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Summertime with the Block/Henderson Duo
Tue, June 10, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
1:00 PM in the Lobby at Parkway Central RSVP: tinyurl.com/summertimeblockhenderson Join us as we celebrate summertime with light classical music and familiar songs for flute and piano, presented by the Block/Henderson Duo! Renae Block and Linda Henderson have been presenting…
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The Amazing Interactive Circus!
Tue, June 10, 2025
3:30 P.M.
Haddington Library
The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts will show participants how to juggle, balance feathers, and spin a lasso! This is a popular program and space may be limited.
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Music Special Collections Showcase
Sat, June 14, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Fleisher Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Join Special Collections staff for a pop-up event highlighting materials from the Music Special Collections including the Edwin A. Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music , the Drinker Collection of Choral Music, and Sheet Music. You will explore and learn…
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Performance & Parade with Philly Goat Project!
Mon, June 16, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Please join us and our friends from Philly Goat Project on Monday, June 16th for a live, interactive performance - starring goats! - outside in Shakespeare Park at 10:30am, followed by a goat parade and storywalk! Participants will also have an opportunity to meet the goats and…
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Give & Take Jugglers Performance
Mon, June 16, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Blanche A. Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library
Get ready to be dazzled with juggling, balancing acts, and plenty of comedy! The Give & Take Jugglers inspire and delight with their impressive skills, warm humor, and engaging audience participation.
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LEAP Into Art
Mon, June 16, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Haverford Library
Sock puppet making, Grab a sock and get crafty! Create your own sock puppet friend using colorful decorations, googly eyes, and your wildest ideas. Then, put on a show with your new character!
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Music 101: Theory
Mon, June 16, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Explore your musical creativity at these 3 workshops led by musician and teacher Salina Kuo! Each workshop includes a 60-minute hands-on class and 30 minutes to play with instruments and build on concepts with other participants. The creativity workshops will take place in the…
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Music 101: Theory
Mon, June 16, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Explore your musical creativity at these 3 workshops led by musician and teacher Salina Kuo! Each workshop includes a 60-minute hands-on class and 30 minutes to play with instruments and build on concepts with other participants. The creativity workshops will take place in the…
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Philly Goat Project!
Fri, June 20, 2025
2:00 P.M.
David Cohen Ogontz Library
Join us in welcoming the Philly Goat Project to Ogontz Library! We will meet and interact with these furry friends, including a mini nature walk and Goat Storytime. All ages welcome. **Raindate Friday June 26 2pm-4pm**
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Music 101: Improvisation
Mon, June 23, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Music Department
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Parkway Central Library
Explore your musical creativity at these 3 workshops led by musician and teacher Salina Kuo! Each workshop includes a 60-minute hands-on class and 30 minutes to play with instruments and build on concepts with other participants. The creativity workshops will take place in the…
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Music 101: Improvisation
Mon, June 23, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Education Philosophy and Religion Department
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Parkway Central Library
Explore your musical creativity at these 3 workshops led by musician and teacher Salina Kuo! Each workshop includes a 60-minute hands-on class and 30 minutes to play with instruments and build on concepts with other participants. The creativity workshops will take place in the…
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Family Pride Concert Featuring Ants on a Log!
Thu, June 26, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Chestnut Hill Library
Ants on a Log plays music for children and other childlike people. Full of humor and harmony, Ants shows are energetic, interactive, and engaging for both children and adults. Join us for this special concert, which is part of Ants on a Log's Pride Month Tour!…
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Intro to Beatmatching
Fri, June 27, 2025
2:00 P.M.
Widener Library
Are you interested in becoming a DJ or learning about the tricks of the trade? Come join us at 2pm to learn what it takes to become a DJ? Join DJ Tia Bray for a class on beatmatching and become familiar with the lingo and equipment of a DJ.
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Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, June 27, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
We are bringing back open mic night! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, spoken word, and more at our Nicetown Café . Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Dates are: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 31.
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Ants on a Log Pride Concert!
Sat, June 28, 2025
10:30 A.M.
Kingsessing Library
Ants on a Log plays music for children and other childlike people. Full of humor and harmony, Ants shows are energetic, interactive, and engaging for both children and adults. Join us for this special concert, which is part of Ants on a Log's Pride Month Tour!…
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Ants on a Log Pride Concert!
Mon, June 30, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Ants on a Log plays music for children and other childlike people. Full of humor and harmony, Ants shows are energetic, interactive, and engaging for both children and adults. Join us for this special concert, which is part of Ants on a Log's Pride Month Tour!…
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Wednesdays of Wonder: Musicopia's Afro-Brazilian Music Assembly!
Wed, July 23, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Ologundê performs a diverse repertoire which includes the rituals associated with candomblé, a synthesis of the Yoruba and Catholic religions in which various orixás (gods) are invoked; the breathtaking capoeira martial arts dance; and the exhilarating samba de roda, the most…
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Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, July 25, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
We are bringing back open mic night! Join us for an evening of music, poetry, spoken word, and more at our Nicetown Café . Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and older. Dates are: June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, and October 31.
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Wednesdays of Wonder: Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!
Wed, July 30, 2025
11:00 A.M.
Children's Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Pierce Freelon is a GRAMMY® nominated artist, picture book author and podcaster. His GRAMMY® nominated children’s music albums AnceStars (2023) and Black to the Future (2021) have been featured on Today Show, NPR and Billboard. He has written songs for the PBS Kids animated…
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Pierce Freelon's Books + Beats!
Wed, July 30, 2025
2:30 P.M.
Cecil B. Moore Library
Cost: FREE
Picture book author and Grammy-nominated artist Pierce Freelon brings two worlds together with Books + Beats: an interactive book reading and performance, featuring Pierce’s two children's picture books published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: Daddy and Me: Side by Side and…