Exhibition, St. Paddy’s Day, more in store
Here is a selection of online and virtual events taking place over the next week:
• The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, presents “Soutine/de Kooning: Conversations in Paint,” an exhibition organized by the Barnes and Musées d’Orsay et de l’Orangerie, Paris, exploring the affinities between the work of Lithuanian artist Chaïm Soutine (1893–1943) and Dutch-American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning (1904–1997). On view in the Barnes’ Roberts Gallery through Aug. 8., this presentation considers how Soutine’s paintings, with their built-up surfaces and energetic brushwork, served the art of de Kooning and helped shape his groundbreaking abstract figurative works in the late 1940s and beyond. The Barnes is open Fridays through Mondays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $23 for seniors and $5 for college students and ages 13-18. For more information, call 215-278-7000 or visit barnesfoundation.org.
• The Covert Concert Series presents a virtual concert featuring Franklin House live from the Loft in downtown Reading on Saturday at 8 p.m., and Wes Knorr on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Franklin House is an original band from northeast Pennsylvania playing genre-bending tunes spanning folk, jam, Latin, funk and beyond. Knorr plays acoustic folk rock, drawing inspiration from classic rock instrumental music and Middle-Earth mythology. The concerts will be streamed free of charge on Facebook Live.
• The Berwyn Indoor/Outdoor Vintage Flea Market runs Saturdays and Sundays through April from 8 a.m. to 4p.m. at 260Swedesford Road (Route 252). Early birds are welcome. It includes antiques, collectibles, vintage jewelry and fashion, fine jewelry repair, textiles, art work, vinyl and more. Parking and admission are free, and masks are required. For more information, call 215-625-3532.
• Soul Joel’s Comedy Club, Royersford, presents comedy shows on Friday and Saturday nights, and on Sunday will screen the premiere of “Shutdown: A Documentary,” an account of how the club came to offer comedy inside The Dome during the pandemic. Performing Friday at 7p.m. is Renny, an actor, comedian and popular digital personality who has accumulated more than 3 million followers on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook combined. On Saturday at 7 p.m. it’s Yannis Pappas, a standup comedian, actor and writer whose 2019stand-up special, “Blowing the Light,” is available on YouTube. He was the host of NextVR’s virtual reality live stand-up series, “Live In Gotham.” Sunday’s full-length documentary screening starts at 7 p.m. It provides behindthe-scenes coverage of the journey leading up to the grand opening of The Dome. After the viewing, there will be a Q&A with Joel and the rest of SoulJoel’s team including the director Brendan Donegan. Tickets cost $20 for the comedy shows and $10 for the documentary at soul joe ls comedy club. nightout.com.
• Molly Maguire’s Irish Pub, Phoenixville, hosts a St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Wednesday featuring music by The O’Rourkes from 1to 5p.m. and Eddie Kurek from 7 to 11 p.m. Traditional Irish favorites will be paired with a pint of Guinness or a green cocktail. The restaurant is open at 50% capacity with social distancing guidelines and masking protocols in place. For more information, see mollymaguiresphoenixville.com.
• The West Reading Tavern hosts its annual St Patrick’s Day Celebration on Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. There will be an Irishthemed menu, Jameson Mules, Guinness on draft, Bob Cleary on the bagpipes from 2 to 4 p.m. and the Sabo School of Irish Dance performing at 4:30p.m.
• The Pottstown Area Artists Guild presents a talk by Ron Tarver on his photography-based exhibition, “An Overdue Conversation With My Father,” recently exhibited as a finalist in The Print Center’s prestigious International Competition, on Tuesday from 7to 9p.m. on ZOOM. Tarver is visiting assistant professor of studio art on the faculty at Swarthmore College. Before Swarthmore he was a staff photo-journalist at the Philadelphia Inquirer for 32 years, where he shares a 2012 Pulitzer Prize. “This project involves the manipulation and reinterpretation of photographs from the past, exploring the ways that photographic images made in the mid-20th century represent dialogues about race, class and social relationships still relevant today,” Tarver said. “The more than 300 photographs and over 1,000 negatives that my father, Richard Tarver, produced of the Black residents in the small Oklahoma town of Fort Gibson during the 1940s and ’50s represent a time when oppressive Jim Crow laws were in place.” Information about signing up for this talk is available at paag.info/meeting-times.
• Sellersville Theater presents two concerts this weekend: Brandon “Taz” Niederauer on Friday at 8 p.m., and Gold Rush: The Ultimate Neil Young Celebration on Saturday at 8 p.m. Both shows have inperson and virtual options. Niederauer has played with members of the Allman Brothers Band, including Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Butch Trucks and Oteil Burbridge, as well as a variety of other notable musicians, including Buddy Guy, Stevie Nicks, Lady Gaga, Slash, Jon Batiste, Dweezil Zappa, Eric Gales, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Dr. John and Gary Clark Jr. Gold Rush performs over five decades of classic songs from every era of Young’s career. In-person tickets are $21.50 for each show. The livestreams cost $12.50for Friday and $10 for Saturday. To reserve, visit st94.com.