Wednesday, December 2, 4 pm at Berman Museum of Art: Opening reception and gallery talk for Randall Cleaver: Found Objects. Through January 10, 2010. Ursinus College, 601 E. Main Street, Collegeville, PA.

Thursday, December 3, 5 - 8 pm at CFEVA: Opening reception for Gathering Place, featuring Jennifer Chapman, Christopher Hondrum, and Marisha Simons. Through December 17. 1521 Locust Street, lower level, Philadelphia.

Thursday, December 3, 5:30 - 8:30 pm at Slought Foundation: Opening reception for Righteous Dopefiend: An Anthropological Installation on Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America. 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 5 - 8:30 pm at Artists' House: Opening reception for Small Works - 2009. Through December 24. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 6 - 10 pm at Bambi: Opening reception for solo exhibition by Sharon Taffet, Absolutely PUMP-tacular. Through December 27. The Piazza, 1001-1013 N. Second Street, Suite 7, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 6 - 8:30 pm at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Opening reception for Meditations on Collage, a group show with Tom Judd, Joe McAleer, Peter Pezzimenti, and Ivan Stojakovic. Through December 23. 709 Walnut Street, Philadephia.

First Friday, December 4, 5 - 9 pm at The Clay Studio: Public opening reception for Gifted, the Clay Studio Annual Holiday Sale, Part II. Through January 3. 139 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December , 5 - 9 pm at F.A.N. Gallery: Opening reception for Tezh Modarresi solo exhibition. Through December 26. 221 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 5 - 9 pm at Highwire Gallery: Opening reception for Art for the Urban Collector: An Open Call Group Show. 2040 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 5:30 - 7:30 at Locks Gallery: Opening reception for Microfibers, work by Danielle Bursk, Caroline Lathan-Stiefel, and Laura Watt; and Edition/Addition, a show of prints and multiples. Through January 16. 600 Washington Square South, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 7 pm and 9 pm at Marginal Utility: Live performance by Ronnie Bass, presented as part of his current exhibition, The Astronomer, Part 1: Departure From Shed. 319 N. 11th Street, second floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 5 - 8 pm at Muse Gallery: Opening reception for 32nd Anniversary Show. Through December 27. 52 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 5 - 7 pm at the Painted Bride Cafe Gallery: InLiquid at the Bride and First Person Arts presents Greetings from the Welcome House, an exhibition conceived and curated by Marianne Bernstein. Through December 18. 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 5 - 7 pm at the Painted Bride Art Center Independence Foundation Gallery: Shelter, a project curated by Marianne Bernstein. Through December 18. 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 6 - 8:30 pm at Pentimenti Gallery: Jackie Tileston, Mesocosmos and Jedediah Morfit, A Narrow Path. Through December 16. 145 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 6 - 9 pm at Projects Gallery: Opening reception for Print Out, a two-part, two-month exhibition of prints by culturally diverse artists presented in partnership with The Brandywine Workshop. Through January 16. 629 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 6 - 9 pm at Proximity Gallery: Opening reception for Chris Clark, Away From Time. 2434 E. Dauphin Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 7 - 10 pm at Space 1026: Preview night for Art Auction 2009. 1026 Arch Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 6 - 9 pm at Ven and Vaida Gallery: Opening reception for Art4Barter 8, curated by Antonio Puri. Through January 3. 18 S. Third Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 6 - 11 pm at Vox Populi: Stefan Abrams, It's a Wonderful Life; Leah Bailis, Demo; Kara Crombie, Aloof Hills (Episode 1: Family Meeting); David Bowen, if/then; Pablo Colapinto, Proof Against The Prying in the video lounge; and Lynne Marsh, Ballroom at Screening. Through January 3. 319 N. 11th Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia.

Saturday, December 5, 6 - 9 pm at DaVinci Art Alliance: Deck the Halls!, annual members' show and sale of art priced at under $200. Guest artist James Warhola will be signing copies of his book Uncle Andy's Cats. 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, December 5, at James Oliver Gallery: Opening reception for Borders, an exhibition featuring Mark Khaisman, Elena Drozdova, and Eric Hall. Through January 11. 723 Chestnut Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia.

Saturday, December 5, 6 - 8 pm at Sam Quinn Gallery: Opening reception for Arcadia, a collaboration between Genevieve Coutroubis and John Karpinski. Through January 10. 4501 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, December 5, 5 - 7 pm at the Schuylkill Center: Opening reception for Nest and Branch group exhibition; gallery talk at 6 pm. Through April 3, 2010. 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia.

