Dopapod livestreaming from Ardmore; Russell Peters headlines SoulJoel’s
Here are some events planned for this weekend throughout the region:
• Ardmore Music Hall presents streaming concerts featuring Dopapod live on stage on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. on its YouTube channel and Facebook page or at nugs.net. The livestream is free, but tips to support the musicians and venue will be accepted. Dopapod formed in 2007at Berklee College of Music in Boston. The band synthesizes funk, jazz, bluegrass, electronica and more within its complex improvisational compositions. VIP add-ons include a virtual meet-and-greet, a signed posters and audio recordings of the concerts for $49. For more information, visit ardmoremusichall.com.
• Soprano Toni Marie Palmertree and pianist Ellen Rissinger will present a virtual concert titled “The Heart of a Woman” on Saturday at 2 p.m. or on demand any time after the live event. Inspired by the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote, the concert will feature works by Argentinian, French, German and American women composers. It is sponsored by the Reading Musical Foundation. Tickets cost $20per device at sparrowlive.com, and the link to a private concert page will be distributed moments before the performance begins. For more information, visit tonimariepalmertree.com.
• Setter Ridge Vineyards near Kutztown celebrates the first day of spring on Saturday by opening its patio for music by Jeni Hackett from 1 to 4 p.m. Reservations are required since seating is limited. For $25 per table, you receive a $25gift card to the tasting room that you can use at any time. The garage doors will be down and the heaters will be on, but there is still an open area where doors have not been installed yet, so dress for the weather.
• Global comedy rock-star Russell Peters headlines four shows this weekend under the heated dome at SoulJoel’s Comedy Club, Royersford. Peters is a man of firsts: YouTube’s first breakout star (2005). First SouthAsian to sell out Harlem’s Apollo Theatre (2006). First comic to do a Netflix special (2013’s “Notorious”). First North American comedian to do multiple arena tours of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK, Dubai and Scandinavia. The Anglo-Indian Toronto-born comic has set attendance records around the globe. He is a veteran of the late-night talk shows and starred in the CTV/Netflix scripted series “The Indian Detective.” Show times are 6 and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $35 for general admission and $45for VIP seating. Doors open an hour early, and the shows are bring your own food, drinks and chairs. To reserve, visit souljoelscomedyclub.nightout.com.
• Sellersville Theater presents Matt Nakoa in concert on Friday at 7:30p.m. and Danielia Cotton on Saturday at 7:30p.m. In-person and virtual options are available. And on Tuesday, a Soundroom Session livestream concert featuring Philadelphia-area singer-songwriter and bassist Phil D’Agostino will start at 8p.m. on Facebook Live. Nakoa is a trained concert pianist who attended Berklee College of Music as a vocalist. After school, he landed in New York City’s piano bar scene and began attracting capacity crowds each Saturday night. Now, toting multiple albums and songwriting awards, he tours internationally. Cotton is a New York City-based singersongwriter who in 2010 was named Lilith Fair’s Ourstage Local Talent Winner for New York City and has gone on to share stages with the likes of Robert Cray, Bon Jovi and Gregg Allman. In-person tickets are $19.50 for Nakoa and $21.50for Cotton. Tickets for the livestreams are $10 per show. Reserve at st94.com.