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The Lion King in Philadelphia Limited Engagement

I had an opportunity to see The Lion King twice in NYC and once in Philadelphia. It was absolutely a wonderful production.

A special offer for tickets The Lion King in Philadelphia

Drive-Ins in PA and NJ

Well I truly thought these were a thing of the past, I remember going to a drive-in in PA(which has since closed) over 30 years ago. Here are the links for the
drive-ins in PA and NJ:

1)Shankweilers Orefield, PA

2)Beckysdi Berlinsville, PA

3)Delsea Drive Vineland, NJ

On Mini-Vacay

Just a few days to get away from the normal hustle and bustle of daily life....... This is a our third trip to Cape May and we stay at Akwaaba B&B in West Cape May. On our previous trips we stayed at Akwaaba by the Sea. Check out the site: AkwaabaThis time we booked a suite at Akwaaba at Buttonwood Manor(directly across the street). I love staying here because each morning you are treated to a full breakfast as well as savory and sweet snacks with beverages in the evening. I was expecting to be rained in for two days but as luck would have it two of our three days were absolutely beautiful. The ocean temperature this time of year is just right. My son had a lot of fun playing in the ocean and my daughter wanted to play in the sand instead. Traveling with an 8yo and 2yo takes a lot of patience and endurance to say the least. Yesterday we spent about 3 hours on the beach and today after breakfast we took an African American tour of West Cape May(It was interesting to learn about the rich heritage of this small beach town), and then some beach time. I am beat and one child is asking "where are we going for dinner?". One great part of a mini-vaca - NO COOKING! and the 0 calorie meals!

Chester County Mid Summer Restaurant Week

For my local mommies:

From August 2- August 9

Restaurant Week is here! This is your chance to discover new restaurants and enjoy all your favorites at a special flat price with special 3-course dinner menus for $30.09 at the BEST Chester County restaurants. What's more,when you order from any participating restaurant's special "Restaurant Week" menu you will also receive a FREE$10 Restaurant Gift Certificate that's valid at ANY participating restaurant for an entire month after the event!

Here are 16 tasty reasons to check out Chester County Restaurant Week!
Restaurant Alba - Malvern Barnaby's of America - West ChesterThe Big Easy - Paoli Brandywine Prime - Chadds FordThe Farmhouse Restaurant - AvondaleThe Grille & Pub at Hartefeld - Avondale La Locanda Restaurant & Bar - EdgemontLandmark Americana - West ChesterMarly's - Phoenixville Molly Maguire's - PhoenixvilleThe Paddock at Devon - Devon Pietro's Prime - West ChesterPJ Ryan's - PhoenixvilleRiverstone Cafe - ExtonRyan's Pub - West Chester The Station Bistro - Kimberton

There are no tickets or passes required for Restaurant Week. Simply show up and dine at as many restaurantsas you like all week long. Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling the restaurants directly.Special $30.09 menu includes 3 courses at each restaurant. Tax, gratuity, and drinks are not included.

Chester County Restaurant Week is sponsored by AYC Media, AroundPhilly.com, and Capital Wine & Spirits!

July 4th Festivities - Sunoco Welcome America Philadelphia

Each year Philadelphia hosts a number of events during the whole week leading up to July 4th. Unfortunately I missed Angie Stone at Penn's Landing yesterday. If you are interested a number of events are scheduled from today through next Saturday. Here's the link with the schedule:http://www.americasbirthday.com/

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For my local mommies, a number of July 4th Fireworks events throughout Chester County

