On the Ground: Four Corner Art Exhibition, First Friday Exhibition
Friday, February 7
5 - 7 p.m. 
Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street
Free

If you missed it last month, be sure to come by Painted Bride Art Center this Friday to check out our show. 

Flying Kite spent a year On the Ground around the region, activating temporary community hubs in Mantua, Camden, Frankford and Germantown. An integral part of transforming each pop-up space was an exhibition of work by local artists -- we ended up with the most colorful office around. Now, those individual shows are coming together in one retrospective extravaganza, On the Ground: Four Corners Art Exhibition. The event is a collaboration between Flying Kite, the Painted Bride Art Centerand Small But Mighty Arts Grant. 

Friday's festivities will feature performances by local artists, drinks and snacks. 

InLiquid v.14 Silent Auction Benefit + VIP Preview Party
Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street

VIP Preview Party and Meet & Greet with Jurors
Saturday, February 8
5 - 7 p.m.
$75 in advance;$100 at the door (includes admission to the main event)

The v.14 VIP Preview Party is an intimate, formal occasion for high-level patrons, collectors, and sponsors, featuring exclusive live entertainment, a meet and greet with the selected jurors, and pre-bidding on all silent auction items. The event will also feature a special live performance by Laurent Bass and ice carving by Roger Wing.

InLiquid v.14 Silent Auction Benefit
Saturday, February 8
7 - 10 p.m.
$40 in advance; $50 at the door

InLiquid's Annual Benefit is both a social happening and a showcase for the region's premier visual artists. As always, a major feature of the party is an array of art, gift certificates, jewelry and design items available in a silent auction.

Click here to purchase tickets. 

American Energy Data Challenge Code-A-Thon
February 7-8; full schedule here
2750 Monroe Boulevard, Norristown

Do you have an interest in coding and the electric energy industry? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and PJM Interconnection invite you to the American Energy Data Challenge Code-A-Thon this weekend at the PJM Interconnection Valley Forge campus. Meet other energy enthusiasts, create a team and work to build an app based on the application programming interfaces provided, the Green Button initiative or one of the Challenge ideas provided. At the end of the event, submissions will be judged by an expert panel as well as the public. 

First prize for best app is $1,500; second prize is $1,000. Apps can also be entered in the nationwide contest in which up to $100,000 in prizes will be awarded by the DOE. For more details or to register, click here.