Sunday, June 1, 2 - 5 pm at Cheltenham Art Center: Opening reception for 1988-2008: Twenty Years Fast Forward, Tyler alumni exhibition. Through June 28. 439 Ashbourne Road, Cheltenham, PA.

Sunday, June 1, 1 - 4 pm at Orchard Artworks: Opening reception for Grain of Salt: Feminine Symbols and Identities, an exhibition of works on paper, painting, and sculpture, including collaborative works, by Brooke Schmidt and Nicole Patrice Dul. Through June 29. 520 Tomlinson Road, Bryn Athyn, PA

Sunday, June 1, 1 - 4 pm at Perkins Center for the Arts: Opening reception for Members and Faculty Exhibition. Through June 22. 395 King's Highway, Moorestown, NJ.

Thursday, June 5, 4:30 - 7 pm at the Art Institute of Philadelphia: Opening reception for Killing Time, group exhibition featuring Jaime Alvarez, Katherine Kesserling, David Kessler, Tommy Reynolds, Lauren Rossi, Joan Kathleen Smith, and Steven Earl Weber. 1622 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 5, 7 pm at Mugshots Coffeehouse: Opening reception for Beans and Screens, an exhibition of coffee-themed screen prints made by artists throughout the country. Proceeds from exhibition sales will benefit Cooperativa San Fernando, which supports fair-trade independent coffee farmers. Through June (exhibition moves to Mugshots' Manayunk location in July). 2210 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6 - 9 pm at 222gallery: Opening reception for Ryan Beck, here and there: 50 days. Through June 30. . 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 8:30 pm at Artists House: Opening reception for Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, group exhibition. Through June 1. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 8 pm at AxD Gallery: Opening reception for Rock, Paper, Scissors, work by Chris Resko, Allen Linder, and James Stella. Through July 12. 265 S. 10th Street (between Locust & Spruce), Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6 - 9:30 pm at Bambi: Opening reception for Welcome to My World, a group exhibition featuring Marie DesMarais, Bill Lohre, and Joshua Erb. Through July 20. 1817 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6 - 8:30 pm at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Opening reception for Kate Davis Caldwell, Rapture. Through July 19. 709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 7 pm at Burrison Gallery: Opening reception for Shirley Steele's Symbiosis: Recent Digital Prints. University Club at Penn, 3611 Walnut Street, second floor, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 9 pm at Cerulean Arts: Opening reception for Portraits of Places, an exhibition of watercolors by Richard Estell. Through July 18. 1355 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 9 pm at the Clay Studio: Juried artist solo exhibition, Shu-Mei Chan's If By Chance, A Rock; Student/Members Exhibition; and Jenny Mendes: New Work. 139 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5:30 - 8 pm at Coral Street Arts House: Opening reception for Elevated: East vs. West on the Blue Line, an exhibition of prints, photographs, and paintings reflecting on the presence and influence of SEPTA's Blue Line by artists of Fishtown's Positive Space and West Philly's Dead Artist's Guild. Through June 30. 2446-68 Coral Street (at intersection of Coral and Hagert Streets), Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 9 pm at F.A.N. Gallery: Opening reception for solo exhibition of paintings by Carlo Russo. Through June 28. 221 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 8 pm at Larry Becker Contemporary Art: Reception with the artist for Dove Bradshaw's Radio Rocks & Quick Constructions. Through June. 43 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6 - 9 pm at Blink Art Gallery: Opening reception for group sculpture exhibit featuring constructive sculpture by Billy Dufala, Peter Frantz, John Greig, Vinson Huston, Tom McCloskey, Ituski Ogihara, Coleen Rudolf, and Katarzyna Kalyta. Through June 30. 108 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Locks Gallery: Opening reception for Joy Feasley, Weaving Spiders Come Not Here, and sculpture by Polly Apfelbaum, Lynda Benglis, Bryan Hunt, and Louise Nevelson. 600 Washington Square South, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 9 pm at Old City Jewish Art Center: First Friday Shabbos, featuring fiber art exhibition and sushi reception. 119 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 8 pm at Projects Gallery: I.D., curated by Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof; reception will feature a performance of artist Samantha Hill's "Black Iconography" at 7 pm. Through July 26. Through 629 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 10 pm at Rodger LaPelle Gallery: Opening reception for Rodger LaPelle: New Drawings. Through July 13. 122 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5 - 8 pm at Surcle Artist Cooperative: Closing reception for photography installations by Genevieve Coutroubis and Adrienne Waxman. 110 Church Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6 - 8 pm at Temple Gallery: The Space of Books; reception features an 8 pm projection installation/interactive performance by Pierre Leguillon. 259 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6 - 10 pm at Topstitch Boutique: Opening reception for They Climed the Mountains, art by James Ulmer & Steven Dufala. 311 Market Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6 - 11 pm at Vox Populi: Opening reception for Solid Gold, juried group exhibition. Through June 27. 319 N. 11th Street, 3rd floor, Suite 319 A, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 5:30 - 8 pm at the Wood Turning Center: Opening reception for Collaborations at the Echo Lake Conferences: The First Ten Years. Through July 19.

