September 28, 2010
The Phillies' post-game celebration last night was definitely well deserved. (Photo: Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
Well done, Fightin’ Phils! Congratulations!!
October baseball, here we come!
Go Phillies!!
Philadelphia Phillies [Visit Philly]
September 27, 2010
Dozens of restaurants along the Main Line are offering special three-course prix-fixe dinners for $15, $20, $30 and $40 per person as part of Main Line Restaurant Week, which begins tonight and goes through Sunday, October 3.
Participating restaurants will offer special, prix-fixe menus showcasing their chefs’ greatest dishes. Menus will feature discounted, three-course dinners (e.g. appetizer, entrée and dessert) priced at $15, $20, $30 or $40 per person.
Diners are encouraged to make reservations by one of two ways: online through OpenTable or by calling the participating restaurant directly.
Some of the participating restaurants include Azie on Main, Dettera, Verdad, Sullivan’s, Nectar, Morton’s, Blackfish and many more.
Several special events are planned during the week-long dining extravaganza including a fundraiser for the PSPCA at PYT in Northern Liberties (Sept. 28) and a birthday party for Main Line Restaurant Week founder Sarah Lockard at georges’ in Wayne (Oct. 1).
Check out the Main Line Restaurant Week website to see a full list of participating restaurants, make reservations and to learn more about the week’s special events. Sep. 27 – Oct. 3, 2010
Main Line Restaurant Week [Official Site]
September 27, 2010
The 2009 Revolutionary Germantown Festival (image courtesy of the Germantown Historical Society)
This Saturday, Germantown hosts a day-long festival designed to celebrate the neighborhood’s historic roots. The festival spans multiple sites throughout the neighborhood, including Cliveden, the Germantown White House (also known as the Deshler-Morris House), Stenton, Wyck, the Johnson House, the Germantown Historical Society and Grumblethorpe.
There will be multiple 18th century re-enactments throughout the day. At 12 noon and 3 p.m., performers will be recreating the Battle of Germantown and Cliveden and at 10 a.m. at Historic RittenhouseTown (206 Lincoln Drive) there will be a Dog Exchange reenactment, as well as a neighborhood dog walk.
The day’s events culminate with an Oktoberfest at Grumblethorpe. It runs 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. and includes food, beer and tours of the historic house.
For more information about the many events taking place in Germantown this weekend, click here.
Revolutionary Germantown Festival
October 2, 2010 (rain or shine!)
Historic Germantown
Revolutionary Germantown Festival [visitphilly.com]
September 27, 2010
Dust off your lederhosen and polish up your favorite beer stein: Starr Restaurants is bringing a taste of Germany to Center City tomorrow and Wednesday.
The third installment of Starr Restaurants’ Pop-Up Restaurant series is headed to the Continental Mid-Town for two-days only, September 28-29 from 6 to 9pm.
South Philly Tap Room Chef Scott Schroeder will be the guest chef, firing up the grill for an all-you-can-eat-and-drink Ocktoberfest buffet. There will be brats, wursts, and other sausages from Rieker’s, plus grilled trout, sauerkraut, roast chicken, potato salad and more. You can check out the full menu below.
As for beer, there will seasonal kegs on tap, inlcuding Manayunk Brewery Marzen-Oktoberfest firkin, Sly Fox Oktoberfest sixtels, PBC Harvest in the Hood pins, Paulaner 200th Anniversary Oktoberfest, Victory Brewing Company’s Festbier, and Stoudt’s Oktoberfest.
Tickets for evening cost $45, which includes tax and tip. Call 215-567-1800 to make a reservation.
Oktoberfest at Continental Mid-Town
1801 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Full menu below. (more…)
September 24, 2010
Tonight: South Street's Fourth Friday
This weekend promises to be a busy one with exhibition openings, free museum admission, the start of one restaurant week and the final night of another.
Take a look at our top picks:
Friday
Center City Restaurant Week – Final night!
Art of the American Soldier at the National Consitution Center
Sugarhouse Casino Opening Weekend
Saturday
New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival
Parade of Chariots and the Festival of India
Bugatti Race Car Demonstration Day
Watch: Temple at Penn State (College football)
Linvilla Orchards Apple Festival and Pie Eating Contest
Sunday
48th Annual Regional Puerto Rican Day Parade
Sports Sunday
• Phillies vs. Mets, 1 p.m at Citizens Bank Park – Final home game of the 2010 season!
• Watch Eagles vs. Jaguars at the Piazza at Schmidts, 4 p.m.
