Philly weekender: Benji's birthday bash, art openings
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🎨 Pop by the Make-it-Pop art exhibit opening Friday at InLiquid Gallery at Crane Arts in Kensington.
- The exhibit, showcasing 10 contemporary artists' pop-culture critiques of everything from consumerism to power, runs through Feb. 21.
🧊 Check out the Frost & Fun event at Peddler's Village includes ice-carving demos, plus you can still bathe in a million holiday twinkling lights. Friday-Saturday, 4pm-8pm
- And Philly's School of Circus arts will perform daring stunts while ice artists are hard at work chipping away at more than 40 displays.
🏀 Sports fans can catch a couple games this weekend. The Sixers host the Cavs at Xfinity Live Arena on Friday at 7pm. Tickets: $32+
- Then the Flyers take the ice against the New York Rangers on Saturday at 1pm. Tickets: $85+
🛒 Shoppers can browse offerings from more than 20 businesses at this weekend's Philly Flurry in Fairmount, which kicks off today and runs through Feb. 1.
🎂 Go Benji, it's your birthday! Philly's throwing a huge bash for Founder Father Benjamin Franklin's 320th on Saturday from 11am-3pm at The Franklin Institute.
- Design birthday hats and play games with the kids, plus check out some of the amazing electricity experiments. Tickets: $29 adults, $23 kids.
🚒 Remember those 52 Weeks of Firsts? Well, you can brush up on your history about America's first volunteer fire company at this Saturday's celebration, running from 11am-1pm at the Fireman's Hall Museum.
🖼️ Don't miss Friday's opening (6-8pm) of "Arleen Olshan: The Tangle I've Gotten Into," a two-part exhibition honoring the William Way co-founder and LGBTQ+ trailblazer.
- Intimate tributes and large-scale feminist works are on view for free through Feb. 21 at iMPeRFeCT Gallery.
🐞Take a little weekend horticultural trek to Longwood Gardens for its annual Winter Wonder exhibit. Timed tickets: $32 adults, $28 seniors, $17 children (5-18)