Each Thursday the Navy Yard hosts Lunch Truck Lineup, a weekly gathering of a variety of food trucks from throughout Philadelphia. Employees of the Navy Yard and the surrounding areas are provided with a variety of lunch options from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m located on the Marine Parade Grounds. Recent trucks include Pitruco Pizza, Vernalicious, Lucky Old Souls and Yumtown USA. The event also includes a farm stand from Greensgrow Farms from 1 – 3 p.m. The weekly line up will be announced through social media outlets of the Navy Yard as well as the trucks each week.
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Subaru Fall Festival
Greensgrow Farms will host its 6th Annual Subaru Fall Festival at 2501 E. Cumberland St. on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event, which is free to the public, will celebrate rurally grown foods in an urban setting. The festival will have farm animals, a chili competitions, crafts, music and more for its attendees to enjoy. There will also be a demonstration by Philadelphia Magazine’s 2013 Best Chef Rich Landau, along with other demos from restaurants and local chefs. Festival goers can expect demonstrations on making their own vanilla extract and soda making. Vendors include Philly Cow Share, Abena’s Kitchen, Local 215 Truck and more.
Under 21
Saturday, Sept. 28 offers a chance for those new to Philadelphia, or for those who have never taken the time to see all Philly has to offer, to explore some of Philadelphia’s top tourist sites for free. Lead by members of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides, The Great Tour runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone interested is invited to join or leave the 12 hour walking tour whenever they please. Starting in historic Old City the tour will cover sights like the Liberty Bell, the Water Works and Eastern State Penitentiary.
From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on that same Saturday, a food truck block party will take place on Catharine Street in South Philly. Food trucks will be split into savory eats and sweet eats. Chances to win raffles and donate will also be available.
Shopping Festival at Crane Arts
It was announced that more than thirty of Philadelphia’s most popular shops will gather together under one roof on Oct. 6 to make a shopping lover’s dream come true. The event will be hosted by Philly Mag Shops at Crane Arts, 1400 N. American St. from noon to 4 p.m. Participating retailers include J Brand, Rag & Bone, Third Street Habit and more. Stores will set up pop-up shows selling clothing, jewelry and other accessories with discounts as incentives. Tickets to the event are $25, and can be purchased online through eventbrite.com.
What’s Happening this Week
9/17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
River Stage at Great Plaza, Penn’s Landing
Show at 7:30
$47.35
All Ages
Karen O’s and her Cheshire grin will once again be gracing Philly with her presence. In addition to a Brooklyn show on the Sept. 19, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have included Philadelphia in a pair of one off dates. Guttural noises, an array of colorful costumes, and a smorgasbord of tunes spanning the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s entire stellar discography are almost certainly in the cards.
9/20 Deerhunter, Crystal Stilts
Union Transfer
Doors at 10, show at 10:30
Fresh off the release of their lo-fi, garage rock inspired LP Monomanic is the eclectic and mysterious Deerhunter. Combining a hearty pop background with a range of proto-indie influences spanning the likes of My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth, Deerhunter is a rather unique entity. Joining them will be Brooklyn post punks and reverb aficionados Crystal Stilts.
9/22 Congenital Death, Drug Church, Rain Dance, In Between, Grower, The Amblulars
The Barbary
Doors at 6, Show at 7:30
$10
All Ages
Post hardcore quintet and side project of Self Defense Family frontman Patrick Kindlon Drug Church will be hitting the road in support of their debut LP “Paul Walker.” Borrowing in no small part from 90s stalwarts such as Handsome and Quicksand, Drug Church are bringing their grungy sensibilities to The Barbary. Tourmates Rain Dance and In Between will be performing as well. Headlining will be hometown heroes/blast beat connoisseurs Congenital Death.
‘A Doll’s House’ at Adrienne Theater.
