Arts & The City Year Student Initiatives
Be sure to check the Penn Arts Calendar and the Philly Fun Guide for ongoing events. Remember to sign up for fun savers at Philly Fun Guide, weekly half price deals on dozens of events. The main web site is www.artsandthecity.org, we are also on Facebook, search Arts & The City.
Arts and Culture Passport
Pick up your passport booklet at the NSO Activities Fair or at the Platt House. Keep track of the arts and culture events you attend throughout the year and join us for a part'y in April for some great prizes. Be sure to give your email address so you can be notified of special events and discounts and the date and location of the end of the year party.
Philadelphia Area Arts & Culture Fair - Tuesday, September 29 from 11 am to 2 pm
Get information about dozens of arts & culture institutions in the Philadelphia area on Locust walk. Local organizations will have tables with event information and special college student deals.
Friday, November 20th, all day. Do not miss this opportunity to sample the variety of arts and culture option on and near campus. Most events are free or nearly free. Schedules and maps will be available all day in the Hall of Flags, Houston Hall or online.
Check out some of the DP Photos here.
Penn Nights
Join the Philadelphia Theatre Company on Friday, September 25th at 8 pm for HUMOR ABUSE there are limited free tickets available to students and a $5 discount for Penn Alumni , staff and faculty. All sales are day of only. More information will be included in the weekly notices.
Join The Wilma Theater on Wednesday, October 14th at 7:30 pm for Athol Fugard's COMING HOME. Penn students with ID will receive a $10 buy one get one free ticket. Box Office, day of show sales only. Penn Faculty, staff and alumni will receive $5 off regular ticket price - give the code "Penn Alums" online or phone (advance orders ok). Both offers subject to availability.
Join 1812 Productions on Friday, October 16 for the 8pm performance - THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL by Billy Aronson – with Penn Student Eileen Cella! $5 tickets to students with a valid Penn ID, and $5 off regularly priced tickets for Faculty, Alumni and Staff. Day of sales only - subject to availability. http://www.1812productions.org Join Interact Theatre Company onTuesday, November 3 at 7 pm - The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity by Kristoffer Diaz. Penn faculty, staff, students, and alumni can receive half-price tickets to the performance with their Penn ID. This performance includes a talkback after the show with Director Seth Rozin '86.Day of sales or online with the code PENNHALF. NOTE: All performances are at The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, 2111 Sansom Street. Join contemporary dance company BalletX on Saturday, November 21st at 2:00 pm for The Fall Series'09 at The Wilma Theater (265 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia). Enjoy 3 World Premieres from 3 cutting-edge award winning dance makers: Meredith Rainey, Alex Ketley and BalletX co-artistic director Matthew Neenan. Penn students with ID receive a $20 "buy-one-get-one-free ticket. Penn Faculty, Staff and Alumni will receive $5 off regular ticket price of $30. For advanced orders call the Wilma Theater box office 215-546-7824 and mention the code "Penn Community." Both offers subject to availability.
Penn Day with Interact Theatre Company. Saturday, January 23 at 2:00 p.m. Half Price tickets for all Penn staff, students, faculty, and alumni for City of Numbers: mixtape of a city... by Sean Christopher Lewis, A Collaboration with the City of Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program. The show runs January 22-February 21, 2010. Tickets can be reserved over the phone, mention their Penn affiliation; in person, present your Penn ID; and online, use the discount code PENNHALF.
Join the Arden Theatre Company on Friday, February 26th at 8 pm for Shakespeare`s ROMEO AND JULIET. $5 for all students (Graduate Students welcome) with a valid student ID. And a $5 discount for alumni, staff and faculty.
Philadelphia Theatre Workshop offers 2-for1 tickets (subject to availability) at the door for its 3rd Annual PlayShop Festival, March 6 - 21, 2010, Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA. The festival features four full-length plays in process by Philadelphia area playwrights and invites audience feedback during the play's development. Penn students, alumni, staff, and faculty present ID at the door for 2 tickets for the price of 1 ($10), subject to availability. No online tickets sales for this offer.
Join BalletX for its Spring Series 2010, with original dance works by guest choreographers Thang Dao, Lauren Putty, and co-artistic director Christine Cox. BalletX will also present a company premiere of Carry Me by Philadelphia's own Myra Bazell and Monica Favand. Discounted seating for our Saturday matinee show (this time it would be Saturday, April 17 at 2 pm). We would offer again $5 off our regular priced tickets (priced at $30) and buy 1 get 1 free for students (student rate is $20). For advanced orders call the Wilma Theater box office 215-546-7824 and mention the code "Penn Community." Both offers subject to availability. Performances are at the Wilma Theatre, 265 South Broad St.
Friday, April 23 at 8 pm. Penn Night with InterAct Theatre Company for When We Go Upon the Sea by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright Lee Blessing. When We Go Upon the Sea examines an American populace that has grown strikingly complacent in the wake of extraordinary global challenges, exposing one of the world's most intriguing and influential conflicts: the battle between the elected leader of the free world and a democracy of millions. Penn students, faculty, alumni and staff receive half price tickets. Tickets can be reserved over the phone, mention their Penn affiliation; in person, present your Penn ID; and online, use the discount code PENNHALF.
Special grants available to students, staff and faculty for arts related programs that fit the mission of Arts & The City Year. Application deadlines are October 1, 2009 and February 1, 2010
Weekly Announcements
Each week we will distribute a list of upcoming arts and culture events on campus and special discounts and deals offered to our community for off campus events. To add your email to the list email Ty Furman at tyfATupenn.edu.
Center City Arts & Culture Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, April 10 from 2 to 6 pm. (Prizes and reception from 5 to 6 pm).
Teams of 5 - $10 entry fee
Great prizes including - Tickets to Broadway's Next to Normal, Philadelphia Theatre Company's Kathleen Turner in Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins, and tickets to Romeo and Juliet performed by two Tony award-winning companies, The Guthrie Theater and The Acting Company at the Annenberg Center. At least one member of the team must have a text capable cell phone. The Hunt is conducted via text messages. For registration information email tyf@upenn.edu. Registration deadline, including entry fee, April 7th at 5 pm.
Discount list
A fantastic list of existing student discounts for dozens of arts and culture organizations in and around Philadelphia - thanks to our friends at Campus Philly!