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Wednesdays throughout July, Bleu Martini's Charity Happy Hours will be benefiting Once Upon A Nation. Go between 5:30 and 7:30 and enjoy free hors d'oeuvres and drink specials, and have 15% of your tab donated to this worthy endeavor.

"Where's the Philadelphia Orchestra?" you might ask. Well, they're on tour of the US for the next two weeks. We'll certainly miss them, but wish them the best while on the road.

Today a new family-friendly attraction is opening at 6th and Race, courtesy Once Upon A Nation and Fairmount Park, and in celebration of Ben Franklin's 300th birthday. It's the new Franklin Square (more on its history here), featuring an old-fashioned carousel with 30 horses; a restored 19th century fountain; a picnic area (with food provided, it sounds like); an 18-hole Philly-themed mini golf course (called, appropriately enough, Philly Mini Golf); and two new "state-of-the-art" playgrounds - one for the little kids, and "a more challenging one" for the bigger kids. Sounds very cool, although we're not sure how a playground can be "state-of-the-art" - or "more challenging," for that matter. We're particularly excited about the Philly Mini Golf. We couldn't care less about boring old real golf, but putting your ball over the B. Franklin bridge, up the steps of the Art Museum, and then into the Liberty Bell? That's pure entertainment. We don't think there are any windmills in Philly, but now we kind of wish there were because one of those really puts any course over the top. Anyway, everything's free for kids 2 and under, while slightly older kids will pay $6 for the golf and $2 for the carousel, and adults will pay $8 for the golf and $3 for the carousel. The square will be open 10AM-9PM through Labor Day; check the website for fall hours. Now, when are they going to reopen the old Franklin Square PATCO station?

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It's National Women's History Month. Here's a few local ways to commemorate the women who shaped our world:

Is Betsy Ross's house haunted? What about Arch Street Meeting House? Christ Church Burial Ground? The Free Quaker Meeting House? (Are none of our historical hotspots free from ghosts?) Take the Cobwebs and Cobblestones twilight candlelight tour and find out for sure - through the tales of some helpful, historical characters...including one-time Philadelphia resident and Mr. Meloncholy himself, Edgar Allan Poe. And if the creepiness isn't enough to lure you in, cookies and cider complete the tour.