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Philadelphia is Alive with ArtThe birthplace of the United States is home to a vast,
lively, and growing arts scene. Need convincing? Read on.
But it’s a surprise to many that the City of Broth-erly Love is a premier arts destination. Philadel-phia boasts more public art than any other city in the nation, the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside of France, the oldest theater in continuous use in the English-speaking world (Walnut Street Theatre), and, at 8,700 acres, the largest landscaped city park (Fair-mount Park) — and that’s just the beginning.
Philadelphia offers a wealth of arts and cultural activities, including dozens of world-class museums, theaters, and historic sites. And
V isitors know that the quintessen-tial Philadelphia experience must include a visit to the Liberty Bell and a melt-in-your-mouth Philly cheesesteak.
By Ivy LamB
less than an hour’s drive away, you’ll find bucolic Pennsylvania countryside dotted with wineries, gar-dens, museums, and former mansions of early industrial magnates like the du Pont family.
With so much to explore, it’s hard to know where to begin. Let us help you curate your own experience of Philadel-phia’s vibrant arts scene.
Art CentralStart on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, argu-ably the most artistic mile in the country. Here you’ll find the PhiladelPhia MuseuM of
art’s famous “Rocky” steps, and behind its Grecian columns more than 227,000 works of art from Asia, Europe, and America. The Pennsylvania acadeMy of fine arts
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houses the works of great American artists such as Thomas Eakins and founder Charles Peale. A cast of The Thinker, Auguste Rodin’s iconic sculpture, ushers visitors into the rodin Mu-
seuM’s newly designed sculpture garden (the renovated interior opens this summer). Venture off the parkway and find ancient works of art or lesser-known gems at the Penn MuseuM. But in Philadelphia, art isn’t found just on museum walls. Here, murals cover more walls than any city outside of Venice, Italy, and public art is found around every corner.
Want more? Travel out to the countryside and you’ll find museums highlighting the artistic heritage of the Brandywine Valley. The Wharton esherick MuseuM pays homage to a Philadelphia native son whose extraordinarily creative wood-sculpting earned national notori-
ety during the Arts and Crafts movement in the 1920s and 30s. The rustically elegant BrandyWine MuseuM features a large collec-tion of work by three generations of Wyeths.
Philadelphia shines just as brightly in the performing arts. Once night falls, catch a show at one of Philadelphia’s many theaters. More than 20 professional theater companies pro-duce plays year-round, and the annual Philly
fringe festival in September presents new and experimental theater. For world-class dance, take in a performance by the Pennsylvania
Ballet, which reprises beloved classics like The Nutcracker and premieres new pieces from contemporary choreographers. The kiMMel
center for the PerforMing arts hosts everything from chamber music to jazz and pop. The nearby acadeMy of Music hosts the
oPera coMPany of PhiladelPhia, which presents classic works such as Carmen and La Bohème alongside contemporary American operas. A number of film festivals presenting the best in independent and foreign cinema round out the arts scene.
Added ValueOf course, Philadelphia offers more than just a rich arts culture. Not only is the city centrally located on the East Coast — only two hours from New York City and three hours from Washington, D.C. — it’s easy to get around once you’ve arrived. The 25-block Center City is pedestrian-friendly and features three centu-ries of historic architecture.
Philadelphia is a must for history buffs: indePendence hall is where both the Decla-ration of Independence and the U.S. Constitu-tion were signed. Learn even more about our nation’s founding at the national constitu-
tion center, the only museum in the nation dedicated to the living document that estab-lished the government and laws of the nation.
Even shopping enthusiasts can get their fix here at dozens of independently owned bou-tiques and galleries. Best of all? Clothes shop-ping in Pennsylvania is tax-free.
When it’s time to refuel, the culinary scene here goes far beyond the cheesesteak. Many restaurants serve up fresh, local ingredients from nearby farms, and many encourage the “bring-your-own-bottle” (BYOB) practice, allowing diners to bring their own wine.
Just a few notable eateries include the steak house Barclay PriMe; Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s first American restau-rant, MoriMoto; the rustic Italian restaurant aMis; and the wine shop and European bistro garces trading coMPany, run by Food Network’s newest Iron Chef, Jose Garces. And although the city is best known for its historic character, you may be surprised to discover Philly’s thriving nightlife.
In the SpotlightWhile Philadelphia always beckons art lovers and culture mavens, 2012 promises to be a blockbuster year, with anniversaries, special
exhibits, and an impressive new addition to the arts scene. The National Constitution Center is commemorating the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution with a summer-long celebration. From April 21 through August 10, famous works from the Uffizi Gallery in Flor-ence, Italy, will travel to the JaMes a. Michen-
er art MuseuM, just north of the city in Bucks County. Spanning works from the 15th through the 17th century, Offering of the An-gels: Treasures from the Uffizi Gallery features tapestries and oil paintings by Botticelli, Titian, Tintoretto, Parmigianino, and Cristofano. And just last month, the Barnes foundation
completed its $150 million relocation from suburban Merion to a new building on Benja-min Franklin Parkway, the first new addition to the parkway in 60 years. The museum features hundreds of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early modern works.
Read through the following pages and you’ll find that we’ve only scratched the surface of Philadelphia’s arts and culture scene. For even more information and suggested itinerar-ies, log on to visitphilly.com. Whether you love historic architecture, fine-art museums, live theater, or all of the above, one thing is certain: It’s time to put Philadelphia on your list of great art destinations.
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From a flurry of recent museum openings to groundbreaking exhibits and visual and per-forming arts festivals, the city has become a living, breathing urban canvas. It’s a city that proudly showcases its commitment to the arts, boasting a world-renowned collection of nearly 1,500 works of public art, the nation’s first Per-cent for Art Program established in 1959, and over 2,000 murals throughout the city’s diverse and historic neighborhoods.
But that’s just a small slice of Philly’s art scene. From the city’s historic core to green public squares, waterfront amenities, and doz-
ens of vibrant arts-focused neighborhoods such as Old City, Northern Liberties, West Philadelphia, and Passyunk Avenue, the arts have infused the region.
The city’s Avenue of the Arts alone is now home to The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Wilma Theater, the Philadelphia Theatre Company, the
Shared Vision
Two spirited groups join forces to promote the
Philadelphia arts scene.
Thanks in part to the Greater Philadel-phia Cultural Alliance and the City’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Cre-ative Economy, Philly is a city in the throes of an artistic revolution.
By Beth D’aDDono
lenges, the city’s commitment to the arts has paid off, with the Philadelphia region bucking the recession by increasing overall attendance, and drawing more than 17 million attendees annually to its cultural sector. It’s all enough to get Nutter recognized by Americans for the Arts and the U.S. Conference of Mayors with the 2011 Public Leadership in the Arts Award.
Working with the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, the Greater Phila-delphia Cultural Alliance, a regional leadership organization representing over 400 cultural entities, has successfully positioned arts and culture as a competitive asset for the region and a key investment for the region’s future.
The numbers back that up, with an economic impact of over $1.3 billion, a workforce of more than 40,000, and over 18,000 events listed annually on the Cultural Alliance’s online events calendar, Phillyfunguide.com.
Add the significant cultural attractions opening in the past few years — the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway, Please Touch Museum in the beautiful Fairmount Park, the Asian Arts Initiative in North Chinatown, and the National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall, to name a few — and Philadelphia, while still rightfully recognized as the birthplace of the nation, is becoming the city of the future.
Clockwise from left: Avenue of the Arts,
First Friday in Old City, and Kùlú Mèlé African
Dance & Drum Ensemble
Academy of Music, and the University of the Arts. And in one day last summer, almost 200,000 people filled the Avenue to celebrate the finale of the monthlong Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts. It’s all part of why Philadelphia was just selected by Travel & Leisure Magazine as the No. 1 destination spot for culture in the United States.
Mayor Michael A. Nutter has been a key supporter of the arts, increasing funding to the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and opening the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Econ-omy in 2008 — weaving the creative sector into the economic and social fabric of the city. Despite the country’s recent economic chal-
for more information on the wide range of events in
philadelphia, visit Phillyfunguide.com.
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But the label “up and coming” doesn’t quite sound the right note for a conductor whose list of posts includes music director of the Rotter-dam Philharmonic, principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonic, and artistic director and principal conductor of Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain, and who has made highly suc-cessful appearances with the Vienna Philhar-monic and the Berlin Philharmonic, two of the
The Philadelphia Sound
The innovative and iconic Philadelphia Orchestra celebrates its 113th season.
At 37 years old, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been
hailed by the media as a young “up and
coming” superstar.
world’s most revered ensembles.When his title officially changes from music
director designate to music director of The Phil-adelphia Orchestra in September, Nézet-Séguin will become just the eighth artistic leader in the ensemble’s 112-year history. “Yannick is not only a seasoned conductor, he brings with him to Philadelphia an astonishing range of musical talents and interests,” says Allison Vulgamore, The Philadelphia Orchestra’s president and CEO. “In the two years since his appointment he has made a remarkable connection with our musicians, and he has ignited our audiences with his passion and energy.”
Celebrating StokowskiBeginning this month, and continuing through the 2012–13 season, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Left: new Music Director Yannick
Nézet-Séguin. Above: applause for The
Philadelphia Orchestra
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will celebrate its future and honor its past with a Stokowski Celebration, a series of concerts that highlights the parallels between Nézet-Séguin and Leopold Stokowski, the Orchestra’s legend-ary music director who assumed that post 100 years ago in 1912.
Nézet-Séguin’s innovative approach echoes Stokowski’s legacy. “Back in 1912, Stokowski was ahead of the curve,” says Jeremy Rothman,
the Orchestra’s vice president for artistic planning, adding that Stokowski launched The Philadelphia Orchestra’s reputation as an orchestra of firsts (see “First Chair” sidebar, left). “Under his leadership, we were the first or-chestra to make an electronic recording. We were the first [to do a] live radio broad-cast, and the first to partner with Disney to produce an ani-mated film, the classic Fantasia.”
“It is so moving for me to realize that 100 years ago Leopold Stokowski became the music director of the Orchestra,” says Nézet-Séguin. “To-day, by being daring, by wanting to expand the repertoire of the Orchestra, having more collaboration with different groups, and adding more visual aspects in our concerts, we are pay-ing tribute to our very own past.”
The Stokowski Celebration concerts in June will introduce Symphony V.0, which Rothman describes as a theatrical experi-ence. “Stokowski was
known for changing the concert experience — from structuring the concert order differently than was customary at that time to employing special staging and lighting effects,” Rothman says. “We’re taking that spirit to heart by incor-porating state-of-the-art visuals and live effects into the concerts and also incorporating vin-tage images and film footage. It will be a per-fect blend of our heritage and the 21st century.”
The celebration will also include a Saturday morning Family Concert featuring Fantasia, the famous collaboration between Stokowski, the Orchestra, and Disney. Families will de-light in hearing the Orchestra perform musical excerpts live as the film is projected onto an overhead screen.
Known Around the World, At Home in PhiladelphiaThe Philadelphia Orchestra is well-known to audiences not just in Philadelphia but also throughout the world. Most of the Orchestra’s hometown performances take place in Verizon Hall, the 2,500-seat concert space at the Kim-mel Center in the heart of Philadelphia. But it also performs annually at the Academy of Mu-sic, the oldest grand opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose, and the
Mann Center for the Performing Arts, home of the Orchestra’s summer concert series in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Orchestra is especially popular in China. “If you say Philadelphia to someone in China, they respond first with ‘The Philadelphia Orchestra!’ Then they say, ‘The Liberty Bell,’” Vulgamore says. “We were the first American orchestra invited to go into China in 1973 after President Richard Nixon helped open diplomatic relations the year before. Our relationship with the people of China is another rich piece of our legacy.”
This month, the Orchestra returns to China for a 10-day tour. The trip is part of a larger residency during which the Orchestra will work with Chinese music students and orchestra musicians and perform for free at numerous community locations including schools and
public parks, in addition to full Orchestra concerts in Beijing, Tianjin, Guang-zhou, and Shanghai. After leaving China, the Orchestra will continue on to San Fran-cisco for two concerts as part of the San Francisco Sym-phony’s 100th Anniversary
celebrations. Other stops on the summer sched-ule include Vail, Colorado, and Saratoga Springs, New York.
Deepening ConnectionsEducation and community engagement are vital to the long-term sustainability and continued success of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Since 2000, the Orchestra has been performing free outdoor concerts in neighborhoods around the Philadelphia region, entertaining countless Philadelphians in their own backyards. The Neighborhood Concert Series is just one of the community engagement and education pro-grams that the Orchestra presents. The Orches-tra’s School Partnership Program and Billy Joel Program provide music education in schools as well and bring students to the concert hall to hear the Orchestra live.
First ChairThe Philadelphia Orchestra has a reputation for being an orchestra of “firsts.” Here are just a few of the Orchestra’s leading roles:
1916 Leopold Stokowski and The Philadel-phia Orchestra make music history by presenting the American premiere of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony.
1925 Stokowski and The Philadelphia Or-chestra become pioneers in electrical recording, supplanting the previous acoustical method and becoming the first orchestra recorded electrically.
1939 The Philadelphia Orchestra makes movie history by playing the sound-track to Disney’s innovative animated film Fantasia.
1948 The Philadelphia Orchestra is the first orchestra to appear on nationwide television on CBS.
1973 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the first American orchestra to perform in the People’s Republic of China.
1997 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the first major American orchestra to give a live cybercast of a concert on the Internet; people from more than 40 nations log on to hear the concert.
2007 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the first major orchestra to multi-cast a concert to large-screen venues through the Internet2 network.
2012 The Philadelphia Orchestra becomes the first U.S. orchestra to launch a long-term residency program in China, earning recognition from the U.S. State Department.
“In the two years since his appointment, [Nézet-Séguin] has made a remarkable connection with our musicians, and he has ignited our audiences with his passion and energy.”
Clockwise from far left: The Sound All
Around program, the Mann Center for
Performing Arts, and Concertmaster David
Kim works with school children.
Below left: During The Philadelphia
Orchestra’s 1973 tour of China, Music
Director Eugene Ormandy (right)
visited the Great Wall with his wife, Gretel, and Orchestra Board President C. Wanton
Balis.
