September 8, 2011
After a busy off-season that saw the team add several big name players, the new-look Philadelphia Eagles officially open the regular season on Sunday in St. Louis against the Rams. In case that news alone doesn’t give you goosebumps, check out the Eagles’ tribute to the fans in the video above, which is chocked full of Philly pride and nostalgia that will warm the heart of any Eagles fan.
Though Sunday’s game is being played in St. Louis, local fans can still enjoy some pre-game fun with the team’s Eagles Week activities, including ticket giveaways, player appearances and a special pep rally at North America’s Best Sports Bar, Chickie’s & Pete’s.
Check out the event schedule below.
Today
• Tweet for Tix:The fun begins today with the Eagles’ Tweet for Tix ticket giveaway. Follow the team on Twitter at @eagles and follow the scavenger hunt clues for the opportunity to win Eagles merchandise and tickets by piecing together the clues and determining the prize pick-up locations.
Friday
• Eagles at Suburban Station: From 8 to 9 a.m., Eagles Cheerleaders, SWOOP, and the Drumline will take over Suburban Station and greet Eagles fans with giveaways and the opportunity to take photos with the cheerleaders and SWOOP.
•Rookie Tour of Philadelphia: Throughout the day, the 2011 Eagles rookies will be taking a tour of Philadelphia’s iconic locations via double-decker bus. Stops on the tour include lunch at Pat’s & Geno’s cheese steaks, a brief history lesson at the Liberty Bell and of course ending with a run up the Art Museum steps at 4 p.m.
• Eagles Pep Rally at Chickie’s and Pete’s: From 6:30-8:30 p.m., Eagles players, cheerleaders, SWOOP, pep band and Drumline will be at Chickie’s and Pete’s in South Philadelphia to entertain fans and get them ready for the season opener against the Rams.
This all leads up to the big game on Sunday at 1 p.m. on Fox (for local viewers), so grab some fellow fans, head to your favorite spot to watch the game and celebrate the start of the 2011 Eagles season.
Below, watch the Eagles first “Splash Page” cartoon of the season, featuring some familiar (animated) faces!
August 29, 2011
College football is officially back in action in Philadelphia!
For the third consecutive year, Lincoln Financial Field will host the region’s fastest-growing college sports rivalry when Temple and Villanova square off during the third annual Mayor’s Cup on Thursday, September 1.
Thursday’s game is the series’ rubber match after Temple avenged their 2009 loss to Villanova in an exciting finish last year that saw the Owls score nine points in the last three seconds.
Both schools are returning from winning seasons and would love to take the upper-hand in this series, so this year’s game should be another one to remember.
The two rivals have a storied history beyond the Mayor’s Cup, facing each other 30 times throughout the years, including Temple’s first ever game at it’s current home, Lincoln Financial Field. All time, Nova holds a 16-12-2 series advantage.
The 2011 Mayor’s Cup will be the season opener for both schools and fans’ first opportunity to see their teams compete in real game action. Currently, the weather forecast for Thursday night calls for clear skies, a perfect opportunity for tailgaiting!
Tickets are on sale now and available at ticketmaster.com.
The 2011 Mayor’s Cup – Temple vs. Villanova
When: Thursday, September 1, 7 p.m.
Where: Lincoln Financial Field
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com
August 29, 2011
Enter for your chance to win exclusive VIP access to the Popped! Music Festival in FDR Park. (Photo credits: top by M. Kennedy for GPTMC, bottom left by R. Kennedy for GPTMC)
UPDATE: Due to forecasted weather conditions and possible flooding at FDR Park, the Popped Music Festival has been moved to Temple’s Liacouras Center. The Food Bazaar will now take place at the Piazza from 3-9 p.m. on Saturday. More info here.
The annual Popped! Music Festival heads to FDR Park for two days of music, food and fun, September 23-24, and we’re giving away VIP tickets!
More than 30 acts will take the stage over the course of two-days, including acts like The Shins, Foster the People, The Roots’ Black Thought and many more artists, spanning several genres of music. This year’s festival is not just about the music, the Popped! Food Bazaar, curated in part by Philly Homegrown, is an outdoor community food celebration offering a selection of Philadelphia food and drink as eclectic as the musical lineup.
Excited yet? Well, we’ve got good news: we’re giving you the chance to attend the entire two-day festival in style with free VIP passes (valued at $200 each).
One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive:
• Two VIP, 2-Day passes to Popped! Music Festival
The VIP experience includes access to:
• A VIP lounge with shade, seating and more
• Special VIP food concessions; including the debut of ?uestlove’s Korean/soul food inspired “The ? Drumstick”
• Special beer and wine services.
