This Weekend...

The Second Annual Cheltenham Jazz Festival kicks off this Saturday with ten of the area’s top high school jazz bands featuring more than 300 performers.  The Cavalcade of Bands begins at 5pm in Cheltenham High School’s Stretton Hall with performances by bands from Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia County high schools. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students.  

Yosi and the Super Dad's are the headliners at this Saturday night's Treehouse Rocks! concert.  Yosi’s shows are "whimsical and imaginative, featuring an enthusiasm that is both magical and infectious". Yosi has four multi-award-winning CDs and his music can be heard nationally on WXPN - Kids Corner, and Sirius and XM Satellite Radios.  You must call ahead to make reservations... previous shows have sold out!  Performance is from 6:00-6:45pm.  Tickets include a RESERVED dinner seating either before or after the show! Call 215-247-3637.

Speaking of treehouses, the Wissahickon Center's tree house Open House is open on the second Saturday of each month from 10-4.  Visit the center to see the native fish aquarium, naturalistic mural, bird feeders and discover the children's activity center.   The center is located in:
The Andorra Natural Area:
300 Northwestern Ave
Philadelphia PA 19118
Warning: for directions use Google Maps.  Do not use GPS or Map Quest.

And the second Saturday of the month also means Cooking Class at the Project Learn School. This class is for children from 5-14 from 10am-12pm.  Free AND yummy!

Matt Paul Basketball is hosting a FREE Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament for girls in middle school on Saturday from 10:30am – 1:30pm at Springside School in Chestnut Hill.   Girls are invited to join the spirit of March Madness and enjoy competitive games in a fun and exciting atmosphere.  The tournament begins with a one-hour drills clinic, followed by three-on-three games and a three-point shooting competition.  A pizza party ends the fun event!    Players can register as individuals or they can make up their own teams.  For more information or to register, visit www.mpbb.net.

Also this weekend... there's lots of cool big-ticket fun to be had in town: The Harlem Globetrotters, Sesame Street Live (Elmo's Green Thumb), and The Flower Show are all running through the weekend!
http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/schedule/full/
http://sesamestreetlive.com/tickets-0
http://www.theflowershow.com/home/index.html