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EXHIBIT ON KENNEDYS comes to THE Constitution Center

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A new exhibition coming to the National Constitution Center, “Creating Camelot: The Kennedy Photograph of Jacques Lowe,” will highlight the photojournalist’s work documenting the lives of the Kennedy family while President John F. Kennedy was in office. 70 photos will give viewers a look inside the relationship Lowe had with President Kennedy and his wife and daughters. A film documenting Lowe’s work with the Kennedy family will be shown alongside the photographs.

The exhibition opens Feb. 13.

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“The Art of the Brick” to open at the Franklin Institute

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A new exhibition at the Franklin Institute, “The Art of the Brick,” opens Feb. 7. The exhibit highlights the work of Nathan Sawaya, who is known for his versions of famous works recreated through Legos, including Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” and Leonardo DaVinci’s “Mona Lisa.” “The Art of the Brick,” named one of CNN’s “Global Must-See Exhibitions” is in Philadelphia until Sept. 6.

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WXPN wraps up winter season with Fireside Sessions

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WXPN, in partnership with The Key and Blue Cross Riverbank Winterfest, is presenting the last two Fireside Sessions of the winter season on Jan. 17 and Feb. 21. The sessions have featured homegrown talent, starting with Milton and Man About a Horse on Nov. 28. Boyer student Chelsea Reed led her throwback jazz group, the Fairweather Five, alongside Rockers Galore on Dec. 13. Son Little and Dirty Dollhouse hit Winterfest on Jan. 17, and Brielle and Paper Hearts close out the season of sessions on Feb. 17.

The free, all-ages shows run from 8-10 p.m.