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Fans petition, raise funds to honor Phillies legend Harry Kalas
Mar 10th
That ball is outta here!
Philadelphia Phillies games will never quite be the same with the loss of Harry Kalas. He was a true Philadelphia legend and the one constant comfort for Phillies fans over the years.
The day after Harry Kalas died, a Philadelphia Phillies fan started a petition on Facebook seeking support for a statue to be erected in Kalas’ honor and memory. After nearly 20,000 signatures, Lawrence Nowlan (one of the many supporters), created Dear Harry, Inc. to create a realistic timeline to make the Harry statue dream a reality. They’re working to raise $80,000 to build the memorial Harry deserves and will present it as a gift to the Phillies once it’s complete.
Dear Harry, Inc. has partnered with McFadden’s at the Citizen’s Bank Ballpark to host a fundraising event this April. Tickets are $10 in advance – party at McFadden’s, watch the Phils game and help raise money for the statue!
April 23 at 7:30 p.m.
McFadden’s Ballpark
1 Citizens Bank Way
Philadelphia, PA 19148
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Buy, sell or swap your cycle at the Giant Motorcycle Swap Meets
Mar 10th
mething to upgrade your ride? We’ve got the perfect event for you.
Giant Motorcycle Swap Meets have been a fixture of the Midwest biking culture since 1975. They host events that bring together thousands of bikers to buy, sell and swap bikes, frames, motors, touring accessories, seats, wheels, tires and anything and everything else having to do with cycles.
Literally every known brand and every hard part to find are at these swaps – including Harley, Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Triumph, BSA, Norton, BMW and Guzzi.
Jenni Wowws Philly at Tavern on Broad
Mar 5th
The New York native arrived with a few friends and enjoyed food and drinks in her VIP booth. She was gracious and posed for pictures with fans as well. The intimate party allowed fans to chat with J-Woww and interact with the TV star more than the other packed parties taking place around the country.
The Force is strong with this festival in Toronto
Mar 5th
Join tens of thousands of fellow sci-fi, sports, comic, anime, videogame geeks as they converge at Wizard World Toronto Comic Con to celebrate the best in pop culture. Toronto Comic Con brings it all – Movies, Comics, Toys, Video Gaming, Games, TV, Anime, Manga, Horror, Wrestling, MMA, Original Art, Collectibles and basically whatever else you can think of that people love.
There’s a ridiculous list of special guests coming to this North-of-the-boarder con – some of the highlights include Jewel Staite (of Firefly, Stargate: Atlantis and Serenity), Luciana Carro (of Battlestar Galactica) and Adi Granov (artist of Iron Man and The Amazing Spider-Man). There’s literally hundreds of other guests from about every TV show, cartoon, comic, graphic novel or wrestling league you can think of.
If you’re around Ontario’s first city at the end of the month and you know that you should never open anything in a mylar bag, you need to get tickets. A three-day weekend pass is only $44 online, as opposed to $49 at the door. And get this: if you’re a Wizard World or ToyFare magazine subscriber, you can get a free ticket if you order it today! But, the offer expires at midnight, so get cracking!
Friday March 26 – Sunday March 28
Direct Energy Centre
100 Princes’ Boulevard
Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
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The 48th time’s the charm for the Ann Arbor Film Fest
Mar 5th
The 48th Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival is happening later this month at the Michigan Theater. There’s going to be nearly 200 movies, with filmmakers from the States, Japan, Southeast Asia, Suriname, England, Ukraine, and Canada showcasing their work, between March 23rd-28th.
This year’s festival awards committee is comprised of three respected members of the film industry: Irina Leimbacher, Tomonari Nishikawa and Ben Russell. They’ll be reivewing all the films over the course of the whole festival, and will dole out over $16,000 in cash awards to filmmakers. Each judge will also have a free public program of their own work during the festival.
The the festival is going to be split up into two programs: free programs and special programs. The highlights of the special programs include Naomi Uman’s short films collectively entitled “Ukranian Time Machine,” Daniel Barrow’s Every Time I See Your Picture I Cry, and the new short films by British filmmaker Nicky Hamlyn. Other interesting events include a film and discussion about experimental film, cleverly entitled “What the Hell Was That?”, Matt McCormick’s first feature-length film Some Days Are Better Than Others and a performance by experimental hip-hop artist Flying Lotus of a live musical score for Harry Smith’s 1957 classic of avant-garde animation, Heaven & Earth Magic. It’s going to be awesome.
If you want to get tickets to any film in the expansive lineup for this year’s festival – or passes to the whole event – you should really think about clicking here.
March 23rd-28th
Michigan Theater – Main Theater
603 East Liberty St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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Watch great movies in the Cornhusker State at the Omaha Film Fest
Mar 4th
There’s not much to do in Nebraska in the dead of winter, but there’s probably not many better ways to spend the cold nights than attending a film festival.
The Omaha Film Festival is running from March 6th-14th, with movies starting on the 8th. The first two days of the festival are going to be filled with panels and speeches about how filmmakers move from scripts to the silver screen, and what it’s like on the set of a major motion picture. The panel includes director Donald Petrie (of Mystic Pizza and Grumpy Old Men fame), actor Chris Klien (of American Pie) and Randall Emmett (producer of Righteous Kill and the newest Rambo) all speaking about their experiences in Hollywood. There’s also going to be a screening of a movie filmed and set entirely in Nebraska: Lovely, Still.
