The features blog of The Temple News
Sunday
April 2014
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Written by Kerri Ann Raimo, Posted in Arts & Entertainment
Celebrate the best of South Street during South Street’s Spring Festival on Saturday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Enjoy live music, street performance, food and shopping along South Street between Front and 8th Streets. This event, hosted by The South Street Headhouse Disctrict, is free and open to the public.
Sunday
April 2014
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Written by Albert Hong, Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Food
Distrito is celebrating the Cinco de Mayo with a Mexican Cultural Week Menu running from May 1 to 5. For $25, the restaurant will be serving three-course dinners ranging from salsa Mexicana with tortilla chips, enchiladas de pollo and more.
South Philly Barbacoa, the rising food truck serving slow cooked lamb and pancita with tortillas, will have a special pop-up event on May 5 hosted at Tap Room on 19th. Along with some drink specials, Barbacoa Chef Cristina Martinez and husband Benjamin Miller will be selling $3 tacos from 6 p.m. until they sell out.
Sunday
April 2014
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Written by Albert Hong, Posted in Arts & Entertainment
The first ever Rising Chef Challenge that was originally scheduled for May 3 at the AIM Academy in Conshohocken has been pushed to next April. Hallel Raphael, executive director of the event, stated in an email that the event has been postponed “due to some serious technical issues but the organization is still growing and hoping to double the size of the event by next year.”
The Rising Chef Challenge is a cooking competition featuring the best high school student chefs around the Delaware Valley Region who will be judged by guest judges Luca Manfè, “MasterChef” winner and Alexander Weiss, “MasterChef Jr.” winner. Half of the proceeds at the end of the event will go toward Philabundance.
Sunday
April 2014
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Written by Emily Rolen, Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Theater
The Philadelphia Poetry Grand Slam Finals will be held on Friday at the Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art, located on 531 N. 12th Street. Philadelphia’s best poets will represent Philadelphia in the National Poetry Slam in Oakland, Calif. A workshop will start at 7:30 p.m. before the beginning of the show, which starts promptly at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.
Saturday
April 2014
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Written by Kerri Ann Raimo, Posted in Arts & Entertainment
Celebrate the Philadelphia Science Festival’s “Astronomy Night” on Friday starting at 7:30 p.m. Telescopes and star maps will be provided at 26 different locations throughout the city, so bring a blanket and view the night sky for free. Check the Philadelphia Science Festival’s website for a full list of participating locations.
Saturday
April 2014
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Written by Chelsea Finn, Posted in Art, Arts & Entertainment
The children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” can be revisiteat The Rosenbach Museum and Library until Nov. 2.
The museum honors illustrator of the book Maurice Sendak in its exhibit,”Sendak.” The exhibition digs deep beneath Sendak’s work, exposing his stance on political issues that appeared even in his work with children’s books. The exhibition contains about 10,000 objects, including letters, personal items, drawings, sketches and archival documents. The exhibit is included with the cost of museum admission.
Saturday
April 2014
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Written by Albert Hong, Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Food, Theater
In 2006, Geno’s Steaks gained national attention with its controversial sign that read, “This is America: When Ordering ‘Speak English.’” Some Philadelphians and tourists hailed the sign as discriminatory, but former owner, Joey Vento defended it. Ultimately, the Commission on Human Rights deemed the sign as being acceptable.
This controversy has been translated into a play from InterAct Theatre Company and debuted at the Adrienne theatre earlier this month. Written by A. Zell Williams and directed by Matt Pfeiffer, the show will be having its last few performances every day till Sun, April 27. Tickets purchased interacttheatre.org.
Saturday
April 2014
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Written by Albert Hong, Posted in Uncategorized
One local chef is making an appearance on the Network’s “Chopped” tonight, April 22, at 10 p.m. The Northern Liberties-located Suppa’s Chef Georgeann Leaming will compete against three other chefs in turning a basket of mysterious ingredients into a full three-course meal under a set time limit. Each course will then be judged by a panel of experts and subsequently “chopped” until one winner remains.
Suppa, located at 1040 N. American St., will be hosting a live viewing from 9:30 to 11 p.m.
Saturday
April 2014
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Written by Albert Hong, Posted in Arts & Entertainment, Food
Franklin Flea made its return this past Saturday and has debuted its special pop-up food booth. The booth has already featured Eli Kulp’s High Street on Market and will host a different restaurant every week to sell street-type food to go along with the other food trucks and vendors. Oyster House is scheduled to appear on Saturday and Cheu Noodle Bar on May 3.
Franklin Flea is a curated collection of more than 50 local vendors that sells antiques, furniture, collectibles, vintage clothing and handmade sundries. For its spring schedule, the market will be open every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May 24 inside the Strawbridge’s building on 801 Market St.
Tuesday
April 2014
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Written by Alexa Bricker, Posted in Around Campus, Living
Over the next few weeks, students will begin to see a new brand of energy drinks in dining halls and vending machines around Main Campus.
This new drink, called Avitae, looks and tastes just like water but has added caffeine.
Norm Snyder, a representative for Avitae, said that while the company is not trying to replace any morning cups of coffee, he believes their energy drinks offer a healthy alternative.
“A lot of people load up their coffee with cream and sugar, and they turn a low calorie beverage into an extremely high calorie beverage,” Snyder said. “So instead of having that second or third cup, or fourth cup, go to the ninety milligram, or you could drink the 125. There is something for everyone.”
The drink comes in three different levels of caffeine, a 45 milligram which is equivalent to half of a cup of coffee, a 90 milligram, at a full cup of coffee, and a 125 milligram, which is about a cup and a half. None have calories and are free of carbohydrates.
While Avitae was started in the Midwest, Snyder said the company has begun to move through Philadelphia and is now sold in places like Whole Foods, Wegmans and Walgreens around the city.
“Now with the help of Sodexo, we are now going to go to places like Temple, Villanova, St. Joes and Drexel, and go through the ‘Big Five,’” Snyder said. “And have some fun with it, it’s a brand you can have fun with.”
