CRITICAL MASS WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Get Back to Your Roots Weekend

Friday: You might think the comedy talk show crass and the host's obsession with sex alarming, but you know you've stayed up at least once to watch the cast of E!'s Chelsea Lately unabashedly bash everybody and everything. While Ms. Handler herself will not be attending tonight's comedy show, The Comedians of Chelsea Lately will offer their own blunt and coarse commentary on celebrity gossip and current events. Saturday: Today's events celebrate all things local — mainly music and beer. So down a glass of water and get ready to sample many as you can. Events, that is. As part of Philly Beer Week, local breweries are sharing their best at Beers on Broad Street. Even better, proceeds benefit Historic Kennett Square. You might want to check out Vampire Weekend and John Legend at The Roots Picnic. But if that isn't motivation enough, Questlove says it's a show you don't want to miss. Whether samba dancing or punk rock is your thing, the Clark Park Best Fest's variety of all-local entertainers guarantee performances that different age groups can enjoy. Sunday: Head over to the Bike Race Block Party on Midvale Avenue at Kelly Drive to watch the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic. You might break a sweat watching international pro-cyclists compete in the 26th annual bike race, but be glad you get to watch. 57.6 miles in Sunday's anticipated 85-degree weather might be a little more strenuous than enjoying the Philadelphia Canoe Club beer garden and dancing to live music. Then chill out with Swim Pony's Survive!, a theater-space-aliens hybrid (kinda like Splice? Maybe?) about what happens when intelligent (English speaking) life responds to NASA's call.

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CRITICAL MASS WEEKEND OMNIBUS: Get Back to Your Roots Weekend

POSTED: Friday, June 4, 2010, 5:33 PM

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Friday: You might think the comedy talk show crass and the host's obsession with sex alarming, but you know you've stayed up at least once to watch the cast of E!'s Chelsea Lately unabashedly bash everybody and everything. While Ms. Handler herself will not be attending tonight's comedy show, The Comedians of Chelsea Lately will offer their own blunt and coarse commentary on celebrity gossip and current events. Saturday: Today's events celebrate all things local — mainly music and beer. So down a glass of water and get ready to sample many as you can. Events, that is. As part of Philly Beer Week, local breweries are sharing their best at Beers on Broad Street. Even better, proceeds benefit Historic Kennett Square. You might want to check out Vampire Weekend and John Legend at The Roots Picnic. But if that isn't motivation enough, Questlove says it's a show you don't want to miss. Whether samba dancing or punk rock is your thing, the Clark Park Best Fest's variety of all-local entertainers guarantee performances that different age groups can enjoy. Sunday: Head over to the Bike Race Block Party on Midvale Avenue at Kelly Drive to watch the Philadelphia International Cycling Classic. You might break a sweat watching international pro-cyclists compete in the 26th annual bike race, but be glad you get to watch. 57.6 miles in Sunday's anticipated 85-degree weather might be a little more strenuous than enjoying the Philadelphia Canoe Club beer garden and dancing to live music. Then chill out with Swim Pony's Survive!, a theater-space-aliens hybrid (kinda like Splice? Maybe?) about what happens when intelligent (English speaking) life responds to NASA's call.

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