First Friday, July 3, 6 - 9 pm at 222gallery: House Industries, Letters & Ligatures. Through July 31. 222 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 9 pm at 3rd Street Gallery: Opening reception for Collaborative / 26, group exhibition of paintings, prints, and collage. Through August 2. 58 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 8:30 pm at Artists' House: Opening reception for Summer Group Exhibit. Through July 31. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 6 - 10 pm at Bambi: Opening reception for Sarah Gambles' Unemployment Paintings. Through July 26. NEW ADDRESS: The Piazza, 1001-1013 N. Second Street, Suite 7, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 6 - 8 pm at Basekamp: Closing reception, one-night drinking and role playing event (free drinks!) for The Hegemonic Bar II: Another Round. The closing night's twist will be "riot conditions" in the gallery, complete with fake bricks for throwing in protest.. 723 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 9 pm at The Clay Studio: Opening reception for Sixth annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition; Alyssa Welch, New Work. Through August 2. 139 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 9 pm at FAN Gallery: Opening reception for Colin Page, New Paintings. Through July 31. 221 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 9 pm at Highwire Gallery: Summer Squash, group exhibition. Through August 23. 2040 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 8:30 pm at Muse Gallery: Nine Artists, new members show with work by Patricia Burns, Rebecca Craig, Katherine Lee, Steve Messenger, Susan Mckee, Deann Mills, Patricia O’Halloran, Ross Smirnoff, and Norman Soong. Through July 30. 52 N. Second Street, Philadelphia

First Friday, July 3, 7 pm at Pageant : Soloveev: Opening reception for Hitoshi Nakazato, Hiroshima Revisited. Through August 9. 607 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 6 - 9 pm at Proximity Gallery: Opening reception for One Mile, one-year anniversary exhibition, featuring work by Chris Clark, Marie DesMarais, Janel Frey, and Karen Gibson. Through July 31. 2434 East Dauphin Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 6 - 9 pm at Ryan John Art Salon: Solo exhibition of paintings, sculpture, and collage by Carol Wisker. Through July 31. The Piazza at Schmidt's, 1050 N. Hancock Street, Studio 51, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 7 - 10 pm at Space 1026: Opening reception for Cadaver Corpse. Through July 31. 1026 Arch Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Snyderman/Works Galleries: Doug Herren, ceramics and Jan Morgen, paintings (Snyderman); opening for Shane Fero, lamp worked glass and paintings (Works). 303 Cherry Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 8 pm at Wexler Gallery: Opening reception for Historic Works from the Personal Collection of Joel Philip Myers & New Acquisitions. Through August 29. 201 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, July 3, 5 - 6:30 at the Wood Turning Center: The Art of Opening: Bottles & Their Toppers and In Balance: Wood & Metal. Through July 18. 501 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, July 5, 1 - 3 pm at Muse Gallery: Artists reception for Nine Artists, new members show with work by Patricia Burns, Rebecca Craig, Katherine Lee, Steve Messenger, Susan Mckee, Deann Mills, Patricia O’Halloran, Ross Smirnoff, and Norman Soong. Through July 30. 52 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Monday, July 6, 6 - 9 pm at Carleton Street between 11th and 12th Streets: Closing reception for Jonathan and Kimberly Stemler's installation the little red string, part of Asian Arts Initiative's Chinatown In/flux exhibition.

Second Thursday, July 9, 6 - 9 pm at Nexus Foundation for Today's Art: Opening reception for Gifted Hands, selected artwork from the JFK Mental Health Center and the Coalition Ingenu Self-Taught Artists’ Collective. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Friday, July 10, 5 - 9 pm at Silica Galleries: Opening reception for National Juried Student Exhibition. Through September 1. 908-A N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, July 10, 6 - 11 pm at Vox Populi: Opening reception for VOX V, a group exhibition juried by Ryan Trecartin, artist, and Larry Mangel, the founder of Cerealart. 319 N. 11th Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia.

Saturday, July 11, 6 - 9 pm at Da Vinci Art Alliance: Opening reception for The Legacy of Leonardo, the 2009 annual members exhibition. Through July 29. 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, July 11, 6 - 10 pm at James Oliver Gallery: Opening reception for Bodies, an exhibition of works by Julia Day, Brooke Hine, Sky McDonagh, and Dallas Shawto. Through August 22. 723 Chestnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia.

Saturday, July 11 at Moore College of Art and Design: InSights: Steven and Billy Blaise Dufala' Toilet Trikes installation will be on view at Window on Race. Through August 30. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.

