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Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'avenueofthearts'

September 16, 2008

This view looks an awful lot like the one from this Phillyist's old apartment building. It was the only good thing about the place.......

Continue Reading "Sunset and Then Some"

July 16, 2008

Just in time for the the 200th birthday of the Walnut Street Theatre, the Walnut's Producing Artistic Director Bernard Havard and Managing Director Mark D. Sylvester have released a photo-history book in the popular Images of America series. The pair will be answering questions and signing copies of Walnut Street Theatre tonight at the Avenue of the Arts Borders location, beginning at 7PM. The event is free, and no reservations will be required.......

Continue Reading "But... They Don't Look a Day Over 125!"

April 7, 2008

We're trying to bring you a better Monday than you're used to, but sometimes it's difficult to have fun on a Monday, even if you find something interesting to do. That's why we propose that Monday be altogether stricken from existence. We know that Tuesday would take its place, but it would be several generations before Tuesday took on the meaning for posterity that Monday holds for us now. Then, they could just bring......

Continue Reading "Can't Miss This!"

April 4, 2008

All seasons have their harbingers, but spring's seem to be the prettiest, especially in the D.C.-to-Boston corridor that we're strategically placed in. What makes springtime so lovely in these parts, you might ask? Well it's certainly not the weather we've been having of late. We were thinking more along the lines of the annual appearance of fluffy pink and white cherry blossoms on trees throughout Fairmount Park, commemorated annually with the Subaru Cherry Blossom......

Continue Reading "Sakura"

November 12, 2007

Wednesday's event on South Broad Street was as much a six-block-long performance as it was a lighting display. Even before the brief speeches by three of the event's organizers, the Avenue of the Arts was a circus of performers on stilts or in costume. Afterwards, the street became even more active as five bands started playing and the crowds lined up to purchase food from the outdoor stands set up by nearby restaurants. Terra......

Continue Reading "Night Lights on South Broad"

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