July 8, 16, 23, 24, 30, 6:30-9:30pm, Various locations: Doylestown, West Conshohocken, Malvern, Villanova, and Philadelphia. To register, visit www.greatexpectationsnow.com and click on 'The Big Canvas' link, or call 215-854-5956.

Five open forums will ask citizens how they use our region’s arts and culture assets, how they value them, and what steps they'd favor to preserve and enhance them. The goal: a regional cultural strategy reflecting citizens’ values that will be presented to political leaders in the fall.