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Registration is OPEN for Cultivating Culture: Al-Bustan’s Arab Arts and Culture Camp!

Philadelphia, PA- Midsommar is one of Sweden’s most important holidays and a day to rejoice in the coming of summer at a time when daylight is at its longest. Join us at the American Swedish Historical Museum to celebrate this unique Swedish tradition at Misommarfest on Saturday, June 25, 2022.

Enroll in half-day or full-day sessions and explore a wide range of mediums, including printmaking, traditional darkroom photography, fiber arts, ceramics, and graphic novels.

Crystal is not just an ice show, it’s the very first experience on ice from Cirque du Soleil. Watch world-class ice skaters and acrobats claim their new frozen playground with speed and fluidity as they challenge the laws of gravity with never-before-seen acrobatics. Discover a new kind of performance as Cirque du Soleil meets the ice to defy all expectations.

Join Overbrook Park Library for an online read-aloud of excerpts from the One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 selection, My Broken Language--Quiara Alegría Hudes' musical memoir of coming of age in 1980s and 90s Philadelphia. Reading the book beforehand is not required to participate. This event will also be held May 18th at 3 PM.

Our neighborhoods hold the personalities, histories, and stories of the people who live in them. In these visual art and storytelling workshops, children of all ages and caregivers will be invited to explore and celebrate what makes our Philadelphia communities unique and strong!

Children and their caregivers are invite to join Haddington Library for a read-aloud of the One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 children’s selection, Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal. The storytime will take place on the steps outside of Haddington Library, and a limited supply of free copies of the book will be available for participants to take home.

What is something you want to protect? What makes you feel protected? Cultures around the world use wrapping and binding techniques with thread to create symbols of protection. In this workshop for children and their caregivers, we will read the One Book, One Philadelphia children’s selection, Alma and How She Got Her Name, and create our own personal protective amulets inspired by the book.

In this workshop for children of all ages and caregivers, we'll read the One Book, One Philadelphia 2022 children's book, Alma and How She Got Her Name, and celebrate the stories and meanings of our own names with a collage activity. The workshop will be facilitated by artist Anthony Folks and is part of One Book, One Philadelphia.

In this virtual workshop for younger children and their caregivers, we'll create our own instruments using recycled materials, write our own songs, and learn about instruments that are culturally significant in Puerto Rico.