Cruelty-free cocktails at Royal Tavern.

MORE DRINKS:

• Record Setter: This Old City wine bar could be headed to the Guinness Book
• Reminder: Taste 150 different spirits at Whiskey Fesrt
• Why Didn't I Think of That: Phoodie's bars with fireplaces

Along with Men Who Stare at Goats, The Box, Disney's A Christmas Carol, and The Fourth Kind.

MORE FLICKS:

• Jimmy Stewart Classics: Anatomy of Murder and Rear Window
• The Brat Pack: John Hughes' The Breakfast Club

Ray Lamontagne comes to the Tower Theatre.

MORE HEADLINERS:

• For Those Who Just Can't Let the Dead Die: The Dark Star Orchestra
• Out There: The Kronos Quartet

Antagonizing funnyman Bill Maher visits Borgata's Event Center.

MORE ATLANTIC CITY:

• Hope for Pet Sounds: Brian Wilson at HOB
• Too Crazy to Go Unmentioned: The Dog Whisperer
• An American Classic: Tony Bennett

Mamma Mia at the Academy.

MORE STAGE:

• A Twist on Brecht: Good Puppet of Szechwan
• Last Chance: People's Light & Theatre's Absence
• On Sale Now: Pig Iron's Chekhov Lizardbrain will sell out.

MORE FAMILY:

• Free at the Kimmel: World Music for Kids
• For Your Budding Bernstein: Intro to Conducting at Curtis
• They've Got To Be Able To Read Subtitles: Le Gran Final

Part of the annual First Person Festival.

• The Man Behind the Obama Campaign: David Plouffe
• Like Beef?: Jonathan Safran Foer on Eating Animals
• Read Between the Wines: A benefit for Philly Spells

In case you're not watching the parade.

LOOKING MORE AHEAD:

• The Rockettes on Broad: The Radio City Spectacular comes to Philly
• Bring the Kids: They Might Be Giants family show
• At the Keswick:  Bela Fleck and friends