October 15, 2010
Phillies Fever: Our Latest Special-Edition With Love Letter For The NLCS, Game 1 Is Saturday Night!
NLCS Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park
Phillies vs. Giants
Saturday, October 16
First pitch is at 7:57 pm
LET’S GO PHILLIES!!!
October 15, 2010
NLCS Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park
Phillies vs. Giants
Saturday, October 16
First pitch is at 7:57 pm
LET’S GO PHILLIES!!!
October 15, 2010
Philly’s sweetest boutique, Brown Betty, is celebrating its sixth birthday by giving back.
In exchange for a $3 donation to Feeding America from Brown Betty’s Facebook page, you’ll a free birthday cupcake on Wednesday, October 20.
Show proof of your donation at Brown Betty Dessert Boutique in Northern Liberties (1030 N. 2nd St.) or either of their Petite locations (269 S. 20th St. in Rittenhouse or 1625 Chestnut St. in Liberty Place) and enjoy a sweet gift in return.
Feeding America is the country’s largest domestic hunger relief charity with more than 200 food banks providing food to 37 million people.
Brown Betty Dessert Boutique [Official Site]
Feeding America [Official Site]
October 15, 2010
The Phillies continue to be the talk of the town, and rightfully so, as they make their third straight appearance in the National League Championship Series.
Games 1 and 2 take place this weekend and if you don’t have tickets, be sure to find a great place to watch the game.
In addition to the Phils, this weekend the stadium district will also be busy hosting Temple’s Homecoming game, the Flyers in early season action and the Eagles on Sunday.
Before the game on Saturday, check out Bloktoberfest, an all-day celebration of beer, food and music in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood.
Also, this weekend marks the final days of Philly Neighborhood Food Week and Design Philadelphia, so move quickly!
Friday
Opening of Jose Garces’ JG Domestic
Light Drift at Schuylkill Banks
Saturday
Philly Neighborhood Food Week – Final Day!
Temple Homecoming Game – Temple vs. Bowling Green at Lincoln Financial Field, 1 p.m.
Fall Festival 2010 at Schuylikill River Park
Pumpkin Days at Tyler Arboretum
Synethesia at the Tiberino Museum
Phillies vs. Giants – NLCS Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
Design Philadelphia – Final Day!
Cheesesteak Challenge at Square 1682
Farmhouse Ale Dinner at South Philadelphia Tap Room
Phillies vs. Giants – NLCS Game 2 at Citizens Bank Park, 8 p.m.
Marc Vetri on Iron Chef America – The Food Network, 10 p.m.
October 15, 2010
Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary (Photo courtesy ESP)
The Philadelphia-region is one of the most historic regions in the country, which probably means it is also one of the most haunted places in the country.
And this year there are countless ways to experience the frights of Halloween in Philadelphia.
Of course, there’s Terror Behind The Walls at the historic Eastern State Penitentiary, but there’s also hayrides, parties, festivals and a lot more.
Check out a few of our top Halloween picks to make your hair stand on end.
Terrifying Tours & Haunted Houses:
• While frightening anytime of the year, Eastern State Penitentiary becomes downright terrifying during the Terror Behind the Walls, rated the “#1 Haunted House in America” by AOL City Guide. Hollywood-quality sets, 200 actors, custom-designed props, animatronics and digital sound effects fill the abandoned — and reportedly haunted — National Historic Landmark.
New this year, the “ESP After Dark VIP Tour,” gives guests a rare nighttime view of the cellblocks followed by Terror Behind the Walls. Through November 6.
• Bucks County’s spookiest ghouls and goblins surprise and startle those who dare to ride the Original Haunted Hayride deep into the woods, walk the dark maze of the Valley of Fear and sneak around two terrifying haunted houses. Through October 31 (select nights).
• There’s no escaping the fear at the horrifically haunted Bates Motel at Arasapha Farm, rated one of America’s scariest haunts by the Travel Channel. If the mayhem and terror inside aren’t enough, a heart-pounding hayride and haunted corn maze with lurking zombies and creatures will do the trick. Through October 31.
There’s plenty more scares below, including a truly “haunted” house, a ghostly dinner and a tour through the city’s most supernatural spots.
October 15, 2010
Last night, via satellite from Citizens Bank Park, Ryan Howard delivered the Top 10 List on The Late Show with David Letterman.
Here’s the full list, but make sure you watch the clip above to see Howard’s performance.
The top reasons to watch the Major League Baseball Playoffs:
10. FOX’s coverage now extends to the postgame shower.
9. What are you gonna do, watch hockey?
8. One lucky viewer will win a free Tommy John Surgery.
7. We just had the Phillie Phanatic clipped, wormed and neutered.
6. Trips to the mound now include a fabulous “Glee”-style dance number.
5. The crack of the bat replaced by a “boing” sound.
4. Do you really need an excuse to sit on the couch and drink beer?
3. Mention my name and you can rebroadcast the game without express written consent of Major League Baseball.
2. It’s about time the Yankees got some attention from the national media.
1. If you’re watching [The Late Show], you’ll watch anything.
Game 1 of the NLCS is Saturday.
First pitch is at 7:57 pm.
You know what to do.
Go Phillies.
