Events
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Nature's Narratives: New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2
Presented 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 |
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore |
2012 Documentary History Project for Youth
Presented by Scribe Video Center at Scribe Video Center February 13, 2012 Scribe Video Center is seeking student workers for its 2012 Documentary History Project for Youth Program. The program will begin in late March and be completed in late September/early October. The application deadline is Feb 27 and there will be an orientation at Scribe on Mon 2/13, 6-7 pm.
The Documentary History Project for Youth is an after-school, weekend and summertime production workshop for middle and high school students. Up to 12 young people explore an aspect of the... |
Scribe Video Center |
02/13/12 |
Scribe Video Center, Philadelphia |
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John Byrne and Enda Keegan
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North Star Bar |
02/13/12 |
North Star Bar, Philadelphia |
Mind and Meditation
Presented by Art of Living Foundation at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia February 13, 2012 The Meditate Rejuvenate Workshop is a free introduction to the The Art of Living Foundation's seminal programs. Over 40 million people worldwide have benefited from the Foundation's programs, which teach simple yet powerful breathing and meditative techniques for living a stress-free and fruitful life. The workshop will explore the elegant Mind-Breath-Body connection, and how we can consciously use our breath to live in the present moment, break through our barriers and realize our full... |
Art of Living Foundation |
02/13/12 |
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Mind and Meditation workshops
Presented 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 |
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Tuesday Karaoke at Triumph Brewing Company
Presented by Philadelphia Karaoke at Triumph Brewing Company - Philadelphia March 30, 2010-February 14, 2012 Every Tuesday night Old City comes to life with karaoke night at Triumph Brewing Company. Sing at the very spacious restaurant bar. Several beers on tap with a constantly rotating selection. They also offer $4 vodka mixed drinks. Sing on a stage with a great sound system. Kitchen is open until midnight. |
Philadelphia Karaoke |
03/30/10 -
02/14/12 |
Triumph Brewing Company - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Organ Tuesdays
Presented by Music at Abington at Abington Presbyterian Church February 14, 2012 Co-sponsored by the American Guild of Organists, each Tuesday features an area organist in a 40=minute recital. Plan a musical treat for your Tuesday lunches all month long!
February 14 - David Clark Little, Music Director, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Doylestown. |
Music at Abington |
02/14/12 |
Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington |
Westward Ho: An Exhibit by Jen Blazina
Presented by Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery January 17-February 14, 2012 The Leonard Pearlstein gallery is proud to exhibit work from several series by Art & Art History faculty artist Jen Blazina. Westward Ho will include work that comments on observations from her childhood and travels during her recent sabbatical.
The exhibition includes "Suitcases," which speaks to the lost glamour of travel. While in the Netherlands, Blazina found herself watching film noir, especially by Hitchcock. Influenced by these films, she began to... |
Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery |
01/17/12 -
02/14/12 |
Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia |
Love Local Food, Love Local Art: Anti-Valentine's Day Party
Presented by InLiquid.com at Crane Arts Building - Ice Box Project Space February 14, 2012 The art may be off the walls but the party isn’t over! This is the night to pick up work bought on February 10tg and take a chance on the leftover pieces from InLiquid's Benefit v.12 while enjoying food and drinks by some of our city's favorite local eateries.
Food for purchase by fabulous, local food truck vendors include Sweetbox Cupcakes, Maru Global, and Say Cheese. Beverages for purchase by Philadelphia Brewing Company, Philadelphia Distilling, and Barefoot Wines.... |
InLiquid.com |
02/14/12 |
Crane Arts Building - Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia |
Paint the Town Red
Presented by Monkey's Uncle at Downtown Doylestown February 9-February 14, 2012 Downtown Doylestown's 2nd Annual Paint the Town Red will include special offers, Valentine's treats, and impeccable service as usual. Look for the red balloons to identify participating businesses! |
Monkey's Uncle |
02/09/12 -
02/14/12 |
Downtown Doylestown, Doylestown |
Lift Of Love
Presented by Bear Creek Mountain Resort at Bear Creek Mountain Resort February 14, 2012 Mingle on the mountain! Are you single and looking for a ski or snowboarding buddy, or maybe the love of your life? Join Bear Creek for Ski Speed Dating!
The hardest part about finding a soul mate is finding someone with a common interest. Lucky for you, Bear Creek has taken care of that part for you. This special event gives you a full 7 minutes to meet the person of your dreams and fall in love!
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Bear Creek Mountain Resort |
02/14/12 |
Bear Creek Mountain Resort, Macungie |
The Spiders Go Forward!
Presented by Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia February 15, 2012 The Spiders Go Forward! (1967)
Late '60s rock group The Spiders star in this Beatles-esque musical comedy from director Ko Nakahira (Crazed Fruit).
