Your Arts and Entertainment
Guide for Summer 2019
ERIC SCHUCHT | JE STAFF
S truggling to find some-
thing to do this summer?
Don’t fret — we’ve got
you covered with our picks of
concerts, shows and events in
your neighborhood.

COMMUNITY PICKS
The National Museum
of Jewish History
101 S. Independence Mall E.,
Philadelphia 215-923-3811 • nmajh.org
Conversation with Isaac Mizrahi
June 27
Author of The New York Times
best-selling book, I.M.: A Memoir,
Isaac Mizrahi is joined by authors
Maira Kalman and Alex Kalman for a
conversation on their books and their
friendship. Book signing to follow.

ARTS KATZ JCC
1301 Springdale Road,
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
856-424-4444 • katzjcc.org
Lana Turner: Life as a Hollywood
Melodrama | June 27
Penn State Professor Moylan Mills
presents the life story of Hollywood
actress Lana Turner and the twists and
turns of her career, like the killing of her
lover, mobster Johnny Stompanato, by
her teenage daughter. Bagel breakfast
included. Cost $20 for JCC members,
$35 for guests. 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Milton & Betty Katz JCC
501 N. Jerome Ave.,
Margate, New Jersey
609-822-1167 • jccatlantic.org
Judy Collins | July 18
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes is still singing at
the age of 80.

Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway,
Philadelphia 215-763-8100 • philamuseum.org
The museum has several exhibits
going on display this summer for
public viewing.

The Impressionist’s Eye
Through Aug. 18
See a broad range of impressionist
sculpture, paintings and other works on
paper shown together. Claude Monet,
Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh and
multimedium artists will be shown.

Yoshitoshi: Spirit and Spectacle
Through Aug. 18
Come discover the brilliant colors and
spirited lines of the last great master
of the traditional Japanese woodblock
print. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi came of age
as an artist as Japan opened to the
West after 200 years of isolation. His
work covers samurai warriors, nature,
female beauty, historic events, ghosts
and the horrors of the battlefield.

The Rosenbach Museum and
Library 2008-2010 Delancey Place, Philadelphia
215-732-1600 • rosenbach.org
Bloomsday 2019 | June 16
Come join the fun for the annual
celebration of James Joyce’s book
Ulysses. The story follows the fictional
journey of everyman Leopold Bloom
through the streets of Dublin on June
16. Enjoy a free reading and live music.

BOOKS Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine St., Philadelphia
215-686-522 • freelibrary.org
See GUIDE, Page 22
Elegant country accommodations in the heart of the historic Brandywine Valley. Only an hour from
Philadelphia, but just minutes from world-class venues including Longwood Gardens, Winterthur, and
the Brandywine River (“Wyeth”) Museum, as well as fine dining and wineries. Full breakfast and afternoon
tea are, of course, included. Member of the Select Registry of Distinguished Inns and repeat recipient of
the Trip Advisor Award of Excellence.

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