FYI Philly: Welcome to summer festival season

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Thursday, May 11, 2017
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This week on FYI Philly, we're nearing summer festival season. From the Chinese Lanterns festival to an illuminated fountain garden and outdoor concerts, we know what you'll want to do this summer. Then, we visit a row home turned giant jewelry box, try a popular fitness class followed by some healthy sipping options. Plus, we found some local folks making life smell a little sweeter.[br /][br /]FYI Philly airs Saturdays at 7 p.m. with encore shows Sundays at midnight. Here are the details on this week's features:[br /][Ads /][br /][br /][br /][b][u]The Chinese Lanterns Festival[/u][/b][br /]You can experience the cultural traditions of another world just by traveling to Franklin Square. The Chinese Lantern Festival is open and runs through June 11th (Sun.-Thurs. 6-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 6-11p.m.)[br /][media ID="1994670" /][br /][url HREF="http://historicphiladelphia.org/chineselanternfestival/" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Chinese Lantern Festival[/b][/url][br /]6th Street, Philadelphia[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/Phillylanternfestival/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/Phillylanternfestival[/url][br /][br /]Enter to win FOUR tickets to the event: [url HREF="http://6abc.com/entertainment/philadelphia-chinese-lantern-festival-sweepstakes/1976621/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Chinese Lantern Festival sweepstakes[/url][br /][br /][b][u]Summer concerts: Hoagie Nation & Roots Picnic Philly[/u][/b][br /]Melissa Magee previews two big summer festivals kicking off the concert season at the Festival Pier on Penn's Landing.[media ID="1994675" /][br /][br /][url HREF="http://hoagienation.com/" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Hall & Oates Hoagie Nation[/b][/url] (May 27, gates open at 2 p.m.)[br /]601 North Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/HoagieNation" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/HoagieNation[/url][br /][url HREF="http://rootspicnic.com/philly" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Roots Picnic Philly[/b] [/url](June 3, gates open at 11 a.m.)[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/RootsPicnic/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/RootsPicnic/[/url][br /][br /]Get your tickets here: [url HREF="http://www.livenation.com" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Livenation.com[/url][br /]Enter to win tickets to Hoagie Nation Festival: [url HREF="http://6abc.com/entertainment/live-nation-summer-concert-series-sweepstakes---hall-and-oates-concert-presented-by-strella-aesthetics/1941296/[br /]" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Win TWO tickets to the show[/url][br /][br /][media ID="1985677" /][br /][b][u]A Summer of Spectacle[/u][/b][br /]Longwood Gardens' A Summer of Spectacle celebrates the reopening of the iconic Main Fountain Garden after a two-and-a-half-year, $90 million restoration project![br /][media ID="1994741" /][br /][url HREF="https://longwoodgardens.org/" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Longwood Gardens: A Summer of Spectacle[/b][/url] (Member preview: May 24-26; Public opening: May 27, Timed Tickets required)[br /]1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square[br /][br /][b][u]The return of the neighborhood grocery[/u][/b][br /]Our partners at Philadelphia Magazine have noticed a very welcome trend -- neighborhood grocery stores are making a comeback. And they're doing it with a focus on fresh and local products.[br /][media ID="1994751" /][br /][url HREF="http://rivercityoutpost.com/index.html" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]River City Outpost[/b][/url][br /]4412 Main St, Philadelphia, PA[br /](609) 558-4180[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/rivercityoutpost" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/rivercityoutpost[/url][br /][br /][url HREF="https://www.riverwardsproduce.com/" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Riverwards Produce[/b][/url][br /]2200 E Norris St, Philadelphia, PA[br /](215) 678-4304[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/riverwardsproduce" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/riverwardsproduce[/url][br /][Ads /][br /][br /][br /][url HREF="http://www.greenaislegrocery.com" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Green