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Mon., Nov. 23

Nov.

Mon

1-5pm

FREE

150 YEARS & MORE: Celebrating the Philadelphia Sketch Club

Galleries

Features sketches by Thomas Eakins, N. C. Wyeth, Thomas Moran and more, with works ranging from pastel portraits to scratchy, pen-and-ink pieces.

@ Philadelphia Sketch Club, 235 Camac St.

215-545-9298

www.sketchclub.org

Nov.

Mon

9:30am-4:30pm

$4-$11

19th-Century Patent Models: Innovation in Miniature

Museums/Exhibits

Features patent models that show the progress of 19th-century inventions and technology, with more than 120 miniature inventions on display.

@ Hagley Museum & Library, 298 Buck Rd.

302-658-2400

www.hagley.lib.de.us

Nov.

Mon

10am-4:30pm

$10-$12

Africa, Asia & North America

Museums/Exhibits

Features dioramas that exhibit animals from the three continents in their natural habitats. The 37 dioramas include animals such as lions, tigers and zebras. (You thought we were going to say "bears," didn't you?)

@ Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway

215-299-1000

www.ansp.org

Nov.

Mon

5:30-6:30pm

$12

Aikido

Classes/Workshops

Learn how to turn an opponent's energy and momentum against him or her in this martial arts class.

@ Aikido Aikikai of Philadelphia, 2100 Chestnut St.

215-563-8108

www.aikidophiladelphia.org

Occurs: Daily

Nov.

Mon

6:45-8pm

$12

Aikido

Classes/Workshops

Learn how to turn an opponent's energy and momentum against him or her in this martial arts class.

@ Aikido Aikikai of Philadelphia, 2100 Chestnut St.

215-563-8108

www.aikidophiladelphia.org

Occurs: Daily

Nov.

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$12-$14.75

free for members

Amazing Machine

Museums/Exhibits

Features 25 rarely displayed machines, including Mailardet's automaton and a model of the Strasbourg cathedral clock.

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

www.fi.edu

Nov.

Mon

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Animal Adaptations

Museums/Exhibits

Features demonstrations of how certain animal species, like the black rhino and giant anteater, overcome difficult environmental pressures to survive.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

www.delmnh.org

Nov.

Mon

7am-7pm

FREE

Apples Are YUM! (The Yum! Show)

Galleries

Features acrylic and mixed-media food portraits on wood and canvas by Mark Mattson, whose work involves "things that should not have faces, with faces." That includes everything from teapots to donuts.

@ High Point Café & Gallery, 602 Carpenter Lane

215-849-5153

highpointcafe.us.com

Nov.

Mon

6-9pm

$15

Arab Hand Drumming for Youth

Kids, etc.

Third- to twelfth-graders can bring some culture booming into their homes in this class. Master percussionist Hafez El Ali Kotain combines Arab and Latin rhythms for beginners at 6pm and intermediates at 7pm, and the Advanced Percussion Ensemble meets at 7:45pm. Scholarships are available.

@ Greenfield Intercultural Center, 3708 Chestnut St.

267-809-3668

www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic/25th/index.php

Occurs: Every Monday

Nov.

Mon

10am-4pm

$7-$14

Artist- In- Residence Patrick Dougherty

Museums/Exhibits

Features a site-specific sculpture made entirely from local twigs and saplings. Dougherty's creations, which are often more than 20 feet tall, and which look like giant huts and balls of string, last for about two years before they begin to dissolve.

@ Morris Arboretum, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

215-247-5777

www.morrisarboretum.org

Nov.

Mon

FREE

The Astronomer, Part 1: Departure From Shed

Galleries

Features video and sculpture by Ronnie Bass, telling the story of an astronomer who plans to flee an oppressive situation and start a new life.

@ Marginal Utility, 723 Chestnut St.

917-355-4487

www.marginalutility.org

Nov.

Mon

10:30am-5:30pm

FREE

Back to Earth: Revisiting Magiciens de la Terre

Galleries

Features multimedia works by 25 artists from around the world, including Jose Bedia (Cuba), Francesco Clemente (Italy), Bowa Devi (India), John Baldessari (United States) and more. Based on the original 1989 "Magiciens de la Terre" exhibition in Paris, the show brings together pieces by artists from the both the Western "centers" (U.S., Europe) and the "margins" (Africa, Latin America, Asia and Australia).

@ Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, 1616 Walnut St.

215-545-7562

www.fleisher-ollmangallery.com

Nov.