After the conference is over, the fun really starts. Seventy films will be shown over the week, representing the work of nine different countries. Films to look out for include: Dear Lemon Lima, Evil Angel and My Name Is Jerry. For more information on all the films playing at the film festival, you can check out their comprehensive list here.
The people in charge also released this awesome HD trailer for the festival which I’ve included below. If that doesn’t convince you to get tickets or passes, I don’t know what will!
March 6th-14th
Great Escape Stadium 16 Theatre
7440 Crown Point Ave
Omaha, NE 68134
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Chiddy Bang, Sam Adams, Hoodie Allen and J Smith – Live at the 27 Club
Mar 4th
This show is going to be big.
Club 27 (pronounced “Two Seven”, by those in the know) is going to be hosting one of the hottest shows of the month on March 26th. Blog-darlings Chiddy Bang and Hoodie Allen will be performing along with Sam Adams (not the beer) and J. Smith – a local talent.
Chiddy Bang was recently mentioned on Kanye West’s blog as well as the massively popular Hype Machine, and they just released their well-received debut EP, Opposite of Adults. Hoodie Allen – now basically a celebrity on his UPenn campus – and J Smith are both going to be repping Philly. Sam Adams is also going to be releasing a new EP on iTunes soon, so this is going to be a release party like no other. There’s only going to be 800 tickets released, and judging by the amount of blogging and reviews all these artists are getting, you better get your tickets today.
What’s more, if you’re a West Chester University student, you can pick up special tickets that include bus transport to Club 27 and back, meaning you have no excuse not to catch this show. Tickets are only $20 (or $30 if you’re coming from West Chester), so take your camera, dig the music and get on the blog bandwagon!
Friday March 26, at 8PM
Club 27
27 South Bank Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Independent Film Festival going on now in D.C.
Mar 4th
This evening marks the start of a ten-day independent film festival in Washington D.C. If you’re a fan of indie flicks, you should make it a priority to stop by tonight’s opening ceremonies and film premieres. Over one hundred films are going to be presented, with films representing the States as well as twenty-six of countries, in a wide array of genres.
The D.C. Independent Film Festival is broken down into themes that will appeal to any moviegoer – multiple comedy nights, a horror night, art-house movie night and themed nights like “This is America,” “Urban-omics,” “Cine Latino” and “Visions of Africa.” There’s going to be something playing as part of the festival for almost every moment of next ten days. It’s going to be packed with directorial debuts, little-known films and even a cartoon or two. Some of the more anticipated films include Cody Stokes’ Heartland Transport, Bruce Webb’s The Be All End All and Jeremy Seifert’s Dive!, a documentary with just a $200 budget about the subculture of Freeganism (I didn’t know what it was either).
To get tickets to any film, or series of films – or even the whole festival if you have literally nothing else to do for the next week and a half – click here. After 12 years in business, and countless awards and honors given out (including to Jack Bauer!), the D.C Independent Film Festival has become one of the most interesting yearly attractions in the city. Make sure to get your tickets while you can!
Films running from March 4-14th
Navy Memorial Museum/Heritage Center – Burke Theater
701 Pennslyvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
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Ladies Night Out: Party at the Philly Ballpark & fist pump with J-Woww
Feb 25th
Ladies of Philly – we’ve got the perfect party for a night out with the girls. Get your tan on, perfect your hair poof and pull out your best Jersey Shore attire.
McFadden’s at the Ballpark and Tavern on Broad are hosting a Ladies Night Jersey Shore Combo. For $40 you get two parties in two locations – with your favorite Jersey Shore spitfire thrown in. Pre-Game at McFaddens Ballpark for Ladies Night then head up Broad Street to Tavern on Broad for Jenni “J-Woww” of the Jersey Shore. Tavern will feature drink specials and special guest DJ. Party starts at 9.
Thursday March 4 – 8 p.m.
McFaddens Citizen’s Park – MUST START AT McFaddens
One Citizens Bank Way
Philadelphia , PA 19148
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You will not be admitted into Tavern On Broad without the Voucher you receive from McFadden’s Ballpark!
Dig out your finest red-tie attire for the Red Cross’ Red Ball
Feb 24th
We all know of the wonderful work that the Red Cross does around the globe, providing relief and support for victims of disasters round the world, and in our backyards. One of their big local projects is the Red Cross House in West Philadelphia. Opened in April 2003, the Red Cross House has provided 121,345 nights of shelter to families with nowhere else to turn.
This great project runs entirely on donated time and money, and that’s why the Southeastern Pennsylvania chapter of the Red Cross is hosting its 2010 Red Ball on March 6th. They hope to raise $250,000 to support the house and raise awareness of the Red Cross in Philadelphia.
This is going to be a black-tie gala event to remember, especially because you’re asked to ditch your black bow-tie in favor of a red one! The ball is going to be attended by over 1,000 of Greater Philadelphia’s social, community and business leaders – check out some of the people who attended last year. The Red Ball’s website just announced some of the entertainment slated for the evening, and it’s going to include a magician, a professional Tarot card reader and live music!
The ball is going to be held at the newly-renovated Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park. It’s definitely going to be a swinging night, so pick up your tickets today!
Saturday March 6th, at 8 PM
Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park
4231 Ave of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA 19131
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