Friday:
- Art on the Town / First Friday Art Loop in Wilmington. 5:30-8pm, "re:fresh" afterparty at the Queen from 8-11pm. (It was postponed from 7/1 so it didn't conflict with the holiday weekend). http://wilmingtonde.gov/artloop/
Saturday:
- Pirate Day at Tubman-Garrett Park at the Wilmington riverfront. Sponsored by our own replica tall ship, the Kalmar Nyckel. 11am-5pm, with live music by New Sweden (kind of fitting, given their name) at 3pm. For full event line-up, visit: http://www.kalmarnyckel.org/wilmingtonpirateday/html/
- The start of Wilmington Beer Week (with a citywide toast at 9pm at all participating locations). http://www.wilmingtonbeerweek.com/
- Archeology Day in Old New Castle, at the Dutch House (off of the main green), 10-3.
- (A little far, but I love this dude): Jim Gaffigan at The Borgata.
- Mid-Summer Meadow Studies at Mt. Cuba. "Investigate the diverse palette of meadow plants that paint new pictures as the season unfolds. Dave Korbonits will share his 20 years of experience in meadow gardening and introduce you to his favorite picks." 10am-noon, $10. http://www.museumtix.com/program/program.aspx?vid=827&pid=482561&pvt=mcc
- Cat & Dog Adopt-a-thon at Wild Birds Unlimited in Hockessin. 10am-2pm. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177854748937645
- Delaware Humane Associations's monthly traveling "Wellness Clinic". Discounted shots and microchips for cats and dogs, as well as licensing. 10am-noon at the Shops at Graylyn, North Wilmington. http://www.dehumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=wellnessclinics
Sunday:
- What's doing on Sunday, you say? Beats me. Sounds like a good day for the beach.
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Music events (conversely, almost all of these are happening on Friday):
Friday:
- Free at noon show at the Queen Theatre: Aaron Nathans.
- Todd Rundgren at the Grand Opera House. 8pm. $$$.
- Tribute to IRS records at Mojo Main, with an REM tribute band and a Go-Gos tribute band. 21+, doors at 9, $7.
- The Revelations featuring Tre Williams at the Queen. Part of the Firsty Friday Art Loop. 8pm, $9.
- Israeli music at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's "Art After 5" concert. 5pm, discounted admission, cash bar.
- Philly Bloco at World Cafe Live Philly. 9pm, $12.
Saturday:
- Peek-A-Boo Revue at World Cafe Live Philly. Two shows: 7pm and 10pm. $24.
Sunday:
- Omar Souleyman (Middle-Eastern funk/soul) at Johnny Brenda's. 21+, doors at 8, $20.
- Dear Darkhead opening for The Bitterness Theory at the North Star Bar. I include this one only because I'm shocked that Dear Darkhead are still around. An old band of mine played with them at the Khyber over 10 years ago. 10 years! I had assumed they were long gone. Pretty decent shoegaze. 21+, doors at 8, $8.
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