Mummies of the World, the largest exhibition of mummies and related artifacts ever assemble is now at The Franklin Institute. This compelling collection, presented with reverence and dignity, includes ancient mummies and important artifacts from Asia, Oceania, South America, Europe, as well as ancient Egypt, dating as far back as 6,500 years.
Hundreds of carefree cyclists traversed Center City on Sunday for the 2nd Annual Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride. Many wore swimsuits, underwear, some women went topless, and others with carefully applied body paint.
Organizers hoped the event spotlighted the vulnerability of cyclists, to make drivers aware of the need to share the road.
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It's a big year for us as we approach our 20th annual Concerts in the Park Series! We are ready to kick it up a notch and deliver awesome entertainment and of course, great company!
Wednesday, August 11:
GANG
Phosphorescent
Wednesday, August 18:
The Homophones
A Place to Bury Strangers
Wednesday, August 25th:
Government Cheaze
Drink Up Buttercup
Concerts start at 7 pm! Bring your blanket, your picnic basket and enjoy the show!
'The Rat Pack is Back' is perhaps the coolest party in town. Experience the world-famous, classic recordings of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin in this sensationally staged production that brings the music and lives of these legendary characters together again. The talented cast and 15-piece orchestra take you on a trip back to the glamorous, hot, glitzy nights of Las Vegas with songs like 'The Lady is a Tramp,' 'I've Got You Under My Skin,' 'That's Amore,' 'Fly Me to the Moon,' 'My Way' and more.
Where: Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino Boardwalk at Mississippi Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Bring the excitement of the Philadelphia Zoo to your birthday party, school, library, place of worship, community festival, summer camp, company picnic, workplace, retirement community or just about anyplace else by signing up for one of our exciting outreach programs!
Call 215-243-5235 to learn more or reserve today!
Zoo On Wheels for Classes and Assemblies. Traveling naturalists bring animals and bio-facts for an educational and exciting encounter with wildlife. These interactive programs are suitable for a single class or auditorium up to 300 people.
Zoo on Wheels Tiny Tots. This 20-30 minute program for up to 15 two-year-olds offers up-close and personal experiences to delight young children.
Little Zoo On Wheels. Discovery begins with a Little Zoo on Wheels program for your Preschool or Kindergarten classes. This 40-minute experience, designed for children ages 3-6, engages them with live animals, touchable bio-facts and plenty of participation!
Zoo On Wheels Birthday Parties. Round up your party animals and invite the Zoo to your home to host your next birthday celebration. Wherever the venue, the Zoo on Wheel Birthday Party is sure to make your party an unforgettable event. Zoo on Wheels birthday parties create a wild and memorable occasion for all!
Zoo on Wheels Booth. Have the Zoo at your next big event! The Zoo's traveling naturalists will set up a station where your guests will experience live animals and bio-facts. Guests will have the chance to engage the naturalists in lively discussions about animals and conservation.
Zoo on Wheels Go Wild After School Program. The ring of the bell signals the beginning of animal fun. These programs not only feature animals, but hands-on activities for students of all ages.
Diana: A Celebration will come to Philadelphia, showcasing the life and work of the Princess of Wales. The 10,000 square foot exhibition explores Diana's childhood, her engagement to Prince Charles, their royal wedding, their children, and Diana's life and works as a global humanitarian. The exhibit features 28 gowns including the most famous wedding dress of all time.
Diana Frances Spencer was born July 1, 1961 in Sandringham, in Norfolk. She was born at Park House, the home that her parents lived in on the estate of Queen Elizabeth II and where her childhood playmates were the Queen's younger sons: Andrew and Edward. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Edward John Spencer and Frances Ruth Burke Roche.
On the 24th of February 1981 it was announced that Lady Diana Spencer was to marry the Prince of Wales. She was the first Englishwoman to marry an heir to the throne in over 300 years. They were married on July 29, 1981, at St Paul's Cathedral, London. Watched by seven hundred and fifty million people worldwide on television.
Diana, Princess of Wales, had two sons, Prince William, born on June 21, 1982 and Prince Henry (Harry) on September 15, 1984, both born at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London.
Location National Constitution Center 525 Arch Street Independence Mall Philadelphia, PA 19106 Phone: 215-409-6600
Rowing in Philadelphia has a colorful history, made famous by Thomas Eakins and his extraordinary paintings of oarsmen on the Schuylkill River. Legends of Olympic champions have made Boathouse Row one of the most important rowing centers in the world for rowers, bicyclists, runners, dragon boaters, kayakers and others who flock to this historic recreation area in Fairmount Park.
For 38 years, The Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta has brought thousands of athletes from the region and beyond to Philadelphia for what is considered one of the best run, and most challenging head races, in the US. Its popularity caused it to recently expand the event to 2 full days. Approximately 5,000 athletes will compete and between 5,000 and 10,000 spectators typically attend this 2.5-mile head race, the grand finale of regatta racing in Philadelphia.
