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The City of Brotherly Love is hosting a huge, multi-million dollar millennial bash on New Year's Eve. Among the festivities scheduled for December 31: The City of Brotherly Love is hosting a huge, multi-million dollar millennial bash on New Year's Eve. Among the festivities scheduled for December 31:· 7 a.m.-- 2,000 Philadelphians will re-enact the famous scene from Rocky by racing up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps. The City of Brotherly Love is hosting a huge, multi-million dollar millennial bash on New Year's Eve. Among the festivities scheduled for December 31:· 7 a.m.-- 2,000 Philadelphians will re-enact the famous scene from Rocky by racing up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.· 2 p.m. -- Mayor Ed Rendell and his wife Judge Marjorie Rendell will marry 1,000 couples at the Convention Center. The City of Brotherly Love is hosting a huge, multi-million dollar millennial bash on New Year's Eve. Among the festivities scheduled for December 31:· 7 a.m.-- 2,000 Philadelphians will re-enact the famous scene from Rocky by racing up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.· 2 p.m. -- Mayor Ed Rendell and his wife Judge Marjorie Rendell will marry 1,000 couples at the Convention Center.· 6 p.m. -- The seven bridges across the Schuylkill River will be lit up and the statue of William Penn on City Hall will be permanently illuminated. The City of Brotherly Love is hosting a huge, multi-million dollar millennial bash on New Year's Eve. Among the festivities scheduled for December 31:· 7 a.m.-- 2,000 Philadelphians will re-enact the famous scene from Rocky by racing up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.· 2 p.m. -- Mayor Ed Rendell and his wife Judge Marjorie Rendell will marry 1,000 couples at the Convention Center.· 6 p.m. -- The seven bridges across the Schuylkill River will be lit up and the statue of William Penn on City Hall will be permanently illuminated.· Midnight -- A fireworks display on Penn's Landing will ring in the official beginning of the 21st century. The City of Brotherly Love is hosting a huge, multi-million dollar millennial bash on New Year's Eve. Among the festivities scheduled for December 31:· 7 a.m.-- 2,000 Philadelphians will re-enact the famous scene from Rocky by racing up the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.· 2 p.m. -- Mayor Ed Rendell and his wife Judge Marjorie Rendell will marry 1,000 couples at the Convention Center.· 6 p.m. -- The seven bridges across the Schuylkill River will be lit up and the statue of William Penn on City Hall will be permanently illuminated.· Midnight -- A fireworks display on Penn's Landing will ring in the official beginning of the 21st century.· 5 a.m. -- The city will provide a free scrapple breakfast for 2,000 people at the Convention Center.