 September 1, 2006  |
Dolls From the Attic
April 30, 2005 - December 30, 2006 |
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http://www.mercermuseum.org
Location: Mercer Museum
Phone: 215-345-0210
This imaginative, intergenerational exhibit features dolls and doll accessories from the museum’s collection, along with a variety of playful, hands-on activities.
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Entertainment at the Temperance House
November 4, 2005 - December 30, 2006 |
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Times: Tue, Fri and Sat
http://www.temperancehouse.com
Location: Temperance House, Newtown
Phone: 215-860-9975
Admission: FREE
Ever changing roster of Entertainment, check website for actual Band listings. Genres: Jazzy Blues to Top 40
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First Friday in Doylestown
November 4, 2005 - October 6, 2006 |
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Times: Varied
http://www.firstfridaydoylestown.com
Location: Doylestown
Phone: 215-833-4416
Admission: FREE
What’s better than a free evening of local artists and musicians at more than 50 locations in Downtown Doylestown? Participating shops and restauarants, which stay open late, will display a First Friday Doylestown flag outside their business so that visitors know they are open. Just follow the yellow-and-black flags around town to discover a new side of Doylestown! The Bucks County Riverboat & Trolley Company, operated by Captain Dee Keller, will provide trolley service for visitors during First Friday Doylestown. The trolley will take visitors through Downtown Doylestown to enjoy the art and music.
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Pearl S. Buck House Tours
March 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006 |
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http://www.pearlsbuck.org
Location: Pearl S. Buck House, Perkasie
Phone: 215-249-0100
Admission: $6/general: $5/seniors: $15/families: under 6 FREE
Discover the legacy of Pulitzer Prize winning author, activist and humanitarian. Daily tours, Tues - Sat are offered of Pearl Buck's home, which dates from 17410 is an excellent examploe of rural Pennsylvania architecture.
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Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve-Daily Guided Walks
March 28, 2006 - October 31, 2006 |
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Times: 2:00 p.m.
http://www.bhwp.org
Location: Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope
Phone: 215-862-2924
Admission: $5/adults: $3/seniors & fulltime students: $2/children 4-14: under 4/Free
One hour guided trail walks feature native flora in natural woodland, meadow, pond and creek settings.
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Energy Yes!
April 8, 2006 - September 30, 2006 |
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Times: Museum hours
http://www.philamuseum.org
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Phone: 215-684-7860
Admission: $
This multimedia installation present the work of local and international artists who are pursuing parallel concerns and seeking to engage viewers in an interpretative and animating dialogue. The title is borrowed from Hirschhorn, for whom "Energy Yes, Quality No!" is both a battle cry and a motto. Located in the Gisela and Dennis Alter Gallery (176), first floor.
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Someone's in the Kitchen: Culinary Design Objects
April 22, 2006 - September 30, 2006 |
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Times: Museum hours
http://www.philamuseum.org
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Phone: 215-684-7860
Admission: $
This exhibition features objects created for use in the preparation of food. Located in the Modern Design Gallery (170), first floor.
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Club Freight House
April 27, 2006 - December 30, 2006 |
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Times: 9:00 PM - Close
http://www.thefreighthouse.net
Location: The Freight House, Doylestown
Phone: 215-340-1003
Admission: $
Hottest DJs featuring Brother Mike. Revolving Drink Specials. Thursday - Saturday.
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Hollywood Summer Nights
May 1, 2006 - September 7, 2006 |
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Times: Varied
http://www.countytheater.org
Location: County Theater, Doylestown
Phone: 215-345-6789
Admission: $8/general: $6/child, seniors, students: $4.50/members
The Hollywood Summer Nights series show classic and unusual films on the big screen complemented by film forums and independent film-maker presentations.
