KIMMEL CENTER CULTURAL CAMPUS HOLIDAY BROCHURE 2019

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DEAR FRIENDS, Spend the holiday season with us – and stay into the New Year! As our Cultural Campus engages the region’s diverse communities with art through performance and education, we welcome all arts lovers, conversation seekers, socializers, educators, and change makers. Tis the season of togetherness!

We are the second largest performing arts center in the country, with only 46% of our annual operating budget covered by our ticket sales Ticket sales cover – and did you know we’re a non-profit? From our popular Broadway series, to our ongoing legacy of supporting new JUST 46% works through our Jazz and Theater Residency programs, to of the Kimmel Center's FREE monthly events and family-friendly fun – none of our annual operating budget programs are possible without the generosity and support of people like you.

We have so much to be thankful for this year, especially our growing arts education program. We continue our Education Strategic Plan for Growth – with a goal to expand 10-fold, educating, engaging, and inspiring 100,000 students per year by the fifth year of the plan. This program focuses on jazz, musical theater, and technology, providing a wide range of hands-on, in-depth experiences like matinees, student networking events, and neighborhood workshops.

Remember, gift-giving is not just limited to the holidays. Our New Year’s resolution is to continue realizing our vision of transforming lives daily through the arts every single day, fostering and supporting inclusivity, no matter one’s age, ability or ethnicity. What’s your New Year’s resolution? Come make memories with us.

Warmly,

Anne Ewers President and CEO Kimmel Center For The Performing Arts

T H E K I M M E L C E N T E R C U LT U R A L C A M P US

WARMTH FOR THE HOLIDAYS DRIVE BENEFITTING THE U R B A N A F FA I RS CO A L I T I O N

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Look for donation boxes located across the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus to drop new hats, scarves, mittens, and gloves for children and adults.

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SOMETHING FOR

EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST!

TICKETS MAKE GREAT INSTA-GIFTS: JUST CLICK, PRINT & GIVE! Mom loves to dance, dad loves classical, and your staff loves to rock! Shop online and print tickets at home for instant gifting everyone will love!

SUPPORT THE ARTS WITH A MEMBERSHIP GIFT Indulge yourself or inspire those on your gift list with benefits and access to a wide variety of performances, events, and amenities on our Cultural Campus. All contributions are tax-deductible and help to support programming, arts education, free events, and so much more!

GROUPS GET HOLIDAY PERKS! Holidays are better together! Book your group for events on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus! It’s perfect for family outings, office parties, or even a girls’ night out!

GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE NOW: GIVE THE GIFT OF CULTURE AND MAKE SOME MEMORIES Ticket Philadelphia Gift Certificates can be redeemed for Broadway, jazz, classical, subscriptions, and more. You set the amount and add a personal message!

The Spongebob Musical Broadway

Gospel in the Plaza

4 nights of stellar local choirs!

JAZZ AT THE KIMMEL

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

FREE

DEC 3-15

DEC 4, DEC 13, DEC 17, DEC 22

DEC 3

FORREST THEATRE

COMMONWEALTH PLAZA

VERIZON HALL

KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH AEG

Tuba Christmas

Silent Night Sing-In

Rupi Kaur

DEC 14

100+ Tubas!

FREE

FREE

DEC 15

MERRIAM THEATER

COMMONWEALTH PLAZA

THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

New Year's Day Celebration

New Year's Eve Performance

FREE

Join in on the fun!

DEC 16 COMMONWEALTH PLAZA

Festival

JAN 1 DEC 31 VERIZON HALL THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF PHILADELPHIA

COMMONWEALTH PLAZA

Simon and Garfunkel Story

Music of the Enlightenment

THE CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC

Biss Plays Beethoven

JAN 26–27

JAN 29-30

JAN 31

PERELMAN THEATER

MERRIAM THEATER

MERRIAM THEATER

THE PHILLY POPS

Hello, Dolly!

