Rachel Mack
With temperatures in the high 40s peaking into the 50s, it’s a good time to get outside and explore.
Here are a few events you can check out before you start preparing for your Super Bowl Sunday party.
First Friday at Crime and Punishment Brewing Co.
(2711 W. Girard Avenue)
Friday, Feb. 5, 7pm – 1am
If you’re looking to get out of the house, but you don’t want to go crazy, Crime and Punishment Brewing Co. is hosting a night full of music, art, and refreshments on Friday from 7pm – 1am. Enjoy a low-key environment accompanied by the right ingredients for a good time.
Philly Film Showcase
(PFS Roxy Theatre)
Friday, Feb. 5 at 7pm
Support up-and-coming local filmmakers at the Philly Film Showcase. Featuring four short films, admission is paying what you wish starting at $1.
Wing Bowl 24
(Wells Fargo Center)
Friday, Feb. 5 at
You know the drill by now. Every Friday before the Super Bowl circa 6 a.m. the Wells Fargo Center opens its doors for gluttony, booze and boobs. You either despise it, or you already took off work Friday (and Saturday if applicable). Hosts Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti have the broadcast on 94 WIP along with first-year co-commentator and five-time Wing Bowl champ Bill “El Wingador” Simmons, who is out of jail after serving a two-year stint for cocaine charges; special guest Dennis Rodman will headline the event; Eagles’ long snapper Jon Dorenbos is back for his third year as Commissioner; and Molly Schuyler will try to regain the crown from Patrick Bertoletti, who ate a record 444 wings at last year’s Wing Bowl.
Lost Egypt
(The Franklin Institute)
February – August
Check out the Lost Egypt exhibition at The Franklin Institute. Learn about Egypt, archaeologists, and see real Egyptian mummies. Fun for the family!
Hail, Caesar!
(the movies)
Opens Friday, Feb. 5
The latest release from the Coen brothers, Hail, Caesar! opens in theaters everywhere this Friday. The film boasts an all-star cast, with George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Josh Brolin, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Set in the latter years of Hollywood’s Golden Age, the comedy has scored mostly positive early reviews from critics.
Tickets on sale this week
(click links below for venues, dates and sales info)
Chris D’Elia (Aug. 4 @ Tracadero) – tickets for D’Elia’s freshly announced stop on his stand-up tour go on sale Friday at noon
The Roots Picnic (June 4 @ Festival Pier) – tickets go on sale Friday at noon
Bloc Party w/ MS MR (June 1 @ The Fillmore) – pre-sale tix were released Thursday, general public goes on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
Delta Rae (May 6 @ World Cafe Live) – pre-sale is happening now, general public goes on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
The Joy Formidable (April 15 @ Underground Arts) – on sale now, meet-and-greet VIP packages still available
Celebrate Chinese New Year
(Reading Terminal Market and Chinatown)
Saturday, Feb. 6 to Sunday, Feb. 7
This Saturday Reading Terminal Market will be decked out with festive decorations and will include demonstrations by local Chinese chefs and vendors. With the Chinese New Year starting February 8th, Chinatown will feature a Lion Dance Performance at 10:30pm Sunday night. So if you aren’t planning on watching the Super Bowl, you can usher in the year of the Monkey instead!
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Broncos Meetup / Super Bowl parties
(Tavern On Broad)
Sunday, Feb. 7 at 6pm
Unlike the Panthers, there’s a Philly-based Broncos Meetup group that gets together for every game throughout the season. These aren’t bandwagon fans. They are a group of lifelong Denver diehards. If you want to meet fellow Broncos fans that publicly root against the Eagles, you’ll find them at Tavern On Broad this Sunday.
If you are just looking for a spot to watch the big game and be social, there are no shortages from the usual suspects like XFINITY Live! and Chickie’s and Pete’s. For $50 (in advance) at Brauhaus Schmitz, you can watch the game on the big screen in their Brauer Bund Beer Hall with bottomless beer specials and a huge buffet of pork rinds, roast beef, meatballs, wings and more. Our own Sean Brace will also be emceeing over at JD McGillicuddy’s in Manayunk, where $30 buys you open bar and all-you-can-eat wings for the entire game, plus tons of prizes and giveaways throughout the night.
[Editor’s note: Both Rachel Mack and Mike Castiglione contributed to this article.]
So pumped up for the wing bowl. Hope to get chance to shake hall of faker el wingadors’ hand and see some tity
Hall of famer- el wingador
I want to hang with Colin Good this wknd. I have sweet rat tail just like Colin. Where can I go to hang with Colin?
I’d kill to have hair like that. Take it easy, I fight for my sponsors
Colin looks like a viking.