Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Kimmel Center Celebrates New Year’s Day with Free Indoor Festivities and Brunch

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Parade Goers Can Warm Up Indoors with Free Entertainment, Brunch Options and a Bird’s Eye View of the Parade

The Kimmel Center ushers in the New Year on Friday, January 1, 2010 from 9am to 6pm, and welcomes the community to warm up indoors with Free at the Kimmel entertainment for children and adults, brunch options and a bird’s eye view of Philadelphia’s oldest holiday tradition, the annual Mummers Parade. To celebrate the arrival of 2010, Kimmel Center Presents and the Broadway Series will be providing discounted tickets to select shows for $20.10 at the Kimmel Center Box Office from 10am – 6pm.

Free festivities in Commonwealth Plaza: 

9am – 6pm:     Resolution Wall to post New Years resolutions for all to see
10am – 2pm:   Free face-painting and balloon twisting for kids
10am – 3pm:   Free craft station to mummerize yourself with a mummer hat, mask or umbrella
10:30am:          World Music concert for kids with multi-cultural performer Daria
Noon:                Cake-cutting to honor all the New Years Day babies
Noon:                Interactive family concert by Steve Pullara and His Cool Beans Band
1:30pm:            A lively performance for all ages with the Hoppin' John Orchestra

At the Peco Café, freshly prepared sandwiches with vegetarian options, hot dogs, soft pretzels, soups and salads, along with hot chocolate, Philly-brewed beer, wine and specialty martinis will be available for purchase. Applause Gift Shop will be open from 11am to 4pm with merchandise in all price ranges, from postcards and mugs, to a wide range of CDs, DVDs and books, as well as other gifts.

At the Cadence Celebration Brunch on Tier 2, brunch patrons will enjoy a feast for the New Year with seatings at 11am and 1pm, a prime view of the Mummers Parade from the balcony overlooking Broad Street and a 50” plasma screen to keep tabs on the Broad Street action while keeping warm inside. Football fans will also be able to watch their favorite games on the restaurant’s large-screen television. The festive fare will include banana and regular French toast, spinach and boursin frittata, breakfast potatoes and meats, tenderloin of beef and whole carved turkey options, an omelet station, assorted pastries, sliced fresh fruit, smoked salmon and bagels, and a dessert buffet.

Tickets for the brunch are $80 per person and $35 for children 10 and under. Ticket price includes a complimentary glass of champagne for adults. Reservations are required and seating is limited. To make reservations, go to www.opentable.com or call 215-670-2388.

FREE AT THE KIMMEL EVENTS:

Friday, January 1, 2010 | 9am – 6pm
Commonwealth Plaza | Free at the Kimmel
New Year’s Day Celebration
As the Mummers strut down Broad Street, take a break from the cold and ring in the New Year with the Kimmel Center! See free festive performances, make your mark on the Resolution Wall, take advantage of $20.10 ticket offers and enjoy a slice of cake for all those January 1st birthdays. Cadence Restaurant offers brunch with a great view of the parade. For reservations call 215-670-2388 or visit www.opentable.com for menu and pricing details.

Friday, January 1, 2010 | 10:30 – 11:30am
Commonwealth Plaza | Free at the Kimmel
World Music with Daria
Travel around the world in song with this internationally known performer Daria! In this unique interactive show, kids get to become part of world music traditions by playing along on authentic instruments from various cultures including Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Native America. With Two Parent's Choice Awards, one Children's Music Web and one NAPPA Award to her credit, Daria shares music created to inspire and uplift all the world's children.

Friday, January 1, 2010 | Noon – 1pm
Commonwealth Plaza | Free at the Kimmel
Steve Pullara and his Cool Beans Band
Ring in the first day of the New Year with Philly's own multi-award-winning Steve Pullara and His Cool Beans Band! Your whole family will be engaged in their popular, spirited and interactive concert. He'll feature hit songs from his various family genre' CDs. Cool Beans songs are well known with kids and parents who listen to WXPN's Kids Corner, WHYY-FM's Crazy College, Pandora Radio and various national radio programs. Bring your dancing shoes and experience them live in Commonwealth Plaza!

Friday, January 1, 2010 | 1:30 – 2:30pm
Commonwealth Plaza | Free at the Kimmel
Hoppin' John Orchestra
Philly's only post-modern brass band brings you from the second line to club with stompin', swingin' beats, specializing in the New Orleans brass band style, Jazz, Dixieland and pre-Rock 'n' Roll Rhythm and Blues.  This 8-piece band will have to dancing into the New Year!

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