Saturday, June 7, 6 - 9 pm at Da Vinci Art Alliance: Awards opening reception for Envisioning Othello, a collaborative exhibition inspired by Lantern Theater Company’s production of Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy and curated by Dr. Debra Miller. (Symposium on June 29; see Talks, below.) Through June 29. 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 7, 1 - 4 pm at Newman Galleries: Opening reception for the 2008 Philadelphia Sketch Club Members’ Exhibition. 2nd floor galleries, 1625 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 8, 1 - 4 pm at Artists House: Artists reception for Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, group exhibition. Through June 1. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 8, 2 - 4 pm at Philip & Muriel Berman Museum of Art: Opening reception for In the Moment, paintings by Richard Goldberg. Through August 17. Ursinus College, 601 E. Main Street, Collegeville, PA.

Second Thursday, June 12, 6 - 9 pm at Arcadia Boutique: Opening reception for exhibition of art by Margaux Fried and Katie Marlowe; jewelry trunk show of the designs of Esther K, The Black Spot, and SWA Design Lab. 819 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, June 12, 6 - 9 pm at Nexus: Opening reception for Nexus Selects, annual juried exhibition of recent Philadelphia-area art college graduates. Through July 4. Crane Arts Building, Suite 102, 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, June 12, 6 - 9 pm at Jenny Jaskey Gallery: Opening reception for Christopher Davison's Had. Through July 31. Also on view through June 20, The Drawing Narrative. 969 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, June 12, 6 - 9 pm at Kelly & Weber Fine Art: Opening reception for Daniel Petraitis: Waste Management. Through July 6. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, Suite 201, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, June 12, 6 - 9 pm at Project Basho, 6 - 9 pm: Reception for Shozo Tomioka solo exhibition Images from Noto. Through June. 1305 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, June 12, 6 - 9 pm at Random Tea Room, 6 - 9 pm: Opening reception for Let's be Ghosts Instead, featuring the works of Katie Elia and Bonnie Scott. Through June 27. 713 N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, June 12, 6 - 9 pm at Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art, 6 - 9 pm: Dirt Made My Lunch, a group exhibition of work by first year MFA students curated by Todd Keyser. Through June 21. 173 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphi

Second Thursday, June 12 at Reverie: Opening reception for Michael Hicks’ abstract nature photography from his Phaeophyceae series. 205 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 6 - 10 pm at AIRSPACE: Opening reception for Peep Show, a group exhibition curated by Delia King and featuring work by George Apotsos, Seth Eisen, Delia King, Lance Pawling, Kathryn Sclavi Through July 4. 4013 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 5 - 7 pm at Carano Gallery: Opening reception for inaugural exhibition at new gallery named in honor of philanthropist Frank Carano, featuring the works of twenty-nine Sherman Mills resident visual artists. Sherman Mills Building 32, 3510 Scotts Lane, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 5 -7 pm at Gross McCleaf Gallery: Opening reception for paintings by Phyllis Purves-Smith and Mark F. Bockrath. Through July 2. 127 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 6 - 9 pm at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University: Opening reception for the 2008 Senior Photography Exhibition. Through June 20. 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 7 pm at Pageant Soloveev Gallery: Opening reception for Hunter Stabler's Thanks to Mom and Dad/ The Chain of the Worlds. Through August 3.

Friday, June 13, 6 - 9 pm at Smile Gallery: Opening reception for Thought Forms, an exhibition of new paintings by David Foss. Through July 9. 105 S. 22nd Street, second floor, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 6 - 9 pm at Twenty Two Gallery: Opening reception for recent paintings by Suzanne Schireson. Through July 9. 236 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at University City Arts League: Opening reception for Megan Fentzloff: Under the Surface. Through July 5. 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 14, 6 - 10 pm at Fusion Gallery: Opening reception for Angelou Guingon's Sacred Movement. Through JUne 22. 697 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, NJ.

