# The Philly Bulletin — Monday, October 19, 2026 — Philadelphia (49 events)

Line format: name — time · venue · neighborhood · cost · score/10 ↻ — the judge's one-line reason. Scores are 0–10 community potential (six-dimension rubric, judged per recurring series). ↻ = recurs weekly/biweekly/monthly — go twice and you're a regular.
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- EKNA General Meeting — 7:00 PM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington · 7.0/10 ↻ — A neighborhood association is exactly the kind of recurring civic relationship that builds durable local ties and reputation.
- Cedar Park Neighbors Board Meeting — 7:00 PM · 6.2/10 ↻ — This is where the neighborhood's budget gets reviewed and its election nominating committee gets formed — attending is how you end up on the board.
- 2A | Drawing and Painting I and II (2/3) — 9:30 AM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly · 5.6/10 ↻ — Explicitly framed for beginners with basic questions answered — a welcoming solo entry point.
- 3A | Introduction to Oil Painting & Beyond (4/5) — 1:30 PM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly · 5.6/10 ↻ — Explicitly welcomes beginners and experienced painters alike — an easy solo entry point.
- Independence Park Walking Tour — 10:00 AM · Independence National Historical Park · Old City · Free · 4.6/10 — Free, ranger-guided and an hour long, which is a lot of expert history for nothing.
- Philadelphia's Famous Founding Father - Benjamin Franklin — 2:15 PM · Independence National Historical Park · Old City · Free · 4.4/10 — Free park ranger program about Philadelphia's most famous resident.
- Twilight Tales Family Story Time at Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library — 5:00 PM · Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library · West Philly · 3.9/10 ↻ — Free storytime, songs, and a craft is good value for families.
- Wish Wall at Parkway Central Library — 9:00 AM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 3.5/10 — Free access to a civic-engagement art installation is good value.
- (Daily) Botany of Nations at The Academy of Natural Sciences — 10:00 AM · The Academy of Natural Sciences · Logan Square · 3.4/10 — No price is listed, but standard museum admission for a co-curated special exhibit is a fair trade for the content.
- (Daily) The Declaration’s Journey at the Museum of the American Revolution — 10:00 AM · Museum of the American Revolution · Old City · 3.4/10 — No price listed; standard museum admission for a marquee 250th-anniversary exhibit is a reasonable trade.
- Post Game Slap Shot - MUST HAVE TICKET TO GAME — 7:00 PM · Xfinity Mobile Arena · South Philly · 3.3/10 — Extra cost on top of a game ticket for a few shots.
- Primepoint Social Pass - MUST HAVE TICKET TO GAME — 7:00 PM · Xfinity Mobile Arena · South Philly · 3.2/10 — Premium club lounge where people sit with their own group.
- High 5 Tunnel - MUST HAVE TICKET TO GAME — 7:00 PM · Xfinity Mobile Arena · South Philly · 2.8/10 — High-fiving Flyers players is a rare perk, though offered on multiple games.
- Blue Line Buddies - MUST HAVE TICKET TO GAME — 7:00 PM · Xfinity Mobile Arena · South Philly · 2.8/10 — A chance for kids to skate out with the Flyers at the anthem is rare, though offered on several game nights.
- Don Liuzzi, percussion & Friends — 3:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East · 2.6/10 — A program built around Liuzzi's own compositions alongside Takemitsu and Debussy is a specific one-time pairing.
- Abstract Expressionism — 8:30 AM · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Center City East
- We Walk Philly — 8:30 AM · Clark Park · West Philly
- A Nation of Artists: Members’ Closer Look — 11:30 AM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park ↻
- Exhibition Tour: Marcel Duchamp — 12:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Impressionism & Beyond — 12:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- A Nation of Artists Tour — 1:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Exhibition Tour: Rodin’s Hands — 1:00 PM · Rodin Museum · Logan Square
- Ethics on the Table: An Interactive Experience — 2:00 PM · Mütter Museum · Rittenhouse · $35; $10 for Students with School ID
- Art and Artists of Latin America Tour — 2:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Highlights of the Museum — 3:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Special Event | Rare Finds: A Conversation With Collector Edward Leahy | In-Person — 4:00 PM · The Rosenbach · Rittenhouse
- King's Hot Chicken — 4:00 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly
- Yappy Hour — 4:00 PM · Morgan's Pier · Delaware Waterfront ↻
- Steve Reich at 90: Electric Counterpoint and Beyond — 6:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free
- Program Commission Meeting — 6:00 PM
- Ethics on the Table: An Interactive Experience — 6:00 PM · Mütter Museum · Rittenhouse · $35; $10 for Students with School ID
- Artist Town Hall at Asian Arts Initiative — 6:00 PM · Asian Arts Initiative · Callowhill
- Socialist Night School: Abolition 101 — 6:30 PM
- Tiny Model House - Trim Carpentry — 6:30 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly
- Bert Harris & Laurent Bass — 6:30 PM · Sassafras · Old City ↻
- Cinema with Comrades Happy Hour + Movie Meetup — 6:30 PM ↻
- Norman David & The ELEVENTET — 7:00 PM · Plays & Players Theatre · Rittenhouse ↻
- The Monday Night Jam Session hosted by Richard Hill Jr. and Friends — 7:00 PM · Black Squirrel Club · Fishtown - Lower Kensington ↻
- Makers Monday — 7:00 PM · Utility Works ↻
- Bottesini, Brahms, and more — 7:30 PM · Curtis Institute of Music · Rittenhouse · Free
- Don Liuzzi, percussion & Friends: Sold Out — 7:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- EF: Open Mic & Industry Night — 7:30 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly ↻
- YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING — 7:40 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Girl Mic Showcase — 8:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square
- Mike D 5D — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties
- The Groove Session with Dan Goldberg — 9:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West
- ‘Sing Your Life’ Karaoke by Sara Sherr — 9:00 PM · The 700 · Northern Liberties · Free ↻
- A Revolutionary 18th-Century Nursing Collection — all day · Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Blvd. · University City
- Lunch Money Quizzo — all day · Marsha's · Queen Village ↻