"Volterra Vista" by Leslie Ehrin.

Celebrate the grand opening of the Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway–American Roadside Attractions, on Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The miniature buildings, like the historic tea pot gas station of Zillah, WA (above), are carefully created out of natural materials. The Garden Railway will be on display until September 6.

In Citizen’s Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889–1891, a photographic exhibition on view at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology now through June 20, explores the ways dress—and life—changed for the Kiowa, Comanche, and other Native American nations of the Southern Plains during the last tumultuous decades of the 1800s. Plains Indian clothing from the period, selected from the Museum’s own collection, complements the photographs.

Above: Chief Quanah Parker, citizen’s garb, modern gelatin silver print from original glass plate negative, ca 1888-1891; courtesy Joe Swalwell.

Lenape Meesing Candle holder made of metal and paint. Each year, the Lenape of Pennsylvania honor Meesing, the protector of the woodlands, with a fall Meesing ceremony. At the ceremony, a member of the Medicine Society, a group of men responsible for organizing and performing the Meesing ceremony, represents Meesing as a dancer. The Meesing dancer prepares for his task during the year preceding the ceremony by meditating on Meesing and making objects with Meesing’s image, which are given to the Medicine Society.  

A Lenape fan made of beads, deerskin and feathers rests in the hands of Shelley DePaul, director of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and co-curator of Penn Museum’s new exhibition, Fulfilling a Prophecy: the Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania.

Photos: Lauren Hansen-Flaschen.

Gold bull amulet (Height: 1.5 cm; Width: 1.5 cm) originally part of a necklace of gold. The bearded bull, considered divine in early Mesopotamia, is made of a thin sheet of gold wrapped over a bitumen core. Found loose in the soil at the Royal Cemetery, ca 2550 BCE.

It's an evening of exhilarating jazz as vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater returns to the Annenberg Center in a special tribute to Billie Holiday called "To Billie with Love - A Celebration of Lady Day." Praised by the Village Voice as “the most capable jazz singer of her generation” and “the gold standard by which all divas will now be measured—a total package entertainer,” Dee Dee Bridgewater is the winner of both Tony® and Grammy® Awards. The captivating host of National Public Radio’s JazzSet, she has captured the hearts of audiences around the world.