Watch the video below to meet David Wagaman, owner of Capriccio At Cafe Cret on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a great spot to grab a cup of coffee or ice cream cone along one of this season’s hottest streets. Capriccio Cafe, launched more than 20 years ago, is proud to be one of Philadelphia’s longest running locally owned and operated cafe brands. Check it out in the video.
Watch the video below to meet David Wagaman, owner of Capriccio At Cafe Cret on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, a great spot to grab a cup of coffee or ice cream cone along one of this season’s hottest streets. Capriccio Cafe, launched more than 20 years ago, is proud to be one of Philadelphia’s longest [...]
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Today’s Philly 101 video features Michele Giunta Cimillo, owner of Scarlet Fiorella boutique in Midtown Village. The shop, named after Michele’s adorable daughter, just celebrated its fifth birthday, which means it’s been decking out Philadelphia women and girls in fine apparel and accessories for five years. Watch the video to meet Michele, see inside her store and learn what she wishes more people knew about in Philadelphia. Don’t you wish you knew?
Today’s Philly 101 video features Michele Giunta Cimillo, owner of Scarlet Fiorella boutique in Midtown Village. The shop, named after Michele’s adorable daughter, just celebrated its fifth birthday, which means it’s been decking out Philadelphia women and girls in fine apparel and accessories for five years. Watch the video to meet Michele, see inside her [...]
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Head to Old City for a dog-friendly block party including BBQ, live music and more, for pets' charity. (Photo courtesy Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant)
Calling all furry sniffers, water-lapping droolers and bone-gnawing creatures (we assure you this is not a setup for a date from hell).
Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant celebrates four-legged friends this weekend with their first annual B.Y.O.D. (Bring Your Own Dog) block party, Saturday, May 19, noon-7 p.m.
The dog-friendly outdoor event benefits the Voorhees Animal Orphanage of New Jersey and P.A.W.S of Philadelphia, both no-kill shelters that take in thousands of homeless pets each year.
Enjoy cold brews and barbecue bites, street vendors for tail-waggers and live music for all.
There is no cover, and 100% of all purchases made outside will be donated directly to the shelters.
PBR’s full menu will be served inside, and a portion of those proceeds will also benefit the organizations.
Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant B.Y.O.D.
Where: 120 Market Street
When: Saturday, May 19, 12-7 p.m.
Cost: Pay as you go
More info: www.philadelphiabarandrestaurant.com
May 18, 2012
Lobster roll, anyone? Route 6 has one of the best in town. Enjoy it during the first round of brunch at the restaurant this Sunday. (Photo courtesy Route 6)
Stephen Starr’s Route 6 on North Broad is cashing in on the Cape-like weather this weekend by debuting fresh seafood-focused brunch this Sunday, May 20.
In just a few short months since it opened its doors, Route 6 has built a solid rep for showcasing seasonal, “sea-to-table” cuisine in a spacious spot that instantly transports guests to the relaxing lifestyle of the coastal towns along the Eastern shore.
Adding brunch to its repertoire (just recently added happy hour, too!) was pretty much a must.
Route 6 brunch will offer buttermilk fried oysters, crab benedict, smoked fish plate, lobster rolls, creamed chipped beef and must-haves like donuts and fresh baked scones.
Brunch will run on Sundays from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Route 6
600 N. Broad Street
www.route6restaurant.com
May 18, 2012
Watch artists create paintings like this one outdoors during the 6th Annual Plein Air Festival and Exhibition. (Photo courtesy Wayne Art Center)
Returning for its sixth year, the Wayne Art Center’s Annual Plein Air Festival welcomes 34 national artists participating in a five-day landscape painting competition culminating in an art exhibition opening May 20.
Artists may paint anywhere within a 15-mile radius of the Wayne Art Center whose surrounding area is known for scenic beauty and historical landmarks.
Painting locations will include pastoral vistas, gardens, historic and unique architectural structures, charming towns, neighborhoods and downtown Philadelphia.
It’s a perfect weekend weather-wise to enjoy an outdoor arts event.
On May 19, the public will have a chance to observe the artists painting in downtown Wayne, before the brand new body of work makes its way into the Wayne Art Center for the May 20 exhibition opening.
