The postings represent samplings of events in and around the area. Please visit "What's in the Area" for complete schedules.
Eastern State Penitentiary Adventure Tour
Saturday, March 6th to Monday, March 15th at Philadelphia, PA
Thru March 15th!
Enjoy a one-hour guided tour through the penitentary complex. Tour routes generally include the cellblocks, center suveillance hub, Al Capone's cell and the newly restored Alfred W. Fleisher Memorial Synagogue.
Eastern State Penitentiary • 22nd St. & Fairmount Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19130 • 215-236-3300 • www.easternstate.org
Tickets: $12; $10 seniors; $8 students and children
Ancient Rome & America
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, August 1st at National Constitution Center, Independence Mall
Ongoing through August 1st!
WORLD PREMIER EXHIBITION!
Discover the cultural, political, and social connections between the lost world of ancient Rome and modern America, featuring over 300 artifacts from Italy and the United States.
Saturday, March 6th to Friday, March 12th at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford
Ongoing thru March 12th
Morris Arboretum and New Directions in American Landscape will cosponsor the 21st annual seminar. Discussions will include lawn alterntives, reforestation and habitat creation. There will be guest speakers with high levels in expertise on innovative practices.
Dinotopia
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, May 16th at Delaware Art Museum
Ongoing thru May 16th
The Delaware Art Museum is presenting a new exhibit titled "Dinotopia: The Fantastical Art of James Gurney." The works in the exhibition are inspired by archaeology, lost civilizations and the art of illustration. Gurney's Dinotopia is an extraordinary place where humans and dinosaurs live in harmony in a society that has its own language and alphabet. Gurney's stories and art fuse fantasy with scientific accuracy.
Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway , Wilmington, Del.
Tickets: Adults $12; seniors (60 and older) $10; students and youth (ages 7 to 18) $6; children (6 and younger) free. Free admission on Sundays.
Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds, The Original Exhibition, & The Brain
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, April 18th, 9:30 am - 9:00 pm at The Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street, Phila., PA 19103
Extended by popular demand! Ongoing through April 18th.
Take an eye-opening journey through the inner workings of the human body in this follow-up to 2005's extremely popular BODY WORLDS exhibition. Experience the human body in all its' elegance and complexity in the exhibition of entire bodies in dramatic poses.
Due to anticipated demand, advance purchases are strongly recommended. Senior Tickets are $24.75.
Additional info and tickets available at 1-877-834-8497, or visit www.fi.edu
Larry Kane's Ticket to Ride (Beatles)
Saturday, March 6th to Saturday, March 27th, Fridays at 5 & 8 pm, and Saturdays at 8 pm thru March at The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th Street, Phila, PA 19103
The man who was at every stops brings you the inside story of the 1964 and 1965 Beatles Tours of North America that changed the world
. Your ticket includes a free recorded interview CD of "The Beatles with Larry!"
. Hosted by rock historian and radio impresario Denny Somach
For tickets, call 215-448-1254 or visit www.fi.edu
Mancuso Quilt and Antique Shows
Saturday, March 6th to Thursday, October 14th
2010 SHOW CALENDAR
March 4-7: The Quilt Fest of New Jersey VI, Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset, NJ
April 29-May 2: Denver National Quilt Festival V, Denver Merchandise Mart,
Denver, CO
August 19-22: World Quilt Show – New England, Premier of the 2010 World Quilt Show XIV, Radisson Center of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH
August 29: Historic New Castle Antiques Show, Battery Park, Historic New Castle, DE
September 16 - 19: Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVII, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA
October 14-17: Pacific International Quilt Festival XIX, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
November 12-14: World Quilt Show – Florida, Grand Finale of the 2010 World Quilt Show XIV, Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, FL
Saturday, March 6th to Saturday, April 24th at Rainbow Dinner Theater, Paradise, PA
Bridget and her Grandmother are about to become roommates! However, what
Ongoing thru March 6th!
Bridget saw as a unique opportunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York for the summer quickly turns into an experience she’ll never forget! It seems her sweet Grandma is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five borough area! Will Bridget be able to handle all the excitement? Will her Nana get arrested - or worse! - evicted?? Come to find out! For further information, visit www.rainbowtheatre.com
Norman Rockwell Exhibit
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, March 14th, 10 AM to 9 PM at King of Prussia Mall
Ongoing thru March 14th!
Step into the world of Norman Rockwell in this unique interactive exhibition. Experience the imaginative scenes of American life created by Norman Rockwell's most famous Saturday Evening Post covers. Brought to life in theatrical environments and multi-media productions, the exhibit presents a once-in-a-lifetime experience that represents the very best of America's past and present as only Norman Rockwell could envision.
