Archive for July, 2008
A Frenchman (or woman) for the day: Beau Monde
Who among us doesn’t like a good crepe or two? From the Northwest region France, in an area called Brittany, they come rolling down the streets of Philadelphia to land squarely on your plate at Beau Monde.
You should go there quickly.
What is a crepe? You don’t know, you poor wretched soul? Let me see if [...]
You’re buggin me – quit it! Milk & Cookies Show
I don’t say this very often (only twice a week or so), but I may have found the coolest place in all of the Philadelphia region – maybe in the entire world and all of recorded history as well. Are you so excited you might soil yourself from anticipation?
No one wants that, so I’ll tell [...]
We’re gonna make a jailbreak: Tunnel Escape Weekend
Did you know stupid criminals are a part of Philadelphia history? It’s true, just ask anyone who works at Eastern State Penitentiary. They can tell you all you need to know about one of the most famous prison breaks, the 1945 Eastern State Tunnel Escape. Maybe the escaped convicts weren’t actually stupid but it’s interesting [...]
Kickin’ it down in Bethlehem: Musikfest
It ain’t exactly in Philadelphia but it’s close.
Musikfest started big and has been growing ever since. In 1984, nearly 182,000 people descended upon Bethlehem, PA, to attend a “small”, grass-roots music festival, where 118 performers were featured across six stages. Two decades later the event has exploded into a 10 day musical spectacular that attracts more [...]
Whydah heck not become a modern day pirate? Real Pirates Exhibit
It may not have started as a part of Philadelphia history but it is now. There’s nothing quite like a good pirate story to shiver me timbers, so let’s get started.
The year was 1717. It was a violently stormy night in April off the coast of Cape Cod when Captain “Black Sam” Bellamy’s pirate career [...]
All I wanna do is have…tea in the Sahara with you: Music Wrap Up
We come to the end of another thrilling week in life on earth. As usual, it’s time to look forward and obsess on the live music coming to Philadelphia and the region in the near future. We’ve got big EVENTS with Sheryl Crow, The Police and Elvis Costello, and then we’ve got smaller HAPPENINGS with [...]
The laugh police don’t have a chance: ComedySportz
There are two laugh out loud shows in Philadelphia every Saturday at 7:30 pm and 10:00pm. Don’t even ask what they are. Just go there and get ready for the sort of entertaining evening you don’t find often. Okay, okay, I’ll tell you what it is.
It’s called ComedySportz and what the heck does that mean? [...]
