Join us for an extraordinary evening of trans-cultural sound design as Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, in collaboration with Fire Museum Presents, welcomes visionary artists Amir ElSaffar and Lorenzo Bianchi-Hoesch for their collaborative performance, Inner Spaces. Event DetailsDate: Friday October 23 Capacity is limited for this intimate gallery setting; reserve your seat today to experience this one-of-a-kind sonic collaboration. |
It’s the final Twilight in the Gardens of the year!
Grab some friends and BYOB for a captivating evening at the Magic Gardens Museum! In our glittery courtyard enjoy a live performance by Mixed People! This new age funk band lead by Paulette Branson is guaranteed to get you dancing.
At the art tables join Teaching Artist Avery Demarest in creating “bug taxidermy!” As the year shifts from lively summer into serene autumn, we can embrace the natural world by capturing life and making it our own. In this workshop, participants will create their own faux mounted bug, using plastic bugs decorated to your heart’s content. Make this creature your own, and go home with a wall hanging that fits your decor or a new pet for your desk. Keep it silly or make it sleek; there is no prior experience needed to join!
Attendees can also enjoy self-guided tours of our rarely-seen mosaicked basement, and can view our exhibition, “Viviendo a travรฉs de la muerte: Obras de Ivette Chaires/Living Through Death: Works by Ivette Chaires” in our galleries.
7:00 – 10:00 PM – Bug Taxidermy with Avery Demarest
7:00 – 10:00 PM – Self-Guided Tours of PMG’s mosaicked basement
8:00 – 9:00 PM – Live Performance by Mixed People
ABOUT THE MUSICIAN:
Paulette Branson is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, who founded the band, Mixed People. “Mixed People” is a funky, soul, fusion band with hints of rock and world music…or as they like to call it – new age funk. Versatile musicianship, raw lyrics, and full vocal harmonies create a genuine, mixed musical experience. The name, Mixed People, derived from colors that bloomed out the whole funk and nothing but the funk. It embraces the love of self and others regardless of our differences and celebrates the beauty in us all. Paulette’s music is progressive, and the energy and emotion behind her sound will get you dancing on your feet and singing along.
$30/ Adults
$25/ Students
$20/ Members
BYOB
Magic Gardens Museum
1020 South St.
Philadelphia, Pa
215 733 0390
Join us for our last Commodore Barry show for 2026. Come Celebrate with us. Celebrate what? Halloween; Elliott's Birthday; Your Sol Invictus Holiday of Choice; Change; the New Year. Oh, and the release of our new album SPATIAL RECOGNITION on @577 Records. Diehl, Levin, Lawson, Lavelle, Hotep, Marquez, Dennis, Lowery - Philly’s deep rooted sonic omnivores. Philly's advanced creative music lab. It's FREE!
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Super stoked to announce AIRLFT’s debut album “Spatial Recognition.” It drops on October 16, 2026 on 577 Records as a double CD and digital!
You can preorder here:
https://577records.bandcamp.com/album/spatial-recognition
or hit the links for more!
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BUT LIVE… Please join Philly's super collective of composers, improvisors and sonic healers as our incubator session continues at the Commodore.
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Take SEPTA Rt. 23 bus; RR Chestnut Hill West to Carpenter; Carpool!. The AIRLFT series is EVERY 4th THURSDAY - PHOTO: @John Hubbard
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SoundEVR is a band centered around making music that gets people to dance, drawing from Funk, RnB, Pop, Jazz and especially House Music. When you come to a SoundEVR show, expect a musical experience expertly curated to get the adrenaline pumping and the body moving.
Their goal isn't just to play the hits, but to weave together musical moments that keep the energy high, much like a DJ that is in sync with their audience. We believe there is no greater feeling than seeing people vibing to our music, so if you aren't dancing, we aren't doing our job.
SoundEVR brings together some of Philadelphia's most talented musicians. They recently released the 2nd single with the new lineup False Summer available on all streaming platforms.
Abstract Sounds is a 6pc Jazz fusion / Funk band from Cleveland, OH started by saxophonist Jevaughn Bogard. The band is a horn section driven by an amazing rhythm section that will keep you out of your seat.
The goal for Abstract Sounds is to bring the dance element back to jazz and Abstract Sounds does that with their funky grooves and dance club sounds blended with rich and extended harmony that consumes you.
Tickets: $23.18 includes fee
The Black Squirrel Club
1049 Sarah St.
Philadelphia, Pa
and Josรฉ Urdaneta Jose Urdaneta. 
LOVE Park, Philadelphia
Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 3:00 PM
FREE EVENT—bring the whole family!
¡Celebremos nuestra cultura en el Concierto de la Hispanidad Philly 2026! Mรบsica en vivo, danza y alegrรญa con Lina Bonรณ y Josรฉ Urdaneta como presentadores. LOVE Park, Philadelphia Domingo 18 de octubre de 2026 | 3:00 p. m. ¡Evento gratuito para disfrutar en familia!
Celebrating Indigenous culture, history, and resilience with co-host Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac.
Enjoy live performances, vendors, workshops, and more.
Free admission
5400 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19143
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM Location: Washington Lane & Stenton Ave Admission: FREE | Open to All Ages 
and Councilman Anthony Phillips (District 9).
The Germantown Jazz Festival proudly presents its Fall Fundraiser! This Fall we're shining light of the jazz vibraphone!
Five of Philadelphia's leading vibraphonists will converge in Germantown to showcase the prolific autonomy of the instrument as a lead sound in a quartet format. Not unlike the pathfinding leaders of old like Lionel Hampton, and Milt Jackson of the Modern Jazz Quartet, Gary Burton, Bobby Hutcherson. Vibe Nation will feature some of the area's best vibraphonists: Settlement Music School, Wynnefield Branch educator/vibist Tony Miceli, will act as Musical Director alongside veteran Philly vibist Randy Sutin, Behn Gillece, Oliver Maymen, and young lion Julian Lee.
In addition, these fine leading men will be backed by an outstanding rhythm section featuring Neil Podgurski on piano, Nimrod Speaks on bass, and Khary Abdul Shaheed on drums. A once in a lifetime opportunity to witness this great conversion of musical jazz musicians from Philadelphia. Don't misss it!!
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This special fundraiser supports the Germantown Jazz Festival, an emerging annual celebration of Germantown’s deep connection to jazz and its cultural legacy.
With the support of Artcinia @artcinia , a Philadelphia-based organization dedicated to making the performing arts accessible to every community, the Germantown Jazz Festival brings music, history, and community together, honoring jazz’s past, present, and future.
Oct 17, 2026, 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The AAPA Temple, 6008 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144, USA
Kicking off global #CongoWeek Saturday night at @allthewaylivecafe with deep African rhythms from Congo to Angola! Our afterparty will be following @pauls.law’s conscious event from 5-9pm.
All The Way Live Cafe
6108 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, Pa
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Gallery
