| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Presidential Signings at Historic Moland HousePresented by Warwick Township Historical Society at Moland House Historic Park February 12, 2012 In recognition of Abraham Lincoln's birthday on this day 203 years ago and in anticipation of the upcoming Presidents' Day, two children’s authors make history! Laurie Calkhoven and Debbie Dadey will both be autographing their presidential books.
In I Grew Up to Be President, discover how each of these little rascals grew up to become commander-in-chief, from George Washington to Barack Obama. This book is a perfect introduction to all of the U.S. Presidents and... | Warwick Township Historical Society | 02/12/12 | Hartsville |
Lecture & Book Signing with Author Brenda Dixon GottschildPresented by Big Blue Marble Bookstore at Big Blue Marble Bookstore February 12, 2012 The personal and professional histories of Joan Myers Brown reflect both the hardships and the accomplishments of African Americans in the artistic and social developments through the twentieth century and into the new millennium. Dixon Gottschild deftly uses Brown's career as the fulcrum to leverage an exploration of the connection between performance, society, and race—beginning with Brown's predecessors in the 1920s—and a concert dance tradition that has had no previous voice... | Big Blue Marble Bookstore | 02/12/12 | Philadelphia |
Economic Self Sufficiency in the African-American Community Film & Panel Discussion Program SeriesPresented by ICPIC New Africa Center February 12, 2012 Black Wall Street with panelists Dr. Weldon McWilliam and Fareed Shakir.
This documentary chronicles one of the nation's worst acts of racial violence, the Tulsa Race Riot, which occurred on June 1st, 1921, when 35 square blocks of African American homes and businesses were torched and destroyed by mobs of angry whites. | ICPIC New Africa Center | 02/12/12 | Philadelphia |
Nature's Narratives: New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2Presented by Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College at Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College February 13, 2012 Join fellow garden enthusiasts and book lovers as they discuss books about plants, nature, and the environment. “Nature’s Narratives” is a book discussion group sponsored by the Scott Arboretum where readers come together to discuss a book once a month and share in the reading experience. This month the group will discuss Mary Oliver's New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2, poetry and prose from a renowned American nature writer. Participants will need to read each... | Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College | 02/13/12 | Swarthmore |
Mind and Meditation workshopsPresented by First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia February 13, 2012 The Philadelphia Center for Art of Living welcomes all who would like to experience yoga, yogic breathing and meditation to calm the mind, refresh, de-stress and live more healthily and happily. We hold yoga, yogic breathing and meditation events regularly for the community at no charge. Relax and Rejuvenate at the Introduction to Art of Living Yoga and Meditation with: low-impact yoga, a closer look the nature of the mind and the power hidden in the breath, a brief introduction to Sudarshan... | First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia | 02/13/12 | Philadelphia |
In A Lonely Place (1950)Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute at Bryn Mawr Film Institute February 14, 2012 In a lonely place this Valentine’s Day? Find solace in this classic noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a screenwriter whose tendency towards violence and macabre sense of humor might add up to murder. This film is shown in conjunction with Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s Film Course "Nicholas Ray: Cinema with a Cause" and will be introduced by its instructor, Marc Lapadula, M.F.A.
This film, which is directed by Nicholas Ray & stars Humphrey Bogart, Gloria... | Bryn Mawr Film Institute | 02/14/12 | Bryn Mawr |
First Person Arts StorySlam: The Ex-FilesPresented by First Person Arts at World Cafe Live - Philadelphia February 14, 2012 First Person StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Each event’s theme elicits stories that come from the life experiences of Philly’s storytellers. Who are these local tale spinners? Everyone with a story and a little sense of competition is encouraged to participate – that means YOU! Join First Person Arts twice a month to share a story or to enjoy the stories told!
| First Person Arts | 02/14/12 | Philadelphia |
Fawzia Koofi - The Favored Daughter: One Woman’s Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the FuturePresented by National Constitution Center at National Constitution Center February 14, 2012 Fawzia Koofi, a leading candidate in the 2014 Afghan presidential elections and a noted activist for women and children’s rights, joins the Center for a powerful and moving conversation about her latest book, The Favored Daughter: One Woman’s Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future. The first female deputy speaker of Afghanistan's parliament, Koofi will discuss her life experiences and the political and cultural moment in a country caught between the hope of progress and... | National Constitution Center | 02/14/12 | Philadelphia |
Food & Thought: Who Suicides, and Why?Presented by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia at College of Physicians of Philadelphia February 15, 2012 Suicide, rarely talked about, is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States. There are some age cohorts in which it is one of the top three causes.
