Half-price Philly

Spring has finally arrived here in Center City. It was a toss-up whether it would or not. Mrs. CCC and I have been enjoying all the great conveniences of living in town. We’ve been to a few Phillies games and a few shows at the local theaters. Being able to get to the ballpark via the subway or to the theaters either by bus or on foot makes it a lot more enjoyable when you don’t have to worry about parking.


We took in a Phillies game on a beautiful sun-kissed afternoon. Halladay pitched a complete game and the Phils beat the Mets 2-1 and we finished the day with a nice meal at our local with young CCC and some friends. As I’ve written before, Philadelphia has a number of small theater groups, one being 1812 Productions which performs comedies at the Plays and Players on Delancey Street. We get coupons from Funsavers which get us in at half-price which is just about the right price. We saw “Our Show of Shows” and “Laughter on the 23rd Floor”, both of them very funny and well-played. We also discovered that the Walnut Theater offers half-price tickets on the day of the show. We saw “The 39 Steps”, a theatrical comical adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock movie. It was also a send-up of other Hitchcock movies. All in all, a nice night in the theater. What makes this show special to the CCC’s is that their apartment is on the third floor of the building, a whopping 39 steps from the ground floor. So we bought a poster and hung it in the stairwell.

So get out and enjoy all that Center City has to offer. And if you can do it at a bargain it makes it even more enjoyable.