Category Archives: Things to do

Housekeeping, house moving, and Spring Cleanup.

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Diana

Oh, my sweet blog, I’ve neglected you again! I have a really good excuse this time, I promise, for I was in the midst of house renting hell. My week was nothing but headaches, leases, and legal jargon.  It all … Continue reading →

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Hey, jerks. Do something!

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Diana

If you’ve been thinking about giving back to the community, but you aren’t sure how, don’t worry. Philly’s got you covered this week.   Phillies Paint The Town Red Week started today to get ready for opening  night on Sunday. The … Continue reading →

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Rock out with your raven out!

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Diana

Kudos to the Free Library of Philadelphia for knowing how to put on a party. On Saturday, January 10th, Philadelphia celebrated Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th birthday (which isn’t actually until January 19th. I assume that either they didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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Mummers Update

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Diana

As a good South Philadelphian, I’ve been following the Mummer’s drama with a peaked interest. If you have no idea what’s going on, there’s been debate over how much the Mummers will get to finance their parade this year. First … Continue reading →

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Pub crawl tomorrow.

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Diana

Gentle readers, If you already read Phillylush’s sister blog, The Philadelphia ExBEERiment, then you know about the South Philly pub crawl planned for tomorrow. If you don’t, then…you should. More info on times, locations, and specials (that’s right. The lovely … Continue reading →

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Diana

Sadly, I will not be attending this performance tonight, but that doesn’t mean everyone else can’t. For one night only, this summer’s Philadelphia cast will reunite to perform Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Trocadero (with the amazingly talented … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Screening Tonight

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Diana

Now, I know most of Philadelphia has other plans tonight, but if you don’t care about sports the lovely Rachel Riot would like you to know about an event. There will be a sneak-peak screening of Summer Heights High at … Continue reading →

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The fae assaults Philadelphia!

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Diana

This will be the second year in a row I miss Faerie Con (and, coincidentally, the second year of  Faerie Con), the largest convention of faeries in the world. It’s happening this weekend at the Philadelphia Convention Center. I really … Continue reading →

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The Boss takes the Parkway

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Diana

Depending on your personality/feelings about crowds/political affiliation, this is either a reason to rejoice or get the hell out of Center City Saturday.  Saturday, Bruce Springsteen will be playing a free show on the Ben Franklin Parkway.  Here’s the press … Continue reading →

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ProjectTwenty1 film festival

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Diana

I received an e-mail from a friend of mine today, and I thought I’d pass it along to you fine folks: Hi all, I just wanted to share this with you. My friends are doing the ProjectTwenty1 film festival this … Continue reading →

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