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The Art of Harry Leith-Ross, Pennsylvania Impressionist
May 12, 2006 - October 1, 2006 |
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Times: Tue-Sun 11 am-5 pm; Sat 11 am-6 pm
http://www.michenerartmuseum.org
Location: James A. Michener Art Museum, New Hope
Admission: Members: FREE; Non-members: General Admission $5, Seniors (60+) $4, Children (6-18) $2, Children under 6 FREE
Harry Leith-Ross (1886-1973) was one of the most prolific Pennsylvania Impressionist artists. He moved to Bucks County in 1935. Leith-Ross became renowned for his transparent watercolor technique in the tradition of 18th century painters, along with his vibrant, carefully composed oil paintings. Organized by the Michener Art Museum, this retrospective exhibition of Leith-Ross includes a oil paintings, watercolors and exquisite drawings. This exhibit is an expanded version of the exhibit that was Doylestown.
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Summer Vacation: Photographs
May 13, 2006 - September 30, 2006 |
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Times: Museum hours
http://www.philamuseum.org
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Phone: 215-684-7860
Admission: $
Summer is a special time stirring up memories of long days, long dusks, and the smell of fresh cut grass. This exhibition of more than 50 works from the collection will reflect the sizzle of the summer season from a variety of perspectives. Located in the Julien Levy Gallery, ground floor.
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Show Business: Irving Berlin’s Hollywood
May 27, 2006 - September 3, 2006 |
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Times: Tue-Fri 10 am-4:30 pm; Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm
http://www.michenerartmuseum.org
Location: James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown
Phone: 215-340-9800
Admission: Members: FREE; Non-members: Adults $6.50, Seniors $6, Students/children 6-18 $4, Children under 6 FREE
Al Jolson singing “Blue Skies” in The Jazz Singer; Bing Crosby crooning “White Christmas. These iconic images from Hollywood all sprang from Irving Berlin. For six decades Berlin wrote songs and scores for 20 films. This exhibition illustrates Berlin’s relationship with Hollywood, and the evolution of the film musical. The show includes an audio-visual component that allows visitors to hear and see his work as originally intended; it also features photographs, set and costume designs, drawings and caricatures, models, scrapbooks, posters and album covers.
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"Mummy Dearest" Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
June 2, 2006 - September 30, 2006 |
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Times: 7:00 PM
Location: The Peddler's Pub in the Cock 'N Bull Restaurant
Phone: 215-794-4051
Admission: $39.95
The newest show in the Murder Mystery Dinner Theater program in the Peddler's Pub at the Cock 'n Bull Restaurant in Peddler's Village. An exotic night discovering that love and murder are never out of fashion.
You are cordially invited to a surprise party to celebrate the triumphs of the esteemed archaelogist, Dr. Richard Denile. Your hostess Imma N. Denile hppes her husband will regale us with stories of his adventures. He has recently unearthed a pharoah's tomb and unearthed more than he imagined.
The Peddler's Pub opens at 7:00 p.m. to receive guests. Guests should arrive at the Cock 'n Bull Restaurant by 7:30 p.m. for dinner, where they will be escorted to the Peddler's Pub. The first act begins at 8:00 p.m., dinner is served during intermission, dessert and coffee is served during Act II.
$39.95 per person includes dinner, show, tax and gratuity. Recommended for mature audiences. Reservations required.
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5th Annual Buckingham Valley Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
June 10, 2006 - September 30, 2006 |
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Times: Tues-Sat 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Sun Noon to 5:00 p.m.
http://www.pawine.com
Location: Buckingham Valley Vineyards & Winery, Buckingham
Phone: 215-794-7188
Admission: FREE
Visit an eclectic exhibit of contemporary outdoor sculptures by area artists on the grounds of Bucks County's oldes winery. Street address is 1521 Rt 413.
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Diane Burko: Flow
June 10, 2006 - October 15, 2006 |
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Times: Tue-Fri 10 am-4:30 pm; Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm
http://www.michenerartmuseum.org
Location: James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown
Phone: 215-340-9800
Admission: Members: FREE; Non-members: Adults $6.50, Seniors $6, Students/children 6-18 $4, Children under 6 FREE
Painter Diane Burko is one of the Philadelphia area’s most celebrated contemporary landscape painters. This exhibition focuses on Burko’s recent work and is the fourth in an ongoing series at the Michener that features contemporary landscape painters.