Saturday, June 14, 11 am - 1 pm at Perkins Center for the Arts, Collingswood: Opening reception for Children's Horseshoe Crab Arts Exhibition. Through June 27. 30 Irvin Avenue, Collingswood, NJ.

Sunday, June 15, 1 -3 pm at Photo 612 Gallery: Take Down Photo Party, last chance to see Erin Harper Vernon's Homelands exhibition. 612 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights, NJ.

Thursday, June 19, 5:30 - 7:30 at the Philadelphia Art Alliance: Opening reception for Paper[space], group exhibition of works by Sarah Julig, Jin Lee, Natasha Bowdoin, Hunter Stabler, Leslie Mutchler, Nami Yamamoto, Donna Ruff, and Dawn Gavin on the second floor; and Jolynn Krystosek solo exhibition on the first floor. Through August 17. 251 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 20, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Bartram's Garden: Opening reception for Mark Dion: The Travels of William Bartram Reconsidered, curated by Julie Courtney. Through December 6. 54th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 20, 6 - 8 pm at Fleisher Art Memorial Center for Works on Paper: Opening reception for HOMEMADE. Suzanne Fleisher and Ralph Joel Roberts Gallery, 705 Christian Street., Philadelphia.

Friday, June 20, 6 - 9 pm at Little Berlin: Opening reception for Post Production, featuring the work of Sarah O'Donnell and Conor Fields. Through July 12. 119 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 22, 1 - 3 pm at Morris Arboretum: Opening reception for Musings on Nature, an exhibition of works by members of the Northwest Artists' Collective. Through October 18. 100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 22 at the Woodmere Art Museum: The exhibition Education and Life: Lost Murals by Leon Sitarchuk opens to the public. Through September 7. 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 26, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at CFEVA: Opening reception for Michael Froio: Relic. Through July 18. 237 S. 18th Street, Suite 3A, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 26, 5 - 7 pm at Philadelphia City Hall: Opening reception for the Art in City Hall exhibition Likeable Art. Through September 26. 2nd and 4th floors, Broad & Market Streets, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 27, 5:30 - 8 pm at the African American Museum in Philadelphia: Opening celebration for The African Presence in Mexico: From Yanda to the Present, sponsored by the museum's Young Friends Society. Admission $10 general; free for YFS members. Click here for details. 701 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 27, at Studio 34: Yoga / Healing / Arts: Opening reception for the Phillyist Framed juried photography exhibition. Through July. 4522 Baltimore Avenue, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 28, 5:30 - 7 pm at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education: Opening reception for Swarm, group exhibition featuring B.A. Bosaiya, K.T. Carney, Talia Greene, Lisa Murch, Richard Ryan, Matt Stemler, and Rosalind Sutkowski. Artists' talk on "Nature and the Creative Process" at 6 pm. 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Roxborough, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 28, 5 - 7 pm at Space 1026: Closing reception and artist talk for Orbital Debris, work by Brooke Inman and Leah Beeferman. 1026 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 28, 6 - 9 pm at Yo! Gallery: Opening reception for Until I Reach My Home, an exhibition by San Francisco photographer Daesha Devón Harris. Through August 24. 113 N. 23rd Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 29, noon - 5 pm at Rosenfeld Gallery: Opening reception for the Annual New Talent Show. Through July 27. 113 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

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Sunday, June 1, 3 pm at Vox Populi: Gallery talk by John Caperton, Curator, The Print Center, who will discuss current exhibitions by Vox Populi members Stefan Abrams, Nick Paparone, and Eva Wylie, with Jack Sloss in the Video Lounge and work by guest artist Carl Baratta. 319 N. 11th Street, 3rd floor, Suite 319 A, Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 1, 2 pm at the Woodmere Art Museum: "The Telescope of Modernity: Winslow Homer's Sharpshooter and Civil War Gun VIsion," a lecture by Alan C. Braddock, Assistant Professor, Art History Department, Temple University. Admission $10 general; free for students. 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 5 at Jenny Jaskey Gallery: An in-depth discussion on contemporary drawing with Robert Cozzolino, Curator of Modern Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; artist Matthew Fisher; and Becky Kerlin, Director of Gallery Joe. Presented in conjunction with The Drawing Narrative, an exhibition of works on paper by nationally celebrated emerging artists. Discussion begins at 7 pm; refreshments and hors d'ouevres will be provided. Free and open to the public. 969 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, June 11, 6 pm at Johnny Brenda's: "Ignite Philly," a program featuring twenty of Philadelphia's most exciting champions of the geek and hacking culture, who will present fast-paced slide talks on their projects. NE corner of Frankford and Girard Avenues, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 12, 6 pm at The Print Center: Henry Horenstein will present a talk on his work, from the early 70s to the present, with an emphasis on book publishing. Free and open to the public. 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, June 18, noon - 1 pm at University of the Arts: The University of the Arts' MFA Program presents a lecture by Stacy Levy. Free and open to the public. CBS Auditorium, Hamilton Building, 320 S. Broad Street.