We’re also giving away a first place prize to one lucky winner and a friend.
One First Prize winner will receive:
• Two General Admission, 1-Day Passes to Popped! Music Festival
Not bad, huh?
The contest runs through September 15, and you may enter once per day, per e-mail address — so remember to return daily. Click here for the official rules. Good luck!
POPPED! Music Festival
When: Friday, September 23 at 2 p.m.-Saturday, September 24 at 10 p.m.; Food Bazaar Saturday, 3-9 p.m. at the Piazza at Schmidts
Where: NEW LOCATION: Temple’s Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad Street
Cost: 1-day passes start at $59.50
More info: www.poppedphiladelphia.org
The contest period has ended. We will contact the winners soon.
August 25, 2011
The 7th Annual Mantua Family Day Festival returns for another year of big fun and great music this Saturday, August 27 Saturday, September 10.
Taking place just a block away from the Philadelphia Zoo, the festival will be full of activities for attendees of all ages including carnival rides, games, dancing, horse riding and food provided by local vendors.
Area talent will be on display during a special performance showcase and emcee competition, both produced by Fourth Wall Arts Salon, giving local musicians, dancers and poets a chance to shine.
The highlight of this year’s festival is an old school concert featuring legendary hip-hop artists Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick, Chubb Rock and Kwame — the perfect lineup for the festival’s block-party vibe.
And we should mention, all of this is FREE!
Food, games and a free concert? Sounds like the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
UPDATE: The event is postponed to Saturday, September 10 due to inclement weather.
Mantua Family Day Festival
When: Saturday, September 10, 12-7 p.m.
Where: 34th Street and Mantua Avenue
Cost: Free
More info: www.mcic1.org
August 24, 2011
The action-packed Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe Festival begins in just over two weeks and in addition to keeping you informed of the Festival’s highlights, we’re giving you the chance to win a pair of passes to three different Live Arts and Fringe shows!
One lucky Grand Prize winner will receive:
• Two vouchers to any Live Arts and Fringe Festival event
• Two vouchers to a performance of Traces
• Two vouchers to the Thursday, September 8 performance of the Green Fairy Cabaret
Now, a bit about the shows:
Traces is a high-energy urban acrobatics display for all ages from 7 Fingers, a Montreal-based circus arts company. The show features traditional Chinese acrobatics, tumbling through hoops and leaping between giant poles, combined with skateboarding, music, contemporary dance and humor.
Green Fairy Cabaret is a dazzling flight show by the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, full of aerial and acrobatic feats, with comedy, juggling and much more.
Sounds awesome, doesn’t it? Well remember, the fun doesn’t end there; remember, the winner also receives two vouchers to ANY Festival event. And if you’re overwhelmed by the number of shows (more than 180 in 16 days) taking place, check out our Fringe Picks series.
The contest runs through August 31, and you can enter once per day, per e-mail address — so remember to return daily to increase your chance to win.
Enter below for your chance to win.
August 22, 2011
Exciting news! We’re giving away two tickets to Feastival — presented by Stephen Starr, Michael Solomonov and Audrey Claire Taichman.
Feastival, now in its second year, is a star-studded gala featuring breathtaking performances and a feast of culinary samplings from the city’s top chefs, with the proceeds benefiting the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe. Philly’s best chefs will be there and we’re giving away two tickets to one lucky winner, valued at $250 each.
It’s going to be an incredible evening that you won’t want to miss, so remember to return daily to increase your odds of winning!
For more information, check out our event preview post.
The contest runs through September 6, 2011 and you may submit one entry per day per email address for the duration of the sweepstakes.
Click here for the Official Rules.
Feastival 2011
When: Wednesday, September 14, 6-9 p.m.
Where: Pier 9, 121 N. Columbus Boulevard
Cost: $250-350
More info: www.phillyfeastival.com
Enter below for your chance to win.
The contest period has ended.
August 12, 2011
Boom. Big time college football in Philadelphia. The Owls will host Penn State at Lincoln Financial Field for the first time since 2007, as the two teams continue their increasingly competitive rivalry. (Photo credits, clockwise from top: Courtesy the Eagles, Joseph V. Labolito for Temple, Mike Pettigano for Linebacker-U.com)
[Top-right photo by Mike Pettigano for Linebacker-U.com]
In the past, Philadelphia has lacked big time college football to watch, cheer and get caught up in. That appears to be changing in recent years as Villanova has won a Division 1 AA National Championship and Temple has gone to bowl games. And both teams have been recruited to join the Big East Conference.
