Events
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Sat May182013
Philadelphia | 2013 Brewerytown Spring Festival | 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Calling all Philadelphians, come on out for an afternoon of art, food, music and good company in Next City’s neck of the woods! Be sure to stop by the Storefront for the closing of the installation, “Shale Play”. More »
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Fri May032013
Philadelphia | Opening Reception: Jennie Shanker Presents “Shale Play” | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Join us at the Storefront on First Friday in May for an opening reception with the artist behind our current installation, Shale Play. The controversial exploitation of Marcellus shale as a resource from which natural gas can be extracted has brought it an unprecedented level attention; yet there is still a lack of understanding. Stop by the Storefront to meet artist Jennie Shanker and take an up-close-and-personal look at shale! More »
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Mon Apr292013
Bethesda | Vibrant Streets Learning Lab
You can’t learn about what makes a Vibrant Street work in a conference room. From speaker sessions in the Row’s Arts Theater to walking tours to dining in Bethesda’s restaurants and wine bar, this Learning Lab will send you home with an authentic Vibrant Street experience. More »
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Mon Apr292013
Philadelphia | Subscriber-Only | Tracks to Parks Reception | 8:15pm - 9:15pm
Join Next City staff, panel participants and other subscribers for a special reception at Milk & Honey Cafe following the panel discussion at the Academy of Natural Sciences. More »
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Mon Apr292013
Philadelphia | From Tracks to Parks: The Next Generation of Urban Green Space | 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Next City and the Academy for Natural Sciences invite you to hear from the visionaries that are transforming obsolete infrastructure into parks for the future — Chicago’s Bloomingdale Trail, New York’s High Line, Philadelphia’s Reading Viaduct and City Branch, and St. Louis’ Trestle. More »
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Mon Apr222013
Philadelphia | Storefront Installation: Shale Play
Marcellus Shale is a rock and nothing but. The controversial exploitation of it as a resource from which natural gas can be extracted has brought it an unprecedented level attention; yet there is still a lack of understanding. Next City invites you to take a closer look at the issue of fracking (and the rock itself) through our next Storefront installation by artist Jennie Shanker, “Shale Play.” More »
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Tue Apr162013
Chicago | No Small Plans: The Chicago Infrastructure Trust | 5:30pm - 8:00pm
The Chicago Infrastructure Trust is a groundbreaking public-private partnership that will inject money and drive attention toward Chicago’s ambitious infrastructure, transportation and sustainability plans. Learn more about it at this panel discussion held at the Chicago Architecture Foundation with the support of the law firm, Mayer Brown. More »
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Mon Apr152013
Chicago | Planning + Civic Tech Happy Hour | 6:30pm
Next City is at APA. Come geek out with us and friends at the Planning + Civic Tech Happy Hour! More »
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Sat Apr132013
Chicago | APA National Conference
APA will hold the 2013 National Planning Conference April 13-17 in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Explore a vibrant, world-class city and reconnect with colleagues. More »
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Wed Apr102013
Philadelphia | Panel Discussion | Mortgages: Alternative Visions of Reform | 1:30pm - 3:00pm
With the recent announcement of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Commission proposal for housing finance reform, this panel discussion will present proposals that are under consideration to structure the mortgage market going forward. More »


