Philly Weekend Picks 5/8-5/10

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It’s Friday already so it’s time for this week’s installment of Jawnville’s Philly Weekend Picks. You no you need something to do this weekend. This is where we come in. We’ve look through hundreds of events and this is what our team has dubbed the picks of the cliche litter:

FRIDAY:

The Independence Seaport Museum is having it’s FRIENDS AND FAMILY OVERNIGHT where the general public gets to sleep inside the museum and it’s ships and receive after-dark tours of the USS Olympia and Becuna. They have a bunch of activites set up like cleaning up an oil spill, deciphering Morse Code, a flashlight scavenger hunt and more. The activites are for kids 6-12. There should be like a continental breakfast of something slightly better it you hang until morning. Each ticket costs $50 and there needs to be one chaperone for every 3 kids. Snacks will be provided through the night.

You like the 90’s music, right? If so, do not miss Fringearts presenting RED 40 AND THE LAST GROOVEMENT with special guest Marth Graham Cracker (who just crushed Underground Arts Thursday night) perform the hits of the 90’s. This event says it’s at the La Peg stage which on at Columbus & Race, right under the Ben Franklin Bridge. Show is at 10:30 with a $5 suggested donation. Both of these act are as good and fun as it gets with cover songs. Talent is through the roof. This has gotten fun written all over it. I’ve heard this even may be outdoors alongside La Peg. Just be there.

PISSED JEANS and VEXX are at Johnny Brenda’s for some good, loud rock music to celebrate the band’s 4th album. Tickets are $14-$16.

If you’re looking for more laid back music, hit the Boot & Saddle on Friday for a CD release party for LOVERS LEAGUE. This band has been featured on WXPN and at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Tickets are $10 and the show is at 8:30.

SATURDAY:

Spruce Hill Community Association has it’s MAY FAIR going on this Saturday in Clark Park. This is the 57th Annual May Fair by Spruce Hill. A local farm will have pony rides and a free petting zoo. There will also be a bounce tent and 40-foot-long obstacle course, live music and plenty of food. Also taking place is a $1 used book sale and a raffle with terrific prizes from local merchants, including high-tech headsets being offered by the University Family Fun CenterThe fair runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Philadelphia’s Inaugural skate festival LOVE ON THE STREETS FESTIVAL is Saturday at Paine’s Park on N. 26th Street.  The festival features local music, a skate demo, street art, local venders and food. A performance by the youth troupe of the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts is also scheduled. Love On The Streets seeks to connect diverse citywide communities to build the resources necessary to enrich the education of Philadelphia’s youth and adults through skateboarding. The festival runs 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Pan Asian Association of Greater Philadelphia presents the 9th ANNUAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FESTIVAL. I gues May is Asian American month. Admission is free and provides a chance for you and your family to learn about Asian cultures such as Thai, Japanese, Cambodian, Chinese and more with the help of some performances and food. This all takes place at Franklin Square. They will have a children’s fair and a beer garden. What more can you ask for? The festival will also have after-dark screenings of Asian American films. This goes from 1:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Broad Street Burlesque hits PhilaMOCA this Saturday for a COMIC STRIP REVENGE featuring burlesque beauties and nerdy cuties as well as magic by Francis Menotti. Dancers include: DANGRRR DOLL, LIBERTY ROSE, HATTIE HARLOWE, DOTTIE RIOT, SHARP ROBERT, BÜM BÜM KAPAU! Tickets are $15 and $25. The action starts at 9:00 p.m.

Underground Arts presents NATURAL CHILD which is the perfect combination of weed, rock, and southern. This Nashville band is definitely worth checking out. The show is at 9 and tickets are $10.

SUNDAY:

Hidden City Philadelphia presents it’s TALES FROM DAVID LYNCH’S ERASERHOOD. When David Lynch moved to Philadelphia in the late 1960s to attend PAFA, he discovered a city that was both terrifying and inspiring. Explore the neighborhood just blocks away from PAFA that so electrified Lynch’s imagination with Hidden City’s Peter Woodall and Lynch–and Eraserhood–afficionado, Bob Bruhin. During this one-and-a-half hour walking tour, you’ll delve into the area’s industrial history, as well as the sights and sounds that inspired Lynch’s movies, particularly Eraserhead. This is limited to 20 people and there were still 7 spaces left as of this writing. The tour begins at 2:00 p.m. and costs $16.