March 11, 2011
Weekend Picks: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Craft Beer Express, Closing Weekend Of The Philadelphia Flower Show And More

The Brewer's Plate event this Sunday at the Penn Museum brings together more than 50 local restaurants and breweries.
(Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC)
There are many vantage points from which to enjoy the Philadelphia Flower Snow, now in its final weekend, be it fashion, food and wine or simply the 10+ acres of gorgeous floral displays.
Pollen overload? Head outside and get some fresh air at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a Philadelphia tradition for 241 years. Once you’ve worked up an appetite from all the merrymaking, fill your stomach with more than 50 restaurants, breweries and distilleries’ fare at the Brewer’s Plate, an all-you-can-eat-and-drink event at the Penn Museum.
The rest of our top picks for the weekend, below:
Friday
Exile Among Expats: James Joyce in Paris at the Rosenbach Museum & Library
Gilbert Gottfried at Helium Comedy Club
Teen Open Mic at Art Sanctuary
Friday Night Flights at Ristorante Panorama
Art After 5: Adam Cruz at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Superior Donuts at the Arden Theatre
Saturday
Paris Through The Window: Marc Chagall And His Circle at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Spies, Traitors & Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America at the National Constitution Center
“St. Practice Day” Outdoor Street Festival
“Conversations & Coffee” at Chapter House Cafe
Bizarre Beasts: Past And Present at The Academy Of Natural Sciences
Anatomy/Academy at The Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Ballet’s Swan Lake — Closing Day!
Sunday
Philadelphia St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Secrets of The Silk Road at the Penn Museum
Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop at the Franklin Institute
Ars Nova Workshop Presents Jazz Trio Fieldwork
Ali and Elvis: American Icons at the Michener Museum
Theatre Exile’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Plays and Players Theater — Closing Day!
2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show — Closing Day!












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