601 N. Columbus Blvd.; 215-
922-1011.

Happy Bear

The bear-themed happy hour runs 5-9 p.m. May 25 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

 

Nightlife

Amateur Drag Attack

Eleven amateur girls compete for glory 9 p.m.-1 a.m. May 25 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

 

Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch

Mimi Imfurst, Bev, Vinchelle, Sutton Fearce and special guests perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 26 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555.

 

Agitated: Performance With a Point

Something provocative and entertaining will happen 10 p.m. May 30 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-0735. 

 

Saved by the 90’s Party

A party featuring DJs spinning everything from Third Eye Blind and the Spice Girls to the Backstreet Boys and Beastie Boys, 9 p.m. June 1 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-
922-6888.

 

Outta Town

John Fogerty and ZZ Top

The classic rockers perform 8 p.m. May 25 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

 

Steve Aoki

The EDM DJ performs 10 p.m. May 25 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Premier Nightclub, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

 

Billy Gardell

The comedian seen on “Mike & Molly” performs 9 p.m. May 26 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

 

Kenny Loggins

The vintage rock singer performs 8 p.m. May 27 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

 

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band

The former Beatle performs 9 p.m. June 1 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

 

Sleepaway Camp

The cult slasher film is screened 9:45 p.m. June 1 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.

 

Dave Chappelle

The comedian performs 10 p.m. June 1 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. n

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