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32º
Outside of New Orleans, Old City boasts the highest concentration of liquor licenses in the US; to find a spot that appeals to your sensibilities, just stroll along S 2nd and S 3rd streets and pick a bar stool. Try 32º, which made a splash on the Old City scene when it began offering European bottle service, stylish DJs and glasses made of ice. Cool!
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Bar Noir
Rittenhouse Square, in Philadelphia's centre of creativity, commerce and culture, is the most well-known of William Penn's city squares. The place to be in the wee hours is Bar Noir - a tame neighbourhood bar early on but a packed club later, featuring Bobby Startup as the talented resident DJ.
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Chris' Jazz Club
Showcasing local talent along with national greats, this intimate space features a four o'clock piano happy hour Tuesday through Friday and good bands Monday through Saturday nights.
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Dirty Frank's
In the dive-filled Washington Square area, try evergreen-favourite Dirty Frank's, a local institution on Antique Row that's adorned with an outdoor mural of about a dozen famous Franks; it's got cheap booze and boho patrons.
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Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
Philadelphia's most active center for fine music, the Kimmel Center organizes a vast array of performances, including those for many of the companies listed below.
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McGillin's Olde Ale House
Philadelphia's oldest continually operated tavern (since 1860) displays framed copies of all its liquor licenses behind the bar with empty spaces for the prohibition years, when it remained open as a speakeasy.
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Philadelphia Dance Company
This 30-something-year-old company provides top-shelf exhibitions of grace, strength and movement, blending ballet and modern as the resident dance company at the Kimmel Center.
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Philadelphia Orchestra
The city's orchestra, founded in 1900, plays at the Kimmel Center, where it also resides. Christoph Eschenbach's recent appointment as music director generated excitement.
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Philadelphia Theatre Company
The company, which produces high-end contemporary plays with regional actors has a brand new home, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, which opened in the heart of the arts district in late 2007.
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Shampoo
Home to foam parties, hot tubs and velvet seating, this giant nightclub's weekly repertoire includes an immensely popular gay night on Fridays, a long-standing Wednesday goth night, and a conventional free-for-all on Saturdays.
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Trocadero Theater
Recent headliners at this rock & roll showcase have included Through the Eyes of the Dead, Bernie Worrell and Redeemer/Destroyer. Monday night is movie night, followed by the Monday Night Club, with a hodgepodge of musicians, spoken-word artists and comedians.
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