Sunday, December 14
Doors @ 11:30am
Gremlins (1984 rated PG13) @ 12:00pm
Black Christmas (1974 rated R) @ 2:00pm

Join VHS Club on Sunday 12/14 as we fire up the VCR for a holiday double feature of Gremlins and Black Christmas. This Sunday Scaries is also a fundraiser for our friends Take Back the Night Philly and Ark of Safety

@tbtnphilly will be selling cookies and hot chocolate and we are having a winter coat drive for @arkofsafetyphilly

To donate to Ark of Safety:
Please bring a clean/gently used winter coat if you have one to spare. All genders and sizes are welcome

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Sensory warning:
For those that are unfamiliar, VHS tapes can have some humming, buzzing, popping etc. so if you are sensitive to sound or have any sensory sensitivity please be aware!

BYO everything
Bring your own blanket, chair, brunch, snacks, drinks and get cozy! We’ll have folding chair seating in the back of the viewing room and welcome folks to sit on the floor towards the front of you wanna sprawl out picnic style.

Accessibility:
Movie screenings are in room 2R of The Arts League so you must climb a flight of stairs into the building and to get to the movie. Unfortunately closed captioning is not available due to the medium.

Vibe:
This is an immersive analog & lo-fi experience! Think, “AV club gone rogue and sneaking a movie after school“ and the main attraction is that we’ll all be watching movies together old school and have a good time doing it!

VHS club is curated by @theastralbotanica and presented by @artsleaguephl

VHS club logo and poster by @teddys101_drawings

November 20th
6-8 PM
4226 Spruce Street

sounds by shugsline

FREE, rsvp + masks required

November 18th
6-8 PM
4226 Spruce Street

bring an item of clothing that needs mending

11/13/2025
6PM - 9PM
Open mic sign-up ends at 6:30

2 piece/5 minute max

Hosted by Altruistic Ash

$5 - $10 sliding scale

The Arts League, 4226 Spruce Street
*Access to enter the building is up a set of stairs*

Artist Qiaira Riley, will be hosting a live recording of her podcast Something You Can Feel: A Black Art History Podcast with guest artist Yannick Lowery.

Date: Sun Oct 19 2025
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm

Our annual Fall fundraiser for Arts Education is back!

Enjoy free coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and breakfast snacks with any ceramics purchase, while supplies last.

October 19
11AM - 4PM
The Arts League, 4226 Spruce Street

During this workshop led by visual artist Yannick Lowery, participants will learn about the rich community of Philadelphia’s Black Bottom before it was called University City. Based on interviews and a mix of archival and contemporary imagery developed with Writer's Room at Drexel , we will make blueprints (cyanotypes) to remember and imagine what this community was and what it may yet become. 

Date: Oct 18 2025
Time: 12:30pm - 3:00pm

FREE SCARY MOVIE SCREENINGS FRIDAYS IN OCTOBER

The Arts League 4226 Spruce Street

FREE PRINTMAKING AND CIVICS WORKSHOPS

Saturday September 20  |  2pm-4pm

Kingsessing Public Library  | Free

Free movie screenings on an actual VCR

Date: July 20
Time: 1 PM - 3 PM

Selected short stories from Octavia’s Broad

Hour 1: Lounging/Reading, Hour 2: Discussion