Sunday, June 22, 2 pm at Cerulean Arts: Artist Richard Estell will give a gallery talk on his work in conjunction with his Portraits of Places exhibition of watercolors; Estell will be in the gallery from 1 to 4 pm to answer questions. 1355 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, June 25, 7 pm at Philip & Muriel Burman Museum of Art: "Eye to Eye," a dialogue featuring artist Richard Goldberg and six medical doctors who specialize in ocular disorders. Followed by a question and answer session and reception. Presented in conjunction with Goldberg's current exhibition, In the Moment. Ursinus College, 601 E. Main Street, Collegeville, PA.

Wednesday, June 25, noon - 1 pm at University of the Arts: The University of the Arts' MFA Program presents a lecture by Fred Gutzeit. Free and open to the public. CBS Auditorium, Hamilton Building, 320 S. Broad Street.

Thursday, June 26, 7:30 pm at Little Berlin: A gallery talk and screening with Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib. 119 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 29, 1 - 5 pm at Da Vinci Art Alliance: A symposium presented with the Lantern Theater Company in conjunction with the Envisioning Othello exhibition. Program will include a lecture by art historian Dr. Debra Miller on "Art in Venice in the Age of Shakespeare," a presentation by costume designer Millie Hiibel on "Costuming Othello," and a panel discussion with director Charles McMahon, dramaturg Kathryn MacMillan, and actors Frank X (Othello) and Peter Pryor (Iago). 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

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Wednesday, June 4, dusk at the Institute of Contemporary Art: Hancock's House of Horrors Film Series presents The Baby (Ted Post, 1973). Free with gallery admission. 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 7, 8 pm at International House: The Exhumed Films series presents a rare archival print from the director of Malatesta's Carnival of Blood (Christopher Speeth, US, 1973) and Messiah of Evil (Willard Huyck, 1973). General admission $12. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 7, 7:30 pm at Wooden Shoe Books: Pandemic: Facing Aids (Rory Kennedy, 2003), presented in honor of AIDS Awareness Month and the 20th anniversary of ACT-UP Philadelphia. Free admission. 508 S. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 7 pm at International House: The Perspectivas series presents the documentary From Mambo to Hip Hop. Director Henry Chalfont will appear in person for the screening. Admission $7 general; $5 for members, students, and seniors. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 13, 7 pm at Scribe Video Center: Filmmakers Alison Crouse, Sara Zia Ebrahimi, and Richard Power Hoffmann present and discuss their work for the "Films With a Sense of Place" program. Admission $5 general; free for Scribe members. 4212 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 14, 7:30 pm at Wooden Shoe Books: Pills Profits Protest: Chronicle of the Global Aids Movement (Anne-christine d'Adesky, Shanti Avirgan, and Ann T. Rossetti, 2005), presented in honor of AIDS Awareness Month and the 20th anniversary of ACT-UP Philadelphia. Free admission. 508 S. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 20, 6 pm at Digitas Health: Secret Cinema presents a benefit screening party for the AIDS Law Project. Featuring Soul Hustler (Burt Topper, 1973), an obscure 70s drive-in flick starring teen idol Fabian as a wandering, whoring, pot-smoking Christian Rock star. Screening begins at 7:30; party featuring light food and drink begins at 6. Admission is a minimum tax-deductible donation of $20. Advance reservations are recommended; call the AIDS Law Project at 215-587-9377. 229 S.18th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 20 at University of the Arts: Motion Pictures'08, a project of Philadelphia Dance Project and Scribe Video Center, present a screening of LaVaughn Robinson -- A Dancing History (Brian Dornfeld, 2003) as well as the shorts Pew Fellows Portrait of Kate Watson Wallace (Glenn Holsten) and Unspoken (Laura Deitch, 2007). Admission $8 general; $5 for members. Connelly Theater, 211 S. Broad Street, Terra Building, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 20 at Whole Foods: Motion Pictures'08, a project of Philadelphia Dance Project and Scribe Video Center, present an outdoor screening of Idlewild (Bryan Barber, 2006). Free and open to the public. BYO lawnchair. Rain date Friday, June 17. Parking lot roof, 10th and South Streets, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, June 25, 7 pm at Project Basho: Movie Night presents Paris, Texas (Wim Wenders, 1984). Free admission. 1305 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 26 - Sunday, June 29, various locations: The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival presents a variety of screenings and discussion of locally and globally produced movies and movies-in-progress. Click here to download the complete schedule and list of venues.

