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[Have a hot time at the Firemen’s Pancake Breakfast]
[Going away
to camp while staying at home]
[‘Misterios’
hits the road]
Have a hot
time at the Firemen’s Pancake Breakfast
by Len Lear
The seventh annual Firemen’s
Pancake Breakfast at Reading Terminal Market will take place on Sunday, June 3,
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Philadelphia firefighters will cook and serve a homemade
pancake breakfast featuring fresh ingredients from the market. All proceeds from
the breakfast will benefit the Hepatitis ‘C’ Awareness Fund. All breakfasts will
be served at Tootsie’s Salad Express in Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Arch
Streets.
Over the course of the morning,
if last year’s turnout is any indication, they expect to serve more than 400
breakfasts and use 100 pounds of pancake mix, 188 eggs, 25 gallons of milk, 80
pounds of sausage and 920 Florida oranges. Merchants in the market will donate
all of the ingredients so that all the money raised will benefit the Hepatitis
‘C’ Awareness Fund. The cost of the breakfast will be $4 for pancakes and $5 for
pancakes and sausage.
All breakfasts will be served
with coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice. The Hepatitis ‘C’ Awareness Fund
was created in 2001 to educate the public about the dangers posed by Hepatitis
‘C’ for firefighters and paramedics. There is currently no cure of Hepatitis
‘C,’ which may lie undetected for many years and then suddenly present itself as
chronic liver disease or cancer. Firefighters and paramedics are at a high risk
for contracting the virus because the primary route of Hepatitis ‘C’
transmission is through direct exposure to the blood of infected individuals.
For more information, call
215-922-2317 or visit
www.readingterminalmarket.org.
Five-course wine dinner
Valanni, 1229 Spruce St., is
offering a five-course wine dinner on Tuesday, May 22, for the reasonable price
of $55, which includes five different wines. By today’s prices, the $55 would
ordinarily pay just for the wines, so you can pretend you are getting the five
food courses free of charge.
The courses include: pan-seared
scallops with chickpea frites and a sherry jus; pan-seared grouper with morel
mushrooms, fiddlehead ferns, sweet peas and a lemon white wine sauce; grilled
rack of lamb with spring leeks, soft polenta and lamb jus; a selection of
cheeses, and blueberry cream cheese tarts with a graham cracker crust. For more
information, call 215-790-9494 or visit
www.valanni.com.
They’ll pay for your cab
The word “unique” is often thrown
around promiscuously in advertising, public relations and even journalism as a
virtual synonym for “unusual,” which it certainly is not. It should only be used
when the noun being referred to is one-of-a-kind, which I am mentioning only
because I believe that Cascamorto, the piano bar at 20th and Arch Streets,
really is unique.
You can have ‘happy daze’ at
their terrific Happy Hour Wednesday through Friday, 5 to 7 p.m., with discounted
drinks, piano players and lots of noise. But none of that is unique — not even
piano players Greg Offner Jr. and Steve Odabashian, who are certainly
ivory-worthy but not unique.
Here comes the unique part. I am
almost positive that Cascamorto is the only restaurant or bar in the region that
will pay the fare of any customer who comes there in a cab from anywhere in the
Philadelphia area. I’ve heard of restaurants putting a drunk customer in a cab
and paying for it, for obvious reasons. But Cascamorto will pay you to go there,
not to leave. All they ask is that you “kindly tip your driver.” For more
information, call 215-563-4704 or visit
www.cascamorto.com.
Beauty in the eye of the
beer holder
Overheard at Fergie’s Pub, 1214
Sansom St., on one of their Tuesday Quizzo nights: “My buddies over there
insisted I would not be able to start a conversation with the most beautiful
woman at the bar. Would you like to have a drink with their money?” Fergie’s has
Quizzo every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 p.m. Call 215-928-8118 or visit
www.fergies.com.
Going away to camp while
staying at home
by Ruth R. Russell
When I was a kid, summer meant
long hot days of helping my mother at home with her many chores, traveling
across the city to a public pool occasionally or perhaps hanging around the
empty schoolyard once in a while. Some lucky youngsters went off to overnight
camps run by the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, the YWCA or YMCA. However, as I
recall, there were not too many day camp opportunities in Philadelphia. That
certainly has changed over the years. There’s plenty available now — for
different interests, age groups and lengths of time — at reasonable prices. If
you can’t manage an overnight camp, consider a day camp. Here is just a
sampling.
Summer Art Camp
The Philadelphia Department of
Recreation will conduct its Summer Art Camp 2007 for kids who are interested in
art from July 2-13, July 16-27 and July 20-August 10, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except July 4). There will be a Sculpture Program and a
Painting Program for ages 8-10, 11-12 and 13-18 at Fisher Park, Fifth and
Spencer Streets. References are needed for newcomers. Breakfast and lunch are
provided and bus transportation may be arranged. All registration is done by
mail. For information or a signup form, call 215-685-2871 or visit
AnneMarie.Dunne@phila.gov.
American Adventures
Getting into the camping game is
the National Constitution Center (NCC) at 525 Arch St. on Independence Mall.
Boys and girls ages 6-13 will spend their days discovering history through
interactive programs and hands-on activities in two-week sessions: Private Eyes
from June 25-July 6, Revolutionary Philadelphia from July 9-20, History
Detectives from July 23-August 3 and Pirates of the Constitution from August
6-17 (or attend all summer). Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended day
options. Lunch may be brought or purchased at the Center. Call 215-409-6700 or
visit camp@constitutioncenter.org.
