[ July 4, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 5, 2008; 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. July 6, 2008; 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Indulge in frozen ice cream delights from over 20 different Ice Cream & Water Ice companies. Family favorites such as Haagen-Dazs, Ben & Jerry’s, Edy’s, Breyer’s/Good Humor, Bassett’s, Turkey Hill, Jack & Jill, Philadelphia Water ice will all be present along with many others sampling their cool treats.

I was excited by the range of dishes. Everything was so cheap we decided to splurge and order an appetizer, plus I was hella hungry… but what else is new?

[ June 14, 2008; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Carnaval season is here! Bust out your flags and your pum pum shorts (if you don’t know, you better ask somebody) and get ready to wine your waistline!

I try to come up with clever ways of visually stating what I’m feeling, without it just being like blatant. I just it comes from life and just how I see it.

As a five member DJ collective, together since 2000, Illvibe Collective has become Philadelphia’s best DJ crew.

Forget about spending two weeks worth of paychecks on a trip to Las Vegas where once you leave the strip there’s nothing but dry desert. Instead, see how far your dollars can take you at Atlantic City.

Growing up, Philadelphia-based artist Stefan Kietzman drew outside the lines and now throws paint on everything from sneakers to vinyls to windows.

[ June 23, 2008; 7:30 pm; ] Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes spins his remarkable magic on his newest recording, Encanto (Enchantment), which is among the maestro’s most beautifully realized in his unparalleled career.

[ May 31, 2008; 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. June 1, 2008; 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] The show is now juried and boasts over 100 artists annually. Last year over 4,000 people attended the show. Shoppers can expect affordable, high quality, and extremely unique goods from a variety of media. In it’s 5th year, The Art Star Craft Bazaar has become Philadelphia’s most cutting edge craft fair. Come see it for yourself!

[ May 17, 2008 8:00 pm to May 18, 2008 1:00 am. ] Celebrating the breadth and impact that people of African descent have had on all aspects of Latin American culture, Soul Simpatico will feature performing and visual artists, established and emerging, from an array of genres, including an Afro-Latin jazz band, salsa lessons, massage therapy by Mellow Massage, body paint, and an art exhibit.