Open House and Everything You Need to Know About Wednesday

Here's everything you need to know about Wednesday.

Dance Studio Open House: Merge Dance Studio will host an open house on Wednesday, August 28 at 5 p.m. at their studio located at 4047 Cresson St., 2nd Floor Rear, Philadelphia.  Here's how they describe the event: "Merge Dance Studio, "Where Dance and Fitness Merge, in Manayunk will be holding two open houses to allow everyone to come in to see their space, get fitted for and order dancewear, learn more about their classes, and to register for their fall session. The open house will be on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 from 5:00-8:00pm. You may also register at anytime by mailing in your registration form and tuition. Merge Dance Studio provides professional dance and fitness instruction for ages 2 to adult and for all skill levels in the Manayunk area of Philadelphia, PA. Weekly classes are offered in mommy/daddy & me, creative movement, ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, modern/contemporary, musical theatre dance, jazz funk/hip-hop, Piloxing®, and Zumba®. For a complete class schedule and more information please visit www.mergedancestudio.com.

Thrill Show Tickets: Tickets are still available for the Philadelphia Police Department's annual Thrill Show.  All proceeds from the show go towards scholarships for the children of fallen city police officers and firefighters.

This day in history: On Aug. 28, 1955, Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement..

Traffic: Need to know what's what for your commute?  Check out the PennDOT traffic cameras.  

Weather: Wednesday is supposed to be pretty much identical to Tuesday.  Temperatures will be in the mid to high 80s with a slight chance of thunderstorms.