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Renoir’s landscapes in the
City of Brotherly Love
French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir
may be best known for his portraits and
nudes, but he also painted a large number of
remarkable landscapes during his illustrious career. Through Jan. 6, visitors to the
Philadelphia Museum of Art can enjoy a rare
opportunity to see 70 of these highly original
works assembled from public and private
collections across the globe. Beginning with
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Date
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
the
Philadelphia
76ers
vs. New
Jersey Nets
Nov. 3
Join some of basketball’s most enthusiastic
fans for the Sixers’
first home game of the
season.
nba.com/sixers
CHESTNU T HILL
7th Annual
Holiday Garden
Railway Display
Nov. 23-Dec. 31
The Morris Arboretum
fills its lovely winter garden with model trains
and cable cars bustling
through a quarter mile
of miniature landscapes
peppered with local
landmarks.
upenn.edu/arboretum
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pieces from the 1860s when Renoir became
associated with Impressionists like Claude
Monet, the exhibit follows the artist’s evolution through the 1870s as he experimented
with color and composition and concludes
with work from the 1880s when Renoir’s travels to Africa and Italy inspired an intensifying
color palette in his work. Renoir’s fascination
with nature and the effects of natural light
made him a master of the landscape genre, and
his ability to capture the vibrancy and immediacy of his surroundings make these paintings
look as fresh today as when they were painted.
Philamuseum.org.
A Brand New
Sondheim Revue
The renowned
Philadelphia Theatre
Company kicks off
its new season with
a theatrical trifecta:
an innovative new
musical revue in a
beautiful new theater with an eclectic
creative team. Conceived and directed
by award-winning
musical theater performer Billy Porter,
the new production,
Being Alive, blends
the songs of Stephen Sondheim
with the poetry of
William Shakespeare
to tell the story of
man’s seven ages.
A variety of African-American musical
styles, including soul,
jazz, hip-hop and
gospel, merge these
elements into an
intriguing theatrical
piece. Being Alive is
the first production
for the new Suzanne
Roberts Theatre,
which opened this
fall with a 365-seat
auditorium and
dramatic lobby and
mezzanine level
reception areas with
commanding city
views. Through
Dec. 2. philadelphia
theatrecompany.org.
CENTER CITY
Macy’s
Christmas Light
Show
Nov. 23–Dec. 31
A holiday tradition
begun by Wanamaker’s
department store in
1956, this pageant of
lights has been restored
to its former glory by
new owner Macy’s and
enhanced with narration from Julie Andrews.
macys.com
CEN TER CI TY
Reading
Terminal Market
Walking Tour
Dec. 1
A food writer leads
this illuminating tour
through the food
market’s colorful 114-
year history, revealing
the origins of cheese
steaks, hoagies, pretzels
and other Philly food
favorites along the way.
readingterminal
market.org
CENTER CITY
“X-mas Philes”
Dec. 13– 16
Philadanco, Philadelphia’s premier modern
dance company, mixes
traditional and contemporary versions of holiday classics with a twist
of Hollywood to offer
up an original holiday
dance experience.
Philadanco.org
