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Top Things To Do In Philadelphia Today, May 1

Looking for something to do today? Here are our top three picks…there's something for everyone in the Philadelphia area!

The Barnes Foundation: Contemporaries
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First Friday: Red Light Jazz: Ragtime Revivals

Barnes Foundation
2025 Ben Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, Pa.
www.barnesfoundation.org
6 – 9 p.m., $25 (FREE for members)

Take a trip back to the red light districts of the 1920s during this First Friday event. Whether you're there for live jazz and cocktails or to hear a talk on German furniture, this eclectic event has something that will spark your creative side.

Walt Whitman
(credit: Three Lions Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Camden Night Gardens Spring Festival

The North Camden Waterfront – Base of Ben Franklin Bridge
Intersection of Delaware Ave and Elm St
Camden, NJ
www.facebook.com/pages/Camden-Night-Gardens
6:30 – 10 p.m., pay as you go

Head across the river and celebrate the poet Walt Whitman at this fun evening event. In addition to local food vendors, special exhibits, performances and "cooking showdown" from local restaurateurs, the event will also feature a "unique biofeedback-powered sound and projection installation." Neat!

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Beer Lab

Yards Brewing Company
901 N Delaware Ave
Philadelphia, Pa.
www.philasciencefestival.org
7 p.m., $15

Discover the science behind your favorite alcoholic beverage at this Philadelphia Science Fest event, which features prizes for "best in the class."

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