This talk will discuss our understanding of common factors associated with suicide, and factors that are unique to certain age, religious, socioeconomic and ethnic groups. We will also consider why people commit suicide, risk factors, problems of prediction, general preventive and protective mechanisms, and the... | The College of Physicians of Philadelphia | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Whenever We Feel Like It presents Norman Finkelstein and Brian TearePresented by University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House February 15, 2012 Norman Finkelstein teaches modern and contemporary American literature, Jewish American literature, literary theory, and creative writing. His books of poetry include Restless Messengers (University of Georgia Press, 1992), Passing Over (Marsh Hawk, 2007), Scribe (Dos Madres, 2009), and the three-volume serial poem Track (Spuyten Duyvil 1999, 2002, 2005). He has also published five books of literary criticism: The Utopian Moment in Contemporary American... | University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
19th Annual Biomedical Lecture SeriesPresented by Chestnut Hill College at Chestnut Hill College February 15, 2012 Dr. Dawn Bonnell, trustee professor of materials science and director of the Nano/Bio Interface Center at the University of Pennsylvania will present the lecture, “Probing BioSystems at the Nanoscale” at the 19th Annual Biomedical lecture.
As one of the country’s top leaders in nanotechnology, Dr. Bonnell was a key participant at the 2010 National Nanotechnology Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. At the Nano/Bio Interface Center at the University of... | Chestnut Hill College | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Lecture: Thomas Sully’s LadiesPresented by Rosenbach Museum and Library at Rosenbach Museum and Library February 15, 2012 Learn more about the artistic world of one of America’s most celebrated portrait artists, Thomas Sully. Best known for portraits of women, his work also ventured into literary and imaginative topics.
The lecture will be by Carol Soltis, Associate Curator, Center for American Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
| Rosenbach Museum and Library | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Jewish Tourism to Germany After the Holocaust: NMAJH Penn LecturePresented by National Museum of American Jewish History at National Museum of American Jewish History February 15, 2012 After the Holocaust, Germany and its many famous historical sites have become important travel destinations for Jewish heritage tours from America. Professor Roemer seeks to explain the often painful and sometimes ambivalent experiences of Jewish tourists in Germany viewing their visits as part of a German and Jewish culture of remembrance.
Nils Roemer is Professor of History at the University of Texas, Dallas. His research focuses primarily on modern Western European Jewish... | National Museum of American Jewish History | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black BallerinaPresented by Penn Bookstore at University of Pennsylvania Bookstore February 15, 2012 Temple Professor Emeritus Brenda Dixon-Gottschild offers a historical look at the career of legendary artist and Philadelphia Dance Company founder Joan Myers Brown.
Using Brown's career as a starting point, Dixon-Gottschild explores the hardships and advances in African-American artistic development through the second half of the 20th-century and into the new millennium. This event is sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies at Penn. | Penn Bookstore | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Talk About It: How Fair is Fair TradePresented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 15, 2012 Join Numa St. Louis, Vice President of Haitian Professionals of Philadelphia, Darlene DeLaPaz of Ten Thousand Villages Center City, and Dr. Sharon Ravitch of the University of Pennsylvania for a discussion on whether or not fair trade policies improve the economic independence of farmers and artisans in Haiti and other developing nations. The discussion will be moderated by Tamara Walker, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.
This event is part of the... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
One Writer’s Garden: Eudora Welty’s Home Place (Help for the Home Gardener Lecture 3 of 5)Presented by Delaware Center for Horticulture at Delaware Center for Horticulture February 15, 2012 American home gardening grew in the 1920s, when women viewed it as a means of self-improvement. Co-author Jane Roy Brown discusses the “new” Progressive-era suburban garden and the rise of garden clubs.
Sponsored by the Garden Club of Wilmington.
