Author Talk - "A Century of Music Under the Stars: A History of the Mann Center for Performing Arts and Robin Hood Dell" by Jack McCarthy

Author Event: "Jack McCarthy - A Century of Music Under the Stars"

Sponsored by the Philadelphia City Institute Library at Rittenhouse Square and FitC

EVENT DATE: Monday, December 15, 2025 5:00 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute Library at Rittenhouse Square, 1905 Locust Street

Jack McCarthy is a longtime Philadelphia archivist and historian who has held leadership positions at several area historical institutions and directed a number of major archives and public history projects. He has written extensively on the history of Philadelphia music, industry in Philadelphia, and Northeast Philadelphia. He is the author of In the Cradle of Industry and Liberty: A History of Manufacturing in Philadelphia and numerous articles for the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia and was a major contributor to The Philadelphia Music Book: Sounds of a City. He has served as a consulting archivist and historian for The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, and the Philadelphia Jazz Legacy Project.

Event Limit: PCI can accommodate up to 50 persons, but please keep in mind that this is a free event open to the public.

Event Cost: Free

Accessibility: there is a lift from the ground level of the building down to the room where the talk will be held.

Transportation/Parking: Street parking is possible and there are paid parking lots nearby.

Broad Street Line (SEPTA): Exit at the Walnut-Locust Station, then walk 6 blocks west on Locust Street or transfer to Route 12 bus going west on Locust.

Market-Frankford Line (SEPTA): Exit at 13th & Market, walk south on 13th Street for about 5 blocks, then transfer to Route 12, going west on Locust. 

SEPTA Routes 12, 21, 27, 32, 42 and others run nearby; look for stops on Locust Street, Broad Street, or 13th Street. Route 12 runs directly on Locust Street. SEPTA Center City bus routes map from the Philadelphia Inquirer. Note: you have to be a subscriber to open the map. Email me for a PDF of the map, Linda Pizzi

For questions on the visit or if you must cancel after registering contact, Linda Pizzi