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Go Home for the Holidays at the Roxy Theater
The Philadelphia Film Society presents Home for the Holidays, a 12-day movie potluck highlighting some of your favorite holiday and cold weather films from the 1940s through today. The series features everything from heartwarming classics like Meet Me In St. Louis and The Muppet Christmas Carol to Trading Places and Bad Santa. And they’ve even got Love Actually, on a BYOWine night. Home for the Holidays is the perfect excuse to gather the kids, grandkids, in-laws, neighbors, or whomever you’d like to meet under the mistletoe and enjoy some cinematic cheer. Now through December 24. Go to Filmadelphia.org for a complete schedule.
PFS at the Roxy, 2023 Sansom Street, 267.239.2941, Filmadelphia.org
Story Time En Française
It’s never too early to hear French – parents and little ones are invited to join Sonia Robinson for Story Time at Alliance Française de Philadelphie. Recommended for children up to five years of age. December 22 at 10:30am. The cost is $5, to be paid directly to the Alliance.
Alliance Française de Philadelphie, 1420 Walnut Street, 215.735.5283, AFPhila.com
Christmas Eve with the Gershman Y
The Moo Shu Jew Show is back with comedy and Chinese food on Christmas Eve – the perfect Jewish combination! This moo-shuggena show features four of the country’s top Jewish comedians and a multi-course Chinese meal for an evening that will leave you with a belly full of laughs and good food! The festivities will be held at the Ocean Harbor Restaurant. $69 in advance, $80 at the door. Go to GershmanY.org for more information and to make reservations.
Moo Shu Jew Show, Ocean Harbor Restaurant, 1023 Race Street, 215.545.4400, GershmanY.org
Being {___} at Christmas
Snowy. Jewish. Happy. Caring. Buddhist. Generous. Family. Creative. Friendly. Sparkly. Fill in your own blank and join the National Museum of Jewish American History for their annual day of family-friendly fun. Baby Loves Disco will be spinning tunes. You can get your hands dirty with The Clay Studio. Tickle your funny bone with comedy from The Great Holtzie. Pull up a carpet tile for Story Time. And laugh out loud with classic comedies: The Marx Brothers'Duck Soup and The Three Stooges in Playing the Ponies and A Plumbing We Will Go. December 25, 10am-5pm. Free with regular museum admission.
National Museum of Jewish American History, 101 South Independence Mall East, 215.923.3811, NMAJH.org
The Olde Bar opens in the Old Original Bookbinder’s
Shuttered since 2009, the Old Original Bookbinder’s seafood house was a Philadelphia mainstay in its heyday. Iron Chef Jose Garces and his team have re-imagined the space as The Olde Bar oyster house. The restaurant debuts on New Year's Eve with a party just a short trip from the waterfront, so you can see the fireworks over the Delaware River. The ticketed party includes a full open bar, a sumptuous buffet-style menu and live music from The York Street Hustle, a 10-piece soul and Motown band. Tickets, $195 per person, are available for purchase online. Then, in early January, The Olde Bar will open with regular operating hours Sunday to Thursday 4pm to midnight and Friday and Saturday, 4pm-1am. Seating will be walk-in only.
The Olde Bar, 125 Walnut Street, 215.253.3777, TheOldeBar.com
Happy Birthday Ben Franklin!
Celebrate Ben Franklin’s birthday month in January by joining a Colonial host for drinks, snacks, and authentic stories from Franklin’s era on a very special tour of three modern day watering holes and one Colonial tavern. Along the way, Dr. Franklin will join the tour to share stories, lighthearted toasts, and of course a drink. The Tippler’s Tour is Historic Philadelphia, Inc.’s tavern tour, with drinks and snacks at each of four stops – Omni Hotel, National Mechanics, Victoria Free House, and City Tavern. The tour guide entertains guests with songs and stories of Colonial drinking traditions. Hear tales about how taverns were used as recruiting stations and how news of the day was discussed in the taverns. January 16, 17, 23 & 24, at 5:30pm.
Tippler's Tour, Departs from Historic Philadelphia Center, 6th and Chestnut Streets, 215.629.4026, HistoricPhiladelphia.org |