For a list of participating artists and related programming, click here.
6th Annual Plein Air Festival and Exhibition
When: May 20-June 23
Whee: Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne
Cost: Free
More info: www.waynepleinair.com
May 18, 2012
Beat the heat this summer with a refreshing aquatic adventure on the Delaware River. (Photo courtesy Penn's Landing)
Philadelphia won’t leave you up the creek without a paddle this summer with the return of “Paddle Penn’s Landing,” a relaxing and hands-on way to experience the Delaware River.
Starting this Saturday, May 19, boating enthusiasts of all ages and experience levels can explore Penn’s Landing by renting a swan boat or a kayak.
Boats launch just south of the Independence Seaport Museum at the Penn’s Landing Marina, where swan boats are just $5 a person and kayaks are only $8 a person.
Swan boats are a whimsical way for families, couples and friends to bond over beautiful views and summer weather. Adventurous types 12 years of age and older can challenge themselves to kayaking the Delaware River without fear, since all rentals include a free 10-minute introduction to the sport, instruction on basic strokes, safety tips and supervision while on the water.
“Paddle Penn’s Landing” is operated by Hidden River Outfitters and open to the public Saturday and Sunday from 1–8 p.m.
Paddle Penn’s Landing
When: Saturdays and Sundays, 1-8 p.m. throughout the summer
Where: Penn’s Landing Marina, 211 S. Columbus Boulevard
Cost: Swan Boats, $5 per person, Kayaks, $8 per person
More Info: www.delawareriverevents.com
May 18, 2012
This weekend is going to be absolutely non-stop, with some of the season's — even the year's — most anticipated events, from the grand opening of the Barnes to at least three major spring festivals. And it's all happening with a summer-like forecast. Break out the sunglasses. (Photo credits below)
The epic weekend we foreshadowed earlier this week is finally here.
Before you break out the day planner, let us outline and plan the fun for you. Starting with free After After 5 tonight at the Philadelphia Museum of Art to a collision of street festivals Saturday and Sunday plus, of course, the grand opening of the Barnes Foundation on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, it’s literally going to be one of the most jam-packed weekends in recent memory.
And, no big deal, it’s going to be sunny and in the late 70s-low 80s all weekend. Huzzah.
Friday, May 18
Philadelphia Museum Of Art: FREE ADMISSION for International Museum Day
MOMIX at the Annenberg Center (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Art in the Open 2012 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Voices of the Night hike with the Academy of Natural Sciences
A Tribute to Drumming Legends: Max Roach, Art Blakey and Philly Joe Jones at the Woodmere Art Museum
Martinis On The Portico at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Free!
All Together Now at Moore College of Art & Design (Fri, Sat, Sun) — Opening Day!
Sixers vs. Celtics at the Wells Fargo Center
CSA Gallery’s The Same As It Ever Was (Fri, Sat, Sun)
LOVE Your Park Week (Fri, Sat) — Closing Day!
Arden Theatre’s Robin Hood (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Bistrot La Minette Movie Under the Stars
Saturday, May 19
The Barnes Foundation officially opens its doors on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Our Guide To The 2012 Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival
Our Guide To The 9th Street Italian Market Festival
SPTR Seventh Annual Wheat Beer Fest
Trenton Avenue Arts Festival And Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby
Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Festival in Franklin Square
Penns Woods Winery’s 2nd Annual Wine & Jazz Festival
Our Guide To The 82nd Annual Radnor Hunt Races
More Weekend Picks, below.
May 18, 2012
Night Market is back May 24, closing down 2nd Street in Northern Liberties from 7-11 p.m. (Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC)
At the upcoming Night Market Philadelphia in Northern Liberties, The Food Trust, the organization behind the event series, will debut the Friends of Night Market Experience.
The Friends of Night Market VIP Pass is a brand new opportunity to turbocharge your Night Market experience. The $50 admission includes:
• Beer from Yards Brewing Co.
• Cocktails courtesy of Quaker City Mercantile
• A pass for food from many of your favorite vendors; and there are 20 new-to-Night Market vendors this time!
• A place to sit
And we’ve got two of these awesome VIP passes to give away to a uwishunu reader and his or her +1.
