The Arts Scene brings you galleries of paintings, sculpture, glass, wood, and jewelry. Its 6000 square foot smoke-free environment represents artists in all media, including film, theater and music, plus professional art framing and one of the area's largest selection of posters and prints. Located at 530 E.Union St. West Chester. For more info, visit TheArtsScene.org or call 610-644-6555. Advance ticket over TAS web site $12 and $15 at the door.

20 Hours to Celebrate 20 Years. From sunrise yoga to post-midnight champagne toasts, 20 hours of consecutive tours, lectures, entertainment, demonstrations, classes and interactive family activities on September 20th signals the official 20th anniversary celebration of the Museum. The Doylestown site remains open from 6am on Saturday to 2am on Sunday with a dynamic array of programming.

Reverberations: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Bank of America Collection. This exhibition features over 60 highlights from one of the world's finest corporate art collections, the Bank of America Collection. Among the most stunning and historically significant works in the collection are objects that focus on intense color and geometry as an organizing principle. A major multi-panel spectrum painting by Ellsworth Kelly and monumental work from Frank Stella's Protractor series makes this explicit.

Silversmiths to the Nation: Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner, 1808-1842. This is the first exhibition to focus solely on the work of Thomas Fletcher and Sidney Gardiner and their influence on the silversmith trade. Fletcher & Gardiner were the premier silversmiths of their time, renowned for their dramatic presentation pieces for civic and military heroes as well as stylish household silver and jewelry. The exhibition will include a selection of swords, medals, commemorative works, tea sets, pitchers, dinner services, a candelabrum, vases, and flatware in silver and gold.

GardenFair. This garden extravaganza celebrates The Artist & Gardener. More than 80 vendors will be on hand to offer an incomparable selection of uncommon plants and exceptional garden-themed merchandise. A series of lectures by noted garden experts, live entertainment, and tours of special floral exhibits round out the event's three-day agenda. Antiques in Bloom, a special display of floral arrangements inspired by objects in the museum collection will be featured in the museum's Galleries. The floral arrangements will borrow from the forms, colors, and lines of the elegant antiques on display in Winterthur's Galleries and will create a horticultural homage to the beauty of American decorative arts.

Friday Evenings at The Art Museum Enjoy art, music, drinks and food.
For more information, call 215-763-8100 or visit www.philamuseum.org.

Day with George. Revolutionary fun for everyone including a scavenger hunt for all ages - with prizes! Visit with General George Washington. Encounter Revolutionary War soldiers and women who assisted the Continental Army. Discover how sick and wounded soldiers were cared for with Colonial medicines and herbal remedies. Write your name with a quill pen. Play with Colonial games and toys in the Village Green. Stroll through the Colonial Herb Garden and explore the Hospital ruins. Listen to 18th Century songs by the Colonial Revelers. Sample a tasty treat at Peterson's Colonial Pantry. HYS Members are FREE a $3.00 per person or $10 per family donation suggested for other visitors. 1-4pm.