Gregory Porter Jazz

Aretha: Respect

Broadway

FEB 10

FEB 14–16

FEB 19–MAR 1

VERIZON HALL

VERIZON HALL

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

PENNSYLVANIA BALLET

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®

A Philly POPS Christmas

A Soulful Christmas

J. Donald Dumpson, Artistic Director

DEC 6-31

DEC 7-21

DEC 10

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

VERIZON HALL

VERIZON HALL

La NOCHE

Sittin' In: Live Sessions

Latin Music Dance Party

FREE

FREE

DEC 16, JAN 6, FEB 3

THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA

The Glorious Sound of Christmas®

DEC 18, JAN 15, FEB 12

COMMONWEALTH PLAZA AND SEI INNOVATION STUDIO

COMMONWEALTH PLAZA AND SEI INNOVATION STUDIO

Three Kings Day Activities

DEC 19-21 VERIZON HALL

The Band's Visit

A family-friendly reenactment of the story of the Three Wise Men.

Broadway

In partnership with the Mexican Cultural Center and the Mexican Consulate FREE

JAN 4

JAN 7-19

COMMONWEALTH PLAZA

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

OPERA PHILDELPHIA

Verdis Requiem

KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH AEG

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Live Podcast

JAN 31, FEB 2

PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIET Y

Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

FEB 1

FEB 4

PERELMAN THEATER

PERELMAN THEATER

PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIET Y

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF PHILADELPHIA

Grand Organ Celebration

Vienna Piano Trio

FEB 21 PERELMAN THEATER

Á la Française

Interactive organ improv

FEB 23-24

FEB 26

PERELMAN THEATER

VERIZON HALL

KIMMELCENTER.ORG

PNC Grow Up Great Family Fun!

Martha Graham Cracker in LASHED BUT NOT LEASHED

Rachael & Vilray

DEC 12

PERELMAN THEATER

The album release show!

DEC 7, JAN 1, FEB 8 COMMONWEALTH PLAZA

PERELMAN THEATER

A Charlie Brown Christmas Live On Stage

Cirque Dreams: Holidaze

DEC 13

DEC 20 - 21

DEC 26-29

MERRIAM THEATER

MERRIAM THEATER

DRUMLine Live

Riverdance

Jerry Blavat Disco, Rock n' Roll and Soul

JAN 10-11

JAN 21-26

MERRIAM THEATER

MERRIAM THEATER

VERIZON HALL

Grey Rock

KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH NICKELODEON/VSTAR

KIMMEL CENTER PRESENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

An exciting new theatrical work

FEB 6-9

Nick Jr. Live!

"Move to the Music"

JAN 25

ICONS: The Power of Difference

Performance celebrating actors with disabilities.

FREE

SEI INNOVATION STUDIO

FEB 7-9

FEB 8

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

RENDELL ROOM

Turn

Les Misérables

by M'Balia Singley Theater Residency

Broadway

FEB 26-29

MAR 17-29

SEI INNOVATION STUDIO

ACADEMY OF MUSIC

FREE @ THE KIMMEL

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS!

Holiday-Themed Organ Demonstration DEC 7

Tuba Christmas DEC 15

Silent Night Sing-in DEC 16

Gospel in the Plaza DEC 4, 13, 17, 22

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Experience the organ’s unparalleled and dynamic sounds.

More than 100 regional tuba, sousaphone, and euphonium players join together in a performance for people of all ages.

A celebration of connectivity of music in our beloved city through caroling.

4 nights of stellar local choirs!

New Year's Day Celebration JAN 1

Three Kings Day JAN 4

A day of free, fun-filled activities!

A family-friendly reenactment of the story of the Three Wise Men.

FEB 19 - MAR 1

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G O RO SA F 1 UP V 0+ S

Kimmel Center •Merriam Theater • Academy of Music

From classical to jazz, ballet to broadway, THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!

GIFT CERTIFICATES!

GIVE THE GIFT OF CULTURE:

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