Gophila.com AND NBC10! Weekly Events
Gophila.com AND NBC10! Weekly Events
Gophila.com AND NBC10! Weekly Events
Weekly Events
Each week, Gophila.com and NBC's 10! Show highlight some of the best activities for the coming weekend right here. From cultural events to family festivals, we've got your weekend plans covered.
Be sure to come back every week and remember to check out the 10! Show Thursdays at 11 am on NBC10 to see what's coming!
For more information on what to do this weekend, be sure to make a stop at our Events Calendar or at your favorite Cultural Attraction for a list of upcoming events.
| | Light Up Your Holidays
Peddler's Village
November 21, 2008
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Light up your holiday season at the Peddler’s Village Grand Illumination Celebration. Don’t miss the magical moment when the Village is transformed into a dazzling wonderland as Santa Claus switches on the display of one million lights to kick off the holidays and his weekend visits with children at Giggleberry Fair. | | | Hadrosaurus Foulkii: The Dinousaur that Changed the World
Academy of Natural Sciences
Opens November 22, 2008
Weekends - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Weekdays - 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. When it was discovered in New Jersey, in 1858, Hadrosaurus foulkii was the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found. Ten years later, Philadelphia became the first city in the world to display a full
dinosaur skeleton, and The Academy of Natural Sciences became the first museum in the world to do it.
To mark the 150th anniversary of the description of H. foulkii, the
museum is once again displaying a fully mounted skeleton of the famous animal that started the public’s fascination with dinosaurs. It is the centerpiece of the new exhibit "Hadrosaurus foulkii: The Dinosaur That Changed the World," which opens Nov. 22.
| | Book / Paper / Scissors: An Artist's Book Fair
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library
November 22, 2008
10 a.m. - 4 p.m., FREE Forget about those yawn-inspiring holiday gifts. Find unique (and affordable) works of art, suitable for everyone on your list. Or just look, enjoy and find inspiration for your own creativity at this festive event. Artists sell and show their work, as well as present book and paper workshops that are kid- and klutz-friendly. | | | Where in the World is the Gingerbread Man?
Crayola Factory
Through December 31, 2008
Come explore a world of fun at The Crayola Factory, where imagination comes to life. Enjoy European holiday traditions and celebrations through hands-on projects. Travel to England in Creative Studio and create holiday paper windows, create German-style ornaments in Easton Press & Bindery and don’t miss the experience of Russia in Super Sculptures where you can make Russian star ornaments. | | The Wine School presents Wine 101: Intro to Wine
Wine School of Philadelphia
Through December 20, 2008
6 p.m.
Embark on your wine journey at The Wine School as Philadelphia's go-to guys for wine education teach you everything you need to know. Possibly the most important two hours a budding wine lover could spend, our expert instructors will have you swirling, sniffing, and sipping like a true connoisseur. | |  | |