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Published: May 19, 2009

Wednesday, July 1

According to her bio, Carolyn Wyman is the "ultimate authority on just folks food." She's also CP's fave assistant copy editor. Show your love by picking up her released-today Great Philly Cheesesteak Book (Running Press, $14.95). Make some of her recipes (like cheesesteak soup) or go on a steak crawl to the places she profiles. —ME

Thursday, July 2

It's hard to know what to get a dead president for his birthday, but surely Abe would approve of Lincoln's Bicentennial Festival, an art pavilion to celebrate his 200th. Pieces will explore civil rights, freedom of expression and the birthday boy. July 2-5, Independence Visitor Center, 6th and Market streets, lincoln200philly.org. —LFF

Friday, July 3

Bats are vanishing, and not just in the normal I'm-creepily-hiding-behind-your-lamp way. Learn why at Summer Heat Making You Batty? where you'll search for the winged creatures and help count them for conservation efforts. 6 p.m., free, Ridley Creek State Park, 1023 Sycamore Mills Road, 610-892-3908, dcnr.state.pa.us. —HO

Saturday, July 4

Go see Sheryl Crow perform at the Welcome America concert with the family-friendly masses. Or watch Jay Reatard kick some fan in the face for giving him sass. It's your choice and that's what America's all about. Jay Reatard, 11 p.m., $12, Johnny Brenda's, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com. —ME

Sunday, July 5

More Burning Man than Bonnaroo, the PEX Summer Festival is a three-day music and art jubilee that's only an hour from home. It's gonna be weird: Drum circles, pool parties, a sexploratorium, yoga workshops and giant fires abound, so bring your own beer. And soap. Fri.-Sun., July 3-5, $110-$150, Ramblewood, 2564 Silver Road, Darlington, Md., pexsummerfestival.com. —HO

Monday, July 6

Sustainability saint Paul Glover is the man. He founded Ithaca HOURS (a local currency system), Philahealthia (a health care co-op) and the Philadelphia Orchard Project (a nonprofit that plants fruits in vacant lots). Dig, sow and watch peaches sprout by volunteering for the latter at phillyorchards.org/volunteer. —HO

Tuesday, July 7

For pickup players, summer is basketball season — except there's no big climax, no tournament, no playoffs. You and your friends can fix that by playing in the 3-on-3 Hoop It Up tournament. The tourney comes through Philly (OK, Camden) but you only have a few days (until July 12) to apply, so get your practice in now. July 18-19, Campbell's Field, 401 N. Delaware Ave., Camden, N.J., hoopitup.com. —DT

Wednesday, July 8

Assuming seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams shows up, World Team Tennis' Philadelphia Freedoms — also starring Philly's own Lisa Raymond, winner of nine Grand Slam doubles titles — stands a good chance of grandly slamming the Sacramento Capitals. 7:30 p.m., $35-$70, King of Prussia Mall, Route 202, 302-774-4238, philadelphiafreedoms.com. —HO

Thursday, July 9

Get a hold of some tape, string and a pair of scissors because you're about to make a garbage kite. Forage through parks and clean-looking Dumpsters to find the fixings for a frame and sail for a sky-worthy kite. Assemble, then fly. —AK

Friday, July 10

History buffs with a need for speed will plotz. The Simeone Museum will re-create an earlier era of competitive driving at the Mercer Raceabout vs. Stutz Bearcat demo day, with genuine original equipment. Where else will you see these beasts rolling? Noon, free with $10 admission, Simeone Foundation Museum, 6825-31 Norwitch Drive, 215-365-7233, simeonemuseum.org. —MA

Saturday, July 11

Let them eat cake (and drink beer) during the three-days-early Bastille Day celebration at Eastern State Penitentiary. Shops, restaurants and outdoor vendors celebrate the French Revolution with a whimsical re-enactment, where Marie Antoinette tosses Tastykakes — not cannonballs — over the penitentiary wall. A free street party follows the Monty Python-esque show. 5:30 p.m., $10, 21st St. and Fairmount Ave., 215-236-3300, easternstate.org. —NHM

Sunday, July 12

Steve McQueen is the ultimate badass. Who else could take on a slow-moving, amorphous ton of Jell-O-y stuff and still end up looking cool? Watch him rock the socks off the Blob in the town it was filmed during the Colonial Theatre's annual BlobFest. 2 p.m., $6-$11, Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 610-917-1228, thecolonialtheatre.com. —ME

Monday, July 13

It takes four days to make a great piata. Why four? Because you need a tough shell or one smack will take it down. Dust off those middle-school papier-mché skills, but instead of finishing at one layer, put on one, allow a day to dry and then repeat. Don't forget the hole for the candy. Extra points go to those who can make the most awesome shapes/figures (how about that ex-boyfriend who did you wrong?). Why? Check July 17. —ME

Tuesday, July 14

In Deborah Zoe Laufer's comedy End Days, teen Rachel Stein copes with a Bible-thumpin' mom, a dad stuck in his PJs since 9/11 and a Jewish Elvis impersonator with a major crush — plus the Apocalypse. With "guest appearances" by Stephen Hawking and Jesus. Through Aug. 2, $26-$41, People's Light & Theatre Co., 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, 610-644-3500, peopleslight.org. —MC

