The following events are scheduled for the following weeks across the region.
• Q, Murr and Sal, creators and stars of truTV’s hit “Impractical Jokers,” present their latest live comedy tour, “The DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE, DRIVE Tour,” at the Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading. To do. , a tour for Saturday’s 5pm and his 8pm show, featuring never-before-seen videos and stand-up storytelling from the guys behind “The Unreal Joker.” It consists of Bewilder each other among the general public with a series of hilarious and outrageous challenges. When Q, Murr, and Sal ask each other to say or do something, they must do it. If they refuse, they lose. At the end of every episode, the episode’s loser must endure punishment of epic proportions with the help of celebrity guests. The rated original comedy returns for its 10th season on February 9th. For tickets and more information, visit santander-arena.com.
• Philadelphia’s all-comedy theater company, 1812 Productions, presents “Broads” Thursday through February 26 at the Plays and Players Theater, 2329 South Third Street, Philadelphia. Comedy Cabaret celebrates the most vulgar, daring and funniest women from the 1920s to her 1960s, from Mae West to Moms Her Mabry to Sophie Tucker. See 1812productions.org for show times and tickets.
• Blocks 400-700 of Penn Avenue hosts the 6th Annual West Reading Ice and Spice Festival Friday through Sunday. Many companies offer discounts and other perks based on the theme of the festival. Danny Kissel, a nationally renowned pumpkin carver from Kissel Studios in Newville, Cumberland County, leads a talented group of local carvers on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Sundays from 10am to 9pm outside the company we saw rectangular blocks of ice and cut them into crystal sculptures. 11am to 5pm Cocktail Walk is scheduled for Sunday from 2pm to 5pm; tickets are $15. Check-in is at Winedown, 622 Penn Ave. For more information and tickets, visit westreadingicenspice.com.
• From Monday through February 12th, Malvern’s People’s Light will offer an exclusive online screening of ‘9 Parts of Desire’. This is Heather Rafo’s award-winning solo play about an Iraqi woman, adapted for the screen and the current era. An Iraqi-American woman, forced from her home after her father died during the pandemic, is about to mourn at the site of the oldest Iraqi church in North America. What begins with profound isolation becomes community as an ordinary and extraordinary Iraqi woman brings her spirit and ancestry to her with personal stories of her love and resilience. Together they celebrate the experience of Iraqi women and offer a clear warning. Iraq is now America’s trailblazer. The film will be streamed exclusively on peopleslight.org ahead of the film’s national release to mark her 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. Tickets are $25 for him at peopleslight.org.
• Tony Award-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning and Olivier Award-winning playwright Katri Hall reimagines the lost minutes of the final days of Dr. Running until February 19th in Town. ! Knauer Performing Arts Center, West Chester. In the play, King retires to his room 306 at the Lorraine Motel after giving his final impassioned speech on behalf of the Memphis cleaning workers on April 3, 1968. A violent storm is brewing outside and he orders room service. When the mysterious housekeeper Kamae arrives, she brings strange and unexpected news, forcing King to confront his own destiny and legacy. For show times and tickets, visit uptownwestchester.org.
• BTS: Yet To Come in Cinemas, the latest concert film by Grammy-nominated South Korean boy band BTS, will open in select theaters for five days on Wednesday, February 1st. Re-edited and remixed for the big screen, this special cinematic cut features a new close-up of his angle and an entirely new view of the entire concert recorded in front of a sold-out crowd in Busan, South Korea in October. is. The concert will include career-spanning hits “Dynamite,” “Butter,” and “IDOL,” and will include his performance of “Run BTS,” the first concert from the group’s latest album “Proof.” Saturday, February 4th will be dedicated to a ‘Light Stick Screening’ where audiences will be able to celebrate with the band’s signature illuminated merchandise. Visit btsyettocomeincinemas.com for participating theaters, show times and tickets.
• The Malvern Retreat House Art Show runs February 1-5, Wednesday February 1-Saturday February 4 from 10am to 7pm and Sunday February 5 from 10am to 7pm. It will run until 4pm. The show will feature 2,000 works of art by his over 100 jury artists in the fields of painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, fiber art, wood, glasswork and ceramics. A complimentary wine and cheese reception is scheduled for his February 2nd from 4-8pm. Admission is free. Income from a sales assistance program at the Malvern Retreat House, a center of spiritual regeneration and formation. For more information, visit malvernretreat.com.
• The World Championship Ice Racing Vengeance Series will take place on Friday at 7:30pm at the Santander Arena in Reading. The event sees high performance motorcycles and quad riders square off on the ice of the arena and reach speeds of 60 miles per hour in less than three seconds. After the race, the athletes will sign autographs on the concourse. Tickets at ticketmaster.com start at $9 for ages 2 to 12 and $12.50 for ages 13 and up.
• The Greater Philadelphia Boat Show is held Friday through Sunday at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. The expo attracts dozens of dealers from four states, all selling boats under his one roof, with special programs and fundraising opportunities. Hours of operation are Friday 1-8 PM, Saturday 10-7 PM, and Sunday 11-5 PM. Admission is $10 upon entry for those 17 and older, and $5 after 5pm on Fridays. For more information, visit phillyexpocenter.com.
• Saul Joel’s Comedy Club in Sunnybrook, Pottstown with Tammy Pescatelli on Friday at 7pm and Vic Davidet on Saturday at 7pm. Pescatelli brings brassy sexiness to her audience with a bold voice of witty sarcasm, with ironic humor on the topics of sports, television, dating and family life. Her latest special, “Tammy Pescatelli’s Way After School Special,” is the highly anticipated sequel to her award-winning hour-long Netflix special, “Finding the Funny.” With her over one billion views on social media worldwide, Davidette is a cast member and syndicated daytime host of the Amazon Prime TV series Gravesend, starring Chazz Palminteri, Armand Asante, and William Forsyth. He regularly appears in the TV series Right This Minute. For tickets, visit souljoels.com.
• The Keswick Theater presents Prince tribute act The Purple Xperience on Friday at 8pm and Doug Church — The True Voice of Elvis on Saturday at 8pm. Since 2011, they have toured the country behind frontman Marshall Charloff. Doug Church began his career as Elvis in the Air Force, competing against hundreds of other contestants and winning the annual Talent His Contest. In four years, he has amassed 11 of his first place trophies in other categories ranging from being like Elvis to best male vocalist to best comedy his performance. For tickets and more information, visit keswicktheatre.com.
• Media Theater, Delaware County’s only professional music theater, presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Aspects of Love” from February 1-19. Set in post-war France and Italy, the show follows the changing relationship between his three generations of family and their artistic peers. For showtimes and tickets, visit mediatheatre.org.