This article appeared in the December 9th joke issue.
Hot Spot for Hookers:
Corner of 40th and Walnut, next to lamp post
Mon-Fri, 12 a.m., $15 for b.j., $40/hour
(215) 453-2344
Miko Oh and Lola Davenport are not whores.
This article appeared in the December 9th joke issue.
646 S. 5th St.
Mon-Fri, 9 p.m., $6.90
(215) GET-ITON
South Street has always been full of racy stores, from Condom Kingdom to the G-Spot.
Old city flowers
31 S. 3rd St.
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
(215) 215-3467
Does a man writing about flower shops make him more or less of a man?
Visiting Curator Exhibition
Creative Artists Network
237 S. 18th St., Suite 3A
(215)546-7775
Want to see artwork from an artist you probably never heard of?
A reading by Rae Armantrout
Kelly Writers House
3805 Locust Walk
Thu, 5p.m., free
(215) 573-WRIT
www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh
Rae Armantrout, who most recently wrote the book Up To Speed, is coming to read.
Laff House
221 South Street
Wed-Thu, 8:30 p.m., Fri, 8:30 p.m. & 10:45 p.m., Sat, 7 p.m., 9 p.m. & 11 p.m., ticket prices vary
(215) 440-HAHA
www.laffhouse.com
As everyone knows, Philadelphia proudly calls itself the "City of Brotherly Love." Not a day goes by without feeling shrouded in "love"-- whether it's Handy Andy screaming "Fuck you mother fucker" outside one's window, getting the hairy eyeball while ordering a sandwich at Houston Hall or almost getting hit by a Septa bus on one's way to class.
Exhibition of Indian Paintings in Tribute to the Late Dr. Alvin O. Bellak
Philadelphia Museum of Art
26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Tue-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
City Tavern
138 S. 2nd St.
Mid-day fare at 11:30 a.m., Dinner starting at 4 p.m., 3 p.m. on Sundays.
(215)413-1443
Back in 1774, City Tavern was the center of the world.
Caviar Assouline
505 Vine Street
Mon-Sat, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(215) 627-3511
Caviar, Dom Perignon, fois gras, escargot and cocaine are dietary staples of any self-respecting Penn undergrad.
Roya Bar and Hookah Lounge
1823 Sansom Street
Mon-Thu, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Fri/Sat 11 a.m. - 2 a.m.
(215) 557-0808
After seeing Alice in Wonderland at age six, it may have been your dream to blow smoke rings like the pimp Caterpillar.
Avril Lavigne
Wachovia Center
3601 Broad Street
Sun, 7:30 p.m., $32.50-$37.50
(215) 336-3600
www.comcast-spectacor.com
While promoting her new album, Under My Skin, Avril Lavigne confessed to the press that her raw, angry lyrics and volatile teen angst were rooted in carbohydrate indulgence.
Wexler Art Gallery
201 N. 3rd St.
Tue-Sat, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., free
(215) 923-7030
www.wexlergallery.com
When some think of art galleries, they conjure up an image of white walls and paintings that confuse the hell out of anyone who's not an MFA student.
The Legendary Blue Horizon
1314 N. Broad St.
Fight Times Vary
(215) 629-3239
www.thelegendarybluehorizon.com
The Blue Horizon is legendary, but not because the Rocky films1-4 were filmed there.
The Sound of Market Street
15 S. 11th St.
Mon-Sat, 9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
(215) 925-3150
The Sound of Market Street is a music lover's heaven, with loads of CDs and vinyl albums.