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The Orchestra also presents engaging pro-grams for its youngest listeners. Research shows that people who play an instrument as a child remember the experience, and come back to music many years later. So the Orchestra pres-ents Family Concerts, which appeal to families with children ages six to 12, and Sound All Around concerts, which introduce children ages three to five to the instruments of the Orchestra through stories, songs, and interaction with Orchestra musicians. Educational outreach continues through secondary education as well. For $25 a year, college students can attend an unlimited number of subscription concerts for
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2012–2013 Guest ArtistsTOP ROW: Joshua Bell, Lang Lang, and Barbara HanniganMiDDLE ROW: Hilary Hahn, Simon Rattle, and Gil Shaham
BOTTOM ROW: André Watts, Rolando Villazón, and Renée Fleming
the entire season with the Orchestra’s eZseatU program. With 2,000 college student subscrib-ers, the Orchestra has a unique opportunity to keep them connected throughout their college career and beyond, and does so in part by host-ing exclusive student events, such as post-concert parties and an annual art exhibit.
The Philadelphia SoundFor decades, The Phila-delphia Orchestra has been known for its rich string sound, dubbed the “Philadelphia Sound.” That “Sound” was shared far and wide through radio broadcasts and the vast number of recordings the Orchestra made between the 1940s and the 1990s. Many fans came to know The Philadelphia Orchestra by listening to these recordings, even Nézet-Séguin, whose child-hood love of a Philadelphia Orchestra recording fostered an instant connection between him and the Orchestra’s members.
“When I was a child, my parents had a re-cording of The Philadelphia Orchestra perform-ing Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony,” says Nézet-Séguin. “The album cover had a photo of the glorious chandelier that still hangs in the Acad-emy of Music, and I loved to look at that photo and listen to this wonderful orchestra. Many years later, when I made my Philadelphia Or-chestra debut, it was with that same Tchaikovsky piece. I can’t tell you how it felt to stand on the podium that day. It was a magical moment.”
It was a magical moment indeed — less than two years later, Nézet-Séguin was named the next music director of The Philadelphia Orches-
For $25 a year, college students can attend an unlimited number of concerts for the entire season with the Orchestra’s eZseatU program.
Top: new Music Director Yannick
Nézet-Séguin. Above: The Philadelphia
Orchestra at home in the Kimmel Center
tra. Says Vulgamore, “All of the Orchestra’s creativity and traditions, handed down across the generations since Leopold Stokowski’s music directorship, now pass to Yannick, who opens our musical door to the future.”
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Truly ExceptionalCome see why the Barnes Foundation is regarded as one of the greatest art collections in the world.
Created in 1922 by Dr. Albert C. Barnes, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and his wife, Laura Leggett, in order to “promote the ad-vancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts,” the Barnes Foundation is now considered one of the world’s greatest collections of post-impressionist and early modern art.
Works include 69 Cézannes, 46 Picassos, 59 Matisses, 181 Renoirs, as well as scores of paintings by Soutine, Rousseau, Monet, De-gas, and van Gogh. Sculpture, metalwork, and more round out a comprehensive collection.
The holdings are now on display at the foundation’s brand-new location in the heart of Philadelphia’s cultural corridor. Sitting on 4.5 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds in Fairmount Park, the new campus features a 12,000-square-foot collection gallery as well as a special exhibition gallery, plus two class-rooms and two seminar rooms. The Inaugural Year of activities of the Barnes in Philadelphia is generously supported by premier sponsors PNC and Comcast.
But the Barnes is much more than an art collection. In support of its educational mis-sion, the Foundation offers classes for students of all ages, a horticulture program, and a rare book library.
Adult courses at the Barnes include the traditional three-year Barnes Certificate courses, which focus on the formal elements of light, line, color, and space; a new version of the Certificate courses; single-semester courses on specific subjects; and a new two-semester course on Understanding World Art. The course in Barnes History and Methodol-
Matisse knew what he was talking about. He vis-ited in 1929 and was en-chanted by the way the works were displayed.
Visit the barnes foundation:
Philadelphia 2025 benjamin franklin parkway
philadelphia, pa 215.278.7000
Hours:
wednesday–sunday 9:30 a.m.–6 p.m. friday 9:30 a.m.–10 p.m.
for more information, visit barnesfoundation.org.
ogy, the keystone in a joint un-dergraduate program between the Barnes and Lincoln Univer-sity, will expand at the Philadel-phia campus for the 2012–13 academic year.
The Barnes’s K–12 programs are taught both on-site and off-site in school classrooms. K–8 students may also participate in
subsidized programs at different grade levels, made possible with support of PECO, the Hamilton Family Foundation, the Verizon Foundation, and Subaru.
The preschool program Making, Moving, Listening, Looking involves the gallery col-lection and incorporates stories, art-making, music, movement, and dance. The program aligns with PNC’s Grow Up Great initiative for children ages 2–5.
The Philadelphia campus also offers a variety of programs for educators and a range of public programs including world music, art-making, and horticulture. The first Sun-day of each month offers free admission and programs presented by PECO. The Barnes in Philadelphia is open to the public late every Friday night, and on the first Friday of every month there is a full evening of program-ming sponsored by Wells Fargo.
In late summer 2012, the foun-dation will reopen the original Merion site as home to the horti-culture program and institutional archives. A 12-acre arboretum is filled with more than 3,000 species of plants and trees, many of which are noted for their rarity.
The Barnes Foundation contin-ues to uphold its original intent to promote the appreciation of fine art. As the late Dr. Barnes once said, “Living with and studying good paintings offers greater inter-est, variety, and satisfaction than any other pleasure known to man.”
“The Barnes Foundation is the only sane place to see art in America.” — Henri Matisse
Clockwise from top left: view from
Pennsylvania Ave.; Pierre-Auguste
Renoir, The Artist’s Family (La Famille de
l’artiste), 1896; interior view of The
Court; Amedeo Modigliani, Redhead-
ed Girl in Evening Dress (Jeune fille rousse en robe de
soir), 1918
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Gauguin, Cézanne,
Since antiquity, artists have been
inspired by the dream of Arcadia, a
paradise on earth. This summer,
visitors can experience its legendary
And those artists include Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, and Henri Matisse as part of the Phil-adelphia Museum of Art’s powerful new exhibit Visions of Arcadia opening June 20. Three masterpieces take center stage in the exhibition. Cézanne’s The Large Bathers caused a sensation when it was unveiled in 1907. Today, the painting’s almost abstract figures are consid-ered among the finest examples of modern art.
The exhibit also spotlights Gauguin’s paint-ing Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? This French work, with groundbreaking post-impressionistic style, moved Arcadia to a Polynesian setting, where Gauguin once lived.
A third piece that claims the spotlight this summer is Bathers by a River, by Matisse, who spent eight years creating and then modifying his mural-size painting. Widely known as an artist of light and color, Matisse revealed his more austere side in this piece, which draws on cubism to interpret a dark Arcadian dream.
While these landmark works are at the heart of the museum’s new exhibit, visitors will also find 40 other works, by 23 artists, displayed alongside them. The pieces are drawn from public and private collections across the globe.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is the only venue for this extraordinary exhibition. Visions of Arcadia runs through September 3, 2012.
With rotating exhibits, programs for adults and families, films, concerts, artists’ conversa-tions, children’s art classes, audio tours, 200 captivating galleries, and much more, the mu-seum shares its treasures with nearly a million visitors each year.
The restored, rejuvenated Rodin Museum reopens July 13The Rodin, a few blocks from the main mu-seum, on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, houses the largest collection of sculptor Auguste Rodin’s (1840 –1917) works outside his native Paris. It has been closed for restoration, but now the task of returning the site to its original vision as an archi-
tectural gem of the Parkway is nearing comple-tion. It will reopen with new installations indoors and out and offer new programs and services. The landscape around the Rodin also is getting a makeover. New benches and pathways have been added, as well as canopy trees, shrubs, roses, daylilies, and other flowering plants that change color and fragrance with the seasons. The transformations make the gardens a serene place to retreat from the hustle of daily life.
Clockwise from far left: Where Do We
Come From? What Are We? Where Are We
Going?, 1897–98, Paul Gauguin, French, 1848–1903, oil on
canvas, 67 1/2” x 160”, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Philadelphia Museum of Art, over the Schuylkill River; Eternal Springtime, plaster (conceived
1884; cast 1885), at the Rodin Museum; The
Thinker (bronze, modeled 1881; cast 1919, Rudier) before the Rodin Museum’s Meudon Gate on the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway
philadelphia museum of art philamuseum.org
rodin museum
rodinmuseum.org 215.763.8100
Visions of an earthly paradise at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Explore art, nature, and culture in Brandywine Valley.
Majestic copper beech trees shade the hilly landscape as their shimmering leaves catch the valley’s cool breezes.
The Brandywine River etches its way through the valley, as do a series of garden trails, wine trails, hiking trails, history trails, and even trails of picturesque covered bridges. Whether visitors are interested in history, horticulture, fishing, or pure relaxation, the Brandywine Valley delivers.
It’s easy to see how the area’s natural beauty might inspire visionaries and artists. In fact, two of the area’s finest crown jewels were in-spired by great families who made their mark on American history. Longwood Gardens, built by the du Pont family, and The Brandy-wine River Museum, which exhibits three generations of Wyeth family art, are alive and well in the Brandywine Valley.
Chester County — smack-dab in the middle of Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley — is lush, floral, and green. Meandering meadows with horses dot the countryside.
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Longwood GardensNestled in the heart of Brandywine Valley, just 30 miles west of Philadelphia, Longwood Gardens is one of the great gardens of the world. Industrialist Pierre S. du Pont’s purchase in 1906 of a small farm to
save a collection of historic trees today repre-sents more than 1,077 acres of gardens, wood-lands, meadows, fountains, and a 4.5-acre conservatory.
Pierre du Pont described the garden as “theater,” and you can take that literally. Long-wood offers not only dazzling displays that raise the art of horticulture, but illuminated foun-tains that dance to music, fireworks shows that light the summer sky, and concerts and perfor-mances. This summer’s performing arts lineup features more than 40 headliners, including Vince Gill, The Manhattan Transfer, Pat Metheny, and The Bacon Brothers.
“Longwood Gardens is unique because of the many diverse experiences we offer our guests,” says director Paul Redman.
And this summer, guests will enjoy yet another new experience at Longwood.
Vibrant ValleyClockwise from top left: Bruce Munro’s light installation at
Longwood Gardens, Hagley Museum,
Brandywine River Museum’s Andrew
Wyeth studio, Radnor Hunt Races
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Opening June 9, Bruce Munro’s Light: Instal-lations exhibit takes guests on a magical tour through a forest of 20,000 illuminated stems reminiscent of blooming flowers. A collection of 69 symmetric towers will create a glowing maze of light that changes hues to music, as glistening interpretations of water-lily platters float on the garden’s Large Lake. Inside the Conservatory, the Orangery is adorned with six grand snowball chandeliers, each formed by 127 perfectly uniform glass balls.
“We want people to experience the beauty of our gardens at night,” says Redman. “A gar-den at night is a magical place.”
Brandywine River MuseumJust five miles east of Longwood Gardens in Chadds Ford, a glimpse of Andrew Wyeth’s art studio could easily be mistaken for one of his paintings. Originally built as a schoolhouse in
1875, the rustic white-frame building with white shutters is tucked into a hillside.
The American realist’s newly restored studio reveals how life and art entwined for the Wyeth family in the ’40s and ’50s. Given to the Brandywine River Museum by the artist’s wife, Betsy James Wyeth, the studio and former home gives visitors the chance to see where Wyeth created some of his most iconic works through guided tours that offer insights on the artist’s creative process.
Andrew Wyeth’s father, N.C., and
youngest son, Jamie, also left an indelible mark on the area’s artistic heritage. The Brandywine River Museum displays an extensive collection of Wyeth family art. “Each of them is extraordi-narily talented and brings a different style and point of view,” says Virginia Logan, executive director of the Brandywine Conservancy.
While you’re there, take in the surrounding 45,000 acres of open space that have been perma-nently protected by the Brandywine Conser-vancy. It is this countryside that inspired three generations of the Wyeth family and the hun-dreds of other artists whose work is featured in the Brandywine River Museum, such as Jessie Willcox Smith, Howard Pyle, and Horace Pippin.
There’s even more to see in Brandywine Valley. Other standout gardens include Chanti-cleer and the French-inspired Nemours, while Delaware Museum of Art and the Wharton Esherick Museum highlight more great Ameri-can artists. Ready to relax? Sample wines at one of the nearby wineries along the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. Even shopping enthusiasts can get their fix here. The media giant QVC, headquartered in West Chester, offers behind-the-scenes studio tours. Ready to escape? Brandywine’s countryside is waiting.
to learn more about visiting brandywine Valley, including
itineraries, log on to brandywinevalley.com.
From top: Orangery at Longwood Gardens,
Brandywine River Museum
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Philadelphia’s Theatrical Legacy
Walnut Street Theatre has showcased top talent for more than 200 years.
Many of the world’s greatest actors, directors, and musicians have entertained audiences here, including the Booths, the Barrymores, Marlon Brando, Katharine Hepburn, Jessica Tandy, Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Helen Hayes, Sidney Poitier, and Orson Welles.
Today, the theater still presents fresh and exciting shows like Philadelphia’s newest sensa-tion Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story (May 15–July 15). This new production of the Broad-way hit tells the true story of early rock ’n’ roll pioneer Buddy Holly. You’ll be dancing in the aisles to rousing 1950s favorites “Peggy Sue,” “Oh Boy,” “Maybe Baby,” “That’ll Be the Day,” “Every Day,” “La Bamba,” and more.
Started in 1809, Walnut Street Theatre has a rich history as America’s Oldest Theatre and the most popular theater company in Philadelphia.
Walnut Street Theatre
825 walnut street philadelphia, pa 19107
215.574.3550 walnutstreettheatre.org
As one of the country’s leading nonprofit theater companies, Walnut Street Theatre boasts the largest sub-scription audience in the world, more than 55,000 subscribers annually. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people attend the Walnut’s original, world-class productions. And the Wal-nut offers more than just great perfor-
mances: The theater company reaches more than 111,000 people each year through its education and outreach programs.
When you take in a show at the Walnut Street Theatre, you become part of a unique Phila-delphia experience. The Wal-nut has been a cornerstone of American theater for more than 200 years, when Thomas Jefferson first visited. Now it’s your turn. Outstanding pro-ductions are onstage now.
katharine hepburn in Without Love
Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire
sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun
christopher sutton in Buddy — The Buddy Holly Story
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Cultural MeccaYou could spend days exploring
Philadelphia’s Parkway Museums District.
