Best bets this weekend

Posted: June 30, 2012

Taste of Philadelphia

Eat into the weekend with a visit to the food and music fest at Penn's Landing, continuing from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Some of the city's finest restaurants will have stands, while food trucks will park on the Chestnut Street bridge over I-95. For ice cream lovers, there's the Super Scooper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot at Walnut Street and Columbus Boulevard. Admission is $7, with the money going toward pediatric cancer research. Stick around to watch the fireworks display over the Delaware River at dusk. And if you want more ice cream, the Super Scooper Festival will be back Sunday from noon to 7 p.m.

— Robert Strauss

Art of the state

Summer's here and so is Harrisburg's 45th edition of "Art of the State: Pennsylvania," showcasing work by commonwealth artists all summer in the museum next door to the State Capitol. Featured are 129 works in all media by 115 artists, culled from 1,800 submissions. Naturally the talent here varies widely, but there's much to enjoy.

— Victoria Donohoe State Museum of Pennsylvania, adjacent to the State Capitol, Third Street entrance at North Street corner, Harrisburg. To Sept. 9. Wed-Sat 9-5, Sun noon-5. Adults: $5. 717-705-8639

Music

Singer Shawn Colvin, who this month released her first studio album in six years, All Fall Down, a relatively dark album lyrically but unmistakably energetic, performs Saturday night at the World Cafe Live.

Shawn Colvin with the Royal You performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. Tickets $50. Information: 215-222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com.

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