Win two tickets to The Artist!

Now's your chance to see that movie that's getting Oscar buzz! Win two tickets to The Artist by putting your name in the comment, for a screening tonight at 7:30 at Ritz East. Gooooood luck!

The Sixers To Host A Free, Public Scrimmage At The Palesta On Sunday

The 76ers are holding a full-team scrimmage at the University of Pennsylvania’s historic Palestra on Sunday from 6-8 p.m. and it’s free and open to the public! Tickets to the event, held at the Palestra with a capacity of 8,000, are free and available to the public upon arrival at the arena’s entrances. Doors open at 5 p.m. Head coach Doug Collins will be mic’d up during the scrimmage and the Sixers Dance Team and the Dunk Squad will also be in attendance to entertain the fans. Will you be going?

See Rittenhouse light the menorah tonight!

Rittenhouse Square is about to get even more brilliantly lit.

Celebrate Hanukkah 2011 at Rittenhouse Square tomorrow evening, Tuesday, December 20, as the giant menorah adjacent to the city’s largest Christmas tree is lit for the first night of the holiday, at 6:30 p.m.
Rittenhouse Square is one of Philadelphia’s most popular public spaces, utilized all year-round. It’s a treasured holiday experience to walk through its twinkling pathways.
Stick around after the prayers are sung to grab dinner or drinks at any of the excellent restaurants rimming the square, from Parc to Rouge to Twenty Manning Grill.
To learn more about Hanukkah and menorah-lighting, check out Jewish Philly. And don’t forget to make reservations for Zahav’s special Hanukkah menu.

Rittenhouse Square Menorah Lighting
When: Tuesday, December 20, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Center of the square
Cost: Free
More info: www.rittenhouserow.org

Win two tickets to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy!

Here's your chance! Comment on this blog post with the last movie you watched and you'll be entered to be randomly selected to win two tickets to an advanced screening of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, tonight at the Ritz East at 7:30. Good luck!

Win two tickets to Mission: Impossible!

Attention Showbiz Philly readers! Here's your chance to score two tickets to see the new Mission: Impossible before it's officially released, tomorrow at 7:30 and the King of Prussia Mall's AMC IMAX (the screening is in IMAX). To enter, list your favorite Tom Cruise movie (not MI) for your chance to win. Good luck!

Win two tickets to War Horse!

Here's your chance to win two tickets to see War Horse this Thursday at 7:00 pm at Ritz East, courtesy of Showbiz Philly! All you have to do is comment this blog with your favorite movie of 2011 and I'll randomly select a winner, good luck!

See Rittenhouse Square's annual tree lighting tomorrow!

On Tuesday at 5 p.m. CBS's Kathy Orr will be on-hand to kick off the Rittenhouse Square Christmas season with the annual tree lighting ceremony, Philadelphia’s largest Christmas tree with more than 5,000 brilliant lights.

Pick up a complimentary elf hat and hot chocolate with cookies from TD Bank, where you can also snap a photo with Santa, at 18th and Walnut.

Other festivities include children’s ornament-making, and games and holiday entertainment from Chestnut Hill Academy and Springside School.

Afterwards, look out for Rittenhouse Row merchant specials, with vendors stretching from the Avenue of the Arts to 21st Street, between Spruce and Market Streets.

Make a night of it by enjoying dinner and drinks at nearby hot spots Parc, Twenty Manning Grill, Rouge, Zama, Tria, Pietro’s, Franklin Mortgage, Square 1682 and more.

Rittenhouse Square Tree Lighting
When: Tuesday, November 29, 5 p.m.
Where: Near the guardhouse in the center of the square
Cost: Free
More info: www.rittenhouserow.org