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Gilding the Lotus: Enriching the Himalayan Collection
June 10, 2006 - October 30, 2006 |
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Times: Museum hours
http://www.philamuseum.org
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Phone: 215-684-7860
Admission: $
Featuring exciting recent additions to the Museum's permanent collections-some on view here for the very first time-this focussed exhibition explores not only the artistic diversity, but also the spiritual significance of gold in Himalayan art. Located in Gallery 232, second floor.
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Dreaming in Black and White-Photography of Julien Levy
June 17, 2006 - September 17, 2006 |
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Times: Museum hours
http://www.philamuseum.org
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Phone: 215-684-7860
Admission: $
In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Julien Levy, the Museum will present a major exhibition surveying Levy's personal collection of photographs. Located in the Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, first floor
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The Bizarre and the Beautiful: Silks of the 18th Century
July 1, 2006 - September 2, 2007 |
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Times: museum hours
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Phone: 215-684-7860
In the 18th century silk was undisputable fashion's favorite fabric. This focused exhibition features works including French and English patterned silk dresses worn by some of Philadelphia's most fashionable women of the time. The Bizarre and the Beautiful explores developments in textile design of the 18th century, drawing from the museum's collection.
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AHA! Fridays in Newtown
July 7, 2006 - December 1, 2006 |
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Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.newtownpa.us
Location: State & Sycamore Streets, Newtown
Phone: 215-968-3440
Admission: FREE
"Come home to your town, my town, Newtown." AHA! Friday (Arts, History, Adventure) can be experienced the first Friday of each month along State & Sycamore Streets in Newtown. AHA! Friday is dedicated to bringing together artists, the public, and businesses for a greater understanding, awareness and promotion of the arts, and development of a strong and vital downtown cultural community. Each month is designed around a special theme. Bring your family and friends to our historic downtown to see visual and performing arts, nurture your sense of history, enjoy the unique and expanding variety of shops, galleries, restaurants and nightlife, or merely people-watch and catch a bite to eat!
AHA! Friday's Monthly Themes:
July 7: Somewhere in Time-remember days gone by or plan ahead. A unique synthesis of traditional and contemporary.
August 4: Street Noises-Hot fun in the summer and all that jazz!
September 1: Peaceable Kingdom- AHA! Friday will turn its attention to Newtown's well-known native son, Edward Hicks, painter of the Peaceable Kingdom.
October 6: Toasting Newtown-As autumn leaves fall, taste the culinary delights of Newtown.
November 3: Spirit in Motion-Let your spirit free in Newtown!
December 1: Unveiling of 2007 AHA! posters-Join us as we light up Newtown for the holiday season and “Unveil” the 12 Days of Christmas window displays. A holiday surprise also awaits!
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Celebrate Korea: A Decade of Collecting
July 7, 2006 - April 2, 2007 |
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Times: museum hours
http://www.philamuseum.org
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Phone: 215-684-7860
To celebrate the expansion of the Korean art program and the 10th anniversary of the Korean Heritage Weekend, the Museum will present this exhibition of approximately 50 works, most of which have been collected since 1997. Accompanied by a bilingual (English and Korean) brochure. Screen paintings, hanging scrolls, furniture, ceramics and more. Highlights include an exquisite group of Koryo dynasty (918-1392) and Choson dynasty (1392-1910) ceramics from the collection of Colonel Stephen McCormick, who donated more than 100 Korean works of art to the museum.
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Todd Stone: Witness
July 22, 2006 - November 5, 2006 |
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Times: Tue-Fri 10 am-4:30 pm; Sat 10 am-5 pm; Sun 12-5 pm
http://www.michenerartmuseum.org
Location: James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown
Phone: 215-340-9800
Admission: Members: FREE; Non-members: Adults $6.50, Seniors $6, Students/children 6-18 $4, Children under 6 FREE
Todd Stone was a 9/11 witness, who spent that tragic day drawing and photographing. He turned his terror and grief into a series of watercolors that record the events of 9/11 as only an eyewitness could. This exhibition features a selection of these powerful images, which have also been exhibited at the New York Historical Society and the Florence Biennale, Italy. Stone is a resident of Bucks County.
