by HEATHER JOHNSON
CITY GUID
E
Philadelphia
Baseball as
America
This exhibit’s a home run
Just in time for baseball season, the National
Constitution Center presents Baseball as
America, the first traveling exhibit from the
Members of The All-American
Girls Professional Baseball
League stand at attention
during the National Anthem.
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BEN FRANKLIN
PARKWAY
Frida Kahlo
Through May 18
The Philadelphia
Museum of Art marks
the centenary of this
extraordinary artist’s
birth with an exhibition
focusing on Kahlo’s
haunting self-portraits.
215-235-7469;
philamuseum.org
AVENUE OF THE ARTS
We Love Lucie!
March 2-9
Actress-singer Lucie
Arnaz joins Peter Nero
and the Philly Pops for a
fun-filled show combining Broadway standards
with personal anecdotes
from the lives of Arnaz
and her famous parents,
Lucille Ball and Desi
Arnaz. kimmelcenter.org
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Using about 500 artifacts from the museum’s
collection, the exhibit reveals how baseball
has reflected and served as a catalyst for
change in American society. A broad range of
themes, such as immigration, nationalism,
integration, technology and pop culture, is
explored through objects including uniforms,
equipment, books, recordings, films and
historic documents. Die-hard fans
will no doubt jump at the chance to
view one of the sport’s most sacred
relics: the Doubleday ball from
baseball’s legendary first game in
1839. Through May 11.
constitutioncenter.org; 215-409-6700.
Philadelphia
Film Festival
For two showy
weeks in April,
Philadelphia
becomes “
Cine-phile-adelphia”
when the Philadelphia Film Festival
brings the latest
and greatest in
independent and
foreign cinema to
theaters across
the city. This year’s
festival includes
screenings of
nearly 300 features, documentaries, shorts and
animation from
countries across
the globe. Attendees will be treated
to some new film
offerings, plus
annual highlights
like Cinema of the
Muslim Worlds,
Festival of Independents, the
genre-film celebration, Danger After
Dark and a regional filmmaking
showcase. April 3-
15. phillyfests.com;
267-765-9700.
SOU TH PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia
Phillies vs.
Washington
Nationals
March 31
Philadelphia’s beloved
baseball team hosts the
Washington Nationals
in the first home game
of the season.
phillies.com
NAVY YARD
The
Philadelphia
Antiques Show
April 12-15
More than 50 leading
antiques dealers and
galleries from across the
nation show their wares
at this annual event.
philaantiques.com
CITYWIDE
Equality Forum
April 28-May 4
This weeklong festival
celebrates the legacy of
the gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender community with more than
50 events, including
the popular Sunday-OUT! street festival.
equalityforum.com
