January 5 |
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5pm – 8pm
Class of 1923
Ice Rink,
3130 Walnut St.
Cost: $1
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9th Annual Winterfest!
University City District’s ice skating celebration with complimentary cocoa, fountain sodas and holiday treats.
www.ucityphila.org
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January 14 |
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7pm – 12am
The Rotunda,
4014 Walnut St.
Cost: Free,
$7 Suggested
Donation
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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
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February 10 |
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2pm – 4pm
African American Museum in Philadelphia,
701 Arch Street
Cost: $8 / $6 students and
seniors
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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
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February 27 and 28
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7:30pm – 9:30pm
Annenberg Center,
3680 Walnut Street
Cost: $15
Student rush tickets
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Rubberbandance Group*
An amazing blend of ballet, contemporary, and hip-hop styles.
www.pennpresents.org
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March 17 |
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7:30pm – 9:30pm
and 10pm - 12am
At the Playground,
2030 Sansom St.
Cost:$15 ($12 for students and seniors with valid ID)
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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.
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March 30 and 31 |
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Various Times
Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street
Cost: Most events are free
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Evasions of Power
A two-day series of roundtable discussion exploring the relationship between architecture, literature and geo-politics.
www.slought.org
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April 11 – May 13 |
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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)
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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
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April 29 |
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1pm – 3pm
Morris Arboretum
of the University
of Pennsylvania,
100 E. Northwestern Avenue
Cost: Free with Penn ID
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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
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May 3 – 26 |
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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
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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
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* 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 |
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| For more Philadelphia cultural events, check out www.phillyfunguide.com |
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