Events
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A Conversation with George Dyson, Turning's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 13, 2012 In the 1940s and 1950s, a group of brilliant engineers led by John von Neumann gathered in Princeton, New Jersey with the joint goal of realizing Alan Turing's theoretical universal machine—a thought experiment that scientists use to understand the limits of mechanical computation. As a result of their fervent work, the crucial advancements that dominated 20th century technology emerged. In Turing's Cathedral, technology historian George Dyson recreates the scenes of focused... |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library |
03/13/12 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
Tiny Tots
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 1-March 14, 2012 Young children and their favorite adults can join the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in exploring nature through games, crafts, songs, and museum explorations. Tiny Tots Explorers are for ages 3-4. An appropriate snack will be provided. There is a different theme for each session.
You may register for a single session or the entire series. Session size is limited to 10 adult/child pairs. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
02/01/12 -
03/14/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
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
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 |
A Conversation with Elaine Pagels: Revelations
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 15, 2012 Elaine Pagels exploded the myth of the early Christian Church as a unified movement in her 1979 book The Gnostic Gospels, which won both the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award, and was chosen by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best books of the 20th century. Known for her work in translating the Nag Hammadi Library, she joined the Princeton faculty in 1982, shortly after receiving a MacArthur Fellowship. Her other books include The Origin of Satan; New York... |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library |
03/15/12 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
One Book, One Philadelphia 10th Anniversary Celebration
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia at Four Seasons Hotel March 15, 2012 Enjoy a spectacular evening of food and entertainment as the Free Library is joined by former One Book authors to celebrate 10 years of One Book, One Philadelphia! The evening will also feature the world premiere of an original musical composition inspired by this year’s featured selection, written by Gabriella Smith of the Curtis Institute of Music. |
Free Library of Philadelphia |
03/15/12 |
Four Seasons Hotel, Philadelphia |
One Book, One Philadelphia Grand Finale with Edwidge Danticat, Author of Create Dangerously
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 16, 2012 Featured author Edwidge Danticat will discuss the themes in the 2012 One Book, One Philadelphia selection, Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work. The evening will also feature an exciting musical performance by Haitian American composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain, whose eclectic works have included commissions from Carnegie Hall and the Library of Congress as well as collaborations with artists ranging from Philip Glass to Lady Gaga. |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library |
03/16/12 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
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
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
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
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 |
Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Franklin Institute Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at The Franklin Institute March 17, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults!
Someone, or something, has been bumping off Franklin Institute staffers involved in the recent discovery of a long-lost invention by Benjamin Franklin. This “infernal machine” has a murky past: Freemasons supposedly used it as part of a secret ritual. Are the deaths caused by the invention, or part of the fabled “Curse of the Freemasons”? Or is a serial killer on the loose? Your... |
Watson Adventures |
03/17/12 |
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia |
Violinist Benjamin Beilman and Pianist Yekwon Sunwoo
Presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 18, 2012 “A poised and monstrously talented violinist” (Philadelphia Inquirer), 2010 Musical Fund Society award winner Benjamin Beilman is rapidly gaining attention for his “impeccable playing, eloquence and flair” (Musical America). For his PCMS recital debut with fellow Curtis Institute student Yekwon Sunwoo on piano, the fast-rising young star gives the world premiere of Curtis alum Chris Rogerson’s violin sonata alongside sonatas by Mozart, Strauss and... |
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society |
03/18/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
A Conversation with Claude Lanzmann, Author of The Patagonian Hare: A Memoir
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 19, 2012 French filmmaker and journalist Claude Lanzmann achieved worldwide acclaim for his nine-and-a-half-hour cinematic epic Shoah. Unlike other films on the subject of the Holocaust, Shoah used only first-hand accounts from perpetrators and survivors of the death camps, as Lanzmann believed that any attempt to reproduce the history would be to relive the genocide. Born in Paris in 1925, Lanzmann survived the German occupation of France, fought with the French Resistance during World War... |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library |
03/19/12 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
A Conversation with Jeanette Winterson, Author of Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library March 20, 2012 Jeanette Winterson's 1985 book Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a quasi-autobiographical novel about an adopted daughter's budding lesbian sexuality and relationship with her evangelical mother, won the Whitbread Prize for best first novel, and inspired a BAFTA award-winning BBC television adaptation. With "a reputation as a holy terror, a lesbian desperado and a literary genius” (Salon), Winterson is passionate about the transformative power of art.... |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library |
03/20/12 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
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 |
Dish It Up!
Presented by Women Against Abuse at Moore College of Art & Design March 22, 2012 Join us for a night of cocktails and delicious cuisine from Philadelphia's most celebrated female chefs and women-owned restaurants as they compete for the Purple Dish Award!
