PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Nature for Kids, creativity at Magic Gardens and works-in-progress at FringeArts
Tuesday, March 01, 2016
Check out our picks for the week's top events.
Little Explorers: It's Raining, It's Pouring
Wednesday, March 2
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Bartram's Gardens, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia
$12; free for Bartram's Garden members
With all the recent rainy weather, take the little ones outside to explore art and science. The Little Explorers program is designed for children ages 2 - 4 and includes activities, reading, snacks and walks through the park, if the weather allows. This particular program will focus on encouraging your little one's curiosity about the natural world through worms and mud puddles. Please note that at least one adult chaperone is required for every two children.
For more info, click
here.
Create/Converse Opening Reception
Friday, March 4
6 - 9 p.m.
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, 1020 South St., Philadelphia
Pay-what-you-wish
Celebrate Philadelphia's Magic Gardens' latest exhibit with an evening of art and conversation. The exhibit features artists enrolled in
SpArc Services' Cultural Arts Center, which provides services and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Create/Converse includes pieces created during a series of workshops led by artists-in-residence.
For more info and to register, click
here.
Scratch Night
Monday, March 7
7 - 8 p.m.
FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia
Free (suggested donation)
Unfamiliar with Scratch Night? On the first Monday of every month, FringeArts hosts a works-in-progress series. Philly artists perform new material from projects they are working on in disciplines ranging from theater to dance to performance art. March's Scratch Night features six different artists:
Pamela Hetherington with Murmuration,
Mira Treatman and
Irina Varina,
Evalina "Wally" Carbonell, Vanessa Erin Gross, Bradley Wrenn, and
Ben Grinberg.
For more info, click
here.
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