Weekend Planner: Flyered Up, MMR’s Alumni Weekend, Wine Fest and Your mama is so special, she…

 

 

Friday, May 9
 
The Flyers and the Penguins start the Eastern Conference Finals tonight in Pittsburgh.
It’s on Versus and Comcast SportsNet at 7:30 p.m. Find a bar at which to get Flyered Up.
 
Panic at the Disco and Motion City Soundtrack are dealt a soggy night to open Festival Pier.
 
Much drier, and more local, is the Drink Up Buttercup, Papertrigger and Cops & Whales show at Siren Records (22 S. Main Street, Doylestown; 215.348.2323) at 8 p.m.
 
Thrice and Circa Survive at Electric Factory at 8:30 p.m.
 
Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza opened Thursday at the Grand Chapiteau at Broad Street and Washington Avenue, Philadelphia. Think clowns who can make themselves into a balloon animal, not just a balloon. It runs through June 15. Performances are Tuesdays-Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Thursdays-Saturdays, 4 and 8 p.m.; Sundays, 1 and 5 p.m. No performances on Mondays. Tickets: $35-$85.
 
Saturday, May 10
 
Rock station WMMR-FM (93.3) brings back alumni from its 40 years in radio for on-air shifts all weekend. Guests include Mark Goodman, John DeBella, Michael Tearson and more. Starts at 7 a.m.
 
Philadelphia Wine Festival. VIP at 5 p.m.; Grand Tasting at 6:30 p.m.
 
Springfest at McFadden’s on Third St. in Philly. Noon.
 
Philebrity Belle & Sebastian Dance Party at National Mechanics at 9 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 11
 
It’s Mother’s Day. Do the right thing.
 
Last day for Baseball as America at the Constitution Center in Philly.
 
Flyers and the Penguins: Game II. It’s on Versus at 7:30 p.m. Find a bar.