Visitors to the Parkway Museums District not only discover world-class museums and educa-tional institutions, but iconic landmarks as well, like the Swann Memorial Fountain, the Cathe-dral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on Logan Square, and the world famous “Rocky” steps.
Highlights of the district include: THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY is America’s oldest natural history museum, and the place to experience natural science in a fun and en- gaging way. Visitors can explore four fl oors of exhibits, meet real scientists, get face-to-face with a towering T. rex, and take behind-the-
Stretching from LOVE Park to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the one-mile, tree-lined Benjamin Franklin Parkway is fl anked by the city’s premier destinations.
scenes tours of the Academy’s collection of 18 million plants and animals. Special bi- centennial programming through March 2013. 19th & the Parkway, ansp.org
THE BARNES FOUNDATION, which opened at its new location on the Parkway last month, houses one of the world’s fi nest collections of French Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early modern paintings, including an extra- ordinary number of masterpieces by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse. 20th & the Parkway, barnesfoundation.org
THE CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINTS
PETER & PAUL is one of the most architec- turally eminent structures in the city, notable for its majestic facade, vaulted dome, ornate main altar, and impressive side chapels. 18th & the Parkway, cathedralphila.org
EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY, the world’s fi rst true “penitentiary,” is known for its grand, castle-like architecture. The vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America’s most noto- rious criminals, including bank robber Willie
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Sutton and Al Capone. The site stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cell blocks and empty guard towers. 22nd & Fair- mount Ave., easternstate.org
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE was an innova- tor in hands-on exhibits long before “inter- active” became a buzzword. Committed to inspiring an understanding and passion for science and technology, the museum in- cludes the Tuttleman IMAX Theater, Fels Planetarium, and much more. 20th & the Parkway, fi .edu
MOORE COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, the nation’s fi rst and only women’s visual arts college, offers dynamic free exhibitions year- round, and boasts The Art Shop, which ex- clusively sells the work of students and alums. 20th & the Parkway, moore.edu
THE PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY, the jewel of the citywide Free Library system, is a welcoming and inspiring environment
for learning, community enrichment, and economic vitality in the region. Vine St. between 19th & 20th, freelibrary.org
THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, a world-class repository of more than 227,000 works of art and cultural reference, offers special exhibitions, programs for children and families, lectures, concerts, fi lms, and a Friday-night music series. The Perelman Building across from the main museum showcases more of the permanent collection in extra- ordinary gallery spaces. 26th St. & the Parkway, philamuseum.org
THE RODIN MUSEUM, with the largest collection of works by French sculptor Auguste Rodin outside of Paris, contains more than 120 sculp- tures, drawings, and paintings. Reopens July 13th. 22nd & the Parkway, rodinmuseum.org
Paris, contains more than 120 sculp-
If you’re looking for a greatway to explore the area,
check out the walking andbike tours on the Parkway
Museums District Web site, parkwaymuseumsdistrict.org,
or the self-guided audio sculpture tour on
museumwithoutwallsaudio.org.
Clockwise from left: Rodin Museum, Academy
of Natural Sciences, Eastern State Peniten-tiary, Franklin Institute,
Parkway Central Library. Below left: Cathedral
Basilica of SaintsPeter & Paul.
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Moore College of Art & Design
The first of its kind offers a first-rate education for women.
Founded in 1848, Moore is the nation’s first and only visual arts college for wom-en. Small classes, led by professors who are also working artists and professional designers, create
a personalized experience for the school’s 500 undergrad students. Bachelor of fine arts degrees are offered in nine majors, ranging from fashion design and illustration to photography & digital
In the heart of Philadelphia’s Parkway Museums District, Moore College of Art & Design prepares students for careers in the arts.
to learn more, visit moore.edu or call 215.965.4000.
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arts. Moore’s coed graduate programs (art education, interior design, and studio art), along with continuing education for adults and pre-college programs for youth, round out the offerings at this historic college.
A school of firsts, another innovation is on the horizon: This fall, Moore will become the first art and design college to give an iPad to all incoming undergrads. This initiative, which combines cutting-edge technology and digital tools with traditional art and design instruction, allows students to use the devices in the class-room as a sketchbook, portfolio, and camera.
The tablets will be preprogrammed with apps that support Moore’s curriculum.
Outside the classroom, what better way for students to learn than by immersing themselves in Philadelphia’s rich arts scene? From explor-ing the museums and galleries to interning with them, Moore students have immediate access to the city’s leading arts institutions. In fact, all students must complete a professional 240-hour internship following their junior year. The college even backs these internships by providing students with a $1,000 internship fellowship.
The real-world experience doesn’t end with internships. Moore’s annual Spring Fashion Show features the collections of fashion-design seniors in a professional runway event. The show culminates with a popular evening-wear lineup. Industry experts preside over the event, and past judges and critics (many of whom are graduates) include Charming Shoppes, Lilly Pulitzer, and L.L. Bean designers, as well as fashion magazine editors.
Throughout the year, visitors can explore students’ work firsthand. Each spring, the Galleries at Moore present student work in fellowship, student, and senior shows. The Senior Show features the best work by soon-to-be graduates, who can network with potential employers, art collectors, and enthusiasts, with much of the work available for sale.
The Galleries at Moore, composed of six galleries all open to the public with free admis-sion, exhibit the work of established and emerg-ing local, national, and international artists. The exhibition history includes those by artists and designers such as Mary McFadden, Alice Neel (class of 1925), Faith Ringgold, and Jörg Immendorff. An upcoming exhibition is The Long Now (opens August 24), with works by Chantal Akerman, Mark Lewis, Andy Warhol, and Gillian Wearing, among others.
The Galleries also offer free public programs including a Studio Conversations series that has hosted artists such as Janine Antoni and Liam Gillick. Visitors will also want to stop by The Art Shop, which sells original paintings, jew-elry, accessories, note cards, and other items — all created by graduates and students.
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A Shrine to ScienceVisiting the Franklin Institute is both
heartening and electrifying.
Originally established in 1824 to honor the founding father and to promote the study of mechanical arts, the Franklin Institute offi cially opened as a museum more than a century later. And, in the spirit of its namesake, the institute is a hands-on science museum — the fi rst of its kind in the United States.
In the ensuing years, the institute’s exhibi-tions, whether time-honored or brand-new, have continually offered fresh and dynamic perspec-tives on nature, bioscience, and technology. The past, too, is revered, as the current traveling exhibition, Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times, suggests. On view through mid-
I t stands to reason that the Franklin Institute is the most visited museum in Pennsylvania. After all, who can resist an attraction that takes inspiration from Philadelphia’s favorite son, inventor, author, printer, pundit, and diplomat Benjamin Franklin?
October, the exhibition displays what is often considered the greatest archaeological fi nd of the 20th century: 2,000-year-old biblical texts discovered in a cave in Israel in 1947. Through other artifacts, such as lime-stone ossuaries and architec-
tural capitals, as well as a lecture series, you’ll understand the historical and cultural contextof these ancient writings.
And what’s a museum honoring Ben Frank-lin without some snap, crackle, and pop? Take The Giant Heart exhibit (see page 121), which fi rst opened in 1954 as a temporary exhibit featur-ing an oversized papier-mâché replica of the human ticker that visitors could actually walk through. Today, sound and lighting effects en-hance the walk-through experience, in addition to an electrocardiogram wave pulsing across the fl oor, a re-creation of a surgical theater, and a wellness section exploring the effects of diet and
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A Shrine to Scienceexercise on the cardiovascular system.
Another favorite, the Electricity exhibit en-courages visitors to learn how the body conducts electrical charges — and no, you’re not required to stand in a thunderstorm with kite and key in hand. Rather, you can feel how electricity travels through various light bulbs, make your hair stand on end with a static charge, use your cell
phone to illuminate LED art, and shake your booty on the Sustainable Dance Floor that lights up as you move. No doubt, John Travolta would be envious and Franklin, were he alive, would be cutting a rug, too.
And he would also be enthralled with the museum’s three theaters. The Fels Planetarium, the second oldest in the United States, offers cutting-edge digital projections of the night sky, while at The Tuttleman IMAX® theater, dino-saurs blaze across the screen, as well as movies like Rocky Mountain Express! playing this sum-mer. At the Franklin Theater, you can catch 3-D and high-defi nition Blu-ray movies.
None of these marvels would be possible without the scientifi c contributions of PoorRichard himself. So why not end your visitwith a stop at the museum’s Benjamin Franklin National Memorial? As you gaze upon his like-ness, take to heart one of his pithy sayings, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest,” and give thanks.
The Franklin Institute222 N. 20th St.Philadelphia215.448.1200
fi .edu
Clockwise from left: Benjamin Franklin
National Memorial, the Electricity exhibit, the Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient
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Happy 200!
DCheck out special events and programs, rare behind-the-scenes tours, and a showstopping new exhibit of treasures on display for the first time in the museum’s history as part of its year-long bicentennial celebration.
The frosting on the anniversary cake, so to speak, is a special two-for-one admission dis-count, offered on the 21st of each month, perfect for families with children.
Visitors are always amazed to see a 42-foot-
long Tyrannosaurus rex when they enter the museum’s main hall, but they’ll be awestruck when their behind-the-scenes tour guides start opening drawers and cabinets rarely seen by the public. Here lie beautifully patterned shells from around the world, preserved birds with colorful plumage, Thomas Jefferson’s mastodon teeth, and fossils from odd creatures that lived millions of years ago. Visitors will learn that the museum was founded by seven amateur naturalists who combined their collections in a rented space above a Philadelphia store.
The bicentennial tours are held every Thurs-day through Monday at 11 a.m. and are limited to ten people, ages 8 and up.
The celebration continues each month with family activities and giveaways spotlighting a new natural treasure. Returning guests can see an astonishing variety of fish, plants, mammals,
America’s oldest natural history museum celebrates its bicentennial.
insects, reptiles, and fossils, all chosen from the museum’s 18 million-plus collection.
And visitors should make sure to explore the special anniversary exhibit, The Academy at 200: The Nature of Discovery. An 80-foot-long wall showcases giant shark teeth, jewel-like insects, glittering jars of strange creatures, and other fascinating finds. Piped-in sound effects make this a fantastic exhibit for every age.
There are plenty of touchable displays, too, including a giant clam shell and a meteorite that landed in Arizona. Kids will have a blast trying on waders, sorting shells, and putting together dinosaur puzzles.
The museum also presents groundbreaking research by academy scientists worldwide, on topics like climate change, invasive species, and water quality. There’s even a peek into a lab
where dinosaur fossils are prepped and studied. June is Birds of a Feather: Ornithology
Month, when guests can learn to identify local birds and try banding one of our flying friends. Visit on August 11 or 12 and enjoy Bug Fest, a weekend of fun activities and displays of thou-sands of insects — both live and preserved. You’ll even get to taste cooked insects and talk with real scientists.
There’s always something new and different to explore, along with the academy’s ongoing — and wildly popular — live butterfly garden, live animal shows, and Dinosaur Hall, where the biggest predators that ever walked the earth are represented by full-scale skeletal mounts. Here, kids can even dig for fossils.
You won’t find any dry, dusty displays in this museum — just exciting exhibits, packed with fascinating stories to tell!
From left to right: amazing treasures from collections;
getting up close and personal with a giant
clam; T. rex dominates in the hands-on Dinosaur Hall
for more information, call 215.299.1000 or visit ansp.org.
on’t worry about what to give the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University for its 200th anniversary this year. The Acad-emy is doing the gift-giving.
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BreakingFree ofits Past
Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP), which closed 41 years ago, is open for tours, so you can get a glimpse of what life behind bars was really like.
ESP locked up nearly 75,000 prisoners from 1829 to 1971; infamous criminals such as bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton and gangster Al Capone did time here (you’ll see Capone’s cell on the tour). As the fi rst prison to establish soli-tary confi nement and one of the fi rst to use the “hub and spoke” fl oor plan, where cellblocks meet in the center, ESP’s groundbreaking de-sign and discipline infl uenced more than 300 prisons around the world.
Today, visitors wander past dark cellblocks, crumbling walls, and guard towers. “The Voices of Eastern State” Audio Tour, narrated by actor Steve Buscemi, leads a two-hour trip with stops at Death Row, solitary exercise yards, and the restored synagogue. Interactive demonstrations let visitors experience inmate life: Climb down into “The Hole” to the solitary punishment
Everyone knows Alcatraz. But Philadelphia’s own Fairmount Avenue is home to another of the world’s most famous —and historic — former prisons.
cells, try unlocking an escape-proof cell door, and step into the former hospital.
ESP hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Prison Break Weekend (June 9–10) chroni-cles the stories of two escape attempts. On Bas-tille Day (July 14), ESP teams up with a local cabaret act to reenact the storming of the Bas-tille. And see for yourself why Terror Behind the Walls (September–November) is ranked as one of the country’s best haunted houses. Warning: Not for the faint of heart! But then, neither was being a prisoner at Eastern State Penitentiary.
For more information,call 215.236.3300 or
visit easternstate.org.
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A TraditionRedefi ned
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Artsis an incubator for artistic expression.
The colorful historyof the former Eastern
State PenitentiaryBY MARTHA-PAGE ALTHAUS
PAFA trains many great artists and is home to one of the most important collections of Ameri-can art. Visitors won’t want to miss all the fea-tures that PAFA offers.
The museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions feature historical and contemporary American art and explore its signifi cance within an international context.
PAFA’s distinguished faculty and talentedfi ne-arts students create exceptional works, exhibited in art galleries around the world.
PAFA’s Historic Landmark Building, a HighVictorian Gothic structure designed in 1876 by Frank Furness and George W. Hewitt, is one of the nation’s cultural treasures.
Designed by internationally renowned land-scape architecture fi rm OLIN, PAFA’s Len-fest Plaza offers an inviting civic space for visitors to Philadelphia.
The installation of Claes Oldenburg’s tower-ing 51-foot Paint Torch on PAFA’s Lenfest Plaza makes Philadelphia home to four large-scale public sculptures by the artist, more than any other city.
The birthplace of American art is also the nation’s fi rst fi ne arts school and museum.
For more information, visit pafa.org.