Saturday, December 5, 5 - 9 pm at University City Arts League: Opening party for Craft Show and Sale. Through December 20. 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, December 6, 1 - 4 pm at Artists' House: Reception for Small Works - 2009. Through December 24. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10 at Area 919: Closing party for 13 Months, group exhibition. 919 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at Bahdeebahdu: Reception for Step Right Up, featuring art installations by Ryan Wilson, Kelly, Melissa Stern, and Ricky Boscarino. 1522 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at Fleisher/Ollman Gallery: Opening reception for I Don't Watch the Internet, the gallery's 7th annual survey of Philadelphia artists. Through January 16. 1616 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at The Hall, Crane Arts Building: InLiquid presents a site-specific installation by Rebecca Jacoby, What You See Is. Through December 27. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at the Ice Box Project Space, Crane Arts Building: Reception for Ethnographic Terminalia, group exhibition presented in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association annual meeting in Philadelphia. Through December 20. 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 5 - 9 pm at at Indigo Arts: Opening reception and holiday open house for the exhibition Small Works from Haiti and Beyond. Through December. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at Nexus Foundation for Today's Art: Opening reception for SUPERGIRL!, an exhibition of female video artists. Through February 5, 2010. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center: Opening reception for Going from Nowhere: Accumulated Images; lecture by Lucy Gallun, Whitney Lauder Curatorial Fellow of Institute of Contemporary Art, at 7 pm. Crane Arts Building,1400 N. American Street, 1st floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at Rebekah Templeton Contemporary Art: The Not So Distant Outskirts, Sara Gates. Through December 24. 173 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, December 10, 6 - 9 pm at Reverie Vintage: Reception for paintings by Marissa Verechia. Through December. 205 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 6 - 8 pm at AxD Gallery: Opening reception for Michael Broderick, Naughty. Through December 31. 265 S. 10th Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 6 - 8 pm at B2 Gallery: Opening reception for Equinophobia, photo-based collage works by Sienna Freeman. Through January 7. 1500 E. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 6 - 8:30 pm at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: Opening reception for Meditations on Collage, featuring Tom Judd, Joe McAleer, Peter Pezzimenti, Ani Rosskam, David Slovic, and Ivan Stojakovic. Through December 23. 709 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 5:30 - 7:30 at the Fabric Workshop and Museum: Exhibition preview and reception for Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms; igniting of the work Time Scroll at 6 pm. 1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 6 - 8 pm at Sande Webster Gallery: Opening reception for James Brantley, Transference of Light and Charles Searles, Free Spirit. Through December 31. 2006 Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 6 - 9 pm at Twenty Two Gallery: Opening reception for Recent Paintings by Carter Leidy. Through January 3. 236 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, December 12, 1 - 6 pm at Indigo Arts: Holiday open house for the exhibition Small Works from Haiti and Beyond. Through December. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 18, 6 - 8 pm at Main Line Art Center: Opening reception for 72nd Anniversary Members' Exhibition. 746 Panmure Road Haverford, PA.

Sunday, December 27, 1- 4 pm at Proximity Gallery: Closing reception for Chris Clark's solo exhibition, Away from Time. 2434 E. Dauphin Street, Philadelphia.

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Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 pm at the Institute for Contemporary Art: "On Dance with Camera," a lecture by curator Jenelle Porter, who will discuss the inspiration for the work in this first ever exhibition on dance made for the camera. Free and open to the public. 118 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, December 2, noon - 1 pm at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: The Art at Lunch series presents "In Memoriam - Horace Pippin's John Brown Going to His Hanging," a lecture by art historian and Pippin expert Judith Stein on the 150th anniversary of the hanging of John Brown. Free and open to the public. Hamilton Auditorium, Historic Landmark Building, Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 4, 7 pm at Project Basho: Lecture by noted documentary photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery, who will also be signing her recent monograph, The Spirit & The Flesh. Admission $10 general; $5 for Friends of Project Basho, and free for students of Ms. Caffery's Documentary Portraiture workshop. 1305 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

Sunday, December 13, 2 pm at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: "The Cool Factor: Defining What is Hip,” a panel discussion with Aqueelah Jamal, host of WURD’s "Jazz and Conversation," Stanley Straughter, Chair of the Mayor's Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs, and Antionette Dendtler, Founder and Head of ECO Charter School. Presented in conjunction with the current Barkley L. Hendricks exhibition. Free and open to the public. Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, 128 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia.