Saturday, June 28, 7:30 pm at Wooden Shoe Books: Daybreak (Stephen Tolkin, 1993). Free admission. 508 S. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.

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Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, 1 - 6 pm at the Crane Arts Building: INLIQUID's 9th ANNUAL ART FOR THE CASH POOR! Fabulous indoor / outdoor art show and sale with live music, food and libations. 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 21, 3 pm to dawn at the Kimmel Center: 2008 Summer Solstice Celebration, 15 hours of live music and entertainment featuring R&B, classical, pop and jazz performances, as well as dance, hip h’opera, storytelling, jugglers, face-painting, and rooftop gardening demonstrations. InLiquid artists will hold an outdoor art/craft sale outside the Kimmel on Spruce Street from 2 to 7 pm. Admission $10 for adults; $5 for kids ages 12 and under. 260 S. Broad Street on the Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 21, 11 am - 6 pm at Backseat Conceptions 941 Theater: Philadelphia Independent Craft Market, a venue for crafters, artists, vintage clothing dealers, and all other sorts of cool peddlers to come out and sell their wares. 941 N. Front Street Philadelphia.

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Beginning June 23 at The Clay Studio: Philly’s only nonprofit ceramic arts organization, located in the heart of Old City, is offering a variety of summer clay camps available for kids ages and up! Weeklong camps meet for 3 hours, 9 am - 12 noon or 1 - 4 pm, and will run from June 23 through August 22 (no camps June 30 - July 4). Cost is $145 for members of The Clay Studio and $155 for non-members. For a full summer camp program descriptions and online registration, visit www.theclaystudio.org. For further information, contact Wendy Fuglestad, Education Coordinator, at 215-925-3453 ext. 11 / wendy@theclaystudio.org.

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Sunday, June 1, 3 pm at the Painted Bride Art Center: "Artists of the City," an awards benefit and garden party honoring Germaine Ingram, Moe Brooker, and Jesse Bermudez. Tickets $50 - $300; click here for details. 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, June 4, 7 pm at the Institute of Contemporary Art: "A Night with Mike," a live performance by Michael Smith, presented in conjunction with his current exhibition, "Mike's World." Free with gallery admission. Followed at dusk by "Hancock's House of Horrors" film screening. 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 6, 6:30 pm at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art: "Berman Museum of Art(ist’s) Auction," a benefit event supporting the planned expansion of the museum. Tickets $50. Advance reservations must be made by June 4; to reserve tickets, call Suzanne Calvin at 610-409-3500. Ursinus College, 601 E. Main Street, Collegeville, PA.

Tuesday, June 10, 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Rosenbach Museum and Library: "I'll Be You and You Be Me," an 80th birthday bash for Maurice Sendak. Free with museum admission; RSVP strongly suggested. Call 215-732-1600 ext. 123 or e-mail rsvp@rosenbach.org.

Wednesday, June 11, 7 - 9 pm at the Gershman Y: The First Person Arts Salon will feature Ron Kanter, who will show a segment of his latest documentary New Cops; a reading by Lorene Cary, Philadelphia author and founder of Art Sanctuary; Donald Gensler of the Mural Arts Program, who will present work-in-progress photos and discuss the process of developing the mural "Independence Starts Here." Sliding scale admission $5 - $10. Broad & Pine Streets, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 12, 6:30 - 10 pm at the National Constitution Center: The AIGA presents "INDEX a designer's resource guide," a comprehensive fair where designers meet the vendors that serve their needs. Admission $10 general; $5 for students; free for AIGA members. Click here for more information and to pre-register. 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 14, 6 - 10 pm at Amble Gallery and Books: "Deck Heads," a charity art event for Franklin's Paine and the Schuylkill River Skate Park Fund. Over 40 artists have painted artwork on skateboard decks, which will be available for bidding in a silent auction from 7 to 9 pm. 1001 N. Second Street, Suite 27, Philadelphia.

