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  2026-01-06📍 Chestnut Hill

  TUESDAY NIGHTS AT THE MOVIES | PERFECT DAYS (2023 / 124 MIN)

  Wim Wenders’ quietly moving character study follows Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho), a Tokyo toilet cleaner who lives a life defined by routine, contemplation, small daily pleasures, and the beauty found in overlooked moments. Donations suggested.

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  2026-01-09📍 Chestnut Hill

  Friday Night Jazz | Philly’s “Rockin’” Jazz

  Enjoy an evening immersed in the music of iconic Philly jazz giants—Lee Morgan, one of the most expressive trumpeters of all times; Grover Washington Jr., a pioneer of the soulful, sax-driven sound; Stanley Clarke, the groundbreaking bassist who revolutionized jazz fusion; and Jimmy Smith, whose virtuosic Hammond B-3 organ grooves brought jazz firmly into the worlds of R&B and Rock ’n’ Roll. Together, their trailblazing styles helped carry Philadelphia’s jazz legacy to audiences across the globe. $28 ($18 members*) *Members need to be logged in to receive their benefit of discounted music tickets. The discount will automatically be applied to your shopping cart Sales open to the public on Sunday, December 28. Members pre-sale begins 48 hours prior to the public on Friday, December 26.

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  2026-01-10📍 Chestnut Hill

  Teacher Workshop | Finding the Soul of History through the Art of Jerry Pinkney

  Location: Charles Knox Smith Hall @ Woodmere, 9201 Germantown Avenue Provides PA 3 Act 48 Hours Explore how the art of Jerry Pinkney can inspire students to connect with the stories and soul of history. Through his powerful watercolor illustrations, Pinkney reveals not only the events of history but also the personal and cultural stories behind them. Celebrated for transforming children’s literature by centering Black histories, Pinkney invites us to see ourselves within the stories we teach. Discover fresh ways to spark your students’ curiosity and critical thinking through art that deepens an understanding of historical events, African American cultural contributions, and the human experiences that connect us all. The workshop will focus on Pinkney’s illustrations for A Place To Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired A Nation, the story of Dr. King’s legendary speech for the 1963 March on Washington; and God Bless the Child, imagined by Pinkney as a story of the Great Migration. Teaching materials will be available for classroom use. A follow up workshop, Discovering the Soul of Storytelling through the Art of Jerry Pinkney, will be offered on Sat., Jan. 24, 2026. $20/teacher

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  2026-01-10📍 Chestnut Hill

  A Conversation with Peter Paone: Snowpeople and Beyond

  With artist Peter Paone and Woodmere's associate curator, Amy Gillette "As a child, snowmen were not part of my life," Peter Paone writes. "I grew up in the narrow streets of South Philadelphia, with shoveled sidewalks. The thirty gouaches in this exhibition are my effort to give birth to what never was." The artist calls this series Snowpeople. He remarks, "The snowpeople are a community—they represent what you’ll find in any crowd. They express melancholy, joy, humor." As such, they witness Paone's career-long passion for representing the human condition. Join us for a conversation between Paone and Amy Gillette, Woodmere's associate curator. They will explore the Snowpeople exhibition as well as his other works on display at Frances M. Maguire Hall—including his Carnaby Street miniatures, created in London during the peak of the 1960s social revolution. Peter Paone was born and raised in South Philadelphia, in a first-generation Italian-American home. He has been a leader in the Philadelphia arts community as an artist, collector, and teacher for over seven decades. In the 1950s, Paone studied at the Barnes Foundation and earned a degree in art education at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art (later the University of the Arts). His work has been exhibited at institutions across the United States and internationally, and he has held faculty positions at both the Pratt Institute and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), where he established and chaired the printmaking department. Paone has stated, “I’m interested in a universal human condition—stories that are continuing and repeating in a positive way and a haunted way.” Following the talk, Peter Paone will be available to sign exhibition catalogues, which can be purchased at the front desk of Maguire Hall. $15 (FREE Woodmere Members)

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  2026-01-13📍 Chestnut Hill

  TUESDAY NIGHTS AT THE MOVIES | THE VELVET TOUCH (1948 / 100 MIN)

  Rosalind Russell stars as a celebrated actress entangled in a murder investigation that threatens both her career and personal life. This shadowy noir explores ambition, jealousy, and the complicated demands of theatrical success. Donations suggested.

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