Good Neighbor Day CelebrationKerr Park in Downingtown, PA July 4th, 2009
Visit web site http://www.goodneighborday.com/schedule.html for additional information
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Freedom Fest Concert and FireworksSaturday, July 4, 20095:00 - 10:30 pm
http://dsf.chesco.org/ccparks/cwp/view.asp?a=1551&q=622324LOCATION Nottingham County Park, 150 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362. West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Located six miles south of Oxford, PA, off U.S. Route 1, just above the Maryland State Line in southwestern Chester County. For more information, call Nottingham County Park at 610-932-2589.
ENTERTAINMENT Test your balance on the swiveling Jacob's Ladder. For more thrill and excitement, twist and spin on The Orbotron. Designed by a former NASA engineer, your body movements send the Orbotron flipping and spinning, swirling, twirling and whirling in all directions. NASA has learned the power and joy of this machine and so will you!
PARKING/ ADMISSION FEES $10 parking fee at Nottingham County Park and Herr’s Corporate Center. There is no admission fee. Gates open at 4:00 PM. Shuttles from parking areas to the event field run 5:00 - 9:15 PM.
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United Sports Fireworks
Thursday, July 3, 20095:00 - 10:00 pm, Fireworks starts at 9:15pm
Live Band, Food & Crafts, Vendors, Games and a Movie after the fireworks, more information...
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Longwood Gardens
July 4, August 8, September 6 & September 19
Jaw-dropping Fireworks & Fountains shows entertain on special evenings. This year's shows include Khachaturian Cavalcade, Founder’s Favorites and Longwood’s first fireworks using pop vocals--Abbacadabra: The Magic of ABBA
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Wilson Farm ParkFriday, July 4, 2008Time: 6:00 PM
The Concert and Fireworks display will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Gateway Park located at the corner of 1st Avenue and Historic Lincoln Highway in downtown Coatesville
Saturday, July 11, 2009 This event follows the Graystone Society's Victorian Ice Cream Festival and attracts thousands of spectators from around the region. This is a "must see" event.http://www.coatesville.org/events/fireworks.asp

FREE KIDS MEALS AND KIDS MEAL SPECIALS

Hi Moms:


Are you looking for a place to eat with the kids? Thanks to Twitter, I have a great follower with some money saving deals on eating out with the kids.

Check out this link for deals in your area:
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Exhibit: Audacious Freedom -African Americans in Philadelphia 1776-1876

Everyone:

Looking for a weekend activity? This is a great event and the admission is FREE.

The African American Museum in Philadelphia is hosting a Grand Opening-Juneteenth Celebration on Friday, June 19, 2009 as well as the opening of the exhibit "Audacious Freedom-African Americans in Philadelphia 1776-1876.". Admission to the museum is FREE, from 11AM-4PM.

From June 20-21, the museum will feature Family Fun Days from 11:00AM-4PM; admission is FREE.

Visit the link to see the calendar of events planned for this weekend.

http://www.aampmuseum.org/calendar-of-events

Summer Family Fun in Philadelphia

Museums & Cultural Attractions

At the African American Museum in Philadelphia kids will especially like seeing how the stars of the Negro Baseball League compared with those in the "white" majors. An important history lesson for both young and old is the Supreme Court’s Brown versus the Board of Education ruling, a decision aimed at ending segregation in public schools. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this historic ruling, the museum is hosting Brown V. Board of Education: 50 Years of Integration, 1954-2004, an exhibit that looks at early civil rights efforts in Philadelphia and beyond. Through December 30, 2004. 701 Arch Street, (215) 574-0380, http://www.aampmuseum.org/

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A tasty experience for the whole family is Chocolate: The Exhibition, on display at The Academy of Natural Sciences from June 12, 2004 through September 6, 2004. The exhibit explores the plant, products, history and culture of chocolate through the lenses of botany, ecology, anthropology, economics, conservation and popular culture. The display takes visitors on a tour from chocolate's rainforest origins to its many uses by the Maya, to its arrival in Europe and the chocolate market today. 19th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (215) 299-1000, http://www.acnatsci.org/

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The Philadelphia Water Department’s Fairmount WaterWorks Interpretive Center, housed within a Neoclassical riverside structure that supplied all of Philadelphia with water from 1815 to 1909, promises to be one of the area’s greatest new attractions. Visitors can take a simulated helicopter trip from local tidal bays to river headwaters, view a model showing how rain that falls on watersheds leads to pollution, discover interactive sculpture and work in a water lab. 640 WaterWorks Drive, (215) 685-0723, http://www.fairmountwaterworks.org/