This is the third in TheDCH’s 5-part annual “Help for the Home Gardener" lecture series, designed to provide inspiration and expert advice to make your home environment more attractive and your gardening... | Delaware Center for Horticulture | 02/15/12 | Wilmington |
Alondra Nelson Considers The Black Panthers and Health CarePresented by Moonstone Arts Center at Moonstone Arts Center February 15, 2012 In her book Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination, Alondra Nelson deftly recovers an indispensable but lesser-known aspect of the organization’s broader struggle for social justice: health care. | Moonstone Arts Center | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Art at Lunch - Clocks, Calendars, and Conversion ChartsPresented by Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) February 15, 2012 This talk explores how the first modern globalization wave around 1900 profoundly altered notions of time, space, and simultaneity. In 1884, Greenwich Mean Time was adopted as a new universal time standard. Clocks and watches became more affordable and proliferated among ordinary people and as a consequence, new understandings of personal time management, punctuality and time efficiency emerged. Vanessa Ogle, from the University of Pennsvlvania, traces these heated and controversial debates... | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Poet-tree En MotionPresented by The Rotunda February 15, 2012 Poet-tree En Motion is a free community event (but donations are always appreciated)! This ongoing seasonal event series features a variety of dance/movement/theater mediums, live electronic/acoustic music, vocalists and poetry/spoken-word presentations, circus/fire performances, community art creations, VJ projections and open stage/open mics!
| The Rotunda | 02/15/12 | |
Clips and Conversation with Kevin BaconPresented by Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts February 15, 2012 Noted Philadelphia film critic Carrie Rickey hosts Clips and Conversation with Kevin Bacon, and will reflect on the Philadelphia native’s film and theater career with a montage of movie clips and a candid discussion with the actor.
The evening will be filled with behind-the-scenes candid conversations with Kevin Bacon, and will provide theater aficionados, particularly secondary-level education students who wish to pursue a career in acting, with discussion and... | Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts | 02/15/12 | Philadelphia |
Travels at Twelve: The Garden Creators and Nurserymen of the Netherlands and FlandersPresented by Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College at Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College February 16, 2012 Visit public and private gardens of The Netherlands and Belgian Flanders with Jeff Jabco as he tours on his own and with the International Clematis Society. See interesting places such as the Tulip Museum in Amsterdam; the estate De Wiersse in the east of Holland that has been in the same family since 1678; the home garden of Piet and Anja Oudolf; and the unique nurseries of Boskoop—at 7 feet below sea level. The gardens were at their peak bloom time of mid-June!
Free... | Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College | 02/16/12 | Swarthmore |
A Conversation with Edmund White and Christopher BramPresented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 16, 2012 Called a literary lion of the gay world, Edmund White is best known for his autobiographical novels in which unabashed hedonism thrives, including A Boy's Own Story and The Beautiful Room is Empty. A chronicler of gay life since the 1970s, White helped define the nascent parameters of gay culture. He is the author of the novel Hotel de Dream, several essays and biographies—including Jean Genet's—and the 1980 travelogue States of Desire: Travels in Gay America, which crystallized... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library | 02/16/12 | Philadelphia |
A Conversation with Mathieu CopelandPresented by University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House February 16, 2012 Mathieu Copeland has been developing a practice seeking to subvert the traditional role of exhibitions and to renew our perceptions. As an independent curator he published Perfect Magazine in 2003—a magazine printed in white on white, and he has curated, among many others, the exhibitions Expat-Art Center/EAC, Soundtrack for an Exhibition, Alan Vega's retrospective, and initiated the touring A Spoken Word Exhibition. In 2008, he curated A Choreographed... | University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House | 02/16/12 | Philadelphia |
Off The Page-Poetry/ Open Mic NightPresented by Allentown Public Library February 16, 2012 A platform for poets, storytellers and musicians to share their works and the inspiration behind them in an intimate setting. Come Perform! Come Listen! Those interested in performing are asked to sign up at the event (first-come, first-served). | Allentown Public Library | 02/16/12 | Allentown |
A Guide to Fundraising at Historically Black CollegesPresented by Penn Bookstore at University of Pennsylvania Bookstore February 16, 2012 Penn Professor Marybeth Gasman and co-author Nelson Bowman III present best practices and recommendations to take fundraising beyond the traditional, alumni, strategies.
| Penn Bookstore | 02/16/12 | Philadelphia |
Dr. Arthur Caplan Speaks on Healthcare RationingPresented by Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment February 16, 2012 Come hear nationally acclaimed bioethicist Arthur Caplan, PhD, speak on Healthcare Rationing. A reception will follow.
