http://www.whyy.org/artsandculture/artscalendar.html?rss A weekly round-up of what's happening in the arts around the Philadelphia area. en-us Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:55:28 EDT Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:55:28 EDT Copyright 2011 WHYY webmaster@whyy.org WHYY Public Radio No http://www.whyy.org/artsandculture/artscalendar.html?rss Will the world end this weekend? Explore this fascination at Penn Museum with "MAYA 2012: Lords of Time," an exhibit that compares predictions of a world-transforming apocalypse with their supposed origins in the ancient Maya civilization, leading visitors on a journey through the Maya's time-ordered universe, expressed through their intricate calendar systems, and the power wielded by their divine kings, the "lords of time." The exhibition features more than 100 objects, including artifacts excavated by Penn Museum archaeologists at the site of Copan, Honduras, offering a rare opportunity to view spectacular examples of Classic Maya art--some of which have never before been seen outside Honduras, on view through January 13, 2013. You don't have to be Catholic or Jewish to enjoy "Meshuggah Nuns!" coming to Hedgerow Theatre Thursday, December 27, by Dan Goggins and directed By Micki Sharpe. Nunsense hits the high seas as the Little Sisters of Hoboken go on a "Faith of All Nations" cruise. The captain enlists their aid when seasickness strikes everyone in the cast of Fiddler on the Roof except the actor playing Tevye. The nuns come to the rescue and join him to put on the show, adding their own hilarious, ecumenical touches to the classic musical through January 27 at 64 Rose Valley Road, Media, PA. Morven Museum & Garden presents "Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761-1898" from the collection of collector and bibliographer Joseph J. Felcone, offering a visual iconography of the state, beginning with a pre-Revolutionary landscape and ending with a depiction of a growing city on the eve of the 20th century over a 150 year period, through January 13, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Included in the exhibit is a copy of "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also, "Squan Beach, NJ - The place where the Packet Ship John Minturn was wrecked," by George Robert Bonfield, 1846 (pictured in slideshow). Also, this holiday season, enjoy "Festival of Trees," as the museum's thirteen galleries are decorated with festive trees. "Cooking with the Calamari Sisters" is onstage at the Society Hill Playhouse, a live "broadcast" of a public access cable cooking show hosted by two larger-than-life Italian sisters who sing and dance to beloved Italian favorites, with performances Thursdays through Sundays through March 10, 507 South 8th Street, between Lombard and South Street, Philadelphia. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.whyy.org/podcast/calendar20121221.mp3">Download MP3</a> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:00:28 EDT 1:30 Will the world end this weekend? Explore this fascination at Penn Museum with "MAYA 2012: Lords of Time," an exhibit that compares predictions of a world-transforming apocalypse with their supposed origins in the ancient Maya civilization, leading visitors on a journey through the Maya's time-ordered universe, expressed through their intricate calendar systems, and the power wielded by their divine kings, the "lords of time." The exhibition features more than 100 objects, including artifacts excavated by Penn Museum archaeologists at the site of Copan, Honduras, offering a rare opportunity to view spectacular examples of Classic Maya art--some of which have never before been seen outside Honduras, on view through January 13, 2013. You don't have to be Catholic or Jewish to enjoy "Meshuggah Nuns!" coming to Hedgerow Theatre Thursday, December 27, by Dan Goggins and directed By Micki Sharpe. Nunsense hits the high seas as the Little Sisters of Hoboken go on a "Faith of All Nations" cruise. The captain enlists their aid when seasickness strikes everyone in the cast of Fiddler on the Roof except the actor playing Tevye. The nuns come to the rescue and join him to put on the show, adding their own hilarious, ecumenical touches to the classic musical through January 27 at 64 Rose Valley Road, Media, PA. Morven Museum & Garden presents "Portrait of Place: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints of New Jersey, 1761-1898" from the collection of collector and bibliographer Joseph J. Felcone, offering a visual iconography of the state, beginning with a pre-Revolutionary landscape and ending with a depiction of a growing city on the eve of the 20th century over a 150 year period, through January 13, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Included in the exhibit is a copy of "Washington Crossing the Delaware," by Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also, "Squan Beach, NJ - The place where the Packet Ship John Minturn was wrecked," by George Robert Bonfield, 1846 (pictured in slideshow). Also, this holiday season, enjoy "Festival of Trees," as the museum's thirteen galleries are decorated with festive trees. "Cooking with the Calamari Sisters" is onstage at the Society Hill Playhouse, a live "broadcast" of a public access cable cooking show hosted by two larger-than-life Italian sisters who sing and dance to beloved Italian favorites, with performances Thursdays through Sundays through March 10, 507 South 8th Street, between Lombard and South Street, Philadelphia.