What's closed on Presidents Day; SS United States leaving Tuesday; Winds trigger energy outages

It’s Presidents Day, Philly faculty district college students are off right now, but it surely begs the query, what’s open and what’s closed on this vacation? Proceed studying …

College students gained’t be going to high school right now. (File picture)

The excellent news is the ship managed to maneuver a couple of piers over on Friday, and is poised to depart the Delaware River waterfront as quickly because the climate will cooperate. That gained’t be Monday, as a result of excessive winds. So, fingers crossed, it’ll be Tuesday round midday, when the tides will cooperate.

One concern: the ship’s smokestacks may very well be inside 6 ft of the underside of the Walt Whitman Bridge because it passes beneath. Proceed studying …

The SS United States in port at pier 82 in Philadelphia on November 14, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

RECAP: What else occurred?

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• Protests are set to happen in Philly and throughout the U.S. right now in response to what organizers describe as “the anti-democratic and unlawful actions of the Trump administration.” [NPR]

• Highly effective winds have left 1000’s of individuals throughout the Philadelphia area with out energy and induced delays and cancellations at PHL. [CBS3]

• Philly’s faculty board mirrored on the rollout of a brand new “science of studying” curriculum and different modifications. [WHYY]

• Group gardens construct neighborhood connections. So why is it so exhausting to amass land? [Green Philly]

• “Construct the belief”: Philly youth discover, create group at Collective Climb, which opened a everlasting house in Heart Metropolis. [WHYY]

• Philadelphia’s Puerto Ricans collect to have fun Unhealthy Bunny’s new album. [Billy Penn]

MAYOR WATCH

The mayor has no scheduled public occasions Monday.

ON THE CALENDAR

🧨 Lunar New Yr occasions and actions
🫶🏾 Black Historical past Month occasions

🎨 Tuesday, Feb. 18: Embracing the Mild Group Paint Days
A brand new mural is coming to St Christopher’s Hospital for Kids! Be part of artist James Burns and Mural Arts for the primary of a number of group paint days. Free. (12 to 1 p.m.)

🎞️ Tuesday, Feb. 18: Black Excellence Movie Sequence: “Get Out”
Dive into this suspenseful and thought-provoking thriller that examines the complexities of race relations in America by means of a groundbreaking lens. Run time: 1h 44m. At Walnut Avenue West Library. (4:30 to six:30 p.m.)

ℹ️ Tuesday, Feb. 18: Germantown United CDCs Spring Tangled Title Workshop
Get free authorized and monetary help and steerage on clearing a house’s title. Meals offered. Free with registration. (6:30 p.m.)

🎶 Tuesday, Feb. 18: Music for Meals Live performance
Curtis college students and college carry out Dvořák, Montgomery and Mozart to profit the Sunday Love Venture with 100% of ticket proceeds. Reception to observe on the Faculty of Physicians. $35 tickets; $20 for college students. (7:30 to 9:30 p.m.)

👠 Wednesday, Feb. 19: Philly Vogue Week – 2025 Pattern Present + Subsequent Up Pupil Design Competitors
This free occasion will showcase the creativity and expertise of native style college students alongside the newest tendencies from Vogue District Philadelphia’s shops. (5 to 7 p.m.)