The 104.5 Summer Block Party is coming back to the Piazza.FestivalsCome Together: Koresh Dance Company’s Spring Dance FestivalThrough May 12Suzanne Roberts Theatre480 S. Broad St.$25-$35, 215-751-0959www.koreshdance.orgTwenty-seven choreographers and dance companies are coming together for “Come Together,” a nine-day festival celebrating all kinds of dance: ballet, hip-hop, jazz, gymnastics, aerial, modern and more. We recommend Friday’s performance with local favorites Rennie Harris PureMovement and Brian Sanders’ JUNK. They’ll make you get up out of your seat and groove to the beat.Tides of Freedom: Africa Presence on the Delaware RiverSaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Independence Seaport Museum$13.50 for adults, $10 college/military/children211 S. Columbus Blvd.www.phillyseaport.orgThe first exhibit in the Seaport Museum’s River of Freedom explores the concept of freedom through the evolution of the African experience along the Delaware River. Saturday is the opening celebration, with lots of family-friendly activities.Strawberry FestivalSaturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.Peddler’s VillageFree, 215-794-4000www.peddlersvillage.comThis annual festival isn’t just for strawberry lovers. (But who doesn’t like strawberries?) Visitors can stroll through the craft fair while listening to live music. For the kids, there’s a pie-eating contest! Strawberry pie, of course. Don’t worry, parents, plenty of strawberry treats, like strawberry butter and zeppoles, will be available for you.Chestnut Hill Home and Garden FestivalSunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Germantown Ave. between Rex and Willow Grove Aves.Freewww.chestnuthillpa.comDoes your home need a little sprucing up? Head to Germantown Ave. to pick up plants, flowers and furniture from more than 150 home and garden vendors. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Elmwood Park Zoo will be on hand along with live music. Don’t leave the kids at home — yoga, amusement rides and face painting will keep them entertained.MusicAtlas GeniusRadio 104.5 Summer Block PartySaturday, 3:45 p.m.-7 p.m.The Piazza at Schmidt’s1050 N. Hancock St.Freewww.radio1045.comBack by popular demand, the first of five summer block party concerts kicks off with headliner Atlas Genius, making it’s return to Philly after a rockin’ show at the Electric Factory back in February. Family of the Year and local band Jackson Kingsley will also be performing, and the Miller Lite Beer Garden will be flowing. Free music, beer and warm weather? Sounds like the perfect spring day.Latino in America with Soledad O’BrienSaturday, 7:30 p.m.Kimmel Center300 S. Broad St.$25, 215-893-1999www.kimmelcenter.orgAs part of VOZ! Congreso, a collection of intimate conversations with acclaimed Latino celebrities and intellectuals, the popular CNN host will cover many topics featured in her show, “Latino in America.”Curtis Symphony OrchestraSunday, 8 p.m.Kimmel Center300 S. Broad St.$5-$45, 215-893-5262www.curtis.eduThis is your last chance the beautiful sounds of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra —Sunday is their Season Finale Concert. The show features Curtis alumni and rising Metropolitan Opera stars Eric Owens and Heidi Melton.ArtSnyderman-Works GallerySaturday, 4 p.m.303 Cherry St.Free, 215-238-9576www.snyderman-works.comAs part of First Friday, Snyderman-Works Gallery is going all out to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the zipper, (yep, the zipper), by throwing an innovative zipper fashion show. Nearby boutiques will also be participating ,including Three Sirens and Scarlett Alley. And you can’t have a celebration without food! Cuba Libre, Wedge and Fig, and more will provide food and drinks to make it the best zipper celebration ever.
