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Nov. 14 & Nov. 15 at 2pm
Arden Theatre Company · Center City East • From $32
Brothers Lincoln and Booth share a single room, passing time testing each other and circling the street con game of three-card monte in Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama staged at Arden Theatre Company.
November 14 at 7:30pm (This weekend)
Club 624 · Bella Vista • $$
Proceeds support Indigenous Education during this evening of music, storytelling, and burlesque featuring queer performers at Club 624 above Rosie's Tacos.
November 15 at 8pm (This weekend)
Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West • $$
Shrek gets the burlesque treatment at Franky Bradley's, where a cast featuring Betty Brash as Shrek and Andy Laine as Donkey take over the stage for a drag tribute hosted by Selene Rose.
November 14 at 7:30pm (This weekend) +1
Chris' Jazz Cafe · Center City West • General Admission $30 · Dinner & Show package $105 · VIP Dinner & Show package $125
Rare gems from the Tommy Dorsey era and signature hits fill the room as acclaimed jazz vocalist Richard Cortez takes the stage alongside an all-star band to celebrate the timeless music of Frank Sinatra.
November 14 at 7:30pm (This weekend) +1
Chris' Jazz Cafe · Center City West • $30-$125
Richard Cortez pours his golden baritone over The Great American Songbook, breathing warmth and wit into timeless standards by Berlin, Porter, and Gershwin. Expect an intimate evening where deep emotional intelligence meets pure vocal silk.
November 15 at 8pm (This weekend)
Theatre of The Living Arts · Queen Village
Sleep brings their legendary doom metal to Philadelphia, joined by Zombi’s heavy psych and The Schizophonics’ experimental grind.
November 15 at 7:30pm (This weekend)
Academy Of Music · Rittenhouse Square • $69-$858
King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin unite with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai and drummer Terry Bozzio for their final North American tour, performing landmark 1980s albums like Discipline, Beat, and Three of a Perfect Pair at the Academy of Music.
Every day at 10am
South 6th Street & Spruce Street · Society Hill • $480
Walk the streets where Jewish immigrants built a new life at the turn of the 20th century. Historian Dr. Schatz shares his own family's story as you step inside an active synagogue and a kosher bakery.
Nov. 14 & Nov. 15 at 3pm
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wander a billion-dollar Impressionist collection in total privacy, choosing which artists your guide dives into. The Barnes' famous "ensembles" group Renoir beside African masks and metalwork, revealing one collector's radical, deeply personal vision.
Nov. 14 & Nov. 15 at 10am
Barnes Foundation · Center City
An art tour where you call the shots: pick up to four favorite artists, from Van Gogh to Soutine, and a docent builds a private tour around them for your group of up to nine.
Nov. 14 & Nov. 15 at 1pm
Barnes Foundation · Center City
A critically panned show pitted Dr. Barnes against Philadelphia elite in 1923, and visitors to this spotlight tour examine that clash while discovering which of those debated works remain in the foundation collection.
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Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 AM
LaScala's FIRE - Center City · Center City East
$301-$389
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Center City East
$55
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
51 N 12th St · Center City East
$69
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 PM
Ghost Tours of Philadelphia · Center City East
$18-$29
Sun, Nov 15 · 4:00 PM
The Plough & The Stars · Center City East
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
Theatre of The Living Arts · Queen Village
$1139
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
Philadelphia
$6
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
The Singer · Center City East
$1139
Sun, Nov 15 · 8:00 PM
Grim Philly Twilight Tours · Center City East
$0-$58
Sat, Nov 14 · 5:00 PM
907 Diamond St · North Philadelphia
$66
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
The Constitutional Walking Tour · Center City East
$1139
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM
Penn's Landing Marina · Center City
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
Betsy Ross House · Center City East
$1139
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:30 PM
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University · Center City
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Billy Penn Studios · North Philadelphia
$110
Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM
Penn Museum · University City
$0-$23
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Urban Village Brewing Company · North Philadelphia
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Reading Terminal Market · Center City East
$0-$306
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
JFK Plaza (Love Park) · Center City
$52-$70
Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM
Society Hill
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
Waterworks History Park · West Philadelphia
$100
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Star|Bolt · North Philadelphia
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
The National Old City Apartments · Center City East
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
Philadelphia
$49-$59
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
Liberty Plaza · Northeast Philadelphia
Sun, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM
Congregation Rodeph Shalom · West Poplar
$400-$480
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
University of Pennsylvania · University City
$14.99
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Craft Hall · North Philadelphia
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:30 PM
Next In Line Comedy · Center City
$14.29-$45.14
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 AM
Tea Around Town · Center City East
$79
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Future Days Beer Company · North Philadelphia
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:30 AM
Thanal Indian Tavern · Center City
$395
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia · Center City East
$41.03
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Franklin Square · Center City East
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
Independence Visitor Center · Center City East
$59
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 AM
Center City East
$45
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Garage Fishtown · North Philadelphia
$
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Urban Village Brewing Company · North Philadelphia
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Star|Bolt · North Philadelphia
$5
Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 AM
Arch Street Meeting House · Center City East
$13.08
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 AM
Hive · Point Breeze
$
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:30 AM
Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti · Society Hill
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Franklin Square · Center City East
$36-$38
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Fishtown Tavern · North Philadelphia
$
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:30 AM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Free with admission
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Independence Seaport Museum · Center City
$0-$23
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Homemade by Bruno · Point Breeze
$125
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Philadelphia Museum of Art · West Philadelphia
Free
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 PM
Lucy’s · Center City West
$$
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
The Liacouras Center · North Philadelphia
Sat, Nov 14 · 6:45 PM
Punch Line Philly · North Philadelphia
Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM
Philly Magic Tours · Center City East
TICKETS $32.40
Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM
Woodmere Smith Hall · Chestnut Hill
$10
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