GlobalPhilly 2019 Events

Join World Heritage historian Sarah Sharp for a two-hour tour of buildings around Independence Hall to talk about Philadelphia’s status as a World Heritage City! Learn about what this distinction means in our past and our present as Philadelphians. Children and adults welcomed.

We’ll meet at the World Heritage plaque outside the east-side of Independence Hall, walk around Independence National Historical Park and conclude at the Bourse for snacks and conversation. 

This event is free to attend but registration is required.

 Join AAI Shared Spaces 共享空間, PCDC, and The Rail Park for our final Parks for Chinatown event of the season. This October we’re teaming up with Mural Arts, The Franklin Institute, Barnes Foundation, and some of our Shared Spaces 共享空間 participants to provide an afternoon packed with art demonstrations and performances for the whole family. Hope to see you there!

Enjoy a traditional Japanese tea ceremony led by Shofuso’s own tea school. Members of Urasenke Philadelphia will demonstrate a tea ceremony, and then provide guests with a bowl of matcha (green tea) and a seasonal sweet. Be prepared to sit on the floor for the duration of the program. Limited chairs are available. Two time slots for 1:00PM - 2:00PM & 2:30PM - 3:30PM are available to register for the tea ceremony at japanphilly.org/programs . Members must sign in to receive a $5 discount during checkout.

Join Council members, Northern Liberties residents, students, and a visiting delegation from a school in Incheon, South Korea for a panel exploring Korean culture and politics through the lens of K-Pop and the involvement of the country’s youth.

5:30 p.m. Registration opens

5:30 - 6 p.m. Light Reception

6 p.m. Program

7:15 p.m. Conclusion

As tensions between the US and Iran ratchet up, and the 2015 nuclear deal increasingly looks like a dead letter, the prospect of war – whether by intention or by accident – is a growing concern. Is there a diplomatic way out of this impasse, or not? Is Iran on its way to becoming a nuclear power, or not? To explore these questions and others, we are pleased to feature Ariane Tabatabai, a prominent analyst of Iran and co-author of Triple Axis: Iran’s Relations with Russia and China. She holds a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London.

Guitarist Jesse Cook's music is "seductive, percussive and danceable...with each melody standing out above the weaving rhythms sung by his intoxicating strings." (Jazziz Magazine) A three-time winner of the Canadian Guitarist of the Year Award, Cook is known as one of the most influential artists in nuevo flamenco, creating an exhilarating fusion of jazz, R&B, electronic and world music. Welcome Jesse Cook for his Annenberg Center debut.

What truly caused the Civil War? The Director of The George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State University, the Associate Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College and a Park Ranger and historian for the Civil War Defenses of Washington will discuss.

On Wednesday, October 30th from 7–8:30 p.m., a panel of historians will convene on Villanova’s campus for our next event in our Revisionist History series, “Revising the Civil War.”

Oshogatsu is the Japanese New Year, celebrated on the first day of January. Celebrate an early Japanese New Year this holiday season with lush ikebana flower arrangements and traditional decorations of pine, bamboo, and berries. Displays for the new year’s tea and holiday games will be on view, along with an exhibition of winter kimono. Our Jizo statue will be decorated with a traditional cap and bib, and we will share the kamishibai story “Hats For Jizo” throughout both weekends. Oshogatsu will take place Dec 7, 8, 14 and 15.