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July

City Paper's Summer Fun Guide 2010


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Published: May 26, 2010

Thursday, July 1

Who better to get artistic instruction from than Pew Arts Fellow Anthony Campuzano ? He's opening up the second floor of the Institute of Contemporary Art all month to impart some of the wisdom he learned through his own art education. ICA, 118 S. 36th St., 215-898-7108, icaphila.org. —ME

Friday, July 2

Do your lame (read: married) friends a solid and offer to baby-sit their kids for a day . Don't tell them it's really just an excuse to go to the Please Touch Museum (4231 Avenue of the Republic, 215-963-0667, pleasetouchmuseum.org) without anyone giving you weird looks. —ME

Evan M. Lopez

Saturday, July 3

For a scant five bucks, go nuts and sample unlimited ice cream and water ice from more than 20 vendors at the Super Scooper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival . You don't even have to feel guilty about gorging: All proceeds go to the Joshua Kahn Fund for children's leukemia. Noon-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m., (also July 4 and 5, noon-5 p.m.), $5, Great Plaza, Penn's Landing, 201 S. Columbus Blvd., 856-310-5674, delawareriverevents.com. —MB

Sunday, July 4

Skip the Goo Goo Dolls concert on the Parkway because it's no longer 1997 and program your own fantasy concert of patriotic-themed tunes like Neil Diamond's "America," Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" and Jay-Z's "Money, Cash, Hoes." Also: Consume plenty of alcohol. It's the American way. —ME

Monday, July 5

Get a bunch of friends together and choreograph a dance , a la Beyoncé's "Single Ladies." Throw a party and perform it for everyone you know. Wear matching costumes, of course. —ME

Tuesday, July 6

Don't want to "brush up your Shakespeare"? The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival's annual big musical comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum , features that famous song, but no verse. Only 90 minutes away, PSF (June 23-July 11) makes a great summer day trip — arrive early for the Green Show's free outdoor Elizabethan antics. $35-$45, DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave., Center Valley, 610-282-WILL, pashakespeare.org. —MC

Wednesday, July 7

Walk like an Egyptian. Sorry, boys, Susanna Hoffs and her seductive eyes aren't on display at Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt (June 5-Jan. 2, 2011), but you can catch "never-before-seen artifacts" (which I find hard to believe, I mean, someone's seen them). $19.50-$29.50, Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St., 877-TFI-TIXS, fi.edu. —MC

Thursday, July 8

Go gay for QFest , everyone's favorite LGBTQ film fest, which kicks off today. Look out for new films you definitely won't see in theaters, plus camp classics shown on a big screen. Through July 19, qfest.com. —ME

Evan M. Lopez

Friday, July 9

The Predator is clearly the most badass of movie ETs, having battled two future governors in its first incarnation, parsed the L.A. race riots in the second and taken on aliens in a couple of shitty spinoffs. The Dreadlocked Ones get a another go-round when Nimrod Antal takes the helm of Predators . My goal: Try not to have an excitement-induced heart attack before today's theatrical release. —ME

Saturday, July 10

Fight the power with a re-enactment of the storming of the Bastille at Eastern State Penitentiary, whose Bastille Day takes its cues from Monty Python instead of history. Stick around for a French-themed street party thrown by neighboring Fairmount businesses. 2-8 p.m. (storming re-enactment at 5:30 p.m.), free, Eastern State Penitentiary, 2124 Fairmount Ave., 215-236-3300, easternstate.org. —EC

Sunday, July 11

OK, the ninth season of American Idol kind of blew, but that doesn't mean you can't get all Justin Bieber-fanaticized with the rest of us when American Idol Live hits Philly. 7:30 p.m., $44.50-$70.50, Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 800-298-4200, comcasttix.com. —ME

Monday, July 12

Bono was supposed to have hopped down from his soapbox for a minute to remind the world that he's the lead singer of a band. You mighta heard of them, they're called U2 ? But their tour was delayed a year due to Bono's back surgery. So instead of going to see them, just endlessly pontificate while wearing a pair of sunglasses and it'll pretty much have the same effect. —ME

Tuesday, July 13

Toe pick! If you watch NASCAR for the wrecks and boxing for the TKOs, then you probably watch figure skating for the splats. If that's the case (you sick bastard!), head over to the Liberty Figure Skating Club of Philadelphia's Summer Competition . Through July 17, free, IceWorks Arena, 3100 Dutton Mill Road, Aston, 215-233-1399, libertyskating.org. —CV

Wednesday, July 14

Make like The Deer Hunter and play Nerf Gun Russian Roulette . With a multi-chamber Nerf gun (we suggest the Nerf N-Strike Maverick, $8.99), sit in a circle, spin the chamber and take a shot until all but one of you is eliminated. For more fun: Add a shot of boxed wine every time you survive a round. —ME

Thursday, July 15

LYAO at the ComedySportz 26th annual World Championship . It hits Philly for the first time and is hosted by our long-running — 17 years! — local troupe of family-friendly improvisors. 7 and 9:30 p.m., $18 (single show)-$100 (event pass), World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com. —MC

