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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…

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…

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…

Want to learn how to pull mozzarella? Does canning seem interesting but way too intimidating? Ever ponder what a beekeeper actually does or wonder about the day in the life of a nationally acclaimed film director? Head over to Philly Farm & Food Fest (#Fest) on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Annex from 11:00 am to…