Archive for September, 2008
Psst…go ahead and touch it: Please Touch Museum Gala
One thing they’ve learned over 11 years of expansion – kids like to touch stuff. REALLY like to touch stuff. We’ve built an entire museum based on that little truism of life. Now it’s time to show off the new space with a momentous Gala intended to thank supporters and donors and give them a [...]
If only mother would buy me crayons: Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
If I was a hard-working local artist I’d be sure to say “Bravo!” to the Community Arts Center (CAC) in Wallingford, PA, at least once a year. Six years ago, a group of artists working at CAC organized the event which became the Fine Arts and Crafts Festival. This year it takes place Saturday and [...]
Suspense, fear, saving bucks on animal food at the zoo: Halloween Guide
Lucky! You have stumbled across ThisWeekInPhilly’s Halloween Guide to activities in the Philadelphia area. If Halloween is your favorite time of year or you simply have nothing better to do than while away your precious life reading random topics on the Internet – the spook stops here. If it ain’t on our list, it ain’t [...]
Greatest play? It’s in the discussion: Barefoot In The Park
Barefoot In The Park was Neil Simon’s third play and perhaps one of his best. Maybe one of the best plays written ever. We won’t get into a discussion of such high praise at this juncture. It always ends up with someone crying and someone else falling down a flight of stairs. Let’s just say [...]
Blame Carlo for all this excellence: La Famiglia
Today, La Famiglia stands as one of the finest Italian landmarks in Philadelphia and a veritable institution of the city’s vibrant dining scene for more than thirty years. But where does such excellence come from? In this case, the genesis of culinary creativity dates back to 1947 in postwar Naples where Carlo Sena began the [...]
One! One Halloween Spooktacular! The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular
Nobody knows Halloween like Sesame Street’s The Count and it’s getting close to his favorite time of year again. German-American Weekend! Wait, that’s not right. For years, The Count has been the go-to guy…umm…muppet when you’ve got kids who need just the right amount of spooking. You know, enough to make them shriek but nothing [...]
Partying like the Irish: German-American Weekend
The Germans are coming! The Germans are coming! Oh wait, they’ve already been here in Philadelphia for 325 years. Not to worry. Seems to be working out well so far. It’s that time of year again – the German Society will be hosting a full slate of activities surrounding German-American Weekend October 1-6, 2008.
Germans have [...]
