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Stretching from LOVE Park to the magnificent Philadelphia Museum of Art, the grand, tree-lined Benjamin Franklin Parkway is flanked by some of the city's most acclaimed institutions. Visitors to the Parkway Museums District will discover a cultural mecca - world-class museums and educational institutions, the beautiful Swann Memorial Fountain and Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Logan Square, and even the famed Rocky steps.

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High Tunnels: A Sustainable Solution for Local Urban Agriculture High Tunnels: A Sustainable Solution for Local Urban Agriculture Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 15, 2012 At this Urban Sustainability Forum, find out how high tunnels could help improve access to affordable, nutritious foods in Philadelphia. High tunnels are nonelectric, temporary structures that consist of a layer of plastic over a pipe frame. These structures, however, are not greenhouses. They do not require a permanent heating or ventilation system, ventilation is accomplished manually, and there are no furnaces or fans. High tunnels can extend the growing season and improve the yield and...	Academy of Natural Sciences	02/15/12	Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Talk About It: How Fair is Fair Trade Talk About It: How Fair is Fair Trade Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 15, 2012 Join Numa St. Louis, Vice President of Haitian Professionals of Philadelphia, Darlene DeLaPaz of Ten Thousand Villages Center City, and Dr. Sharon Ravitch of the University of Pennsylvania for a discussion on whether or not fair trade policies improve the economic independence of farmers and artisans in Haiti and other developing nations. The discussion will be moderated by Tamara Walker, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. This event is part of the...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	02/15/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
Art at Lunch - Clocks, Calendars, and Conversion Charts Art at Lunch - Clocks, Calendars, and Conversion Charts Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 15, 2012 This talk explores how the first modern globalization wave around 1900 profoundly altered notions of time, space, and simultaneity. In 1884, Greenwich Mean Time was adopted as a new universal time standard. Clocks and watches became more affordable and proliferated among ordinary people and as a consequence, new understandings of personal time management, punctuality and time efficiency emerged. Vanessa Ogle, from the University of Pennsvlvania, traces these heated and controversial debates...	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)	02/15/12	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia
Network: Launch into Fashion Network: Launch into Fashion Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design February 17, 2012 Rock your favorite style and accessories for a night of cocktails, local DJ, and the chance to meet some of Philadelphia’s top designers and fashion experts. Featured speakers: Elissa Bloom, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator, launching this spring at Macy’s Center City Jay McCarroll, Philadelphia-based designer and winner of Project Runway, season one. Currently Jay is Chief Creative Officer for Jay...	Moore College of Art & Design	02/17/12	Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia
Family Arts Academy: Dance of Color Family Arts Academy: Dance of Color Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 19, 2012 You’ll always want to find your beam of sunlight to sit in after decorating your windows with these faux stained glass designs. See how easy it is to fill your home with dancing colors every day by creating your own Tiffany-inspired paper window hangings.	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)	02/19/12	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia
Fair Trade Coffee Fair Fair Trade Coffee Fair Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 22, 2012 Learn all about the ins, outs, and ethics of fair trade coffee production courtesy of Fair Trade Philadelphia while enjoying free samples of your favorite brew from local coffee shops including Mugshots and Grindcore House. This event is part of The Free Library of Philadelphia's One Book One Philadelphia Program.	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	02/22/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
Art at Lunch - Moe Brooker: Start to Finish Art at Lunch - Moe Brooker: Start to Finish Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 22, 2012 Artist and PAFA faculty member Moe Brooker has been instructing young artists for almost forty years. Brooker’s philosophy of art-making includes the belief that process determines product, focusing specifically on how studio practices and choice of materials determines the types of images that an artist creates. This talk by Brooker, at the same time that an exhibition of his work is on view in PAFA’s Alumni Gallery, highlights his own process of creation and tracks the...	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)	02/22/12	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia
Reimagining Urban Highways Reimagining Urban Highways Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 23, 2012 After decades of disinvestment, many American cities are rebounding and growing their cultural, economic, and environmental assets. Despite their renewal, cities such as Philadelphia, New York, New Orleans, and St. Louis are saddled with highways located in their increasingly popular downtowns. How should cities change highways to meet 21st-century needs and contemporary urban lifestyles? This panel discussion will look at successful urban highway removal projects in Milwaukee,...	Academy of Natural Sciences	02/23/12	Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Family Arts Academy: Painted Stories Family Arts Academy: Painted Stories Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 26, 2012 Celebrate Black History month by exploring the studio process of artist Jacob Lawrence and then trying it for yourself. Mine your everyday experiences for an inspiring scene and then move through color stations in the studios to bring it to life, one bright shade at a time.	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)	02/26/12	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia