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, March 14th at Academy of Music, Phila. PA
10% off Select Perforances of Carmina Burana!
Program II Carmina Burana - ongoing thru March 13th
Program III Chopin Celebration - March 13th and 14th
For tickets and additional information, call 215-893-1999, or visit www.paballet.org
Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, April 25th, Times: Tuesday-Thursday: 11 am-5 pm Friday: 11 am-8:45 pm Saturday-Sunday: 10 am-6 pm at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA
Ongoing thru April 25th!
Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris surveys Picasso's work during crucial decades, from his early experiments with abstraction to his pioneering role in the development of Cubism, as well as exploring his dialogue with Surrealism and other important art movements in the ensuing decades.
Info Phone: 2152357469
Pleasures & Pastimes in Japanese Art
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, March 28th, 10 to 5 at Philadelphia Museum of Art
Ongoing thru March 18th!
This exhibit features costumes, masks and instruments related to Noh theater, ceramic sake vessels, playing cards and other recreation-related items, and artworks depicting the enjoyment of various pastimes.
26th St. & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.
Philadelphia, PA 19130 Information: 215-763-8100
Tickets: Included in admission
RESPECT - A Musical Journey of Women
Saturday, March 6th to Saturday, May 1st, Wed. 2:00 & 7:30 pm, Thurs. 7:30 pm, Fri. 8:00 pm, Sat. 2:00 & 8:00 pm, Sun. 3:00 pm at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. 8th Street, Phila., PA 19147
Now extended to May!
RESPECT is a high-energy celebration of just how much women have changed - captured through the best songs of the past 100 years!
For tickets and additional info., call 215-923-0210 or visit Comcasttix.com
Romeo and Juliet
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, April 11th at Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. 2nd St., Phila., PA
The challenge in finding two actors to play the enormous roles of Romeo and Juliet, so full of poetry and passion, and still convincingly look and sound like teenagers, are found in Evan Jonigkeit (Romeo) and Mahira Kakkar (Juliet).
Tickets $29-$48. For additional info, call 215-922-1122 or visit www.ardentheatre.org
The Magic of Hollywood: The Gene London Costume Collection
Saturday, March 6th to Wednesday, June 30th at Reading Public Museum
Ongoing thru June 30th!
This exhibit will feature over 100 costumes created by some of Hollywood's top designers, including 12 costumes from 'Gone With the Wind".
Saturday, March 6th to Sunday, July 11th at University Of Philadelphia Museum
Ongoing thru July 11th!
This exhibit features never before displayed objects from the private collections of Lenape people in Pennsylvania, in addition to historic and contemporary photographs, and archaeological objects from the collections of Penn Museum. Ancient masks, dolls, jewelry, and other traditional arts are featured, as well as a number of once-secret family heirlooms, rich with hidden Lenape symbolism, dating from the early 1800s.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology • 3260 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19104 • 215-898-4000 • www.penn.museum
Tickets: Included in admission
Butterflies
Monday, March 8th to Thursday, November 4th at Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103
This new, permanent exhibition features a lush garden filled with colorful plants and dozens of exotic butterflies from around the world. Admission to the Butterflies exhibit is an additional $2 per person.
The Irish and How They Got That Way
Monday, March 8th to Wednesday, March 31st at Kimmel Center - Innovation Studio 260 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Times:
8 pm on Thursdays and Fridays
5 pm and 8 pm on Saturdays
3 pm on Sundays
215-731-3333
Carrie Underwood
Thursday, March 11th to Monday, March 29th, 7:30 PM at Sovereign Performing Art Center 136 N. 6th Street, Reading, PA
Two dates - 3/112010 & 3/29/2010
610-898-7299
Taste of Home Cooking show comes to Chester County
Thursday, March 11th, 6:00
Daily Local News is bringing the Taste of Home Cooking Show to Chester County. Thursday, March 11 from 7 to 9 pm. Doors open at 6 PM. Local vendor trade show runs from 3pm to 6pm. Tickets and additional information are available online at www.dailylocal.com or clip the coupon in the Daily Local. Tickets are $12; 10 tickets or more $8 ea. Directions are available from Hillview Resident Joan Childs at 610-430-1135.
Harlem Globetrotters
Friday, March 12th, 7:00 PM at The Liacouras Center, Temple University
Purchase tickets online at ComcastTix.com, by phone at 800-298-4200, or at the venue office.
Groups of 10 or more save money! Call 215-389-9542.
March 12-14, 2010: Somerset, New Jersey, Garden State Exhibit Ctr.
