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Restaurant Week! Put This on Your Calendar!

The next Center City District Restaurant Week presented by TD Bank is coming up soon, January 20-25 & January 27- February 1. Participating restaurants offer three-course dinners for only $35 and three-course lunches for $20. Plus, some participants are offering their Restaurant Week menus on Saturday! For a complete list of restaurants, menus and easy online reservations through OpenTable, visit: CenterCityPhila.org/RestaurantWeek.

Keep up on Center City District Restaurant Week presented by TD Bank events on Twitter @PhilaRestWeek

 

-Center City District

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Poet-Tree en Motion in Philadelphia!

Need a study break? Come to Poet-Tree en Motion at the Rotunda in Philadelphia. This is a free event on Monday December 17th beginning at 7 pm.
http://www.therotunda.org/event-categories/poet-tree-en-motion

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Far Away Show- Great to Look Forward To…

As someone that is interested in Chicano culture, I’m very excited for this! It takes place April 20th.Check out the description below and the link for more info!

“Intercultural Journeys presents excerpts from the concert opera, Guadalupe: Our Lady of the Roses. This dynamic work concludes the Crossing Cultures initiative to connect the Center City arts world and the arts and culture of Latino communities of Philadelphia. Written by James DeMars, Guadalupe emphasizes the themes of reconciliation, tolerance, nonviolence, and love between warring cultures. DeMars score uses Spanish, English, Nahautl, and Latin to present its themes. Intercultural Journeys’ Artistic Director and Philadelphia Orchestra cellist, Udi Bar-David has assembled an extraordinary group of artists for this project and is collaborating with organizations such as Artistas y Músicos Latino Americanos, Taller Puertorriqueño, the Dalí Quartet, and Elite Strings Progam.”

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Got some last minute shopping to do?

Then head on over to Greensgrow Farm for their Holiday Bazaar! Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 11-4. Find cool, one-of-a-kind items as you browse among the different vendors. To get there, take the R-100 to 69th St, and then the Market-Frankford Line to Front St and Berks. http://www.greensgrow.org/farm/modules/news/article.php?storyid=669

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The Nutcracker!

Are you a ballet fan? Do you enjoy magical holiday traditions? Then come see The Nutcracker at the Academy of Music! Opening this Friday night and playing for the next two weekends, this show will warm your spirits and get you ready for winter break. Tickets are available for a little as $20, but there may be limited seating, so buy them asap! To get there, take the R-5 to Suburban Station, walk to Market and 16th, then take the 32 bus to Broad and Locust. https://www.paballet.org/nutcracker

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Philly Museum Gift Shops With Unique Holiday Gift Ideas

uwishunu.com compiles a list of museum gift shops to consider for unique holiday presents for this year. Plan a trip to some of the museums and get some holiday shopping done as well!
http://www.uwishunu.com/2012/12/roundup-museum-gift-shops-in-philadelphia-to-consider-for-unique-holiday-presents-this-season/

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Sound Of Music Sing Along

Love the Sound of Music? Take a study break during Finals Week and come to a Sound Of Music sing along at 7:15 pm on Tuesday December 18th  at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute! If you wear a costume, you get a free popcorn.
http://www.brynmawrfilm.org/films/?id=653

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Finals Freakout Fuel!

The Muslim Students Assn is selling these Finals Freakout Baskets to raise money for the PCRF (Palestine Children’s Relief Fund). The baskets have an assortment of items students normally gather to help them through finals. (You can also reuse the basket for…anything really!)
Look out for them in the Campus Center Main Lounge on Wednesday (around lunchtime) and Thursday and Friday evening, 8-10 pm.
Baskets are priced at $8 and $10 (their sizes and contents differ).
more info at: http://www.facebook.com/events/461405323924008/

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Starry Night

Do you like stargazing? Then come to the Franklin Institute on Sunday morning! At 11:30 and 12:30,astronomer Derrick Pitts will lead workshops giving you a virtual look at the constellations that form the Winter Circle. The event is included in admission to the Titanic Exhibit, so enjoy that while you’re there! Tickets are $29. To get to the Franklin Institute, take the R-5 to Suburban Station, go to the intersection of  JFK Boulevard and 17th St, then ride the 33 bus to 20th and Race Street.  http://www.uwishunu.com/2012/12/explore-the-winter-skies-with-chief-astronomer-derrick-pitts-at-the-franklin-institute-this-sunday-december-9/

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Like Potato Latkes?

Then come to this year’s Latke Palooza! This recently begun Philly tradition will be sure to make your taste buds sing. With mouthwatering latkes of all kinds, you can eat yummy until you begin to feel like it’s Thanksgiving all over again. From 2-4 on December 9th. Because the Latke Palooza is always a big hit, it’s wise to get your tickets in advance, and it will also save you money. Although $16 a person ( for advance tickets) isn’t quite free, true foodies will be willing to splurge a little bit. To get there, take the R-5 to Suburban Station, then the 32 bus to Broad St. and Pine. The Gersham Y Community Center is a a short walk from the bus stop. http://www.gershmany.org/programs/latkapalooza.cfm

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