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Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly we get visited by the Easter Bunny, kick off baseball season, new art drops in, and we even squeeze in some civic duty

Fun Things to Do in Philly this Week and Weekend

This week in Philly we get visited by the Easter Bunny, kick off baseball season, new art drops in, and we even squeeze in some civic duty

Easter week in Philly brings plenty of things to do — and not all of them are centered around candy and eggs. But a lot are, like South Street’s 91st Annual Easter Promenade, and Fairmount’s Bunny Hop Bar Crawl! Stop by the PMA for a socially conscious new exhibit, get your rave on, and celebrate Women’s History Month with drinks, eats, and charity.

Of course, our beloved Phillies home opener is this week, so get ready for a winning season. And don’t forget to get cultured with some of the theater productions and exhibitions ongoing for the next few weeks and months.

Thinking further head? Check out our year-round calendar about how to be a good citizen.

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND IN PHILLY

Fresh art, cocktails to close out Women’s History Month, Easter celebrations for the kids and the grownups, a bubble rave, the Phillies, and The People’s Budget with Mural Arts Philadelphia.

Rikers Quilt, 2020, Jesse Krimes. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photo by Dan Bradica.

SEE A PROVOCATIVE NEW ART EXHIBITION. At The Philadelphia Museum of Art from March 23 through July 15, Philadelphia-based artist Jesse Krimes’s Rikers Quilt (2020) is on display for its first institutional exhibition. Krimes produced his work  in response to ongoing abuses at Rikers Island, drawing on his own experiences of incarceration and reentry into society. Museum hours are 10am to 5pm Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and 10am to 8:45pm on Fridays. Free-$30. 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

CELEBRATE WOMEN ON WEDNESDAY ONE LAST TIME! The final Women’s Day Wednesdays at Stratus Rooftop Lounge takes place March 27 from 5:30 to 9pm. This week’s collaborative cocktail soirée features eats from Third Wheel Cheese, Revolution Taco, Gabriella’s Vietnam, Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm and Fiore Fine Foods, in addition to live entertainment, local beer, wine and rum tastings, plus music by Suede Lace. All profits from ticket sales benefit Women’s Way. $75. 433 Chestnut Street

Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Phillies

DON’T DANCE ON YOUR OWN, DANCE WITH THOUSANDS OF FELLOW FANS! March 28 marks Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies face the Atlanta Braves at 3:05pm. You can also catch the game live on NBC10, but why would you do that when all fans coming to opening day receive a Phillies opening day scarf? Sold out, but tickets available from $100. 1 Citizens Bank Way

Fairmount Area Bunny Crawl

DO A BUNNY HOP BAR CRAWL FOR GOOD. On March 28 starting at 6pm, eight Fairmount-area bars are proudly participating in The 26th Annual Fairmount Bunny Hop Bar Crawl, this year benefiting The Trauma Survivors Foundation. Get your friends, grab some bunny ears, and enjoy food and drink specials for charity. $10+. Various locations

Bubble Rave, Anaheim CA

RAVE UNDERWATER. Not literally … On March 29 at 9pm, Theater of the Living Arts hosts Big Bubble Rave, an underwater-theme dance party, for ravers 21 and over. Don’t miss this beat drop. $25.50. 334 South Street

Funding Art in Our Schools advocacy workshop at Love Park with artist Arshayla Robinson, April 22, 2023. Photo by Fred Rush for Immortal VIsion Studio

BE A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. Mural Arts Philadelphia’s 2024 People’s Budget project allows residents of Philadelphia to co-create, learn, empower and engage in the City of Philadelphia budget process. Workshops are being held through April around the city, with the first in Kensington March 30 from 11am to 1pm. Free. 124 E. Indiana Avenue. The second is April 1 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at South Philly’s Whitman Library.  Free. 200 Snyder Avenue. RSVP for workshops here.

Easter Promenade. Photo by Beaumonde Originals

CELEBRATE EASTER ON SOUTH STREET. The 91st Annual Easter Promenade kicks off March 31 at 12:30pm with free bunny ears, Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Tail, a mini South Street egg hunt, a best-dressed contest at Headhouse Plaza, and more. Free. 5th and South streets to 2nd and Lombard streets

ONGOING EVENTS

Art exhibitions, plays, and more things to do, until you can’t anymore.