Saturday, June 14, 6 - 9 pm at Bahdee Bahdu: BigGreatGrand Re-Opening Party at Bahdee Bahdu's new studio space! RSVP to rj@bahdeebahdu.com. 1522 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Tuesday, June 16, noon - 7 pm at the Rosenbach Museum and Library: The annual Bloomsday celebration! 2000 block of Delancey Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, June 18, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Bahdee Bahdu: philagrafika Summer Solstice Benefit 2008, an evening of fine art prints, light fare, and libations. For details and ticket information, visit the www.philagrafika.org. 1522 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 19 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: In honor of the late Anne d'Harnoncourt, the museum will present a day of appreciation, with free admission all day, a complimentary audio tour of Director’s Delights, in which d’Harnoncourt shares her fascination with choice works in the galleries with her incomparable enthusiasm, and a commemorative tribute at 6 pm on the East Terrace. 26th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.

Friday, June 20 - Sunday, June 22 at Sheraton Philadelphia City Center: "American Evolution: Arts in the New Civic Life," the Americans for the Arts 2008 Annual Convention. Registration deadline June 6. For more information and an event schedule, visit the web site.

Friday, June 20, 7 - 9 pm at the Clay Studio: Young Supporters of the Clay Studio present "Date Night." Teachers will walk participants through a simple project, or you can be free to make your own creations. Beer, wine, and snacks are included. $30 general; $25 for Clay Studio members. Space is limited; advance online registration encouraged. 139 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Tuesday, June 24, 6:30 - 7:30 pm at Scribe Video Center: Orientation session providing an overview of all the resources of Scribe Video Center, directing participants to the many services, workshops, and programs available. Free; RSVP by calling 215-222-4201 or e-mail inquiry@scribe.org

Saturday, June 28, 10 am - 2 pm at the Positive Space Lot: Flea Market / Free Market will offer yard sale Items, crafts, original art, baked goods, haircuts, hug exchange, trade-barter mart, and acoustic performers; two new sculpture installations will also be on view. 2012-16 Frankford Avenue (across from Circle Thrift), Philadelphia.

Sunday, June 29, 2 pm at Laurel Hill Cemetery: "Designing Our World, Divining the Next: Artists and Architects Now at Rest," a walking tour of Laurel Hill Cemetery. The tour will be guided by Jim Mundy, Director of Library and Historical Collections at The Union League of Philadelphia, and President of the Board of the Friends of Laurel Hill Cemetery. Cost is $15 per person; $12 members; $8 students; children free. For information, call 215-228-8200 or visit the web site. 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia.

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Thursday, June 5, 5:30 - 8 pm at New York Design Center: A one-day showcase of works by MFA graduates of Rhode Island School of Design's Textile Department. The designers will be on site to discuss their work. 200 Lexington Avenue, NYC.

Friday, June 6, 7:30 pm at the New Museum: "Net Aesthetics 2.0," a panel convening leading artists, critics, and curators looking at the state of Internet art today. Admission $8 general; $6 for members. 235 Bowery, NYC.

Thursday, June 5, 6 - 8 pm at White Box: Opening reception for SaLon at WHITE BOX, a selection of the UK's most talented recent art school graduates, curated by Samir Ceric. Through July 5. 525 W. 26th Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 7, 5 - 7 pm at Printed Matter: Book launch and reading of Nothing Moments: A Collaborative Project in Art, Literature and Design by Steven Hull. 195 Tenth Avenue, NYC.

Wednesday, June 11, 6 - 10 pm at various locations: SoHo Night, an evening of extended exhibition viewing and special programs at SoHo's not-for-profit arts organizations, including apexart, Art in General, The Drawing Center, Location One, Storefront for Art and Architecture, and the Swiss Institute. Click on the lick above for complete details.

Thursday, June 12 - Sunday, June 15 at the Altman Building / Metropolitan Pavilion: The Affordable Art Fair will present work priced between $100 and $10,000. Click on link above for hours, ticket and exhibitor information. 135 W. 18th Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 14, 11 am - 6 pm and 6:30 - 8 pm at apexart: New York video artist Shelly Silver presents "response: in complete world," a day of activity around issues of individual and collective responsibility. Screenings and interactive visitor responses until 6 pm; preview screening of Silver's film in complete world, followed by a discussion moderated by Maureen Connor, at 6:30 pm. 291 Church Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 14, 6 - 8 pm at Elizabeth Dee Gallery: Opening reception for Harry Dodge & Stanya Kahn. Through August 2. 545 W. 20th Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 14, 3 - 6 pm at Pleiades Gallery: Opening reception for the University Council for Art Education's 2008 Members and Friends Exhibition. Through July 5. 530 W. 25th Street, 4th floor, NYC.

