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Coming Soon: @recess_monkey’s Wired Tour Arrives in #Philly

Say it Rah-shay By May 19, 2014 1 Comment

Inspired by the breathtaking creativity and inventiveness of today’s DIY kids, kindie music icon Recess Monkey celebrates “maker” culture with the band’s eleventh studio recording, Wired. Recess Monkey’s Wired Tourbrings the rocking trio of Seattle teachers to the Philadelphia area for two high-voltage, all ages shows at 7:00 p.m on Saturday, June 28 at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Rd., Kennett Square and 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 29 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin…

Family-Friendly FREE Coming to the @KimmelCenter

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts brings double the fun with back to back Saturday family-friendly fare that will get youngsters cognitive skills roaring. Parents, grandparents and adults young at heart are invited to bring their young ones to the monthly installment of PNC Grow Up Great and the annual FREE Organ Day. On May 31, PNC Grow Up Great New York artist Louie…

Ten Ways to Visit Philly (and the surrounding suburbs!)

This week Stasha is asking us about ways to share the city we call home. I called upon some of my blogging friends for help with ten places to kick it when you visit Philly and the surrounding suburbs.     1. The American Swedish Historical Museum Pippi Lonstocking exhibit The American Swedish Museum visited by library and they were awesome!…

New at @AcadNatSci – Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution

Travel to New Guinea this spring and follow a real-life adventure to discover exotic birds-of-paradise, an elegant example of extreme evolution, in the highly interactive exhibit Birds of Paradise: Amazing Avian Evolution, at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.   Found only in New Guinea and parts of Australia, birds-of-paradise are known for their ornate feathers and tail plumes and…

A Night with @OperaPhila

As part of my “A Taste of the Arts of Philadelphia” prize, I was sent a pair of tickets to the opera, Mozart’s Don Giovanni. I wasn’t sure what to expect; I love classical music but my exposure to opera comes from a few arias on a classical music’s Greatest Moments CD. The Bee was voluntold to go with me;…