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Events
 AT THE PA CONVENTION CENTER – March 22- 25, Philadelphia Boat Show. April 14-15, NBC 10 Fit Fest, a FREE health and fitness expo. Avoid traffic and parking hassles by taking PATCO to 8th and Market. Walk west to 11th street, turn right and it’s one block to the center. Information: (215) 418-4700
WACHOVIA FUN – March 7-11, Sesame Street Live at the Wachovia Spectrum. March 11,The Harlem Globetrotters will dazzle you with amazing basketball wizardry at the Wachovia Center. April 15, Champions On Ice at the Wachovia Center. April 18-29,Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Wachovia Spectrum.
Information: (215) 336-2000
FREEDOM FERRY – Everyone on deck as the RiverLink Ferry returns to action. Take a ride any Friday, Saturday or Sunday in April or October, or enjoy daily service May through September. The ferry carries 500 passengers, offers refreshments, restrooms and covered decks on board.
For travel information call 215-925-LINK
KING TUT – at the Franklin Institute, 20th Street and the Parkway. Feb. 3-Sept. 30, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Thirty years after Tutankhamun’s treasures last visited the United States and more than 3,000 years after his death, the treasures of the boy king will be coming to Philadelphia, the final stop on the current U.S. tour. More than doubling the size of the original 1977 exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs will bring close to 130 pieces of Egyptian antiquities, many outside of Egypt for the first time, to The Franklin Institute. Ride PATCO to 16th & Locust Street station and walk up 16th to the Parkway, or ride PATCO to 8th & Market Street station and catch SEPTA's Route 38 bus.
Information: (215) 448-1200 or www.fi.edu.
Shopping
PHILADELPHIA - From exclusive boutiques at Liberty Place and Rittenhouse Row to Old City’s galleries and antique shops, the city offers all a shopper could ask for. Macy’s, The Gallery and the thriving Market & Chestnut Street centers are all just a short stroll from a PATCO station.
For a listing of stores visit www.centercityphila.org
Sports
Zip to the stadiums on PATCO and SEPTA. Loads of free parking at PATCO stations. Discount roundtrip SEPTA transfers are only $2.10 from vending machines located at all NJ stations. Exit PATCO at 12th & 13th and Locust St. station and follow signs in the concourse to the Broad St. Line South. Go teams! Go PATCO!
PHILLIES - Take yourself out to a ball game at Citizens Bank Park. The 2007 Season begins April 2.
Information: (215) 463-1000
SIXERS –Watch the team do battle under the boards. Most games start at 7:00 p.m. at the Wachovia Center.
Information: (215) 339-7676 or www.nba.com/sixers.
FLYERS – Philly’s finest fire up the ice. Most games start at 7:00 p.m. at the Wachovia Center.
Information: (215) 755-9700 or www.philadelphiaflyers.com.
PHANTOMS – These guys are major minor league hockey talent. Most games start at 7:05 p.m. at the Wachovia Spectrum.
Information: (215) 465-4522 or www.phantomshockey.com.
KIXX – Come see super indoor soccer! Most games start at 7:05 p.m. at the Wachovia Spectrum.
Information: (888) 888-KIXX or www.kixxonline.com.
SOUL – Indoor football - what a great idea! Games start at 3:00 p.m. at the Wachovia Center.
Information: 1-(888) PHIL-AFL or www.philadelphiasoul.com.
WINGS – The feisty indoor lacrosse team celebrates their 20th season. Most games start at 8:00 p.m. at the Wachovia Center.
Information: (215) 389-WINGS or www.wingslax.com.
RUNNING – May 6, Philadelphia’s annual Broad Street Run starts at 8:30 a.m. on Broad Street (at Somerville) and covers 10 miles before finishing at the Naval Center.
Information: (215) 636-1666
Theatres
ARDEN THEATRE – 40 North 2nd Street.
March 8-April 8 - Caroline, or Change
Race, rage and civil rights are at the heart of this story by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner (Angels in America).
May 10-June 10 - Lookingglass Alice
Lewis Carroll’s surreal classic is brought vividly to life.
Information: (215) 922-1122 or www.ardentheatre.org
MERRIAM THEATRE – 250 S. Broad Street.
