Art in the Age Weekly Local Event Guide
Art in the Age would like to introduce you to our Weekly Local Event Guide. Every Thursday we will be featuring local events that support the arts, entertainment, local agriculture, and the historical value of Philadelphia.
THURSDAY – MAY 6th
AGRICULTURE:
Suburban Station Farmers’ Market
16th St between Market & JFK
2:30-6:30pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
Jefferson Farmers’ Market
Chestnut St east of 10th St
11am-3:30pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
Rittenhouse Square Flower Market for Children’s Charities
Walnut St, west of 18th St.
8am
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
Book Group – Stories From the Garden
PHS McLean Library, 100 N 20th St, 1st Floor
5:45-7:45pm
Visit PHS’s calendar For more
ART:
Tipping Point - View Susan Howard’s intricate oil paintings inspired by her concern for the environment.
projects Gallery, 629 N. 2nd St.
12-7pm
Visit projects Gallery Website for more
WORKSHOP:
Private Sewing Lessons
Spool Sewing, 1912 South St.
12-5pm
Visit Spool’s Calendar for more
Kiln-Fired Glass: Introduction
Fleisher Gallery, 710 Catharine St.
6:30-9:30 pm
Visit Fleisher Website for more
FRIDAY – MAY 7th
MUSIC:
WXPN’s Free Concert At Noon: Local Natives
World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St
12pm
Visit WXPN Free At Noon for more
Local Natives
Art After 5: Indie singer-songwriter, David Berkeley performs acoustic set from latest album Strange Light.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
5-8:45pm
Visit Art After 5 Events Page for more
AGRICULTURE:
Plant your own Mother’s Day Gift
Urban Jungle, 1526 E. Passyunk Ave
7-7:30pm
Visit Urban Jungle Facebook Event Page
ART:
Thomas Hucker and Thomas Huang: Opening Reception
Wexler Gallery, 201 N. 3rd St.
5-8pm
Wexler Gallery Website for more
Give Pizza a Chance: An Art Show for the Love of Pizza
The Rocket Cat Cafe, 2001 Frankford Ave.
6-9pm
Visit Facebook Event Page for more
Carpenter’s Woods : Opening Reception
Allens Lane Art Center, 601 W. Allens Lane
6-9pm
Visit Allen Lane Website for more
1968 & New Light : First Friday Reception
Locks Gallery, 600 Washington Square
5:30-7:30pm
Visit Locks Gallery Website for more
ChapterHouse Art Opening Party with Yoko Furusho and Stephanie Struse
Chapterhouse Cafe & Gallery, 620 S. 9th St.
7pm
Visit Chapterhouse on Facebook for more
Spectral Variants: featuring geometric mosaics inspired by the mathematics and observations of every day life.
LGTripp Gallery, 47-49 N. 2nd Street
6-8:30pm
Visit LGTripp Website for more
Edwina Brennnan and Ruth Hampton: Opening Reception
3rd Street Gallery 58 N Second St
5-9pm
Visit 3rd Street Gallery Website for more
FOOD/DRINK:
Fishtown’s Kraftwork bistro with craft beer opening party
541 E. Girard Avenue; Girard and Montgomery
5pm
Visit Philadelphia Citypaper’s Meal Ticket for more
FASHION:
First Friday at Reward – Bandit launch party
55 North 2nd St. Philadelphia, PA
6-9pm
Visit Reward’s Website for more
WORKSHOP:
Glass Workshop: Fusing & Slumping
Fairmount Art Center 2303 Fairmount Avenue, 2nd Floor
7-10pm
Visit Fairmont Art Center Class Listing for more
SATURDAY – MAY 8th
AGRICULTURE:
Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market
Walnut St, west of 18th St.
9:30-3pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
Chestnut Hill Growers’ Market
Winston Rd between Germantown Ave & Mermaid Lane
9:30-10:30am
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
Piazza Farmer’s Market
The Piazza at Schmidts, 1050 North Hancock Street
10-3pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
LOVE Your Park day
All Public Parks Across Philadelphia
9-12pm
You can Register HERE
PSU – Second Saturday Gardening Series: How to start your very own kitchen garden
Horticulture Center, Belmont Ave. & Montgomery Dr
9-11am
Contact the Penn State Philadelphia Cooperative Extension office
at 215-471-2200, ext 100
ART:
May Day Celebration presented by Historical Harmonies
The Piazza at Schmidts, 1050 North Hancock Street
Shows at 11, 12, 1 & 2
Visit Piazza Events for more
A Girl From Foreign: A Memoir
Twelve Gates Gallery, 305 Cherry St.