Art at Lunch - Between Shores: Henry Ossawa Tanner and Transatlanticism Art at Lunch - Between Shores: Henry Ossawa Tanner and Transatlanticism Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 29, 2012 Henry Ossawa Tanner lived a life between two shores of the Atlantic – America and France – and his navigation of these national boundaries deeply affected his art. Tanner pursued his prolific body of religious paintings solely during this time “in between,” never painting a religious scene on American soil, and in this talk, Jeff Richmond-Moll, a Lecturing Fellow at PAFA, discusses how a Transatlantic vision of space and a precedent of “betweenness” in...	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)	02/29/12	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia
Town Square: Tracking Energy Use for Condos and Co-ops Town Square: Tracking Energy Use for Condos and Co-ops Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 14, 2012 Condo and co-op owners are invited to find out how a potential Philadelphia city requirement to report energy usage would apply to their buildings and what tools are available to track and reduce energy usage and associated costs.	Academy of Natural Sciences	03/14/12	Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
2012 Women's Way Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize 2012 Women's Way Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize Presented by Women's Way at Moore College of Art & Design March 15, 2012 Awards program and discussion with author Rebecca Traister followed by celebration and book signing. This event is free, thanks to the generosity of the Hamilton Family Foundation.	Women's Way	03/15/12	Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia
Doing Time/Depth of Surface: A Philagrafika Exhibition Doing Time/Depth of Surface: A Philagrafika Exhibition Presented by Philagrafika at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Doing Time \| Depth of Surface, commissioned by Philagrafika, is an exhibition exploring the architecture and stories of Philadelphia’s historic Holmesburg Prison. Spanish artists Patricia Gómez Villaescusa and María Jesús González Fernández have created large-format “printings” of drawings, paintings and graffiti left by former inmates on the walls of the prison, which opened in 1896 and operated for nearly a century before being...	Philagrafika	01/28/12 - 03/17/12	Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia
Materiality: Annual Alumnae Exhibition at Moore Materiality: Annual Alumnae Exhibition at Moore Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Juried exhibition featuring original fabric yardage designs, as well as a curated selection of fashion designs. Celebrating the works of graduates of all majors, focusing on textile and fashion design, this show is held in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia.	Moore College of Art & Design	01/28/12 - 03/17/12	Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia
Shizuko Kimura: The Poetics of Form Shizuko Kimura: The Poetics of Form Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Working directly from live models, Japanese artist Shizuko Kimura creates intricately rendered figure drawings that fuse Asian aesthetics with Western concepts of figurative art and abstraction. In allegiance to the performative elements of drawing, her intimate works demonstrate the stitched mark’s ability to record subtle gesture and capture the essential vitality of the human body through a reductive use of line and texture.	Moore College of Art & Design	01/28/12 - 03/17/12	Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia
A Circumstantial Assembly A Circumstantial Assembly Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 28-March 17, 2012 Featuring recent work created by former fellows in the Center for Emerging Visual Artists’ Career Development Program, this exhibition explores the diverse ways that contemporary artists are (re)interpreting fiber art-based traditions and techniques. Participating artists include: Jill Marleah Bell, Susan Benarcik, Ana Hernandez, Mark Khaisman, Daniel Kornrumpf, Jedediah Morfit and Binod Shrestha. Held in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia, a city-wide biennial celebrating...	Moore College of Art & Design	01/28/12 - 03/17/12	Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Sarah Vowell, Author of Unfamiliar Fishes A Conversation with Sarah Vowell, Author of Unfamiliar Fishes Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 22, 2012 Cultural critic and public radio giant Sarah Vowell is a contributing editor for National Public Radio's This American Life and the author of The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Take the Cannoli, and Assassination Vacation. Known for her witty and irreverent exposés of the glorious conundrums of United States history, Vowell examines the far-reaches of Western intervention in our 50th state in her new book, Unfamiliar Fishes. With an eye not just to power but...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	03/22/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Lionel Shriver and Heidi Julavits A Conversation with Lionel Shriver and Heidi Julavits Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 27, 2012 Lionel Shriver is the author of ten novels and the recipient of the 2005 Orange Prize for her acclaimed book We Need to Talk About Kevin, recently adapted into a major motion picture. With her gift for psychological portraiture and a knack for skewering timely social phenomena, Shriver's work is "tough, complicated, brilliant," according to The New Republic's Ruth Franklin. "Shriver isn’t the kind of writer who lets her themes bubble up opaquely; she seizes...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	03/27/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Robert Kanigel, Author of On an Irish Island A Conversation with Robert Kanigel, Author of On an Irish Island Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 28, 2012 Robert Kanigel, author of The Man Who Knew Infinity, tells the story of Great Blasket Island—an island off the coast of Ireland that remained untouched by modern living well into the 20th century. With the Irish language rapidly vanishing from the mainland, Great Blasket, a beautiful, remote island of 150 residents, managed to preserve both a language and a way of life. When scholars and writers such as John Millington Synge began to visit, the island blossomed as the center of...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	03/28/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Arlen Specter, Author of Life Among the Cannibals A Conversation with Arlen Specter, Author of Life Among the Cannibals Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 29, 2012 The longest-serving senator in Pennsylvania history, Senator Arlen Specter began his goodbye speech after 30 years in office by declaring: "This is not a farewell address but rather a closing argument." Referring to the internal ideological wrangling that forced him from the Republican Party in 2009—only to be defeated in a Democratic primary in 2010—Specter decried the gridlocked Senate in his farewell address, lamenting: "In some quarters, compromise has become a...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	03/29/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Anthony Shadid, Author of House of Stone A Conversation with Anthony Shadid, Author of House of Stone Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library April 4, 2012 A sharp-eyed chronicler of the human stories behind the news, Anthony Shadid is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner—for his 2004 Washington Post coverage of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq, and his 2010 coverage of the United States' withdrawal from the country. Former Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post, he is the author of Night Draws Near, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. One of...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	04/04/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
