When: Friday 2/27, 7:00 p.m.
Dhamaka will be hosting their 12th annual dance show themed with none other than Sin City. Check out the show, and hang out with the guys at the Saturday night after-party, linked here.
COST:
Take a winter wellness walk FOR FREE along Schuylkill trails with a group of other crazy people who like to hike in the dead of winter. The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, which hosts these walks, actually hosts tons of other cool things, like a class on edible gardens and night-time owl watching.
When: Friday, 2/27, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Cost: $5, pay at the event.
Cost: $5, pay at the door.
Go Because: This is all you need to see and you will be sold. Is your body ready for this South Asian seduction?
This month, 101 S. Independence Mall East
Go Because: In addition to pho, there will be a PHOtobooth with PHOnomenal props to make for unPHOgettable memories. But seriously, we put a lot of effort into those “pho” puns. At least go to acknowledge how hard we tried on those.
FREE ADMISSION TO THE JEWISH MUSEUM
FREE
WHERE & WHEN:
EVENTS
Where: Iron Gate Theatre
If by some miracle you haven’t become an expert on all things Jewish, go here to see more. The National Museum of American Jewish History is offering free admission for the month of February. This is a can’t-miss.
When: Friday 2/27 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 2/28 at 1:30 p.m.; Saturday 2/28 at 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Prices vary from $8-$12. Buy at the door.
Cost: Prices vary from $23-$40; Buy tickets here.
Cheap food is always good, cheap Pho is even better, and cheap Pho close to home is the absolute best. Drop by Harrison College House for five dollar pho in the rooftop lounge. Instagram the Philly skyline sparkling in the distance while you slurp some pho and hang with friends.
Vagina Monologues
Where: Huntsman Forum
Penn Museum: Celebration of African Cultures
Harrison College House Rooftop Lounge, Friday 6-8 p.m.
FIVE DOLLA PHO
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is hosting a variety of African cultural events on Saturday. Activities include a belly dancing workshop to an African pop-up market. The cafe will feature a traditional African menu.
When: Saturday 2/28 at 8:00 a.m.
$5
Women’s Week
Go Because: You probably haven’t been to the Penn Museum since your freshman year toga party. Get cultured, man!
The Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women brought back an old campus tradition celebrating a week of women. Check out the week’s final events this Thursday and Friday on the Facebook event.
Where: Irvine Auditorium
WEEKEND GUIDE
Where: Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street
When: Friday 2/27 and Saturday 2/28, 8:00 p.m.
Go because: China has been growing increasingly influential in the business world. Also, how smart will you look walking out of this? That’s right, very.
When: Saturday 2/28, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for tickets outside Locust Walk, $12 online.
Cost: Free (for Penn students).
Chipotle for a Cause
Brunch is a weekend staple. Change things up this weekend and try this new restaurant and beer garden. For $22, they offer a brunch entree, bottomless donuts and coffee and three cocktails. It’s (boozy) brunch heaven.
39th and Chestnut, Sat/Sun 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Come to Chipotle on Sunday! Tell the cashier at checkout your purchase is in the name of “Students Against Sex Trafficking.” Half the proceeds are donated to Dawn’s Place in Philadelphia, which houses victims of sex trafficking.
Go Because: You may see the next Elizabeth Banks perform live. You want to help the cause. You’re in Feb Club and need to use your second to last swipe. And, most importantly, vaginas on Locust will stop harassing you if you assure them you’ve already bought a ticket.
WILLIAM STREET COMMON BRUNCH
For $22, they offer a brunch entree, bottomless donuts and coffee and three cocktails. It’s (boozy) brunch heaven.
For the 15th consecutive year, V-Day UPenn will host the Vagina Monologues. Come see students and student groups perform to raise awareness toward women's issues. Proceeds will go to Philadelphia's only full–service rape crisis center, Women Organized Against Rape.
Go because: You don’t need a reason — you were going to Chipotle anyway.
When: Now thru Saturday 2/28
Cost: Varies — see the Facebook event.
