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Daily Email - Thursday - 5/15/2024
Get ready to unleash your inner disco diva! You Should Be Dancing Queen is taking over The Trestle Inn on May 23rd. Celebrate the music of ABBA and the Bee Gees at Philly’s legendary happy hour dance party. Win a $50 gift bar tab!*
JUST ANNOUNCED
Empire of the Sun bring their cosmic dance party to Philly with a special afterparty at The Barbary on May 20th. Don’t miss the chance to keep the night going with G I N A & Jesse Tyler on the decks. RSVP for $5 tickets!*
Tacos and Tequila Festival is coming to Wild Things Park on June 28th! Enjoy food from the area’s best taco chefs, a queso & salsa competition, lucha libre wrestling, and our famous Chihuahua Beauty Pageant. Win VIP tickets!*
Brooklyn indie favorites Beach Fossils hit First Unitarian Church on November 2nd, joined by Being Dead. Tickets drop tomorrow!
Nation of Language bring their acclaimed synth-pop to Union Transfer on October 29th. Tickets go on sale this Friday!
Check out the other announcements this week from The Wonder Years, Kali Uchis, La Dispute, Ab-Soul, Pile, & more!
CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY
Celebrate International Museum Day this Sunday, May 18th, with free admission at museums across Philly! Check out our free museum days guide to find out which Philly museums are offering free admission.
THIS WEEKEND
👾 Eat & Play Combo
Whenever @ Dave & Buster’s
If you haven’t tried the Eat & Play Combo at Dave & Buster’s yet, you’re missing out—$19.99 gets you a legit meal, a drink, and Power Card. Find your reason to hit your local D&B today!*
🎤 Japanese Breakfast
Tonight & Tomorrow @ The Met (8PM)
Philly’s own indie-pop trailblazers Japanese Breakfast return for two hometown shows that promises lush soundscapes, cathartic singalongs, and all the feels.
🍝 South 9th Street Italian Market Festival
Saturday & Sunday @ South 9th Street (10AM)
Mangia! Seven blocks of pasta, cannoli, live music, and Philly’s legendary greased-pole climb fuel this annual Italian Market Festival.
🍷 Philly Wine Fest: Spring Edition
Saturday @ Philadelphia Zoo (12PM & 4:30PM)
Sip and swirl your way through unlimited tastings from top wineries, sample bites from local chefs, and discover new favorites.
🎸 MJ Lenderman & The Wind
Saturday @ Franklin Music Hall (8:30PM)
Alt-country rising star MJ Lenderman storms Franklin Music Hall for a night of buzzy new rockers and rowdy fun.
LOCALS ONLY
The Christian-to-Crescent connector officially opens Saturday, unveiling 2,800 feet of new pedestrian and bike trail—including a 650-foot cable-stayed “harp” bridge—linking Grays Ferry Crescent to the Schuylkill River Trail.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has rolled out Édouard Manet’s The Croquet Party, generously loaned by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City as part of their “Museum Bowl” Super Bowl bet.
Foodies take note: two of Philly’s most anticipated restaurant openings arrive this week. Fishtown’s Amá throws open its doors with a seasonally driven Mexican menu tonight, and Chef Chris Cryer’s fine-dining Leo at the Kimmel Center debuts May 23rd, serving artful American-international dishes in a sleek new space.
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That’s all for today, folks. See you tomorrow!