In the meantime, we can look forward to this September when there will be a big time college football game at the Linc.
Temple will host Penn State at Lincoln Financial Field on September 17. This a showdown between two schools that both have huge amounts of supporters, alumni and fans in Philadelphia so it’s going to be highly anticipated. And while Penn State is a perennial football power, Temple gets better and better every year and this year has a new coach plus a star running back.
The game continues the rivalry between the two schools and marks the first time the Nittany Lions have played at Lincoln Financial Field since 2007. National powerhouse Penn State has controlled the rivalry as of late, but they will be facing a reinvigorated Temple team looking to improve upon two consecutive winning seasons.
Plus, the game is in September so it will still be nice weather for tailgating. We cant wait to see the the sea of rival red and white supporters converge on Lincoln Financial Field for what is sure to be an awesome football game.
Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.
Also, Temple-Penn State three-game ticket packages are available, which include a lower level ticket to the Penn State game, plus two other 2011 Temple home games (not including Villanova). The three-game ticket package, begins at $90 and can be ordered by calling 215-204-8499; a great way to check out local college football while experiencing a game at Lincoln Financial Field.
Penn State vs. Temple
When: Saturday, September 17, 12 p.m.
Where: Lincoln Financial Field
More info: www.owlsports.com
July 25, 2011
Battle of the cheesecakes begins tomorrow at Davio's. (Credit: iStockPhoto)
In the quest to determine which city has the best cheesecake – Philly or New York – Davio’s Philadelphia and Manhattan’s ‘CESCA have declared a friendly “cheesecake war” and challenged each other to a three-day competition.
From Tuesday, July 26 to Thursday, July 28, Davio’s will pit its signature vanilla bean cheesecake with blueberry compote against ‘CESCA’s mascarpone cheesecake with orange cream and orange brittle.
Now here’s the delicious part: for three days, diners at each restaurant will be able to order the competition’s special ‘Cheesecake War Dessert’ — meaning Davio’s will be serving ‘CESCA’s signature mascarpone cheesecake and ‘CESCA will serving Davio’s blueberry specialty — with both desserts accompanied by a comment card for judging.
On July 30, National Cheesecake Day, the restaurants will tally the numbers and announce the winner on their Twitter and Facebook pages.
The battle for cheesecake supremacy runs July 26 though July 28, and as is true with most food competitions, the real winners are the judges. Enjoy.
Cheesecake War
When: July 26-28
Where: Davio’s Steakhouse, 111 S. 17th Street
Cost: The “Cheesecake War” dessert – $10
More Info: www.davios.com
July 22, 2011
After almost a two-week break that included the All Star break and then a two-city road trip, the Phillies finally return home to Citizens Bank Park tonight for the first game of a 10 game home-stand.
And not only are the Phillies back in town, but this also means that the new With Love 3-D Art will be back in full effect at Citizens Bank Park.
The new interactive 3-D Art installation is conveniently located just inside the Left Field Gate right at the beginning of Ashburn Alley, where fans attending the game will have the opportunity to take their photo with the 3-D Art as they enter the stadium or as they’re walking around during the game.
A professional photographer is on hand each home game to take a free photograph of any fan and have it posted on the Visit Philly Facebook page. Seriously, it’s a lot of fun: check out the fan photo galleries from opening weekend.
Above, check out a time-lapse video of the 3-D art being installed at Citizens Bank Park and a few of the first fans to strike a pose for the cameras once the art was in place. Look out for a cameo of the Phanatic himself…
Then check out the full galleries of With Love 3-D Art fan photos on Visit Philly’s Facebook page.
And, as always, Go Phillies!
With Love 3-D Art at Citizens Bank Park [Visit Philly]
July 21, 2011
This August, Fridays at Penn Treaty Park will be a bit more exciting with the launch of Fantastic Fridays, a new free concert series at the park that includes spectacular fireworks displays after each show.
The family-friendly Fantastic Fridays series will occur three Fridays next month, with a different theme at each show. Check out the schedule below:
• August 5th: Sensational Soul Cruisers
• August 19th: British Invasion (a musical tribute to the Beatles and 60s music)
• August 26: End of Summer Jam with Fusebox (the greatest rock hits from the 60s to today)
The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. and concludes with a fireworks display over the Delaware River, making for a perfect summer night.
And remember to bring a blanket, food, beverages and of course, plenty of energy!
Fantastic Fridays at Penn Treaty Park
When: August 5, 19 and 16
Where: Penn Treaty Park, Delaware Avenue and Beach Street
Cost: FREE
More info: www.penntreatypark.org