Horsing around
If horseback riding is your
child’s passion, consider the Northwestern Equestrian Facility’s 2007 Summer
Camp, at its location at 120 Northwestern Ave., at the edge of the city. Camp
for ages 8-12 will run from July 9-August 17, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Kids will learn basic English riding and horsemanship skills and also take part
in games, outdoor activities and arts and crafts projects. Enrollment is by
week, and campers need to bring lunch, beverage and a snack. Call 215-685-9286
or visit
www.northwesternstables.com to learn more.
Allens Lane Camp
For more than 50 years Allens
Lane Art Center has provided a summer day camp on its site at McCallum Street
and Allens Lane in West Mt. Airy. Designed to serve a multicultural community
through the arts, the camp for boys and girls ages 5-12 offers a playground,
tennis courts, playing fields and a basketball court as well as art studios for
painting and ceramics and a professionally equipped theater for dance and drama.
Swimming is at Awbury Recreation Center. For signup information (and this camp
fills quickly), call 215-248-0566 or visit
www.allenslane.org.
Camps at Charter
William Penn Charter School
offers four camps at its site at 3000 W. School House Lane in Germantown. Sports
Camp runs for seven weeks, June 18 to August 3, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with
expert instruction in sports such as basketball, soccer, lacrosse and
baseball/softball, while Day Camp, in the same time period, offers traditional
arts and sports programs for ages 3-14. There is a Varsity Camp on Monday to
Thursday evenings, starting June 11-14, and a one week Enrichment Camp, June
11-15 for ages 7-12 centering on activities such as chess, cooking, computer and
drama. For complete details, call 215-844-3460, extension 364, or visit
ckaesshaefer@penncharter.com.
Woodmere classes
Perhaps a week with the arts,
either morning or afternoon, is the ticket for your child. Woodmere Art Museum,
9201 Germantown Ave., has a variety of summer classes for teens, ages 8-12 and
ages 6-10. How about Beach Blanket Summer Fun from June 25-29, Edible Art (such
as popcorn and watermelon) from July 9-13, or Comic Strip Art with Robb
Armstrong (creator of ‘Jump Start’) from July 23-27. There’s a lot more in WAM,
the latest kids’ newsletter. For a copy or information, call 215-247-0948 or
visit www.woodmereartmuseum.org.
‘A Boy and His Dog’
New at the Mum Puppettheatre is
The Adventures of a Boy and His Dog on the High Seas, opening on Saturday, May
19, at its theatre at 115 Arch St. Discover how a quiet day at the beach turns
into a lively adventure as the Boy and the Dog find a pirate map in a bottle and
go into action. Performances continue on Sundays at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and
Saturdays at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. through June 10. Featuring puppets and
masks, the show is recommended for families. For ticket information or further
details, call 215-925-7686 or visit
www.mumpuppet.org.
Animal Safari
Participants in the family
workshop at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets,
on Saturday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., are invited to explore the
animal artwork on display in the Annual Student Exhibition. Then they will have
a chance to make their own clay animal sculptures. Charles Hankin is the
instructor and a small fee is charged for the session. Call 215-972-2061 to
learn more.
Farmer Jason
World Café Live will welcome
Farmer Jason to Dodge Caravan Peanut Butter & Jams on Saturday, May 19, at the
Café at 3025 Walnut St. The show starts at 11:30 a.m.; doors open at 11.
Singer-songwriter Jason Ringenberg created his children’s music character Farmer
Jason in 2003, and his CD, ‘A Day at the Farm with Farmer Jason, has led to
sell-out kids’ concerts “from Osh Kosh to Oslo.” Admission is charged. In
addition, a lunch buffet with kid-friendly food will be available (not included
in ticket price). For information, call 215-222-1400.
Art for small fry
Tours for Tots (ages 3-5), with
an Animal Adventure, and Early Bird Read and Look (ages 3-5), with Momotaro, the
Peach Boy, will be featured at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and
the Parkway on Sunday, May 20; free tickets are required after museum admission.
All ages are invited to Drawing Together in the galleries at noon. For complete
details, call 215-684-7580.
Email news for CitiLife to
rrr@phillyrecord.com.
‘Misterios’ hits the road
Misterios, a collection of 61
handmade ceramic, stone, wood, metal, glass and fiber craftworks by students
from the University of the Arts (UArts), will be on display now through May 24,
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
at the Philadelphia Cathedral, 3723 Chestnut St. (enter on 38th Street between
Chestnut and Market Streets). Inspired by ancient Latin American artifacts,
these urns and brooches, cabinetry and chalices, altars and chests of drawers
explore themes of reconciliation, divinity, life and death, morality and
spirituality. View Misterios online at
www.uarts.edu/news/misterios.
For more information, visit
www.uarts.edu/go or
www.philadelphiacathedral.org
or call 215-386-0234.
Run for ovarian cancer
cure
The third annual Teal Ribbon 5K
Race for Ovarian Cancer will take place in Fairmount Park on Sunday, May 27.This
is the second fundraiser this spring for the nonprofit Teal Ribbon Ovarian
Cancer Research Foundation (TROCRF). The Philadelphia Crystal Ball took place in
April. TROCRF’s “$1 million dollar challenge” to go toward medical research for
early diagnostic methods for ovarian cancer was put forth, in part, by the
Canary Foundation. The California-based nonprofit dedicated to identifying and
isolating cancer in its earliest and most curable stage, has offered to match
funds raised by TROCRF, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1-million. Registration for
the 5K race may be completed online at
www.trocrf.org or by contacting Anne Gutos, Next Century Now Promotions, at
856-874-4444.
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