Below are some spring highlights, with many more included online at www.philly.com/springarts.
"The Morgue, the Merrier: The Science of the Living Dead" Laurel Hill Cemetery. Talk by Harvard's Steven Schlozman, author of Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks From the Apocalypse, plus a live zombie autopsy, zombie body-part scavenger hunt, and related activities. Not recommended for those under 21. April 27. (215-228-8200 or www.philasciencefestival.org)
"Celebrating 10 years as the Museum of 'We the People' " National Constitution Center. The Constitution Center marks its 10th anniversary on July 4. Exhibitions, events, and educational programs will pop up throughout 2013. (215-409-6600 or http://constitutioncenter.org)
Antique Lightning Rods Franklin Institute. Eight antique lightning rods from the collection of Joshua Sapan will be on display in the institute's "Electricity" exhibition. The rods date from the 18th through the mid-20th century. Through Dec. 31. (215-448-1200 or http://www2.fi.edu)
"Beyond Swastika & Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges" National Museum of American Jewish History. A traveling exhibition highlighting the important and little-known story of Jewish scholars who fled Nazi persecution and found homes at historically black colleges in the segregated South. Through June 2. (215-923-3811 or http://www.nmajh.org)
Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia Multiple venues and Fairmount Park. When the cherry trees bloom, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia celebrates with drumming, martial arts, origami and other craft demonstrations, dining, music, and more. April 1-26 (215-790-3810 or http://www.subarucherryblossom.org)
"Reinventing the Row Home for Energy Efficient Living" Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent. To meet the challenges of the next hundred years, the venerable and iconic city rowhouse must become more energy efficient. Exhibit mounted by the Energy Coordinating Agency, a local nonprofit, shows how this is happening. To midsummer. (215-685-4830 or http://www.philadelphiahistory.org)
"Not Just for Children: The Art of Robert Lawson" Free Library of Philadelphia Central Library. Drawings, prints, and books exhibiting the work of the noted children's book illustrator ( The Story of Ferdinand, Mr. Popper's Penguins) prominent in the first half of the 20th century. Through May 3. (215-686-5322 or http://www.freelibrary.org)
"Skinned, Stuffed and Mounted: Taxidermy History and How-to," Wagner Free Institute of Science. A presentation and talk on the fine art of stuffing critters by Rachel Poliquin, author of The Breathless Zoo, and Beth Beverly, local artist and taxidermist. April 21. (215-763-6529 or http://wagnerfreeinstitute.org)
- Stephan Salisbury, Inquirer culture writer