7pm
Visit Twelve Gates Website for more
Amberella Gallery – Solo Exhibit by Mark Quilling Opening Reception
The Piazza at Schmidts, 1050 N Hancock St.
7-11pm
Visit Amberella’s Website for more
The Only Place Left Opening Night – Margaux and Walter Kent’s new collaboration, Peg and Awl, a line of unique jewelry and housewares, along with polaroid transfers, photos, and birch illuminations.
The Toothless Cat @ The Piazza, 1050 N. Hancock St., ste. 86
6-10pm
Visit Toothless Cat’s Blog for more
Peg and Awl - Help the Aged, decline by vice Antique 1800s wood and medical-imaged candles
FASHION:
Sweet Jane: Featuring Canoe Crafts, (Snacks & Drinks)
Sweet Jane Vintage, 1742 E Passyunk Ave
6-10pm
Visit Sweet Jane’s Facebook Event Page for more
WORKSHOP:
Get your bike ready for spring with a Free Bike Safety Check
Charles Santore Branch of the Free Library
2-5pm
Visit Facebook Event Page for more
SUNDAY – MAY 9th
AGRICULTURE:
Farmers’ Market @ Reading Terminal
12th Street (west sidewalk), in front of surface parking lot
9-2pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
Headhouse Farmers’ Market
2nd and Lombard St
10am
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
MONDAY – MAY 10th
FILM:
Dinner & French Films in the Courtyard
Bistrot La Minette 623 S 6th St Philadelphia, PA
8-10pm
Visit Bistrot La Minette’s Special Events Page for more
ART:
Science on Tap: Derrick Pitts
National Mechanics, 22 S. Third St
6-7pm
Visit Chemical Heritage Foundation for more
Ride! Philadelphia Exhibit Opening
Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch St
5:30-7:30
Visit Philadelphia’s Preservation Alliance for more
Wind Challenge Exhibition 3
Fleisher Gallery, 710 Catharine St.
10-5pm
Visit Fleisher Website for more
TUESDAY – MAY 11th
AGRICULTURE:
Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market
Walnut St, west of 18th St.
10-1pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
South & Passyunk Farmers’ Market
On Passyunk Ave, off South Street just east of 5th Street
2:30-7pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
ART:
Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History & Politics
Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch St.
6-8pm
You can Register HERE
WORKSHOP:
Ceramics: Introduction
Fleisher Gallery, 710 Catharine St.
7-9:30pm
Visit Fleisher Website for more
Digital Photography: Introduction
Fleisher Gallery, 710 Catharine St.
7-9:30pm
Visit Fleisher Website for more
WEDNESDAY – MAY 12th
FILM:
Cheap Date Wednesday: Drink a latte and watch “A Mighty Wind” – mockumentary lens at 1960s folk musicians.
Mugshots CoffeeHouse & Cafe, 2100 Fairmont Ave.
7pm
Visit Mug Shots’ Website for more
AGRICULTURE:
University Square Farmers’ Market
36th St at Walnut Street
10-2pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
City Hall Farmers’ Market
Outside North Plaza, City Hall Plaza
11-3pm
Visit Head House Farmers’ Market Website for more
Fountain Farmers’ Market
East Passyunk Ave, at 11th and Tasker Streets
3-7pm
Visit Head House Farmer’s Market Website for more
ART:
Folklore and Family History
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust St.
6pm
Visit HSP Website for more
WORKSHOP:
Ceramics: Intermediate
Fleisher Gallery, 710 Catharine St.
6:30-9:30
Visit Fleisher Website for more
Silkscreen: Intermediate to Advance
Fleisher Gallery, 710 Catharine St.
6:30-9:30
Visit Fleisher Website for more
Woodcut Printing: Introduction
Fleisher Gallery, 710 Catharine St.
6:30-9:30
Visit Fleisher Website for more
Feel free to send us any tips or events to info@artintheage.com
