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June 19, 2013

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The Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building. Credit: G. Widman for GPTMC

Philadelphia has a particular penchant for the performing and visual arts. From the city’s authentic jazz clubs to the oldest art museum in the county to the storied Avenue of the Arts, the region’s creative side expresses itself through hundreds of music venues, art galleries and theaters.

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  • Make Music Philly

    Daylong “do it yourself” music festival across the city

    Celebrate the first day of summer with beautiful music during Make Music Philly, a free, daylong, “do it yourself” festival.

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  • Art for the Cash Poor

    Annual affordable artwork sale and festival at InLiquid

    Art for the Cash Poor is held at the Crane Arts Building.

    Enhance your personal art collection without breaking the bank at InLiquid’s annual Art for the Cash Poor.

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  • Summer Concert Series at Penn’s Landing

    Free outdoor concerts on the banks of Delaware River all summer long

    Concerts on Penn’s Landing

    Free outdoor concerts on the banks of Delaware River all summer long

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  • Center City District Sips

    Happiest hours all summer long

    The Plaza Cafe at Table 31 participates in Center City Sips.

    Happy hour is more joyful in the summer thanks to Center City District Sips — discounted drinks and appetizers every Wednesday evening.

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  • Hidden City Festival

    Contemporary art in forgotten city sites

    The Metropolitan Opera House.

    Find beauty amongst the abandoned, obscure and inaccessible sites around Philadelphia during the second annual Hidden City Festival.

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  • Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture On The Wall

    Larger than life anniversary exhibition at the Barnes in Philadelphia

    Ellsworth Kelly’s “Barnes Totem” outside the Barnes in Philadelphia.

    The Barnes Foundation is celebrating its first anniversary on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with a special exhibition highlighting the works of famed artist Ellsworth Kelly.

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  • Mann Center for the Performing Arts

    A universe of stellar performers entertains under summertime skies

    Scenic views during Further at the Mann

    The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, one of the nation’s largest outdoor amphitheaters, is a top summer destination for music lovers in Philadelphia.

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  • Tides of Freedom
    African Presence on the Delaware River

    Compelling new exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum

    Independence Seaport Museum on the Delaware River.

    Uncover 300-years of history and the African experience along in Philadelphia during Tides of Freedom: African Presence on the Delaware River, a new exhibition at the Independence Seaport Museum.

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  • The Art of Golf at the
    Philadelphia Museum of Art

    Highlighting the historic depictions of golfing over the centuries

    The Golfers, 1847, by Charles Lees. Oil on canvas, 51 1/2 × 84 1/4 inches (130.8 × 214 cm). Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Purchased with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Art Fund, and the Royal and Ancient Gold Club, 2002.

    Coinciding with the upcoming U.S. Open Championship at Merion Golf Club, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting a new exhibition honoring The Art of Golf.

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  • Philadelphia Museum of Art

    The Art Museum covers 10 acres and houses more than 300,000 works spanning 2,000 years

    Front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

    Like Philadelphia’s own Parthenon, the Philadelphia Museum of Art sits majestically on a rise at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The vast collections of this temple of art make it the third-largest art museum in the country, and an absolute must-see on the city’s cultural circuit.

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