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Petal PushersThe Philadelphia International Flower Show
promises to be “Brilliant!” in 2013.
From that first exhibition, the Philadelphia International Flower Show was on its way to becoming one of the top horticultural events. The annual springtime show spotlights the newest gardening trends and plant varieties, and
the best in floral and landscape design. It’s now the largest indoor flower show in the U.S., with 10 acres of exhibitions in the Pennsylvania Convention Center and a multisensory experience full of blooms, inspiring art, music, dance, and food.
In 1829, members of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) first intro-duced the poinsettia and other exotic plant species to the American public, mak-ing a name for the society and the event.
Visit theflowershow.com to learn more about the
philadelphia international flower show, brilliant!,
running the first week of march 2013.
for more information about the pennsylvania horticultural society, go
to PHSonline.org.
The Flower Show hosts hundreds of garden-ing presentations, family activities, and a mam-moth Marketplace. New features include the reality TV–styled Designer’s Studio, where pro-fessionals and amateurs cross stems in flower-arranging competitions, and scores of other attractions, from the elegant Garden Tea to the laid-back Man Cave.
Horticultural enthusiasts are already antici-pating the 2013 Flower Show in early March, which will be, as its name suggests, Brilliant! A celebration of the gardens, landscapes, and the refined design sense of Great Britain, the show will focus on the international cultural capital, London, and will showcase Britain’s historical and contemporary landscapes, emphasizing the passion the British have for gardening.
All the culture and competition of the event is for a good cause. Proceeds from the Flower Show have a direct impact on Philadel-phia communities. The show benefits the urban greening programs of PHS, such as City Harvest, which creates green jobs and raises fresh produce for 1,000 families in need each week. What better definition of “flowering” is there?
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Chair of the Alliance. “It’s an amazing way to see a variety of gar-dens, and explore history and fine and contemporary arts.”
Nemours Mansion & Gardens is a new addition to the pro-
gram, which also includes the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Delaware Art Museum, Brandywine River Museum, and Longwood Gardens. Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library is a highlight, with its 60-acre garden and world-renowned research library.
The trail also leads to the Delaware Histori-cal Society and Read House, Delaware Mu-seum of Natural History, Hagley Museum and Library, Mt. Cuba Center, and Rockwood Park and Museum. Claim your passport and hit the trail for treasures, learning, and fun.
Stroll the “Treasure Trail”
Brandywine Valley’s popular Passport program is back.
For just $35 per adult — or $75 for a family of two adults and up to three children — the Treasure Trail Passport program gives you admission to 11 spectacular attractions in the historic Brandywine Valley region.
All are conveniently clustered within ten miles of Wilmington, Delaware (just 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia). Passports are valid through Labor Day, so you can explore a differ-ent garden, museum, or historic site each week — or as many as you want, in one day.
“The program offers many attractions that families will enjoy,” says Molly Keresztury,
Adventurers won’t have to dig for treasure
this summer. With a “passport” from the Brandywine Museums & Gardens
Alliance, you’ll discover a wealth of cultural gems in a ten-mile radius.
Clockwise from left: Peirce’s Woods at
Longwood Gardens, exploring reef life at Delaware Museum of
Natural History, Persian Window
glassworks by Dale Chihuly at Delaware Art Museum, Hagley Museum & Library
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is fast becoming an arts destination.
Eighteen miles from Philadelphia in Mont-gomery County, this convention destination and bustling center of commerce is not only steeped in history but also renowned for its shopping (think: King of Prussia Mall) and its rich arts and cultural scene.
So rich, in fact, that Creative Montco, a bold new collaboration of the county’s arts community and nontraditional partners was established, with generous funding from the William Penn Foundation, to leverage the area’s creative economy.
And certainly, Montgomery County’s
T he name Valley Forge conjures heroic images of George Washington trans-forming a ragtag Continental Army into a formidable force that marched on to victory in the American Revolution.
wealth of cultural offerings — from fine art and architecture to three guys named Larry, Curly, and Moe — are proof positive that such partnerships are working.
Consider the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College. Widely regarded as one of America’s finest small col-lege art museums, it exhibits more than 4,000 works, including a spectacular outdoor collec-tion of large-scale bronze, steel, and granite sculptures throughout the rural campus. Then there’s the Abington Art Center, which features installations by local and national contempo-rary artists incorporated into the landscape. The center’s peaceful 27-acre sculpture garden morphs into a concert venue each summer. This year’s series includes Philadelphia’s Pan-Celtic rock band Barleyjuice.
If music is indeed your pleasure, how about 80 hours of it on six stages over a period of four days? Every August, thousands of fans flock to Schwenksville’s Old Poole Farm for the Phila-
delphia Folk Festival, the longest running event of its kind in the United States. Legend-ary singer-songwriters Arlo Guthrie, David Holt, and Pete Seeger are regulars, but look for surprise performances by superstars such as Bob Dylan and Bonnie Raitt. The 51st annual festival runs August 17–19.
Equally impressive is the architecture in the Valley Forge area, from the Romanesque-style Glencairn Museum to Frank Lloyd Wright’s futuristic Temple Beth Sholom to the Gothic Revival Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge National Historical Park. Home to an active congregation, the chapel’s soaring stained glass depicts both the life of Christ and America’s earliest history.
You can see more architectural gems — three centuries’ worth — along Montgomery County’s several main streets, which also boast professional playhouses. The Barrymore Award–winning Act II Playhouse in Ambler and intimate Montgomery Theater in Souder-ton showcase classic and contemporary works, musicals, and dramas. After taking in a show, be sure to explore the nearby charming shops, touting the unique to the antique, and the excellent eateries and artisan boutiques such as Souderton’s innovative Clay Rat Studio.
Film also has a strong presence in Montgom-ery County. Along Philadelphia’s fabled Main Line, the Bryn Mawr Film Institute shows inter-national, independent, and thought-provoking films and hosts film education programs, discus-sion groups, and appearances by filmmakers in a renovated historic theater. Beyond its name-sake genre, the institute regularly screens HD broadcasts of theater, ballet, and opera perfor-mances from around the globe. Last, but cer-tainly not least to any film buff, is the world’s only shrine dedicated to the ever-popular Three Stooges. The by-appointment Stoogeum in Springhouse displays nearly 100,000 pieces of memorabilia, movie props, and costumes and screens the fun in a state-of-the-art 85-seat the-ater. It is, in a word, “poifect” . . . much like the Valley Forge area itself.
Valley Forge and Montgomery Countyfor more information about the
arts in Valley forge and montgomery county, please
visit valleyforge.org.
History Meets
The Abington Art center features the Pan-Celtic
rock band Barleyjuice as
part of this year’s concert series.
Clockwise from top left: The Art Barn at Montgomery County Community College, Valley Forge National Historic Park, and Montgomery
Theater in Souderton
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Community Connection
University City District is invigorating the neighborhood.
How? By offering plenty of cultural opportuni-ties, a high quality of life, and fun events that keep the neighborhood hoppin’.
Young energy fills University City streets thanks to the presence of Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, and USciences. Students and visitors flock to neighborhood parks (Clark Park is a favorite with a popular farmers’ market) as well as the hottest new public space, the Porch at 30th Street Station. A welcoming gateway at the train station, The Porch offers free events such as circus performances, yoga classes, live music, and a seasonal farmers’ market.
University City also boasts one of the high-est concentrations of arts and cultural organi-
A s a nonprofit economic devel-opment organization in West Philadelphia, University City District works to advance the community.
zations in Philadelphia and is home to the Penn Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Rotunda (free daily performances!), International House Philadelphia (the city’s only avant-garde cinema), and more.
And as one of the most diverse neighbor-hoods, University City serves up flavors from Vietnam, Lebanon, Laos, West Africa, Thai-land, and India. Plus gourmet food trucks like Honest Tom’s, Pitrico Pizza, Pure Fare, and Guapos Tacos. Did we mention it’s also home to Jose Garces’ Distrito and JG Domestic as well as Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burger Palace? Wash it all down at local pubs like City Tap-house, Local 44, and speakeasy Fiume. July 12–26, diners enjoy inexpensive prix fixe din-ing throughout the neighborhood as part of University City Dining Days.
Other notable events include the 40th Street Summer Series, which offers free out-door performances every fourth Saturday (June–September), and the Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll, a street festival every third Thurs-day (July–September) featuring dollar deals and so much more.
learn more about the university city district at
universitycity.org.
Right to left:summer series;
the Porch at 30th street station
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Digging for TruthPenn Museum’s newest exhibit strives
to answer the question of the year.
A leader in world archaeological discovery since its founding 125 years ago, Penn Mu-seum offers visitors a rare opportunity to view spectacular examples of classic Maya art — many never before seen outside Honduras.
MAYA 2012: Lords of Time, a world pre-miere exhibition running only in Philadelphia through January 13, 2013, views the prediction of this transformative apocalypse through the lens of ancient Maya civilization. Presented in partnership with the Instituto Hondureño de Antropología e Historia of the Republic of Honduras, the exhibit takes visitors on a jour-ney through the Maya’s time-ordered universe,
Did the ancient Maya really believe the world was going to end in 2012? Find out at the University of Penn-sylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
timed tickets to the exhibition (includes admission to the
museum) are on sale by phone (888.695.0888),
or through the museum’s web site (penn.museum/2012).
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expressed through intricate calendar sys-tems and the power wielded by their divine kings, including a dynasty of 16 kings that ruled for nearly four centuries at Copan in Honduras.
Through an array of 150 objects, including ancient Maya artifacts recently excavated by Penn Museum archaeologists at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Copan, a startling story emerges. Elaborately carved treasures found in funerary temples, tombs, and royal residences paint a portrait of a flour-ishing civilization so advanced in math-ematics and astronomy that its calendar system intrigues to this day.
Will the world end by December 23, 2012? Follow Maya 2012 on a trip under the pyramids at Copan, where you can decide for yourself.
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Art Excites, Inspires, & Engages
at the Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania.
Located in the historic Fisher Fine Arts Li-brary, the gallery is a vibrant campus cultural center that presents exhibitions of art and arti-facts from around the world, and offers educa-tional outreach to underserved Philadelphia schools.
“While the Arthur Ross Gallery’s footprint may be small, our impact on campus and throughout Philadelphia is big,” says Lynn Marsden-Atlass, director and university cura-tor. “Our global exhibitions, citywide partner-
ships, and related programs engage a broad audience. Our multidisciplinary outreach program excites the 4th- and 5th-grade students.”
Recent exhibitions include In Material: Fiber 2012 featur-ing internationally renowned artists Sonya Clark, Lucy Arai-Abramson, Mi-Kyoung Lee,
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2013, the Arthur Ross Gallery is the vision of its namesake, a New York business titan and former University of Pennsylvania student.
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the public. hours: weekdays
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and Cynthia Schira; the show was curated by Dejáy Duckett, associate director.
On view through July 29, Samba Sessão: Afro-Brazilian Art and Film features 18 Brazil-ian paintings and sculptures collected by John P. Axelrod in the 1990s and lent by the Mu-seum of Fine Arts, Boston. The multimedia show is the product of a Halpern-Rogath cura-torial seminar led by Penn professors Gwendo-lyn DuBois Shaw and Tamara J. Walker, and organized in collaboration with the Arthur Ross Gallery. Music and film clips, samba dancing, bateria drumming, and the martial art known as capoeira are all showcased as part of Samba Sessão, bringing a bit of Brazil to West Philadelphia.
30th Anniversary ExhibitionsCALIFORnIA IMPRESSIOnISM:
MASTERS OF LIGHT august 18–october 28, 2012
9 PERSPECTIVES On A PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTIOn
noVember 9, 2012–January 20, 2013
CREATInG: QUILTS OF THE LAKOTA february 1–april 5, 2013
30! A CELEBRATIOn OF THE ARTHUR ROSS GALLERY
aPRIL 12–JuLy 28, 2013
Above: Heitor dos Prazeres, 1898–1966, Roda de
Samba (Samba Circle), 1957, oil on particle
board, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The John
Axelrod Collection–Frank B. Bemis Fund and Charles H. Bayley
Fund; Jack Warner tours American Odyssey with schoolkids.
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Where Nature Equals Fun
Discover Morris Arboretum, the University of Pennsylvania’s premier public garden.
The Arboretum’s Out on a Limb canopy walk, 50 feet up in the treetops, gives visitors a new perspective of nature. Children scamper onto the Squirrel Scramble, a giant hammock be-tween two towering trees, and peek at the forest through the twigs of an oversize robin’s nest.
Back on the ground, there’s something to discover around every turn of the Arboretum’s paved paths: 15 unique water features, secret garden areas, a glasshouse fernery, a swan pond, and a world-class rose garden. Visitors are transported to an earlier time via a bucolic landscape that offers a peaceful refuge from life today.
M orris Arboretum invites visi-tors to go Out on a Limb — for a bird’s-eye view of its lush 92-acre forest just a short drive from downtown Philly.
As a living museum, Morris Arboretum features an outstanding collection of historic and champion trees, such as the 250-year-old Bender Oak and the sprawl-ing katsura.
This summer, visitors will discover the Garden Railway, with the theme Storytime Rail. This miniature world of castles and cottages features a quarter-mile track with 15 different rail lines and model trains that zip through tun-nels and over bridges.
Celebrating 125 years of a vision set forth by its founders, Morris Arboretum embraces stewardship, conservation, and education, and introduces visitors to learning in nature. Just ask anyone — nature is fun!
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Above: Out on a Limb on the
Squirrel Scramble, Gayle E. Maloney Garden; Below:
children enjoying the Rose Garden
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Off the Beaten PathPhiladelphia’s alternative theater companiespresent creative, thought-provoking works.
In fact, Philly is the fourth largest theater city in the U.S. Many small to midsize companies found their start in the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and developed their own unique niche, from high-energy musicals to contemporary Celtic works. But they have two important things in common: They produce high-quality, critically acclaimed theater, and they proudly call Philadelphia home. Now, a consortium of edgy, independent companies calling themselves Off-Broad Street, along with the independent company Theatre Exile, are working to promote the city’s alternative theater scene. Intrigued? Read on to fi nd out more about these trailblazing performers.
P hiladelphia’s theater scene has grown dramatically in the last 20 years, with a plethora of small companies staging some of the coolest shows in the city.