Saturday, June 14, 2 - 4 pm at White Box: Family Day Program, featuring a discussion and special arts & crafts project inspired by the current exhibition, geared towards grades K-5. Visit the web site for more information or call 212-714-2347. 525 W. 26th Street, ground floor, NYC.

Thursday, June 19 at the New Museum: Night School presents "Public Seminar 6: Space within space within space," a discussion with Hu Fang and Zhang Wei of Vitamin Creative Space, an alternative working model specifically geared to the contemporary Chinese context. Free with museum admission; advance reservations recommended. New Museum theater, 235 Bowery, NYC.

Saturday, June 21, 3 - 6 pm at Eyebeam: Annual Open Studios for resident and fellow artists, including: Ayah Bdeir, Jeff Crouse, Geraldine Juárez, David Jimison, Friedrich Kirschner, Steve Lambert, Zachary Lieberman, JooYoun Paek, Dan Torop, Addie Wagenknecht, Joe Winter and Eyebeam student residents Tahj Banks and Glenroy Moore. Followed at 6 pm by opening for Tourists and Travelers: New commissioned works by artists Taeyoon Choi and Joseph DeLappe. 540 W. 21st Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 21, 6:30 - 10 pm at Giant Robot Gallery: Opening reception for Mossy & Glossy, group show featuring new works by artists from the Pacific Northwest. Through July 16. 437 E. Ninth Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 21, 6 - 9 pm at Joshua Liner Gallery: Opening reception for Jeremy Fish: Seasons of Change and Josh Keyes: Side Effects. Through July 26. 548 W. 28th Street, 3rd floor, NYC.

Saturday, June 21, 5 pm - dusk at Socrates Sculpture Park: Seventh annual Summer Solstice Celebration. A FREE event celebrating the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year with performances, music, art, and food amid the current group exhibition Waste Not, Want Not. 32-01 Vernon Boulevard (at Broadway), Long Island City, NY.

Tuesday, June 24 at Storefront for Art and Architecture: "Dangerous Liaisons: Public Arts and Architecture," a panel discussion exploring the intersection of art and architecture within the development and transformation of public spaces in global cities. Presented in conjunction with the Melvin Charney exhibition at Americas Society. Free and open to the public. 97 Kenmare Street, NYC.

Thursday, June 26, 9 pm - 1 am at the Chelsea Art Museum: The museum kicks off its summer soiree season with a Great Gatsby Party. General admission $30; includes museum admission, party, and three drink tickets. Click here to register in advance. 556 W. 22nd Street, NYC.

Friday, June 27, 8:30 - 9:30 at The Drawing Center: As part of the Drawing on Film exhibition, a rare screening of hand-painted 16mm films by Stan Brakhage: Glaze of Cathexis (1990, 3 min.); Night Music (1986, 30 sec.); Rage Net (1988, 1 min.); and Microgarden (2001, 3 min.). Free admission. 35 Wooster Street, NYC.

Friday, June 27, 7:30 pm at the New Museum: Screening of The Host (Bong Joon-ho, 2006, Korean with English subtitles) followed by a discussion with Museum as Hub Fellow Haeyun Park. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Dongducheon: A Walk to Remember, A Walk to Envision. Free with museum admission. New Museum theater, 235 Bowery, NYC.

Saturday, June 28, 8:30 - 9:30 at The Drawing Center: As part of the Drawing on Film exhibition, a program of rarely seen 16mm films by Dieter Roth, including Dot (1956–62, 2:39 min.) and "scratch" films by Amy Granat including 2+1+1+2 (for Niki) ( 2008, 10 min.). Free admission. 35 Wooster Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 28, 2:30 pm at Eyebeam: The Camerautomata Charlie guided walking tour of tourist sites with the magical image-digesting robotic duck Charlie and artist Taeyoon Choi. Presented as part of the Tourists and Travelers exhibition. The tour is expected to take about two hours and will entail both walking and public transit. Check the web site for complete details. 540 W. 21st Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 28, 7 - 9 pm at Jonathan Levine Gallery: Opening reception for Adam Wallcavage's Les Trésors de la Tanière de Neptune and Ray Caesar's In the Garden of Moonlight. Through July 26. 529 W. 20th Street, NYC.