Aisle Grocery[/b][/url][br /][b]East Passyunk[/b][br /]1618 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia[br /]215.465.1411[br /][b]Graduate Hospital[/b][br /]2241 Grays Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia[br /]267.687.2398[br /][b]Fishtown[/b][br /]11 West Girard Avenue, Philadelphia[br /]215.309.3784[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/GreenAisleGrocery" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/GreenAisleGrocery[/url][br /][br /][b][u]Greenmarket Purveying company/Home & Garden[/u][/b][br /]Karen Rogers checks out a local company making the world (and your home) smell sweeter. And use[b] promo code FYIPHILLY25 for 25 percent off[/b] your order through May.[br /][media ID="1994772" /][br /][url HREF="https://greenmarketpurveying.com/" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Greenmarket Purveying Company[/b][/url][br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/greenmarketpurveyingco/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/greenmarketpurveyingco/[/url] |[br /][b]Instagram:[/b] [url HREF="https://www.instagram.com/greenmarketpurveying/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]@greenmarketpurveying[/url][br /][br /][b][u]Strike Fitness[/u][/b][br /]It's time to strike ... a fitness class that's like taking kickboxing to the extreme.[br /][media ID="1994799" /][br /][url HREF="https://www.lifetimefitness.com/life-time-locations/nj-mount-laurel.html" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Life Time Athletic[/b][/url][br /]3939 Church Rd, Mount Laurel, N.J.[br /](856) 813-3100[br /][br /][b][u]Sip-N-Glo Inspired Brews[/u][/b][br /]It's sipping time! Here's some hot spots to get cool beverages around the city.[br /][media ID="1994806" /][br /][url HREF="http://www.sipnglo.com/" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Sip-N-Glo (South Street)[/b][/url][br /]932 South Street[br /]Philadelphia, PA[br /](267) 273-0639[br /][b]Rittenhouse[/b][br /]257 S 20th Street[br /]Philadelphia, PA[br /](215) 372-7555[br /][b]Center City[/b][br /]1700 Sansom Street[br /]Philadelphia, PA 19103[br /](215) 988-9876[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/SipNGloJuicery" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Facebook[/url] | Twitter: [url HREF="https://twitter.com/sipnglo" TARGET="blank" REL=""]@Sipnglo[/url] | Instagram: [url HREF="https://www.instagram.com/sipnglo/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]@sipnglo[/url][br /][Ads /][br /][br /][br /][url HREF="http://inspiredbrews.com/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Inspired Brews[/url][br /]263 N 3rd Street, Philadelphia[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/inspiredbrews" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Facebook[/url] | Twitter: [url HREF="https://twitter.com/inspiredbrews" TARGET="blank" REL=""]@Inspiredbrews[/url] | Instagram: [url HREF="https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbrews/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]@inspiredbrews[/url][br /][br /][media ID="1985683" /][br /][b][u]Made in Philly : Henri David[/u][/b][br /]There's a hidden gem in the city's Washington Square neighborhood, a treasure trove just below street level.[br /][media ID="1994844" /][br /][b]Halloween[/b][br /]1329 Pine Street, Philadelphia[br /]215-732-7711[br /][br /][b][u]The Kimmel Center Presents; Motown the Musical[/u][/b][br /]Motown the Musical is coming to the Academy of Music with an all new cast, singing those same chart-topping hits.[br /][b]Motown the Musical[/b] (May 30-June 11)[br /]300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia[br /]215-893-1709[br /][url HREF="http://theartsinphilly.org/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Buy tickets[/url][br /][br /][b][u]Shelter Me[/u][/b][br /]In this week's Shelter me, David Murphy introduces you to a scrappy little pup that went from the shelter to show biz.[br /][media ID="1994854" /][br /][url HREF="http://www.pldpaws.org/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]Peace, Love, and Doggie Paws[/url][br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/pldpaws/" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/pldpaws[/url][br /][br /][url HREF="http://www.ardentheatre.org/" TARGET="blank" REL=""][b]Arden Theatre Company[/b][/url][br /]40 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia, PA[br /]215-922-1122[br /][url HREF="https://www.facebook.com/ArdenTheatreCo" TARGET="blank" REL=""]https://www.facebook.com/ArdenTheatreCo[/url]