May 15-20 - Doubt
The story of a strong-minded woman faced with a difficult decision.
Information: (215) 732-5446 or (215) 336-1234
OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA – at the Academy of Music.
May 2, 4, 6, 9 11, 13 - Falstaff
Sir John Falstaff mischievously conspires to have amorous adventures with more than one young lady in town, learning a few lessons along the way.
Information: (215) 893-3600 or www.operaphilly.com
PHILADELPHIA THEATRE COMPANY – at the Plays and Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Street.
March 16-April 15 - In the Continuum
Living worlds apart in L.A. and Zimbabwe, two young women are changed forever by HIV.
May 4-June 3 - Orson’s Shadow.
Information: (215) 985-0420 or www.phillytheatreco.com.
WALNUT STREET THEATRE – 825 Walnut Street.
March 13-April 29 - Enchanted April
Two lonely married women rent an Italian villa with a crusty Englishwoman. Their relaxing vacation turns out to be anything but!
May 15-July 15 - Carousel
Information: (215) 574-3550 or www.wstonline.org.
WILMA THEATER – Broad and Spruce Streets.
Through March 11 - Enemies, A Love Story
April 11-May 13 - The Life of Galileo
In a simple study in Padua, Galileo raises his telescope to the skies and transforms hypothesis into proof that Earth is not the center of the universe, shaking the age-old core beliefs of his society.
Information: (215) 546-7824 or www.wilmatheater.org
Music & Dance
THE KIMMEL CENTER – Broad & Spruce Streets. The Avenue of the Arts’ spectacular showplace offers exciting shows at four venues: Verizon Hall (VH), Perelman Theater (PT), Innovation Studio (IS), and the Academy of Music (AM).
Now through May 19 - Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding (IS)
March 6-18 - Defending the Caveman (IS)
March 20-April 8 - Monty Python's SPAMALOT (AM)
April 7 - Art Garfunkel (VH)
May 10-13 - PHILADANCO: Spring Season (PT)
May 15-20 - Riverdance (AM)
Information and a complete listing of events: (215) 893-1999 or www.kimmelcenter.org.
PENNSYLVANIA BALLET – at the Academy of Music.
March 8-17 - Carmina Burana
April 25-29 - Modern Masters
Information: (215) 551-7000.
PETER NERO AND THE PHILLY POPS – at the Kimmel Center.
March 28, 30, 31, April 1 - POPS Hoedown!
April 18, 20, 21, 22 - Sophisticated Ladies
May 9, 11, 12, 13 - Irving Berlin
Information: (215) 551-7000 or www.paballet.org
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA – at the Kimmel Center. The theme of this season is humor in the music of Mozart and Shostakovich.
Information: (215) 893-1555 or www.philorch.org.
Exhibitions
The PHLASH is the quick, inexpensive and easy way to get around the city - just $1 per ride. Hop on and off daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. , through Nov. 30.
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCE – 19th Street and the Parkway. The museum features dinosaurs, gems, mummies and wildlife specimens. Information: (215) 299-1000 or www.acnatsci.org.
ATWATER KENT MUSEUM – 15 South 7th Street. The Atwater Kent Museum is the gateway to Philadelphia history.
Information: (215) 685-4830.
“FIRST FRIDAY” IN OLD CITY – More than 40 art galleries and shops stay open late the first Friday of the month.
Information: (215) 592-7752.
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM – 20th Street and the Parkway. Through Sept. 30,Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. Now playing at the Omnimax Theater: Deep Sea, Roving Mars, Galapagos and Mysteries of Egypt.
Information: (215) 448-1200 or www.fi.edu.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS – Broad & Cherry Streets. March 3-May 27, Laylah Ali: Drawings from the Typology Series – whimsical (and disturbing) gouache paintings.
Information: (215) 972-7600 or www.pafa.org.
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART – Parkway at 26th Street. Through May 6,Thomas Chimes: Adventures in ‘Pataphysics.
Information: (215) 763-8100 or www.philamuseum.org.
PLEASE TOUCH MUSEUM – 210 North 21st Street. Come visit one of the country’s best children’s museums, specifically designed for kids seven years and younger.
Information: 215-963-0667 or www.pleasetouchmuseum.org.
Information and events listed in JOYRIDES are subject to change and/ or cancellation.
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