June 20, 2012
Building off the long-time success of First Fridays in Old City and other neighborhoods, Chestnut Hill is hosting its own, new rendition this summer: Third Thursdays on Germantown Avenue. The series, back tomorrow night, June 21, includes live, public music performances, extended store and restaurant hours and other great activities, like cupcake decorating at Bredenbeck’s [...]
Read more»June 19, 2012
Tickets are now officially on sale for IMAX screenings of what will undoubtedly be one of the most awesome cinematic experiences of 2012: The Dark Knight Rises, the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. In this third movie, Batman returns eight years after the events of The Dark Knight to protect Gotham City from [...]
Read more»June 6, 2012
On Friday, June 8 to Sunday, June 10 grab a pitcher and some lemons (or some of that deliciously sweet frozen stuff), and get ready to set up shop for a day or three of old-school homemade lemonade selling. For the ninth year, the highly regarded Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation will be hosting its Annual [...]
Read more»June 5, 2012
This Saturday and Sunday, help Eastern State Penitentiary commemorate some of the most famous prison escapes of all time as it hosts its annual Prison Break Weekend, two days of special events and activities focused on infamous local jailbreaks. And this is pretty awesome: As part of the weekend-long event, the Penitentiary will also open [...]
Read more»June 1, 2012
This Sunday, June 3 the 14th Annual Philadelphia Irish American Festival returns to Penn’s Landing for another day of music, food, dance performances, face painting and, of course, bagpiping. This year’s festival is once again part of the PECO Multicultural Series at Penn’s Landing, which has scheduled 11 different day-long cultural events throughout the summer [...]
Read more»May 14, 2012
For the second year in a row Penns Woods Winery in Chadds Ford proudly presents its Wine & Jazz Festival, Saturday May 19, with wine seminars and tastings, a gourmet catered lunch, two dozen vendors, live jazz and hours of hors d’oeuvres. This year’s festival offers a few different ticketing options for wine and jazz [...]
Read more»May 10, 2012
On Sunday, May 13 join your LGBTQA (the “A” is for “Allied”) friends and family as New Hope kicks off its annual week-long New Hope Celebrates Pride festival. The festival begins with the annual pride flag unfurling at Starbucks right in the heart of town on Main and Bridge Streets. The eight-day festival is the [...]
Read more»May 9, 2012
Philadelphia is known for fostering an amazing DIY culture and some very talented local artists. On Saturday, May 12 the city will keep with the tradition as it hosts the first annual Philadelphia Local Music Day. Throughout the day and across the city, a handful of Philadelphia businesses will be exclusively playing the music of [...]
Read more»May 7, 2012
The Friends of the Schuylkill Banks organization is proud to present the 2nd Annual BBQ on the Banks this Saturday, May 12, with live music, food and drinks right on the river beneath the Philadelphia skyline. After the success of last fall’s BBQ, the Friends of the Schuylkill Banks are excited to start the summer [...]
Read more»May 3, 2012
On Saturday, May 5 the Spring Craft Bazaar returns to Greensgrow Farms with an array of 30 local artists and vendors and hundreds of handmade gifts and craft items. Vendors at the farm, which is home to one of the city’s most beloved CSAs and local, fresh food markets, will be offering handmade soaps for [...]
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