Henri David
If it’s Halloween, it’s time for Henri David to shine
“Don’t come as you are, come as you want to be.”
Culture
For his 55th, Mr. Halloween heads to the Kimmel
To celebrate his 55th — the Double Nickel — Henri David, Philadelphia’s Mister Halloween — is going upscale and moving his Oct. 31 ball into the — flourish of trumpets — Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce. Mister Halloween, Henri David. (Photo: Mike Lynch) And since it is, as he says, on a “school night,
Culture
What? Cleveland tops Philly?
When you think of America’s “most glamorous cities,” Philadelphia might not be in the top 5 — but are we really less glamorous than. . . Cleveland? That is not my opinion, I get it from an online outfit called LawnStarter which does a lot of this kind of pop “research.” Mostly
Halloween
What will Henri David do without Halloween?
Saturday is Halloween, and for the first time since 1968 it will happen in Philadelphia without a major party hosted by Henri David. Just one more piece of fun that has been destroyed by COVID-19. Halloween will still live, in attenuated form, but what about Henri, once celebrated as the
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The day we can’t forget
It’s hard to think of a bigger elbow of a number than 19. It’s a number without friends. Friday is the 19th anniversary of 9/11, and something must be said, but I have to hold back the better stuff for next year — the 20th anniversary of the