- November 14th, 2008
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I may have a little good natured fun at their expense in the following paragraphs but obviously AC/DC and Madonna are as big as it gets when it comes to music passing through the Philadelphia area. Yo…
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Learned something today – the shortened version of chrysanthemums is mums. Who knew? I didn’t! I now stride more confidently through the world of flowers secure in the knowledge I am no longer…
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- November 13th, 2008
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The glorious music of Tchaikovsky returns to the Delaware Valley area, landing at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center once again. What? It’s The Nutcracker, silly, which is only the most mass…
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Sanitation truck driver turned Philadelphia community activist Paul “Earthquake” Moore is set for the 13th Annual Celebrity Turkey Run on Saturday, November 22, 2008. The event gets underw…
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- November 12th, 2008
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While the present Governor of California is a well known Austrian export, let’s not overlook the wines! They’re pretty well-toned also. Wines of Austria and Germany take center stage at Wo…
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Santa’s job is never done, so it’s a good thing he seems to like what he’s doing. The round guy gets Peddler’s Village off to a festive holiday start with the Grand Illuminatio…
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- November 11th, 2008
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Harry Potter fans looking for things to do in Philadelphia before you lose your will to continue existing? Now that the last book has been written and the last potion concocted, they mope listlessly a…
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There are few things as satisfying in this life as a good sandwich. But what can you do when you’re living homeless on the streets and can’t swing the purchase of one really good (or even…
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- November 10th, 2008
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Remember the movie The Sixth Sense? I think one of the reasons it was so wildly popular was that it relied on good old fashioned creepiness that wiggled its way down into your bones as the story progr…
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Remember, whenever there’s a pub crawl you don’t have to drink until you literally must crawl to continue moving. It’s supposed to be a figure of speech. But Novemberfest Pub Crawl 2…
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Maybe you never associated the Philadelphia Orchestra with Native-American culture before but it’s time to wrap your brain around that concept. This upcoming celebration of the magic wisdom and…
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- November 7th, 2008
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Coming from almost polar opposite sides of the musical credibility spectrum, The Cheetah Girls and Shawn Colvin are the big draws in Philadelphia this week. Seems odd that Colvin gets the Tiny Room wh…
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Think you might have a budding Spielberg of Hitchcock on your hands with your teen or tween aged child? Could be you’re right. One way to find out is to plan on taking them to the Free Library o…
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Stuff yourself silly with food prepared by over 56 Philadelphia restaurants and bakeries to help those who face hunger every day. Huh? No, really. Chestnut Hill College is partnering with the Northwes…
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- November 6th, 2008
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If the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts did any preliminary research into the term ‘bacchanal” before deciding to insert it into the title of their upcoming event – I’m impressed…
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Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII and one might conclude that her life did not end on a happy note, seeing as how she was convicted of witchcraft, adultery, incest, high treason, and summa…
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- November 5th, 2008
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If your make-up routine has been in a state of suspended animation since high school, maybe it’s time to re-visit the subject. Meet Market Adventures is back with another amazing event. This tim…
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Here’s your chance to revisit the trauma of weddings gone past. This is such a delicious idea I can’t imagine who wouldn’t want to participate. It’s the Bridesmaid’s Ball…
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The renowned Marketplace Design Center is not normally open to the public – until now. Design for a Cause is a two day event that tosses 100 extraordinary Philadelphia area designers, florists, and…
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- November 3rd, 2008
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The story that Little Mikey of LIFE Cereal television commercial fame died from the explosive effects of mixing Pop Rocks candy and soft drinks is untrue. The proof is here. Well, maybe Snopes is not…
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Wait! Don’t throw yourself off that building yet. There IS a reason to continue living and it’s called the 2008 First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art, which is being held pri…
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show is here! The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft show is here! Maybe you’re not excited enough to say it twice – yet. But stick with me and you might be.…
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- October 31st, 2008
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Somebody call the 1980’s! New Kids On The Block are on tour. It’s okay. As far as I can tell, this is NOT one of the signs of the apocalypse. They either got bored sitting around counting…
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What is it with this unhealthy compulsion to close down bridges and let thousands of people run across them? Down in the Keys it’s Seven Mile Bridge. Here in Philadelphia it’s the Ben Franklin…
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Thanks to the madness of some of our roving reporters (and fellow Twippies) who are just mad enough to be having “Breakfast on Broad Street” - the photos are already coming in to the offic…