Dress in purple for the purple carpet, and feast with local TV personalities and food critics!
Join us for the excitement and glamour of Dish It Up! Get your tickets today! |
Women Against Abuse |
03/22/12 |
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia |
Bicentennial Weekend
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 24-March 25, 2012 The Academy of Natural Sciences kicks off its yearlong Bicentennial with exciting events, special programs, public engagement activities, and a fascinating exhibit of stories, treasures and current research. Founded in 1812, the Academy is the nation’s oldest natural history museum. The festivities begin March 24 with family activities, special appearances, music, games, crafts, the exhibit opening and, of course, birthday cake. More exciting programs are planned through March 2013. |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
03/24/12 -
03/25/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
Zaha Hadid: Form in Motion
Presented by Philadelphia Museum of Art at Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building September 20, 2011-March 25, 2012 Innovative architect Zaha Hadid, who in 2004 became the first female recipient of the renowned Pritzker Architecture Prize, has advanced the vocabulary of contemporary architecture and design through the exploration of complex fluid geometries and the use of cutting-edge techniques and manufacturing technologies. For this exhibition—the first in the United States to feature her product designs—the Iraqi-born British architect has created a sculptural environment for a selection... |
Philadelphia Museum of Art |
09/20/11 -
03/25/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art - Perelman Building, Philadelphia |
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
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 |
Moore Kicks Off Continuing Education Winter Quarter on January 23, 2012
Presented by Moore College of Art & Design at Moore College of Art & Design January 23-March 29, 2012 Kickstart your New Year’s resolution by rediscovering a new career! Moore offers certificate programs that prepare adults for career redirection in a select group of especially rewarding design fields: Web Design; Digital Media for Print & Web; Fashion Studies; and Interior Design Studies. Eight courses are required to earn a certificate and each course meets one evening a week for 10 weeks. Adults with busy lives can still find time to create new career possibilities for... |
Moore College of Art & Design |
01/23/12 -
03/29/12 |
Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia |
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 |
Watson Adventures’ Murder at the Philadelphia Art Museum Scavenger Hunt
Presented by Watson Adventures at Philadelphia Museum of Art March 31, 2012 Join Watson Adventures on a unique murder mystery scavenger hunt for adults!
A murdered curator has left behind a cryptic trail of clues connected with secrets in works of art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. As your team gathers answers about the art, you begin to piece together a sordid tale about greed, lust, pride, revenge and treachery, all revolving around the museum’s planned multi-million dollar purchase of a Leonardo Da Vinci. The murder victim knew too... |
Watson Adventures |
03/31/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
Guitarist David Starobin
Presented by Philadelphia Chamber Music Society at Philadelphia Museum of Art April 1, 2012 Arguably the most influential American classical guitarist of the 20th century, David Starobin is equally adept with contemporary compositions and cornerstone Spanish repertoire. The Grammy-nominated guitarist’s Sunday afternoon recital at the Art Museum features works from his most recent CD, Sor & Giuliani, along with his own compositions and lesser-known jewels by Regondi, Rouders and Bland. |
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society |
04/01/12 |
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
A Conversation with Rosamond Bernier, Author of Some of My Lives
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library April 3, 2012 Born in Philadelphia, 95-year-old Rosamond Bernier has tamed wild animals, flown her own plane, and befriended the likes of Henri Matisse, Leonard Bernstein, and Frida Kahlo. The first-ever European features editor for Vogue in post-war Paris, she co-founded the influential art magazine L’OEIL in 1955. Returning stateside in 1971, she embraced a new career as a lecturer and married the love of her life, New York Times art critic John Russell. Bernier's vivid... |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library |
04/03/12 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
Budapest to Istanbul- Cruising the Danube
Presented by Geographical Society of Philadelphia at Academy of Natural Sciences April 4, 2012 Cruise the historic Danube River viewing spectacular natural beauty and dramatic landscapes. Take the visual journey with filmmaker Clint Denn (in person) from Hungary, to Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and into Istanbul, Turkey. |
Geographical Society of Philadelphia |
04/04/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
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 |
Academy Spring Explorers Camp
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences March 28-April 10, 2012 Looking for a way to entertain the kids during spring break? The Academy will host a fun and educational day camp for children ages 5 to 12. Each day includes a teacher-naturalist presentation, exhibit exploration, games, crafts and other interactive activities. Days may be reserved individually or as part of a longer experience.
Topics and Dates:
March 28th and April 6th Awesome Animals
March 29th and April 5th: Wild Science
March 30th, April 4th and 9th:... |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
03/28/12 -
04/10/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
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 |
