A sampling of things going on around the hoods today. There may be more in the happenings section (our ever-expanding listings). Send your listings to editor [at] westphillylocal.com
• Premier performance of Missa Brevis for the Virgin of Guadalupe • 8 p.m. • Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral • 3723 Chestnut St. • Donation: $5-10
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church composer in residence Scott Ordway presents his piece, which is based on travels he did in Mexico last Spring. Here is video from the final dress rehearsal:
• Diabetes Education Classes • 11 .a.m. – 12:30 p.m. • Mercy Hospital Outreach Center • 5322 Cedar Ave.
• Women of Faith and Hope Cancer Self-Support Group • 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. • Mercy Hospital • 501 S. 54th St., administrative conference room, 1st floor.
• Books Through Bars 20th Anniversary Party • 7 p.m. • Dock Street Brewing Co. • 701 S. 50th St.
The 20th anniversary party of Books Through Bars will include music by DJ Half-Breed and spoken word by Andrea “Philly” Walls. Pizza and Beer will be served. Suggested donation is $15-$25 and advance tickets are available at Books Through Bars.
Tonight is a good chance to hear some great music in a nice venue at a great price – if you live in West Philly and can prove it. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a New Orleans staple, is playing tonight at 8 p.m. at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts‘ Zellerbach Theater (3680 Walnut St.)
The band is performing its “Creole Christmas” show, which is always a hot draw in New Orleans. If that weren’t enough enticement, tickets are only $10 if you have ID showing that you live in one of the following zip codes: 19104, 19131, 19139, 19142, 19143, 19151 and 19153. The ticket price is part of the West Philly Rush Hour Program.
Tickets are available two hours before the show for one hour. So tickets for tonight’s show are available from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. You can only buy them at the Center box office and a limited number are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. The seats will be located throughout the venue at the management’s discretion. Up to two tickets are available per person and the purchaser must show a valid driver’s license or non-driver’s license ID that shows the zip code.
A sampling of things going on around the hoods today. There may be more in the happenings section (our ever-expanding listings). Send your listings to editor [at] westphillylocal.com
UC Arts League members get a sneak preview of the handcrafted items up for sale in the annual Holiday Craft Show and Sale. The show is open to the general public on Saturday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and then again Monday through Friday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Ellen Kushner is a writer of fantasy novels and the host of the radio program Sound & Spirit, produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International.
Emil Baumann’s present body of work and his exploration of yet another dimension of painting: Still Life. Also on display, Emil Baumann’s recent ceramic art. The exhibition will run Dec 10-Dec 23. For more information call: 215-382-1541.
The next All Around This World session, Jay Sand’s songs, rhythms and movement extravaganza for kids, starts tomorrow. This time Jay and the little ones will be having a look and listen to Eastern Europe and the Baltics. The 45-minute classes are aimed at kids 0-8 and are divided into age categories.
The full schedule is here. The winter session runs through March 5 and includes a holiday break from December 20 – January 2. All of the classes take place in Jay and family’s West Philly living room.
Jay and friends will also also be holding events at two local shops over the next few weeks. The first, with Cat’s Pajamas’ Emily Bate, will be at Milk and Honey on Saturday, December 11 at 2 p.m. This is a free workshop, but space is very limited. RSVP here. Another, a workshop with the Eastern European women’s vocal ensemble Svitanya, is Sunday, December 12 at 4 p.m. at the Green Line Cafe at 45th and Locust. This workshop costs $10 for one child, $5 for first sibling and $3 for second sibling. More to come on the others.
The main item on the agenda is a discussion about “aging in place” – how to assist senior members of the community to stay in their homes. Several guest speakers will be on hand to talk about everything from housing plans to simple repair and maintenance assistance.
Arts and Music
• Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango • Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (3680 Walnut St.) • 7:30 p.m. • Tickets: $38-$58.
For tango lovers, or even tango likers. This show features all the extravagance that is tango and Argentina.
•Camerata Philadelphia • University City Series at West Catholic Conservatory Recital Hall and Auditorium (4501 Chestnut St.) • 8 p.m. • Tickets: $20 general admission, $10 students/seniors.
The orchestra will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quintet in E-flat for Horn & Strings, K. 407, Dmitri ShostakovichChamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a,Franz Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2.
The beer and whiskey man will be signing updated copies of his literary beer tour of the Commonwealth. Dock Street and Four Worlds Bakery will also debut a new bread, Dock Street Beer Bread, which will be available for tasting during the signing.
• Books Through Bars 20th Anniversary Party • 7 p.m. • Dock Street Brewing Co. • 701 S. 50th St.
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