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Arts

Summer Gallery Hop

With just a trolley ride or skip away, there’s Philly art to admire every day.

by GINA DECAGNA

This Week in Philly

Get your tickets early for the sixth annual Roots Picnic music festival at Penn’s Landing happening June 1 to see performers like The Roots, Solange and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing June 1, 12 p.m. For some Memorial Weekend celebrating (read: blowing off steam from that stressful summer session class), hit up the Hidden City Festival Block Party on May 25 for DJs, food trucks, and craft beers. Goldtex Building 12th and Wood streets May 25, 7-11 p.m. Forgo yet another Friday at Blarn for retro music and go go dancers at The Trestle Inn’s Friday Nite Backyard BBQ, happening weekly this summer. The Trestle Inn 11th and Callowhill Fridays 5-9 p.m., beginning May 24

by NICOLE MALICK

DIY: Tissue Pack Felt Case

Don’t let the pollen get you down. Blow your nose in style with a personalized tissue pack.

by GINA DECAGNA

Philly Poets Through The Ages

Philadelphia has spawned its fair share of literary giants. Meet five of its premier poets—and take note of related landmarks around the city.

by SHAYLA COLE

Poetry in Philly

In honor of National Poetry Month, get to know these three notable organizations promoting poetry in the city.

by 34TH STREET

Artist Profile: Sara Outing

Name and Year: Sara Outing, C’13 Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC Major: Theatre Arts Website: http://saraouting.carbonmade.com, http://cardboardcollector.tumblr.com

by 34TH STREET

Artist Profile: Dylan Hansen–Fliedner & Jason Jadick

Name and Year: Dylan Hansen–Fliedner & Jason Jadick, C’14 Majors: English/Creative Writing & Cinema Studies Website: www.lunarcircleproductions.com STREET: How did you each get into filmmaking?

by 34TH STREET

DIY: Paint Yo' Face

You’ve gone to paint parties and powdered yourself at Holi. Looking to paint your face with some organized design this time? Just in time for Fling, Arts shows you how to do it yourself.

by GINA DECAGNA

An Inside Look at the Penn Artistic Process

Tonight, PennDesign’s MFA students host Open Studios to display their work and workspaces to the public.

by NICOLE MALICK

Coffee Shop Art Spotlight

At these sophisticated spots, don't let the Internet distract you—just stare at the wall.

by 34TH STREET

DIY: Fling Tank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSAGkX12Xu0&feature=youtu.be

by 34TH STREET

Experiential Art: An Interview With Sound Artist Michael Kiley

On April 5, Philly musician and sound designer Michael Kiley, also known as The Mural and the Mint, releases an iPhone app called The Empty Air. It plays music filtered with ambient noise that corresponds to the user’s location in Rittenhouse Square Park. Who knew birds, rustling leaves, church bells and your conversations could be art?

by 34TH STREET

DIY: Flower Headband

Just in time for Fling (and Spring!), Arts brings you a fantastic, floral DIY.

by 34TH STREET

Sculptures of Rittenhouse Square

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by MEGAN RUBEN

Artist Profile: Mabel Luu

Name and Year: Mabel Luu, C’15 Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Major: Communications Website: www.mabelluu.com

by 34TH STREET

Philly's Top 5 Artsy Bars

1. Graffiti Bar 124 S. 13th Street Getting There: Take the Market–Frankford Line; get off at 13th Street. As warm weather quickly approaches, so does outdoor bar season.

by GABE MORALES

34 Seconds With The Artist: Mabel Luu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaMAXaOdtVk

by 34TH STREET

34 Seconds with the Artist: Marlie Winslow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnLBZHkgSo8&list=UUz5_M2D9KEpQ3cXPW-Ol8Hg&index=1

by 34TH STREET

To Infinity and Beyond! The Penn Art Club Annual Exhibition

Between the suit wearers at Huntsman and the scrub–clad students at HUP, Penn art culture may appear as dormant as Van Pelt studiers at 4 am. However, the Penn Art Club’s annual exhibition, Infinity, reveals that creativity on campus can indeed be awakened—even for the non–artists­—albeit below the radar.

by SUZETTE WANNINKHOF

Artist Profile: Photographer Marlie Winslow

ARTIST PROFILE: PHOTOGRAPHER MARLIE WINSLOW   Name and Year: Marlie Winslow, Class of 2015 Hometown: Wrightsville Beach, NC Major: Undeclared, prospective Urban Studies and Visual Studies

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