December 12, 2012
From January 25 through June 30, the African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrates the glory and talent of one of Motown’s most pioneering and influential musical acts with the Come See About Me: The Mary Wilson Supremes Collection exhibition. Featuring more than 30 gowns worn by the iconic musical trio — maintained in a personal [...]
Read more»December 11, 2012
An awesome 11th hour addition to the Kimmel Center’s January schedule: Emmy Award and Grammy Award winning comedian Louis C.K. — creator, executive producer, director, editor, and star of FX Network’s critically acclaimed comedy series Louie — will perform a special engagement, Louis C.K. Live at the Merriam Theater — three nights only! Louie puts [...]
Read more»December 6, 2012
The Philadelphia Orchestra is planning a stellar evening to celebrate the 156th Anniversary of the Academy of Music on Saturday, January 26. None other than internationally acclaimed actor (and noted Philadelphia Union fan) Hugh Jackman will be joining the orchestra’s much-awaited brand new Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin to lead the acclaimed ensemble in a magical [...]
Read more»December 4, 2012
Well, what can we say? Philadelphia was a TV star last night on Anthony Bourdain’s The Layover on the Travel Channel. And it was excellent. In case you weren’t following along with us on Twitter as we live-tweeted the show, or even if you were and just want to revel in the awesomeness, we’ve [...]
Read more»December 4, 2012
In honor of the fourth annual Vans Custom Cultural Program, a nationwide initiative to raise funds and awareness for the importance of art in high schools, our own Chef Jose Garces was asked to design a unique pair of Vans shoes. Here’s how the program works: In 2013, Vans will donate $50,000 to the school [...]
Read more»December 3, 2012
Tonight’s a big night for Philadelphia. Anthony Bourdain has finally done a show in Philadelphia… and that show — the Philadelphia episode of Anthony Bourdain’s The Layover — is finally set to air tonight, Monday, December 3 at 9 p.m. on the Travel Channel. Take a look at our guide to where to watch [...]
Read more»December 3, 2012
Master chef Anthony Bourdain heeded the calls of thousands of Philadelphia fans and finally booked a trip to the 215 to be featured on his Travel Channel show The Layover. We shared a blow-by-blow guide to Tony’s trip to Philadelphia, but tonight is the real deal. The Philadelphia episode of The Layover is set to [...]
Read more»November 30, 2012
Everyone’s still excited about Anthony Bourdain’s trip to Philadelphia a few months ago, when he ate at some of the city’s favorite restaurants, toured some of the best museums and hung out with some of our great chefs, too. He lost a game of rock, papper, scissors to acclaimed Chef Michael Solomonov of Zahav, Federal [...]
Read more»November 21, 2012
The second and final season of Anthony Bourdain’s show The Layover debuted this week on the Travel Channel on Monday night. But the date we really care about is when the Philadelphia episode of The Layover airs. We’re excited to let you know that the Philadelphia episode will air on Monday, December 3 at 9 [...]
Read more»November 14, 2012
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a lot going on. In addition to currently starring in Looper and the upcoming Lincoln, he just hosted his second episode of SNL and, before that, was injured on set while filming an action sequence for the movie Premium Rush. He’s directed two hit movies and a Broadway show, starred in dozens [...]
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