This weekend, 8/19-8/21:

Tinkering with the format again - instead of lumping all music together, I'll put incidental shows like the free lunchtime, museum or park performances in the upper category.   I'm assuming that most readers will skip over my indie-rock-flavor-of-the-month music listings, and I don't want the little free shows to get lost in that. 

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GENERAL EVENTS (and free, incidental shows):

Friday:

• Free lunchtime concert at HB DuPont Park (11th & Tatnall), with The Jollies (from Media, PA).  Noon.
• Chad Jervis plays a free lunchtime show at the Queen, noon.
• Improv jazz(-ish) violinist Diane Monroe at Philadelphia Museum of Art's Art After 5 show.  Free with museum admission, cash bar, 5pm.
• 1st annual Philly Geek Awards, Phila. Academy of Natural Sciences. 8pm, $5 (res. required).
• Carousel Park Farmers' Market, Limestone Rd. 2-7pm.
• Kennett Square Farmers' Market, main drag, 2-6pm.
• Fenwick Island Farmers' Market, Coastal Hwy, 8-noon.
• Theatre N movies: World on a Wire at 2pm, Rejoice and Shout at 8pm.

Saturday:

• Little Italy Farmers' Market, Bancroft Pkwy, 9-1.
• Winterthur farm stand, Rt. 52, 9-1.
• Lewes Farmers' Market, downtown, 8-noon.
• Theatre N movies: World on a Wire at 6pm, Rejoice and Shout at 3pm.

Sunday:

• Bird walk at Bucktoe Creek Preserve (nearby PA), 8-10 am. Free.
• Newark Co-Op farmers' market, E. Main. 10-2.
• SPCA 5k in Dewey, "Run for the Paws & Dog Trot". 8am, $25.
• Green Turtle 5K in Lewes, benefits The Wellness Community.  8:15 start, $22. 
• Free admission to both Delaware Art Museum and Brandywine River Museum.  Every Sunday.  The Philadelphia Museum of Art goes "pay what you want" on Sundays.
• Theatre N movies: World on a Wire at 3:15pm, Rejoice and Shout at 12:30pm. 

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ORIGINAL MUSIC:

Friday:

• Philadelphia Folk Festival.  Friday's line-up includes Hoots & Hellmouth, Birdie Busch, Justin Townes Earle, John Flynn, and many more. 
• Schroeder reunion show (the 2nd of 2) at Mojo Main, with the excellent The Sky Drops opening (they're from Delaware, but usually tour outside of the state).  21+, 9pm, $5
• My Friends & Atlas split-release show at the Queen. Easy Pyramids and Troubled Hips open.  8:30pm, $6.
• Slutever (yes this is an actual band, yes they have a following) at Johnny Brenda's.  21+, doors at 8
• The Wave Pictures (from England) at the North Star.  21+, show at 9, $10.

Saturday:

• Philadelphia Folk Festival.  Saturday's line-up includes: Jim Boggia, David Bromberg, Trombone Shorty, Arlo Guthrie, Angel Band, and many more.
• Pearls and Brass, with Purling Hiss, at Johnny Brenda's.  21+, doors at 8, $10
• Penrose, The Gang Age and Villains Like You at Mojo 13, 9pm.

Sunday:

• Philadelphia Folk Festival.  Sunday's line-up includes: David Wax Museum, Levon Helm, and several workshops that include the festival's most notable performers.