Competitor demographics:
•40% high school students
•30% college students
•20% masters rowers (27 and up, from still competitive Olympic medal winners to rowers who began in their 50’s. The oldest
•competitor is 78)
•10% elite rowers and those in special events: adaptive rowers, Community Rowing Program, Dragon Boats.
The best place to watch the regatta is at the Festival Area. The regatta festival…cool vendors, fun food, music, artists, games and more, is located at The Three Angels statue, approximately 1-mile north of boathouse row and the official launching area for hundreds of out-of-town boats. It is from here (or the finish line at Boathouse Row) that spectators can watch the boats battle it out on the water as they compete against the clock in this 2.5 mile race that begins at Laurel Hill Cemetery (Hunting Park Avenue and Kelly Drive).
GayBINGO! is the fabulous, irreverent, campy, wildly popular monthly event that has been entertaining Philadelphia audiences for more than a decade! GayBINGO! raises money for people in the Delaware Valley living with HIV/AIDS. Now entering its 14th season, GayBINGO! has raised over 2 million dollars to date.
Celebrating a different theme each month, hundreds of people pack the hall in Center City’s Gershman Y for a night of good old-fashioned Bingo… with a decidedly different twist! GayBINGO! is hosted by the infamous Bingo Verifying Divas (BVDs!) – a wild bunch of drag queens on roller skates who entertain the crowd with their wacky humor and always outrageous costumes.
GayBINGO! promises to be an evening of unbridled fun, complete with ridiculous musical numbers, hilarious drag queen antics, chances to win cash and fabulous prizes, and much, much more.
First Person Arts transforms the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experience.
First Person Arts is a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization dedicated to memoir and documentary art of all kinds. They host monthly StorySlams and Salons, occasional Edible World Food Tours, and an annual photography, film and writing competition culminating in the First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art every November.
First Person StorySlams are a monthly, real-life-storytelling competition co-sponsored by LEtage at 6th & Bainbridge Streets in Philadelphia. Each months theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Phillys storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate.
First Person Salons are an interactive program offering emerging and established artists and writers an opportunity to present their new memoir and documentary-based works or works-in progress, and offering audiences access to exciting new works that might otherwise go unseen.
StorySlam: Baggage--Winner and Audience Favorite Renee
First Person Arts StorySlams: Foreign Territory: Brady
The second annual Biketoberfest is a celebration of the things we love - bicycles, beer, bands and brats. Biktoberfest is a fundraiser for the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia.
Tickets are only $8 in advance/$10 at the door
Why Raise funds for the Bicycle Coalition and enjoy bicycles, bands, beer and brats.
Attractions include: ◦Live Music ◦Special Biketoberfest brew and food by Dock Street Brewery ◦Raffle Prizes ◦Complimentary Bike Valet by Neighborhood Bike Works Lederhosen not required, but highly encouraged!
When 2:00-6:00PM on Sunday, October 18, 2009
Where Dock Street Brewery & Restaurant 701 S 50th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143 Corner of 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue
GreenFest Philly is a one-day street fair FREE to the public that takes place in Philadelphia every September. Last year, over 200 exhibitors and 25,000 people attended the area's largest environmental event.
Various features included vegetarian food, sneaker recycling, live music & entertainment, kids activities, bicycle valet, yoga, local produce, green contests, composting and recycling, Eco Exchange Fashion Show & Clothing Swap, Food Symposium and Green Film Festival.
Date: September 13th Time: 11am - 6pm Location: Headhouse Square (2nd street between Pine and South Street)
A collection of the world’s best contemporary performing artists energize Philadelphia audiences each year during the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. Selected by Nick Stuccio, the Festival’s Producing Director, about half of these artists are based in Philadelphia, while others come in from across the globe. In 2009, 16 Live Arts Festival shows will be presented.
Philly Fringe
Philly Fringe is an unfiltered festival, where new and established artists present their work free of a selection process. For some it’s a once-a-year, or once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a show; for professional companies, it can be an opportunity to try something new and join in the fray. It's come one, come all! In 2009, 185 Philly Fringe shows will be self-produced by artists from throughout the region.
Date: Sept 4 - 19 Location: Various locations
Explore the website to find what you're looking for.
Hundreds of dragon boaters take to the Schuylkill River to compete in this ancient sport. The festival is a great opportunity to explore the river and the Kelly Drive area just behind the Philadelphia Art Museum.
Date: October 3rd Location: Fairmont Park
What is Dragon Boating?
It's wet, it's wild, it's an experience your team will never forget!
The world's fastest growing water sport is also the most exciting. Twenty paddlers move in unison, combining strength with teamwork in a boat whose elaborate design originates in ancient China. Dragon Boat Racing is a great sport for men and women of all ages and abilities. Anyone can do it and have fun!
Changes are you've been to your fair share of Halloween parties over the years but never one like this.
It was 1968 when an eccentric 22-year old Philadelphia man named Henri David decided to throw a Halloween bash for 300 of his friends.
More than 40 years later, David is one of Philadelphia's most successful jewelers, with a client list that includes Stevie Nicks and Elton John.
His annual extravaganza attracts upward of 4,000 costumed revelers, including some of the city's most open-minded socialites - and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who hasn't missed a ball in 13 years.
