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The Philadelphia Art Alliance
The Philadelphia Art Alliance is the oldest multi-disciplinary arts center in the United States, promoting the careers of emerging and established visual, literary and performing artists by providing both exhibition and performance space, as well as meeting areas, for the exchange of ideas. On display now through May 18 is Gijs Bakker and Jewelry. Gijs Bakker is considered to be a pioneer in the field of jewelry design. The exhibit, organized by Stedelijk Museum's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, brings together over 100 pieces of jewelry. The Philadelphia Art Alliance is its only U.S. destination, located in the historic Wetherill mansion on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.

April 25 - May 2

The 34th Annual New Jersey Folk Festival is April 26 from 10am to 6pm, rain or shine, celebrating German-American traditions with music stages, artists & crafters, and more at the Eagleton Institute Grounds on the Douglass Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.

The first-ever "New Hope Celebrates Film" festival is this weekend, April 25-27 with public viewings of 15-20 films plus seminars and more at venues in New Hope, PA.

Parkway Funday is April 26, 11am-3pm, a free family celebration of art & science with activities and entertainment on Logan Square at 19th Street & the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia.

Grounds for Sculpture hosts "A Day at the Fair," April 27, 11am-4pm, a celebration to commemorate its roots as the New Jersey State Fairgrounds with tours, activities for all ages and more, rain or shine, in Hamilton, NJ.

The Fairmount Arts Crawl is April 27 from 2-6pm, with more than 20 Fairmount restaurants and neighboring businesses opening their doors and highlighting the work of a wide variety of artists and their mediums, along with outdoor musical performances, children's activities, and more, centered around 22nd & Fairmount Avenues in Philadelphia.