| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Joe Turner's Come and GonePresented by Plays & Players at Plays and Players Theater January 19-February 4, 2012 As emancipated slaves flood north in search of employment and a chance to start over, Seth and Bertha Holly's boarding house in Pittsburgh, offers a new place to call home in this drama by the multiple Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars and Fences. When an angry and lost man arrives looking for his wife, forcibly removed from him years ago when he was captured and put in a chain gang by a man named Joe Turner, these once strangers are forced to confront their... | Plays & Players | 01/19/12-
02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Brad Zimmerman: My Son The Waiter, A Jewish TragedyPresented by Sellersville Theater 1894 at Sellersville Theater 1894 February 4, 2012 You don’t have to be Jewish or a waiter to relate to Brad Zimmerman’s one man show about growing up, being an actor, being an actor who waits tables and persevering through everything life throws at you. Brad’s stand-ups of his childhood, family, career and misbegotten love life are as warm and poignant as they are hilarious! He appeared in “The Sopranos,” roasts at the famed Friar’s Club and made many TV appearances on Conan, Letterman and Comedy Central.... | Sellersville Theater 1894 | 02/04/12 | Sellersville |
UPT Recreation Center Winter Session IPresented by Upper Providence Township November 14, 2011-February 4, 2012 Upper Providence Township Recreation Center will begin its first 8 week winter session. Classes will range from pre-school to active older adults. A variety of adult classes will be offered such as: zumba, pilates, yoga, spinning, core strength, cardio kick, interval training, and more. Classes for children will include art, dance, and sports and there are also classes offered for active older adults. There will be no classes Saturday December 24, 2011 – Sunday January 1, 2012. Please... | Upper Providence Township | 11/14/11-
02/04/12 | Collegeville |
| Union League Open House | Union League of Philadelphia | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Joe Turner's Come and GonePresented by Plays & Players at Plays and Players Theater January 19-February 4, 2012 Plays and Players Theatre will present Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson (heralded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century to explore black consciousness and culture) as part of their 100th Anniversary Season.
When an angry and lost man arrives at Seth and Bertha Holly’s boarding house looking for his wife, forcibly removed from him years ago when he was captured and put in a chain gang by a man named Joe Turner, these strangers are forced... | Plays & Players | 01/19/12-
02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Marriage Equality Cabaret - A Benefit for Freedom to MarryPresented by Five Minute Follies at The Rotunda February 4, 2012 Five Minute Follies presents The Marriage Equality Cabaret, a benefit for Freedom to Marry. All proceeds from ticket sales go to support the struggle for marriage eEquality
Performers include:
The Bearded Ladies
Comedian Jess Carpenter
Singer-songwriter Crystal Cheatham
Singer Nathan Nolen Edwards
The Lords of Liechtenstein
The Parodivas
Chrissy Pryor
The Philadelphia Gay Men's Chorus
Comedian Robb...
| Five Minute Follies | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Beautiful ChildPresented by Fever Dream Repertory at Adrienne Theater - Second Stage January 20-February 4, 2012 In this Philadelphia premier presented by Fever Dream Repertory, Beautiful Child tells the story of Harry and Nan, a middle-aged couple losing their grip on the tattered remains of their marriage. Their beloved grown son Isaac arrives for what they believe to be a brief visit home but he surprises them with the request to come home on a more long-term basis. Then he tells them why: he needs them to hide him because it’s possible that his latest love affair may be publicly revealed. A... | Fever Dream Repertory | 01/20/12-
02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Necessary Targets by Eve EnslerPresented by Marple Newtown Performing Arts Center January 20-February 4, 2012 Two American women - a Park Avenue psychiatrist and an ambitious young writer - travel to Bosnia to help women refugees confront their war experinces. Necessary Targets is a timely reminder of how America struggles to define its relationship to the rest of the world. | Marple Newtown Performing Arts Center | 01/20/12-
02/04/12 | Swarthmore |
The 20th Annual African American Children's Book Fair Presented by The African American Children's Book Project at Community College of Philadelphia February 4, 2012 Enrich, Empower and Enlighten your child's life at The 20th Annual African American Children's Book Fair!