All you have to do to enter to win is fill out the form, below.
May the hungriest (er, luckiest) uwishunu reader win.
Night Market Philadelphia: Northern Liberties
When: Thursday, May 24, 7-11 p.m.
Where: 2nd and Poplar Streets
Cost: Friends of Night Market tickets $45 before May 10, $50 after; Pay as you go for regular Night Market
More info: www.nightmarketphilly.org
May 18, 2012
The Mann Center is matching its super strong 2011 season with an equally exciting lineup of acts all summer long, along with the debut of a brand new Skyline Stage. (Top and bottom right photos courtesy Mann Center, bottom left M. Kennedy for GPTMC)
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Fairmount Park, one of the country’s largest outdoor amphitheaters, is thePhiladelphia summer alfresco concert destination.
The 2012 fun kicked off last Friday, May 11 with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra. But this Saturday, May 19 is when the ball really gets rolling with the second annual Philadelphia on Parade, an exciting day-long free family arts festival including a Mardi Gras-style parade, storytellers, jugglers, balloon artists and more.
And that’s just the beginning.
Check out our overview of the Mann Center, a spring/summer spotlight post that will give you a refresher if you’ve been to the Mann before or, if you haven’t, a window into one of the city’s choicest attractions.
Background
Since the 1930s, Philadelphians have walked, driven or taken the trolley by the thousands to enjoy outdoor culture and to picnic at Fairmount Park’s Robin Hood Dell. Occasional bad weather, droning planes overhead and the need to update to modern technology prompted music lover and businessman Frederic R. Mann to campaign for this state-of-the-art facility. Two years after opening, the center was named in his honor.
Concert Schedule
After a super strong 2011 season which brought national headliners like Lupe Fiasco, The Four Tops, Kid Cudi, Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan, the Mann is delivering once again with an exciting lineup. The packed concert roster includes everything from Foster The People, Sigur Rós (already added a second show!) and Jane’s Addiction to Jill Scott to Idina Menzel and Norah Jones.
The Mann is also the summer home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, which is playing six dates this summer.
The Mann’s full concert schedule is available online.
Brand New Skyline Stage
The Skyline Stage @ the Mann is located at the top of the Mann’s Fairmount Park grounds behind the Crescendo restaurant tent. Concert-goers will have access to all of the Mann’s preexisting amenities including adjacent parking at the top of the hill off of N. George’s Hill Drive and distinctive concessions.
The stage was first used during last year’s Willie Nelson Country Throwdown event, but it will be in official rotation for the first time starting this season.
The Skyline Stage is set to accommodate anywhere between 500 and 4,000 patrons in a general admission setting. Audiences can expect a unique festival-like open-air event on the grass, in the park, framed by the best view of Philadelphia’s skyline.
A select concert series will be presented on the Skyline Stage this summer, including the Sigur Rós show on July 30, which marks the enigmatic band’s return to the live stage after a four-year hiatus.
Details on tickets, dining and transportation, below.
Watch today’s video to meet one of Philadelphia’s most iconic figures, James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Solomonov of the internationally acclaimed Israeli restaurant Zahav in Society Hill.
Chef Solomonov is also Chef/Co-Owner with partner Steve Cook of Percy Street Barbecue and Federal Donuts, both also wildly popular. (Bonus: watch Percy Street Barbecue pit mistress Erin O’Shea in her own Philly 101 video!)
Check out the video to meet Solo, see inside the kitchens of each of his restaurants and learn what he wishes more people knew about in Philadelphia.
Zahav
237 St. James Place
www.zahavrestaurant.com
Percy Street Barbecue
900 South Street
www.percystreet.com
Federal Donuts
1219 S. 2nd Street
www.federaldonuts.com
Wing Phat Plaza
1122 Washington Avenue
Watch today’s video to meet one of Philadelphia’s most iconic figures, James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Solomonov of the internationally acclaimed Israeli restaurant Zahav in Society Hill. Chef Solomonov is also Chef/Co-Owner with partner Steve Cook of Percy Street Barbecue and Federal Donuts, both also wildly popular. (Bonus: watch Percy Street Barbecue pit mistress Erin [...]
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