On Christmas Eve-Eve (December 23), join VIX and the Independent Rock School (next door) for a swing dance party and last-minute holiday shopping! Cut a rug and jitterbug with The Last of the Red-Hot Lovers, led by IR instructor and Stinking Lizavetan Yanni Papadopoulos. It’s a free show with a full band, playing lively swing jazz to get your holiday hopping. There is no cover, and refreshments will be available for a modest donation. 6-9 pm.
As for VIX, which will be open till 9 for your last-minute gift needs, this Friday night will be the debut of a very special new creation. Friday will be the unveiling of our newest “West Philly” graphic, the fourth so far to celebrate our beloved home. Ever since the comment on this post on our blog in October 2009, the phrase “West Philly is the Best Philly” has been increasingly popping up into our awareness, so much so that we really wanted to make it our next graphic project. To bring it to life, we enlisted the help of local artist Justin Turkus. Justin, who is a tattoo artist as well as the author and illustrator of a lovely picture book “Earth is a Wonderful Place to Be” (also available at VIX), will be with us on Friday night to debut his new design. Handprinted notecards and stickers of the new image will be available as of Friday, and totes, t-shirts and hoodies will arrive in the new year.
We are so excited about this event, the conclusion to what has been a FANTASTIC holiday season. Thanks so much to everyone who has done some of their holiday shopping with us – it’s been the best year yet! We hope you can join us on Friday!
We will also be open December 24 from 11-4. Closed December 25 and 26.
