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The Birds are back, baby. The Super Bowl\u2013winning Philadelphia Eagles return to the Linc on Thursday for their first preseason matchup, and while the starters may be resting, fans can still catch them in action at the open practice fundraiser Sunday night.\n<\/p>\n
If you prefer laughter to linebackers, headliners Godfrey and Nate Bargatze are anchoring the city\u2019s comedy scene this weekend. Bargatze is at the Wells Fargo Center tonight and Friday night, while Godfrey headlines a six-show run at Punch Line Philly. For a different kind of night out, the Schuylkill Center\u2019s moonlit Night Hike happens Saturday. Family-friendly finds include Saturday\u2019s Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences and the inaugural Designer Toy Arts Festival at the 23rd Street Armory.\n<\/p>\n
Music fans have a full weekend playlist: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam celebrate 40 years of their big debut hit at the Mann on Friday; Rob Thomas follows Saturday on a solo tour, and the Outlaw Festival brings legends like Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan to Hersheypark Stadium on Saturday. Katy Perry celebrates The Lifetimes Tour on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center.\n<\/p>\n
Delaware<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0New Jersey<\/a>\u00a0| Special Events<\/a> | Arts & Culture<\/a> | Sports<\/a> | Kids<\/a> | Outdoors<\/a> | Comedy<\/a> | Music<\/a>\n <\/p>\n Presented by Delaware Public Media<\/a> with Gable Music Ventures<\/a>, the 19th annual awards show<\/a> honors local artists across 28 categories. Mark Rogers, the longtime voice of the Hometown Heroes<\/a> radio show, will oversee a night featuring live performances by the Song of the Year nominees, onstage surprises and a chance to mingle with the region\u2019s top musicians before they get too big. The ceremony spotlights standout tracks and performers featured in 2024 on Hometown Heroes.\n<\/p>\n The Michigan-founded band behind iconic \u201960s hits like \u201cHanky Panky,\u201d \u201cMony Mony,\u201d \u201cCrimson and Clover,\u201d and \u201cCrystal Blue Persuasion\u201d brings its talents to South Jersey<\/a>. The band has earned 24 Top 40 singles with over 100 million records sold, eventually leading to its induction into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. The only original band member left, James, is staying relevant with a film version of his memoir \u201cMe, the Mob and the Music\u201d<\/a> and his SiriusXM radio show \u201cGettin\u2019 Together\u201d with Tommy James on the 60s Gold<\/a> channel.\n<\/p>\n Celebrities, voice actors, comic artists, writers and cosplayers will converge on the Expo Center for three days of<\/a> immersive panels, cosplay contests and tournaments during an event curated by fans, for fans. If you\u2019re passionate about comics, cosplay, gaming or fandom culture, you\u2019ve found your weekend hangout. Panels include ones on Tokyo Ghoul with Austin Tindle<\/a> and Aaron Roberts<\/a>, a Hello Kitty celebration including Sarah Williams and Jenny Yokobori<\/a>, and a Chainsaw Man panel with Ryan Colt Levy<\/a>, Reagan Murdock<\/a> and Bryn Apprill<\/a>.\n<\/p>\nDelaware<\/h2>\n
The 19th Annual Hometown Heroes Homey Awards<\/h3>\n
New Jersey<\/h2>\n
Tommy James and The Shondells<\/h3>\n
Special Events<\/h2>\n
Liberty Comic Con<\/h3>\n
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Indie Author Book Fair<\/h3>\n