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A traveling exhibit consisting of more than 300 original artifacts from the Titanic will be on display at The Franklin Institute Science Museum beginning July 10, 2004. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition is an experiential journey that takes visitors from the first-class stateroom to the third-class quarters. Not only will visitors meet the Titanic’s passengers and crew through a compelling audio tour, they’ll also touch the iceberg, feel how cold the ocean was and witness a recreation of the night sky. Through January 2, 2005. 222 N. 20th Street, (215) 448-1200, http://www.franklininstitute.org/

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Kids can have just as much fun as their parents exploring the Mercer Museum's vast collection of early American tools, folk art and furnishings. In the Animals on the Loose exhibit, children ages three- to eight-years-old team up with Rollo, Henry Mercer’s favorite dog, on a hands-on adventure to track down animal artifacts from the museum. 84 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, (215) 345-0210, http://www.mercermuseum.org/

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For seven years now, children have been enchanted with Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway display, a miniature world set in the splendor of a summer garden. Debuting each year on Father’s Day weekend, the exhibit features seven G-scale model train lines running through a wonderland of historic Philadelphia buildings created entirely of natural materials. In keeping with this year's theme: Great American Lighthouses, the city is interspersed with replicas of 16 majestic lighthouses from around the nation. Through October 11, 2004. 100 Northwestern Avenue, (215) 247-5777, www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum

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The National Constitution Center teaches kids and parents about the voting process with artifacts such as a copy of the 15th Amendment, granting all male citizens, regardless of race, the right to vote. From start to finish, the super-interactive Center is loaded with fun displays and high-tech gadgets for learning about the nation’s most important four-page document. Kids can preside over a Supreme Court hearing, take the Presidential Oath of Office and vote for their favorite president of all time. 525 Arch Street, (866) 917-1787, http://www.constitutioncenter.org/

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At Giggleberry Fair, found within Bucks County’s historic Peddler’s Village, families can experience Giggleberry’s magnificent Grand Carousel and Giggleberry Mountain. The indoor, three-story obstacle course and maze is complete with thousands of foam berries, powerful berry blasters and side-by-side racing slides. In Discovery Land, imagination and creativity rule. Here, kids can pretend to be a farmer on a full-size wooden pick-up truck, go fishing in a multilevel waterway and shop for produce at the fruit stand. Routes 202 & 263, Lahaska, (215) 794-8960, http://www.peddlersvillage.com/

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The Philadelphia Zoo unveils three new exhibits this summer. The bravest of the family bunch will enjoy Cobras!, an intimate exhibit featuring the largest collection of venomous snakes ever at the Zoo. Not only can visitors get up close and personal with the serpents, they can also "be the reptile" by standing at the helm of a customized super-soaker that simulates a spitting cobra. Through September 2004. The Children's Zoo has reopened with a whimsical new look, a miniature bunny village and a life-size farming tractor. Families can discover how to survive in a real jungle with the PECO Jungle Trek. 3400 W. Girard Avenue, (215) 243-1100, http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/

Outdoor Attractions

Watching the Philadelphia Phillies play in their new 43,500-seat Citizens Bank Park is only one of many ways for fans to pass the time at the new ballpark. Along Ashburn Alley, the outfield entertainment area named after Phillies’ great Richie Ashburn, fans can learn about Phillies history, while taking a shot at being a baseball great themselves through several interactive experiences. Created especially for kids, the Phanatic Phun Zone gives children ages eight and under the opportunity to climb, explore, play and have the slide of their lives as they venture through the largest Softplay area in Major League Baseball. One Citizens Bank Way, (215) 463-5000, http://www.phillies.com/

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Festivals at Penn’s Landing are a Philly summertime tradition like no other. Each year, the warm-weather season unofficially kicks off with Jam on the River, Memorial Day’s biggest party. The summer swings into high gear for kids with multicultural festivals from June 6-September 12, 2004; and Children’s Special Sundays, every Sunday in July and August. In addition to learning about their ethnic heritage, kids can enjoy games, food, activities and fun along the scenic Delaware River. (215) 922-2FUN, http://www.pennslandingcorp.com/

