On the Go We knew her when Music lovers have watched Hilary Hahn progress from a young, gifted Curtis Institute of Music student to a major star in a few short years. After three hot-selling Sony CDs and a prestigious Gramophone Magazine cover, she's returning to the Academy of Music to perform the majestic Brahms Violin Concerto, with Wolfgang Sawallisch on the podium. The Academy is at Broad and Locust streets. Biava's baton and Brahms Luis Biava, who retired from a great career as the Philadelphia Orchestra's principal second violinist, has become the principal conductor of the Temple University Symphony Orchestra. In between, pianist David Pasbrig will tackle the demanding Third Piano Concerto of Prokofiev.
Admission is free.
Putt your way through a tropical rain forest at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The Academy of Natural Sciences is at 19th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The signings are open to the public, and if you purchase a book, the authors will sign it on the spot. Basic Black Books is on the ground floor of the Gallery, near Strawbridges, at 9th and Market streets. It begins at Broad and Spring Garden streets and travels north on Broad to Cecil B. Moore Avenue, where there will be a Rodeo Fair, with pony rides and entertainment.