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Fishtown's Shad Fest takes place this Saturday, at Penn Treaty Park

Friday

Last Chance to See Shining City
Theatre Exile’s run of Shining City closes on Sunday. Try to see it this weekend at the Plays & Players Theatre. Samantha loved it.

Jordan Griska @ the Esther Klein Gallery
Sculptor Jordan Griska reveals his latest work at the Esther Klein Gallery. Stop by and meet the artist tonight between 5pm and 8pm.

Saturday

Flavors of the Avenue Festival on East Passyunk
From noon til 5pm, the two block stretch of East Passyunk between Dickinson and Morris will be a hub of activity. James has the full scoop here, and some menu highlights from the 20 chefs that’ll be dishing out samples of their signature dishes and drinks.

Crafty Balboa @ the Passyunk Fountain
Planning to check out Flavors of the Avenue? Make sure you stop by the Passyunk Fountain to shop for handmade crafts, at Crafty Balboa.

Penn Relays Carnival at Franklin Field
Stop by Franklin Field to see Jamaican track superstar Usain Bolt compete at the 2010 Penn Relays. Part of the USA vs. the World event, Bolt will compete in the men’s 4×100 relay. James has all the details, here.

Shad Fest @ Penn Treaty Park
The Fishtown Shad Festival is here, and taking over Penn Treaty Park for the day. Expect live music, delicious food, and plenty of educational activities to teach you about the history of Fishtown.

Readings @ Giovanni’s Room
There are two readings going on at Giovanni’s Room this weekend, one involves several poets, the other, a critically acclaimed novelist. Read up!

Reading Terminal Market Italian Festival
Today is the Terminal’s first ever Italian festival, featuring a number of vendors dishing out free samples and activities for kids, like pasta and pizza making workshops.

Barcamp NewsInnovation
All of you bloggers and journalists out there might want to check out Technically Philly’s BarCamp event today. Takes place at Temple this year. Read up, and go learn something.

Sunday

Book Award Celebration @ the Please Touch Museum
While the main events for this party went down on Friday, you can still catch a reading with local author Gene Barretta (Now & Ben), and meet the museum’s newest puppet-mascot.

Fairmount Arts Crawl
Mural Arts will be at this year’s Fairmount Arts Crawl, showing off a new mural they’re working on. You can also visit a number of vendors, and meet several artists between 20th and 25th Streets on Fairmount Ave.