Friday Nights Schedule
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Rob Curto and his band bring Brazilian accordion-driven party music to the Museum.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Join us for a Modern Times–inspired night dedicated to the Jazz Age.
DIY Art: Assembly Lines & Skylines 5:00–7:30 p.m. Splash Studio (Great Stair Hall Balcony), 2nd floor Dust off your construction-paper and glue-stick skills and add a building to our cityscape. Screening: New Sounds for Old Films 5:30 p.m. Great Stair Hall, 1st floor See Charlie Chaplin’s classic 1936 silent film Modern Times with an original score by avant-garde composer Hprizm. Detour with Fareed Simpson-Hankins 5:45 & 6:30 p.m. Meet outside Modern Times, Dorrance Galleries, 1st floor. Experience the jazz age with trumpeter Fareed Simpson-Hankins and the artworks that inspire him. Dance Workshops with Ragtag Empire 6:00 & 6:45 p.m. Gallery 277, 2nd floor Heather Houde and Lily Kind of Ragtag Empire share dance instruction on the Lindy Hop (6:00 p.m.) and the Charleston (6:45 p.m.). Space is limited. In-Gallery Performance: Envoûté Burlesque 6:15 p.m. Gallery 111, 1st floor This eclectic troupe combines magic, burlesque, theater, and comedy to transport you to another time. Performance: Chelsea Reed & the Fair Weather Nine featuring Najwa Parkins 7:15 p.m. Great Stair Hall, 1st floor This local little big band reimagines the sound and spirit of the Swing Era.5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Pianist and composer Sumi Tonooka returns to her Philly roots with a classic jazz piano trio.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Billboard-charting jazz vocalist Christie Dashiell and her quartet perform inventive arrangements of popular songs and cutting-edge originals.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Vibraphonist Behn Gillece and jazz pianist Adam Birnbaum offer an evening of brooding, original compositions and fiery, virtuosic playing.
5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Spend an enchanted evening celebrating the mystical and the feminine. In a special performance at 7:15 p.m., My Brightest Diamond presents ethereal explorations of electronic, chamber, and art pop music.
Offered in conjunction with Rachel Rose: Wil-o-Wisp/The Future Fields Commission5:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Best known for his work with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Farid Barron brings his trademark sound to ragtime and stride piano melodies of the 1910s.
Offered in conjunction with Modern Times: American Art 1910–19505:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Travel back to the Roaring Twenties with the Drew Nugent Trio.
Offered in conjunction with Modern Times: American Art 1910–19505:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This quartet infuses songs from the 1930s with country, blues, Latin, and classical music.
Offered in conjunction with Modern Times: American Art 1910–19505:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
This ensemble brings us the sounds of the 1940s, highlighting classics by Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Dexter Gordon, and more.
Offered in conjunction with Modern Times: American Art 1910–19505:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Philly-based rap and spoken word artist Ivy Sole and friends explore the intersection between how we see ourselves, how we want to be seen, and how others see us.
Offered in conjunction with Face to Face: Portraits of Artists
