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Earth Day, Satellite Sound Jazz Series, and falling down a Rabbit Hole
The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, April 24-30, 2025
Kyle V. Hiller
This week in Philly, Earth Day celebrations are happening at Please Touch, Fairmount Water Works, and the Schuylkill Center with a variety of family-friendly events and activities. Then, we dive into an award-winning 2000s theater piece in Chestnut Hill, the Painted Bride plays some spring jazz, and a symposium focusing and channeling Afro-Asian solidarity arrives at Asian Arts Initiative.
Be good, Philly!
Rabbit Hole by David Lindsey-Abaire
April 24-27
StageCrafters Theater, 8130 Germantown Avenue
Five characters each affected by a tragic accident do their best to heal, each following their own path with humor, sensitivity and finally, grace in this performance of the 2007 Pulitzer prize winner. Swing by Chestnut Hill and see the show’s final weekend.
Hershey Felder as Monsieur Chopin
April 25-May 18
People’s Light, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern
People’s Light presents this new performance by actor, pianist, and playwright Hershey Felder, as he transports the audience to 19th-century Paris for an encounter with legendary composer Fryderyk Chopin.
Earth Day at the Please Touch Museum
Saturday, April 26, 9am-4:30pm
Please Touch Museum, 4231 Avenue of the Republic
Please Touch is also celebrating Earth Day with a full day featuring hands-on science, music performances, art, rock painting, flower seed planting, sustainability activities, and more.
Biomimicry: Mimicking Nature's Problem Solvers
Saturday, April 26, 11am-2pm
Fairmount Water Works, 640 Water Works Drive, Philadelphia
This weekend might be a great time to get outside and get into nature, and gain some new perspectives about how nature works along the way. Fairmount Water Works is hosting a family-friendly pop-up activity event that explores biomimicry, the practice of learning from nature in order to solve human design challenges. Learn about biomimicry in daily life and also create nature-inspired solutions on your own.
Naturepalooza
Saturday, April 26, 11am-3pm
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road, Philadelphia
Celebrate Earth Day this weekend at the Schuylkill Center with a variety of family-friendly activities. A scavenger hunt, guided hikes, local food trucks, art presentations, a dance performance are all set for this year’s edition of Naturepalooza, which also serves as a preview for the Center’s summer exhibit, TERRA: Bodies & Territories.
Painted Bride Jazz Presents: Satellite Sound Jazz Series
Starting Saturday, April 26, 7:30pm
Black Squirrel Club, 1049 Sarah Street, Philadelphia
Painted Bride is launching a spring jazz series, and the first of three shows sets up this weekend. Presented by host of WRTI’s The Bridge J. Michael Harrison and the Black Squirrel Club, the series begins with a performance by the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, an ensemble blending jazz, classical, progressive rock, Latin rhythms, and funk.
Crescendo Symposium: on Afro-Asian Solidarity
Sunday, April 27, 12-6pm
Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street
Asian Arts Initiative hosts a public symposium this weekend, coinciding with their exhibition Crescendo: How Art Makes Movements 1981-1999. The symposium looks to explore the evolution of Afro-Asian solidarity from historical movements like the Black Panther Party to contemporary grassroots efforts. A catered community meal and a chance to converse and network with others will be offered to guests, too—and the event is pay-what-you-wish.
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