On view at the Center for Art & Social Engagement in Westby Hall from October 4 through December 21, Gaia Theory, an exhibition of Emily Erb’s collage and silk paintings. Erb embeds within the boundaries of a larger-than-life human form, navigational charts such as road, topography, and war campaign maps to represent the different facets of the human physiological system. Road maps become the nervous system, topographical maps become the circulatory system, and war maps become the lymphatic system. Each work in the series stands at 9.5 feet high by 4.5 feet wide which are within the same dimensions as

Join us to capture seasonal beauty at Jenkins!Photo WalkSaturday, December 17, 9:00 – 11:00 am(Inclement weather date: Sunday, December 18)Presented by Laura Ducceschi, Fine Art PhotographerJoin us to shoot the season! Award-winning photographer Laura Ducceschi will be your mentor and guide for these monthly small group sessions. Stroll the gardens and photograph what inspires you, while learning various compositional and technical options on the spot.Participants will need to bring a camera, a fully charged battery, and a camera card with space to shoot freely. Photographers with any kind of camera can benefit, but DSLRs are recommended.Members: $15/walk; Non-Members: $20/walkPhoto Walks

Help us as we count the birds at our feeders for the Audubon's Christmas Bird Count.The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 100 years of community science involvement. It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the U.S., Canada count birds in established locations December 14 to January 5. This year, we will count birds December 17 at our feeders for all skill levels to join and learn more about birds, counting birds, and the importance of Citizen Science. Count volunteers will be counting every bird they see

Kids Club, ages 6-18, 11:30am-1:30pmOne day workshop! Make a holiday ornamentSession is from 11:30am-1:30pmWhen registering for kids club, please register only the child who will be attending. Parents may only accompany their child provided there is extra space but should not register themselves. Due to the size of the studio, parents should not plan on sitting with their child through this class.Please submit age of child. when filling the form out. Tacony LAB Class Enrollment and Attendance PolicyThe Tacony LAB’s classes are unique in Philadelphia: we do not charge tuition or any sort of fees for any of our classes. Our

Visitors are invited to stop in to help count the birds at our feeders, and create edible treats to be hung around the center for wildlife.Visitors are invited to stop in to help count the birds at our feeders, and create edible treats to be hung around the center for wildlife. The Center will be open to explore. Registration encouraged, but not required. Walk-ins before 2:15 p.m. are welcome. Parking is available at the center with additional street parking. The center, bathrooms, and picnic areas are all accessible, however, the trails are rocky and uneven. Photos will be taken of

Jerry Silverman will lead us on a tour of the MFL, trolley lines, BSL, Patco, and subways...what is no longer is and what never was.We’ll hop on the Broad Street Line south to the NRG bi-level station, then north to the outdoor Fern Rock terminal and storage yards. The tour includes a quick ride on the subterranean trolley around City Hall, and the Broad-Ridge Express Spur to 8th and Market. Finally, we board PATCO across the Ben Franklin Bridge to Camden and back to Broad and Locust.Along the way we’ll check out old subway cars rusting away at Fern Rock

Beyond comparison the most exciting and fact filled 2 hour adventure offered in Philly. Learn about the history of Black Philadelphia.

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