Dr. Caplan is Sidney D. Caplan Professor of Bioethics and Emmanuel and Robert Hart Director of the Center for Bioethics at University of Pennsylvania. The recipient of many distinguished awards and honors, including the Franklin Award from the City of Philadelphia, he holds seven honorary degrees from colleges and medical schools. In 2008, Discover... | Chestnut Hill Center for Enrichment | 02/16/12 | Philadelphia |
Inmates, Media and Life on the FarmPresented by Elizabethtown College at Elizabethtown College February 16, 2012 “Inmates, Media and Life on the Farm,” is an insider's look at what was once considered the bloodiest prison in the South. Dr. Kalen Churcher’s talk, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at Elizabethtown College’s Bowers Writers House, shows the penitentiary through the eyes of the inmates, using, appropriately, many of their own words and images. The presentation is sponsored by the Bowers Writers House and the College’s Communications and Sociology departments. | Elizabethtown College | 02/16/12 | Elizabethtown |
Documentary Realism Between Cultures: Rey ChowPresented by Penn Humanities Forum at University of Pennsylvania Museum- Harrison Auditorium February 17, 2012 New media technologies have given us unprecedented power to simulate, fabricate, and falsify, while casting doubt on any notion of objectively recording or documenting actual life. Why, then, is the present moment a time of unprecedented vigor and excitement among documentary-makers? Rey Chow, a renowned scholar of Asian-American film and literature, uses this question as her point of departure to discuss some new forms of documentary realism.
A program of the 2011-2012 Penn... | Penn Humanities Forum | 02/17/12 | Philadelphia |
Australia Bush Camping and Spotlighting: A Queensland Safari Presented by Wyncote Audubon Society February 17, 2012 During October of 2010, Steve Kacir joined friends Nikolas Haass and Raja Stephenson on an exploration of Cape York and tropical Queensland. Dominating the northeastern section of Australia, Queensland is Australia’s “Sunshine State” and a hotspot of biodiversity, with 175 species of freshwater fish, 442 species of reptiles, 120 frog species, 226 mammal species and 615 species of native birds. Steve will share photos and experiences from this trip, exploring the Cairns... | Wyncote Audubon Society | 02/17/12 | Plymouth Meeting |
Book Signing w/Jeffrey AndersonPresented by Doylestown Bookshop at Doylestown Bookshop February 17, 2012 Author Jeffrey Anderson will be here to sign copies of his satirical novel of the future Ephemera. Visit Jeffrey's website for more info about the book: (http://theephemera.com) About EPHEMERA: Ephemera is not a 1984, knock off, dystopian novel. It is dark, gritty and satirical future fiction, performed by an off-beat cast of unforgettable characters. This is future fiction in the hands of a talented literary writer. Nester Cab, a second rate magazine writer, goes about his mundane life,... | Doylestown Bookshop | 02/17/12 | Doylestown |
Reading and Panel Discussion with Playpen Writers GroupPresented by Big Blue Marble Bookstore at Big Blue Marble Bookstore February 17, 2012 Playpen Writers Group was founded in 1989 by Joyce Eisenberg and has been supporting writers and the creative process for over 20 years! Current group members Joyce Eisenberg, Cassandra Krivy Hirsch, Lini S. Kadaba, Ellen Scolnic and Robin Lentz Worgan gather to read from their latest works and discuss the benefits of forming a writers group to help foster community and creative expression. Author and Playpen member Elise Seyfried hosts this event, which includes a brief panel discussion and... | Big Blue Marble Bookstore | 02/17/12 | Philadelphia |
Spiritual Voyages Festival - Raise Your VoicePresented by Astral Artists at Church of the Holy Trinity - Rittenhouse Square February 18, 2012 Astral Artists, a non-profit organization that plays a vital role in the discovery and development of the nation’s most gifted classical musicians, presents the Spiritual Voyages Festival—a joyous celebration of the musical and poetic expression of African-, Asian-, and Latin-American cultures, featuring three different concerts in one day! The 1pm concert, Raise Your Voice, includes readings of poetry written by Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, and Sonia Sanchez, alongside... | Astral Artists | 02/18/12 | Philadelphia |
| American Research Center in Egypt-Pennsylvania Chapter Lecture: The Economy of the Old Kingdom | University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) | 02/18/12 | Philadelphia |
Stories From the WildPresented by Public Eye: Artists for Animals at Free Library of Philadelphia - Central Branch February 18, 2012 Join Public Eye: Artists for Animals and The Parkway Central Library Children's Department for our hands-on program, “Stories from the Wild,” with storytelling, art projects, and creative movement. The featured book, “Lightfoot the Deer,” written by naturalist & author Thornton W. Burgess and told by storyteller Loretta-Lucy Miller, is an exciting tale about a courageous deer who survives the perils of the wild with the help of human and animal friends. Artist... | Public Eye: Artists for Animals | 02/18/12 | Philadelphia |
Freedom Bound: African American Women in 18th and 19th Century PhiladelphiaPresented by Stenton at Stenton February 18, 2012 Join us at Stenton on Saturday February 18th for a lecture and discussion examining the rocky road to emancipation experienced by the majority of African American women in the 18th and 19th century urban North. Although experiences varied according to location, age, marital status, and wealth, African American women in Philadelphia serve as useful symbolic representations of the hopeful possibilities of emancipation. Tours of Stenton emphasizing service spaces on the property will follow the... | Stenton | 02/18/12 | Philadelphia |
Lecture - How the West of Ireland Saved Uilleann BagpipingPresented by Philadelphia Ceili Group at The Commodore Barry Club February 18, 2012 The Philadelphia Ceili Group presents the third event in its 2011-2012 Music Series.