11TH HOUR THEATRE COMPANY
In just six seasons, 11th Hour Theatre Com-pany has established a reputation for produc-ing small-scale musicals that pack a big emo-tional punch. Productions like Bomb-itty of Errors, an “ad-rap-tation” of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors, and The World Goes ’Round, have earned the young company 27 Barrymore Award nominations, Philadelphia’s equivalent to the Tony Awards.
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Off the Beaten Path
Next up: The Marvelous Wonderettes, which transports the audience to the 1958 Springfield High School prom, with classic hits of the ’50s and ’60s including “Mr. Sandman,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” and “Respect!” The Marvelous Wonderettes runs June 1 through June 24 at the Adrienne Theater. 11thhourtheatrecompany.org
AZUKA THEATRE
For 13 years, Azuka Theatre has produced captivating stories from unexpected perspec-tives, from The Long Christmas Ride Home where past and present collide in the back of the family sedan on a snowy Christmas eve, to the world premiere of the terrible girls, a dark Southern comedy about three friends strug-gling with secrets.
This season, Azuka inaugurated Philadel-phia’s newest theater space — the intimate Off Broad Street Theatre in the First Baptist Church at 17th and Sansom streets — with Act a Lady, exploring identity and gender.
From June 15 to July 1, the theater presents Hazard County, which uses iconic 1980s TV series The Dukes of Hazzard to discuss stereo-types about the South and the impact of the media and of pop culture. azukatheatre.org
EGOPO CLASSIC THEATER
EgoPo Classic Theater, now in its 19th year, has called San Francisco, New York, andNew Orleans home before settling inPhiladelphia seven years ago followingHurricane Katrina. Nationally renownedfor innovative stagings of great classic plays, the company’s visionary designs, dynamic acting, and fierce imagination have madethem a breakout hit in Philadelphia.
EgoPo is the only company in Philadel-phia to produce yearlong festivals dedicated to a single genre or playwright, bringing audi-ences into a deeper connection with the works. Past festivals have included Samuel Beckett, Tennessee Williams, Jewish Classic Theater, and Expressionism. For the 2012–2013 season, EgoPo will present The Ameri-can Vaudeville Festival with shows examining the American icons Jesse James, Harry Houdini, and the fictional Uncle Tom.
BRAT PRODUCTIONS
Since launching EYE-95 in the first Philadel-phia Fringe Festival in 1996, Brat Productions has become a prominent player in Philly’s alternative theater scene. Written by founding Brat artistic director Madi Distefano, the Southern punk musical featured Frito-Pie, puppets, cheerleaders, and a full rockabilly band. Brat has continued to make theater with a gritty rock ’n’ roll aesthetic ever since.
The company’s sweaty 24-hour marathon production of Ionesco’s absurdist classic The
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Bald Soprano has become legendary among devoted local fans, but the company has also toured internationally, garnering critical ac-claim and awards as far away as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Brat Productions will return to the Philly Fringe Festival with two original rock spectacles this September. bratproductions.org
FLASHPOINT THEATRE COMPANY
In 2003, five friends from Drew University settled in Philadelphia and established Flash-point Theatre Company, a home for socially provocative theater. Nine years later, many of its founders have moved on to new projects, but Flashpoint’s reputation for bold, avant-garde theater continues to grow under the leadership of artistic director Thom Weaver.
This season, the company staged The Fat Cat Killers, a dark revenge comedy for the current economic downturn, and the distress-ingly timely, critically acclaimed Slip/Shot by Philadelphia playwright Jacqueline Goldfin-ger, which details the aftermath of a white cop’s accidental shooting of a black teenager. flashpointtheatre.org
INIS NUA THEATRE COMPANY
Inis Nua Theatre Company celebrates the rich storytelling cultures of Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales. Pronounced in-ish new-ah, which translates to “new island,” the company imports provocative, contemporary theater from the British Isles directly to Phila-delphia, having produced five American pre-mieres in its eight-year history.
Its American debut of Dublin by Lamp-light, a commedia dell’arte rendering of the tragedies of 1904 Dublin, took the company off-Broadway last year. For the 2011–12 sea-
son, Inis Nua established itself off-Broad Street, with performances of Irish plays Little Gem and The Walworth Farces at the Off Broad Street Theatre. inisnuatheatre.org
MAUCKINGBIRD THEATRE COMPANY
Founded by artistic director Peter Reynolds and managing director Lindsay Mauck, Mauckingbird Theater Company produces gay-themed shows exploring classic literature and musical genres — and, the critics rave, “simply good theater.”
Mauckingbird’s acclaimed past produc-
Top, clockwise from left: artistic directors
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tions include Shakespeare’s R & J, an all-male version of Romeo and Juliet, and a lesbian adaptation of Hedda Gabler. The company has also produced a repertory of two one-man shows about influential gay writers Truman Capote and James Baldwin; a gender-bending interpretation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and regional premieres of [title of show] and The Temperamentals. mauckingbird.org
THEATRE EXILE
Some of the words that have been used to describe Theatre Exile: “fierce,” “sexy,” “mind-blowing,” “unnerving,” and “unlike
any show you’ve ever seen.” For 15 years, the company has presented
Philadelphia with theater that artistic director Joe Canuso admits is “more interested in illuminating questions than providing easy answers.” He’s referring to productions such as the Philadelphia premieres of the unsettling love story Blackbird, the macabre Broadway hit A Behanding in Spokane, and the volatile dark comedy Killer Joe. It’s theater, Canuso says, that reflects Philadelphia as unpreten-tious, emotionally honest, and “dependably unpredictable.” theatreexile.org
Top: Brat Productions’ Eternal Glamnation
Above left: Maucking-bird Theatre Compa-
ny’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Above right: Inis Nua Theatre Company’s
Little Gem
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Vox Ama Deus captures the original spirit of Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical music.
Born in Romania, Radu began studying music at age four, and debuted as a concert pianist at age six. After studying at Bucharest Academy of Music and Paris Conservatoire, he went on to study at Juilliard, gaining a masters and doctor-ate in musical arts. When he settled in Phila-delphia with his wife after traveling Europe as a performer and conductor, Radu wanted to bring the music he loved to his adopted city.
“When I moved to Philadelphia, there was no organization focused on Renaissance, Ba-roque, and Classical music,” he says. “I wanted to fill that gap.”
And that’s exactly what Radu did, founding Vox Ama Deus in 1987. Translated as “Voice of
For Maestro Valentin Radu, bringing Renaissance, Classical, and Baroque masterpieces back to life is more than a mission; it’s a way of life.
the Love of God,” Vox Ama Deus also plays on Mozart’s name, one of Radu’s idols. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Radu, the nonprofit performs historically accurate works composed from 1575 to 1825. The organiza-tion’s three groups capture the spirit of high Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical music through period and baroque instruments, costumes, and performance practices.
Vox Renaissance Consort singers perform madrigals (Renaissance love ballads), and sacred music. The larger Ama Deus Ensemble brings the masterworks of Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, and Vivaldi to life, while the more intimate chamber orchestra Camerata Ama Deus recreates the original experience of hearing Baroque and Classical music, as these works were first performed in the sitting rooms of manors and palaces.
While these groups are different, each strives to perform at the highest artistic stan-dards. Exacting and passionate, Radu draws high-caliber performances from professional musicians and community singers alike.
His efforts have paid off: Vox Ama Deus is a staple at the Perelman Theater in Philadel-phia’s Kimmel Center, and has recorded nine live performances and 12 studio albums with more in the works. For Radu, this success is an opportunity to bring famous and lesser-known
2012–2013 Season XXVI
Mozart & Bach soirée sept. 23, 2012
Magic Mozart oct. 26, 2012
festa vivaldi nov. 9 & 11, 2012
renaissance noel nov. 30, dec. 2, 2012
handel Messiah dec. 7-9, 14-16, 2012
gershWin & More Jan. 4, 2013
renaissance candleMas feb. 8 & 10, 2013
Bach gala march 3, 2013
Bach st. John Passion march 29, 2013
Beethoven gala may 10, 2013
Baroque sPring may 31, June 2, 2013
Maestro Valentin Radu, founder, Artistic Director, and Conduc-tor of Vox Ama Deus
Vox Renaissance Consort
By Ivy LamB
European composers to American listeners, and increase appreciation for classical music.
“My personal mission is to educate,” Radu says. “People enjoy music so much more when they know about the composer, his style and influences, and the historical context.”
And the conductor shows no signs of slow-ing down. Although Vox Ama Deus focuses on classical music, the group is branching out into American jazz, Radu’s second love. The 2012–2013 season will include more symphonic jazz by George Gershwin and his contemporaries.
Whether he’s conducting Renaissance mad-rigals, Mozart, or jazz, Radu’s focus on creating beautiful music doesn’t waver. He says, “Every year and every day is important to me.”
Camerata Ama Deus
HistoryRecreating
throughMusic
Vox Ama Deusto learn more about Vox ama deus,
visit voxamadeus.org.
Ama Deus Ensemble
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Film PhilosophyAcross the city, the Philadelphia Film Society
lays out the red carpet.
Throughout the year, the member-based orga-nization hosts sneak previews, post-screening Q&A sessions (often with the filmmakers themselves), film-education courses, screen-writing workshops, and more. But the society’s best-known production is the annual Philadel-phia Film Festival (this year, October 18–28).
Now in its 21st year, the festival brings some of the world’s best cinema to Philadelphia. Many of the films screened at last year’s event, such as The Descendants, My Week With Mari-
Film as art. That’s the motto of the Phil-adelphia Film Society, which sponsors programs and a top-ranked festival that promotes film as an art form and an instrument of cultural change.
for more information on joining, visit
filmadelphia.org /membership.
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lyn, and The Artist, garnered critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations. Each year, festival programmers attend the industry’s most prestigious events — from Sundance to Cannes to Toronto, and several in between — to select the titles screened in Philadelphia.
From action to animation and documenta-ries to drama, the festival hosts more than 250 screenings of some 150 titles. Other can’t-miss highlights include director Q&As, galas and VIP receptions, panel discussions with local and national entertainment industry profes-sionals, and awards ceremonies. More than 100 filmmakers and actors attend each year, and events are held at venues across the city.
Looking for your all-access pass? Philadel-phia Film Society members enjoy weekly preview screenings (more than 70 in 2011), advance tickets for the festival, plus other benefits. Action!
Below: actor Paul Rudd autographs a festival poster, and
Elmo with Kevin Clash — the voice behind the
iconic Muppets character
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Philadelphia is improving lives,one mural at a time.
In 1984, Mayor Wilson Goode was concerned about the amount of graffi ti in Philadelphia, so he made a remarkable decision. Rather than stunt creativity and self-expression, he decided to focus on it and celebrate it. He hired muralist Jane Golden to seek out these mysterious graffi ti artists and teach them the art of creating murals.
Golden quickly befriended the artists, recog-nizing their potential and raw talent. Before long, she was helping them beautify their neigh-borhoods. In 1996, Mayor Ed Rendell an-nounced that what had been an “anti-graffi ti” mission was to be offi cially recognized as the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Fast-forward to 2012 and Mural Arts has
I If a picture’s worth a thousand words, Phila-delphia, the “mural capital of the world,” can fi ll an encyclopedia.
For more information, to book a tour, or to support this powerful program,
visit muralarts.org.
become a model among arts organizations, with an international reputation for artistic excellence and social innovation. Today, Mural Arts has produced more than 3,500 murals in collabora-tion with communities, educated over 25,000 young people through free art educational pro-grams, and worked with more than 3,000 indi-viduals affected by the justice system through a Restorative Justice program. Indeed, as Jane Golden says, “art saves lives.” In Philadelphia, these incredible murals not only save lives but enhance lives for visitors and residents alike.
Visitors to Philadelphia can choose from several tours offered by the Mural Arts Program, including a trolley tour, a map for a self-guided tour, a “Mural Mile Walking Tour” — which features the most artful mile in town — a “Love Letter Train Tour,” and even an “Ale & Arts” tour, where art shares the stage with local brew-eries. Whether participating in the mural mak-ing, or simply enjoying a tour, it’s powerfully clear that the Mural Arts Program is true to its mission “to create art that transforms public spaces and individual lives.”
Art for Life’s SakeBY LESLIE DUNNE SADLER
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integral to community life. More recently, the Association installed
Iroquois, a bright red, 40-foot-tall monumental work by contemporary artist Mark di Suvero, that stands along the Benjamin Franklin Park-way near the steps of the Philadelphia Mu-seum of Art. And this fall, from September 20 through October 14, aPA will present the world premiere of Open Air, a spectacular interactive public art experience by acclaimed Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano- Hemmer, made up of interactive searchlights that will illuminate the night sky. Audiences will be encouraged to participate by activating the artwork through mobile technology, while their voices and GPS locations trigger search-lights to create immense light sculptures.
Interactivity — and preservation — are cru-cial to keeping the works of art vital. So the aPA provides annual maintenance for a number of the city’s most beloved outdoor sculptures and occasionally takes on more comprehensive con-servation projects. Additionally, it has introduced
a variety of innovative initiatives, such as on-the-street sculpture-making workshops for kids, live music and dance events at sculpture locations, and roving “public art ambassadors” to encour-age residents and visitors to look at Philadelphia’s public art in a new way.
Want to learn more? The Association for Public Art offers all types of interpretive programming, including an interactive Web site, tours, publications, maps, and Museum Without Walls™: AUDIO, a multiplatform audio experience available for free by cell phone, audio download, or on the Web. Listeners can access this award-winning program on-site or online to hear the fascinating stories behind these sculptures, featuring artists, educa-tors, scientists, writers, curators, civic leaders, and historians — each with a unique connection to the artworks.
The Association for Public Art is ensuring that public art truly is available for everyone 24/7, no ticket necessary.
access museum without walls™: audio
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AUDiO at Love Park, and Joan of Arc by Emmanuel Frémiet
Whether on the street, in a park, or throughout the city’s neighbor-hoods, art is a part of everyday life — exactly the intention of the Association for Public Art (aPA).
Founded in 1872, the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association), is the nation’s first private nonprofit organization dedicated to public art and urban planning. With multiple purposes of commissioning, preserving, pro-moting, and interpreting public art in Philadel-phia, aPA has, over the years, placed an impres-
Art for Everyone, Anytime!
If you want to see one of the largest collections of public art in America, then just take a walk through Philadelphia.
