Friday Nights Schedule
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Explore the cosmos with programs inspired by our new Chinese Galleries.
5:00–7:15 p.m.
Great Stair Hall
This Philly-based DJ draws from indie pop, R&B, and electronic music for a set of dreamy, fresh, and danceable beats. DIY Art: Ink Painting with Deena Gu
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Great Stair Hall Balcony
Find inspiration in the installation Looking Inward: Nature and Self-Cultivation in gallery 234. Then join artist Deena Gu and transform your spirit while making art and sipping a complimentary cup of tea provided by Terra Luna. Detour with Alice Sparkly Kat
5:45 & 6:30 p.m.
Meet in Edwin P. and Rita Rome Gallery 233.
Brooklyn-based artist and astrologer Alice Sparkly Kat presents a fresh look at the stars with a tour of our new Chinese galleries.
Offered in collaboration with Asian Arts Initiative. In-Gallery Reflection: Sound Meditation with Luna Maye
5:45 & 6:30 p.m.
Hollis Baldeck Gallery 239
Sound artist Luna Maye leads a meditation beneath our ceiling from the Hall of Transforming Wisdom, pairing crystal singing bowls with jazz and neo-soul vocal expressions. Seating is limited. In-Gallery Performances: Traditional Chinese Dance
6:00 & 7:00 p.m.
Gallery 226
Watch members of the New York Chinese Cultural Center perform classical music and dance in a reception hall fit for a duke. Seating is limited. Dancers: Grant Zhuang, Wanru Lin, and Yuxi Liu. Musician: Wei Sun. Workshop: Stargazing
6:15–7:15 p.m.
Meet at the West Entrance.
Explore winter constellations and planets outside with The Franklin Institute. After peering through their telescope, warm up inside with a cup of tea and create an art project inspired by the heavens. Dance Performance by Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers
7:15 p.m.
Great Stair Hall
Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers pairs inventive choreography with a modern, global perspective.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Willis performs Delta, Piedmont, Texas, and gospel blues on guitar, harmonica, banjo, and cigar box.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This acclaimed Israeli saxophonist performs a special tribute to Hank Mobley’s Soul Station, as well as music from his own recent release, Cliff Hangin’.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
An evening celebrating goddess archetypes and women artists in our collection, featuring this local singer-songwriter.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This vocal powerhouse and local favorite returns for a performance in honor of the legendary women of jazz.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
A night celebrating the many ways we raise our voices, featuring LADAMA, a multinational ensemble of women.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Weaving together mountain folk and neo-soul, this singer-songwriter channels vocalists like Joni Mitchell and Erykah Badu.
Presented in conjunction with Art of Poetry5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Witmer’s quiet brand of folk celebrates life’s mysteries, daily epiphanies, happy accidents, and even calamities.
Presented in conjunction with Art of Poetry5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Full of vivid storytelling, classic country themes, and eternal questions, the songwriting of this Nashville artist is as fresh as it is timeless.
Presented in conjunction with Art of Poetry5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This Dutch pianist returns to Philadelphia to perform world class jazz in a special performance entitled “Gershwin meets the Blues.”
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This Philly-native saxophonist performs hard swinging jazz in the tradition of Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, and Larry McKenna.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This vocalist, pianist, and songwriter boasts a powerful sound full of rhythm and soul that pays homage to her Nigerian roots.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This New York–based ensemble are rising stars on the Afropop scene.