Wednesday, July 15

Hide your muggles, pour one out for Dumbledore (and Rob Knox/Marcus Belby), then apparate over to the nearest Cineplex/IMAX: The most badass installment in the H. Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, opens today. —BH

Thursday, July 16

If old New Orleans had a fresh face it would have to be 23-year-old "Trombone Shorty" Andrews. Playing as a bandleader since age 6 (!), the dynamic brass man is set to inherit the Marsalis crown as soon as we can pry it from Wynton's skull. 7:30 p.m., $22-$34, World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com. —ADA

Friday, July 17

Have a piata party! Invite your buddies, down many a margarita and demolish the shit out of the piata you started making on July 13. —ME

Saturday, July 18

If you've never experienced "the itis," you'll definitely be feeling it after this year's Ultimate Philadelphia Ice Cream Festival at Reading Terminal Market. Philly's frozen cognoscenti — we're talking players like The Franklin Fountain, Fisher's and Bassetts — will develop sore scoopin' wrists from doling out sample upon sample of their wares to the lick-happy crowd. You will curl up in an itis-induced ball after this. And it will be amazing. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Reading Terminal Market, 12th & Arch streets, 215-922-2317, readingterminalmarket.org. —DL

Sunday, July 19

If you are fascinated with the lower Schuylkill River but also a little freaked out by it, take note. Schuylkill Banks' Advanced Bartram's Paddle enlists pros to guide a relaxed kayak tour from Walnut Street to Bartram's Garden. 11 a.m., Walnut Street Dock on the Schuylkill, $75, includes instruction, rental, lunch and Bartram's Garden house tour, 215-222-6030, schuylkillbanks.org. —BH

Monday, July 20

Cash Dance is a freeform dance battle with a $50 prize. Ex-flygirl Chrissy Modell will laugh when you spin the Wheel of Genres and get "country Western," but don't get upset. She does it out of love. Every third Mon., 9:30 p.m., free, Bob & Barbara's, 1509 South St., 215-545-4511, myspace.com/cash_dance. —HO

Tuesday, July 21

The guy who came in second place in the space race, Buzz Aldrin, will be signing his new travelogue, Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon. 7:30 p.m., $7-$14, Central Library, 1901 Vine St., 215-567-4341, freelibrary.org. —PR

Wednesday, July 22

Rennie Harris Puremovement's Illadelph Legends Festival celebrates the b-boy trailblazers and pop-lock vagabonds of hip-hop with a week of classes, lectures and jam sessions. Time to break out the boogaloo. Through July 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, UArts, 320 S. Broad St., rhpm.org. —CH

Thursday, July 23

While Philly's major theaters go dark for the summer, six brand-new plays will get a chance to shine during PlayPenn — a weeklong conference for new play development. Head over in the evenings for free performances of each piece. July 20-26, Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St., playpenn.org. —HR

Friday, July 24

Hold the groans: BalletX is nothing like the Nutcracker your grandma dragged you to year after year. The innovative company's Summer Series features two gorgeous, athletic, boundary-pushing pieces that premièred to sold-out Live Arts/Fringe crowds in 2006 — which means we're in for raucous tumbles, abstract patterns and a lot less tutu. 8 p.m., $30, Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St., 215-546-7824, balletx.org. —CH

Saturday, July 25

A bit of rubber tubing and two posts (think fences or trees) make for an awesome water balloon slingshot. The more tubing, the greater the distance, but watch out — those balloons come down hard. —AK

Sunday, July 26

Know what's annoying about that big city-to-shore MS charity ride in September? No beer at the end. Not so with the Irish Pub's annual Tour de Shore, which ends at the bar's Atlantic City location (and, we presume, with a Guinness). 7 a.m., 20th and Walnut streets, register at irishpubphilly.com. —BH

Monday, July 27

If you visit Adventure Aquarium's Shark Week with a shark fin on your head, you save $2 on admission. If you don't, you save your integrity. The choice is yours. Through Aug. 2, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden, N.J., 856-365-3300, adventureaquarium.com. —CH

Tuesday, July 28

The city still has pools. Not all 73, it's true, but the proposed budget as it stands now leaves 46 public pools open. Go to one dressed like you're on a tropical beach. phila.gov/recreation. —DT

Wednesday, July 29

Neko Case has a set of pipes to rival the Kimmel Center's. That's why we're jazzed she's playing the orchestral venue to support her new record, Middle Cyclone. Let's just hope she skips "Marais La Nuit," which is a half-hour of cricket sounds. 8 p.m., $35, 300 S. Broad St., 215-790-5800, kimmelcenter.org. —ME

Thursday, July 30

Philadelphia Orchestra gigs don't need celebrity walk-ons, but when Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang take the stage, be polite and clap. 8 p.m., $45-$75, Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave., 215-893-1999, manncenter.org. —PR

Friday, July 31

Whoa, that temperature is getting high. Crank up the AC, break out your winter gear, make some hot chocolate and pretend it's December. At least you won't have hear the question, "Hot enough for ya?" —ME

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