Howard delivers Letterman’s Top 10 List [Phillies.com]
October 15, 2010
(Photo by Roger Barone/Wills Eye Institute)
Looking for locally-created artwork? Then be sure to visit the 22nd annual Form in Art exhibition which is currently on view at the Wills Eye Institute through October 26.
The approximately 100 works are by inspiring local artists who have all had visual challenges.
They created the pieces in the world renowned Form in Art program at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the artwork is also presented each year.
Painting, sculpture and multi-media are all represented.
“The exhibit showcases the creative spirit and is a testimony to the courage of these artists,” said Alice Lea Tasman, Chair and Founder of the event at Wills Eye.
The public is welcome to visit the display and purchase pieces Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm. All proceeds from sales of art go to the artists.
The exhibition is located on the 8th Floor of the Wills Eye Institute at 840 Walnut Street.
Wills Eye Institute
840 Walnut Street
(215) 928-3000
October 14, 2010
Fourteen Pennsylvania Ballet dancers are stepping from the stage to the big screen with their appearance in the upcoming ballet-themed thriller Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and directed by Darren Aronofsky.
The film will mark its Philadelphia premiere on opening night of the 19th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival, tonight at 8 pm at the Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.
The featured PA Ballet dancers will attend this debut screening and will participate in a post-screening Q&A session.
Director Darren Aronofsky will also be on hand for the screening.
Tickets for the screening are still available and cost $25 each.
This past January, the Pennsylvania Ballet dancers traveled to SUNY Purchase to film dance studio and performance scenes for the movie
Meanwhile, The 19th Philadelphia Film Festival runs from October 14-24 and showcases more than 100 films from around the world on eight different screens through the Philadelphia region.
19th Philadelphia Film Festival [Official Site]
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts [Official Site]
October 14, 2010
The new art installation will be located on the Schuylkill Banks, between Market and Chestnut Streets.
(Image courtesy Mural Arts Program)
If you notice a few strange glowing orbs along the Schuylkill River this weekend, have no fear — it’s not an invasion of glowing jellyfish. Rather it’s Light Drift, an interactive, riverfront public art installation and experience that is part of Design Philadelphia.
For three nights only — this Friday, Saturday & Sunday — from dusk until dawn each night, visitors can interact with 100 vacuum-formed, non-toxic, recyclable orbs.
The orbs, located both on land and floating in the river, communicate with each other using sensors and radio signals.
As viewers engage and occupy the orbs along the park, the grid of lights in the water becomes an index of the activities on land. Multiple viewers can even create “intersections of linear patterns,” encouraging viewers to “play” with each other.
The interactivity of the orbs is designed to bring the people together by providing gathering spaces for watching the river turn into a flickering constellation, creating new connections on the river’s edge.
Light Drift is the brainchild of installation artist J. Meejin Yoon of MY Studio in Boston, Massachusetts. It’s presented by the Mural Arts Program in partnership with Fairmount Park, Schuylkill River Development Corporation and Philadelphia Water Department.
The Opening Reception for Light Drift will be held on Friday, October 15, 6:30 pm on the Schuylkill Banks between Market & Chestnut Streets.
Light Drift
An interactive, riverfront lighting experience
Three nights only – October 15, 16 & 17, Dusk to Dawn
Free and open to the public
Schuylkill Banks (between Market & Chestnut Streets)
October 14, 2010
(Post by Meredith Edlow)
Live music, fire spinners, live painters and ultraviolet dancers are just a few of the exciting performances at Synethesia, the 11th anniversary of The Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum. The night is will not disappoint.
Gabe Tiberino will create a live performance painting on stage during a headlining set by Lo Life, the moniker for Clay Parnell’s live pa act.
Parnell, a Philadelphia-based musician, is best known as the bassist for Biodiesel and Brother’s Past. System D-128 (Mad Decent) will perform a special Kill Yourself audio and video set.
Click here to RSVP and for more information on the event.
Synethesia
October 16, 2010, 8 p.m.
Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum
Synethesia [Official Site]
Synesthesia — The Tiberino Museum’s 11th Anniversary Party [Facebook]
October 14, 2010
Three courses of Amada's greatest hits.
(Photo courtesy GRG)
After five years and 24,000 pounds of Serrano ham (that’s a lot of pork), Iron Chef Jose Garces’ is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Amada, his acclaimed tapas bar and restaurant in Old City.
Throughout the month of October, diners can indulge in the Five Years La Mesa de Jose Tasting Menu, a collection of Amada’s greatest hits, selections from Chef Garces’ first cookbook, Latin Evolution, and creations that helped him capture the title of Iron Chef.
For $65 per person, you get a glass of Amada’s signature sangria (in white or red) and three courses packed with delicious cuisine.
Feast on old favorites, like Pulpo Gallego, Spanish octopus with smoked paprika; the Amada Empanada, a spinach and Manchego cheese-stuffed plantain pastry that has been on the menu since Amada opened; and Piquillos Rellenos, incredible crab-stuffed peppers with smoked paprika aoli.
You can also discover why Garces conquered Iron Chef America with the Ensalada de Jamon, a micro arugula and spinach salad with smoked bacon wrapped in jamon and served with unbelievably delicious blue cheese croquettes (cheese puffs from heaven).
Below, check out the full tasting menu as well as a few teaser photos.
