March 13, 2013
This spring, The Philadelphia Museum of Art hosts a new exhibit that delves into golf and its artistic history. Golf lovers, take note — The Art of Golf runs from March 16 to July 7. The exhibit centers around The Golfers, a masterpiece by Scottish artist Charles Lees that dates to 1847. The oil-on-canvas painting [...]
Read more»February 21, 2013
Fairmount’s Paris Wine Bar has a fun night planned to celebrate their one year anniversary. Grab your best Masquerade mask and head out for a night of live jazz, unique cocktails, performances by can-can and go-go dancers and lots and lots of wine. Edith Piaf (also known as John Jarobe) from the Bearded Ladies will [...]
Read more»February 12, 2013
Awesome news alert: remember when last summer, we first told you about the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s intention to introduce new pricing and extending evening hours in 2013? Well, now it’s official: the Art Museum is kicking off their brand new Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday Evening admission policy this Wednesday night, February 13. The new Wednesday evening [...]
Read more»February 11, 2013
Valentine’s Day is sneaking up, folks. If you’re looking for date ideas check out our Valentine’s Day dinner roundup and our Valentine’s Day events roundup. But, if you would rather spend Valentine’s Day hanging out with your friends, the Fairmount Anti-Valentine’s Day Bar Crawl is the event for you. From 7 p.m.-midnight head out to [...]
Read more»February 6, 2013
A nice accolade for the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Complex Magazine included the Art Museum as #4 on their list of “100 Museums To Visit Before You Die.” It’s no secret to us that the Philadelphia Museum of Art is one of the best in the world, so it’s nice to see Complex Mag recognize this as well. The magazine highlighted the museum’s extensive Duchamp collection and the ever-popular Art After 5 series on Friday nights. You can check out the full article here. [Complex]
February 6, 2013
The above map shows the location of Marc Vetri’s forthcoming Pizzeria Vetri on Callowhill Street, just a stone’s throw from the 20th Street entrance to the new Barnes Foundation on the Parkway. View Larger Map Big news from Philadelphia’s resident super chef, Marc Vetri: Chef Vetri has just signed the lease for a new [...]
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