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PRISM Quartet Listening Party with Tom Moon

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Join PRISM Quartet and music critic Tom Moon for a listening party and reception featuring Generate Music, live performances of works by Bresnick and Prestini, and a behind-the-scenes recording talk. More about: PRISM Quartet Listening Party with Tom Moon

Thursday, November 12

What do you want America to be like in the future?

9:00 AM

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Penns

Visit our wish wall, located in the 2nd Floor West Gallery, and write or draw your vision for our nation's future.

Al Gury: Painting and Purpose

10:00 AM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Joins us for the opening reception of Al Gury: Painting and Purpose, an exhibition celebrating the legacy of the beloved painter, educator, author, advocate, and friend.

One After Another: Series and Studies

10:00 AM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

PAFA exhibition exploring seriality in American art, drawn entirely from PAFA’s permanent collection.

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

1:00 PM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Docent-led tour exploring diverse narratives of American art and identity throughout PAFA’s newly restored Historic Landmark Building.

Social Q School League at Cobbs Creek

3:30 PM

Cobbs Creek Golf Campus
7403 Lansdowne Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Grab a partner and compete in 9-hole 2-person scrambles on the Q School Short Course. Each week, your team will earn points based on its performance.

6-Week Thursday Kids Course

4:00 PM

Blue Skies Pottery
933 W Lancaster Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA

Learn wheel throwing and handbuilding in a six-week pottery course for children ages 8–16.

Anansi The Spider

6:00 PM

4740 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Family fun for 3 and up! The Origin of Anansi the Spider is inspired by an African fable from the Ashanti people of Ghana.

Buy, Bye: 100 Artworks at $100 Opening Reception

6:00 PM

Luster Gallery + Studio
1400 N. American Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA

Join us at Luster Gallery + Studio for Buy, Bye, a three-day exhibition celebrating affordable art collecting and Philadelphia-area artists! Featuring 100 original artworks by Philadelphia-area artists, each priced at $100, this three-day affordable art sale makes it easy to start your collection, add something unexpected, or find a meaningful gift. Buy, Bye brings together artists of color, queer artists, women, and femmes, creating opportunities to connect with their work and support the artists shaping our city. See something you love? Make it yours. Artworks are available on a first-come, first-served basis and leave the wall as they sell—so every visit offers a changing view. Exhibition Dates & Hours Thursday, November 12 | 6–9 PM (Opening Reception) Friday, November 13 | 6–9 PM Saturday, November 14 | 12–4 PM Luster Gallery + Studio is located on the 1st floor of the Crane Arts Building (1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Meet & Geek: Fathoming Frankenstein

6:00 PM

Mütter Museum
19 S 22nd St
Philadelphia, PA

The Mütter Museum’s Meet and Geek for November focuses on Frankenstein!

Reception for Let’s Begin in the Middle Exhibit

6:00 PM

InLiquid Gallery
1400 N American St
Philadelphia, PA

Join InLiquid at the InLiquid Gallery on Thursday, November 12, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the reception of Let’s begin in the middle.

American Airlines Global Wine Dinner Series

6:30 PM

City Winery Philadelphia
990 Filbert St
Philadelphia, PA

Journey through three of Europe’s most captivating wine regions with a multi-course dinner and guided pairings at City Winery Philadelphia.

Spelladelphia: H&H Books' Spelling Bee Fundraiser

7:00 PM

Star | Bolt
1936 N. Front St.
Philadelphia, PA

Spelladelphia is an adults-only spelling bee fundraiser for H&H Books. Teams of up to three battle for a cash prize. Cash bar, free appetizers, prizes every round.

This Much I Know

7:00 PM

Theatre at The Drake
302 S Hicks St
Philadelphia, PA

Three actors play over a dozen different roles including Stalin’s daughter, Russian school girls and the son of an American white supremacist.

Piff The Magic Dragon

7:30 PM

Main Stage, City Winery Philadelphia
990 Filbert St
Philadelphia, PA

City Winery Philadelphia presents Piff The Magic Dragon live on November 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM.

PRISM Quartet Listening Party with Tom Moon

8:00 PM

Settlement Music School, Germantown Branch
6128 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA

Join PRISM Quartet and music critic Tom Moon for a listening party and reception featuring Generate Music, live performances of works by Bresnick and Prestini, and a behind-the-scenes recording talk.

Philadelphia: For the People Exhibition

Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Penns

250 years ago, the Declaration of Independence affirmed that a government exists to serve the people. Since then, Philadelphians have fought for a City of Brotherly Love.

To Be Continued...

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 
118-128 North Broad Street 
Philadelphia, PA

Conceived as a companion installation to the exhibition One After Another: Series and Studies, this exhibition displays a focused selection of works from PAFA’s permanent collection that reveal artistic process in visible and compelli

Friday, November 13

What do you want America to be like in the future?

9:00 AM

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Penns

Visit our wish wall, located in the 2nd Floor West Gallery, and write or draw your vision for our nation's future.

Al Gury: Painting and Purpose

10:00 AM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Joins us for the opening reception of Al Gury: Painting and Purpose, an exhibition celebrating the legacy of the beloved painter, educator, author, advocate, and friend.

One After Another: Series and Studies

10:00 AM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

PAFA exhibition exploring seriality in American art, drawn entirely from PAFA’s permanent collection.

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