Celebrate Winter (even though it feels like Spring…)!
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Sister Cities Park, Logan Square, 18th Street and The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Santa! Karaoke Sing-a-Long! Frosty the Snowman! Cookie decorating! Holiday Treasure Hunt! Arts and Crafts! Live Music!
Clearly, the best studying break you could take….
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– December 5, 2012
The Kimmel Center is Philadelphia’s place for show that extend way beyond the classical music realm. They also happen to offer student tickets for $10, which is a great deal for students. The registration process is not difficult and only requires your e-mail. I’ve already subscribed- they send out very few e-mails and they’re always informational. The link to register is here. Once you’ve registered you can check out PHILADANCO this weekend from December 7th-9th. To learn more about this dance company, check out their website here. Also, check out this description from KimmelSTIX below.
“THIS WEEKEND! “When Philadanco tours the world, it’s an art ambassador from the City of Brotherly Love.” (Philadelphia Inquirer). When they are at home, they are a mirror of the essence of Philadelphia. Commanding, accessible, powerful, global — this Philadelphia rite of passage continues to grow audiences and critical acclaim both at home and abroad. Their 2011-2012 Kimmel Center season was a sellout success, proving that Philadanco is at the top of its game. There is no better time to experience Philadanco.”
Check them out!
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– December 5, 2012
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– December 2, 2012
This is pretty far in advance- tickets go on sale January 23rd. It looks like it would be super interesting, though. Keep this on your mind! Here’s the description and link!
“Inspired by Sir Ernest Shackleton’s harrowing expedition to Antarctica in 1914, Phantom Limb unites marionette puppetry, dance, film, history, and photography with contemporary music to create a stunning vision of the great arctic continent—past, present, and future. Dotted with icebergs designed by Jessica Grindstaff that rise from the ground like ghosts, Shackleton’s crew – played by half-life-size marionettes by Erik Sanko, operated by six performers atop stilts – struggles to survive in this vast landscape that incorporates an original score by Sanko, recorded by the Kronos Quartet, mixed with glacial field recordings from the company’s research trip to Antarctica; the junkyard aesthetic of Sanko’s band Skeleton Key; the stage awash floor to ceiling with photos and film from the expedition mediated by video designers Shaun Irons and Lauren Petty; dim lights by Andrew Hill that streak across the foreboding terrain; with explorative and explosive choreography by Andrea Miller; and costumes by fashion design impresarios threeASFOUR.
Putting into stark relief the power of endurance and camaraderie and the price of knowledge 69° S. mines the inherently bittersweet and complex nature of the Shackleton experience and what the future may hold for this fragile environment.”
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– December 2, 2012
Grab this Groupon for half off entrance to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Here’s the description from Groupon-
By most people’s standards, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is old — founded in 1812, it’s the oldest natural sciences institution in the Western Hemisphere. But the Academy is a baby compared to the specimens it houses, some of which date back more than 350 million years.
Explorers Stephen Long and Ferdinand Hayden’s series of western wilderness expeditions formed the foundation of the Academy’s 18-million-item collection, which it began displaying to the public in 1828. Over the subsequent 60 years, the Academy grew to three times its original size through donations, museum purchases, and daily doses of multivitamins. Now situated at 19th and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Academy houses more than 35 dioramas of plants and animals collected during global wildlife expeditions, a live animal center with ceiling-to-floor observation windows, and nearly a hundred mollusk specimens. A tropical garden hosts live butterflies from around the world, while Dinosaur Hall contains skeletal mounts of more than 30 Mesozoic species, including a 42-foot-long T. rex.
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– December 2, 2012
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– December 2, 2012
Do you enjoy holiday tunes? Then come to the Philly Museum of Art this Saturday! From 1-3 P.M., there will be hourly caroling performances by the Pennsylvania Girlchoir. This event will mix art with song, as the choir members lead audience members through various exhibits during the show. Admission is $14-17.50 for students, so bring your Bryn Mawr ID’s. To get to the museum, hop on the R-5, get off at 30th St., and walk 20 minutes to the Ben Franklin Parkway. http://www.philamuseum.org/
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– November 28, 2012
In addition to singing/listening to “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey, you should also go see the Macy’s Light Show. A convenient ride from the R-5, this Center City attraction is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. There are hourly shows every day, and you need not worry about depleting your gift-shopping budget: this event is free!
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– November 27, 2012
So check out this bizarre bazaar–no, literally, its the Bizarre Bazaar. Located at 720 St. 5th. St in Philly, this place has everything. And I mean anything! A random assortment of items, people have found items that range from collectible lunchboxes from the 70s to funky jewelry. You never know…
WHAT: BIZARRE BAZAAR
WHERE: 729 St. 5th. St.
WHY: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL FIND…
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– November 27, 2012
Want to get out? Go on a food tour this weekend! This food tour takes you to a handful of places in Philadelphia to get some great eats. The last tour happens this weekend. It is a bit pricy at $60 for adults, but it’s well worth it. You get to eat delicious food AND help to fight hunger. Proceeds go to charity to help food pantries in Philadelphia. Can’t make it this weekend? Buy a certificate for you and a friend or put it on your holiday wish list! Certificates are 2 for $60! Such a great deal! Here’s a link to their website!
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– November 26, 2012
