April Staff Picks

Fill your days with these inspiring events in in music, the arts and books.

April 23 at the Fillmore Philadelphia

This idiosyncratic crooner, with a heart of fool’s gold, is not for everyone. But if you like your string-laced balladry and retro-leaning folk rock hardwired with a brutal honesty and an often absurd cynicism, Father John’s universally applauded 2015 album, I Love You, Honeybear, is worth owning. Live, he’s as entertaining as he is unpredictable.

—Hobart Rowland

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April 29

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, painter … David Bowie was all of these things—and he’s the muse behind the party that kicks off the Main Line Art Center’s annual Spring Gala Exhibition. The shindig features a Bowie-inspired DJ set and a School of Rock battle of the bands. Face painter Peanutbutter will be on hand to transform guests into their own version of Ziggy Stardust.

—Melissa Jacobs

 

April 14 at the Free Library of Philadelphia 

The renowned columnist, author and Huffington Post co-founder will speak about her new book, The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time. In it, she takes a revelatory look at how poor sleep habits can impact many aspects of our daily lives. Eye-opening stuff. 

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—Lisa Dukart 

Our Best of the Main Line Elimination Ballot is open through February 22!