An Unknown Japan film series presentation. |
Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia |
02/15/12 |
The Bellevue, Philadelphia |
High Tunnels: A Sustainable Solution for Local Urban Agriculture
Presented by Academy of Natural Sciences at Academy of Natural Sciences February 15, 2012 At this Urban Sustainability Forum, find out how high tunnels could help improve access to affordable, nutritious foods in Philadelphia. High tunnels are nonelectric, temporary structures that consist of a layer of plastic over a pipe frame. These structures, however, are not greenhouses. They do not require a permanent heating or ventilation system, ventilation is accomplished manually, and there are no furnaces or fans. High tunnels can extend the growing season and improve the yield and... |
Academy of Natural Sciences |
02/15/12 |
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia |
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Penn Contemporary Music Presents: Konstantinos Papadakis - Solo Piano Works
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University of Pennsylvania Department of Music |
02/15/12 |
University of Pennsylvania - Rose Recital Hall, Philadelphia |
19th Annual Biomedical Lecture Series
Presented 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 |
Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia |
Jewish Tourism to Germany After the Holocaust: NMAJH Penn Lecture
Presented 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 |
National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia |
Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina
Presented 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 |
University of Pennsylvania Bookstore, Philadelphia |
Talk About It: How Fair is Fair Trade
Presented 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 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
Poet-tree En Motion
Presented 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!
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The Rotunda |
02/15/12 |
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Alondra Nelson Considers The Black Panthers and Health Care
Presented 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 |
Moonstone Arts Center, Philadelphia |
Art at Lunch - Clocks, Calendars, and Conversion Charts
Presented 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 |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia |
Titans of Song: A Musical Tribute to Paul Robeson and Marian Anderson
Presented by Follow the Drinking Gourd at Camden County College - Camden Technology Center February 15, 2012 Titans is an unforgettable show set just decades ago when two African Americans challenged the Jim Crow segregation rampant in the land from the unlikely barricades of the classical concert stage. Hear their stories—and glorious music—in this original multimedia show created and performed by the musical group Follow the Drinking Gourd, which is composed of two singers and a pianist. The event is presented by the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission. |
Follow the Drinking Gourd |
02/15/12 |
Camden County College - Camden Technology Center, Camden |
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Jazz Master Class: Cyrus Chestnut (Piano)
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Temple University - Boyer College of Music and Dance |
02/15/12 |
Temple University - Rock Hall Auditorium, Philadelphia |
Amanda Burnham: Walkshed
Presented by Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts at Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts December 16, 2011-February 16, 2012 Burnham creates installations based on American urban landscapes. Starting with observational sketches made on site, she compiles, manipulates, and then pieces together fragments to arrive at a more subjective representation of place. In Walkshed, impressions of quotidian details from routine daily encounters trace the terrain of community and home. |
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts |
12/16/11 -
02/16/12 |
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington |
Travels at Twelve: The Garden Creators and Nurserymen of the Netherlands and Flanders
Presented 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 |
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, Swarthmore |
Wellness Orientation Workshop
Presented by Bucks County Wellness Centre February 16, 2012 Are you ready to get off the pills, lose weight and feel great? Come to a Wellness Orientation Workshop at the Bucks County Wellness Centre. At the workshop you will learn how to eat, think and move well, led by local health expert, Dr. Michael Brady. Dr. Brady will also discuss our 8 Weeks to Wellness program which helps get you on the track towards living a healthy, happy life!
This workshop is free, but space is limited so reserve your spot soon by calling 215.345.1445. There are no... |
Bucks County Wellness Centre |
02/16/12 |
Bucks County Wellness Centre, Doylestown |
A Conversation with Mathieu Copeland
Presented 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 |
University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House, Philadelphia |
A Guide to Fundraising at Historically Black Colleges
Presented 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.
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Penn Bookstore |
02/16/12 |
University of Pennsylvania Bookstore, Philadelphia |
Bach's Lunch at Community Music School
Presented by Community Music School at Community Music School February 16, 2012 CMS proudly presents a new lunchtime concert series called Bach's Lunch. Join CMS on the third Thursday of each month and enjoy a mini concert featuring a different CMS faculty artist each month.
Pick up your box lunch at a local eatery or bring from home. Bottled water and coffee/tea will be provided. Concerts begin at 12:10 pm and finish by 12:50 pm. The concert series is free, so please invite your colleagues and friends. Donations are appreciated. |
Community Music School |
02/16/12 |
Community Music School, Trappe |
Documentary Realism Between Cultures: Rey Chow
Presented 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 |
University of Pennsylvania Museum- Harrison Auditorium, Philadelphia |
