May 8, 2013
This Saturday, May 11, at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Bird Fest takes wing. Check out the second annual Bird Fest, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., to learn all about our fine feathered friends, including why some birds fly and why some don’t, and see rare bird specimens from around the [...]
Read more»May 3, 2013
Opening this weekend at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia’s own multimedia artist Candy Coated (a.k.a. Candy Depew) reinterprets children’s fancy dress costumes from the permanent collection of the museum in CandyCoated Wonderland, a Perelman Building-housed exhibit. A multimedia sculptor who earned her MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and previously [...]
Read more»April 18, 2013
Looking for the next great American artist? Art aficionados in Philadelphia know that the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts’ (PAFA) annual display of the works of its students is worth seeking out. Both a school and museum of fine art, PAFA trains the next generation and exhibits local and national masters such as Charles [...]
Read more»April 10, 2013
Got books? Join the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Raven Society Thursday, April 18 for its Spring Swap ‘n’ Sip Bookswap at Brauhaus Schmitz. From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., bring a book to swap and browse the selection of books brought by the other bookworms while taking advantage of food and drink specials. The Raven [...]
Read more»April 1, 2013
Don’t call it an audio tour, because Philadelphia musician and sound designer Michael Kiley’s (a.k.a. The Mural and the Mint) new iPhone app is so much more. The recently released site-specific iPhone application immerses you in his latest composition The Empty Air, a mixture of original music and sounds recorded in Rittenhouse Square. Various elements [...]
Read more»March 26, 2013
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has teamed up with Amtrak to bring Brooklyn-based artist KAWS’ 16-foot-tall sculpture Companion (Passing Through) to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station in University City. The fiberglass and metal sculpture, a reimagining of Mickey Mouse, will make its Philadelphia debut on Thursday, April 11, and will remain on display [...]
Read more»December 17, 2012
Marking its one-year anniversary on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Barnes Foundation will present a special exhibition honoring the sculptor whose 40-foot abstract work The Barnes Totem stands at the head of a reflecting pool on the north side of the building. Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture On The Wall will open May 4 and run through [...]
Read more»December 13, 2012
Get your long holiday weekend started early by stopping by Center City’s G Lounge on Thursday, December 20 for the Rittenhouse Row Holiday Cocktail Party and Book Drive. The party, which kicks off at 7 p.m., will feature an open bar and light bites, as well as a chance to spread some good will and [...]
Read more»December 13, 2012
If the Mayans are right, it is all going to end on 12/21/12. And since there is little you can do about the end of the world — you’re no Will Smith, after all — why not go out in style (Maya style) at the Penn Museum? The Young Friends of the Penn Museum are [...]
Read more»November 15, 2012
Kick off the holiday season with a trip to Chestnut Hill’s Morris Arboretum where the young and the young at heart are sure to be wowed by the Holiday Garden Railway. With a quarter mile of model railroad track featuring seven loops and tunnels, 15 different rail lines, two cable cars and nine bridges, including [...]
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