Giving amidst decadence at the Rittenhouse Row Festival

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Giving amidst decadence at the Rittenhouse Row Festival

POSTED: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 7:00 PM

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Among the blocks of diversions scheduled for the Rittenhouse Row Festival this Sat., May 1, there are opportunities to watch chefs and bartenders play to the crowd on the culinary demonstration stage, add your mark to a community mural while sipping a Blue Moon, browse the Chairman's Selections at at Wine & Spirits pop-up shop and be among the first to try out Philly's new text-message payment system XIPWIRE to make your festival purchases. The springtime festival, which runs from noon-5 p.m. along Walnut St. from Broad St. to the edge of Rittenhouse Square at 19th, has always been a testament to the economic verve of the neighborhood, drawing more than 65,000 guests annually. This year, Starr Restaurant Organization has added a whopper of a reward for those who will help others in less stable situations. Each non-perishable food item donated to PhilAbundance during the festival earns a chance to win dinner for two at all 13 of Starr's local restaurants; chances can also be purchased for a cash donation of $2 per. Contributions may be dropped off at Rittenhouse Row participants Alma de Cuba, Butcher & Singer, Barclay Prime, Continental Mid-town and Parc, as well as at the PhilAbundance truck that will be parked on 19th St. Head to the culinary demonstration stage on the 1800 block of Walnut St. to see the grand prize drawing at 5 p.m.

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