“How the West of Ireland Helped to Save Uilleann Bagpiping," an informative talk by Dr. Scott B. Spencer with accompaniment and demonstration by the talented piper Ivan Goff, will be a discussion by Dr. Spencer, the most recent Visiting Research Scholar at the Centre for Irish Studies at the National University of Ireland, Galway, in association with the American Irish Cultural... | Philadelphia Ceili Group | 02/18/12 | Philadelphia |
Symposium on The Contemporary Performance of Sex, Gender and Embodiment Presented by Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series at Bryn Mawr College - Goodhart Hall February 18, 2012 In connection with the world premiere performances of Fort Blossom Revisited 2000/2012 by John Jasperse Company, Bryn Mawr College will host a Symposium on The Contemporary Performance of Sex, Gender and Embodiment.
Fort Blossom (2000), choreographed and designed by Jasperse, is a 40-minute work in which the audience is invited to examine contemporary notions of how we experience the body as both owners and spectators. Simultaneously shocking and beautiful, it is... | Bryn Mawr College Performing Arts Series | 02/18/12 | Bryn Mawr |
Poetry Reading with Ryan Eckes and Quincy Scott JonesPresented by Big Blue Marble Bookstore at Big Blue Marble Bookstore February 18, 2012 Poets and Renaissance men Ryan Eckes and Quincy Scott Jones land at Big Blue Marble to mix it up in verse. They’ll take on tricksters, mythology, Thomas Paine and Mister Softee, among other theme,s as they get to droppin’ serious science.
Ryan Eckes was born in Northeast Philadelphia in 1979. He wrote Old News (Furniture Press, 2011) from the spring of 2008 to the spring of 2009 in South Philadelphia, where he continues to reside. More of his poetry can be... | Big Blue Marble Bookstore | 02/18/12 | Philadelphia |
Nockamixon History Book Signing w/Christine & Roger de SocarrasPresented by Doylestown Bookshop at Doylestown Bookshop February 18, 2012 Authors Christine and Roger de Socarras, founders of the Nockamixon Historical Society, are excited to present the latest history book of the Images of America series, Nockamixon Township. | Doylestown Bookshop | 02/18/12 | Doylestown |
Saving the Revolution - Lafayette's Escape at Barren HillPresented by Historical Society of Montgomery County at Historical Society of Montgomery County February 19, 2012 Was there a cover up by the British at Barren Hill? How did Lafayette escape? Join retired teacher and historian Rudolph Cusumano to explore these questions and learn about the life of this patriotic son of the American Revolution. Learn the new information Mr. Cusumano has discovered about the British cover up, and how an American failure that would have doomed Washington's Army at Valley Forge was prevented.
| Historical Society of Montgomery County | 02/19/12 | Norristown |
Breathless Reads TourPresented by Doylestown Bookshop at Doylestown Bookshop February 19, 2012 Penguin Young Readers Group's second annual Breathless Reads National Panel tour is coming to The Doylestown Bookshop. The lineup this year is better than ever- featuring Marie Lu (Legend), Andrea Cremer (the Nightshade series), Beth Revis (the Across the Universe series), and Jessica Spotswood (Born Wicked). | Doylestown Bookshop | 02/19/12 | Doylestown |
Economic Self Sufficiency in the African-American Community Film & Panel Discussion Program SeriesPresented by ICPIC New Africa Center February 19, 2012 Marcus Garvey and the Back-to-Africa Movement
2 to 5:30pm with panelist
Dr. Runoko Rashidi and Dr. Mahdi Ibn Ziyad
This documentary chronicles the life of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., (August 17, 1887 – June 10, 1940). He was a Jamaican publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and... | ICPIC New Africa Center | 02/19/12 | Philadelphia |
Tropical Botany and Ecology - Free Evening CoursePresented by Wagner Free Institute of Science at Pennsylvania Horticultural Society January 17-February 20, 2012 Lectures will be taught by Professor Karen Snetselaar and held at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society at 100 North 20th Street, 5th floor.
