Celebrate mom’s day with classic movie
Here are some events planned for this weekend throughout the region:
• Fathom Events marks Mother’s Day with a 30th anniversary screenings of “Fried Green Tomatoes” in select area theaters, as part of the TCM Big Screen Classics series. The screenings include exclusive insights from Turner Classic Movies’ Ben Mankiewicz. In addition to Sunday’s screening, the film will be shown next Wednesday and Thursday. Academy Award winners Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy star with Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker in this inspiring drama adapted from Fannie Flagg’s best-selling novel. When an unhappy housewife (Bates) befriends a lady in a nursing home (Tandy), she hears a remarkable tale of laughter, devotion and a special friendship that defies all obstacles. For a rundown of participating theaters and to purchase tickets, visit fathomevents. com.
• After being sidelined for a year by the pandemic, minor league baseball has returned to FirstEnergy Stadium, Reading, where the Reading Fightin Phils are hosting the
Erie SeaWolves for their first homestand of the 2021season. Games are scheduled for today and Friday at 7:05 p.m., Saturday at 6:45 p.m. and Sunday at 2:15 p.m. The Mascot Band will perform a pregame concert on Saturday, and Sunday’s pregame Community Music Showcase will feature the Bishop Shanahan High School Jazz Band. For additional details on Mother’s Day promotions and to purchase tickets, visit fightins.com.
• The Ardmore Music Hall presents The Samples on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $59to $89. Capacity is limited to 100 people. The
Samples released their 20th album, “Indian Summer,” in 2019. The band is fronted by rock, reggae and folk singer-songwriter Sean Kelly, known for his high voice, unique guitar playing and songwriting. For more information and reservations, visit ardmoremusichall.com.
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Sellersville Theater presents KICK — The INXS Experience,
today at 6 and 9 p.m., singer-songwriter Dan May on Friday at 8p.m. and Blues Hall-ofFamer Joe Louis Walker on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50 for KICK, $25 to $35 for May and $25 to $39.50 for Walker. For more information and reservations, visit st94.com.
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The Kennett Flash Rooftop Series
presents Stephen Kellogg today at 7 p.m. and Jeffrey Gaines on Saturday at 7 p.m. atop the Kennett Square Parking Garage, 100 E. Linden St. All rooftop concerts are rain or shine and bring-yourown-chair. No outside food or drinks are permitted.
Tickets for Kellogg are $30 in advance and $35 day of show. Tickets for Gaines are $25. To reserve, visit kennettflash.org.
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SoulJoel’s Comedy Dome,
Royersford, presents Joe Matarese and his one-man show “Remember When” on Friday at 7 p.m. and Michael Kosta on Saturday at 7p.m. Matarese will revisit the ’80s and early ’90s, a time before cellphones and computers, when going clubbing seven nights a week seemed really important. Kosta is a standup comedian and former professional tennis player who is a correspondent on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” All shows are bringyour-own-food, drinks and chairs. Everyone is socially distanced in their own pod. Tickets are $20 per show at souljoelscomedyclub. nightout.com.
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The GoggleWorks Center for the Arts,
Reading, presents seminal works from Wharton Esherick and other world-renowned woodworkers in an exhibition titled “Following Esherick,” running Friday through June 27 in the Irvin and Lois E. Cohen Gallery. The exhibit, presented in partnership with the historic Wharton Esherick Museum, details the eccentric life and groundbreaking works
of the famed mid-century studio woodworker. According to the Wharton Esherick Museum, Esherick (1887–1970) was an artistic polymath whose significant contributions to American art, ranging from works on paper to sculpture, can be found in major museum collections across the country. Perhaps best known for his groundbreaking sculptural furniture, Esherick is widely regarded as the grandfather of the American Studio Furniture movement and one of the foundational figures of contemporary craft and design. Admission is free. For more information, visit goggleworks.org.
• The Philadelphia Orchestra presents a Digital Stage concert, “Fire, Hope and Truth,” today at 8 p.m., and then streaming on demand through next Thursday. The performance echoes the words of James Baldwin (“The Fire Next Time”), Langston Hughes (“Hope”) and Maya Angelou (“We Saw Beyond Our Seeming”), with the compelling vocals of bass-baritone opera singer and activist Davóne Tines. The program includes “You Want the Truth, But You Don’t Want To Know” from Anthony Davis’s opera “X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X,” as well as “Vigil,” both a work of art and a call to action cowritten by Igée Dieudonné and Tines, dedicated to the memory of Breonna Taylor, plus John Adams’ “Shake the Heavens” and Mozart’s Symphony No. 25. Following tonight’s premiere, ticket holders will be invited to join a post-concert conversation
with Tines. Tickets start at $17 at philorch.org.
• The Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, presents the Zmed Brothers performing songs made famous by other sibling artists including The Everly Brothers, The Beach Boys, The Luvin Brothers, The Bee Gees and more on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. The Zmed Brothers (Zachary and Dylan) are Playhouse favorites for their appearances in “The Everly Brothers Experience.” Tickets are $45 at bcptheater.org.
• The Tailgate Under the Tent series at 118North, Wayne, presents TRL with DK Duo today at 6 p.m., Andorra on Friday at 6 p.m., Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones tribute) on Friday at 8 p.m., Nu Funk Nation on Saturday at 6p.m. and Swwik on Saturday at 8 p.m. The drive-in concert series features local musicians playing out of the Wayne Picnic Tent with food and cocktails to-go available to order. Capacity is limited and seating can be reserved at 118northwayne. com.
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The Leesport Farmers Market
hosts the Spring A.C.E. Craft Festival on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and a Mother’s Day Springfest featuring 60vendors and crafters on Sunday from 10a.m. to 2p.m. A.C.E. Festivals (Artisan, Craft and Eateries) are family-friendly and feature hundreds of small businesses and local organizations providing a free, fun-filled festival with craft vendors, food trucks, live music and entertainment, games and activities, bounce houses and more! Admission is free both days.