Tonight is a surprisingly robust Tuesday night. We're fairly speechless about the breadth and depth of our trio of events for the evening. Or we are just running out of witticisms to pepper throughout our intros.

MINUS THE BEAR AT THE FILLMORE
Why? Because they're awesome and you're not. Well, maybe you are (after all, you certainly have excellent taste in blogs), but we bet you haven't played the Fillmore (yeah, we know it's the TLA, but try telling them that). Minus the Bear have been rocking bearless for a long time and, regardless of what you think of Portugal. The Man and Elk, Minus the Bear guarantee a Tuesday well spent. Don't believe us? You can have a listen, if you choose. Moody and passionate, all with a technical bent and sense of humor that we all wish we possessed. Get it? Didn't think so. Neither did we. And that's the point.
WHO: Anyone! 21+ to booze it on up.
WHERE: The Fillmore at the TLA, 3rd and South Streets (map)
WHEN: Doors at 7pm, rock at 8pm
HOW MUCH: $18 advance, $20 at the door. Get 'em here.

STATE STORE WINE BUYING GUIDE
We will be honest. This isn't cheap. But then again, neither is good wine. So we assume that the target audience for this event is willing to shell out some green in exchange for the knowledge one needs to select the right bottle of red or white. The Wine School of Philadelphia makes sure you get educated before you get inebriated. They're hosting this part lecture, part tasting, part Q&A—and they know what they're talking about. That's why there are only 4 spots left. So stop second-guessing yourself and celebrate the success of your slightly creative tax return. Yeah. You. You know who you are. Drink up! Because the only thing worse than being audited is not knowing which wine to drink. Right? We thought so.
WHO: 21+
WHERE: The Wine School of Philadelphia, Fairmount Avenue, between 20th and 21st Streets (map)
WHEN: From 7:30pm to 9:30pm
HOW MUCH: $37.99. That cent fools us all into thinking it costs less than $38. Clever marketers! They fooled us again! Get 'em here.

FROM THE MAYOR'S HOUSE TO A HORSE HAIR FACTORY: THE "CONSERVATION" OF POWEL HOUSE
Okay, so this one is kind of pricey, too. And horse hair factory? We thought horses just came that way. Who knows? All we do know is that sometimes we're forced by the sheer naming convention of a particular event to list it, regardless of whether or not we consider it a value. Sure, the fact that the Powel House's horse-hair-history extravaganza is being curated by none other than Frank Vagnone, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks and features discussion of the house's 250-year lifespan, should be enough to draw a crowd. But the truth is that the horse hair conundrum is what has us counting the change in the nether-realms of our car seats and cubicles. Saddle up and pay attention! It's a conservation conversation. Go ahead. Say it three times fast. We dare you.
WHO: Anyone!
WHERE: Presented by the Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, at Physick House, 4th Street between Spruce and Pine Streets (map)
WHEN: From 6pm to 8pm
HOW MUCH: $30. Go here and download the registration form (PDF). Bring it to the event. Oh, and they'll have soft drinks and refreshments (just like they did at that other lecture we mentioned—the one we pasted this ticket info from...). Oh, and we know you actually said conservation conversation three times fast. We heard you... we're right behind you!

Kidding.

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The listed events were chosen by the editors of Phillyist and brought to you by the 2009 Toyota Corolla.