Friday, July 16

Walking with Dinosaurs makes a live appearance in Philly (July 14-18) with 17 life-size dinos, from the T. Rex to personal fave the Ankylosaurus. Please, like your inner 7-year-old isn't having a shit fit right now. $19.50-$69.50, Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 800-298-4200, dinosaurlive.com. —ME

Saturday, July 17

The final part of Pierre-Auguste Renoir's career was what made him a legend. Go see it all at PMA's " Late Renoir" (June 17-Sept. 6), which includes about 80 works by the artist and 20 from young bucks like Picasso who learned from the master. $24, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway, 215-763-8100, philamuseum.org. —ME

Sunday, July 18

Ten-hut! The Merrell National Down & Dirty Mud Run is coming to Philly this summer. Choose between 5K and 10K, and be prepared to put those boot-camp workouts to good use: There'll be obstacles, climbs, water trudging and lots of mud. Leave the iPod at home. 8 a.m., $45-$70, 2000 Belmont Mansion Drive, downanddirtymudrun.com. —CH

Monday, July 19

Drive a Mini Cooper convertible (from Zipcar for $11 an hour or $89 for the day) to seventh-generation-family-owned Woodside Farm Creamery in Delaware for super-premium ice cream from on-premises Jersey cows. Daily through late Oct., noon-8 p.m., Woodside Farm Creamery, 378 North Star Road, Newark, Del., 302-239-9847, woodsidefarmcreamery.com; 866-494-7227, zipcar.com. —CW

Tuesday, July 20

There's nothing stingy about The Miser : Commonwealth Classic Theatre Co. tours Moliere's comedy through parks all through July, stopping at East Falls' McMichael Park (at the turtle) tonight. Bring lawn chairs, snacks and a sense of humor. 7 p.m., free, McMichael Park, Midvale and Henry avenues, 610-202-7878, commonwealthclassictheatre.org. —MC

Wednesday, July 21

If today's Manchester United vs. Philadelphia Union game was a movie, the evil Man. U. would overtake the scrappy underdog Union team until an inspirational speech and a secret play pushed our boys to victory. But this isn't a movie, so feel free to yell "The Happy Mondays suck!" a lot. 7:30 p.m., $30-$225, Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Ave., 800-736-1420, lincolnfinancialfield.com. —ME

Thursday, July 22

Happy birthday, S.E. Hinton ! Dress up in your best greaser outfit and go find some socs to beat up. —ME

Friday, July 23

Go all Demi and Swayze for Date Night at the Clay Studio . All you have to bring is the Righteous Brothers. Every third Fri., 7 p.m., $15, Clay Studio, 139 N. Second St., 215-925-3453, theclaystudio.org. —ME

Saturday, July 24

Booze, BBQ and the best storyteller in town — it's all at First Person Arts Summer Grand Slam and Block Party , the org's first summertime competition. Tunes are provided by BK's Peculiar Gentlemen; the tales are provided by the best of the best. 5 p.m., $15-$30, Painted Bride, 230 Vine St., 267-402-2055, firstpersonarts.org. —ME

Sunday, July 25

Considering I'm the whitest person I know, it would make sense to avoid ¡Cuba!'s weekly salsa dancing night like the plague. Despite the gales of laughter every time I try to shake it, I enjoy sangria, lechon asado and perhaps the best flan in town. Every Sun., 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m., free-$5, ¡Cuba! Restaurant, 8609 Germantown Ave., 215-242-4422, mycubanrestaurant.com. —JCB

Monday, July 26

You know that thing you always lie about having seen/read/listened to because you're tired of hearing "You haven't seen/read/listened to that?!"? Today is the day you tackle that ignored cultural classic . —ME

Tuesday, July 27

Just say it out loud: frolf . Frisbee golf to the uninitiated has the same rules as golf, just with a Frisbee instead of ball and stick. Lucky for you, there's a course right in Fairmount Park. Just try not to giggle too much every time you say frolf. Sedgeley Woods Disc Golf Course, Reservoir Drive, 33rd and Oxford streets, fairmountpark.org. —ME

Wednesday, July 28

Break out the babydoll dresses and combat boots for the resurrection of lady fest Lilith Fair , featuring Kelly Clarkson, Sarah McLachlan and whoever the rest of the people on the bill are. Time and Price TBA, Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Blvd., Camden, N.J., lilithfair.com. —ME

Thursday, July 29

Planet Earth Live puts the mesmerizingly beautiful BBC special on a really big screen. The Philadelphia Orchestra does the music. Mother Nature does the special effects. 8:30 p.m., $10-$55, Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave., 215-893-1999, manncenter.org. —PR

Friday, July 30

Clean out your closets and hold a sidewalk sale . Remember: Money in your pocket is better than crap in your closet, so keep it cheap and post your ad on Craigslist the night before so you'll be ready for the early birds in the morning. —ME

Saturday, July 31

Get up crazy early and head to New Hope for Rice's Market, an outdoor flea market full of stuff you didn't know you had to have. Every Tue. and Sat., 7 a.m.-1 p.m., free, 6326 Greenhill Road, New Hope, 215-297-5993, ricesmarket.com. —ME