Where: 39th and Walnut streets
Get student-discounted tickets for the Philadelphia Flower show for only $20! You can look at flowers (obviously), taste over 100 wines and meet some celebs. Meet Dan Akroyd on Friday, Feb. 27 and Ethan Wayne on Saturday, Feb. 28. For all those who have no spring break plans, it’s your lucky day. Meet Christina Milian on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. (www.theflowershow.com)
FREE RIVERRINK WINTERFEST EVENTS
Last Weekend for RiverRink Winterfest
Celebrate Engineers at Penn with a week of activities celebrating the school and its awesome students. Check out the entire week’s events on the Facebook event.
Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Feb. 28-March 8.
When: Sunday 2/29, 5:00-9:00 p.m.
2015 PHS PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW
Go Because: You’ve probably never even seen Philadelphia’s waterfront. And you’ll gain major respect from the Weekend Guide for willingly exposing yourself to even more ice.
Go Because: Women can do ANYTHING. Including put together a kick-ass week of events celebrating and breaking down modern womanhood. It’s also highly intersectional, so you’re bound to find some programming that speaks to you.
$20
Go Because: Drone flying, robo-battles, and car racing? Engineers are freakin’ awesome! Not to mention that you can snag free food at pretty much all the events. Definitely makes a walk to the Engineering quad worth it.
Cost: Varies on order.
Where: Penn’s Landing
Where: Varying locations
When: Friday 2/27, 5:00 p.m. to midnight; Saturday 2/28, 12:00 p.m.-midnight
Live music on ice? Yes, please. Admission to the Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest (right by Penn’s Landing) is completely free — even if it does cost money to skate. It’s a $10 rental, $3 admission. Go check out Salsa on Ice on Saturday from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., and Brielle and Paper Hearts perform from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will be running one of its beer gardens downtown for the next two weeks. Various local brews and ciders will be sold at the movie-themed garden.
When: Monday 2/23 thru Friday 2/27
Engineers Week
Cost: Free admission for the event, $3 for rink admission, $10 for skate rentals on site
In the words of Shakira, “Whenever, wherever”
FREE POSTMATES FOR TWO WEEKS
Saturday, 101 South Columbus Blvd.
VSA Pho Night
This weekend will be the last chance this season to enjoy Philadelphia's waterfront ice skating rink. Take advantage of the fire pits, hot food, booze and entertainment for no admission charge. There’s also a DJ from 9 p.m.-12 a.m., and you can’t beat free entertainment. (Full schedule here)
Cost: Varies - see the Facebook event.
Go because: You can get outside of the bubble without getting outside of the bubble. Meet students from near and far, and of course, free Asian food.
Go because: You finally get to enjoy one of Philadelphia’s most highly anticipated summer events while school is in session. It’s an opportunity to try a bunch of local beers cheaply — and snuggle comfortably into that warm alcohol blanket while you do so.
Penn Dhamaka Presents: Vegas
Beer Garden at the Shops at Liberty Place
Where: McClelland Hall, Ware College House
Where: 1625 Chestnut St.
When: Tuesdays and Saturdays thru 3/8, 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Global Game, Chinese Rules: How Business is Adapting to China’s Unique Needs
International Freshman Mixer
When: Friday 2/27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
It’s literally freezing outside. Avoid getting frostbite and register for Postmates with your Penn email for free delivery for the first two weeks. Why go outside when someone will deliver Honest Tom’s to your door?
Cost: Free admission. $4 to $10 per drink.
The Assembly of International Students will be hosting a freshman mixer with free South and East Asian food. Come meet freshman students from around the world.
Medlife Penn 5K High-Lighter Run
Cost: Free.
Vietnamese Students' Association will be hosting their Fourth Annual Pho Night. Options available for both meat-lovers and vegetarian!
DEALS
Come out to Perelman for a 5K High-Lighter Run. Wear neon “highlighter” colors and help seven Penn students fund a medical mission to Peru. Glow-in-the-dark accessories will be distributed.
Go because: It’s feel-good — seven Penn students created this event to expand their budget and eventually run a mobile medical clinic in Peru over the course of spring break. Doctors and nurses will be accompanying the students to deliver medical services to families in need.
WINTER WALK
8480 Hagy’s Mill Road, Saturday 2-3 p.m.
Where: Perelman Quadrangle
The Wharton China Association will be hosting a business forum on “How business is adapting to China’s unique needs.” The forum will explore how leaders will come together to explore the development of finance and social media and their differences from the West.
Where: Harrison College House Heyer Sky Lounge