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Spend your summer evening outdoors in the Penn Museum garden, taking in a live concert amid the lush greenery. Once it gets dark, head indoors to check out the Maya:2012 exhibition. (Photo courtesy Penn Museum)

[Summer nights in Philadelphia are always action-packed, and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we round up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!]

• Center City Sips: The summer’s happiest happy hour returns tonight, with $5 cocktails, $4 wine, $3 beer and half-price appetizers at an impressive 88 bars throughout Center City.

When: June 6–August 29, Wednesdays 5–7 p.m.
Where: 83 bars in Center City
Cost: $5 cocktails, $4 wine, $3 beer and half-price appetizers

• “P.M. @ Penn Museum” Weekly Summer Night Concert Series: Featuring a mix of international music styles displaying sounds of Brazil’s popular bossa nova beats, funk fusion and Middle Eastern folk/rock, the Penn Museum’s series of summertime tunes will take place out in the gardenscape (indoors in the event of rain) with drinks and bites available at the garden bar. Admission is just $5 for the three-hour fest (5-8 p.m.), and it includes entry to explore the museum’s galleries which are open late until 8 p.m.

Where: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street
When: Wednesday, June 20-Wednesday, August 29, 5-8 p.m.
Cost: $5

• Outdoor movie screening of Silent Running at International House: After creating the stunning visual effects sequences in 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Andromeda Strain, Douglas Trumbull made his directorial debut with Silent Running. Watch it tonight, for free, in the International House courtyard.

More Tonight Picks, below.

• Summer Vacation Wednesdays at Twenty Manning Grill: Travel to Greece tonight at Twenty Manning Grill with a choice of 3 delicious Greek dishes for $20, available at the bar and in the dining room.

Where: 261 S. 20th Street
When: Wednesday, August 8, 5-7 p.m.
Cost: Pay as you go

• “Wine Down Wednesdays” at Spiga: Not only is the food at Spiga delicious and creative (strawberry and alsamic onion with robiola cheese pizza is one favorite), the drink list is pretty impressive as well. And you can even enjoy those drinks at a steep discount, with “Wine Down Wednesdays.” Every Wednesday evening, get any of two bottles of red or two bottles of wine at literally half the price.

Where: 1305 Locust Street
When: Wednesday nights
Cost: Pay as you go

• “Quench” Happy Hour at The Four Seasons: The Four Seasons Philadelphia has introduced “Quench” on the Swann Terrace, a new weekly happy hour under the sky. Every Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. (that means today), you can enjoy food and drink specials on the beautiful outdoor terrace.

Where: The Four Seasons Hotel (1 Logan Square)
When: Wednesday, August 8, 5-8 p.m.
Cost: Pay as you go

• Celebrity Bartending and Burger Deal at R2L: District Attorney Seth Williams is guest bartending tonight at R2L on behalf of Pet Support Phashion Charity Affair (PSPCA). Specially for the occasion, Chef Daniel Stern has cooked up a “DA Burger” piled high with LaFrieda beef, grilled bacon and salami, Gruyere cheese, french fries, collard slaw, heirloom tomato, caramelized onion and R2L’s special sauce. It’s going for $22, with $5 from each burger benefiting PSPCA.

Where: 50 S. 16th Street
When: Wednesday, August 8, 6-8 p.m.
Cost: Pay as you go

• Cool Wednesdays in Old City: From 5-8 p.m., enjoy the district’s numerous happy hours, from a cool martini and tapas at Stephen Starr’s Continental Martini Bar to half-price drinks and discounted food at local favorite FARMiCiA. The options are endless. Afterward, peruse the art galleries (open late) or shop at the many boutiques, book stores and wine and gourmet shops.

Where: Various locations around Old City
When: Every Wednesday in July and August
Cost: Pay as you go

• RAAMP It Up! Wednesday at the African American Museum: Join AAMP after work for an evening of extended gallery hours and live outdoor music (tonight features a dynamic set of 70s and 80s R&B and soul jams) from across the Diaspora. Meet up with friends, meet someone new, tour the museum or relax on the plaza.

Where: 701 Arch Street
When: Wednesday, August 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free

• Wet Your Whistle Wednesday Happy Hour at Copabanana: Happy sippers can enjoy beer, cocktails and bites while getting to know the board members of the South Street Headhouse District as well as learning how to become involved in upcoming events and planning.

Where: Copabanana, 344 South Street
When: Every second Wednesday, 6-8 p.m.
Cost: Pay as you go