Penn @ P.L.A.A.Y.

Spring Spotlight Events

January 5

5pm – 8pm


Class of 1923
Ice Rink,
3130 Walnut St.


Cost: $1

9th Annual Winterfest!


University City District’s ice skating celebration with complimentary cocoa, fountain sodas and holiday treats.



www.ucityphila.org

Ice Rink

January 14

7pm – 12am


The Rotunda,
4014 Walnut St.


Cost: Free,
$7 Suggested
Donation

Melange Theatre, "Live"


Monthly series showcasing local opera singers, cabaret performers, dancers, comedians, and more. Different performers every month. Also February 2 and March 30.


www.melangetheatre.info

February 10

2pm – 4pm


African American Museum in Philadelphia,
701 Arch Street


Cost: $8 / $6 students and
seniors

Original Performances by Dave Burrell

Original music inspired by the objects and ideas in the Look Again exhibition by Jazz great and Rosenbach Artist-in-Residence Dave Burrell.


www.rosenbach.org/programs/events.html

Dave Burrell

February 27 and 28

7:30pm – 9:30pm

Annenberg Center,
3680 Walnut Street


Cost: $15
Student rush tickets

Rubberbandance Group*

An amazing blend of ballet, contemporary, and hip-hop styles.


www.pennpresents.org

Rubberbandance

March 17

7:30pm – 9:30pm
and 10pm - 12am


At the Playground,
2030 Sansom St.


Cost:$15 ($12 for students and seniors with valid ID)

ComedySportz

Interactive improvisational theatre. The audience is always a part of the interactive show, and sometimes even winds up on stage! If you like TV's Whose Line Is It Anyway?, you'll love ComedySportz.


March 30 and 31

Various Times


Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street


Cost: Most events are free

Evasions of Power

A two-day series of roundtable discussion exploring the relationship between architecture, literature and geo-politics.

www.slought.org

Evasions of Power

April 11 – May 13

Various Times


The Wilma Theater,
265 S. Broad Street


Cost: Student Sundays $10, Student Rush (day of) $10. Regular tix $35-50. (Students always half-off)

The Life of Galileo By Bertolt Brecht

American Premiere. Are there limits to the freedom of inquiry? Galileo strives to bring reason to a world in which power is concealed as faith. His epic struggle continues to resonate across the centuries.

www.wilmatheater.org

Galileo

April 29

1pm – 3pm

Morris Arboretum
of the University
of Pennsylvania,

100 E. Northwestern Avenue


Cost: Free with Penn ID

Arbor Day Celebration*

Includes tree related crafts and activities, tree climbing demonstrations, a big tree tour, discovery stations, face painting and the Philadelphia Zoo on Tour.

www.morrisarboretum.org

Arbor Day

May 3 – 26

Thursdays at 7 pm,
Fridays and
Saturdays at 8 pm,
and Saturdays
at 4 pm


Curio Theatre,
The Calvary Center
4740 Baltimore Avenue


Cost: $10 - 20

The Green Bird


A King, his wicked mother and missing family, a sausage maker, a sexy statue, a snake of biblical proportions and a mysterious green bird bring commedia capering to West Philly.



www.curiotheatre.org

The Green Bird

* A participating member of Arts at Penn. For more information on these and other Penn cultural events, check out the Arts at Penn Calendar at www.arts.upenn.edu

Arts at Penn
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