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The Travesty Dance Group (TDG) is based in three separate cities simultaneously – Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Houston. It would seem to be no small feat to get anything together, much less such a b…
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- October 30th, 2008
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At 12:00 Noon, on Halloween Friday, October 31st, 2008 – The Philadelphia Phillies World Championship Parade will be held! It will begin at 20th & Market Streets, proceeding to Philadelphia’s…
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Do you slowly slide out of sight behind the couch and crawl out of the room when talk turns to matching food and wine? You’re not the only one. Lots of people are intimidated, maybe even terrifi…
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Who you gonna call when a 9 foot tall, 3 eyed giant opens a can of whup ass on your village? Not Ghostbusters! They wouldn’t stand a chance. What will the previously happy people of Back-of-Beyo…
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- October 29th, 2008
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Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies - Major League Baseball’s 2008 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!! I’m sure I speak for most in the great City of Philadelphia when I say it’s wonderful…
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I love gala events in the Philadelphia area. They seem to always include wine, food, and song, a trio that surely needs to be inducted into the Hall of Fame at some point. The 6th Annual Taste of Lamb…
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Holding their slogan high, those intrepid folks from Meet Market Adventures are at it again - where singles and adventure meet. This time around its bowling and, under the right conditions, there̵…
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Lock and load, kids, because today (right now) we’re all going to learn about the history of the esteemed apple. Why would we devote valuable breathing time of our life on earth to such a seemin…
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- October 28th, 2008
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Delaware is a great place to buy antiques. Gotta love that tax free shopping. No, I’m not just making that up out of thin air. Let me find that quote. What the Maine Antique Digest actually said…
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Only in America can someone as truly and deliciously weird as John Waters have a smash Broadway hit like Hairspray, which is preparing for a two month run November 4, 2008 through January 4, 2009, at…
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Sometimes a free giveaway is worth about what you pay for it. Not so with the 12th Annual Signature Chef’s Auction of Philadelphia Friday, November 7, 2008, at Harrah’s Chester Casino. Thi…
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- October 27th, 2008
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What would your campaign look like if you were running for president? Would you opt for the slash and burn, take-no-prisoners approach or maybe you’d choose to grind opponents’ reputations…
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I’m sure that all readers of this publication are intimately familiar with the history of Lithuania BUT…here’s a quick re-cap in case you didn’t graduate from high school yesterday…
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If you’re into popular African-American art, and I mean REALLY into world art, there’s a little show taking place in Philadelphia you might want to know about. It’s called the 23rd A…
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- October 23rd, 2008
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Sometimes you get the sinking feeling that you’re letting the kids watch way too much television and play way too many video games. Get of that feeling once and for all by taking them to one of…
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You want to taste some wine? It’s time to talk to Tim. Tim’s Liquors, that is. Why? Because on Saturday, November 1, 2008, from 6:30-9:30 PM, Tim’s Liquors and Hockessin Athletic Clu…
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It’s a Halloween scavenger hunt with a spooky (of course) twist brought to you by those spirited adventurers at Watson Adventures. This one is called The Ghosts of Philadelphia Family Scavenger…
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- October 22nd, 2008
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Let’s see if we can crawl into Victor Frankenstein’s head for a moment and find his recipe for human life. Skulk around the local slaughterhouse, cemeteries, and dissecting halls – if yo…
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There’s free parking and refreshments. What more do you need to know? Go already! More information? Always with the incessant demands for more information. Oh wait - that’s what we do her…
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The 21st Century Society wants you to join them for an evening of Martinis and Mozart Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at 6 PM. Where, you say? For the love of all that is classical music, you must tell m…
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- October 21st, 2008
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Things get a little bit different at the Philadelphia Museum of Art after 5 PM on Friday evenings. By ‘different’ I mean a little less sedate, a little more wacky. This unique brand of entertainme…
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More power to the flowers! More power to the flowers! Or something like that. Sorry, it was the best I could do at the time. But even though you’ll be benefiting the Phoenixville Area Business Assoc…
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The 14th Annual Give The Shirt Off Your Back (GTSOYB) gala event will be held at the Rittenhouse Hotel Friday, October 31, 2008, at 7 PM. This year it’s a Venetian Masked Ball with ALL proceeds goin…
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- October 20th, 2008
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Every single day in Philadelphia police, firefighters, and medics go out into the streets to put their life on the line to give us a better quality of life. Sometimes they die in the line of duty. The…
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Our two major party candidates go around yapping about how this is the most important election in United States history…blah blah blah. I’ve heard that before every four years for my entire lifeti…
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