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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. 11/20/19 12:23 PM
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!
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