Over 20 nationally known bestselling authors/illustrators will participate. Many have won the American Library Association Coretta Scott King award. Confirmed are Walter Dean Myers, Bryan Collier, Floyd Cooper, Deborah Gregory, R. Gregory Christie, Eric Velasquez, E. B. Lewis, Shadra Strickland, Sean Qualls, Kelly Starling Lyons, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Jerry Craft,... | The African American Children's Book Project | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
| April Macie and Shane Mauss | Helium Comedy Club | 02/01/12-
02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Comedy Cabaret Series starring Chris Thomas, Timmy Hall and B-PhlatPresented by World Cafe Live at the Queen at World Cafe Live at the Queen February 4, 2012 Musical guest Raw Beauty and Special SURPRISE GUEST HOST!
A true stand up comic is the only way to describe Baltimore's own Timmy Hall. With an original style that sets him apart from the rest, Timmy Hall, who is actually a Baltimore City Police Officer, finds a way to bring that part of his life on stage. Known around the country as the "Comic Cop" he is considered the next best thing to hit the scene. With his high energy and witty material will have you laughing... | World Cafe Live at the Queen | 02/04/12 | Wilmington |
Philly Materials Science and Engineering DayPresented by Drexel University College of Engineering at Drexel University - Bossone Research Enterprise Center February 4, 2012 Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania departments of Materials Science and Engineering will host Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day. Philly Materials Science and Engineering Day will introduce the general public to explore some of the stuff the world is made of and to learn about how materials impact us every day.
The day will include faculty and student-led hands-on demonstrations and faculty talks about materials that include the following:
... | Drexel University College of Engineering | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
A Visit with Harriet TubmanPresented by J. Lewis Crozer Library at J. Lewis Crozer Library February 4, 2012 Harriet Tubman kicks off Black History Month at the J. Lewis Crozer Library! Families and African American history enthusiasts of all ages are invited to see renowned local actress and writer Dr. Daisy Century bring the heroic Harriet Tubman to life right in the library! | J. Lewis Crozer Library | 02/04/12 | Chester |
Ward Lamon: Abraham Lincoln's BodyguardPresented by Heritage Center of the Union League February 4, 2012 Come hear historian and actor Robert O'Connor retell the story of Ward Lamon, Abraham Lincoln's personal bodyguard who had a front seat to the events in our country's most tumultuous time. | Heritage Center of the Union League | 02/04/12 | Philadelphia |
Time Stands StillPresented by Delaware Theatre Company at Delaware Theatre Company January 18-February 5, 2012 This direct-from-Broadway hit drama follows Sarah and James, a photojournalist and a foreign correspondent trying to find happiness in a world gone crazy.Theirs is a partnership based on telling the toughest stories, and together, making a difference. But when their own story takes a sudden turn, the adventurous couple confronts the prospect of a more conventional life…and everything changes.
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02/05/12 | Wilmington |
ProofPresented by Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 at Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 January 17-February 5, 2012 Everyone has parents and everyone aspires to be like them in some way. But what happens when there's a distinct possibility that we may inherit their talent—and their madness? Proof is a remarkable and luminous play about fathers and daughters, genius and insanity, legacy and truth. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, Proof introduces us to a young woman, haunted by her father's death. She seems to have inherited his talent for numbers. Or has... | Walnut Street Theatre - Independence Studio on 3 | 01/17/12-
02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
FallowPresented by People's Light and Theatre Company at People's Light and Theatre Company - Steinbright Stage January 11-February 5, 2012 Upon discovering a cache of unsent letters, Elizabeth Hayes travels to California on a quest to understand her son Aaron’s murder. An introspective Ivy Leaguer, Aaron took a summer job as a beekeeper, joining the nearly invisible underclass of migrant workers traveling across America. As he became engrossed in tending his hive, the ties to his own family and former identity quickly began to fade. A play that asks what holds us to the families we are born into and how do we seek to... | People's Light and Theatre Company | 01/11/12-
02/05/12 | Malvern |
Body AwarenessPresented by The Wilma Theater at The Wilma Theater January 4-February 5, 2012 Director Anne Kauffman thrilled Wilma audiences in 2010 with the smash hit Becky Shaw, winning a Barrymore for Best Director. She returns to Philadelphia next season to direct another Off-Broadway hit comedy! Welcome to Shirley State College, Vermont where it’s Body Awareness Week. In charge of the week’s festivities, college professor Phyllis has anything but a conventional life with girlfriend Joyce and her son Jared. But when a visiting artist brings his photographs of nude... | The Wilma Theater | 01/04/12-
02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
Rain: A Tribute to the BeatlesPresented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Academy of Music January 31-February 5, 2012 RAIN, the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, returns by popular demand! As 'the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!' (Associated Press), RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. Together longer than The Beatles, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live,... | Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts | 01/31/12-
02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
laughter on the 23rd floorPresented by The Kelsey Theatre January 27-February 5, 2012 The award-winning Maurer Productions Onstage takes us back to the golden age of television, circa 1953, and behind the scenes of the hottest program on the air, “The Max Prince Show”. Inspired by Neil Simon's real-life experiences while working on Sid Caesar's hit television program, "Your Show Of Shows," this side-splitting comedy is modeled after the real-life Kings of Comedy he worked with in the 1950s, including Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Sid Caesar and the great... | The Kelsey Theatre | 01/27/12-
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MamePresented by Broadway Theatre of Pitman at Broadway Theatre of Pitman January 13-February 5, 2012 Prepare to make your life a banquet with the amazing opener of the Broadway Theatre of Pitman's 2012 Mainstage Season! Journey back in time to the height of the fabulous 1920's and watch as the eccentric Mame Dennis must drastically adjust her lifestyle when she becomes the guardian of her 10-year old nephew, Patrick. Patrick's life is turned upside down, things change and people change as Mame and Patrick cope with the Depression in a series of adventures. Throughout all, Mame teaches us to... | Broadway Theatre of Pitman | 01/13/12-
02/05/12 | Pitman |
"Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60 Project ConcertPresented by Dolce Suono Ensemble at Trinity Center for Urban Life February 5, 2012 Year two of Dolce Suono Ensemble's Mahler 100 / Schoenberg 60, the continuation of DSE's acclaimed project marking the centennial of Gustav Mahler's death and the 60th anniversary of the death of Arnold Schoenberg.
Celebrated soprano Lucy Shelton joins Dolce Suono Ensemble in Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire in the centennial year of this iconic work, and the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Shulamit Ran's Moon Songs for soprano, flute, cello, and... | Dolce Suono Ensemble | 02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
The Marriage of FigaroPresented by Center City Opera Theater at Prince Music Theater February 4-February 5, 2012 Center City Opera Theater presents "The Marriage of Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a play by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro. Sung in English.
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02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
Sand Castle Winery's 2012 Bridal ShowPresented by Sand Castle Winery at Sand Castle Winery February 5, 2012 Tickets will include full wine tasting of all eleven Sand Castle Wines, savory samples from local caterers, and lots of prize giveaways! Featuring over thirty local vendors. | Sand Castle Winery | 02/05/12 | Erwinna |
Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah RuhlPresented by Bootless Artworks January 26-February 5, 2012 Dead Man’s Cell Phone humorously explores technology and the disconnect people are experiencing in the digital age. While at a café, a man dies..but his cell phone will not stop ringing. The woman at the next table, Jean, picks up the cell phone and ends up stuck in the middle of all his troubles.
Dead Man's Cell Phone is best enjoyed by audience members 13 years and older. Enjoy a pre-show dinner or after-show snack at Timothy's which is located just around the... | Bootless Artworks | 01/26/12-
02/05/12 | Wilmington |
Print Love-In: Session 2 Presented by Fleisher Art Memorial at Fleisher Art Memorial February 5, 2012 Come learn about printmaking processes while creating your own Valentine's Day cards from designs by Philadelphia artists. No previous printmaking experience required.
Appropriate for ages 5 and up (children must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited. | Fleisher Art Memorial | 02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
Print Love-In: Session 3Presented by Fleisher Art Memorial at Fleisher Art Memorial February 5, 2012 Come learn about printmaking processes while creating your own Valentine's Day cards from designs by Philadelphia artists. No previous printmaking experience required.
Registration is limited to Adults 21 and over. Wine and light refreshments will be served. Space is limited.
| Fleisher Art Memorial | 02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
9th Street Italian Market TourPresented by Philadelphia Urban Adventures at 9th Street Italian Market January 31-February 5, 2012 The 9th Street Italian Market is at the heart of one of the oldest neighborhoods in the country. Discover the sounds, smells, tastes and history of this authentic, eclectic shopping and eating emporium. Stop for a Philly cheese steak, talk to the owners, buy the food and learn about this area’s wonderful history. | Philadelphia Urban Adventures | 01/31/12-
02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
Sunday Family Fun Magic and Comedy Matinee Presented by Grassos Magic Theatre February 5, 2012 Grassos Magic Shows are the best on the East Coast. Come and check out the Magic Theatre, which will send you back in time to the days of Houdini. The theatre is one-of-a-kind, set up into a beautiful vaudeville setting with antique fixtures and old posters on the walls of famous magicians. You will be amazed and be talking about this for months to come.
Make reservations now because this is a 50-seat theatre and tickets will go fast! | Grassos Magic Theatre | 02/05/12 | Philadelphia |
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2011)Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute at Bryn Mawr Film Institute February 8, 2012 What is the meaning of the Toynbee Tiles, the cryptic messages that have been seen on streets worldwide? Screened in an early form at Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s own Open Screen Monday, this obsessive quest to uncover the truth was a surprise hit at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with Jon Foy, who earned the Best Documentary Director award at Sundance. | Bryn Mawr Film Institute | 02/08/12 | Bryn Mawr |
| Haitian Music and Folklore | Free Library of Philadelphia - Charles L. Durham Branch | 02/08/12 | Philadelphia |
Travelling Light - Live from National Theatre in LondonPresented by County Theater at County Theater February 9, 2012 A new play by Nicholas Wright, directed by Nicholas Hytner, featuring Antony Sher. In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images of his father’s cinematograph. A fascinating and funny tribute to the Eastern European immigrants who became major players in Hollywood’s golden age. | County Theater | 02/09/12 | Doylestown |
| Faculty Recital: Julie Bishop, soprano and Jean-François Proulx, piano | Temple University - Boyer College of Music and Dance | 02/09/12 | Philadelphia |
Theatre Horizon: Pretty Fire - PottstownPresented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - West Campus February 10, 2012 Pretty Fire, is an autobiographical one-woman play written by Tony Award nominee, actor and playwright Charlayne Woodard. The show chronicles the experiences of an African-American girl from birth to age 11. The winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award and the NAACP Theatre awards for best play and best playwright, Pretty Fire dramatizes the life of its protagonist but also celebrates the circle of relatives and other role models who affect the lives of children. | Montgomery County Community College | 02/10/12 | Pottstown |
Irish Comedy TourPresented by Sellersville Theater 1894 at Sellersville Theater 1894 February 10, 2012 The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh trio. The clover - make that clever - comedians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards, Boston-born Mike McCarthy and from Dublin, Keith Aherne. Audiences howl at Richards' tales about his mom's dog, the holidays & dating a stripper and Derek has appeared on The Bob and Tom Show, XM and Sirius, and The Weather Channel's Top 10.... | Sellersville Theater 1894 | 02/10/12 | Sellersville |
Winter Dance ConcertPresented by Mitchell Performing Arts Center at Mitchell Performing Arts Center February 10, 2012 This winter, the Bryn Athyn College Dance Ensemble presents an array of modern, jazz, lyrical, tap, hip-hop, ballet, and theater dance by both professional and student choreographers. All are welcome. Tickets are available at the door. | Mitchell Performing Arts Center | 02/10/12 | Bryn Athyn |
Heart 2 HeartPresented by Jean Madeline Aveda Institute February 10, 2012 Each Jean Madeline Aveda Institute campus, will hold an all-day fundraiser on Friday, February 10. Jean Madeline Aveda Institute students are offering special Valentine’s Day makeovers. The proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Association, in honor of heart health awareness. The Valentine’s Day makeover will include a hairstyle with red and pink inspired makeup for a $15 fee. All regular service costs will also benefit the American Heart Association. There is an... | Jean Madeline Aveda Institute | 02/10/12 | Philadelphia |
Theatre Horizon: Pretty Fire - Blue BellPresented by Montgomery County Community College at Montgomery County Community College - Science Center Theater February 11, 2012 Pretty Fire, is an autobiographical one-woman play written by Tony Award nominee, actor and playwright Charlayne Woodard. The show chronicles the experiences of an African-American girl from birth to age 11. The winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award and the NAACP Theatre awards for best play and best playwright, Pretty Fire dramatizes the life of its protagonist but also celebrates the circle of relatives and other role models who affect the lives of children. | Montgomery County Community College | 02/11/12 | Blue Bell |
Arden Drama School Play-in-a-DayPresented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company February 11, 2012 Kids work together to conceive, write, and perform a play of their own creation! Parents and other guests can enjoy the fruits of their kids' labor at the end of the day. Each Play-in-a-Day is as unique as the group of children! Take it once or take it ten times, the story and the characters are always new! This workshop for grades K-2. | Arden Theatre Company | 02/11/12 | Philadelphia |
Arden Drama School Winter Teen Company Improv WorkshopPresented by Arden Theatre Company at Arden Theatre Company February 11, 2012 In this hilarious and active class you will use your imagination and teamwork to create characters, skits and stories while thinking on your feet. Learn to trust your instincts, your imagination and your fellow actors! For grades 6-8. | Arden Theatre Company | 02/11/12 | Philadelphia |
A Year With Frog and ToadPresented by Appel Farm Arts and Music Center at Appel Farm Arts and Music Center February 11, 2012 Follow two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad, through the seasons as they plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding in this musical version of the popular tale. Neighboring squirrels, birds, moles and even a snail-with-the-mail all help to make this theatrical adventure a treat for all the family! Best suited for ages 3 and up. | Appel Farm Arts and Music Center | 02/11/12 | Elmer |
| The Three Little Kittens | Hedgerow Theatre | 01/14/12-
02/11/12 | Media |
Enchanted AprilPresented by Mitchell Performing Arts Center at Mitchell Performing Arts Center January 27-February 11, 2012 In Enchanted April, four very different women decide to escape dreary post-WWI London at a seaside castle in Italy. Leaving old versions of themselves behind, they discover new desires and capacities beyond the roles imposed by restrictive notions of gender and social status. This gentle comedy depicts the power of beauty to heal and open a broken heart to love.
Want to get tickets for this event and others like it at half-price? | Mitchell Performing Arts Center | 01/27/12-
02/11/12 | Bryn Athyn |
To Kill A MockingbirdPresented by Mainstage Center for the Arts at Camden County College - Dennis Flyer Memorial Theatre February 3-February 11, 2012 Perry Award-winner Chris Melohn directs this timeless tale of childhood innocence and the shock of growing up. Set in the deep south in the 1930s, To Kill A Mockingbird provides a poignant look at justice and the human spirit told through the eyes of a young girl whose father defends a black man accused of assaulting a white woman. Mainstage Center for the Arts presents this powerful story of courage and compassion.
Want to get tickets for this event and others like it at... | Mainstage Center for the Arts | 02/03/12-
02/11/12 | Blackwood |
God Has Your Mate:The Gospel StageplayPresented by Dante Hall Theater of the Arts at Dante Hall Theater of the Arts February 11, 2012 In the stage-play, the lives of single adults in various steps of their lives in dating relationships begin to discover their careers, relationships, and spirituality as they begin to leave college. The play blends praise and worship music with professional dramatic performances by a superb ensemble bringing deliverance to a modern generation struggling with lust, the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic, down-low relationships and the pride of life. The watchmen have fallen asleep and a new... | Dante Hall Theater of the Arts | 02/11/12 | Atlantic City |
RENT Presented by Collaborative Stage Productions at Eagle Theatre January 20-February 11, 2012 The story of impoverished artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York’s Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Based on Puccini’s opera La boheme, Jonathan Larson provides an incomparable rock score to one of Broadway's longest running musicals.
| Collaborative Stage Productions | 01/20/12-
02/11/12 | Hammonton |
I LOVE NY: A Cabaret of Broadway Love Songs and Dessert ShowcasePresented by Greater Ocean City Theatre Company at Ocean City Music Pier February 11, 2012 As Valentine’s Day rolls around, it can’t be denied… love is in the air! Love can be expressed in so many ways, but one of the best is through song. On Saturday, February 11th, come celebrate love with some of the most enchanting, unforgettable and lovey-dovey songs to ever grace the stage. Bring that special someone, your family, a friend or simply let Broadway be your Valentine this year! Performers from OCTC will return to the stage in a casual, entertaining and... | Greater Ocean City Theatre Company | 02/11/12 | Ocean City |
Bob Marley at Helium Comedy ClubPresented by Helium Comedy Club at Helium Comedy Club February 8-February 11, 2012 Bob Marley has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central. Now is your chance to see him live at Helium Comedy Club! | Helium Comedy Club | 02/08/12-
02/11/12 | Philadelphia |
Lincoln LuckPresented by Jonesy Dance Theatre at Painted Bride Art Center February 10-February 11, 2012 This performance is a collaboration between a creator, an actor, three dancers, a musician, a video artist, a lighting designer, and a young boy only 7 years old.
| Jonesy Dance Theatre | 02/10/12-
02/11/12 | Philadelphia |
Be Your Best Onstage Workshop for High School Students at Darlington Arts CenterPresented by Darlington Arts Center at Darlington Arts Center February 11, 2012 Designed for students currently cast in high school productions or those wishing to audition in the future, this workshop will cover all of the elements involved in coming to life onstage. Through exercises in vocalization, projections and stage movement, students will gain an understanding of the physical and vocal elements of acting. | Darlington Arts Center | 02/11/12 | Garnet Valley |
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