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Puppet Uprising’s May Day CabaretThe Rotunda, 40th and Chestnut
The West Philly puppet crew delivers their annual “smashing potpourri of puppet shows and sing-alongs culled from over a century of counter-culture.”
8pm, donations requested.

Iron Man
Theaters Everywhere
The summer blockbuster season is upon us. Catch this at the Riverview for maximum excitement.

Excess w/ Andy Pry, Meg E Mitch, Dark Lord
Medusa, 21st and Chestnut
“Lexie’s Favorites” pick for this new monthly. The flyer sez “Sensual Self Indulgence Set to Music! Big Ibiza anthems, Berlin Basement Vibez, Miami Emotions.” Miami emotions! 9pm, free.

First Friday
Art action.
Wexler‘s (In)Between featuring Damien Hirst, Randall Sellers, Adelaide Paul, Tim Tate, Anne Siems, Dirk Staschke and Joe Boruchow is good enough reason to leave the house Friday, but you know the drill: walk around, go in any open doors, see art. Read Libby and Roberta’s picks here.

Art After 5: Frida Kahlo: Self Portrait by Miro Dance Theatre

The Art Museum

Awesome dance opening in conjunction with the unmissable Kahlo show. “Miro Dance Theatre premieres an original performance commissioned by Art After 5. Using dance, live animation, video, still imagery, choreography, and elaborate sets and costumes, Miro presents ‘a living performance sculpture’ that can be viewed from all sides. Inspired by The Broken Column (1944) and other Frida Kahlo paintings, it reflects on the artist’s struggles with illness and her penchant for self-expression. This performance is conjunction with the Museum’s Frida Kahlo exhibition.” 5:30-8pm, free after museum admission.

Black Lily Film & Music Festival: Concert and Awards
World Cafe Live
Performances by Amanda Diva, Kameelah Waheed, Zaki Ibrahim, Emoni Fela, Lizz Wright with Toshi Reagon, Slick & Rose, Muhsinah, the mighty Bahamadia, Lady Bug Mecca, Jaguar Wright and J*DaveY. 8pm, $20.

Sorted 10 Year Anniversary Party
Barbary, Delaware and Frankford
That’s correct: it has now been ten full years of Sorted’s particular brand of acid rainbows and smiling faces. Celebrate ten years of fun music by dudes who like Daft Punk by sweating it out with them, uhhhh, one more time. 10pm, free.

Flavors of the Avenue 2008 Spring Street Festival
E. Passyunk between McKean and Dickinson
Neighborhood party! Expect delicious food and sidewalk sales. 12pm-5pm. Free.

80′s Saturdays with DJ Solobuns
Sal’s, 200 S 12th
You can seemingly still always party in the 1980s if you want to. 9pm-2am. Free.

The Kills, Telepathe
Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N Frankford
Brought to you by Y-Rock on XPN. 00s-style indie rock giants. 8pm, $12.

Augusten Burroughs
Central Library, 1701 Vine
Author event with “The Man Who Refuses to Get Over It,” Augusten Burroughs. He wrote Running With Scissors and he’ll be talking about his new one, a memoir about how his father screwed him up. 7pm, free.

Pennypack Environmental Center Open House, Wildflower Sale and Nature Walk
Pennypack Environmental Center, 8600 Verree Road
Great weekend park opportunity the first: Pennypack Advisory Council’s annual flower sale and open house. Go explore the northeast’s super under-appreciated treasure and take home something for the garden

Bartam’s Garden Native Plant Sale and Bird Walk
54th and Lindbergh Ave…or you can do similarly in Southwest at Bartram’s.
At 8am there’s a morning bird walk, from 10am-3pm there’re tours of Bartram’s house, and awesome
guy and Bartram wizard Joel Fry is lecturing on plants at 1pm. If you’re gardening, you can pick up plants discovered by William Bartram, or pick up some of the garden’s ultra-scarce Franklinia, available, naturally, in very limited quantities.

Zoe Strauss under I-95
Front and Mifflin
Zoe’s unbelievable annual photo show under I-95. One of the absolute best art events of the year – this is completely unmissable. 1pm-4pm.

Stars of the Lid
St. Mary’s Church, 3916 Locust Walk
The drone band that some people have heard of. Sparkling, shimmering, quiet bummer music in an awesome one-off venue. Kranky records, clips on R5. 7pm, $20

Headhouse Farmer’s Market Opens
2nd and South
The city’s biggest, most historical farmer’s market starts its season this Sunday with much hoopla and festivity – follow the link above. Buy fresh and buy local! 10am-2pm.

ENVIROFEST1368
Prizer Road, Pottstown
Dancingmeatballs fam recommend this one, and while it’s not strictly a Philadelphia pick, it will be May 4th on Sunday, and the Pennsylvania mountains are probably where I’d want to be spending the day. There’s a 5k (preregister on the site if you’re down), fishing and tons of kid stuff. 9am-3pm, free.