Theater Workshop

Fri, August 23, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Queen Memorial Library

Learn the fundamentals of theater in an ASAP Drama workshop for children, 3rd-6th grade! Imagine, create, improvise, collaborate, and have fun! This program culminates with a performance for friends, family, and the library community. Participants are encouraged to attend the entire week.

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Free Monday Night Opera: Verdi's Forza del Destino

Mon, August 26, 2019 4:30 P.M.
Music Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us in the Montgomery Auditorium! The Atlantic Coast Opera Festival and The Free Library of Philadelphia are excited to invite you to a special FREE  performance of Verdi’s “Most Dramatic Opera” Forza del Destino, as part of its 2019 Summer Season, under the baton of…

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Sundays on Stage: Zydeco-a-go-go

Sun, September 8, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Stomp your feet and dance in the aisle to this popular local band's spicy gumbo of irresistible rhythms. Enjoy special activities before and after as part of the Our 5 Senses Community Day. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of the library.…

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Open Mic Night at the Library

Fri, September 13, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library

Join us for an evening of music, poetry and spoken word at the Town's Café.  Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and up. Also October 11  

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Home on Our Back: A Laureate’s Reading on the Poetics of Diaspora

Sat, September 14, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Literature Department at Parkway Central Library

Join us for a bi-city poetry collaboration between Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola and Philadelphia Poet Laureate Raquel Salas Rivera , which explores how migrations have shaped both East Coast cities. From North to South, from enslavement to freedom, across borders, from colony to the…

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Sundays on Stage: Free to Dance

Sun, September 15, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Travel from a 16th-century Brazillian slave plantation to Rio's Carnival in an exuberant, dance-based exploration of Afro-Brazillian history and culture led by Ginga Brasileira. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of the library. Children, teens,…

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Monday Market

Mon, September 16, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library

Join us on selected Mondays for live music, kids stuff, vendors, food trucks and a beer garden.  Stroll through between 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. (the library closes at 9:00 pm.) and enjoy.  This event takes place in Lovett Park and there is no rain date;  inclement weather…

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From Across the Waters

Mon, September 16, 2019 6:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Join us at Parkway Central Library for a kick-off to Welcoming Week poetry reading and conversation with authors writing about immigration in today's America:  From Across the Waters .   This event will feature Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach…

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Banned Together: 2019 Censorship Cabaret Philadelphia Premiere!

Mon, September 23, 2019 7:00 P.M.
Literature Department at Parkway Central Library

Banned Together: A Censorship Cabaret is back for its fourth year in a row and appearing for the first time in Philadelphia! The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund (DLDF) created Banned Together as a celebration of songs and scenes from shows that have been censored or challenged on America’s…

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Remembering Amiri Baraka on His 85th Birthday

Sun, October 6, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Amiri Baraka is the author of numerous books of poetry over a career that spans nearly 50 years.  His themes range from black liberation to racism. Baraka's plays, poetry and essays continue to be defining texts for African American culture.  Join us in celebrating his life and…

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Sundays on Stage: Shadow Ball: the Story of Black Baseball

Sun, October 6, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Rochel Garner Coleman's one-man show pays homage to Negro League baseball players and America's suffering during the Great Depression. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of the library. Children, teens, families and adults are welcome! This…

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Open Mic Night at the Library

Fri, October 11, 2019 5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library

Join us for an evening of music, poetry and spoken word at the Town's Café.  Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and up.    

Adult Senior Live Performances Other Great Programs Music Performing Arts Poetry

Monday Market

Mon, October 21, 2019 4:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library

Join us on selected Mondays for live music, kids stuff, vendors, food trucks and a beer garden.  Stroll through between 4:00 and 10:00 p.m. (the library closes at 9:00 pm.) and enjoy.  This event takes place in Lovett Park and there is no rain date;  inclement weather…

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Sundays on Stage: Jambo Mama Africa

Sun, October 27, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Celebrate the African and African-American oral tradtion with storytelling from the Philadelphia ensemble group Keepers of the Culture. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of the library. Children, teens, families and adults are welcome! This series…

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Sundays on Stage: East Meets West

Sun, November 3, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Experience astounding puppetry come alive through stories of China and America in artist Hua Hua Zhang's fusion of Chinese puppet theater and Western technology. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of the library. Children, teens, families and…

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Sundays on Stage: Winter Fables

Sun, December 1, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Witness a selection of Aesop's most famous fables dramatized in this cozy, spirited, and hilarious seasonal performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of the library. Children, teens, families and adults are…

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Sundays on Stage: The Nutcracker

Sun, December 8, 2019 2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library

Pages to Pirouettes brings the story of Marie and the nutcracker to life, accompanied by the enchanting music of Tchaicovsky. This Sundays on Stage tradition closes with a ballet lesson for the whole audience. Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.Late seating is at the discretion of…

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