Broadway Philadelphia Presents CATS Time: June 18 - 30, 2019 (Run Time: 2 Hours, 30 Minutes) Location: Forrest Theatre (1114 Walnut St, Philadelphia) Cost: $62.00 - $122.00 The Tony Award-winning musical CATS heads to the Forrest Theatre for a nearly two-week-long residency of impressive song and dance this June. The showcase features new lighting, new sound and new choreography, setting this show apart from previous iterations. More info: www.kimmelcenter.org/events-and-tickets/201819/broadway-philadelphia/cats/ Culture FEST! Summer Solstice Saturday Time: Saturday 22, June 2019. 10:00AM - 8:00PM Location: Penn Museum (3260 South Street, Philadelphia) Cost: Family-friendly activities (1:00 pm - 5:00 pm) are free with Museum admission. Evening festival activities (5:00 pm - 8:00 pm) are $15; members, $10. In celebration of the summer solstice, Penn Museum hosts a slew of activities--ranging from drum circles to a flower-crown-making workshop--and an evening of soul music. More info: penn.museum. Black Restaurant Week Time: June 9 -23, 2019
Location: TBA The two-week-long Philly Black Restaurant Week celebrates the flavors of African, African American and Caribbean cooking with deals on delicious meals at restaurants throughout the city. More info: Philly Black Restaurant Week
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Greensgrow Farms Pop-UpTime: Sunday, June 16, 2019. 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Greensgrow West, 5123 Baltimore Ave. Cost: Free Enjoy Sunday brunch in our urban oasis all summer! Featuring rotating entertainment and food vendors each week all accompanied by beers, wines and cocktails by Pentridge Station Pop-Up. Support local farms and shop our farmstand from 12–3pm, highlighting organically grown produce from Greensgrow Farms. Entertainment will range from karaoke and djs, to jazz and comedy. Fun for the whole family. DJ Thunder will be running karaoke from 1- 5 PM. More info: universitycity.org. End-of-Session Party | Friday 12-2:30 PM @ Penn Park Friendship Bracelet making in Student Center ALL WEEK!
PrideDay LGBT Parade and Festival Philadelphia gears up for its largest Pride parade ever, a spirited one-and-a-half-mile procession that snakes from the Gayborhood to the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Expect a lineup of marching bands, troupes representing local LGBTQ organizations and vibrant floats overflowing with dancers, drag queens and local dignitaries. The festival centers around a main stage that hosts all kinds of performances throughout the day from local drag queens and a slate of nationally famous headliners, such as comedian Fortune Feimster, former En Vogue star Dawn Robinson and American Idol diva Frenchie Davis. When: June 9, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Pride Festival at Penn's Landing, June 9, noon-6 p.m. Where:Parade starting point: 13th & Locust streets (Gayborhood area); Festival: Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, 101 S. Christopher Columbus Boulevard Cost: Free, parade; $15, festival More info on PrideDay is here: https://www.uwishunu.com/2019/05/guide-to-pride-month-in-philadelphia-in-2019/ Philly Cultural exploration - Mural Tour This new mural tour by Mural Arts Philadelphia highlights the city's rich diversity as well as South Philadelphia's vibrant immigrant communities of the past and present. A two-hour vehicle tour, Immigrating South showcases colorful and inspiring new murals, including Migrating Home by Shira Walinsky and Parts Per Million by Ben Volta. When: Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. - noon Where: Tour begins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad Street Cost: adults $32 ; students with ID and children $28. More info: https://www.muralarts.org/tours/south-6-8/ Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show This popular twice-a-year event turns the perimeter of Rittenhouse Square into an exquisite outdoor gallery featuring works by nearly 150 national and international artists. Visitors can browse oils and acrylics, drawings, sculptures, mixed media and more at the oldest outdoor fine arts show in the country, held beneath the leafy trees of one of Philadelphia’s oldest squares. When:June 7-9 Where:Rittenhouse Square, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square Cost:Free More info: https://www.rittenhousesquareart.com/ Parks on Tap at Schuylkill Banks Roving beer garden series Parks on Tap offers riverside brews and scenic views this week when it pops up at the Schuylkill Banks, a verdant green space underneath the Walnut Street Bridge. Events this week include a charitable happy hour (Wednesday) — with half of the proceeds going to support the park — and a free yoga class courtesy of Roots2Rise (Thursday). When:June 5-9 Where:Schuylkill Banks, 2501 Walnut Street Cost:Free with pay-as-you-go food and drinks More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/550142855510875/ Workshop: Herbal CocktailsTime: Tuesday, June 4, 2019. 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Penn Museum, 3260 South Street Cost: $ 40 In this delicious workshop designed for those 21 and over, you can taste samples of several cocktails and learn about the medicinal qualities that correspond with the flavors of sour, bitter, sweet, and salty with community herbalist Kelly McCarthy. This adult workshop allows us the opportunity to explore these variety of effects on our physiology caused by the juices, syrups, liqueurs, and other accoutrements we use to flavor our cocktails. Fête des Fleurs Spring Showcase: The Rock SchoolTime: Wednesday, June 5, 2019. 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM Location: Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street Cost: $55-65 Fête des Fleurs is a 75 minute spring showcase performance displaying the exceptional dance talent of The Rock School for Dance Education's internationally acclaimed students. Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll Time: Thursday, June 6, 2019. 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: University City’s Baltimore Avenue between 43rd and 52nd Streets Cost: Free University City’s Baltimore Avenue between 43rd and 52nd Streets showcases its businesses with $1 bargains from neighborhood favorites, ranging from bites from signature restaurants to pet supplies to theater tickets. The Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll has become a signature event for the neighborhood, routinely attracting crowds in the thousands. Live music, family entertainment, and more accompany the deals, making this a great event for people of all ages. |
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