Philadelphia

BRU Fall Fest returns on Saturday, October 1, 2016, from 12:00pm to 8:00pm, during Midtown Village Fall Festival. Head to the 1300 block of Chestnut Street for eight hours of food, beer and live tunes. U-Bahn’s stage will feature five bands and DJs, headlined by the Levee Drivers. Menu to include Bratwurst, BBQ pork, pretzels, skewers and more. Craft drafts pouring outside will include selections from Troegs, Wyndridge, Evolution and Rogue. Inside, look for 39 crafts pouring and an abbreviated version of the regular daily menu. Skip the lines in Midtown Village and hit the self-serve taps.

Come for the thrill of it! A day filled with activities for children and adults alike. Manayunk offers a fun and safe way to celebrate Halloween! From trick-or-treating along Main Street to activities on Venice Island and at Pretzel Park, Manayunk offers a variety of activities for families to celebrate the holiday!

Valley Forge Casino Resort (1160 First Avenue) presents Dirty Heads on Friday, October 28th with support from New Beat Fund & RDGLDGRN. With reggae, hip-hop, and alternative rock backgrounds, this California band always experiments with their sunny musical styles. The band’s fifth studio album brings their unique sound to the masses by collaborating with L.A.s top hit-makers. This general admission, all ages show is part of Valley Forge Music Fair. Doors of the Venue will open at 7:00pm, with the show starting at 8:00pm. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster for $37.50 each.

The Innovative Juggler team, directed by Greg Kennedy, brings new light to SPHERUS a unique amalgamation of physical talent and technological wonder.  Kennedy uniquely coordinates aerial acrobatics, juggling-manipulation, and video projection displays for this year’s Philadelphia FringeArts Festival.  Shows will premiere on September 9th through September 25th located at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (5900A Greene Street).  Tickets are $20 for Adults and $15 for Students.  A special $10 ticket is offered for children under ten at the door. Various show times available.

Azuka Theatre presents the Philadelphia premiere of How We Got On by Idris Goodwin, from September 21 to October 9, 2016, at the Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake (302 S. Hicks St). Hank, Julian, and Luann are three talented, determined suburban teens coming of age in the 1980s. Dreaming of fame and fortune in the new Hip-Hop music scene, they must overcome cultural isolation, familial dysfunction, and ruthless rivalries to make the music that defines their lives. A sultry DJ spins their stories with her own meta-theatrical perspective in this contemporary ode to the roots of rap.

Azuka Theatre presents the world premiere of Sh*theads by Philadelphia playwright Douglas Williams, from February 22 to March 12, 2017, at the Proscenium Theatre at The Drake (302 S. Hicks St). Bert's Bikes and Sports, a down-and-out bike shop in lower Manhattan, is on its last leg. Customers have vanished, the shop across the street is poaching their best mechanics, and the new guy they just hired doesn't even own a bike.