Design Zone Design Zone Presented by The Franklin Institute at The Franklin Institute January 28-April 12, 2012 What does it take to create a great videogame? How many beats per second does a DJ need to get bodies moving on the dance floor? How do designers create a roller coaster to produce the biggest thrills? Design Zone is organized into three thematic zones, all highlighting the importance of science and mathematical thinking in areas critical to building creativity and innovation: art, music, and engineering. Discover the secrets behind how videogame developers, music producers, roller coaster...	The Franklin Institute	01/28/12 - 04/12/12	The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
Moe Brooker: The Evidence of Things Not Seen Moe Brooker: The Evidence of Things Not Seen Presented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 10-April 15, 2012 Gallery exhibiting the works of Moe Brooker.	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)	02/10/12 - 04/15/12	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia
A Conversation with Robert Polito on David Goodis A Conversation with Robert Polito on David Goodis Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library April 19, 2012 2012 Philadelphia Book Festival An editor, poet, and critic, Robert Polito is Director of Writing Programs at The New School and the author of National Book Critics Circle Award winner Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson, which untangled Thompson the author from his trademark psychopathic characters and grim tales of failed lives. Polito's new book is a landmark volume that collects five great novels from the height of noir cult favorite noir David Goodis's career....	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	04/19/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
A Glorious Enterprise Book Talk and Signing A Glorious Enterprise Book Talk and Signing Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences April 25, 2012 Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Senior Fellow Robert M. Peck and historical biographer Patricia Tyson Stroud chronicle 200 years of Academy history in their newly published coffee-table book, A Glorious Enterprise: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the Making of American Science. This beautifully illustrated history includes natural-light photographs of Academy specimens by noted photographer Rosamond Purcell. Find out more about the making...	Academy of Natural Sciences	04/25/12	Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
A Conversation with David Bezmozgis and Leela Corman A Conversation with David Bezmozgis and Leela Corman Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library April 26, 2012 Called "an astute and compassionate observer, a meticulous historian and a gifted stylist" by Adam Langer in the New York Times, David Bezmozgis emigrated from Riga, Latvia to Toronto in 1980. His debut collection Natasha, about a family who fled the Riga of Brezhnev for Toronto, the city of their dreams, was named a 2004 New York Times Notable Book and won the Commonwealth Writer's Prize for First Book. In 2010, Bezmozgis was included in The New...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	04/26/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Alison Bechdel, Author of Are You My Mother? A Conversation with Alison Bechdel, Author of Are You My Mother? Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library May 3, 2012 Since its inception in 1983, Alison Bechdel’s comic strip Dykes To Watch Out For has become a countercultural institution, widely anthologized and translated. Her 2006 bestselling memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic was named a Best Book of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, People, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, the Village Voice, and San Francisco Chronicle, among others. In her new book,...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	05/03/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
Walk MS 2012 Walk MS 2012 Presented by National MS Society - Delaware Valley at Philadelphia Museum of Art May 5, 2012 With 18 Walk MS sites throughout the Greater Delaware Valley, it's easy to find an event that's right for you. Choose from a variety of walk lengths and scenic routes.	National MS Society - Delaware Valley	05/05/12	Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Buzz Bissinger, Author of Father's Day A Conversation with Buzz Bissinger, Author of Father's Day Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library May 16, 2012 Philadelphia's own Buzz Bissinger is the author of the bestselling nonfiction classic on high school football, Friday Night Lights, which was turned into a successful film as well as an NBC television series. A former reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Bissinger has won the Pulitzer Prize and the Livingston Award, and his other books include A Prayer for the City and Three Nights in August. Father’s Day is the true story of a father’s...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	05/16/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia
A Conversation with Carlin Romano, Author of America the Philosophical A Conversation with Carlin Romano, Author of America the Philosophical Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library May 21, 2012 Carlin Romano, critic-at-large of The Chronicle of Higher Education, spent 25 years as Literary Critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he also served at various times as cultural reporter, general assignment city staffer, and correspondent based in St. Petersburg, Russia. A former president of the National Book Critics Circle, he was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in criticism. His work has appeared in many publications, including The Nation, The New...	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library	05/21/12	Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia