MUSICEzra FurmanSaturday, 8:30 p.m.MilkBoy Philly1100 Chestnut St.$10 - $12, 215-925-6455www.milkboyphilly.comThe lead singer of rock band Ezra Furman and the Harpoons will be flying solo for this performance. Furman’s one-man work is a little more folk, sporting piano, clarinet and glockenspiel.HaleFriday, 9 p.m.Johnny Brenda’s1201 N. Frankford Ave.$10, 215-739-9684www.johnnybrenda’s.comThis alternative rock band from the Philippines has been on the scene since 2004 and will bring their downtempo alternative rock to Fishtown. They earned some nominations in the early 2000s, so you’ll likely recognize some of their tunes.Mad Decent Block PartySaturday, 3:15 p.m.Festival Pier at Penn’s LandingColumbus Blvd. and Spring Garden St.$54.75, info@maddecent.comwww.maddecent.comGet ready to rock out at this annual block party with four DJs playing techno and hip-hop, including Dirty South Joe, Giraffage, Keys N Krates and Major Lazor. MUSEUMSFirst Friday: Your Brain on MusicFriday, 5 p.m.Chemical Heritage Foundation315 Chestnut St.Free, 215-925-2222www.chemheritage.orgEver wondered what really goes on inside your head when you listen to music? Sure, you can feel the beat and sing along, but the Chemical Heritage Foundation will explain what happens to the neurons in your brain when you jam to Led Zeppelin or relax with Beethoven.THEATER‘Othello’Saturday to Aug. 22Malcolm X Memorial Park52nd and Pine streetsFree, fortheloveoftheater@gmail.comwww.theatreinthex.comTheatre in the X brings you an outdoor production of Shakespeare’s tale of love, jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Bring your own lawn chair or lay a blanket on the grass and enjoy the show in the pavilion in the middle of the park.‘At the Flash’Friday to SundayPlays and Players Theater1714 Delancey Place$25, 215-627-1088www.quinceproductions.comLGBT Theater Festival GayFest! bring us this one-man play about the reopening of a gay bar called The Flash. It unfolds around five characters: a married man, a drag queen, a club kid, a lesbian activist and the bar’s owner.FESTIVALSNight Market Lancaster AvenueThursday, 6 p.m.35th St. and Lancaster Ave.Pay as you go, 267-777-5853www.thefoodtrust.orgThe Food Trust’s rotating Night Market comes back to Lancaster Ave. for an evening of indulging in way too much food from some of the city’s tastiest food trucks. And yes, there will be plenty of beer options as well.Pennsylvania Dutch FestivalThursday to SaturdayReading Terminal Market51 N. 12th St.Free, 215-922-2317www.readingterminalmarket.orgTake a trip to Amish Country at the Market during this three-day fest. Come for the traditional food and handmade crafts; stay for the buggy rides, horse-drawn carriages, live music and petting zoo.Peach FestivalSaturday and SundayPeddler’s VillageRoutes 202 and 263, Lahaska, Bucks CountyPay as you go, 215-794-4000www.peddlersvillage.comThis peach-filled weekend at Peddler’s Village features peach pie eating contests, shopping deals, live music and activities to keep the kids entertained. Bite into sweet peaches grown in Bucks County’s own Bechdolt’s Orchards.