SEE DISNEY’S FROZEN. The Tony-nominated Best Musical Frozen is on tour and hitting the Academy of Music through April 7. With spectacular sets, stunning costumes, classic hits like “Let it Go” and hilarious new scene-stealers like “Hygge,” you don’t want to miss this Disney spectacular, whether you’re 4 or 104. Showtimes vary and include matinees and evening performances. $30-$160. 240 S. Broad Street

Left to right, top: Adam Howard, Akeem Davis, C. DelMarcelle. Bottom: Kevin Naddeo, Gabe Moses, Scott Greer

REVISIT THE GREAT FINANCIAL COLLAPSE ON STAGE. Charting the rise and fall of a global financial institution through the family behind it, The Lehman Trilogy is at the Arden Theatre Company March 13 through April 14. Matinee performances at 1pm; evening performances at 7pm. $30-$60. 40 N. 2nd Street

Quintessence Theatre Group’s MacBeth

SEE MAC … UH, THE SCOTTISH PLAY. Quintessence Theatre Group presents MacBeth, ongoing since March 14. An all-male cast performs the Shakespeare play, exploring the themes of violence, power, and human ambition. The show runs through April 12 with themed nights and special events throughout. $0-$35. 7137 Germantown Avenue

Photo by Cody Aldrich for the Green Elephant.

DRINK BEER WITH A HUGE SHAMROCK. The Green Elephant has popped up in Center City just in time to pregame St. Patrick’s Day. Looking like a box of Lucky Charms turned inside out, the spot serves lots of cocktails and a full menu that includes Guinness smashburgers, fried pickles and Irish potato sundaes. Open daily from 4pm to midnight (until 2am on weekends). 1500 Locust Street

CATCH THE CHEERS MURDER MYSTERY SHOW. Through April 28, Without A Cue Productions put on Cheers to Murder at the Red Rūm Theater. Norm has died, and the accusations are flying. Shows are Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm. $35-$75. 601 Walnut Street

A black-and-white abstract photograph by Alexey Brodovitch "Tricorne" taken in 1935.Alexey Brodovitch Tricorne, 1935. Philadelphia Museum of Art. From the Collection of Dorothy Norman, 1968. Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art.

SEE A NEW EXHIBITION AT THE BARNES. Designer, photographer and instructor Alexey Brodovitch (1898–1971) art directed Harper’s Bazaar from 1934 to 1958 and mentored many 20th century documentary and fashion photographers. His work is featured in a new exhibit at the Barnes, Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me, through May 19. $5-$25. 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Artist Risa Puno. Photo by Carlos Avendaño courtesy of the Fabric Workshop and Museum.Artist Risa Puno. Photo by Carlos Avendaño courtesy of the Fabric Workshop and Museum.

FEEL A GROUP HUG. The Fabric Workshop and Museum hosts Risa Puno’s first-ever solo exhibition, through July 21, Group Hug: Risa Puno is as visually captivating as it is interactive. Choose one of two paths in the show, and you’ll either lounge in a giant, soft, coconut shell-looking pod that transforms into a cozy armchair, or you’ll play Whack-a-Mole. Either way, you’ll learn a life lesson. Free. 1214 Arch Street

To Understand a Tree.

SEE NEW EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM FOR ART IN WOOD. Now through July 21, catch To Understand a Tree by interdisciplinary artist, designer and woodworker Gina Siepel. The exhibit focuses on “the dignity of a living tree, its network of eco-systemic relationships, and the ubiquity of the material of wood in design and daily life.” The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Free. 141 N. 3rd Street

Courtesy of the Mütter Museum.

VISIT AN EXHIBITION ON HOMELESSNESS. Through August 5, the Mütter Museum hosts Unhoused: Personal Stories and Public Health, a special exhibition on American homelessness through the lens of public health. Museum hours are 10am to 5pm daily except Tuesday. Free-$20. 19 S. 22nd Street

 

Art of the Brick at the Franklin Institute.

EXPERIENCE LEGOS LIKE YOU NEVER HAVE BEFORE. Through September 22, the world’s largest display of LEGO art returns to the Franklin Institute. The Art of the Brick by Nathan Sawaya is a critically-acclaimed collection of artworks made exclusively in plastic bricks that snap together, including original pieces and re-imagined versions of famous masterpieces, a multimedia exhibition of LEGO-infused photography by Dean Wes, and a 9,000-square-foot brick play space. Museum hours are 9:30am to 5pm daily, with evening hours to 8pm, Thursday through Saturday. $20-$43. 222 N. 20th Street

MORE GOOD THINGS TO DO IN PHILLY

Things to do this week include the Easter Promenade on South Street. Photo by Beaumonde Originals

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