House Music
Siam Lotus
931 Spring Garden Street
Thu, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $15-$20
(215) 769-2031
www.siamlotuscuisine.com
Siam Lotus, nestled on drab Spring Garden Street, is a fine Thai restaurant with cheery, modern decor.
215 Festival All-Stars Variety Hour
Tritone
1508 South Street
Fri, 8 p.m, $12
(215) 545-0475
www.215festival.com
Liberate your minds and come to a place where literature meets lyrics, authors are as entertaining as bands and musicians are as clever as novelists.
Crimson Moon
2005 Sansom St.
(215) 564-2228
They say that your choice of coffee says a lot about you, but it doesn't matter what you're drinking at Crimson Moon.
Disc Golf
Fairmount Park
33rd and Oxford streets
All daylight hours, free
www.sedgleywoods.org
When 70-year-old Paul Fein, avid discgolfer, told me that "The "Friends of Sedgley Woods Disc Golf Course,' is a party group," I didn't quite believe him.
Clark Park Farmer's Market
The Food Trust
43rd St. and Baltimore Ave.
Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursdays 3 p.m.-7 p.m.
(215) 568-0830
www.thefoodtrust.org
Take a leisurely stroll down to 43rd and Baltimore on a drizzly Saturday morning, and you will stumble upon a neat row of fruit and vegetable stands, patiently awaiting your perusal.
Amy Sillman
Institute of Contemporary Art
118 S. 36th St.
Weekdays, 12 p.m.-8 p.m., $2
(215) 898-7108
www.icaphila.org
This exhibition features an absolutely gorgeous collection of abstract, post-Surrealist paintings.
The Aftermath
Filo's Restaurant and Lounge
408 S. 2nd St.
Mondays, 9 p.m., free
(215) 238-0151
DJ Adam Bomb plays hip-hop for people like me who can't dance and would prefer to listen to the music.
Painted Bride Art Center
230 Vine St.
Tue-Sat, 12 p.m.-6 p.m., free
(215) 592-1310
www.inliquid.com
The Wish You Were Here exhibition at the Painted Bride Art Center in Old City is currently featuring a unique collection of photographs that are meant to evoke thoughts of being somewhere, but really they're in the middle of nowhere.
Natalie's Lounge
4003 Market Street
Sat, 5 p.m.-12 p.m., No Cover
(215) 222-5162
When I walk into Natalie's Lounge, all the way down on Market, I do so timidly at first.
Save Ferris
An 80's Fundraiser for the Red Cross
Suite 450
450 N. 6th St.
Thu, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $10 on the Walk, $15 at the door
Remember that Cubs game?
If you weren't looking for Cue Records, you would miss it. A block away from South Street's hysteria, the store's crumbling, dull blue fa‡ade attracts little attention.