Sunday, July 12, 2 - 4 pm at 3rd Street Gallery: Artists reception for Summer Group Exhibit. Through July 31. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, July 12, noon - 5 pm at Rosenfeld Gallery: Opening reception for Annual New Talent Show. Through August 2. 113 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, July 17, 7 - 8 pm at the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art: Opening reception for What Was Our Vision: 16 Scenes from Wandering in the Desert, solo exhibition by Zoe Cohen. Through August 16. Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad Street, Philadephia.

Friday, July 17, 7 - 9 pm at Slought Foundation: Opening reception for Into the Open, an exhibition being held at Slought Foundation, outdoors at Independence Mall, and the National Constitution Center. Preceded at 6 pm with a presentation by the curators. 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, July 18, 6 - 9 pm at Bucks Gallery of Fine Art: Opening reception for Simple Lives, Quiet Pleasures, Sharon Nieburg and Harriet Wiseman. 201 South Street, Newtown, PA.

Saturday, July 18, 6 - 10 pm at Gallery 13W: Opening reception for Mystery and Intrigue, paintings on glass and canvas and recent sculpture by David Wing. Through September 5 (hours by appointment). 4505 Regent Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, July 19, 1 - 4 pm at Orchard Artworks: Opening reception for Colors of Summer Show. Through August 30. 520 Tomlinson Road, Bryn Athyn, PA.

Thursday, July 23, 6 - 9 pm at Area 919: Opening reception for Furnished Raw, an exhibition of contemporary furniture designed and constructed by four Philadelphians. Through August 29. 919 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, July 24, 5 - 8 pm at Esther Klein Gallery: Opening reception for The Vitreous: Of Eyes and Optics. Through September 5. University City Science Center, 3600 Market Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, July 25, 1 - 5 pm at Proximity Gallery: Closing reception for One Mile, first anniversary exhibition. 2434 E. Dauphin Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, July 30, 6 - 8 pm at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists Gallery: Opening reception for The Messenger is Already Dead: Katie Murken, Scott Pellnat, and Peter Prusinowski. Through August 20. 1521 Locust Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, July 31, 5 - 9 pm at Art Star: Opening reception for Amy Rice, Say Good Morning Tiger Lily. Through September 13. 623 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, July 31, 7 - 11 pm at HomeSkooled Gallery: Opening reception for Play Nice With Others, group exhibition of collaborative works. Through August 23 by appointment. 4236 Pine Street, Philadelphia.

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Wednesday, July 8, 7 pm at Philadelphia Free Library Main Branch: The Philadelphia Art Hotel presents a talk by artist Kelly Mueller. Free and open to the public. 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, July 8, 7 pm at the Institute for Contemporary Art: Lecture by John Szwed, an anthropologist, musicologist, and historian who teaches at Columbia University and is the author of Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra (Da Capo Press, 1998). Presented in conjunction with the current exhibition Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago's Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-1968. 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, July 15, 6:30 pm at the Institute for Contemporary Art: A talk by art historian Dr. Robert Hobbs, the Rhoda Thalhimer Endowed Chair at Virginia Commonwealth University and visiting professor at Yale University, with Project Space artist Tavares Strachan about the most recent stage of his Orthostatic Tolerance. 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, July 16, 6 pm at Vox Populi: Curator and artist Richard Torchia, Director of Arcadia University Art Gallery, presents "Toward a History of Artists'-Run Spaces in Philadelphia," an illustrated talk developed in preparation for a text in to be included in a forthcoming publication planned as part of Vox's 21st Anniversary. Free and open to the public. 319 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia, 3rd floor, Philadelphia.

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Thursday, July 9, Friday, July 10, and Saturday July 11, 7 pm at Twelve Gates Art Gallery: Special screenings of Kashf (The Lifting of the Veil). Director Ayesha Khan will be present for Q & A on each night. Tickets $15. Click here to purchase tickets. 305 Cherry Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, July 11, 7 pm at International House: In honor of Bastille Day, a screening of Le Combat dans l'ile (Fire and Ice) (Alain Cavalier, France, 1962). Admission $7 general; $5 students, seniors, and Internationalist level members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, July 15, 7 pm at the Institute for Contemporary Art: Outdoor double feature screening of two documentaries: Sun Ra: Brother from Another Planet (Don Letts, UK, 2005) and Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (Robert Mugge, USA, 1980). Rain or shine. Free admission. 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, July 17, 7 pm at International House: Afrotaino Productions' "Perspectivas" series presents Sleep Dealer (Alex Rivera, US/Mexico, 2008). Admission $7 general; $5 students, seniors, and Internationalist level members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Thursday, July 23, 7 - 9 pm at International House: The Philadelphia premiere of Concrete Steel & Paint, a documentary by Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza about crime, restoration, and healing, featuring the Mural Arts Program. One-hour screening followed by discussion with filmmakers, project participants, and restorative justice pioneer Howard Zehr; reception afterwards. Suggested admission $10 donation or pay what you can; cash or checks only. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