The Association for Public Art continues a 140-year tradition of promoting and protecting
outdoor sculpture in Philadelphia.
sive selection of sculpture in various settings.“It’s amazing,” says Executive Director
Penny Balkin Bach. “You can walk the streets of Philadelphia, especially the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and come upon outdoor artworks that parallel the history of American sculpture.”
As early as the 1880s, for example, aPA worked with Philadelphia’s French community to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution with the installation of Joan of Arc by sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet. Fast-forward a century to Form and Function and New•Land•Marks, groundbreaking programs that invited artists to propose public art projects for Philadelphia that would be site-specific and
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Awaken the SpiritDiscover a place dedicated to Philadelphia art:
Woodmere Art Museum.
That’s how you’ll feel at Woodmere Art Museum, housed in an intimate, 19th-century Victorian mansion where visitors can escape from the hustle and bustle of downtown Philadelphia to discover the region’s art and artists in an idyllic setting.
At the center of a bucolic six-acre estate, Woodmere adds cultural cachet to the charm-
ing and historic neighborhood of Chestnut Hill, just northwest of Center City Philadelphia.
The museum’s unique collec-tion includes some 3,000 paint-ings, drawings, photographs, and sculptures that offer a portal into the city’s most influential creative
W hen was the last time you felt transformed by a museum experience?
9201 germantown ave. philadelphia, pa 19118 for more information,
visit woodmereartmuseum.org or call 215.247.0476.
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minds and chronicles a veritable who’s who of Philadelphia artists from the 19th century to the present.
Woodmere is more than a collector of fine art. The museum also seeks to inspire creativity and engage visitors of all ages through a year-round roster of classes that provide art training to children and adults, a children’s gallery showcasing student exhibitions, family-friendly activities, and ongoing music programs that combine the aural and visual arts.
Woodmere’s vibrant special exhibitions explore Philadelphia’s vast artistic legacy, while also featuring the work of many contem-porary artists. The current retrospective of Salvatore Pinto (on view through July 15) explores the 20th-century transatlantic artist’s relationship with mentor Albert Barnes and teacher Henri Matisse. The exhibition Haunting Narratives: Detours from Philadel-phia Realism (also on view through July 15) explores thematically dark and sometimes hauntingly strange works of art by Philadel-phia artists since the 1930s.
Above: Gallery featuring works
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Photographers and printmakers are the focusat this historic downtown showcase.
For nearly 100 years, the gallery has been sup-porting fi ne-art photography and printmaking, including letterpress, woodblock prints, andetchings.
Founded in 1915, the nonprofi t organization is the oldest gallery of its kind. Today, visitors can view changing exhibitions featuring re-nowned local, national, and international art-ists. Current exhibits include Emma Wilcox: Where it Falls (through July 28), a series of so-cially conscious aerial-view photographs. Up-coming shows feature two Philadelphia artists: an optical art print retrospective by EdnaAndrade, and new woodcuts by Katie Baldwin dealing with the complexity of everyday human
Located in a historic carriage house in downtown Philadelphia, The Print Center is an intimate venue show-casing the work of both established and emerging contemporary artists.
1614 Latimer St.Philadelphia, PA
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Tuesday–Saturday,11 a.m.– 6 p.m.
life (September 14–November 17).
Other Print Center events include its Annual International Competi-tion, which is one of the nation’s most prestigious and oldest competitions. Its online exhibition
begins this month. And mark your calendarsfor the center’s popular Annual Auction, held December 1.
A visit to The Print Center isn’t complete without stopping by the Gallery Store, which boasts the largest selection of contemporary work for sale in Philadelphia. Take time to browse the prints, photographs, and artist-made items, including many locally producedpieces.
Within easy walking distance of Philadel-phia’s major hotels and shopping, The Print Center is a must-see for visitors. (Bonus: Free admission!) Visit the Web site — printcenter.org — for a list of current exhibitions and events.
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An Art-Full AirportPhiladelphia International Airport showcases
the best of the region’s arts and culture.By Lynn CouLteR
Paintings, handmade pottery, embroidered textiles, wearable puppets, movie posters, historic photographs, and more catch the eye in 15 different locations. Each exhibit remains on display for six months, letting travelers sample work from a variety of regional artists.
Throughout June, visitors can view a collection of photographs in Terminal A-East featuring the Tuskegee Airmen. The historical group were the first African Americans to break the military color barrier and gain admis-sion to the U.S. Army Air Corps.
Few museums can boast of welcoming nearly 31 million annual visitors, but that’s the number of travelers who pass through Philadelphia Interna-tional each year.
the learn more about the exhibits at phl,
visit phl.org.
The connector between Terminals A-East and B houses an exhibit of “SK8Lamps,” old skateboards transformed into stylish lighting fixtures by Victor Perez, a former professional skateboarder. Also on display between Termi-nals C and D, an exhibit from the Fireman’s Hall Museum with leather buckets, fire prevention tips penned by Benjamin Franklin, and other firefighting artifacts. And in Terminal A-East, a youth gallery features textile collages made by students from Philadel-phia’s Overbrook School for the Blind.
The Airport’s award-winning exhibition program, which launched in 1998, is consid-ered among the best of its kind in the U.S. Travelers stroll along as if they’re visiting fine-art galleries filled with free exhibits that entertain, educate, and help pass time between flights. Leah Douglas, the program’s director, simply explains, “Every show is a blockbuster.”
Clockwise from left: Spiral Q Puppet Theater;
Ryan J. Greenheck spinning pottery; detail of Fireman’s Hall
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rich tradition of presenting up-and-coming artists. Three contemporary exhibitions are on display through August.
In Flat Out: Screen Print Installation by Eva Wylie, the artist’s works use tradi-tional printmaking and de-coupage techniques. Some
of her pieces include flat screen prints molded into elegant patterns resembling a patchwork quilt, while other 3-D works are screened di-
rectly onto the wall. Local sculptor Michael
Fujita finds his muse in Phila-delphia, with architectural sites and details throughout the city inspiring his pieces. In his exhibition Periphery, don’t miss his unique sculptures made from fused wood and ceramic materials. The city
also influenced another featured artist: Adam Wallacavage, who visited Philadelphia’s Catholic churches for inspiration for his show Shiny Monsters, a series of ornamental chandeliers.
CulturalHub
Philadelphia Art Alliance is a showcase for
contemporary craft and design.
Established in 1915, the Alliance has trans-formed from a multidisciplinary arts center to Philadelphia’s premier exhibition space for contemporary craft and design. Two floors of gallery space, totaling 4,000 square feet, provide the backdrop for roughly 12 exhibitions each year, and myriad lectures, concerts, and special events.
Over the years, the Art Alliance has hosted some of the world’s most talented artists. Painter Andrew Wyeth held his first-ever solo exhibition here in 1936; renowned chore-ographer Merce Cunningham and composer John Cage performed together in 1950.
And this summer, the Alliance continues its
Located in an Italian Renaissance–style mansion along Rittenhouse Square, the Philadelphia Art Alliance is one of the oldest arts centers in the United States.
for more information, call 215.545.4302 or visit
philartalliance.org.
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One of the chandeliers from the exhibition
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TheKimmel CenterPhiladelphia’s world-class
home for the performing arts.
Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, the Kimmel Center offers an exciting, year-round mix of programming, including popular artists’ presentations, the best in jazz, world, and clas-sical music, and a Broadway Series packed with hits. The center’s eight esteemed Resident Companies — The Philadelphia Orchestra; Peter Nero and The Philly Pops; Opera Com-pany of Philadelphia; Pennsylvania Ballet; PHILADANCO!; The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia; The Philadel-phia Chamber Music Soci-ety; and American Theater Arts for Youth — attract audiences from across the region, the nation, and the globe.
T ravel + Leisure readers recently voted Phila-delphia the nation’s top city for culture, and the Kimmel Center is proud to play a key role in shaping Philadelphia’s rich cultural history as its world-class home for the performing arts.
Listen to renowned orchestras in the critically acclaimed Verizon Hall, see modern dance in the Perel-man Theater, watch Broadway hits in the Academy of Music, listen to contemporary artists in the Perelman and Merriam theaters, or take in a free per-
formance in the beautiful, Wi-Fi equipped Commonwealth Plaza, located at the base of the soaring 150-foot vaulted glass roof and one of the most engaging civic spaces in the city. While there, enjoy delectable fare from Iron Chef Jose Garces’ own Garces Catering.
And look for the return of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts March 28– April 27, 2013. Innovation, collaboration, and creativity continue as the primary tenets for next
year’s PIFA, with more than 50 arts organizations expected to participate. Those three words — innovation, collaboration, and creativity — could also describe what the acclaimed Kimmel Center is all about.
300 south broad st.philadelphia, pa 19102
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In addition to fi ve main-stage operas at the historic, grand-scale Academy of Music and the contemporary, intimate Perelman Theater, and a tradition of nurturing the biggest names in emerging talent, under the leadership of General Director David Devan, OCP is at-tracting national attention and exciting Phila-delphia’s opera lovers.
After establishing the Aurora Series for Chamber Opera at the Perelman, where impor-tant works such as the U.S. premiere of Henze’s Phaedra come to life, OCP recently announced the nation’s fi rst collaborative Composer in Resi-dence Program; produced a free, public simul-cast of Carmen on Independence Mall; and
Arecent headline read “Opera Company of Philadelphia on its Way to Reinven-tion.” Though it practices a 400-year-old craft in a historic venue, the group embraces its city’s revolutionary spirit.
For more information, visit operaphila.org or call 215.732.8400.
launched the Ameri-can Repertoire Pro-gram, a commit-ment to produce an American opera in each of the next ten seasons. The series begins this month with Dark Sisters,
by Nico Muhly and Stephen Karam, the storyof one woman’s struggle with her life in a polyga-mist community.
Outside the opera house, OCP’s “Random Acts of Culture” — fun, Knight Foundation–sponsored, pop-up performances around the community — have drawn nearly 12 million viewers internationally on YouTube, while its Sounds of Learning in-school education pro-gram has reached more than 130,000 students since its inception, developing tomorrow’s opera audiences.
Philadelphia’s operatic tradition is strong, and the Opera Company of Philadelphia is ensuring that its future is bright!
Revolutionary Opera
Top: Soprano Caitlyn Lynch in Dark Sisters this month. Above:
Tenor William Burden in Phaedra
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Dynamic DuoEarly Music meets — and delights— late moderns.
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The Food of LovePiffaro, the pied pipers of the early music world, performs the dances, songs, sacred polyphony, and pop tunes heard in the royal courts, cathedrals, feasts, and fairs of late medieval and Renaissance Europe. Piffaro has for 25 years thrilled audiences in Philadelphia, across North and South America, and throughout Europe, with the vibrant sounds of its period instruments — shawms, dulcians, and sackbuts (early oboes, bassoons, and trombones), recorders, bagpipes, lutes, and guitars. Its numerous recordings, including four on the prestigious Deutsche Grammo-phon label, and its many programs, often
Two world-class Philadelphia ensembles, Piffaro the Renais-sance Band and Tempesta di Mare Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, captivate audiences.
for more information, visit piffaro.com and tempestadimare.org.
including choruses and dance, are nothing short of riveting. So, in the words of that great bard of the Renaissance, William Shakespeare, “If music be the food of love, play on!”
Taking the World — by StormThe name means “Storm at Sea,” and Tempesta di Mare lives up to it with tempestu-ous, dynamic performances of music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Ten years old this year, Tempesta has established a major local, national, and international presence with concerts, tours, global radio broadcasts, and ongoing recordings on the British Chandos label. The Baroque period was an exciting time with superstar composers like Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi, diva opera singers, scheming impresarios, music-mad million-aires, and celebrity performers — not so different from today. With a full orchestra and guest vocalists, Tempesta brings the era back with the kind of style and dash that Louis XIV would have appreciated. Bravo!
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Celebrated Pennsylvania Ballet unveils an impressive new season.
Under the artistic direction of Roy Kaiser, the internationally renowned company, established in 1963, presents six programs each year rang-ing from time-honored classics to imaginative contemporary works.
The 49th season opens with Giselle (Octo-ber 18–28), a haunting Romantic-era story of doomed love between a peasant girl and a prince. The Ballet’s most popular production and one of Philadelphia’s beloved holiday tradi-tions returns this year — the full-length pro-duction of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (December 8–30). The production features dazzling sets and costumes.
The Ballet presents three diverse works in one production with Square Dance, After the Rain, and Push Comes to Shove (February 7–10, 2013). When A Midsummer Night’s Dream takes the stage (March 7–17, 2013),
Founded by Barbara Weisberger, a pro-tégé of famed choreographer George Balanchine, Pennsylvania Ballet has wowed audiences and garnered critical acclaim for nearly 50 years.
for tickets, please visit the kimmel center box office,
300 s. broad st., philadelphia. paballet.org
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see Shakespeare’s madcap love story set to Mendelssohn, in-cluding his famous “Wedding March.” In the lively Carnival of the Animals (May 9–12, 2013), with narration written by
actor John Lithgow, watch as creatures come to life in a boy’s dream. The season ends with two works by influential contemporary choreogra-phers: William Forsythe’s edgy and angular Artifact Suite, and Jirí Kylián’s more fluid and soulful Forgotten Land (June 13–16, 2013).
As Pennsylvania Ballet prepares for its up-coming 50th season, construction is underway on the Louise Reed Center for Dance. Located in Center City, this state-of-the-art facility will serve as Pennsylvania Ballet headquarters and home to the School of Pennsylvania Ballet, opening this fall to provide training for children and adults. There’s little doubt that Pennsylvania Ballet will remain a Philadelphia insti-tution for the next 50 years and beyond.
Moving Performances
Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancer Zachary Hench in Twyla Tharp’s
Push Comes to Shove
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A Sneak Peek
AWHYY’s film takes PBS viewers inside one
to learn more about the program and the barnes foundation, visit pbs.org/arts.
watch “the barnes collection” on
august 3.
That’s when WHYY-TV presents “The Barnes Collection,” a documentary about the late Dr. Albert C. Barnes and the magnificent works of art he owned. The collection of impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern paintings, plus African sculptures and metalwork, is re-nowned as one of the finest in the world.
This May, the Barnes Foundation relocated to a new campus on Benjamin Franklin Park-way, in the heart of the city’s cultural corridor. The striking new space, designed by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, holds the col-lection like a jewel in a fine setting.
