Abington Art Center

Each month Abington Art Center hosts EUREKA! a fun workshop for families of any size, shape and artistic ability to play and make art together. EUREKA! costs $5 per person (AAC members free); no reservations are required. Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Jenkintown.

Join us to celebrate the talent of our friends and neighbors. Over 50 works of art by local and regional artists will be on view. The 4 p.m. award ceremony will recognize outstanding works including Best in Show, Ceramics, Jewelry and Works on Paper.

Coffee Break is a relaxed “waking-up-to-art” morning with great caffeinated brews, pastry pairings and art. This month Coffee Break will feature coffees from Keswick Coffee.

General Public $5/AAC Members FREE.

Each month Abington Art Center hosts EUREKA! a fun workshop for families of any size, shape and artistic ability to play and make art together. EUREKA! costs $5 per person (AAC members free); no reservations are required. Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Jenkintown.

Coffee Break is a relaxed “waking-up-to-art” morning with great caffeinated brews, pastry pairings and art. This month Coffee Break will feature a taste test between fast food coffees. Have you ever wanted to put a coffee from McDonals’d next to one from WaWa and another from Dunkin’ Donuts? Join us and Mark Shetabi, an artist from “Global Suburbia,” check out his model gas station while sippin’ joe and testing “convenient” breakfast foods.

General Public $5/AAC Members FREE.

Each month Abington Art Center hosts EUREKA! a fun workshop for families of any size, shape and artistic ability to play and make art together. EUREKA! costs $5 per person (AAC members free); no reservations are required. Sponsored by The Rotary Club of Jenkintown.

Coffee Break is a relaxed “waking-up-to-art” morning with great caffeinated brews, pastry pairings and art. This month Coffee Break will feature locally roasted coffees from Chestnut Hill Coffee Company and a visit with a “Global Suburbia” artist, Lee Stoetzel.

General Public $5/AAC Members FREE.

Spend an afternoon exploring art and the environment. EcoArtFest includes Sculpture Park tours, and presentations by artists and other eco-minded community groups. Join Birding with Ruth to look for birds takig a rest on their way south and then relax with a chair massage compliments of Blue Massage Therapy Services. Held Rain or Shine. FREE.

Raise a glass. Support the Arts. Join Abington Art Center for an evening of brews, food, and fun in the Sculpture Park’s pavilion. The evening will raise money for Abington Art Center’s programs and exhibtions. Delicious microbrews provided by Magic Hat Brewing Company and food provided by area restaurants. Call for ticket prices and an invitation. To RSVP call 215-887-4882.

Geographers, regional planners, political scientists, anthropologists combine with your expertise to consider the questions “Global Suburbia” raises about the world of the ‘burbs. To get everyone in on the conversation, we’ll convene a Town Hall on Our Towns offering an opportunity to meet with specialists who wrestle with suburban realities and mythologies.

Co-presented with Earthright, an environmental advocacy organization, we hope you will add your suburban experiences and desires to the mix.

Panelists Include:
Deborah Howe
Community & Regional
Planning Department Chair at Temple University-Ambler

Jamer Hunt
Anthropologist and
industrial designer

Carolyn Adams
Department of Geography and
Urban Studies, Temple University
& Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project

Jonathan Schmidt
First Suburbs Group