Philadelphia Story Ideas For January 2020 & Beyond

Procurando uma história para contar? A Filadélfia tem muitas delas. Aqui estão algumas das pessoas, lugares e eventos em nosso radar para histórias perfeitas para serem compartilhadas hoje, na próxima semana, nesta temporada ou na próxima:

PROFILE: SIERRA GEORGIA AND GALEN THOMAS

Galen Thomas (left) and Sierra Georgia, co-creators of Cloud Cups, CBD-infused desserts now for sale at Pizza Brain in Fishtown.

Scooped-to-order cannabidiol (CBD)-oil-infused gelato is a now thing — a delicious, only-in-Philly thing — and Sierra Georgia e Galen Thomas are to thank for it. Georgia is the founding owner of Gelat’oh and graduate of Bologna, Italy’s Carpigiani Gelato University. Thomas is Georgia’s business partner in Copos Nuvem, a line of CBD-infused desserts and drinks that recently moved into the former Little Baby’s Fishtown flagship, where they’ve become the dessert portion of next-door-neighbor Cérebro de Pizza. Dairy and vegan flavors such as white coffee, passion fruit, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and the newly launched brown sugar Pop Tart have kept them busy catering private parties across the country and as far as Antigua. At Pizza Brain, they’ll scoop both non-infused and infused gelato. So, said Thomas, “You can be on the cloud or off the cloud.” 2311 Frankford Avenue

HISTORY: DORA KELLY LEWIS, PHILADEPHIA SUFFRAGETTE

This portrait depicts Dora Kelly (“Mrs. Laurence”) Lewis (1862-1928), a Philadelphia socialite and prominent suffragette.   — Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

It’s the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and we’re looking back to Philadelphians who made a difference. Dora Kelly (“Mrs. Laurence”) Lewis (1862-1928), a socialite and descendant of a founder of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) grew into suffrage activism through the prison and labor reform movements. A close ally of prominent suffragette Alice Paul, Kelly became an executive in the National Woman’s Party (NWP) in 1913. In 1920, she became chair of the ratification committee. Arrested often for protesting — including picketing the White House as a “Silent Sentinel,” — Lewis, jailed four times, from three to 60 days, would go on hunger strikes. Read more about Philadelphia’s connections to U.S. women’s suffrage — celebrating its centennial in 2020 — aqui.

HOTEL NEWS: VISIT PHILLY OVERNIGHT HOTEL PACKAGE, WINTER EDITION

The Visit Philly Overnight Hotel Package is back for winter 2019-2020.   — Photo courtesy of M. Stanley

Just in time for gift-giving season and New Year’s resolutions to get away, VISIT PHILADELPHIA® introduces its wintertime hotel package. The popular deal — an up to $253 value — encourages visitors to wonder and wander while exploring the city’s cold-weather charm. Included: Two, free Philadelphia Sightseeing Passes that offer access to two of 33 major attractions (a package first), admission and skate rental for two to the Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest, a gift card to Garces Group restaurants in Philly and a $10 Lyft credit to get around town without a car, since it’s parked for free at one of 44 great hotels. Here’s more info: visitphilly.com/overnight

WHERE WE’RE EATING: LAIZA MONTANEZ

My favorite place to eat is, hands down, Tio Pepe on Castor Avenue, a low-key Portuguese restaurant in a diverse neighborhood in the Northeast. The owner is down-to-earth, and the menu is low-cost and super flavorful. If you want a full table dining experience, go upstairs, but if you want a quick meal to enjoy with a beer and a game, hit the downstairs bar. We usually order an entire chicken fire-grilled in Portuguese seasonings and pickled veggies — some of the best veggies I have ever eaten — with a side of buttery rice, homemade chips and a salad. I’m salivating just thinking about it. 6618 Castor Avenue, (215) 742-4775

IN JANUARY:

Colorful dragons, traditional lion dancers and parades accented with firecrackers and brightly costumed marchers ring in the Lunar New Year in Philadelphia.   — Photo by M. Edlow for VISIT PHILADELPHIA

