The Mann Center for the Performing Arts

The October fun continues at #ThePhillyDriveIn Presented by T-Mobile! Tickets for Beetlejuice and Halloween II go on sale tomorrow at 10AM. Reserve your free tickets below.

Week 2 of our inaugural #MotionAndMusic Academy is here! In this year-round, after-school program, we're providing quality choir, drumming, and dance classes to students within our Parkside neighborhood in a safe and socially responsible way! Learn more at MannCenter.org/MotionAndMusic. Thank you to our wonderful program partners: Global Leadership Academy Charter School, Pennsylvania Ballet, Mad Beatz Methods, and Sister Cities Girlchoir!

#FridaysFromTheVault: The great American conductor, composer, pianist, and teacher #LeonardBernstein performed at the Robin Hood Dell and its successor venue, the Mann Music Center, five times over the course of thirty years. His first appearance was in 1949; his last in 1979. His role varied in the different engagements: sometimes as conductor, other times as conductor and pianist, and still other times as conductor, pianist, and composer. Visit MannCenter.org/Vault-Bernstein for the full story!

Mark your calendars! This weekend is #SOSFEST, a three-day virtual festival to help save independent venues across the country. Catch all new, original performances from artists like Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Leon Bridges, and more all coming to you live from 25 iconic independent venues across the country to help #SaveOurStages. To tune in, head to SaveOurStages.com or MannCenter.org/Stream.

Oh, how we love autumn in Fairmount Park!

Episode 15 of the #MannMusicRoom: Learn is here! Join us as we explore global cultures through music and dance, bringing new lessons, movements, and sounds straight to your home! We're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with TIMBALONA, a Philadelphia-based percussion ensemble that focuses on folklore and popular music from the Caribbean and Latin America, by learning about the Cuban rumba yambú! For a printable student activity guide to go along with this episode: https://bit.ly/36L5RmZ

#FridaysFromTheVault: On August 30, 1933 at the Robin Hood Dell, The Philadelphia Orchestra gave the world premiere of a piece by a young local composer who would go on to become one of the greatest American composers of the twentieth century. The composer was twenty-three-year-old #SamuelBarber, a native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, and the piece, Overture to the School for Scandal, was Barber’s first composition for orchestra. Read the full story at MannCenter.org/Vault-8-3-33.

This just in: We’re expanding our #MannMusicRoom Not only can you continue to access our educational videos and activity guides under LEARN and read our historical blog entries under VAULT, but you can also now access new sections like REMEMBER and STREAM. Through these four #MannMusicRoom corners, we aim to provide a broad spectrum of high-quality, compelling, accessible, and fun, free digital experiences that can be shared virtually with our community. Visit MannCenter.org/MannMusicRoom today!

Congratulations to The Philadelphia Orchestra for being named Gramophone's 2020 Orchestra of the Year! We are immensely proud of you all, and honored, as always, to be your summer home.

What an absolutely stunning view of our campus and gorgeous city! Captured in Fall 2018 while our significant venue renovations were still in progress. Brian Carroll

Tune in for an exclusive backstage pass of the Mann and a preview of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Digital Stage! Thank you, Visit Philly and NBC10 Philadelphia!

Today we celebrate #KidsMusicDay. No matter the challenges this year brings, the Mann continues to prioritize music education for the children of Philadelphia. Take a look at the educational offerings we've provided so far in 2020, and stay tuned for even more programming!

#FridaysFromTheVault: The one and only #FrankSinatra never appeared as a regularly scheduled performer at the Robin Hood Dell or Mann Music Center, but he sang a few songs in an impromptu appearance at the Dell in July 1945, when he came to hear a concert by his friend, vocalist #DinahShore. Read the full story at MannCenter.org/Vault-7-6-45.