Name: Holiday Open House
Start: 2026-12-08T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley

Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley

<h4>Mix, Mingle, and Holiday Jingle at Our Holiday Open House!</h4>
Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and great company! Meet some residents and explore our charming community and apartment homes.
Discover a place to call home this holiday season!
FREE event. Space is limited. RSVP required.
Contact Patrick today to reserve your spot! <a href="mailto:poneil@wel.org">poneil@wel.org</a> | <a href="tel:215-206-5555">215-206-5555</a>
Or, click <a href="https://www.wel.org/community/stapeley-senior-living/special-event-stapeley/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HERE</a> to RSVP.

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Holiday Open House

Mix, Mingle, and Holiday Jingle at Our Holiday Open House!
Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and great company! Meet some...

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Local Event: Run Ben Run

Run Ben Run

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The Historical Society of Frankford today announced that Sam Katz, president of History Making&nbsp;Productions, will make a video presentation at HSF’s monthly meeting and lecture on Tuesday,&nbsp;October 13, 2026. He will present episode 7, Renewal, of his series In Pursuit:&nbsp;Philadelphia and the Making of America. The film explores Philadelphia from 1925 to 1963, a period shaped by the Great&nbsp;Depression, World War II, political transformation, and ambitious efforts to remake the city. Through&nbsp;stories of Albert M. Greenfield, shifting political power, racial discrimination in housing and&nbsp;employment, and the rise of urban renewal, the episode examines who benefited from&nbsp;Philadelphia’s reinvention and who was left behind.Katz, a lifelong Philadelphian now well known for ventures in business, politics, and documentary&nbsp;filmmaking, realized in 2007 that no authoritative film history then existed for his hometown. To fill&nbsp;that void, he assembled a team of scholars, storytellers, and filmmakers to create inclusive and&nbsp;compelling video presentations. This team would become History Making Productions, which&nbsp;since then has produced award winning and widely acclaimed films about Philadelphia and other cities.Doors open at 7:00 PM, and the presentation begins at 7:30. It will also stream live on the HSF&nbsp;Facebook page. The event is free and open to the public at the&nbsp; Society's building, located at 1507 Orthodox St, Philadelphia. Free, off street parking will be available&nbsp;across Orthodox Street at the Frankford Friends School. Light refreshments will be served before&nbsp;and after the presentation.

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Join Bethesda Project's Young Professionals Advisory Board on 10/15 at PHS Pop-Up Garden South Street for a fan-favorite event!
All lovers of fall are invited to join Bethesda Project's Young Professionals Advisory Board (YPAB) for their beloved Carving Change event on October 15th at the PHS Pop-Up Garden on South Street, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM!
Carving Change is a festive evening with jack-o'-lantern carving and delicious drinks, all to benefit the Bethesda Project. All proceeds will support the important work of Bethesda Project, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization that has been assisting individuals experiencing homelessness since 1979 by providing shelter, housing, and supportive services.
Your ticket includes a complimentary draft beer, canned beverage, or non-alcoholic option; a spooky goodie bag; carving supplies; and a pre-gutted pumpkin to ensure a mess-free experience. At the end of the night, you can enter your carved pumpkin into our friendly competition for a chance to win a Bethesda Project Swag Bag!

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Join us for an illuminating conversation between curators from two of America's most distinguished art institutions as part of PAFA's landmark exhibition A Nation of Artists. Dr. Lea Stephenson, Kenneth R. Woodcock Curator of Historical American Art at PAFA, and Kerry Bickford, Associate Curator at the Brandywine Museum of Art, explore how American artists have depicted landscapes—from the Hudson River School's sublime vistas to the Brandywine tradition's intimate terrain, and contemporary artists reimagining these spaces today.
This dialogue examines how landscape painting has shaped American cultural identity across centuries, reflecting changing relationships with the land, environment, and national mythology. Drawing on the rich collections of both institutions, our speakers will trace connections between historical masters and today's artists who continue to challenge and expand how we see the American landscape.
As America celebrates its 250th anniversary and PAFA reopens its Historic Landmark Building with A Nation of Artists, this program offers a rare opportunity to explore one of American art's most enduring subjects through fresh eyes and urgent questions about place, belonging, and our shared horizons.
This program is offered in a hybrid format—attend in person at PAFA or watch the live stream on YouTube. A link to the livestream will be emailed to all registrants by 11:30 AM on the day of the event. A recording of the program will be shared with registrants following the event.
About Kerry Bickford and Brandywine
Kerry Bickford is a Philadelphia-based curator and artistic producer whose practice focuses on site-responsive public art and intersections between art and local ecology. She is currently Associate Curator at the Brandywine Conservancy and Museum of Art, where she has curated Abundance/Excess: A Contemporary Eye on Still Life. Prior to joining Brandywine, she served as Senior Project Manager at Monument Lab, where she produced Declaration House and the Monument Lab Summit. Bickford has also worked as Curator of Ecological Futures and Director of Programs at Philadelphia Contemporary, where she curated or co-curated the projects Jean Shin: Freshwater, Lenape Sippu: Call Her by Her Name, Tracey Emin: A Moment Without You, Commonwealth, Edward Burtynsky: Megaresources, and Ana Vizcarra Rankin: time/scale. She has produced and co-produced numerous projects including Grounds that Shout! (and others merely shaking) and Jane Irish: Antipodes. Bickford has an M.A. from the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art and a B.A. in English and Art History from Northwestern University.
Renowned for its holdings of the Wyeth family of artists, the Brandywine Museum of Art features galleries dedicated to the work of N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth. The Museum’s outstanding Brandywine Collection is a cross-section of American art, with a special focus on artistic practice in the Brandywine Valley. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century landscape paintings testify to the beauty that drew well-known artists to the area. Important portraits, still life paintings and notable holdings in American illustration add diversity and breadth to this unique collection.
Learn more about Brandywine Museum of Art
About Dr. Lea Stephenson
Dr. Lea Stephenson is an art historian, who is currently the Kenneth R. Woodcock Curator of Historical American Art at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
She oversees PAFA’s collection from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century and serves as the co-curator of A Nation of Artists, a landmark exhibition and reinstallation that explores new ideas and interpretations of American art through the 18th century to the contemporary world.
Stephenson’s work has focused on nineteenth-century American art, particularly American artists traveling and working internationally. Her work has appeared in academic journals, edited volumes, and exhibition catalogs, where she explored topics including PAFA’s first 1807 exhibition, Aesthetic Movement interiors, and Gilded Age portrait miniatures. Prior to joining PAFA, Stephenson held curatorial positions and fellowships at Historic Deerfield, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Preservation Society of Newport County, Dallas Museum of Art, and the Clark Art Institute.
She recently completed her PhD in Art History at the University of Delaware in 2025, where her dissertation explored late nineteenth-century Egyptomania among American artists and collectors. Before her PhD, Stephenson completed her BA in Art History at Temple University and MA at the Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art.<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/155829/t/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View&nbsp;Tickets &amp; More&nbsp;Info</a>

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