Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
SPORTS CARD SHOW, FLOWER SHOW, COMEDY, MUSIC AND MUCH MORE IN STORE
The following events are planned for the upcoming week throughout the region:
• The Philadelphia Sports Card and Memorabilia Show comes to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks from Friday through Sunday. Recognized as one of the finest shows of its kind in the country, it features over 200dealer booths encompassing all areas of sports collectibles, both vintage and modern era. More than 20 current and former professional athletes from the major sports teams in Philadelphia as well as other cities will be on hand for auto graph signings, photos, and meet and-greets. They include Bill Bergey, DeVonta Smith, Haason Reddick, Johnny Bench, Tyrese Maxey, Pete Rose and Mike Schmidt. Hours are 3 to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for Friday, $15 for Saturday or Sunday, or $35for a weekend pass. Children 10 and younger are admitted free with a paid adult admission. For more information, see phillyshow. com.
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Santander Arena, Reading, presents comedian Jo Koy
tonight at 8 and Latin Grammy-winning singersongwriter Rauw Alejandro on Wednesday at 8p.m. Koy, who pulls inspiration from his colorful family, has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing in a Las Vegas coffee house. His fourth Netflix stand-up special, “Live From the Los Angeles Forum,” premiered in September. This tour features all new material. Alejandro has been leading the new generation of Latin music artists since he appeared on the scene in 2017. He won the Latin Grammy in 2021 for best fusion/ urban performance for “Tattoo Remix” with Camilo. In 2021, he dropped “Todo De Ti,” which boasts more than 2billion streams worldwide, and his second album, “Vice Versa,” debuted No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin Album chart and has accumulated over 2billion streams. He’s touring in support of his latest album, “Saturno,” released in November. For tickets and more information, see santander-arena. com. •
The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, presents Joe Conklin and the City Rhythm Orchestra
for a night of comedy and music on Friday at 8 p.m., the Colonial Queen Drag Show featuring Ms. Chester County Pride Roxanne Rohls and friends in a benefit for the LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County on Saturday at 8 p.m., and an evening of stories and songs with Rick Wakeman of Yes on Wednesday at 7:30p.m. For more information, see thecolonialtheatre.com. •
The Philadelphia Flower Show, with the theme “The Garden Electric,”
continues through Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in center city Philadelphia. Show hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets, which are good for any single day, cost $43.50for adults, $30 for students 18-24, and $20 for ages 5-17. For more information, see phsonline. org/the-flower-show. •
The Keswick Theater, Glenside, presents comedian, impressionist and parodist Maxim Galkin
tonight at 8, “Hits! The Musical” on Friday at 8 p.m., The Doo Wop Project on Saturday at 8 p.m., the New Found Glory acoustic tour on Tuesday at 8 p.m. and a night of Celtic music featuring Gaelic Storm and The High Kings on Wednesday at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information, see keswicktheatre.com. •
SoulJoel’s Comedy Club at Sunnybrook Ballroom,
Pottstown, presents comedian, political commentator and radio and TV personality Dave Smith for shows Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6 and 8 p.m. In 2017, Smith’s debut comedy special, “Libertas,” was released and spent over three weeks at No. 1on the iTunes comedy chart. He is the host of “Part of the Problem,” a libertarian podcast about current events and the evils of government and the corporate media. For tickets and more information, see souljoels.com. •
The Miller Center for the Arts at Reading Area Community College presents Beatlemania Now
today at 7:30 p.m. and The Weight Band on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Beatlemania now recreates the music of the Beatles through five scenes and costume changes against a backdrop of images depicting the excitement and turbulence of the 1960s. Tickets are $27. The Weight Band performs music of The Band, led by Jim Weider, a 15-year former member of The Band and the Levon Helm Band. Weider was inspired by Helm to carry on the musical legacy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group. On their 2022 album, “Shines Like Gold,” The Weight Band presents a set of classic Americana that draws upon roadhouse rock, funky swamp pop, blues, country soul and folk music. Tickets are $41. For reservation and more information, see millercenter. racc.edu. • Media Theatre, Delaware Valley’s only professional music theater, presents “Bonnie and Clyde” running through March 26. This Tony-nominated musical tells the electrifying story of love, adventure and crime that captured the attention of an entire country when, at the height of the Great Depression, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went from two small-town nobodies in West Texas to America’s most renowned folk heroes and Texas law enforcement’s worst nightmares. For show times, ticket options and more information, see mediatheatre.org. •
The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, hosts its Second Sunday open house
on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Some of the facility’s studio artists are planning music, light refreshments and demonstrations, while others will simply be opening their studios to greet and chat with visitors. Artists of the Month for March are Barry Steely and Mary Lou Creyts on the second floor, and Kachina Leigh and Suzanne Fellows on the third floor. The GoggleWorks features seven large teaching studios in ceramics, hot and warm glass, jewelry, photography, 2D/printmaking, virtual reality, wood and the gardens; 35juried artists’ studios; exhibition galleries; and houses the offices of dozens of arts, culture and creative economy organizations. For more information, see goggleworks.org. •
The 25th anniversary Riverdance tour
ends its three-night run at the Santander Performing Arts Center, Reading, with a show tonight at 7:30. On Friday at 8 p.m., Phil Rosenthal, the award-winning creator, executive producer, and host of the Netflix food and travel show “Somebody Feed Phil,” takes the SPAC stage. And on Sunday at 7:30 p.m., the South Korean boy band CIX performs as part of their second world tour, “Save Me, Kill Me.” For tickets and more information, see santander-arena. com. •
The London-based Kingdom Choir,
which made a name for itself with its rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will perform tonight at 7:30 in Schaeffer Auditorium on the campus of Kutztown University as part of the KU Presents! series. After the royal wedding, Kingdom Choir was inundated with requests for appearances and interviews and in no time had a manager and a record deal with Sony Music. Their album, “Stand By Me: 15 Songs of Love and Inspiration,” was released in November 2018. They recently released a new single, “Not Giving Up,” and have new music they are singing on the tour that will be on an upcoming album. Tickets are $38; $32 for students and seniors and can be purchased at www. KutztownPresents.org or by calling the box office at 610-683-4092.