Tuesday, January 17th: Types of tropical ecosystems
Monday, January 23rd: Plants of the tropical rainforest
Monday, January 30th: Interactions between plants and animals in the tropics
Monday, February 6th: Mangrove swamps and coral reefs
Monday, February 13th: Agriculture and the tropical forest
Monday,... | Wagner Free Institute of Science | 01/17/12-
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Faculty Reading – Rick Fellinger and Jesse WatersPresented by Elizabethtown College at Elizabethtown College February 20, 2012 Bowers Writers House celebrates the accomplishments of two of its faculty members, Rick Fellinger and Jesse Waters, who are both releasing new first collections of fiction.
Richard Fellinger’s forthcoming collection They Hover Over Us won the 2011 Serena McDonald Kennedy Fiction Award. He also won the 2008 Flash Fiction Contest at Red Cedar Review, and his stories have appeared in Epiphany, Potomac Review, Willow Review, Westview,... | Elizabethtown College | 02/20/12 | Elizabethtown |
Live at the Writers HousePresented by University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House February 20, 2012 LIVE at the Writers House is a long-standing collaboration between the Kelly Writers House and WXPN FM (88.5). Six times annually between September and April, Michaela Majoun hosts a one-hour broadcast of poetry, music, and other spoken-word art, along with one musical guest, all from the Arts Cafe onto the airwaves at WXPN.
LIVE is made possible by generous support from BigRoc.
For more information, contact Producer Erin Gautsche (gautsche@writing.upenn.edu). | University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House | 02/20/12 | Philadelphia |
Gallery Talk and Tour: Spring 2012 Exhibitions with PAA Chief Curator Sarah ArcherPresented by Philadelphia Art Alliance at Philadelphia Art Alliance February 21, 2012 PAA welcomes you to meet one of its newest team members and discuss the curatorial process for the current exhibitions. PAA Chief Curator will lead a tour of the galleries and discuss the current exhibitions Sondra Sherman: Found Subjects; Andrea Donnelly: Binary and A Sense of Place, guest-curated by Bruce Hoffman. Can a textile evoke a time and place to a viewer who has never been there? Can a piece of jewelry also be a work of sculpture? The artists' intentions as... | Philadelphia Art Alliance | 02/21/12 | Philadelphia |
A Conversation with Jamal Joseph, Panther Baby: A Life of Rebellion and ReinventionPresented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 21, 2012 As a teenager in the Bronx ghetto of the 1960s, Eddie Joseph was introduced to the tenets of the Black Panther Party just as it gained a national foothold. The cause swallowed him into one of the most emblematic criminal cases of the '60s. After his stint at Rikers, Eddie—now called Jamal—joined the Revolutionary Black Underground and eventually landed back in prison—where he founded a prison theater and earned two degrees. In his memoir, Panther Baby, he vividly recounts... | Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library | 02/21/12 | Philadelphia |
Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet Presented by University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House at University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House February 21, 2012 Widely regarded as one of the great poets of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a now classic book of advice about life, which was inspired by a letter from a budding young poet. In the letters Rilke speaks about love, sexuality, nature, religion, and the importance of solitude. The book is addressed especially to young people with creative aspirations.
After a short reading from the letters, the three panelists, Mark Harman, Jean-Michel Rabaté and Eric... | University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House | 02/21/12 | Philadelphia |
The Worldwide Struggle for Internet FreedomPresented by Penn Bookstore at University of Pennsylvania Bookstore February 21, 2012 Internet censorship expert Rebecca MacKinnon enters the debate on the political impact of the Internet and addresses the question of how technology should be structured and governed to support the rights of users.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication. | Penn Bookstore | 02/21/12 | Philadelphia |
Susan Perlstein LecturePresented by Arts Council of Princeton at Paul Robeson Center for the Arts February 21, 2012 The Arts Council of Princeton presents a free public lecture by Susan Perlstein, MSW, a pioneer in the field of arts and aging. The 45 minute lecture will be followed by a Q & A panel of local and national experts. The event is co-sponsored by the National Center for Creative Aging and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Susan Perlstein public lecture is free to the public, but registration is requested, as space is limited. | Arts Council of Princeton | 02/21/12 | Princeton |
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