The Sketch Club Players promises entertainment for young and old alike. A popular venue for a variety of events, performing arts being ahead of them all, Sketch Club Players is where you are sure to be delighted by talented performers. The place is at its euphoric best during Christmas, Thanksgiving and Halloween while workshops, seminars and other interactive forums keep them busy on other days. Sketch Club Players also has an academy on site where children are educated and trained to become versatile actors, musicians, dancers, etc.
Franny Lou's Porch serves as a meeting point for the people in Philadelphia, PA. The cafe offers a good selection of coffee and encourages the crowd on the importance of community welfare and cultural preservation. They have a huge collection of books and also is a popular venue for readings and other related activities.
Few artistic geniuses have captured the human form and condition in sculpture-like Auguste Rodin. Marvel at perhaps his most famous work, The Thinker, and wonder at the introspective nature of man and the might that is thought and creation. The Kiss and other noteworthy sculptures are also on hand including his last work, Gates of Hell. Apart from the French Rodin Musee, the Philadelphia locale is considered the largest collection of his masterpieces.
In the 19th century, the Academy was the American equivalent of the best European art schools. A host of genres and mediums from the most prominent names in American art are constantly on display, with new pieces rotating their way into the collection. Some of America's best artists either taught or were students here, including Thomas Eakins and Mary Cassatt. The building itself is a work of art designed by Frank Furness, an influential 19th-century American architect.
Sit on the sloping lawn or in the reserved boxes under the high shed awning. Pick up a drink or some food from the stalls by the back fence—everything from hot dogs to a full-course salmon dinner served by waiters. This outdoor stage is the summer home to the Philadelphia Orchestra, plus a schedule of jazz, rock, big band, the Philly Pops, opera, theatre, and dance. The acoustics can be unreliable and Philadelphia's erratic weather can be a problem, but you can sit in Fairmount Park, hear a good show, and look at the soft night lights of the downtown skyline.