Tours

Made famous in London town, Big Bus Tours continue service on the streets of Philadelphia with multiple stops at city sights and hotels, plus new covered bus service and complimentary hotel shuttle service. Big Bus Tours are a great way to see the city’s most popular sites, but they’re also a fun way to learn some Philly fun facts. The two-floor coaches depart from 6th & Market Streets. (866) 3BIG-BUS, http://www.bigbustours.com/

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In Philadelphia, the walls of buildings, community centers and recreational facilities are literally an artist’s canvas - thanks to the Mural Arts Program, responsible for creating more than 2,300 works of art for the city. Mural Arts Tours make seeing the many inspirational works a fun task for families. The trolley ride takes visitors on a behind-the-scenes look at these artistic expressions, as much a part of the cityscape as Independence Hall and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 6th & Market Streets, (215) 685-0754, http://www.muralarts.org/

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The Neighborhood Tourism Network hosts popular ride-and-walk adventures through some of the city’s most vibrant ethnic neighborhoods, making this a great way for the whole family to learn and explore together. Philadelphia Neighborhood Tours for 2004 include Philadelphia's Civil Rights Struggle with a stop at Girard College, where families can enjoy a special educational exhibit to commemorate the anniversary of Brown versus the Board of Education ruling. Tours are recommended for ages eight and above. (215) 599-2295, http://www.gophila.com/

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Ride the Ducks, World War II-era amphibious Army vehicles converted into fun sightseeing vessels, offer some of the most popular tickets in town - especially for families. The Ducks have added two more vehicles to their fleet and continue to quack, play music and ride on land - through Old City and South Street - and water - along the Delaware River at Penn’s Landing. The luckiest "duck" in the family may even get to navigate the boat on the river. Tours depart from 6th & Chestnut Streets, (215) 227-DUCK, http://www.phillyducks.com/

New Exhibition "Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia 1776-1876"

The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents a new exhibition "Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia 1776 – 1876", premieres on June 19, 2009. Here is a snippet of the press release:

"Audacious Freedom gives us the opportunity to celebrate the richness of the culture and experiences of people of African descent", explained AAMP’s President and CEO Romona Riscoe Benson. "Philadelphia was an economically strong, socially dynamic and culturally cosmopolitan environment during this period. People of color played a vital role as entrepreneurs, craftsmen and advocates for social justice. Telling their story is a critically important part of the Museum’s mission and responsibility to this community and to the overall fabric of the role of African Americans in American history. "

The museum is located at 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Ph: 215-574-0380

Father's Day June 21, 2009

There are 3 more weeks left to shop for the special dad(s) in your life. Some Father's Day gift ideas:

*Special Breakfast

*Tickets to a Sporting Event

*Gift Basket filled with favorite pasttime accessories for golf, chess, grillmaster, home improvement, fitness,etc

*Favorite dinner and dessert

*Dinner at his favorite restaurant

*Spa Treatments

*Engraved cuff links, money clip, key ring

This is a great site for special occasions. You can search for restaturants in your area by city and date.
http://www.opentable.com/

Philadelphia events:

2009 Father's Day Prostrate Run "RUN 4 YOUR LIFE" 5K Run/Walk June 21, 2009 8:30 AM - Philadelphia Art Museum

http://run4yourlife.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=309452

Father's Day on the Spirit of Philadelphia

http://www.spiritofphiladelphia.com/ph/fathers_day_cruise.jsp

3pm - 6pm First District Plaza 3801 Market Street. Here's the link with details on tickets and participating.

http://www.realmencook.com/Philadelphia.html

The West Oak Lane Jazz Festival is held from June 19th-June 21st.

http://www.westoaklanefestival.com/

Amusement Park Deals

Giant supermarkets and other participating partners have discount coupons for admission to Hershey Park

Hershey Park
http://www.hersheypark.com/tickets/coupon_partners.php

Six Flags
If you purchase your tickets online, $10 off
http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/index.aspx