You know we love to hook you up with tickets to shows, and we got our hands on a pair tickets to see NBC's The Voice winner Javier Colon on February 10 at the Keswick. Want a chance to hear his smooth vocals up close? Enter for yout chance to win tickets below. Contest is running until February 8. Good luck!Fill out my Wufoo form! Contest Rules | Privacy Policy Event Details: Javier Colon with special guest Ernie Halter Friday, February 10 8:00 p.m. Keswick Theatre Glenside (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania WInner will receive 1 pair of tickets. Tickets held at…

Philly's own Will Smith is heading to South Philly to attend his first 76ers home game since he became a partial owner of the team back in October. He'll be at the game this Friday when the first place 76ers take on the Charlotte Bobcats. Welcome home, Will. And, let's go Sixers! Check out the video below to see when we caught up with Will over the summer on the set of Men in Black III with the DASH program. He had a few things to say about his love of the 76ers.

Philly's own musical connoisseur Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots is giving his friends Jay-Z and Beyonce's baby girl, Blue Ivy, the ultimate baby gift, and it's not your typical present. He's personally curating a serious iPod playlist for their daughter. When we say serious, we mean it. His playlist will have 12,000 songs on it, all meant to be played on a continuous loop. We're betting that there's got to be some TSOP throwbacks and some other Philly favorites on his playlist.

This year when buying a gift for someone (or just a gift for you), shop for cause. Boutiques and stores around the Philadelphia region are giving you the opportunity to not only shop today’s latest fashion, but to also support local charities. Scarlett Alley 241 Race Street Boutiquer? Scarlett Alley carries everything from home ware to custom jewelry, guest books, favors and headpieces. It is the perfect boutique for gifts and even wedding registries! The boutique supports the community through “The Way to Gift, Give More,” which donates to local charities. In addition to supporting these charities, they also…

Dee Rees initially wrote Pariah as a feature script to work through her own coming-out process. Hailing from Nashville, she’d been living in New York and wrote the script during lunch breaks while interning on Spike Lee’s Inside Man. She shot a short version as her thesis project for NYU’s graduate film program, which did very well on the festival circuit. Rees was later invited to participate in both the Screenwriter’s and Director’s labs at Sundance where she work-shopped the script and began the plans to shoot the feature. Next up for Rees is a thriller called Bolo and…

Philadelphia commemorates Dr. King’s January 15 birthday in a large way. In fact, Philly is home to the largest Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in the country. Last year over 75,000 volunteers served in 1,200 projects in the 17th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Want to get in on giving back? Come to Philly to commemorate Dr. King's legacy on Monday, January 16, by taking part in some of the programs happening around the city. MLK Day picks: Girard College Hosts MLK Day of Service Monday, January 16, 2012 Girard College 2101…

Zoe Strauss: Ten Years January 14 - April 22, 2012 Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway I remember DJ Cosmo Baker mentioning about six months ago that his sister would be exhibiting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I thought that was really cool considering it’s not every day that artists you know exhibit at a place like the Philadelphia Museum of Art. But, this isn’t just any artist either. Photographer Zoe Strauss, who is the founder of Philadelphia Public Art Project, Whitney Biennial participant and published photographer, will be exhibiting 150 of her compelling…

The countdown is over and 2012 is officially in full effect. If you thought last year was epic, just wait until you see what’s coming up. Philly is bursting with creative energy that you can’t find anywhere else on the map. For the full experience, start your year off with our top picks: an explosive, genre-bending performance by Res and Talib Kweli in Idle Worship; the anticipated Philly debut of The Scottsboro Boys; the sultry sounds of Jaguar Wright. That’s just a taste of what’s poppin’. Want more? Come through and check out the rest for yourself. Featured Events…