The Big Canvas Confab

A regional dialogue on arts, culture and … your wallet.

Love the arts? Care about culture? Worried about the economy?

Then join civic and elected leaders, along with citizens from all over the region, to craft an action plan to improve arts and culture throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Help paint The Big Canvas from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Radisson Valley Forge Hotel & Convention Center. The event is free and open to everyone. Free parking and refreshments. (Read more about the event in Chris Satullo's column "Help to enliven the arts.")

Registration is required. Please note: To register online, you must be logged in to the Great Expectations Web site. If you are logged in, click the gray"Register for Event" button below on the lower left. If you are not logged in, please log in or create a new account, then return to this page and you will see a gray "Register for Event" button. (Those of you who had an account at GreatExpecations07.com will need to create a new one for GreatExpectationsNow.com. We apologize for the inconvenience.) If you have any questions about online registration, please contact Jodie Chester Lowe at jchester@phillynews.com. You may also sign up by calling 215-854-5956.

Don’t have a car? Don’t like to drive near the mall? Sign up for the “Philly Van Go” trolley by calling 215-854-5956. It will take you to the event and back, free of charge. Meet at 11:45 a.m. at either of the following locations:

• The Rotunda at 40th and Market Streets

• Logan Circle, 18th and The Parkway (in front of the Four Seasons)

Want to learn more about The Big Canvas project? Check out all The Big Canvas activities.