Saturday, June 28, 7 pm at Storefront for Art and Architecture: Closing party for Didier Fiuza Faustino's installation (G)HOST IN THE (S)HELL and officially launch for the restoration of Storefront's famed facade designed in 1992 by Vito Acconci and Steven Holl. 97 Kenmare Street, NYC.

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Wednesday, June 4 - Sunday, June 8 in Basel: Art 39 Basel is open to the public. Halls 1 and 2 of Messe Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Thursday, June 5, 5 - 8 pm at GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading: Opening reception for Design, Drink and Be Merry: The Craft Brew Art Movement, an exhibition celebrating the most outstanding designs of American microbreweries. Opening will include beer tastings and a silent auction; tickets $15 in advance; $20 at the door. For more information call 610-374-4600. Schmidt Gallery, second floor, 201 Washington Street, Reading PA.

Thursday, June 5, 7 - 8:30 pm at the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA: Opening reception for the 14th Juried Exhibition. Through August 31. 67 Shore Road, Winchester MA.

Friday, June 6, 6:30 pm at the Reading Public Museum: The “Meet the Artist” lecture series presents a talk by Chicago artist Nick Cave, whose work is featured in the current exhibition Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook. Talk followed by visit to the exhibition and refreshments in the Atrium. Admission $20 general; $10 for members. For more information, call 610-371-5850 ext. 227. 500 Museum Road, Reading, PA.

Saturday, June 7, 6 - 8 pm at the Allentown Art Museum: Preview party for William Wegman: Fay and Linda Lee Alter: A Life in Art. Meet the artists and enjoy food, drink, live music. RSVP required; click here for details. Exhibition opens to the public on Sunday, June 8. 31 N. Fifth Street, Allentown, PA.

Saturday, June 7, 6 - 9 pm at Moxie DaDa Gallery, Pittsburgh: Opening reception for Thomas Brunger: Adirondack Paintings. Through June 28. 4510 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA.

Saturday, June 14, 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark: Gifted & Proud: Selections from Edmund W. Pease and Nurak Israsena's Collection, a summer soiree and art sale to benefit Aljira and Garden State Equality. Over 100 items will be available for sale. Admission $45. 591 Broad Street, Newark, NJ.

Tuesday, June 17, 7 pm at the Hammer Museum: "Get Dirty: Art, Environment, and Community," a discussion with artists Steven Badgett, Amy Franceschini & Nance Klehm on working across boundaries of art, education, and activism for environmental change. Free tickets required; available one hour prior to start time, limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.

Thursday, June 19, 5 - 7 pm at EVO Gallery, Sante Fe: Opening reception for Jenny Holzer: The Venice Installation, Gallery D. Through August 9. 554 South Guadalupe, Sante Fe, NM.

June 19 - 29 in Los Angeles, CA: The Los Angeles Film Festival showcases over 200 works of American and international independent cinema. Various location; click here for schedule and details.

Sunday, June 22 at SITE Sante Fe: Lucky Number Seven, SITE Santa Fe’s Seventh International Biennial, opens to the public. Through January 9, 2009. 1606 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM.

Thursday, June 26, 7 pm at MassMoCA: Artist talk by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, presented in conjunction with the exhibition Eastern Standard: Western Artists in China. Free with museum admission. 1040 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, MA.

Friday, June 27, 6 - 9 pm at REDCAT, Los Angeles: Opening reception for Assymetric Equality, the first U.S. solo exhibition by Haegue Yang. Througbh August 24. 631 W. Second Street, Los Angeles, CA.

Saturday, June 28, 1 pm at Dia:Beacon: A lecture on Louise Bourgeois by Susan Aberth, professor of art history at Bard College. Free with museum admission; reservations recommended. Call 845-440-0100 x 44 for more information. Riggio Galleries, 3 Beekman Street, Beacon, NY.

Saturday, June 28, 9 pm at MassMoCA: Karsh Kale will perform a score to a screening of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. Tickets $15 in advance; $19 day of show. 1040 MassMoCA Way, North Adams, MA.

Saturday, June 28, 5 - 8 pm at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: Opening reception for Art of the State: Pennsylvania. 300 North Street, Harrisburg, PA.

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