September 24, 2010
The 1st Annual Girard Fest is taking place tomorrow, Saturday, September 25th
Girard Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic between Front and 4th Streets for a massive street festival. There will be live music on three stages, food, a beer garden, entertainment and more.
More than 20 bands will be performing over the course of the day, and local businesses will set up along Girard Avenue, as well as a variety of arts and crafts and fair vendors
Special events are also scheduled at the Crane Arts Center (1400 N. American Street) and at the Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival along Lehigh Avenue at Belgrade Street. A Philadelphia Trolley car will be providing a loop throughout the day to connect all the venues.
This first of its kind festival is a cooperative effort between the newly reorganized GBAA and Philadelphia Film & Music Festival.
The festival runs from 11 am to 7 pm.
Girard Fest [Official Site]
September 24, 2010
College Students, welcome to Philadelphia! Campus Philly is partnering with the City of Philadelphia and many cultural institutions to host Campus Philly College Day, a day of discounts and giveaways for college students.
The seven museums listed below are offering free admission to students with their college ID from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. A shuttle bus to the museums starts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (26th & the Parkway) at 10 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m.
Participating museums include:
• Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Rodin Museum
• Eastern State Penitentiary
• Free Library of Philadelphia
• The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design
• The Franklin Institute
• The Academy of Natural Sciences
And be sure to browse these museum shops for unique gifts, artwork, crafts, clothing and souvenirs!
Student Discounts:
Get a Campus Philly Discount Card! For a listing of discounts and to sign up for a free discount card, click here.
College Day on The Parkway
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Saturday, September 25
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
College Day 2010 [Official Site]
September 24, 2010
Want to have a truly wild dining experience? If so, make your reservations now for the Sustainable Seafood Dinner at Fork Restaurant on Wednesday, September 29. Terence Feury, chef at Fork, will host author Paul Greenberg for the dinner and book signing of his Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.
Chef Feury will be joined in the kitchen by fellow Le Bernardin alum Chef Jennifer Carroll of 10Arts, a former Top Chef finalist, to prepare a four-course meal designed to celebrate Fork’s commitment to serving only locally sourced and/or sustainable seafood.
The dinner costs $75 per person, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity. Proceeds from the meal will benefit Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch and The Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, NJ. Signed copies of Four Fish will be available for purchase at the dinner. To make a reservation or for more information you can call Fork at 215-625-9425 or visit their website.
September 24, 2010
A never-before-seen collection of soldier artwork 100 years in the making including 'War and Peace' by Peter Hurd, WWII, 1942
Can an image truly capture what it’s like to be a soldier at war? Since World War I, soldier-artists have depicted life on the front lines through works that remained in curatorial storage. Until now.
Described by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “a magnificent new exhibition,” Art of the American Soldier makes its world debut today at the National Constitution Center, unveiling more than 250 powerful works of art created by American soldiers in the line of duty.
After attending the sneak preview earlier this week, I left with a better understanding of life in combat, as well as a greater appreciation of our country’s military members.
Called by some “the most famous art collection no one’s heard of,” the exhibition gives visitors an intimate, firsthand look at war through powerful artistic renditions. In addition to illustrations of battle, the paintings, watercolors, drawings and even cartoons include scenes of game time, laundry day, movie night and the ever-important mail call.
A piece of artwork not only captures a snapshot in time, but also goes deeper by illustrating the emotions of that moment — fear, excitement, pain, camaraderie, boredom, anxiety, exhaustion, bravery.
Museum-goers discover the soldier experience through five sections: Introduction; A Soldier’s Life; A Soldier’s Duty; A Soldier’s Sacrifice; and The American Soldier. The accompanying iPod audio tour features stories from the military service members who lived it, adding personal and endearing oral history accounts to the art, and the artists talk about their inspirations through video touch screens that accompany many of the paintings.
Learn more about the exhibition, the activities the NCC has planned for opening weekend, and watch a video trailer for the exhibition below. (more…)
September 24, 2010
photo by C. Purcell
Next weekend, October 2 and 3, one of Philly’s most amazing spaces, Philadelphia Magic Gardens on South Street, is having a full weekend of tours and events in order to raise funds to support the space. It all starts on Saturday with a four-hour Mosaic Mural Trolley Tour co-hosted by Gardens creator Isaiah Zagar and Mural Arts Program Director Jane Golden.
Events continue with a special dinner at Supper Restaurant, a party in the Gardens and an addition tour. You can choose to participate in one or more of the events. If you’re interested in the entire weekend, there’s a special package pricing for that as well. For more information on the weekend’s events, an detailed itinerary is after the jump. You can also see those same details and purchase tickets here.
(more…)
