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Party like it’s 1789 when Fairmount goes French! Fairmont Pub Crawl

The peasants are revolting!

Of course they are. They don’t bathe regularly.

Did you know that when the French people stormed the Bastille on July 14, 1789, there were only seven prisoners languishing in the gloomy towers of that esteemed and despised edifice? Seven. Still, for seven people a movement was born. The event became a flashpoint for the French revolution and rise of the republic.

These days you can go on down to the vicinity of the Fairmount neighborhood on Thursday, July 10, 2008, at 23rd and Fairmount, and do a little Frenchie-style celebrating of your own. Starts at 7:00 pm.

Come on! Let’s party like it was 1789.

Fairmount goes French with Kronenbourg 1664 beer specials all night at participating restaurants and bars. Wanna know what you get when you buy a Kronenbourg? A French pick-up line coin! Collect all four. Just think. Four chances to get slapped and virtually no chance of scoring. Better have another beer.

Here’s where the fun will be:

Aspen – 25th and Aspen,

Belgian Cafè – 21st & Green, 215.235.3500
Book your reservations now! That means immediately.

Bishop’s Collar – 24th and Fairmount
Relax here with great food and drink specials after a hard day of Storming the Bastille - Eastern State Penitentiary that is.

Illuminaire – 2321 Fairmount

London Grill – 23rd and Fairmount
Pah! No guillotine can stop Marie from hosting an after-the-beheading party. Grilled sausage, Pommery champagne, Kronenbourg beer, live French music – hey, don’t forget to test out your pick-up lines.

Rembrandt’s – 23rd and Aspen
Can you handle four days of celebrating French Independence? This Bastille Day party features live music from “The Guys with Ties”. $3 Kronenbourg specials the entire time. Plus a real live attempted beheading of Marie Antoinette! A fun time will be had by all.

St. Stephen’s Green – 1701 Green Street
Designed in Ireland and built by Irish craftsman, come for the resplendent woodwork, comfortable seating and inviting atmosphere. Eat a good meal. Raise a pint or two. Enjoy time with your friends. Oh yeah, we’re Fairmount French Fling worthy.

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