Allman Betts Band, Echoes to perform
Here are some live and virtual events scheduled for this weekend throughout the region:
• Live music returns to the Pat Garrett Amphitheater, Route 183 at I-78, Strausstown, Berks County, with two socially distanced shows this weekend. The Allman Betts Band will perform with opener the Jake Joyce Band on Friday at 7:30 p.m., and the Pink Floyd tribute band Echoes will take the stage Saturday at 7 p.m. Advance tickets for Allman Betts cost $100 for a two-person grid ($50 per person). Advance tickets for Echoes cost $70 ($35 per person) for a two-person grid. For reservations and a rundown of COVID-19 policies and conditions, visit flagshipmusicproductions.com.
• Ardmore Music Hall will broadcast rock legends Living Colour’s only concert of 2020 on Saturday at 8 p.m., followed by Matt Butler’s Everyone Orchestra on Sunday at 7 p.m. for their first live show since the beginning of the pandemic. Everyone Orchestra will feature Steve Kimock, Eli Winderman (Dopapod), Dylan Skursky (Cabinet), Arnetta Johnson and more. Both live shows will be broadcast for free via Ardmore Music Hall’s Facebook page and YouTube channel and nugs.tv. Donations to benefit the musicians and venue staff are encouraged. In partnership with HeadCount, both concerts aim to encourage voter registration and turnout ahead of the Nov. 3 election. For additional details, visit ardmoremusichall.com.
• 1812 Productions, Philadelphia’s All Comedy Theater Company, kicks off its 2020-21 season this weekend with the original comedy “Patsy’s Block Party,” created and performed by Jennifer Childs and Brian Anthony Wilson. Childs will revisit her original character Patsy, a South Philly politico. Each performance will feature largely improvised material between Childs and Wilson, including daily checkins with the presidential campaign, quarantine arts and crafts, virtual party games and nightly interviews with Philadelphians who are doing good work across the city. It will be a mixture of live performance and pre-recorded material and will be streamed through 1812 Productions’ website. Performances run through Nov. 1, and tickets range from $28 to $50. For more information, showtimes or to reserve, visit www.1812productions.org/ patsys-block-party.
• From Thursday through Sunday, nugs.net will be streaming a Pearl Jam concert recorded April 29, 2016, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The 32-song, three-hour-plus performance includes a beginning-to-end performance of the band’s debut album, “10,” something Pearl Jam had only done one other time, in 1992. Tickets are available on nugs.net for $14.99, with a portion of proceeds supporting Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy Foundation.
• The Community Arts Center, Wallingford, Delaware County, presents Friday Night Live, featuring a tribute to Willie Nelson by the regional band Tumbleweed, on Friday at 7 p.m. Attendees are welcome to bring their own food and beverages. All ages welcome. Admission is $15 per person, $10 for Community Arts Center members and free to CAC benefactors. It’s $5 for ages 12 and younger. Tickets are for sale at communityartscenter.org. Take along chairs and blankets for lawn seating. Rain date is Saturday.
• Sellersville Theatre’s Soundbooth Sessions livestream concert series presents Ken Yates on Friday at 8 p.m. and Boris Garcia on Saturday at 8 p.m. The livestreams take place on Facebook and can be found either in the Facebook Videos or Events tabs. Access is free; donations to support Sellersville Theater and the artists will be requested during the shows.
• Reverb, 1402 N. Ninth St., Reading, presents an allages concert headlined by heavy metal heroes Quiet Riot on Friday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance at bigneon.com or $35 at the door. Doors open at 6. For more information, visit reverbconcerts.com.
• Liberty Taproom, 237 N. Prospect St., Reading, hosts Music With Matt Cullen & Friends on Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. The afternoon of acoustic music on the patio will include performances by Owen Asztalos at 3 p.m., Noah Gibney at 3:30, Mike Clipman at 4, Kris Kehr at 5 and Dave Hinkle and the Almost Brothers Trio at 6. The event is all ages with free admission.
• Bear Creek Mountain Resort, 101 Doe Mountain Lane, Longswamp Township, Berks County, hosts the Bear Creek Fall Music Fest on Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The festival is being held outdoors with physical distancing protocols in effect. Face coverings are required. There will be wineries, distilleries, vendors and food trucks on hand. Scheduled to perform are Highway 61 Revival (Bob Dylan tribute), Dead Friends (Grateful Dead tribute), Trouble City All Stars (reggae) and Cathy & The Spoon (John Prine tribute featuring Chris Kasper and Kylie Ryan). Tickets are $15 in advance at bcmountainresort.com or $20 at the door if still available.