June 10, 2008
Can't Miss This!
Happy Portugal Day!
ANDRE DUBUS III: THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS
We had to list this reading/signing because we had heard on NPR that the novel is about "terrorists and strippers." The author himself is most notable for coming down with a severe case of fame after Oprah implored her minions to read The House of Sand and Fog and they did so, in rabid droves. According to the Library's web site, a group of hijackers involved in September 11th really did go to a Florida strip club. There's no doubting the man's ability to weave a storyline, and it's always enlightening to get the skinny from the writer, instead of relying on your "well-read" friend who finished Harry Potter in, like, an hour. No offense, Potheads. Hey, Last Days is really long, too: give it a chance!
WHO: Anyone!
WHERE: The Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch, 19th and Vine Streets (map)
WHEN: 7pm
HOW MUCH:Free! Call 215-567-4341 for more info.
THE ADRIENNE THEATER PRESENTS: THE PHILLY FAN
We never get what we want. But, more importantly, we never get what we expect. All too often, Philadelphia sports fans are taken to the brink of ecstasy, to the very edge of the playoff universe, only to be abandoned in the vast, expansive desert of loss and disappointment. The only saving grace is that fan sitting next to us, or nodding their support as we rant and bitch our way down a city sidewalk, despairing that cloning technology has yet to allow us to put 9 Chase Utleys on the field. Enough jokes from us. We're sure you'll get an earful tonight from Theater Exile's one man homage to the truly suffering artist: the Philadelphia sports fan creative enough to convincingly defend his team(s).
WHO: Anyone!
WHERE: The Playground at The Adrienne Theater, 20th and Sansom Streets (map)
WHEN: 7pm
HOW MUCH: Tickets are $50. Tonight is opening night, so you'll enjoy a reception after the show. Get 'em here.
BAR NOIR: EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
Another recycle job. Third time's the charm? Here's an idea: leave your favorite happy hour or bar deal in the comments, and we'll work it into an upcoming Can't Miss This!. Bar Noir every freaking night: $3 Miller High Life & Light Bottles, $3 Olde E Pounders, $3 Jager Shots, $3 Tuaca shots, $4 Evel Knievel Shots, $5 Heineken Keg Cans, $6 Jager & Red Bull Bombs and $5 Tuaca & Red Bull.
WHO: 21+
WHERE: Bar Noir, 18th Street, between Sansom and Chestnut (map)
WHEN: Right after work! Should we not act so excited?
HOW MUCH: A lot less than it'll cost you to drink elsewhere. How does that sound? Good? Bad? Ugly?
Image via Flickr user http://flickr.com/photos/hamed/254006634/Hamed Saber, remixed with Fotoflexer
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Portugal Day seems quite random.
And if we want to see morons go on about historically bad sports teams we'll go to a sports bar and save $50!
But alas, any Philly sports fan in a sports bar, probably watching Philly sports, is likely to need about $50 of alcohol to make the situation bearable, anyway. So it balances out.
We are not a masochist and/or Philly sports fan, ergo we save $50. Let us just say our favourite Phillie of all time is Mitch Williams.
Now, we have fond childhood memories of riding the streetcar and going to Exhibition Stadium to see the Jays. We loved it when the CNE was on since you got into the CNE and the Hockey Hall of Fame for the price of the Jays ticket. Then everyone moved downtown, well not the CNE the Jays moved into the Skydome (we refuse to call it the Rogers Centre!) and the Hockey HOF moved into BCE Place (yes it is Brookfield Place now, but we are stuck in our ways!).
Now watching a Philly sports fan consume $50 worth of alcohol would be a sight, eh!
If we're good for anything, it's $50 of alcohol. That's a fact!