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Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

The Philadelphia Orchestra's 'Best of' Series at the Kimmel Center



The next three days are exciting ones at the Kimmel Center.  The Philadelphia Orchestra will be performing the "Best Of" Mozart, Beethoven, and Tchailkovsky on June 20th, 21st, and 22nd, respectively.  All concerts begin at 7pm with Rossen Milanov, conductor.   philaorch.jpg

Each concert will feature well-known pieces such as Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute,
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Eine kleine Nachtmusik, ...

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

Rickie Lee Jones and others to play at World Cafe Live



Some great artists are coming to World Cafe Live, one of Philadelphia's top music venues.  Located on 3025 Walnut Street in Center City, World Cafe Live will play host this summer to a slew of awesome talent. 
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Tomorrow night two- time Grammy Award winner Rickie Lee Jones will perform!  The show begins at 7:30.

Other popular acts soon appearing at World Cafe Live include favorite Philly rock bands Pepper's Ghost and ...

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

The Khyber: A Great Place To Hear Local Music



The Khyber, a bar located on 56 S. 2nd Street in Olde City, is a cool place to hear what is going on in the Philadelphia music scene today.  There is no cover charge "ever", and there are plenty of cool drink specials.  Current bands making their way to the Khyber include The Flithy 42's, performing today at 8pm.  Tickets are $8. Other bands performing soon at the Khyber include Little ...

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

What To Do At Penn's Landing This Summer



There is always something fun going on at Penn's Landing in Olde City during the summer.   penns3.jpgStarting with Memorial Day, there are free events going on at Penn's Landing every weekend through Labor Day.  Such events include concerts, 11 different multicultural festivals, large screen outdoor movies, fireworks, and more. pennslanding2.jpg

The Festival Pier...

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

The Lizardz: Bensalem's Very Own Lounge Act



theliz6.jpgIf you have not made it up to Bensalem, PA to catch The Lizardz in action, you are in luck: the group will be playing at Club Atlantis at Fisher's Tudor House (1858 Street Road) on Thursday evening. the-lizardz.jpgThe show begins at 9pm, the show is free, and there are drink specials until 10pm....

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

Special Event Tonight At Ortlieb's Jazz Haus



Tonight Ortlieb's Jazz Haus is playing host to a special event: The Neil Podgurski Trio featuring Mike Boone and Byron Landham. This is just one of many exciting groups coming to play at Ortlieb's through May. Happy Hour is from 5-7pm, and hot wings are free with every pitcher of beer. A pound of snow crab legs are $10.00 all evening, and shots of Jamison are $2.50 ...

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Philadelphia Spring Festival



One of Philadelphia's most popular festivals, the Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival, is back. It takes place this Saturday, May 5th, on 18th and Walnut Streets. Walnut Street is officially closed to traffic between Broad and 19th Streets for this event.
This event draws about 50,000 people from all areas of Pennsylvania to Rittenhouse Square. There are street cafes, art collections, concerts, and an all-day fashion show featuring Rittenhouse ...

Monday, April 23rd, 2007

Free Show At the Helium Comedy Club Tomorrow Night



If you are a fan of stand-up comedy, then check out the show going on tomorrow night at the Helium Club, one of Philadelphia's main and nationally-recognized comedy clubs.  Tomorrow night Helium will host an All-Star showcase for Warner Bros. TV featuring many of Philly's "up-and-coming" comedians.  The show is free, the comedians are funny, the drink prices are not too ridiculous.  If you want to laugh, and laugh without ...

Monday, April 16th, 2007

If You Simply Can't Get Enough Of Philly Improv....



If you are one of those special people that just cannot get enough of Philadelphia improvisational theater, then go check out ComedySportz, Philadelphia's longest-running improv comedy show.  ComedySportz performs every Saturday night at 7:30 and 10:o0 at The Playground at The Adrienne Theater, located on 2030 Sansom Street.  (Sansom is between Walnut and Chestnut Streets.)  Tickets are $15.  A ticket can be purchased for $12 if you are a student or ...

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Phillies' Opening Day At Citizen's Bank Park



Monday, April 2nd, is The Phillies' Opening Day of the 2007 season at Citizen's Bank Park.  If you haven't gotten tickets yet, there are plenty of websites full of Phillies tickets to purchase.  (www.stubhub.com , FindTicketsFast.com/philadelphiaphillies) Heck, you can find tickets on eBay if need be.  The Phillies will face the Atlanta Braves, with Brett Myers as the Phillies' starting pitcher.phill4.jpg  While the Phillies' spring ...