Summer Fun Guide: July

Tuesday | 1
The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to Penn’s Landing River-Stage to soothe our heavy hearts with an alfresco concert led by Cristian Măcelaru. 8 p.m., free, Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, delawareriverwaterfront.com. —SJP

Wednesday | 2
Admission to the National Constitution Center is free all day thanks to Wawa Welcome America. Brush up on your presidents then score a complimentary hoagie at Hoagie Day. Wawa’s 50th anniversary party features a 5-ton hoagie expected to serve more than 17,000 people on the Independence Visitor Center’s lawn. Constitutioncenter.org, phlvisitorcenter.com. —SJP

Thursday | 3
Goonies never say die! Penn’s Landing presents The Goonies as part of its Screening Under the Stars series. Join Sloth and the gang as they find treasure, truffle shuffle and save their neighborhood; come early as seats fill up. 8:30 p.m., free, Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing. —SJP

Friday | 4
The Wawa Welcome America official Independence Day program begins at 10 a.m. on the steps of Independence Hall with music and historical remarks. A parade follows at 11 a.m. Grab an ice cream and head over to the Liberty Bell from 1 to 2 p.m. to hear the Let Freedom Ring symbolic tapping. Party on the Ben Franklin Parkway from noon to 7 p.m. and lay claim to a tuft of grass near Eakins Oval from 7 to 11 p.m. for the 4th of July Jam featuring Ed Sheeran, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Hudson, Aloe Blacc and The Roots. Fireworks follow the concert. Welcomeamerica.com. —SJP

Saturday | 5
For a casual/sporadic theater fan like myself, the recent rise of pairing thespianism and alcohol has been a delight. Bye Bye Liver, an interactive comedy, promises local talent and local jokes. Runs most Saturdays through July 26. 8 p.m., $15, Urban Saloon, 2120 Fairmount Ave., byebyeliver.com. —PCR

Sunday | 6
Yeah, the 16th annual Super Scooper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival is, in fact, exactly what it sounds like, but the entry price also supports the Joshua Kahan Fund, a nonprofit fighting pediatric leukemia. So by the transitive property, eating ice cream is helping the world. July 4-6, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $7, Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing. —MS

Monday | 7
The minotaur became a staple in Pablo Picasso’s work, but the artist only became invested in the Greco-Roman figure after archeologists went to town on Crete during the ’30s. “Picasso Prints: Myths, Minotaurs and Muses” follows his fixation with the minotaur as a symbol of id and unconscious desire. Through Aug. 3, free with admission of $20, Philadelphia Museum of Art. —MS

Tuesday | 8
Shocker: Both tonight’s and Wednesday’s Phish concerts are sold out already. If you are like, really into Phish, you already have tickets by now, so no worries. 7:30 p.m., various prices, Mann Center. —MS

Wednesday | 9
What really makes a person a nerd? The folks behind Nerd Nite Philadelphia, a monthly panel series with specialists in all manner of oddities, certainly know. Come to this one, but know the first time you utter “geek,” you’ll probably get glassed. Time TBA, $5, Frankford Hall, 1210 Frankford Ave., philadelphia.nerdnite.com. —SR

Thursday | 10
The Delaware River Waterfront breaks out the big screen for Screenings Under the Stars movie nights every week in the summer, and this week, it’s the pretty good-but-way-better-than-the-last-one The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. 8:30 p.m., free, Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing. —MS

Friday } 11
Do some calisthenics, if you must — the heralded Philly Punx Picnic won’t rest for you. Tonight, hit up PhilaMOCA for searing sets from Cetascean and Dopecopper. Time and cost TBA, PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St., phillypunxpicnic.blogspot.com. —SR 

Saturday | 12
Quizzo is cool but, like bowling, can get boring pretty fast, especially if your team is getting creamed. Taphophile Trivia: Quizzo in the Cemetery is sure to be the exact opposite, with standard trivia categories replaced with all things dead, dying and buried in the ground and possibly haunted and vengeful. 6 p.m., $20, Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse, 3822 Ridge Ave., thelaurelhillcemetery.org. —MS

Sunday | 13
Check out day two of Invisible River, a dance and movement performance that celebrates the Schuylkill. As you travel by boat along the 2-mile stretch of water, artists will dance, sculpt and perform music on a flotilla as acrobatics take place overhead. $25, June 12-13, invisibleriver.org. —MJ 

Monday | 14
Now in its tenth year, Vox Populi’s Vox X juried exhibition showcases fresh, intrepid talent from around the world. Noon-6 p.m., free, 319 N. 11th St., voxpopuli.org. —PR 

Tuesday | 15
Here’s how the Philadelphia Moth StorySLAM works: Prep a five-minute story. Put your name in a hat. If your name gets picked, go onstage and tell a story. Stories are scored by judges. Winners move on to the championships. Tonight’s theme? “Uncharted territory.” 7:30 p.m., $8-$16, World Café Live. —MS

Wednesday | 16
The Bearded Ladies cabaret troupe presents the project ANDY: A Popera, inspired by the father of 15 minutes of fame. It’s a cabaret/opera hybrid in partnership with Opera Philadelphia. The full popera debuts in 2015, but don’t miss its “stages of development” performances. Bonus? Tickets include unlimited “special soup” (booze). July 16-27, $20, Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St., wilmatheater.org. —MJ 

