Hot spots for cool cats

MARIA D’ALESSANDRO STAFF WRITER MAD724@CABRINI EDU

How many more days until that 21st birthday? Did you already reach for the calendar? No need.

There’s plenty to do on the night scene or during the day, even if that ever-coveted milestone hasn’t happened yet.

We all know South Street is a great place for some eclectic shops and restaurants, but a trip to the city doesn’t have to be a big production, especially if transportation is a problem. Cabrini students can just as easily hop on the shuttle for the R5 and travel to the Suburban Street stop for some fun shopping as well. There is more shopping that can be done once down the city on Walnut and Chestnut Streets.

The Draught Horse allows students under 21 into their bar. The Draught Horse, located at 1431 Cecil B. Moore Ave. on Temple University’s campus, features inter- active trivia and themed nights throughout the week, including Monday night football games. Their website, www.draughthorse.com, boasts, “Play against your other friends in the bar and city. You don’t have to be 21 to ride the Horse.”

Chrome and Egypt, both on Delaware Ave., and Shampoo, between 7th and 8th streets and Willow Street, are great 18-toenter, 21-to-drink clubs.

Every Friday, Egypt nightclub even features 17-to-enter nights from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Due to the fire at Egypt, their activities will now be held at Club Flow, a block north of Egypt, on Delaware Ave. Rock, hip-hop and punk music filter out of the Theater of the Living Arts, or the TLA to locals. The theater hosts smaller audiences, but still showcases some bigname shows, like Liz Phair and Joan Baez. A schedule of events can be found at their website, www.cc.com/tla.