Calder Gardens; Funky Fringe locations; Krasner on National Guard | Morning roundup

BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAY Graffiti tags from the ground up Photo by t crimmin Major art attraction for the work of Alexander Calder opens Sunday If you want to understand the life and work of Alexander Calder the abstract sculptor popularly known as the inventor of the suspended mobile the Calder Foundation invites you to explore its website But if you want to feel a personal connection to Calder s buoyant colorful shapes and enter into a shared space with these fluid objects the Calder Foundation has built a building for that It opens to the citizens this Sunday Continue reading The walls of Calder Gardens reflect the gardens surrounding the building allowing it to blend into the landscape Emma Lee WHYY A basement a garage a vacant department store Fringe continues to bring drama to extraordinary spaces One of the very best things about the Philadelphia Fringe Festival is seeing shows staged in places without stages Billy Penn contributor Jane Von Bergen has been to warehouses a mansion in Germantown a bedroom in Fishtown a rowhouse in South Philly group gardens a limited former factories and a mostly vacant church It s fun and just the right amount of weird Jane introduces you to particular of this year s oddest locations Continue reading The Bearded Ladies Cabaret band sets up in a corner of Greek Hall in the Wanamaker Building for their Philadelphia Fringe show The Layaway Emma Lee WHYY RECAP What else happened paywalled Allentown Philadelphia and Harrisburg ranked as and of the worst in cities the country for people living with asthma according to a new overview WHYY Amazon and SpaceX won a slice of Pa s M broadband funding Critics are worried about reliability Spotlight PA DA Krasner will hold town halls in West Oak Lane Southwest Philadelphia and Society Hill to discuss how residents can respond if Trump deploys National Guard to Philadelphia Inq SEPTA function around Philly has been restored but passengers are paying more for those rides with a fare hike in effect CBS Speed cameras along busy Broad Street have gone live and a -day grace period for violators is now in place NBC The Philly Pretzel Factory plans to add water ice and soft-serve ice cream to its menu PhillyVoice MAYOR WATCH Mayor Parker city personnel and former Philadelphia mayor Michael A Nutter will announce details regarding the return of the Philadelphia Cycling Classic in at City Hall Noon ON THE CALENDAR Autumn festival lineup Exploring Trends How Immigration Shapes Our Region Moving Forward A WHYY News Town Hall Philly Runners Guide Tuesday Sept Conversation with Sonia Sotomayor WHYY s own Cherri Gregg talks with the Supreme Court justice at Parkway Central Library about her books Just Ask and Just Shine Free with registration to p m Tuesday Sept Born Equal America s Founding Promise and the Fight for EqualityLivestream tickets still available for this event on the eve of Constitution Day Constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar of Yale Law School discusses his new book which explores the transformative amendments that redefined freedom equality and voting rights in the post Civil War era Book sale and signing to follow Free to attend to p m Wednesday Sept Science Football How Gatorade Fueled the Dawn of Sports MedicineSixty years ago in Gainesville Fla a new drink called Gatorade was created Its founder s daughter Phoebe Cade Miles will speak about the invention that propelled the Gators to preeminence and the unlikely launch of a drink that changed the world of sports The hybrid presentation will be followed by Q A and an informal reception at the Science History Institute Free to RSVP to p m Wednesday Sept An Evening With Justice Amy Coney BarrettRegister for the livestream of Coney Barrett at the National Constitution Center for a Constitution Day conversation to discuss her new book with a glimpse into her role and daily life as a justice Free registration required to p m Wednesday Sept Uncle Bobbie s X Wallo Book Signing Meet GreetJoin Uncle Bobbie s and award winning podcaster and Philly icon Wallo for the paperback release of his NYT bestseller tickets p m Thursday Sept Saturday Sept Working for the City of Philadelphia Civil Facility Learn from the city s HR office about becoming a Civil Servant employee and educational benefits the application process and more FAQs At The Water Shed at Wayne Ave in Germantown to p m Thursday Sept Puppet Karaoke Peoplehood FundraiserShare the stage at Pentridge Station with Spiral Q s giant puppets and props and a giant lip syncing mouth puppet Bring your friends to be your puppet backup dancers Doors will open at pm with puppet karaoke running from - p m and dance party to follow Free RSVP Suggested donation or more no one turned away for lack of funds Funds sponsorship the upcoming Spiral Q th Annual Peoplehood Parade Pageant Thursday Sept Seeing Better AversationEmma Copley Eisenberg Jade DoskowJoin a reading from Eisenberg s Housemates a presentation of Doskow s latest work as well as a far-ranging conversation with Eisenberg and Doskow about novels photography and how both forms can offer us better solutions of seeing our current moment Doskow will also demonstrate her modern large-format camera on site Free with registration p m Thursday Sept Picture Me PhillyExpress yourself and channel your inner artist in this outdoor pastel drawing class BYOB at Drexel Square tickets p m Thursday Sept Singles Arcade NightA power card is included in the ticket price for this event at Dave Buster s For ages - to p m Friday to Sunday Sept - Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show Founded by artists in and run by a committee of artists in contemporary times this is the oldest outdoor art show in the country Steeped in rich history and tradition there is absolutely no other show like it artists and categories The post Calder Gardens Funky Fringe locations Krasner on National Guard Morning roundup appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY