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Now – 6pm · Richmond · Craft Nation Philly

Open Studio

Heads up at Craft Nation — Paper Arts Open Craft Sun Oct 25, 12:30–3:30pm — drop-in paper crafting, no experience needed. Sliding scale from $0, suggested $25; register online or walk in. Open Craft details

5:30pm · Graduate Hospital · BalletX Studio

YPC Season Launch Party

Heads up at BalletX — Free Friday Nov 6 — beginner/intermediate ballet at 5:30, then Lindy Hop 101 at 6:45 with Jazz Attack's Mike McDermott and Kate Holden. Free; register to save a spot. Free Fridays schedule

5:30pm · Greenwich · Bok Building

Pinch Pot Happy Hour

Heads up in #nomnomslurp — Scrapple & Apple Festival at Reading Terminal Market, Sat Oct 17, 10am–5pm — free to attend, pay-as-you-go. Philly Vegan Restaurant Week runs thru Oct 17 at over a dozen restaurants. Visit Philly

6pm · University City · The Rotunda

In-person! Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF) and The Rotunda celebrate film, music, and communit...

Heads up in #music — Philly Music Fest turns 10, Oct 12–18 — 25 bands and musicians over seven nights at independently owned venues. Visit Philly

6pm · Passyunk Square · Mug Coffee & Clay

Pottery Paint Evening

Heads up at Mug Coffee & Clay — Coffee/ceramics studio on 8th and Federal with one-day sessions, themed workshops, & multi-week classes. All upcoming classes

6pm · Germantown, Westside · Philadelphia Furniture Workshop

Plant Stand with 5-sided Legs - week 5

Heads up in #arts — Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, east of Broad, Oct 17–18 — free, self-guided, about 20 neighborhoods. REEL October, the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival, runs Oct 15–25 with 140+ screenings, some free. Visit Philly

Coming Up

Today · October 15

Greenwich · The Weaving Circle

Walk in + Weave Napkins

Greenwich · The Weaving Circle

Walk in + Weave a Scarf

6:30pm · Richmond · Craft Nation Philly

Intro to Drawing: Color

6:30pm · Callowhill · Vox Populi

cinéSPEAK presents American Worker: The Labor to Belong (Work in Progress)

7pm · University City · Penn Live Arts

TM Krishna

Heads up at Penn Live Arts — Arts of India Festival Community Day Sun Nov 1 at 1pm — dance, Penn Sargam, a percussion demo. Free, registration requested. Community Day

7pm · West Poplar · PhilaMOCA

Philly Premiere MAG MAG

Heads up at PhilaMOCA — Philly Archives Film Fest Wed Oct 28 is free. The Bechdel Cast (Oct 17) and Godzilla Day (Nov 3) are sold out; the Psychotronic Awards Oct 19 are $5 at the door. PhilaMOCA calendar

7:30pm · Rittenhouse · Academy of Music

Dance at Great Velocity

Heads up at the Academy of Music — Opened 1857 and modeled on La Scala — the oldest opera house in the U.S. still used for its original purpose. Seats up to 2,600. About the Academy