A highlight of the Manayunk Arts Festival is the Children’s Clothesline Art Exhibition. For the 11th year, elementary school students from Greater Philadelphia created original artwork using the theme “Enjoying Nature.” The artwork will be professionally exhibited at the festival at Main and Lock Streets.
- Lincoln Mercury presents the Manayunk Restaurant and Retail Ride Take a test drive with Lincoln Mercury at the festival and receive a complimentary $25 gift certificate redeemable at participating Manayunk restaurants and retail stores.
- Canada Dry provides Liquid Refreshment Hydrate yourself throughout the festival with complimentary Snapple, Nantucket Nectar juices, Honest Tea, Vitamin Water and Hydrive Energy drinks.
- Burt’s Bees Bee-utify Your World Mobile Tour Experience the many products Burt’s Bees offers to maximize your well-being, and take home a free sample.
- Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Adventure Tour Experience the sights and sounds of 3 vastly different habitats— Africa, Asia and the Arctic—featuring life-like animatronics animals, realistic foliage and a few surprises.
Sunday, June 28: 11am - 6pm
Time: June 16-August 15: Tuesdays-Saturdays 5:30 pm
Tickets: $70 Adults, $64 Student/Senior/Military,$50 Children 12 and Under
Info Phone: 215-629-4026
115 S. 3rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
Buy tickets by phone and save 50%: call 610-629-4026 and mention promotion code FRANKLIN for 50% savings!
Nominated for 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. The one that you want is back! GREASE, Time Magazine's 2007 pick for '#1 musical of the year,' is rockin' across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. Take a trip to a simpler time of poodle skirts, drive-ins, and T-birds. 'Bad boy' Danny and 'the girl next door' Sandy fall in love all over again to the tune of your favorite songs: 'Summer Nights,' 'Greased Lightnin'' and 'We Go Together' as well as additional songs from the hit movie: 'Grease,' 'Hopelessly Devoted to You' and 'You're the One That I Want.' So throw your mittens around your kittens and Hand Jive the night away with the show that'll make you want to stand up and shout, 'A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop A-wopbam- boom!' GREASE!
The Walnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 200th anniversary season with an all-new production of Mel Brooks’ Tony-Award 
winning masterpiece, The Producers. Directed by Marc Robin and featuring some of the best talent from Philadelphia and abroad, The Producers starts May 12, opens May 20 and runs through July 19 on the Walnut Mainstage.
The Producer tells the story of a failed, scheming Broadway producer who teams up with an accountant to scam his investors. But the two find themselves in trouble when their ludicrous new production inexplicably finds itself a hit.
Click here to order tickets online.
Free DVD, Free Music and Audiobooks and more - 10 Reason to visit Free Library Philadelphia
at Friday, June 05, 2009
- Free Audiobooks rental: fiction, non-fiction, language learning - there is a new addition every week. You can listen to an excerpt of the audiobook here before renting it or placing on hold.
- Free DVD rental. Although a choice is rather limited, you can find new and old movies and some TV shows. There is also over 500 new downloadable videos at eFreeLibrary.
- Free CDs for music lover. You can download some music titles for FREE. Also if you love listening to an opera, you will be delighted to find a collection of Opera DVDs. No need to pay Netflix or Blockbuster fees!
- Looking for a grant? The Regional Foundation Center has free access to the Foundation Directory Online--the most comprehensive database of U.S. grant makers and their grants.
- If English is not your native language, or you want to practice in a foreign language, there are books available in Spanish/German/French/Polish/Russian/etc
- Free Internet Access and Wireless Internet.
- Kids programs. Science in the Summer, Reading Olympics, Summer Reading
- Author Events, Poetry Meetings and Free Concerts.
- Learn computer and business skills by taking FREE courses. Also Free Library can help in a job search by offering Career Services and Workshops
- Free Library will help you to find information about local social services and municipal resources.
That should be enough of reasons to apply for your Library card! The Parkway Central Library is located only 0.4 miles from The Phoenix. Exercise your freedom to be informed!
Friday June 12 Tria Night at the Wilma - a complimentary event for all ticket holders to the evening's performance.