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Saturday, July 11, 10 am - 1 pm at Bartram's Garden: First in a series of "Botanical Illustrator Meet-Ups." Enjoy drawing from nature and sharing ideas with fellow artists in creative mornings of observation and practice. Bring your own supplies: ink, watercolor, or whichever media you prefer. Bartram's Garden will provide native plant specimens from the oldest living botanic garden in the nation. Admission is $5 for public, $4 for members or free with a Bartram Program Pass. Questions and RSVPs to Melanie Snyder, msnyder@bartramsgarden.org or 215-729-5281, ext. 104. Walk-ins are also welcome! (Additional dates are August 8, September 5, and October 3). 54th Street and Lingbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia.

Beginning July 17 at the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen in Lancaster: The Guild offers a number of workshops in a variety of disciplines. For a complete schedule and registration form, visit the web site.

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Friday, July 17, 7 - 10 pm at Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial: Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia is back with another installment of drawing-session-meets-burlesque. This month features Revival Burlesque with the theme "Superheroes vs. Supervillains." Artists can compete for prizes and booze. Tickets sell out quickly, so advance purchase is recommended. Tickets $12 online ($15 at the door) for Art Monkeys and $17 online ($20 at the door) for Voyeurs. The Sanctuary, Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, July 25, 10 am - 3 pm at Memphis Taproom: Handmade Market, featuring over 50 local artists and craftspeople selling their arts and wares. Outdoors at the corner of Memphis and Cumberland Streets, Philadelphia.

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Thursday, July 9, 6 - 8 pm at Mixed Greens: Opening reception for Tenth Anniversary Show. Through August 14. 531 W. 26th Street, NYC.

Monday, July 20, 6:30 pm at Americas Society: The "TropiChat," series presents a talk between Brazil’s master of documentary filmmaking Eduardo Coutinho with acclaimed director Bruno Barreto. Presented as part of "Premiere Brazil! 09" (July 16 – August 3) organized by the Museum of Modern Art and the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival. Free and open to the public; advance reservations required (e-mail by culture@americas-society.org or call 212-277-8359 x3. 680 Park Avenue, NYC.

Tuesday, July 21, 7 - 9 pm at Exit Art: "Négritude Dialogues," a program of public conversations held in conjunction with the exhibition Négritude. Beginning at 7 pm with a conversation with Négritude artists Vladimir Cybil Charlier Juste and André Juste; followed at 8 pm by Racial Spacial Facial Glacial: A Group Lecture on the Architectonics and Antipsychotics of 4th-Stage Négritude and other Dub Strategies
A conversation with ('VËRSION'), the newly formed collective of Xaviera Simmons, Arthur Jafa, and Greg Tate. Suggested donation $5; cash bar. Exit Underground at Exit Art, 475 Tenth Avenue at 36th Street, NYC.

Thursday, July 23, 6 - 8 pm at Michael Steinberg Fine Art: Opening reception for Where There's Smoke, There's Smoke, group exhibition of work by recent MFA graduates of Penn. Through August 15. 526 W. 26th Street, Suite 215, NYC.

Wednesday, July 29, 6:30 pm at apexart: Resident Lecture Series presents a discussion with artist Kelly Warman and Matthew Lyons, Curator at The Kitchen. Free and open to the public. 291 Church Street, NYC.

Friday, July 31, 7 - 9:30 pm at Storefront for Art and Architecture: "Material Feedback," a panel discussion among a group of practitioners whose work focuses on digital design, material logic, and innovative fabrication techniques, followed by a closing party for the current exhibition Reef. 97 Kenmare Street, NYC.

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Thursday, July 9, 4 pm at the Allentown Art Museum: Jacqueline M. Atkins, The Kate Fowler Merle-Smith curator of textiles will present a gallery talk featuring the current exhibition Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen. Free with special exhibition admission. 31 N. Fifth Street, Allentown, PA.

Saturday, July 25, 2 - 5 pm at Aljira, Newark, NJ: Opening reception for Aljira Emerge 10 Exhibition. Through September 26. 591 Broad Street, Newark, NJ.

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