Mon

6pm-noon

$8-$15

Beginner Hatha

Mind/Body

Practice this yoga paced for all experience levels in an out-of-town retreat.

@ Sava Retreat, 750 Ashbourne Rd.

215-782-8520

sevaretreat.com

Occurs: Every Monday

Nov.

Mon

9:30am-5pm

$16.75-$27

Body Worlds 2

Museums/Exhibits

Features preserved human specimens that will exhibit how the human body and brain function. In a follow-up to the 2005 exhibition, human bodies will be displayed in various poses, preserved by a process called "plastination."

@ Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St.

215-448-1200

www2.fi.edu

Nov.

Mon

6:30am-6pm

FREE

Bright Lights

Galleries

Features gentle, simple, slightly geometric watercolors by Cathy Hozack.

@ Radisson’s Coffee Bar, 1701 Locust St.

215-789-6136

www.radisson.com/philadelphiapa

Nov.

Mon

9:30pm-2am

FREE

BUCKETS KINKY QUIZZO

Games/Quizzo

@ Buckets Bar and Grille, 3749 Midvale Ave.

215-849-1222

www.myspace.com/bucketsbarandgrill

Occurs: Every Monday

Nov.

Mon

9:30am-4:30pm

$5-$7

Butterfly Gardens

Museums/Exhibits

Features a variety of native plant species that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, beetles and other wildlife.

@ Delaware Museum of Natural History, 4840 Kenneth Pike

302-658-9111

www.delmnh.org

Nov.

Mon

10am-5pm

$2-$7

Caretoons

Museums/Exhibits

Features 20 winning entries from an international contest for cartoonists. Each work presents a message of peace and caring.

@ National Liberty Museum, 321 Chestnut St.

215-925-2800

www.libertymuseum.org

Nov.

Mon

9am-4:45pm

FREE

Catching A Shadow: Daguerreotypes in Philadelphia, 1839-1860

Museums/Exhibits

Features daguerreotypes — early photographs — by several Philadelphia artists including Robert Cornelius, Marcus Root and the Langenheim brothers. The exhibit also displays examples of daguerreotypes from the Library Co.’s collection and other institutional collections, along with early books about daguerreotyping, studio advertisements and equipment.

@ Library Co. Of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St.

215-546-3181

www.librarycompany.org

Nov.

Mon

11am-7pm

A Change of Screenery, Eco-llages

Galleries

Features embroidery, patchwork and collage on metal by Samantha Ernst. Working as an urban archeologist, she spins common rubbish into recycled art.

@ Square Peg & Artery Gallery, 108 S. 20th St.

215-360-5548

www.squarepegartery.com

Nov.

Mon

10am-5pm

$7-$12

Coming To America

Museums/Exhibits

Features a first-hand experience of what it was like for immigrants who traveled to Washington Avenue. View photos, listen to oral histories of immigrants, and climb into a ship's steerage compartment where many immigrants stayed during the journey.

@ Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd.

215-413-8655

www.phillyseaport.org

Nov.

Mon

10am-4pm

FREE

A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art

Galleries

Features installation, paintings and textiles by 16 female artists including Siona Benjamin, Sharon Harper and Flo Oy Wong. The show investigates the cultural stereotypes and heritage of women, and explores the notion of women as superheroes.

@ Stedman Art Gallery, 3rd & Pearl sts.

856-225-2700

www.rutgerscamdenarts.org

Nov.

Mon

6:30-9pm

$5-$9

Costumed Model Sketching

Classes/Workshops

Easels and drawing boards are provided, but you'll need to bring all other materials to this three-hour workshop on sketching models.

@ Philadelphia Sketch Club, 235 Camac St.

215-545-9298

www.sketchclub.org

Occurs: Every Monday, Every Tuesday, Every Wednesday, Every Thursday, Every Saturday

Nov.

Mon

11am-8pm

FREE

Creature Double Feature

Galleries

Features paintings and drawings by 40 artists from the Philadelphia Cartooning Society, including Jeff Kilpatrick, Christian Patchell, Joe Didomenico and more. The pieces portray re-imaginings of classic monsters such as Wolfman and Frankenstein.

@ Brave New World Comics, 45 N. 2nd St.

215-925-6525

www.bravenewworldscomics.com

Nov.

Mon

noon-2pm

$10

Dancing Days Dance Party

Kids, etc.

Get the little ones to boogie.

@ Please Touch Museum, 210 N. 21st St.

215-963-0667