The 2001 Flower Show was open for a black-tie preview reception held on Saturday March 3rd. The display, whose exhibitors plan for many months, was set up in a mere week at the Philadelphia convention center. Donations from the attendees of this reception provide financial support for Philadelphia Green, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society''s outreach and public landscapes program. A dinner catered by Aramark was the final touch to a beautifully landscaped evening.

Chances are, you've been to The Black Sheep by now. What better day to check out an Irish bar and restaurant than Saint Patrick's Day? Our Saint Patty's Day Hotspot Check showed us why people flock to The Black Sheep for happy hour and dinner too.

It happens every Friday in Old City - people come from all over the Philadelphia area for once-a-month late hours at galleries, restaurant specials and the lively bar scene. Here''s a pictorial sum up of our First Friday barhopping expedition. Join us next time!

Members of Club Bravi, the opera Company of Philadelphia's premiere patron program, gathered during intermission of the opera Werther, for an Intermezzo reception in the Academy of Music Ballroom on Wednesday, March 14th. The opera returned to the Academy nearly two decades after its last performance. This is the 25th Anniversary Season of The Opera Company of Philadelphia.

The Morris Animal Refuge held its annual FurBall at The College of Physicians - Mutter Museum on Saturday, March 10th. The shelter is the country's second oldest and has the support of many Philadelphia animal lovers.