WHYY, Greater Philadel-phia’s leading public media provider, is presenting the show as part of the PBS Arts Summer Festival. Emmy-nominated actor David Morse gives voice to Dr. Barnes in the program, which traces
his life from his working-class origins to his acquisition of 69 Cézanne paintings, more than in all of Paris. The collection also includes 60 Matisses, 44 Picassos, and 181 Renoirs, and major works by Degas, van Gogh, El Greco, Rubens, and others.
“WHYY is thrilled to bring public televi-sion audiences nationwide this exciting look at one of the world’s finest art collections,” says Bill Marrazzo, WHYY president and CEO. “This represents a special opportunity for Philadelphia to join [other] cities as center-piece locales in the PBS Arts series.”
rt enthusiasts across the nation will have the opportunity to
get a rare glimpse into the life of a very private and
brilliant man on August 3.
From left: Dr. Albert C. Barnes, Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 painting The Postman
(Joseph-Étienne Roulin), architects Tod Williams (left) and Billie Tsien
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InLiquid: Where artists and art enthusiasts connect
And InLiquid, the city’s hub for the visual arts, is ready for you, with an invitation to their signature summer event, Art for the Cash Poor. This
block party and art sale, which is free andopen to the public, runs from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10, in the Crane Arts Building in Philadelphia.
The fun kicks off with a preview on June 8 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., when the public can sneak a peek at some of the works. The event features the work of 100 participating artists each day.
All works will be priced at $199 or less,to make art collecting accessible and easy to enjoy. It’s a casual event for the whole family, with live music, good food, and on-site artists eager to discuss their craft.
Can’t make it? Connect with greater Phila-delphia’s artists online through InLiquid, a
Are you ready for a fabulous block party to benefi t the visual arts in Philadelphia? Of course you are!
public nonprofi t organization dedicated to providing opportunities and exposure for visual artists and designers. The group’s Web site links to exhibitions and programs, lectures, work-shops, and more, helping connect artists as well as art enthusiasts.
Stay in the fl ow with InLiquid’s ongoing community-based exhibitions and other events, hosted at the Painted Bride Art Center, Interna-tional House Philadelphia, Crane Arts, and other venues throughout the city. On October 21, dive into CAFé, InLiquid’s community arts festival. Jump in! The water’s fi ne.
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For more information, visit inliquid.org or call 215.235.3405.
Photos, from top left: Ribbons and Bows by
C. Pazia Mannella (exhibited at URBN,
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The Independence Visitor Center helps you make the most of your time in the City of Brotherly Love.
Philadelphia is brimming with cultural oppor-tunities, but fitting them all in takes some planning. That’s where the Independence
Visitor Center comes in, with maps, brochures, and souvenirs, as well as tickets to popular tours, attrac-tions, and performances.
Located in the heart of Philadelphia’s historic district, the 50,000-square-foot Visitor Center is the gateway to America’s Most Historic Square Mile and the exclusive location for free, timed tickets to Inde-
Itching to see Independence Hall where the Declaration of Indepen-dence was signed? Set on seeing one of the city’s many art museums? Or perhaps an evening at the opera?
pendence Hall. Plan your visit with the help of the Visitor Center’s multilingual concierge staff — they’ll suggest itineraries, give directions, and sell attraction and tour tickets.
The Visitor Center also offers a welcome stop between activities, with restroom facilities, wireless Internet access, and history-themed films. Grab a bite to eat at Cafe Independence to fuel up for your next adventure. And before you leave, pick up something to remind you of your trip at the official gift shop of the Philadel-phia region, Independence Store. (Best sellers include Liberty Bell statues, Philadelphia T-shirts, and books.)
As you traverse the city, you’ll find visitor services at three other locations: City Hall, Love Park, and the newest addition at Sister Cities Park.
And the Visitor Center is even going mobile. Philadelphia History This Way is an interactive app that guides visitors through the historic district, down streets walked by the Founding Fathers.
Lace up your walking shoes! With the help of the Visitor Center, you really can see it all.
one north independence mall west 6th and market streets
philadelphia 800.537.7676
follow the Visitor center on Twitter at @PHLVisitorCntr
for real-time philadelphia happenings and for your own personal concierge service.
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Historic PlaygroundPhiladelphia’s past is ready to explore thanks to the one-two
punch of a great museum and a spirited historic group.
One of the most iconic cities in the U.S., Philadelphia’s rich 330-year history is ever within reach at the Philadelphia History Museum and at the most historic area of town, fi ttingly called Historic Philadelphia.
TELLING THE STORY
Fresh from a massive, three-year renovation, the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent is dedicated to telling the city’s story through interactive exhibits, multimedia dis-plays, and more than 100,000 objects such as handcrafted goods, paintings, street vendor carts, furniture, tools, and much more. The newly refurbished circa-1826 building features engaging galleries that explore how the city “evolved from the place where the Declaration of Independence was signed to the city known for cheesesteaks and soft pretzels,” according to the Web site. Permanent galleries also showcase Philadelphia’s impact on industry, sports, and food. And changing exhibits explore the city’s cultural side. Opening in July in the Commu-nity History gallery, works from the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Restorative Justice Program showcase the art of inmates and
juveniles. An on-going City Stories exhibition chronicles the history of Phila-delphia.VISITING HISTORY
Sure, HistoricPhiladelphia is an iconic area of town
to visit, but it’s also an organization that brings history to life via attractions such as Once Upon A Nation, The Betsy Ross House, Frank-lin Square, and Lights of Liberty. See Betsy Ross scurry by as she raises the fl ag each morn-ing above her famed home. Enjoy free stories at Once Upon A Nation Storytelling Benches throughout Historic Philadelphia. Voyage on an inspirational 3-D journey through Ameri-can history with Ben Franklin as your guide during The Liberty 360 Show at the PECO Theater. Get goosebumps watching the Found-ing Fathers argue the wording of the Declara-tion of Independence inside Independence Hall on an Independence After Hours Adven-ture Tour. Have some fun in Franklin Square riding the carousel or putting your ball through the crack in the Liberty Bell on a miniature golf course.
Enjoy history right where it occurred.
For more information,visit philadelphia
history.org.
For more information,visit historic
philadelphia.org.
Clockwise from top left: City Stories exhibition; enjoying Once Upon a
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Freedom is CallingAt the National Constitution Center.
At the heart of it all is the oldest working con-stitution in the world, written 225 years ago across the street at Independence Hall.
The National Constitution Center is an essential part of the historic Philadelphia experience, vividly bringing America’s founding document to life through state-of-the-art inter-active exhibits, live perfor-mances, and programs that engage visitors of all ages. You’ll get goose bumps watching Freedom Rising,
The National Constitution Center embraces the story of “We the Peo-ple,” and visitors to the museum will tell you they leave feeling inspired by what it means to be American.
525 arch st., independence mall philadelphia, pa 19106
215.409.6700 constitutioncenter.org
a dazzling multimedia experience that illuminates the American quest for freedom. Inside the main exhibition, The Story of We the People, you can take the presidential oath of office, try on a Supreme Court robe, and mingle with 42 life-size bronze statues of the Founding Fathers in iconic Signers’ Hall.
During this 225th anniversary year, reaffirm your commitment to freedom by sign-ing the Center’s commemorative Constitution on-site or online at constitutioncenter.org. And let freedom ring — and rock — by checking out From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen — never before seen outside of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. This must-see exhibition (through September 3) features the Fender guitar from the cover of the Born to Run album, Springsteen’s outfit from the cover of Born in the U.S.A., handwritten lyric manu-scripts, and much more.
Freedom is calling. Discover it, sign it, rock it out . . . at the National Constitution Center.
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A Past Not ForgottenThe American Swedish Historical Museum
celebrates a rich cultural heritage.
The American Swedish Historical Museum, located in South Philadelphia, tells the story of this early enclave and exhibits Swedish American culture, arts, and history.
Just inside FDR Park, the stately museum was designed with both Swedish and American architectural elements. Inside, individually designed rooms and galleries display various components of Swedish culture. Discover rural life nearly 150 years ago in the Stuga, a re-created 19th-century Swedish farmhouse. Read up on Swedish royal history, genealogy, and more in the Nord Library, complete with Swedish-made mid-20th century furnishings. Learn about the famed Swedish singer in the
Long before there was William Penn, there were the Swedes and the Finns who formed one of the earliest European colonies, New Sweden, in what is now Philadelphia.
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Jenny Lind Room, and discover the life of Alfred Nobel and the history behind the Nobel Prize. The museum also boasts changing exhibits, art, and artifacts from the Viking Age through the 21st century.
Beyond the variety of exhibit galleries, the museum also has an active events schedule including lectures, workshops, concerts, and education programs for the public at large. And throughout the year, the museum celebrates Swedish holidays and tradi-tions, from the Midsommar summer solstice celebration (complete with may-poles) to the Saint Lucia Christmas festivities (including a Julmarknad, or Christmas Market). You can also take part in language, cooking, and music classes. No matter your heritage, you’ll find there’s plenty to discover at the American Swedish Historical Museum.
museum hours: tuesday–friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
saturday–sunday, 12–4 p.m.
for more information, call 215.389.1776 or visit
americanswedish.org.
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Please Touch Museum inspires young minds.
The fun begins when you walk in the door, where a 40-foot Statue of Liberty
sculpture, made of toys and games, greets visitors. From there, the museum’s six exhibit zones take the littlest minds on an educational adventure.
Hop aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad for a visit to the 1876 World’s Fair — Memorial Hall is one the last surviving buildings from the historic event. In the City Capers zone, Doogie Howser wannabes can drive an ambulance and operate an X-ray machine. Make your own rocket ship and explore outer space in the Flight Fantasy area. Back on terra firma, the Roadside Attractions exhibit lets kids set up road signs, collect tolls, and explore the Rocket Express Monorail.
Need a break? Take a spin on a refurbished
In Philadelphia’s Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park, Please Touch Museum® gives “hands-on” a whole new meaning.
4231 avenue of the republic philadelphia, pa 19131
215.581.3181 pleasetouchmuseum.org
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1908 carousel before continuing the adventure — there’s plenty more to see and do. Race sailboats on the river and see animals in Nature’s Pond before heading to the Rainforest Rhythm exhibit, where conga drums and stuffed jungle animals await. And just like Alice, jump down the rabbit hole to discover Wonderland, com-plete with a hall of mirrors, tea party, and more topsy-turvy, interactive fun.
Whew! It’s no wonder Forbes and Parents magazines name Please Touch one of the top kids’ museums in the country. Planning a visit? Take our advice: Prepare to stay for several hours. And don’t be surprised if the kiddos still aren’t ready to leave.
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This historic and beloved institution is reinventing the zoo experience — for animals as well as visitors.
Get to know the wide variety of creatures at the Philadelphia Zoo, featuring more than 300 different species of mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. A new jaguar cub, African lions, tigers, cheetahs, giant river otters, gi-raffes, a white rhino, and polar bears are just a few animals that call the Zoo home.
As Philadelphia’s leading cultural attrac-tion, the Zoo boasts award-winning exhibits such as First Niagara Big Cats Falls, McNeil Avian Center, PECO Primate Reserve, and the Rare Animal Conservation Center — North America’s only home to douc langurs, an endangered monkey.
Throughout 2012, the Zoo is celebrating the Year of the Orangutan and making a com-mitment of energy and resources for one goal: saving wild orangutans. Thought-provoking programs, exhibitions, and interpretations aim
Situated on 42 acres of beauti-ful gardens, the Philadelphia Zoo is home to more than 1,300 residents, many rare and endangered.
to encourage visitors and area stu-dents to thank companies that are committed to using sustainable palm oil (which is harvested from orangutan’s natural habitats).
As a part of the Year of the Orangutan, the Zoo recently opened the Trail of the Lorax (through October 31) in
partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. The 3-D, interactive ex-hibit engages visitors on orangutan conservation in a joyful Seussian way.
Also as part of the Year of the Orangutan, the Zoo will unveil the inno-vative new Great Ape Trail next month. The Trail is a system of el-evated passageways situ-ated among the treetops that will allow the orang-utan family to explore outside of their usual homes above the Zoo’s main pathway.
3400 w. girard ave. philadelphia
the philadelphia zoo is accredited by the association
of zoos and aquariums.
for more information, visit philadelphiazoo.org
or call 215.243.1100.
America’s First Zoo
Sumatran Orangutans: Tua (mother) and
Batu (infant); (below) Hippopotamus: Unna
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Discovering America’s Garden Capital is easy thanks to Greater Philadelphia Gardens, a nonprofit organization that promotes the region’s extraordinary horticulture. Greater Philadelphia Gardens provides a useful Web site and fun social networking tools as collab-orative resources for visitors and residents. Both are brimming with information on the 30 public gardens within 30 miles of Philadelphia, and hundreds of world-class cultural events.
The gardens of the greater Philadelphia region offer something for everyone. All are within an easy drive from Philadelphia
International Airport, and some are accessible by public transportation. See the area’s oldest and newest public gardens, exotic and native flowers, and some of the tallest and finest specimens of trees. Find the garden you always wanted to visit, and discover a lesser-known gem nearby. Each garden’s unique character and history will enchant in ways you’ll never forget — unless you missed visiting them.
With at least one garden open every day of the year, there’s plenty to see any time you come. Delight in blooming cherry trees, azaleas, tulips, and daffodils in the spring. In the summer see native wildflowers, and return in autumn to relish vivid colors rivaling the best in the world. Even in winter, prepare to be dazzled by holiday lights and displays, and by conservatories filled with cheerful flowers such as orchids and lilies. Whatever day you visit, you’ll fall in love with greater Philadelphia’s gardens.
Explore Philadelphia’s horticultural wonders.
id you know there are more public gardens in greater Philadelphia than anywhere else on the continent?
