Holiday Shopping Ideas from the Vikings
11/19/2018
Need some holiday shopping ideas? The Viking exhibit at the Franklin has some with guaranteed lasting power. … More Holiday Shopping Ideas from the Vikings
Category: Philadelphia
Libraries Round the World: At the Mütter
11/01/2018
Technically I wasn’t here to see Dr. Mütter or his library but for a jazz concert by a talented local band, The Hot Club of Philadelphia. The concert took place upstairs in the historic Mitchell Hall. After seeing an unusual bloodletting display, I couldn’t resist sharing a post-Halloween update. The Mütter is a medical … More Libraries Round the World: At the Mütter
A Night at the Penitentiary
10/13/2018
Be brave and experience your scariest Halloween with TERROR BEHIND THE WALLS at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA.
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Viking Ships Invade North America
09/29/2018
Check out a viking ship that made it all the way from Norway to Philadelphia! Invading other cities on the East Coast. … More Viking Ships Invade North America
British Cartoons – Still Funny 200 Years Later
05/18/2018
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a special exhibit going on – Biting Wit & Brazen Folly: British Satirical Prints from 1780 – 1830. These caricatures poke fun at the rich, the poor, and everyone in between. But I prefer to call them cartoons. I bet some will make you smile and glad you are … More British Cartoons – Still Funny 200 Years Later
Strauss’s Symphonic Poem: An Ode to the Death of an Artist
04/24/2018
April’s National Poetry Month and what better way to celebrate than with some musical poetry performed last weekend by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Symphonic poems are what they sound like: poems set to music. But the words must be imagined. Since 2001, Philadelphia’s symphony has performed in the modern Kimmel Center south of historic City Hall. … More Strauss’s Symphonic Poem: An Ode to the Death of an Artist
