Philadelphia

Please Touch Museum® hosts a festive meet and greet with a Sugarplum Fairy from Pennsylvania Ballet's George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™! The Sugarplum Fairy will demonstrate several ballet positions and read an excerpt from the holiday classic.  Founded in 1963 by Balanchine student and protégée Barbara Weisberger, Pennsylvania Ballet is one of the nation’s leading ballet companies.

For one day only, Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar Philadelphia welcomes fashion’s biggest names for the premier pop-up boutique, Fashionaires. Hosted in their Presidential Suite, Fashionaires will feature ready to wear clothing, handbags, accessories, and shoes from designer vintage collections such as Oscar de la Renta, Christian Louboutin, Chanel, Christian Dior, Valentino, and more, all at a fraction of the retail price. On October 10th from noon to 7:00PM, Hotel Palomar’s presidential suite will serve as the hottest vintage store in town.

611’s Pop-up Showroom at Liberties Walk opens for regular hours starting this Saturday! Join us for a community cookout, a celebration of local flavor and festivities, and a day full of fashion, BBQ and fun! Shop 611’s signature designs and new arrivals including clothing and accessories for men and women.  611’s Showroom will be open Saturdays 12 noon to 6 pm starting this weekend. www.611lifestyle.com

If you're looking for one of the best bar scenes in the country, then look no further than Philadelphia. This big city is known to have a great entertainment scene, but it only gets better when you put their top notch watering holes into the mix. Knowing that this is a great place for a phenomenal PubCrawl, the producers of the world's largest PubCrawl are looking to break into history yet again with a special Halloween PubCrawl in Philadelphia that's been the talk of the town. If you thought you knew what you were doing for Halloween in Philly, prepare to change your plans.

Hope Chest, the region’s premier lingerie store, is hosting a girls night out – Hope Chest’s Head-to-Toe Beauty Hook-up! Local ladies will learn expert tips and tricks for looking flawless from head-to-toe. Featuring trunk shows by ResultWear luxury shapewear and Jenna Leigh Lingerie, the pros at Hope Chest give pointers for enhancing assets, smoothing imperfections and building a lingerie wardrobe to suit every outfit.

Join us for a special preview concert as we begin the inaugural season of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The program will include works found throughout the 2012-13 season, including pieces by Beethoven, Bach, Gershwin, and more all led by the Orchestra’s assistant conductor, Cristian Macelaru. Admission is free and limited to four tickets per reservation. Get your tickets early–seating is limited!