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With magnificent views of the Schuylkill River, bridges and the Center City skyline, and bounded by two monumental historic buildings, The Porch is a great place to enjoy a summer evening. (Photo courtesy University City District)

[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!]

Tonight brings a bunch of final installments for some summer activities, including Center City Sips, Penn Museum Summer Nights and Philadelphia Weekly’s Rittenhouse Square concert. So make sure you get out there and make the most of it. But never fear: we’re here to make sure you’re aware of the best of what to do in late summer and early fall, with plenty of fun stuff on the radar.

• Our Top Picks For The Best Places To Watch The Sunset In Philadelphia: Make it a night to remember by planning your evening around a scenic view of the sunset.

• Philadelphia Weekly Concert in the Park: Philadelphia Weekly’s free Concerts in the Park Series has returned to its rightful location in Rittenhouse Square, with three Wednesdays of totally free outdoor entertainment. The last one is tonight, and you won’t want to miss it. Bring a picnic.

When: Wednesday, August 29, 7-9 p.m.
Where: Rittenhouse Square
Cost: Free

• Center City Sips: The summer’s happiest happy hour returns for the final time in 2012 tonight, with $5 cocktails, $4 wine, $3 beer and half-price appetizers at an impressive 88 bars throughout Center City. Cheers!

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 concludes tonight. 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

• “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

More Tonight Picks, below.

• “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: Wednesdays, 5-8 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