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The Arts of War and Peace: Persian Miniatures
July 24, 2006 - December 15, 2006 |
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Times: museum hours
http://www.philamuseum.org
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Phone: 215-684-7860
Featuring a selection of illuminated manuscript pages by Persian artists dating from the 14th through the 17th centuries, this exhibition of miniature paintings highlights the instances of both war and peace.
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Beer & Wine Tastings at the Washington House Restaurant
July 28, 2006 - September 12, 2006 |
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http://www.st94.com
Location: The Washington House Restaurant, Sellersville
Phone: 215-257-5808
The Washington House now has 10 great brews on tap. The lineup will always include Yuengling Lager, Guinness Stout and Michelob Ultra with additional season specialties.
Tasting Schedule (Reservations always recommended, especially on show nights!)
Beer:
August 4: Harpoon Brewery of Boston
August 13: Celtic Beer Tasting as part of Celtic Rock-The-Block Festival
Sept 1: Legacy Brewing Company of Reading, PA
Wine:
Friday July 28: Free Style Flights
Tuesday August 8: Chairman's Selections (Dinner)
Tuesday September 12: A Tour of the Central Coast Region
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Joe Mooney Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
July 29, 2006 - October 29, 2006 |
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Times: museum hours
http://www.michenerartmuseum.org
Location: James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown
Phone: 215-340-9800
Philadelphia sculptor Joe Mooney creates works in welded steel, making graceful, organic sculptures that often hint at the human body as well as animal and bird forms. He enjoys the contrast between the heavy, rigid steel and the seemingly airy and weightless designs that emerge from his ocy-acetylene torch.
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Aha! Friday: The Peaceable Kingdom
September 1, 2006 |
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Times: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
http://www.newtownpa.us
Location: Newtown Main Streets
Phone: 215-968-3440
Admission: FREE
Under the branches that sheltered Edward Hicks, AHA! Friday will turn its attention to Newtown's well-known son, painter of the Peaceable Kingdom with a gentle reminder where a lion may peacefully lie down with the lamb. Visual and performing arts lure families to nurture Newtown's sense of history and enjoy the unique, ever-changing and expanding variety of shops, galleries, restaurants and nightlife.
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Celebrate Labor Day
September 1, 2006 - September 4, 2006 |
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Times: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
http://www.crayola.com/factory
Location: The Crayola Factory, Easton
Phone: 610-515-8000
Admission: $9.50
Celebrate Labor Day and create a Patriotic Tie and Flag using construction paper and various Crayola Products at The Crayola Factory.
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Create a Family Tree
September 1, 2006 - September 4, 2006 |
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Times: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
http://www.crayola.com/factory
Location: The Crayola Factory, Easton
Phone: 610-515-8000
Admission: $9.50
Create a Family Tree using Crayola Products and various art supplies at The Crayola Factory!
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Deadline to Enter Scarecrow Competition
September 1, 2006 |
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http://www.peddlersvillage.com
Location: Peddler's Village, Lahaska
Phone: 215-794-4000
Peddler's Village invites both novice and expert scarecrow artists of all ages to participate in the 28th Annual Scarecrow Competition and Display. Participants may enter three new scarecrow categories as well as the traditional categories for cash and prizes totaling more than $5,000.
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Murder Mystery Show and Dinner
September 1, 2006 |
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Times: 7:00 PM - about 9:00 PM
http://www.fisherstudor.com
Location: Fisher's Tudor House
Phone: 215-244-9777
Admission: $35.00 per person
Murder Mystery Show and Dinner is held on Saturday nights. "Deadly Beloved" is the new show. Group of fives or more must buy tickets in advance. All guests must be atleast 18 years of age.
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