March 30
Vaccine Clinic – Universal Alcorn Charter School at 3200 Dickinson St. will host a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic. Children are welcome for walk-in vaccines from 1-4 p.m. Parents are welcome from 4-6 p.m. Parent/guardian consent is needed for children.
March 31
Rock to the Future’s 9th annual Music for All Ball – At World Cafe Live from 6:30-11 p.m., featuring live performances from PA Blues Hall of Famer and original Black Cowboy Georgie Bonds and Rock to the Future students. Emceed by REC Philly’s co-founder and visionary Will Toms. It will also be viewable via live stream. Rock to the Future hopes to raise $50,000 to support its free music programs for Philadelphia youth.
March 31-April 1
Spell Academy – At 6 p.m. at the Academy at Palumbo High School at 1100 Catharine St., an original musical created and performed by students of the Academy at Palumbo. Tickets are $5.
April 1-2
Jazz Giants Kurt Rosenwinkel and Eric Alexander – At Chris’ Jazz Cafe at 1421 Sansom St., a quartet consisting of saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist Joe Block, bassist Alex Claffy and drummer Willie Jones III will hit the stage for multiple shows with special guest guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel. Dinner and show packages and general admission tickets are on sale for all shows. All tickets are premium seating. “Pay-As-You-Wish” streaming is also available via https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/PhillyJazz or Venmo: @ChrisJazz-Café.
April 2
Trans Art Mart – From noon to 7 p.m. at Love City Brewing lot at 1023 Hamilton St., Inaugural event in celebration of Trans Visibility Day. Market will include over 50 trans artists. $5 entry. Raises money for Housing Reparations Philly and Cars for Philly. Masks and vaccine cards required.
April 3
Dope Shows Birthday Bash – At the Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia’s own concert promotional company, Dope Shows, is taking over the city’s biggest indoor arena in celebration of five years of success. Headliners include 2022 Grammy-nominated artists Lil Baby and Gunna as well as popular rappers Lil Durk and GHerbo. For ticket info, visit WellsFargoCenterPhilly.com.
April 4
Saturday Mourning Cartoons by Iraisa Ann Reilly – At 8 p.m. a virtual event presented by Theatre Exile, a one-night-only virtual reading by New Jersey playwright Iraisa Ann Reilly through its new play development program, Studio X-hibition. Pay-what-you-wish. Presented in English and Spanish without subtitles.
While dealing with the death of their younger brother, Jessica and Benny have a falling out over whether to put their Abuela, Yolanda, in a nursing home. When a pandemic hits and they are no longer able to go inside during visiting hours, the family is forced to confront one another while visiting her at the window. Yolanda will never find herself alone, as she is constantly in the care and presence of a special visitor.
April 10
Easter Family Day – From 2-4 p.m. at the American Swedish Historical Museum at 1900 Pattison Ave., enjoy a trick-or-treat-like candy hunt. Children dress up as Easter witches with long skirts, headscarves, painted red cheeks and freckles and go from house to house wishing people happy Easter. Introduce your little ones to Swedish Easter traditions and visit the exhibition Flying Blakulla: Letters from an Easter Witch. This afternoon drop-in program will feature crafts and the traditional egg hunt. Rain or shine. Admission is $10. Members and children under 2 are free. Event ticket includes museum admission.
April 30
Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament – At the 2300 Arena, the next generation of Philadelphia boxers will compete across 15 weight classes to showcase their skills, stamina and agility. The winners of the Pennsylvania Eastern Regional Golden Gloves event will advance to the Pennsylvania State Championship. Tickets at $25 are on sale through Joe Hand Promotions by calling 215-364-9000 or purchasing at the 2300 Arena door.
May 13
Comedy show at Live! – at 7 p.m., comedians, Eric D’Alessandro and Vic DiBitetto will come together for the first time to launch their ‘Funny How?’ Tour at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. Tickets are $45, $55 and $65 and available for purchase at AXS.com.
June 9
Jackie the Joke Man Martling – At the Event Center at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia at 8 p.m. Opening for Martling is Rich Harkaway, a local Philadelphia urologist by day and a comedian by night. Tickets are $25 and available for purchase now at Philadelphia.LiveCasinoHotel.com or AXS.com.
