"Transcending History" - Moving Beyond the Legacy of Slavery and the Holocaust
Thursday, 02/04/2010 to Saturday, 02/27/2010

What:   A fusion of Black and Jewish art exploring the common histories and struggles of these two communities.  Transcending History will highlight the progressive attitudes and resilience of these two communities while visually presenting challenges that they face every day.

Where:  Vivant Art Collection, 60 N. 2nd St.

Any Given Monday (a play presented by Theatre Exile)
Thursday, 02/04/2010 to Sunday, 02/28/2010

What:  Theatre Exile presents the world premiere of Any Given Monday by Bruce Graham, a co-production with Act II Playhouse.  Lenny is not having a good Monday. His wife left him for a jerk, his two least favorite football teams are playing on TV and his daughter is having a crisis of faith. But when his friend has a solution to his marital problems, Lenny has to decide what he is willing to stand up for. When political correctness, religion, class discrimination and social injustice just don’t add up, how can we define right and wrong?

Where:  Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancy St.

Cost:  $15 - $40   (For Mature Audiences)

Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking
Saturday, 02/13/2010 to Sunday, 03/07/2010@ 7 & 8 PM

What: A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talkin, a comedy set in suburban New York, revolves around two housewives – one a picture-perfect ideal matron, the other an ex-cheerleader – as they learn about life, love and their assumptions about each other when they forge an unlikely friendship. This 1980s classic play originally starred Susan Sarandon and Eileen Brennan and is now making its way from Greenwich Village, New York to Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia at the Adrienne Theater.

Where: The Adrienne, Second Stage, 2030 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Cost: $18to $22 with discount packages for groups of attendees

Daydreams
Sunday, 11/22/2009 to Sunday, 06/13/2010@ Tues-Sat, 10AM-5PM

What: Visionary Dutch designer Marcel Wanders' retrospective installation unites sound, light and video images to create a dreamlike tour through his designs and body of work of the past 20 years.

Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Cost: Adults $16, Seniors $14, Students $12, Children (13-18) $12, Children (12 & under) Free

Days and Giorni
Saturday, 11/21/2009 to Sunday, 04/04/2010@ Tues-Sun, 10AM-5PM

What: These sound installations, recorded in English and Italian, delve into the rhythmic differences of language as participants simply recite the days of week. Listened to collectively or in isolation, the result is as The New Yorker describes: "the human voice making unintentional music as it evokes the passage of time."

Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Cost: Adults $16, Seniors $14, Students $12, Children (13-18) $12, Children (12 & under) Free

East Asian Art
Thursday, 03/12/2009 to Sunday, 02/28/2010@ Tues-Sun 10AM-5PM & Fri 10AM-8:45PM

What: This two part exhibit highlights similar art themes across neighboring cultures. The first part features Korean screen paintings with notable Chinese narratives like General Guo Ziyi’s Banquet and the Hundred Children. These images are presented alongside Chinese ceramics of the Qing dynasty (1616–1912).

Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. & Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Cost: Adults: $16, Seniors (ages 65 & over): $14, Students (with valid ID): $12, Children (ages 13–18): $12 (ages 12 & under): Free

Inspiring Fashion
Saturday, 09/12/2009 to Tuesday, 08/31/2010@ Tues-Sun 10AM-5PM, Fri 10AM-8:45PM

What: Formidable retail executive Tom Marotta is celebrated as an influence behind the scenes of fashion's most exciting design talent. On display are contemporary special occasion and evening wear obtained from Saks Fifth Avenue that are presented as tributes to this inspiring figure.

Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St & Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Cost: Members: Free; Adults: $16; Seniors (ages 65 & over): $14; Students (with valid ID): $12; Children (ages 13–18): $12, (ages 12 & under): Free

Kasim Sulton w/ The Smooth Maria
Friday, 02/19/2010@ 9PM

What:  After 31 years in the music biz, Kasim Sulton has certainly left his mark in collaborations with other well-known artists, including Meat Loaf, Todd Rundgren, Joan Jett, and Celine Dion.  His many talents will be on display in an intimate setting at the M Room, with The Smooth Maria providing support.

Where:  The M Room, 15 W. Girard

Cost:  $10   (21+)

May Your Glass Be Ever Full
Sunday, 07/05/2009 to Monday, 05/31/2010@ Tues-Sun 10AM-5PM, Fri 10AM-8:45PM

What: This installation showcases the tools of everyone's favorite trade: drinking! The people of the Age of Englightenment were no different and this installation displays the objects they used to consume libations.

Where: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St & Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Cost: Members: Free; Adults: $16; Seniors (ages 65 & over): $14; Students (with valid ID): $12; Children (ages 13–18): $12, (ages 12 & under): Free

McCoy Tyner Quartet
Friday, 02/19/2010@ 8:00 PM

What: Discovered at 17 by jazz maestro John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner has been performing and composing for 50 years. Saxophonist Joe Lovano joins more than proficient pianist Tyner and his quartet to light up the Kimmel Center with jazz that surpasses the ordinary.

Where: The Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Cost: $26.00 to $64.00

Skeletonwitch w/ Iron Age and Howl
Friday, 02/19/2010@ 7:30PM

What:  Skeletonwitch has a style that runs the gamut of metal sub-genres and you can always expect a sonic onslaught from the band's dueling flying V guitars.  Iron Age and newcomers Howl will initiate the head-banging.

Where:  Kung Fu Necktie, 1248 N. Front St.

Cost:  $10   (21+)

The Alli Katz Comedy "Meow-er"
Friday, 02/19/2010@ 7PM

What:  Comedian Alli Katz is joined by the improv group Sferd Inner for a rare night of laughs at the Green Line Cafe.  Open to all ages.

Where:  Green Line Cafe, 45th and Locust

Cost:  $5

The Waitstaff Present The VD Show: Desparate and Dateless
Friday, 02/19/2010@ 7:30 PM

What: Regarded as one of the hardest working sketch comedy troupes by Philadelphia City Paper, The Waitstaff bring seriously slapstick laughs to the World Cafe Live. With skits like "The Blowjob Song" featured on Comedy Central's Insider, these guys and gals simply know funny.

Where: World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St Philadelphia, PA 19104

Cost: $20 General Admission; $15 for students with valid Student ID

Little Brother
Saturday, 09/11/2010@ 9:00 PM

Red Bull Flugtag Philadelphia
Saturday, 09/04/2010@ 1pm - 3:30pm