Philly Beer Week May 31-June 9 Philly denotes itself as the America's best beer drinking city. It's your chance to test this out at Philly Beer Week 2013 with 64 participating breweries. It lasts from May 31 to June 9, and the various venues and events can be found on phillybeerweek.org. Tickets are sold separately by venues, but most events are usually free or pay as you go. The opening ceremony is this Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Independence Mall at 6th and Market streets.
Philly Comic Con May 30-31; June 1-2 Philly Convention center Come take part in the "Wizard World" where pop culture comes to life. Celebrity meet and greets with members of casts of cult TV hits such as Charmed, Smallville and Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1-day ticket $35-45; 4-day weekend ticket $85
David Sedaris @ Penn Bookstore Tuesday June 4 at 6:00 p.m. FREE Meet the Author session at our very own Philly Bookstore with one of the wittiest and best-selling authors around, here to celebrate his latest book, "Lets Explore Diabetes with Owls." Stop by for a discussion and book signing at 6:00 p.m.
First Person Arts Grand Slam Underground Arts at the Wolf Building, 1200 Callowhill Street Cost: $20 Friday May 31 — doors at 7; show at 8 The final competition as the winners of monthly StorySlams of First Person Arts fight for the "Best Storyteller" title in Philadelphia.
Paddle Penn's Landing Saturdays and Sundays, Now until Sept. 8, 12-8 PM Marina at Penn's Landing 401 S. Columbus Blvd. at Dock Street Kayak rentals at $8/person and swan boats for $5/person at a 30 minute rate. Check it out to paddle around with great views of the Olympia.
