Okay, today marks the Day of 27th-itude. We have declared it a holiday because there are simply not enough holidays out there. On this day, it is righteous to give thanks to those upon whose backs we make our desperate capitalist reach toward the starry skies of independent wealth. Or something. We just love making up holidays. CHRIS ROCKS THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC That's right, folks, the man himself descends upon the city. We're......

This is truly a week for chamber music in all shapes and sizes. Monday The Momenta Quartet, currently in residence at Temple University, presents a Philadelphia premiere by Martin Bresnick, plus world premieres by Richard Brodhead and Maurice Wright. Rock Hall Auditorium, Temple University; 7:30 PM; FREE Tuesday The newly-formed Curtis-based baroque trio La Mela di Newton gives its debut performance with works by Castello, Handel, Frescobaldi, and Rameau. Field Concert Hall (Curtis Institute of......

In May, interviewee Jay Schwartz recommended The Wagner Free Institute of Science as one of Philly's secret treasures. Phillyist, who hates when we're not in on a secret, decided to investigate for ourselves. In films depicting the Victorian era, there is invariably featured a Learned Gentleman character, who spends his time studying and documenting nature; hand-labelling his life's flora and fauna, and sticking insects to placards with long, thin pins. William Wagner was such a......