Thursday | 17
The comedians behind the “I Like to Movie Movie” podcast bring you Movie Movie Live, a monthly game-show-meets-observational-comedy deal. This month, they take on classic crime thrillers like Heat. 8 p.m., $5, PhilaMOCA, facebook.com/ilike2movie. —SR 

Friday | 18
This tip is brought to you by an idiotic Google search for “unofficial weird summer holidays.” (You’ll find my name in the dictionary under “serious journalist,” by the way.) July 18, apparently, is National Caviar Day, and our food editor assures me that Volver’s caviar service is choice. Nationalcaviarday.com. —MJ 

Saturday | 19
The Big Cat Crossing exhibit (aka Tube Full of Tigers) is already impressive, but you should be properly terrified after “sampling” the “40 regional craft beers” at the Summer Ale Fest at the Philadelphia Zoo. There will also be food trucks, orangutans, etc. 6:30-10 p.m., $55-$90 ($25 for designated drivers), Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 W. Girard Ave., philadelphiazoo.org. —PCR

Sunday | 20
I doubt that Josh Homme will be hurling drunken epithets at unruly fans for this concert — Queens of the Stone Age is doing far-classier venues than ever before. And that’s a great thing. 7:30 p.m., $45, with Brody Dalle and Unlocking the Truth, Mann Center. —SR 

Monday | 21
There’s a really fun Neutral Milk Hotel theory out there: Jeff Mangum actually traveled back in time to rescue Anne Frank, brought her back to the 1970s where she was raised as his sister. She is now his wife, according to the Internet. Time-traveling Jeff Mangum is a nice thought. 7:30 p.m., $29.50-$36, with Circulatory System, Mann Center. —MS

Tuesday | 22
After sitting through weeks of terrible dick jokes and ex-girl-friend lamentations, we reach the Philly’s Phunniest Semi-finals. See our city’s best comics haul out their finest dick jokes and ex-girlfriend lamentations. Time and cost TBA, Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St., heliumcomedy.com. —SR 

Wednesday | 23
The Penn Museum presents its Summer Wonder Ser-ies with a lineup of family-and kid-friendly programming. Check out “Earth Makers, Earth Shakers: Creation Stories from Around the World” with the kids. Storyteller Michele Belluomini will keep things light. July 2-30, 11 a.m.-noon, free with museum admission of $15, Penn Museum, 3260 South St., penn.museum. —MJ

Thursday | 24 

This Is Hardcore Fest is a great few days for fitness. The “picking up change” move works your glutes and it’s always nice to see a bunch of old Madball fans. Through July 27, $35-$125, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., thisishardcorefest.com. —MS

Friday | 25
XPN’s XPoNential Music Festival features three stages of indie music headlined by Ryan Adams/Jenny Lewis/Dawes on Saturday and Beck/Band of Horses/The Districts on Sunday. Ticket prices vary, but a three-day pass is just $70 for XPN members. July 25-27, Susquehanna Bank Arts Center and Wiggins Park, Camden, N.J., xpn.org/xponential-music-festival. —SJP

Saturday | 26
In the 1910s, Theresa Bernstein became famous for “painting like a man,” (oh, early-1900s, you were so delightfully misogynist), and for eight decades she painted vivid portraits of everyday, working class folks. See them during this first day of “Theresa Bernstein: A Century in Art.” Fun fact: Bernstein was 111 when she died. Through Oct. 26, $10, open house Sept. 13, Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave., woodmereartmuseum.org. —MJ 

Sunday | 27
It’s hot out there — get yourself an ice cream donut, fool. An old-school South Philly institution, Frangelli’s has yeasty donuts for cheap, and owner John Colosi likes to mix things up: Enter the donnoli, a donut/cannoli hybrid. 847 W. Ritner St. —SJP

Monday | 28
Rock ’n’ roll supergroup The Baseball Project released 3rd (Yep Roc) earlier this year, which is a nice album title because it is their third record and is also probably a reference to the base. In fact, it would be really disappointing if it was not. 8 p.m., $14.50-$17, with the Split Squad, World Café Live. —MS

Tuesday | 29
Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are was published in 1963, but still had enough juice to warrant a 2009 film that inspired everyone to dress up like Max that year for Halloween. At “Sendak in the ’60s,” explore how Sendak’s many books reflected the social atmosphere of the decade. Through Nov. 2, free with museum admission of $10, Rosenbach Museum and Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Place, rosenbach.org. —MJ

Wednesday | 30
There’s always somebody dressed weird and shouting in Clark Park, but sometimes he’s there on official business. For Shakespeare in Clark Park’s production of Henry IV: Your Prince and Mine, you can do some shouting of your own in a 100-person battle scene. Runs through Aug. 3, 7 p.m., free, Clark Park, 4398 Chester Ave., shakespeareinclarkpark.org. —PCR 

Thursday | 31
The BlackStar Film Festival highlights the most incendiary films by black indie filmmakers. See something amazing from overlooked directors and writers this weekend. Through Aug. 3, International House, 3701 Chestnut St., blackstarfest.org. —SR 

Contributors Key: AE: Ali Eaves, MG: Maggie Grabmeier, MJ: Mikala Jamison, MS: Marc Snitzer, PCR: Patrick Campbell Rapa, PR: Paulina Reso, TO: Thomas O’Malley, SJP: SJ Punderson, SR: Sameer Rao

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