Expect a truly outlandish costumes (David's three costumes are a closely guarded secret), lots of drinking and dancing and (late) night you will never forget.
Oct 31st. Center City Sheraton; 215-732-7711 for tickets
The first Philly Naked Bike Ride was held Sunday evening under overcast skies. Hundreds of bikers -- in various states of undress -- took to the streets. PW's Jeff Fusco was there to capture the scene . . . Full story
The 13th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, which will run from September 4 – 19, 2009, will feature fifteen cutting-edge works of dance, theater, and music including 12 World or U.S. Premieres.
Acclaimed U.S. artists from Philadelphia and New York, along with internationally renowned artists from Poland, Austria, and Australia will present innovative and highly interdisciplinary performing arts events, offering a snapshot of trends at the forefront of the international performing arts scene.
The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival has garnered critical praise, national grants, and numerous awards. The Festival runs for 16 days in conjunction with the Philly Fringe, which features more than 200 self-produced artists in both traditional and unusual performance sites throughout the city.
Together, the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe draw over 40,000 people who come to be a part of “Festival time” in the city – to see innovative work, meet new people, and interact with over 2,000 artists performing in over 1,200 performances.
The 2009 Live Arts Festival line-up features a survey of contemporary movement, experimental theater, and boundary-breaking performing arts from the U.S. and beyond. “We are extremely fortunate and excited to bring pioneering international artists like Australia’s Chunky Move to Philadelphia,” says Producing Director Nick Stuccio. “In addition to contributions from visiting artists, this year’s Live Arts Festival truly highlights the incredible art being made here in the City of Philadelphia.
Over half of the Live Arts artists are Philadelphia-based companies, all of which are producing original new work for the Festival – a testament to the City’s thriving performing arts scene and creative energy.”
Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia will be celebrating the upcoming Kenny Chesney Sun City Tour, which hits Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, June 27th.
Get ready for Chesney with an exclusive pre-party performance by Caitlin & Will, winners of CMT’s Can You Duet?.
Fans will enjoy the chance to welcome Chesney’s summer tour to town, Hard Rock style! See Kenny’s tour bus roll in and win rockin’ prizes, including ticket giveaways to his concert and a limited-edition Takamine Guitar autographed by Kenny. Ya never know who might show up.
Admission to the event is a donation or a non-perishable food item at the door, which all goes to Philabundance, an organization that works to end hunger and malnutrition in the Delaware Valley by acquiring food and distributing it through organizations serving people in need.
Come join the fun.
Date: Friday, June 26th Location: Hard Rock Cafe at 12th and Market Street
That is right, Sheryl Crow is coming to Philadelphia!
Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do lyrics Hit it! This ain't no disco It ain't no country club either This is Philadelphia!
"All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die," Says the man next to me out of nowhere It's apropos Of nothing He says his name's William but I'm sure, He's Bill or Billy or Mac or Buddy And he's plain ugly to me And I wonder if he's ever had a day of fun in his whole life We are drinking beer at noon on Tuesday In a bar that faces a giant car wash The good people of the world are washing their cars On their lunch break, hosing and scrubbing As best they can in skirts in suits
They drive their shiny Datsuns and Buicks Back to the phone company, the record store too Well, they're nothing like Billy and me, cause
[Chorus] All I wanna do is have some fun I got a feeling I'm not the only one All I wanna do is have some fun I got a feeling I'm not the only one All I wanna do is have some fun Until the sun comes up over Santa Monica Boulevard
I like a good beer buzz early in the morning And Billy likes to peel the labels From his bottles of Bud He shreds them on the bar Then he lights every match in an oversized pack Letting each one burn down to his thick fingers before blowing and cursing them out And he's watching the bottles of Bud as they spin on the floor
And a happy couple enters the bar Dangerously close to one another The bartender looks up from his want ads
Chorus
Otherwise the bar is ours, The day and the night and the car wash too The matches and the Buds and the clean and dirty cars The sun and the moon but
The party starts the weekend of June 26-28 with the culinary delights of the Taste of Philadelphia on the Penn’s Landing waterfront, set to the accompaniment of live entertainment from top-notch talent and a dazzling display of fireworks over the Delaware River.
The fun revs back up July 2-5 when Philadelphia hosts millions of residents and visitors for a celebration of the nation’s birthday. The morning of July 4 begins with traditional ceremonies on historic Independence Mall, followed by a parade through storied Historic Philadelphia (new route!) with bands, flags and pageantry reminiscent of an old-fashioned Main Street, USA parade. In the afternoon, the “Party on the Parkway” will feature activities, games, food and entertainment for the whole family, set against the dramatic background of museums, attractions, architecture and flags of the world.
When the sun goes down on July 4, Philadelphia will host the biggest, most spectacular, free outdoor concert in America as chart-topping hitmakers take to the stage. The music and fun will be followed by an amazing fireworks grand finale set against the dramatic Art Museum.
Save the dates! Join us to celebrate what every Philadelphian already knows – that the best place to celebrate America’s birthday is right here, in America’s birthplace.