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Thursday, December 3 , 7 pm at the American Philosophical Society Museum: The Secret Cinema presents One Million B.C. (1940, Dir: Hal Roach, Hal Roach, Jr.). Post-screening discussion will be led by movie critic and author Irv Slifkin. Free and open to the public. 427 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, December 4, 7 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Screening and discussion of The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), an Oscar-nominated film by Thavisouk Phrasavath. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 8 pm at Moore College of Art and Design: The Secret Cinema presents "Films from the Urban Archives: Secrets from Philadelphia's Past," a program of films from Temple University Libraries' Urban Archives. Free admission. 20th Street and the Parkway, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 18, 8 pm at International House: The Exhumed Films series presents Shogun Assassin (Robert Houston, US/Japan, 1980) and Seven Blows of the Dragon (Cheh Chang, Hsueh Li Pao & Ma Wu, Hong Kong, 1972). $10 general admission (cash only). 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, December 19, 7 pm at International House: The Janus Collection series presents Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Ackerman, Belgium/France, 1975, French with English subtitles). Admission $8 general; $6 students and seniors; $5 for members at Internationalist level; free for members above Internationalist level. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Tuesday, December 29 and Wednesday, December 30, 7:30 pm at Bryn Mawr Film Institute: "Francis Ford Coppola: Director and Scribe," two nights of classic Coppola films, The Conversation (1974) on Tuesday and Tetro (2009) on Wednesday. Admission for each film $9.50 general; $6.75 for seniors and students; $5 for BMFI members. 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA.

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Saturday, December 5, 1 - 5 pm at Nonprofit Technology Resources: The Hacktory presents a "Recycled Electronic Jewelry" workshop. Hand picked retro electronic components, and jewelry findings will be supplied to participants. Kids over 10 welcome. Fee $20. Spaces fill fast; click here to register. 1524 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia.

Registration open now for 2010 winter workshops (beginning late January) at the Philadelphia Photo Art Center. Click here for details. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

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Saturday, December 5, 5 - 9 pm at Art Star: Holiday party and 5-year anniversary bash. 623 N. Second Street, Philadelphia

Saturday, December 5, 5 - 8 pm at The Print Center: "Between the Sheets" annual auction event. General tickets $25 in advance, $35 at door; champagne preview (5 - 6 pm) tickets $100. Click here for more information and to preview auction. 1714 Latimer Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, December 6, 2 - 6 pm at Cerulean Arts: Holiday party, including unique gifts and event-only discounts. 1355 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, December 11, 7 pm at Space 1026: Annual Art Auction. (Preview Friday, December 4.) 1026 Arch Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia.

Fridays and Saturdays, December 12 - 13 and 19 - 20, 11 am - 6 pm at Greensgrow Farms: InLiquid and Greensgrow present "A Very Kensington Christmas," a spectacular holiday show and sale. 2501 E. Cumberland Street, Philadelphia.

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Thursday, December 10, 6 - 8 pm at Foxy Production: Opening reception for Simone Gilges solo exhibition. Through February 13. 623 W. 27th Street, NYC.

Thursday, December 10, 6 - 8 pm at Claire Oliver: Opening reception for Bernardi Roig, Pierrot le fou is (not) Dead. Through January 16. 513 W. 26th Street, NYC.

Saturday, December 12, 7 - 9 pm at Jonathan LeVine Gallery: Opening reception for Audrey Kawasaki, Hajimari—a prelude and James Marshall, And There Was War in Heaven. Through January 10. 529 W. 20th Street, NYC.

Saturday, December 12, 2 pm at Mixed Greens: Artist talk by Kimberley Hart, whose exhibition Scout is on view through December 23. 531 W. 26th Street, NYC.

Wednesday, December 16, at apexart: "Winter Guest," current apexart resident Line Halvorsen in conversation with New York based curator and art critic Niels Van Tomme. Free and open to the public. 291 Church Street, NYC.

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Friday, December 4, 5 - 8 pm at Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ: Annual holiday party, which will include an original onsite dance performance, an opportunity browse the latest exhibitions, meet the artists, sample refreshments and shop during the holiday sale in the museum gift shop. 733 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville, NJ.

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