Henrik Ibsen’s play of “A Doll’s House” has been reacted at the Adrienne Theater. The story is centered around a Scandinavian, 19th century housewife who is up against blackmail. The main character, Norma Halter was performed by 14 year old Mackenzie Maula. The other characters consisted of dolls that Maula also voiced. This play first premiered more than 130 years ago and was not undone by new play techniques, but was instead, refreshed. Directed by Brenna Geffers, this play will continue until September 22 at the Adrienne. The Adrienne is located at 2030 Sansom Street and is $20-25 to attend. For more information, call Adrienne Theater at (215) 413-1318.
Events Sept. 19 – Sept. 21
Jazz at Hawthorne Park
Thursday, September 19 / 7 p.m. / Hawthorne Park: 12th and Catharine Sts
Free
Venissa Santi and her trio are playing at one of Philly’s finest parks on a glorious summer’s eve. These performers are up-and-coming in the Philly jazz scene, so bring a chair, some food and a friend and get ready to groove.
Gender Reel Festival
Thursday, September 19- Saturday, September 21 / 6 p.m.- 10 p.m. / 4014 Walnut St.
Day pass: $10 / All festival pass: $20
Gender Reel was formed as a response to the absence of transgenders in mainstream art and films. It is a national film and performing arts festival featuring over 20 independent films. It will include performance art pieces and Q&A panels. The festival is dedicated to celebrating the beauty of transgenders and creating a space in which they are celebrated.
Cycles and Cemeteries
Saturday, September 21 / 8 a.m. / Laurel Hill Cemetery: 3822 Ridge Avenue
$35
This is for all you cyclists out there. Laurel Hill Cemetery is working with the Schuykill River National & State Heritage Area and Montgomery Cemetery in Norristown to arrange a 14-28 mile bike ride between the two historic cemeteries. Along the way, participants get lunch as well as tours which focus on the well-known Civil War burials at both sites.
Shopping Day Out on the Parkway
Shopping Day Out on the Parkway is Sept. 21st. From noon until 6 pm that Saturday, everyone is encouraged to enjoy Philly Fashion Week for free. Local Philadelphia boutiques and retailers will set up stalls, along with food trucks for hungry shoppers in the oval of the Parkway. There will also be music throughout with DJs playing hour sets. Peruse through and enjoy the outdoor festival and the fashion Philly has to offer.
Manayunk strEAT Food Festival
If looking for a reason to get out of the city and find some of the area’s most popular food trucks, this Saturday’s Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival is the place to do it. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. food trucks, art vendors, and farmers’ markets will be set up along Main Street, between Green Lane and Shurs Lane. More than 20 trucks will be on site, including the Tot Truck, the Cow and the Curd, Pitruco Pizza, and Farm Truck Philly. Some restaurants along Main Street will also be a part of an apple themed food tour, in honor of the fall season. The festival is also a kick-off to Manayunk Restaurant Week, running from Sept. 22 to Oct. 4.
Crowds flock to Liacouras Center to see Fall Out Boy
Fall Out Boy’s “Save Rock and Rock Roll” tour brought crowds from around the state to the Liacouras Center Sunday night, where the band performed with Twenty One Pilots and Panic! at the Disco.
Outside the arena, where the doors opened at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. concert, Sam Tocket, and her friend Megan Presta, both 19, waited to see their “favorite childhood band” for the first time.
However, it wasn’t the main act that brought the two Douglas Education Center students from outside Pittsburgh to Philly.
“I really came to see Twenty One Pilots to be honest,” Presta said.
Farther down the line, University of Pennsylvania students Emma Kaufman, a 21-year-old senior, and Joanna Heinz, a 20-year-old junior, said they were pleased to not have to travel far to see the band.
“We used to listed to Fall Out Boy when we were younger and we were pretty pumped to see they were coming [to Philadelphia],” Kaufman said.
While Heinz said she was excited to hear songs off of the band’s newest album, which is also the tour’s namesake, Kaufman said she wanted to hear the older ones that she listened to when she was younger, including “Sugar, We’re Goin Down.”
The concert is the fourth stop of the 15-city tour continuing through September.
