Weekend Planner: Wizard World, Viking Day, Kimbo Slice, Clitallica and a Jewish Festival
Submitted by jstudent on Fri, 2008-05-30 13:47.Friday, May 30
Wizard World Philadelphia: Comics and so much more. Fri. to Sun. at the Pa. Convention Center
Devon Horse Show in Chester County. Runs through Sunday.
Hatboro Summer Fun Festival at York and Horsham Roads. Fri. and Sat. Fireworks Friday at 9 p.m.
(Editor’s Note: May I suggest the gentleman readership partake in this info so that they may use such information as fodder for conversation with young ladies they may indeed meet at bars and other places this weekend?)
Saturday, May 31
Viking Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum (1900 Pattison Ave. South Philadelphia). 1 to 4 p.m. Rune stone rubbings and Viking chess!
Air Expo at McGuire Air Force Base in NJ; Sat. and Sun.
Strawberry Festival in Wrightstown (Buxco)
Northern Liberties Music Festival 8.0 at Liberty Lands (3rd and Poplar sts. Philly)
South Philly Biennial: Arts meets cheese meets magic in So. Philly.
Network-televised MMA featuring Kimbo Slice at 9 p.m. on CBS 3
Sabbra Caddabra- Black Sabbath tribute act’s 15th anniversary at Johnny Brenda’s (1201 N. Frankford Ave, Philadelphia; 215.739.9684)… appearing with Clitallica: girls (ages 16-23) who normally go by Queen Diamond but can play Metallica like this (on ‘MMR’s Preston & Steve Show this a.m.):
Sunday, June 1
Jewish Festival at Shady Brook Farm in Lower Makefield (Buxco) 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Best Buy 400 at Dover Speedway in Dover, Del.
Kaiju Big Battel at the Troc (10th and Arch in Philly). Wrestling meets Japanese monsters meets rock. Really.
Noir at the Bar at Tritone (1508 South St. Philly) at 6 p.m. Author Duane Swierczynski reads from his new book, Severance Package.
