Music & Movement with Mr. Ray

Thu, April 25, 2019 10:00 A.M.
Fumo Family Library

Music & Movement is a time for the youngest children to sing, dance, and share stories.  

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Ukulele for Children

Thu, April 25, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West

Children are invited to participate in Ukulele for Beginners.

School Age Workshops and Enrichment Children Music

Guitar Lessons for Children

Thu, April 25, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Walnut Street West

Interested in learning to play the guitar? Looking for tips, or even just a place to practice? We welcome the Penn Music Department, as they will be helping teach students and other young people how to play the guitar. For more information, please ask at the reference desk on the second floor.…

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Drum Classes at the Library

Thu, April 25, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library

Learn how to play various percussion instruments and discover how the drum has been a historically relevant method of communication.  The classes will culminate in a performance for friends and family.  Taught by Brother Mike.   Meets on selected Thursdays through June…

School Age Workshops and Enrichment Music

Jazz Chat & Chew

Sat, April 27, 2019 12:00 P.M.
Haverford Library

Join us as we celebrate Jazz History Month with a concert featuring local talent. Artie Shaw, bassist and Tom Smith, Keyboardist. Light refreshments will be served.

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Jazz Musical Program

Sat, April 27, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library

Join us as we celebrate Jazz History Month with a concert featuring local talent.

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Sundays on Stage: Soul Steps

Sun, April 28, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Enjoy the engaging, high-energy step choreography which started among African-American fraternities and sororities as a means of unity and self-expression, and has deep roots in the migrant labor culture of South African gold mines. Montgomery Auditorium Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street…

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Philly Celebrates Jazz | Alan Lewine Xtet Presented by Jazz Bridge

Mon, April 29, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Oak Lane Library

As part of “Philly Celebrates Jazz,” the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy presents its third Neighborhood Jazz Series of FREE jazz concerts, dance lessons, film screenings and more throughout Philadelphia.  For a full schedule of…

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Concert Series| The Gabe Preston Quartet

Wed, May 1, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute

The Gabe Preston Quartet is a Philly-based jazz quartet that explores the possibilities of chord-less music. Some music dates back as early as the Gerry Mulligan quartet of the 1950s, while other music is original work written by Gabe Preston himself, who is currently a music student at Temple…

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Drum Classes at the Library

Thu, May 2, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library

Learn how to play various percussion instruments and discover how the drum has been a historically relevant method of communication.  The classes will culminate in a performance for friends and family.  Taught by Brother Mike.   Meets on selected Thursdays through June…

School Age Workshops and Enrichment Music

Rhythm and Percussion with Karen Smith

Thu, May 2, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library

Children and teens are invited to join our special guest, Karen Smith, for an interactive percussion program.

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Sundays on Stage: Colors of India

Sun, May 5, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Join the four dancers of AATMA Performing Arts on an epic journey charting the exciting evolution of Indian dance. This dynamic performance focuses on the explosive rhythms found in Indian classical and folk dance, which eventually gave rise to the globally recognized Bollywood dance and music…

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Mysterious Traveler All Stars - Spring 2019 Concert

Mon, May 6, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Music Department at Parkway Central Library

The  Mysterious Travelers  are back! After March's magnificent Winter Concert and the  One Book - Report performance back in July, the Mysterious Traveler All Stars take the stage once again at the Montgomery Auditorium at the  Parkway Central Library…

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Friends Speaker Series | Music and Memory: The Power to Combat Dementia

Tue, May 7, 2019 1:30 P.M.
Chestnut Hill Library

Studies prove that playing and listening to music counteracts the negative effects of aging, such as memory loss, hearing loss and other sensory difficulties, social functioning and sense of identity. Concert pianist and educational expert Marja Kaisla will talk about the latest research on the…

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ENAensemble presents the Serial Opera Project

Tue, May 7, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Music Department at Parkway Central Library

ENAensemble’s new Serial Opera project is a multi-month performance of a new chamber opera. Each month, the next scene will be premiered, along with solo and chamber music performances by ENAensemble’s players. The opera, with a premise by the award-winning author and librettist…

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Fumo’s Got Talent – Teen Edition

Wed, May 8, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library

Hey teens, do you sing? Play an instrument? Dance? Or even do magic? We are seeking all types of talents for our first ever Talent Show! Dances, rappers, poets, singers, jugglers and musicians are welcome. If you think you have what it takes – this contest is for you. Performances must be…

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Telling Cervantes’s Story through Music: Telemann’s Burlesque de Quixotte

Wed, May 8, 2019 6:00 P.M.
The Rosenbach | 2008 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103

A collaboration with Tempesta di Mare’s Great Books concert In association with Tempesta di Mare, this program will focus on Miguel de Cervantes’s novel,  Don Quixote , one of the four great works of literature in their Great Books Concert. Don Quixote was Dr. A.S.W.…

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Fall for Chamber Music

Wed, May 8, 2019 6:00 P.M.
Music Department at Parkway Central Library

Dolce Suono Ensemble  returns to the Free Library with “Fall for Chamber Music”, their new 3-year project supported by the William Penn Foundation to engage new audiences in chamber music. They will present performances, coachings, and other interactive events in…

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Drum Classes at the Library

Thu, May 9, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Wadsworth Library

Learn how to play various percussion instruments and discover how the drum has been a historically relevant method of communication.  The classes will culminate in a performance for friends and family.  Taught by Brother Mike.   Meets on selected Thursdays through June…

School Age Workshops and Enrichment Music

Settlement Music School Adult Jazz Concert

Sat, May 11, 2019 12:00 P.M.
Independence Library

Join us for this free concert featuring the students of faculty member Bill Marconi.  

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