Before the show, enjoy exquisite wine tastings and snacks courtesy of Tria. Friday, June 12 from 7:00 - 8:00pm in the Wilma's lobby followed by the performance of Hysteria at 8:00pm.
That is a final week of Hysteria -a play by Terry Johnson directed by Jiri Zizka
Click here to buy tickets
The Philadelphia Orchestra at The Mann Center has Summer promotion - just pick your favorite 3 classics and call 215-893-1999 or visit Kimmel Center box office (Internet orders are not eligable). That's one ticket to each of three different concerts of your choice and savings of up to $45 (select orchestra sections only).
June 29 The Legendary Beethoven
June 30 Mozart and A Midsimmer Night's Dream
July 01 Firebird and The Four Seasons
July 21 Hollywood Classics Under The Stars: Star Wars And More
For more information visit www.Manncenter.org
The Phoenix Salon and Spa and Project H.O.M.E. are holding the third annual Women Empowering Women Event to benefit H.O.M.E, a non-profit organization in Philadelphia that seeks to end homelessness. The event will honor inspirational mothers, as well as women who have been inspired and motivated by the positive influence of their mothers. 450 guests are expected to attend, including media attention and coverage.
The event to benefit Project H.O.M.E. will consist of a fashion show, honored speakers, silent auction items, vendor tables and refreshments.
It will begin on Tuesday, May 12 2009, from 6 pm to 9 pm in the Grand Atrium at The Phoenix. Tickets can purchased at the Concierge Desk or online at Project H.O.M.E home page
The Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health today reported the state's first probable case of swine influenza. Currently,Pennsylvania does not have any confirmed cases of 2009 H1N1.However, officials stressed that this probable case may not be confirmed when additional testing on samples is conducted at the federal CDC.
Influenza is a serious disease and every year, on average, 36,000 people die in the U.S. from seasonal flu. Find more key facts about influenza here. As with any influenza, citizens are reminded to take the following steps to prevent spreading illness to others:
- Take everyday actions to stay healthy, strengthen your immune system.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
- Stay home if you get sick. CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
- Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
You can order CDC recommended swine flu prevention products online:
Matt Lake, the author of the "Weird" travel guide series, will discuss and sign copies of his new book Weird U.S. The ODDyssey Continues: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
I read Matt Lake's book Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets
You can meet Matt Lake at 6:30 pm April 29th - Free Library of Philadelphia Tacony Branch, 6742 Torresdale Ave,
Next week I would like to try one of the most popular Gourmet Tasting Experience Tour with CityFoods - the company founded by Chef Robert Weinberg, along with partner Eric Matzke, both are well versed in all things food and Center City.
During 2.5 hours tour I am promised to have a lot of fun and sample 3 of the city's best artisanal and hand-crafted food shops that specialize in:
* Delicious Farmstead Cheeses
* Decadent hand-made chocolates and Truffles
* Exotic loose-leaf teas
Also the ad says: "in addition to discovering hidden gems in the city, you'll get the inside scoop about the foods you taste, have exclusive access to owners and chefs, and walk away with some valuable tips about what to look for in truly great food."
Also there is another tour available on the same dates -Flavors of Philly Food Tour - indulgence Philly's food, history, culture, and fun.
Tickets are sold out fast, you can check availability and order yours here.
If you didn't see HELLO!FASHION there is still a chance to see the exhibition
features work by Kansai Yamamoto, one of the founding father of Japanese contemporary fashion and creator of Ziggy Stardust's flamboyant wardrobe.
Kansai recently returned to fashion as a designer of traditional Japan
ese
garments in a contemporary idiom including kimono
Runs through May 1.
I love Seinfeld and I was happy to find out that the creator of arguably one of the best sitcom's in TV history, Seinfeld, will be on stage at the Academy of Music on June 20. The shows will be at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 17 at 10 a.m. To get tickets call 215-893-1999, or buy at www.kimmelcenter.orgor visit Kimmel center box office.
Jeremiah Zagar keeps it all in the family with his documentary In a Dream, which opens today at the Ritz at the Bourse. Zagar turns his camera on his own clan — specifically his father Isaiah, he of the Magic Gardens and mirror murals that populate South Street and beyond.
IN A DREAM: Theatrical Trailer from Herzliya Films on Vimeo.