CITY GUIDE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Avenue or
Bust!
Exploring the pathway
to the presidency
Just in time for the big election, the National
Constitution Center is opening “Headed to
the White House,” a unique exhibition exploring the pathway to the presidency. Focusing
on the excitement and pageantry of presidential elections, the exhibit offers role-playing
opportunities and multimedia, interactive
and theatrical experiences illuminating one
of our country’s most important processes.
Visitors of all ages may cast their votes in a
mock election and view a running tally of the
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SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia
Eagles vs. St.
Louis Rams
Sept. 7
Philadelphia’s beloved
Eagles open their season
with a matchup against
the St. Louis Rams.
philadelphiaeagles.com
BEN FRANKLIN PARKWAY
Gee’s Bend: The
Architecture of
the Quilt
Sept. 16–Dec. 14
The Philadelphia
Museum of Art offers
a fresh look at quilting traditions with 65
extraordinary quilts
from Gee’s Bend, Ala.
philamuseum.org
winners. Of-age guests will have the opportunity to register to vote in the actual election,
with the help of Constitution Center staff.
A display of voting booths from America’s
past highlights a section devoted to voting methods, the expansion of voting rights
and the importance of voting for all citizens.
Visitors get the chance to weigh in on current
campaign issues through special election
“talk back” panels.
“Headed to the White House” opens at the
center on Constitution Day, Sept. 17, and runs
through Jan. 20 to coincide with the inauguration of our new president. 215-409-6600;
constitutioncenter.org.
If These Walls
Could Talk
Forget those
cheesy, rock-fueled haunted
houses that sprout
up everywhere
this time of year. If
you really want to
get your creep on,
the Eastern State
Penitentiary’s annual Terror Behind
the Walls is the
place for you.
With an old, once-abandoned prison
as its setting, this
haunted house
hardly needs actors to bring to life
its sinister cellblocks and crumbling corridors,
but an eerie
army of them
arrives every
night to scare
the pants off delighted guests. This
year’s experience
will include an expanded intake area,
where visitors can
explore the prison’s
mug shot, fingerprinting and delousing rooms and meet
the appropriately
terrifying “warden.”
Besides its
seasonal haunted
house, Eastern State
offers year-round
daytime tours that
focus on the facility’s
177-year history, its
unique and influential design and its
roster of infamous
inmates, including
old Scarface himself, Al Capone.
Sept. 19–Nov. 1.
215-236-3300;
easternstate.org.
AVENUE OF THE ARTS
Philadelphia
Orchestra:
Opening Night
Oct. 4
The Philadelphia
Orchestra kicks off
its latest season
with favorites from
Ravel, Prokofiev and
Mussorgsky.
kimmelcenter.org
CEN TER CI TY
USArtists:
American Fine
Art Show
Oct. 17–19
Fine art galleries from
across the country
gather at the 33rd Street
Armory for an art expo
and sale benefiting the
Pennsylvania Academy
of Fine Arts. usartists.org
AVENUE OF THE ARTS
Fidelio
Oct. 10–24
The Opera Company of
Philadelphia presents
a new production of
Beethoven’s only opera,
a musical tale filled
with political intrigue.
operaphilly.org