• Through January 5, Luminature at the Philadelphia Zoo: Last chance to catch the debut of the nighttime spectacle everyone’s been talking about.
• Through January 12, 30 americanos: The Barnes Foundation ends an unmissable exhibition of major works by amazingly influential African American modern artists.
• Through January 12, 2020, Notorious RBG: A vida e os tempos de Ruth Bader Ginsburg: More than the second woman — and first Jewish woman — to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, this living legend is honored in an exhibition at the National Museum of American Jewish History.
• January 1, 2020, Desfile de Mummers: It’s year 123 for Philly’s boisterous, colorful, South Broad Street New Year’s Day tradition.
• 18 de janeiro de 2020, Ano Novo Lunar: The Penn Museum starts the Year of the Rat early with lion dances, crafts, martial arts demonstrations. (Come January 25, the celebration continues with feasting and firecrackers in Chinatown.)
• January 20, 2020, Dia de Serviço de Martin Luther King Jr.: A Grande Filadélfia realiza o maior dia de serviço do país, com dezenas de milhares de voluntários realizando projetos comunitários em toda a cidade e região.
• 23 de janeiro a 8 de fevereiro, Orquestra da Filadélfia, BeethovenNOW: Pianists Yefim Bronfman, Daniil Trifonov and Emanuel Ax join the orchestra for all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos at the Academy of Music, part of a season-long celebration of Beethoven’s 250th.

OLHANDO PARA O FUTURO:

The Philadelphia Flower Show, world's largest and longest-running indoor flower show, returns to the Pennsylvania Convention Center February 29-March 8, 2020.   - Foto de C. Smyth para o VISIT PHILADELPHIA

• De 1º a 16 de fevereiro de 2020, Refúgio na estufa: O verão aparece por duas semanas no Fairmount Park Horticultural Center com uma caixa de areia gigante, música ao vivo, food trucks e Gaia, a obra de arte itinerante, O espetacular globo gigante do artista britânico Luke Jerram.
• February 1-June 14, 2020, Testemunha da história: Fotografia de Selma de Stephen Somerstein: O Brandywine Museum of Art documenta a histórica marcha de 54 milhas pelos direitos civis de Selma a Montgomery, no Alabama.
• February 8-17, 2020, Salão do Automóvel da Filadélfia: Hundreds of the automotive industry’s latest creations go on display at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at a majorly popular event.
• February 29-March 8, 2020, Exposição de flores na Filadélfia: “Riviera Holiday” - e a Princesa Grace de Mônaco - são temas da maior e mais antiga exposição de flores em recinto fechado no Pennsylvania Convention Center.
• March 1-September 20, 2020, Um lugar à mesa: Dome Collective mounts a free, interactive exhibition about women’s representation in places of power at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.
• April 11 & 12, 2020, African American History & Culture Showcase: Private exhibits, living history makers, documentary films, historical reenactments, artists, poets, actors and musicians are part of this annual event at the Convention Center.
• August 26, 2020, Toast to Tenacity™: Independence Mall honors the 100th anniversary of voting rights for women — Women’s Equality Day — with a sold-out midday event featuring speakers, live music and glasses raised to suffragists.

COMUNICADOS DE IMPRENSA NOVOS E ATUALIZADOS:

• Philadelphia Makes National Geographic Traveler’s Best Trips List
• 19th Amendment Centennial in Philadelphia
• Philly Connections to Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco and 2020 Flower Show Feature
• Calendário de eventos da Filadélfia e do campo

FOTOGRAFIA E VÍDEO ESSENCIAIS:

• Mummers (photo gallery)
• Philadelphia Museum of Art in Winter (video)
• Jim's Steaks (video)
• Ano Novo Lunar (photo)
• Drexel Park Skyline, with Cherry Blossoms (video)

VISIT PHILADELPHIA® é o nosso nome e a nossa missão. Como agência oficial de marketing turístico da região, construímos a imagem da Grande Filadélfia, impulsionamos a visitação e impulsionamos a economia.

No site e blog oficial de visitantes da Grande Filadélfia, visitphilly.com e uwishunu.comNo site, os visitantes podem explorar o que fazer, os próximos eventos, itinerários temáticos e pacotes de hotéis. Fotografias e vídeos atraentes, mapas interativos e informações detalhadas sobre os visitantes tornam os sites ferramentas eficazes para o planejamento de viagens. Juntamente com os canais de mídia social do Visit Philly, as plataformas on-line se comunicam diretamente com os consumidores. Os viajantes também podem entrar em contato com o Independence Visitor Center para obter informações adicionais e ingressos.