March 19-21, 1010: Oaks, PA, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Spring with more than 300 artists! This show has more gourmet foods than any of our other shows this season - more than 20 vendors offering everything from mixes and dips to jams and sweet treats - so stop by to sample and stock up on all your favorite snacks.
Directions: From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, exit at Valley Forge and stay to the right. Take exit for US-202 South (West Chester). Get in left lane for US-422 West (Pottstown). Take US-422 West to Oaks exit. Turn left onto Egypt Road. Turn Left at the 3rd light onto Station Avenue. Follow Signs to the Expo Center.
March 26-28, 2010: Hartford, CT, Connecticut Expo Ctr.
April 9-11, 2010: Gaithersburg, Maryland, Mont. Co. Fairgrounds
April 16-18, 2010: Timonium, Maryland, MD State Fairgrounds,
Tuesday, March 16th, 8PM at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
On Sale NOW at LiveNation.com or ComcastTIX.com
www.michaelbuble.com
Chester County Antique Show
Friday, March 19th to Sunday, March 21st at Westtown School, 975 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA
The Chester Co. Historical Society will present the 28th annual Chester Co. Antique Show. This year will include 60 dealers of 18th and 19th century American English and Continental furniture, rugs, paintings, porcelain, jewelry and more. For times and additional info., call 610-692-4800
Kimmel Center presents (March lineup)
Friday, March 19th to Saturday, March 27th at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Avenue of the Arts (S. Broad St.), Phila., PA
Friday, 3/19 at 8:00 pm in Verizon Hall
Danilo Perez - Things to Come: 21st Century Dizzy
Pianist Danilo Perez creates a deeply personal evening reminiscing about of the 20th Century's great jazz influences, Dizzy Gillespie
Tuesday, March 23rd at 8:00 pm in Verizon Hall
San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Katarina Karneus, algo
The Westminster Choir
MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Ressurection")
Saturday, March 27th, 7:30 pm in the Perelman Theater
Brooklyn Rider and 2 Foot Yard
Genre-defying string quartertet Brooklyn Rider is joined by experimental voice-and-string trio 2 Foot yard for a vitally creative evening, with Carla Kihistedt
For additional info and tickets, please call 215-893-1999, or visit www.kimmelcenter.org
Third Annual Playshop Festival - The Play is the Thing
Sunday, March 21st at Shubin Theatre, 407 Bainbridge Street, Phila.
Five area playwrights will be featured during the Philadelphia Theatre Workshop's third annual Playshop Festival. The festival will produce Kathy Anderson's Front Row Seat; Our Lady of Balenciaga, by Michael Whistler; The Sex Tape Play, by Quinn Eli; The Sleep Detective, by Alex Dremann; and What Would You Do?. by Aaron Jacobs. Each week, the director, cast, and design team rehearse in front of one of the selected playwrights. At the end of the wewek, they perfor in front of an audience; members can offer feedback that can be added to the shows. A schedule and tickets, which cost $10, are available at www.philadelphiatheatreworkshop.org For further info, call 215-316-1361.
The Lion King
Tuesday, March 23rd to Saturday, April 24th at Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Disney's "The Lion King" (March 23 to April 24, tickets start at $23 -- on sale Nov. 6 at 10 a.m.). 215-731-3333, www.kimmelcenter.org, the Kimmel box office (Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia).
Olivia Newton-John Appearance
Friday, March 26th to Saturday, March 27th at West Chester University, 700 High St., West Chester
Olivia Newton-John will headline a two-day event focusing on health, wellness and environmental conservation. This event will benefit the ACEER Foundation (Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research).
Saturday, April 17th to Tuesday, April 20th at 250 King of Prussia Road Radnor, PA 19087
Phone: 215-387-3500
http://www.philaantiques.com/
Immaculata University Art Show
Saturday, May 8th to Sunday, May 16th at Immaculata University, Malvern, PA
The free show will be open to the public from Saturday, May 8, through Sunday, May 16.
For more information about the art show, readers may call 610-647-4400, ext. 3143, or visit www.immaculata.edu/artshow. The university is located 20 miles west of Philadelphia, south of the intersection of routes 30 and 352, between Paoli and Exton.
The Lord of the Dance
Friday, May 14th to Sunday, May 16th at Merriam Theater, Phliladelphia, PA
Saturday, July 31st, 7:30 pm at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd, Camden, NJ
With special guests Garry Allan and Tyler Dickerson.
Tickets on sale Saturday, 3/7/10 at 10:am, thru www.livenation.com, or visit Live Nation Box Office (111 Presidential Blvd, Bala Cynwyd, PA - 1-800-745-3000)
