St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, hosted by St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association, honors the religious and cultural Irish celebration on Sunday 12 March. The route follows Broad from Washington to City Hall, then up the Parkway to 22nd. CBS 3 (KYW) airs the parade live from 12:30–3:30 pm.

Don’t Let Your History Be A Mystery

On 12 March from 3-6 pm at Art on the Avenue at 38th and Lancaster, Christine McGraw and Melissa Talley Palmer host a networking event celebrating women.

Women’s History Month Comes to Life

Honoring prominent and successful women in politics, the arts, science and more, the National Liberty Museum at 321 Chestnut St offers an activity book (weekdays) and a craft project (weekends) with regular museum admission. [via Phillyist]

Dr. Elin Danien on Sara Yorke Stevenson

In March, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology hosts the free four-part Tuesday-night series “Spotlight on Women in the World.” On 7 March at 6 pm, Dr. Elin Danien tells the story of a remarkable 19th-century unsung heroine of the museum. Get more information on the event at the website.

SEPTA Commuter GMaps

PhilaStudies is pleased to announce for preview SEPTA Commuter GMaps, version 0.4! Using Google Maps, PHP and MySQL, the maps draw the lines for regional rail, subway and trolley routes and provide detailed information for each SEPTA station.Additional stations and route lines will be added in the coming days. Please leave any comments, criticisms and [...]

Wing Bowl 14

The annual event may be sold out for this year, but you can get more info on Wing Bowl 14 at 610 WIP’s website, including how to score a ticket to the February 5th showdown.

Philly Flower Show

From March 5–12, 2006, the Philadelphia Flower Show, one of Philly’s most popular events, takes over the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Prices for individual and group tickets vary, and discounts are offered when ordering advance tickets. Take advantage of SEPTA’s “Flower Show Special Bouquet Pass” (unlimited transportation pass and one adult ticket) or other Flower Show [...]

Philadelphia Home Show

The 25th annual Philadelphia Home Show is currently at the Pennsylvania Convention Center until January 29, 2006. Tickets are $9 for adults, with discounts for children. A coupon for $2.50 off admission is available at their website.

Philly Auto Show

The 2006 Philly Auto Show is coming to the Convention Center February 4–12, 2006. Tickets are $10 for weekdays and $12 for weekends, with discounts for children (6 and under), juniors (7-12), and seniors (62 and up). One dollar for every auto show attendee will be donated to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia through the [...]

Philly Car Share

Philly Car Share, an organization that provides its members access to cars on a per-use basis, takes care of the car cost—including insurance, maintenance and gas—so members only pay for how much they drive. Car-sharing reduces car congestion and helps protect the environment.