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Blank Rome partner <a href="/people/peter-f-kelsen/" type="poa_person" id="19127">Peter F. Kelsen</a> will serve as a panelist at the Jewish Federation Real Estate (“JFRE”) group’s <a href="https://jewishphilly.org/get-involved/affinity-groups/jfre/barnes/?utm_campaign=JFRE&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9AiQi_EiDyjQWZvc5LxFlBUbYJpx6mYafWLf26zbLAIx-MnfrrsBxRc40567wRJWlb0rDlzH_czBg9x5evP_fsS2GqMw&amp;_hsmi=411336245&amp;utm_content=411336245&amp;utm_source=hs_email">JFRE at The Barnes</a> networking reception and panel discussion, being held at The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

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The program will end with a view of the Calder Gardens, a new art institution dedicated to Alexander Calder (1898–1976), one of the most acclaimed and influential artists of the 20th century. Through an innovative collaboration, the Barnes Foundation—home to one of the world’s finest collections of impressionist, post-impressionist, and modern paintings—provides administrative, operational, and educational programming support for Calder Gardens.

The panel will discuss the development of the Calder Gardens and Barnes Foundation properties on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Sara Geelan, Esq., Deputy Director, General Counsel and Secretary, The Barnes Foundation

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Peter Kelsen, Esq., Partner, Blank Rome LLP

William McDowell, Consultant, Architecture and Real Estate

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For more information or to register, please visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.societycorpgov.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=c39fea85-a928-44eb-95b6-019ce7853f3f&amp;Home=%2Fgovernanceprofessionals%2Fevents%2Fcalendar">event webpage</a>.

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