Summer Street bids you farewell this week with a few late–summer weekend picks. Don’t miss your last chance to celebrate some of this year’s summer highlights in warm weather, without the nagging responsibilities of school.
The Mummy at The Franklin Institute
Miss the outdoor screenings on the Schuylkill? Who can blame you? With a lineup that mostly consisted of bloated super-hero fluff and family–friendly irritants, this summer’s outdoor screening schedule did little to impress. Here to save the summer with their first–ever outdoor film screening is the Franklin Institute, screening The Mummy (1999) in conjunction with their Mummies of the World exhibition. Retro horror in a tongue–in–cheek setting? Franklin Institute, you had us at Brendan Fraser. Friday, Aug. 5, 8 p.m., 222 N. 20th St., Free
Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll
Fear not, cheapies! Here is another chance to get a bang for your (single) buck, if by “bang” you mean ice cream, beer and other things that make you happy. This wonderful invention by the University City District will actually grace town once more at the beginning of September before going into hibernation, but chances are you’ll be busy with more important things come September (see you at NSO!). Thursday, Aug. 4th, 5:30–8:30 p.m., Baltimore Ave., 42nd to 50th st.
Remember the University City Night Market? If you do, you were one of the few to brave the menacing skies and torrential downpour that put a literal damper on U. City’s debut in the Night Market series. Luckily, the popular food market continues its run tonight, albeit a little further from home. A quick trip on the regional rail will no doubt make you forget about that rainy tragedy in June. Thursday, Aug. 4, 6–10 p.m., Germantown Avenue, Mount Airy
