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Philly Beer Week for ... Beer Haters
No taste for liquid bread? Crowds of beardo weirdos got you down? Find refuge from Philly Beer Week madness with events-of-other-sorts popping off all over town.
Philly Beer Week for ... Beer Haters
No taste for liquid bread? Crowds of beardo weirdos got you down? Find refuge from Philly Beer Week madness with events-of-other-sorts popping off all over town. From Sicilian sips to African bites, there's plenty to do sans suds. Click the jump for the anti-Beer-Week itinerary.
Industry Night at Amis (412 S. 13th St.)
Mon., June 6, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Restaurant industry peeps with the paystub to prove it can hide out from customers at Marc Vetri's monthly show of appreciation. Chef Mark Hellyar of Buddakan will be visiting, cooking dishes like Japanese robata of roasted potato with seaweed butter; spicy prawns with yuzu kosho; chicken tskune (meatballs); smoked suckling pig bo ssam; foie gras croissant bahn mi; and for dessert, nitro passionfruit macaroons. Amis chief Brad Spence is throwing down BBQ roasted pork (char siu), ginger scallion spaghetti and salt-and-pepper chicken wings; dessert is fried focaccia dumplings with five-spice sugar. Food is free, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.; drink specials include limited firkins from Stoudt's, Yards and Victory.
Chestnut Park Bike Caffe Concerts (1707 Chestnut St.)
Mon. and Wed June 6 and 8, noon-1:30pm
Ever wonder what’s behind those fancy Christopher T. Ray wrought-iron gates on Chestnut near 17th? It's Chestnut Park, and it just got a facelift, plus a new lil’ café cart offering coffee, tea, fruit smoothies and pastries. Native vegetation (redbud, dogwood, sugar maple) and a freshened fountain provide a sweet respite from the heat (and Beer Week). Beginning today, every Monday and Wednesday will see an afternoon concert. Visit UWISHUNU to download a coupon for a drink and pastry.
Sicily and Sardinia Wine Night at Jet Wine Bar (1525 South St.)
Tue., June 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Taste the sweet heat of Italy's islands: Vermentino, Grillo, Cannonau and Nero d’Avola in this installment of Jet’s Global Passport Tasting series, as expert Bob Barrett guides you through choices ideal for summer sips. Call 215-735-1116 for reservations.
Complimentary Lemon Drinks and Snacks at Sole Food (1200 Market St.)
Wed., June 8, 6-9 p.m.
Philly2Night and Sole Food at the Loews Hotel will host an evening of complimentary lemon-inspired drinks and hors d'oeuvres to benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand. Live entertainment will accompany Lemon Drops, Stoudt's Hefeweizen wheat garnished with citrus and signature Benjamin cocktails (Thatcher's Elderflower, Absolut Citron, fresh lemon, mint). All are free, but do donate generously.
Center City Sips Picks
Wed., June 8, 5-7 p.m.
Center City Sips is baaack. Four-dollar cocktails, $3 wine, $2 beers and half-priced apps at participating venues can go king-hell chaos quickly; the key is choosing the right place. Try elegant Davio's (111 S. 17th St.) for caipirinhas in a swell setting, or Noble (2025 Sansom St.) for Christian Gaal's admixtures: The Ladybird (vodka, fresh squeezed lemon, simple syrup, club soda, Peychaud's bitters) and The LBJ (rye whiskey, fresh squeezed lime, simple syrup, club soda, Angostura bitters). For the love of all that is good, tip appropriately on your cheap drinks.
Odunde Festival (23rd and South streets)
Sat., June 12, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
The longest-running and largest African-American street festival on the East Coast, Odunde comes complete with delicious food from Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria and Guinea, as well as visits from dignitaries, live performances of dance and music and hundreds of vendors reproducing an authentic African marketplace. Visit odundefestival.org for more information.
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