America’s Garden Capital
Clockwise from top left: Morris Arboretum,
Longwood Gardens, Nemours Mansion
and Gardens, Bowman’s Hill
Wildflower Preserve, Meadowbrook Farm,
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30 gardens within 30 miles of Philadelphia:
greaterphiladelphiagardens.org
Ambler Arboretum of Temple University1. ambler, pa
The Arboretum at the Barnes Foundation 2. merion, pa
Awbury Arboretum3. , philadelphia, pa
Bartram’s Garden4. , philadelphia, pa
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve5. new hope, pa
Brandywine River Museum6. chadds ford, pa
Cabrini College Campus7. , radnor, pa
Camden Children’s Garden8. , camden, nJ
Chanticleer9. , wayne, pa
Hagley Museum and Library’s 10. E. I. du Pont Garden, wilmington, de
Haverford College Arboretum11. haverford, pa
Henry Botanic Garden of the Henry 12. Foundation for Botanical Research gladwyne, pa
Henry Schmieder Arboretum 13. doylestown, pa
The Highlands Mansion & Gardens14. ft. washington, pa
Hortulus Farm Garden15. , wrightstown, pa
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens16. , devon, pa
Lewis W. Barton Arboretum and nature 17. Preserve, medford, nJ
Longwood Gardens18. , kennett square, pa
Morris Arboretum of the University of 19. Pennsylvania, philadelphia, pa
Mt. Cuba Center20. , hockessin, de
nemours Mansion & Gardens21. wilmington, de
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society22. philadelphia, pa
Philadelphia Zoo23. , philadelphia, pa
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College 24. swarthmore, pa
Shofuso Japanese House and Garden25. philadelphia, pa
Tyler Arboretum26. , media, pa
Tyler Formal Gardens of Bucks County 27. Community College, newtown, pa
Welkinweir28. , pughtown, pa
Winterthur29. , winterthur, de
Wyck Historic House, Museum and 30. Garden, philadelphia, pa
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At Chanticleer, you can experience these sensory delights firsthand.
Twenty miles from Philadelphia City Hall, the garden is a joyful place for an escape. Its stunning topography is a study of textures and forms, where foliage trumps flowers, and the gardeners lead the design.
In the early 20th century, Adolph and Christine Rosengarten built Chanticleer as their country estate — the family pharmaceutical firm became part of Merck in the 1920s. Their son, Adolph Jr., directed that the property be-come a public garden upon his death in 1990. Since then, its has evolved significantly, while retaining the estate’s impressive trees and lawns. Today, visitors can tour the circa-1913 home, but the ever-evolving gardens are the real star.
Called “interesting and edgy” by the Wash-ington Post and “imaginative and inspired” by HGTV, Chanticleer is managed by 13 creative gardeners and groundskeepers who design, plant, and maintain the 35 acres. During the closed winter season, they sculpt furniture, fences, gates, bridges, and drinking fountains to accent the garden.
With many themed areas such as The Orchard, House Garden, and Asian Woods, Chanticleer offers a romantic spot for a date, or a beautiful walk with friends and family. For others, it’s the perfect place to paint en plein air, or to sit, read, and while away an afternoon.
Chanticleer feels a world apart.
Imagine the sight of 200,000 daffodils, the scent of pink azaleas growing in the shade of a woodland garden, or the gentle sound of a fountain.
Secret Garden
chanticleer is open april through october, wednesday through sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and until 8 p.m. on fridays, may through labor day.
786 church road, wayne, pa 19087 610.687.4163 or chanticleergarden.org
Clockwise from top left: Teacup Garden,
tulips at Pool House, Ruin Garden in autumn, baby robins in garden
Estate of BeautyNemours mansion and gardens
welcomes visitors to its magnificence.
The 77-room house is filled with more than 100,000 decorative pieces, including a clock commissioned by Marie Antoinette and a chan-delier once owned by the Marquis de Lafayette. There also is a bowling alley, a shooting gallery, and even a power plant that supplied electricity to the building. The garden — the largest formal French garden in North America — boasts 117 fountains and a mesmerizing 12-foot gilded statue known as “Achievement.”
But for Alfred I. du Pont and his wife Alicia, this was just home.
That’s how Nemours executive director Grace Gary wants visitors to experience the estate, too. “This is where they lived. It’s not just
I nspired by the palace of Versailles, Nemours mansion and gardens sits stately on 222 acres.
nemours Mansion and Garden
route 141 and alapocas road, wilmington, delaware
open tuesday through sunday, may 1–december 30
reservations recommended: 800.651.6912, nemoursmansion.org
their house,” says Gary, who oversees ongoing restoration to the century-old property. “We want you to have the sense that you have seen it as they did.”
Visitors are invited into the du Ponts’ life — Alfred was a businessman, politi-cian, philanthropist, inventor, and pugi-list, among other pursuits — through exhibits at the visitors’ center, before boarding a jitney for the short ride to the French neoclassical mansion. Following a tour of the home, visitors can explore the grounds, maintained by 12 full-time gardeners, before heading to the chauf-feur’s garage, which houses the family’s 1933 Buick Sport Coupe and a 1950 Rolls-Royce.
“There’s so much,” Gary says. “Every time you come, you see some-thing you haven’t seen before. Each time, you learn something new.”
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Mind MusicThe arts have the power to
transform young people’s lives.nowledge is power, and several Philadelphia musical institutions realize that. Throughout the city, a collective of music education organi-zations are working to cultivate a new genera-tion of musicians who are artistically versatile and aspire to be the Philadelphia region’s fi nest.
These organizations allow young artists to hone their skills, dive deeply into rich anddiverse musical traditions, and experiencethe joys and discipline of public performance. Each organization creates opportunities for youth and emerging young artists to see, hear, and feel the fi nal musical product by being engaged in the creative process.
This collaborative group works to improve and expand access to high quality music and
arts education for youth in the greater Philadel-phia region so that the students are more en-gaged in learning and fi nd multiple pathways to success in school and in their community.
For more information about these music educa-tion providers, please visitmyartsrising.org/musiced.
ARTÍSTAS Y MÚSICOSLATINOAMERICANOS
(AMLA)215.324.0746
amla.org
ARTSRISING/PHILADELPHIAEDUCATION FUND
215.665.1400myartsrising.org
KEYSTONE STATE BOYCHOIRAND PENNSYLVANIA GIRLCHOIR
215.849.1762cychoirs.org
MUSICOPIA215.829.9522
musicopia.net
PHILADELPHIA SINFONIA215.351.0363
philadelphiasinfonia.com
PHILADELPHIA YOUTHORCHESTRA215.545.0502
pyos.org
PLAY ON, PHILLY!215.531.4876
playonphilly.org
SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL215.320.2680smsmusic.org
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY MUSICPREPARATORY DIVISION
215.204.1512temple.edu/boyer
/musicprep
THE ACADEMY OFVOCAL ARTS215.735.1685avaopera.org
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTOF PHILADELPHIA
215.400.5974philasd.org
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The programs at Melmark offer arts and culturalopportunities that help individuals realize their potential.
With program locations in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, Melmark provides residential, educational, vocational, and therapeutic ser-vices for those with intellectual and develop-mental disabilities.
One such standout service, the Meadows Program, combines job opportunities with the creative arts. Members of the program work in an artists’ guild to sell their products. Creative workshops offered through the program include horticultural and fl ower workshops in which
hat began as two parents’ mission to fi nd a homelike set-
ting for their daughter, is now a thriving community serving
more than 1,000 individuals.
Visit melmark.org to learn more about Melmark and
its programs.
participants plant, harvest, and dry fl owers to create wreaths and basket ar-rangements. The Fiber and Art Workshop teaches adults to make knitted pillows, stuffed animals, mosaics, and bookmarks, or they can produce hand-
made clay pots, woodcrafts, and paper products as part of the Wood, Ceramic, and Stencil Workshop. In the Hospitality Services program, members bake sweet treats, help in meal prepa-ration, and learn proper serving techniques.
Melmark’s dedication to the arts doesn’t just lie with its adult programs. At The Melmark School, which supports students ages 5–21, the educational curriculum includes music and art. Several pieces of student artwork have been displayed at venues across the country.
Melmark also offers members plenty of per-forming arts opportunities with its bell choir and acting troupe. Through these forms of expres-sion, Melmark supports its goals in helping “each individual served to enjoy a meaningful life and attain the highest possible level of per-sonal growth and achievement.”
Art For All BY TARA TITCOMBE
Clockwise from left: Painting on display,
members in the fl ower workshop, and the
Melmark acting troupe
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Since 1982, this nonprofit organization has welcomed cultural, corporate, educational, and professional groups to Philadelphia. But don’t expect average tours.
Philadelphia Hospitality’s specialty is rolling out the red carpet in an exceptional manner. Innovative programs include behind-the-scenes tours of world-class cultural and historic treasures, as well as personal visits with distinguished
Philadelphians. You’ll feel like a VIP as the
doors open to the city’s most elegant private clubs, beautiful homes, exquisite gardens, and incomparable antique and art
Ready to experience all the arts that the City of Brotherly Love has to offer — from the inside? Look no further than Philadelphia Hospitality, Inc.
collections. That’s not to mention exclusive opportunities at the best restaurants, boutique retailers, and sporting events.
Got a group? Then allow Philadelphia Hos-pitality to custom design your program, from handling all hotel arrangements and ground transportation to planning evening activities.
In addition, the organization offers unique tours to individuals throughout the year. From December 7–9, sophisticated travelers can stroll in the footsteps of the famed du Pont family as part of the “Homes for the Holidays” tour.
Perhaps most exciting, beginning this fall, the tour “Celebrating Impressionism: The New Barnes Foundation and the Pennsylvania Im-pressionists” showcases the new location of the famed Barnes Foundation, home to one of the world’s finest private collections of Impression-ist, Post-Impressionist, and early-modern art, including works by Renoir, Cézanne, Picasso, and Matisse.
Add in knowledgeable guides, and it all means a warm welcome, ensuring that visitors experience hospitality — Philly style.
By Waynette gooDson
Opening the doors of private Philadelphia
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800.714. 3287; philahospitality.org
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11th hour theatre coMPany 267.987.9865
11thhourtheatrecompany.org page 138
the acadeMy of natural sciences of drexel university
215.299.1000 ansp.org page 126
aMerican sWedish historical MuseuM
215.389.1776 americanswedish.org
page 161
arthur ross gallery 215.898.2083
www.upenn.edu/ARG page 136
arts rising 215.665.1400
myartsrising.org page 168
association for PuBlic art 215.546.7550
fpaa.org page 146
azuka theatre 215.563.1100
azukatheatre.org page 139
the Barnes foundation 610.667.0290
barnesfoundation.org page 112
BoWMan’s hill WildfloWer Preserve
215.862.2924 bhwp.org page 165
BrandyWine river MuseuM 610.388.2700
brandywinemuseum.org pages 118, 131
Brat Productions bratproductions.org
page 139
chanticleer foundation 610.687.4163
chanticleergarden.org page 166
chester county convention and visitors Bureau
610.719.1730 brandywinevalley.com
page 116
city of PhiladelPhia Mural arts PrograM
215.685.0750 muralarts.org
page 145
city of PhiladelPhia office of arts, culture and the
creative econoMy phila.gov/oacce
page 104
delaWare art MuseuM 302.571.9590
delart.org page 131
eastern state Penitentiary historic site 215.236.3300
easternstate.org page 128
egoPo theatre coMPany 267.273.1414 egopo.org page 139
Thank You!We would like to thank all the participating organizations that helped make this section possible.
Stars of the ShowFrom left:
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The
Franklin institute
flashPoint theatre coMPany
215.665.9720 flashpointtheatre.org
page 140
the franklin institute 215.448.1200
fi.edu page 124
greater PhiladelPhia cultural alliance
215.557.7811 philaculture.org
page 104
greater PhiladelPhia gardens
greaterphiladelphiagardens.org page 164
greater PhiladelPhia tourisM Marketing
corPoration 800.537.7676
visitphilly.com page 100
historic PhiladelPhia 215.629.4026
historicphiladelphia.org page 159
indePendence visitor center corPoration
800.537.7676 independencevisitorcenter.com
page 158
inis nua theatre coMPany 215.454.9776
inisnuatheatre.org page 140
inliquid 215.235.3405 inliquid.org
page 156
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kiMMel center 215.790.5800
kimmelcenter.org page 152
longWood gardens 610.388.1000
longwoodgardens.org page 117
MauckingBird theatre coMPany
215.923.8909 mauckingbird.org
page 140
MelMark Pennsylvania 888.melmark (888.635.6275)
melmark.org page 169
Moore college of art & design
215.965.4000 moore.edu
page 122
Morris arBoretuM of the university of Pennsylvania
215.247.5777 business-services.upenn.edu
/arboretum page 137
national constitution center
215.409.6600 constitutioncenter.org
page 160
neMours Mansion & gardens 800.651.6912
nemoursmansion.org page 167
oPera coMPany of PhiladelPhia
215.732.8400 operaphila.org
page 153
ParkWay council foundation
parkwaymuseums districtphiladelphia.org
page 120
Penn MuseuM 215.898.4000 penn.museum
page 135
Pennsylvania acadeMy of fine arts 215.972.7600
pafa.org page 129
Pennsylvania Ballet 215.893.1999 paballet.org
page 155
Pennsylvania horticultural society
215.988.8800 phsonline.org
page 130
PhiladelPhia art alliance 215.545.4302
philartalliance.org page 151
PhiladelPhia filM society 267.239.2941
filmadelphia.org page 144
PhiladelPhia history MuseuM 215.685.4830
philadelphiahistory.org page 159
PhiladelPhia hosPitality inc. 215.790.9901
philahospitality.org page 170
PhiladelPhia international airPort
215.937.6800 phl.org
page 150
PhiladelPhia MuseuM of art 215.684.7602
philamuseum.org page 114
the PhiladelPhia orchestra 215.893.1900 philorch.org
page 106
PhiladelPhia zoo 215.243.1100
philadelphiazoo.org page 163
Piffaro the renaissance Band
215.235.8469 piffaroplaza.com
page 154
Please touch MuseuM 215.581.3181
pleasetouchmuseum.org page 162
the Print center 215.735.6090
printcenter.org page 149
teMPesta di Mare PhiladelPhia Baroque
orchestra 215.755.8776
tempestadimare.org page 154
theatre exile 215.218.4022
theatreexile.org page 141
university city district 215.243.0555
universitycity.org page 134
valley forge convention and visitors Bureau
610.834.1550 valleyforge.org
page 132
vox aMa deus 610.688.2800
voxamadeus.org page 142
Walnut street theatre
215.574.3550 walnutstreettheatre.org
page 119
Whyy 215.351.1200
whyy.org page 157
Winterthur 302.888.4600 winterthur.org
page 131
WoodMere art MuseuM 215.247.0476
woodmereartmuseum.org page 148
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