PHILLY 3 FOR ALL: Feria del Barrio, Jenkintown Festival of the Arts, Before and After Utopia
Flying Kite staff |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Feria del Barrio
Sunday, Sept. 18, 12:15-5:30 p.m.
El Centro de Oro: 2700-2800 blocks of N. 5th St. (between Lehigh Ave. and Cambria St.)
Free admission
More than just a neighborhood fair, one of the city's largest family celebration of Latino heritage, arts and culture returns after a year off and expects more than the 12,000 people who showed up in 2009. Featuring live entertainment, art demonstrations and a variety of artists, vendors and exhibitors, attendees should bring an appetite -- the cuisines of many Latin American countries will be represented.
Jenkintown Festival of the Arts
Sunday, Sept. 18, 1-6 p.m.
Jenkintown Town Square (Greenwood and Leedom St.)
Free admission
This annual event in the heart of Jenkintown has turned into a suburban hotspot, especially with the growth of its BrewFest, which features a variety of local brewers, and its juried art contest. The Prudent Men and The New Motels and Beretta76 are among the
scheduled acts.
Open Lens Gallery: Before and After Utopia
Sunday, Sept. 18, 2-4:30 p.m. (discussion with artists begins at 3:30)
Gershman Y (401 S. Broad St., Philadelphia)
Free admission
The Gershman's Open Lens Gallery features images of urban abandonment, absence and aspiration with Before and After Utopia, illustrated by photographs of Matthew Christopher Murray, Michael Christiopher Brown, Joshua Lieberman and Michael Meysarosh. This opening reception also includes the Borowsky Gallery's Leon Bibel: Art & Activism in the WPA.