January 2011 Events

While you're in town for ABA - here's what's happening around the City of Philadelphia:

National Constitution Center - Art of the American Soldier Exhibit

September 24, 2010- January 10, 2011

More than 15,000 paintings and sketches created by over 1,300 American soldiers in the line of duty have been in curatorial storage in Washington, D.C. for decades. Seldom have them been made available for public viewing.

Independence Mall, 525 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-409-6600
www.constitutioncenter.org

Wells Fargo Center - Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils

Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 1:00 p.m.

Don’t miss the live action as the Philadelphia Flyers take on the New Jersey Devils at the Wells Fargo Center!

3601 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
1-800-298-4200 (box office)
www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Perelman Theater - Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music Concert

Sunday, January 9, 2011- 3:00 p.m.

Join members of the Orchestra and special guest artists in the intimate setting of Perelman Theater, where the virtuosity of each musician shines. Through a wide range of ensembles and musical styles, encounter the Orchestra's musicians as individuals, with their unique talents and musical personalities.

300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
1-800-298-4200 (box office)
www.chamberorchestra.org

Academy of Music - Cameron Mackintosh Presents Les Misérables

Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 8, 2011 @ 2:00 p.m./8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 9, 2011 @ 1:00 p.m./6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 @ 7:30 p.m.

Cameron Mackintosh's wildly successful new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schönberg's legendary musical, Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and spectacular re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. This new production has already been acclaimed by critics, fans and new audiences and is breaking box office records wherever it goes.

1420 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-893-1940
www.theacademyofmusic.org

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Innovation Studio - Parenting, The Musical!

Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 8:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m./8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 9, 2011 @ 3:00 p.m.

Parenting, The Musical! is the hilarious new show that takes a loving and screamingly funny look at the joyous and crazy ride of raising your kids all the way from videotaping their arrival to sending them out into the world. There's a song for every milestone of Parenting: from labor pains to sleep deprivation, potty training to puberty, first dates to college, and finally, marriage and kids on their own. Each song is a well-known pop or show-tune with new comic lyrics that capture the moments that all parents (and grandparents) know and remember all their lives.

300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
1-800-298-4200 (box office)
www.kimmelcenter.org

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Innovation Studio - Parenting, The Musical!

Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 8:00 p.m.
Friday, January 8, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m./8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 9, 2011 @ 3:00 p.m.

Parenting, The Musical! is the hilarious new show that takes a loving and screamingly funny look at the joyous and crazy ride of raising your kids all the way from videotaping their arrival to sending them out into the world. There's a song for every milestone of Parenting: from labor pains to sleep deprivation, potty training to puberty, first dates to college, and finally, marriage and kids on their own. Each song is a well-known pop or show-tune with new comic lyrics that capture the moments that all parents (and grandparents) know and remember all their lives.

300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
1-800-298-4200 (box office)
www.kimmelcenter.org

Old City - First Friday

Friday, January 7, 2011 @ 5:00 p.m.

First Friday in Old City is an event any art enthusiast will tell you not to miss. On the first Friday of each month, the galleries in this neighborhood open their doors for free displays of work from artists from Philadelphia and around the world.

Between Vine and Chestnut streets and Front and 5th streets
Philadelphia, PA
215-625-9200
www.oldcityarts.org

Photo Credit: Attack at Twilight, Roger Blum, Vietnam, 1966. From the National Constitution Center's exhibit- Art of the American Soldier.