Center City Philadelphia

Tonight and every last Thursday through September, join the Pennsylvania SPCA for “Yappy” Hour. Bring your favorite canine companion on the terrace at Tavern 17! Enjoy dog-friendly dining with a full dog menu and specialty cocktails for you! A portion of all food and drink sales will benefit the PSPCA.

Tavern 17, 220 S 17th St, 215.790.1799, www.tavern17restaurant.com
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, www.pspca.org

Enjoy three course tastings at Bindi every Tuesday this summer. Choose any appetizer, entree and dessert from their entire regular menu for $35. Meals are accompanied by homemade breads, raita and chutneys. Bring your own rum or vodka to blend with Bindi’s fresh pomegranate-ginger or mango-cardamom summer cocktail mixers. Call 215.922.6061 for reservations.

Bindi, 105 S. 13th St., www.bindibyob.com

Tonight — and every Monday all summer long — enjoy a 3 course, family-style meal for $35.

Sample the best of summer, such as sweet and spicy baby back ribs, mexican street style corn on the cobb and roasted jalapeno cornbread. And don’t forget your tequila, watermelon margaritas are back for the summer! Call 215.546.7100 for reservations.

Lolita, 106 S. 13th St, www.lolitabyob.com

Photo provided by G. Widman for GPTMC

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A nifty story about our summer lunchtime concerts!

The next one will be June 25, at The Shops at Liberty Place (12-1:30 pm), featuring Life’s A Beach, whose style is described as “Jimmy Buffet.”

Hawaiian shirts and parrots would not be out of place, depending upon your office dress code.

[Related: Full concert schedule]

Do you enjoy rum? Okay, then (assuming you answered “yes”), you will likely enjoy Rum Bar, a Caribbean-themed restaurant with a comfortable yet stylish American sensibility. Patrons may choose from the city’s most extensive list of rums (over 110), while enjoying a bright menu infused with the flavors of the islands.

Also- did we mention the special offer to our readers? No? Well, then- through the end of the month, when you order two small plates, you can get the third one free, just by bringing in this coupon.

Rum Bar Lounge & Restaurant, 2005 Walnut Street, 215.751.0404, www.rum-bar.com.

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David Sedaris, playwright and regular commentator for National Public Radio, will be in town tomorrow, at 12pm, for an in-store reading and book signing at Joseph Fox Bookshop. In his new book, When You are Engulfed In Flames, Sedaris journeys from the bizarre conundrums of daily life to the most deeply resonant human truths. Bring friends, hold a place in line and sample the shops and restaurants of the 1700 block of Sansom Street. Live outdoor music will be presented by the Raven Lounge. Call to reserve your book for signing or purchase that day from Joseph Fox Bookshop.

Joseph Fox Bookshop, 1724 Sansom Street, 215.563.4184, www.foxbookshop.com

Photo provided by J. Smith for GPTMC

This Saturday, June 7, Friends of the Wanamaker Organ will celebrate the organs 104th birthday with a free daylong musical extravaganza. From 10am-5pm talented artists will perform on the world’s largest playing pipe organ, beginning with the grand opening concert by Colin Howland at 10am and closing with a performance by the Philadelphia Organ Quartet at 5pm. Throughout the day there will be special concerts and displays in the Grand Court, tours of the pipe chambers, plus video presentations between performances.

Wanamaker Organ [official site]

Macy’s, 1300 Market St, 215-241-9000, www.macys.com

Starting this Friday, and continuing throughout June and July, Franklin Square will be hosting FREE movie nights. Enjoy movies under the stars with the whole family. Lawn opens at 5pm for setting up your blankets and small lawn chairs and the movie starts at 8:30pm.

June 6 – Shrek
June 13 – Back to the Future
June 20 – ET: The Extra Terrestrial
June 27 – Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
July 4 – no movie
July 11 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
July 18 – The Wizard of Oz
July 25 – Rocky

Historic Philadelphia [official site]

This weekend Rittenhouse Square will feature beautiful artwork by more than 140 artists from around the country. Now in it’s 77th year, this show has the distinction of being the oldest outdoor art show of only original art in the entire country. Below are the show hours:

Friday, June 6, 11am-7pm
Saturday, June 7, 11am-7pm
Sunday, June 8, 11am-5pm

Rittenhouse Square, 18th and Walnut Streets, www.rittenhousesquareart.org

Today’s kickoff for the Center City District Lunch Time Concert Series is being moved indoors on account of the weather. So, instead of taking your lunch at 1601 Market Street, you should head into the lovely Reading Terminal Market to catch the Latin and salsa sounds of Sabroso.

For the rest, you can always check our handy list of this summer’s concerts (and their rain locations).

Of course, there are still plenty of places to drink indoors for tonight’s Center City District Sips Happy Hours.