Events
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Winnipeg Babysitter
Presented by Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe at The Ibrahim Theater at International House September 4, 2010 From the late 70s through the 80s, Winnipeg, Canada experienced a golden age of public access television. Anyone with a creative dream, concept, or politic was on the air. Winnipeg Babysitter, artist Daniel Barrow's live video and performance project, traces these unique vignettes from a brief synapse in broadcasting history.
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Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe |
09/04/10 |
The Ibrahim Theater at International House, Philadelphia |
Putting-Out Opening Reception and Printmaking Workshop
Presented by Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery at Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery August 4-September 10, 2010 Putting-Out! Practices in Cottage Industry and Urban Guilding, a mixed media installation by Philadelphia-based artist Candy Depew, will be featured at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery. This one of a kind exhibition focuses on the home studio as one of the earliest entrepreneurial acts of empowering women and youth dating back to the 19th century. Silk-screen textiles, prints and decorative home-good products created by these cottage-style home studios will be exhibited. An opening reception...
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Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery |
08/04/10 -
09/10/10 |
Drexel University - Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia |
Philly Song Shuffle
Presented by Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe at World Cafe Live September 10, 2010 Three plus hours of fast, dirty fun involving 4 minute sets, 4 second set changes, 50 artists on one stage, and a Philly-sized dose of complete mayhem. City Paper described its 2003 debut as "an excellent idea that should become a regular event." The first and only live song shuffle anywhere!
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Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe |
09/10/10 |
World Cafe Live, Philadelphia |
Bang on a Can Marathon: Philadelphia
Presented by Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe at World Cafe Live September 12, 2010 Ten hours of nonstop music. Buy one ticket and come and go all day long to this super-mix of music by today’s most adventurous players and composers from around the globe—and around the corner. As artistically inclusive as it is audience-friendly, the Marathon is a wild gathering of genres, styles, innovation, and radically new sounds, delivered as one open mega-concert. Music by Louis Andriessen, Björk, Goran Bregovic, David Byrne and Annie Clark, Uri Caine, Michael...
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Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe |
09/12/10 |
World Cafe Live, Philadelphia |
Esther's Cavalcade of Stars
Presented by Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe at Community Education Center September 14-September 16, 2010 Come join Esther's Cavalcade of Stars in turning back the clock to an era of vaudevillian exuberance. Legs, lights, and modern dance grace the stage for your theater going pleasure. The variety show isn't dead, folks! It was simply taking an extended powder.
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Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe |
09/14/10 -
09/16/10 |
Community Education Center, Philadelphia |
Constants
Presented by Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe September 13-September 18, 2010 Our city lives at the mouth of it, what history is hidden in it? The Schuylkill River is a constant in our lives. Take an interactive performance journey to travel back in time and witness the changing history of Philadelphia, as one body of water remains constant.
All performances are FREE, however reservations are required! For reservations, visit http://www.movementbrigade.org/upcoming-events.html .
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Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe |
09/13/10 -
09/18/10 |
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In Honor Of...
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Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe |
09/18/10 |
Drexel University - Mandell Theater, Philadelphia |
Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy
Presented by Penn Bookstore at Penn Bookstore September 21, 2010 Saul Austerlitz creates a landscape of the American comedy film from the early 20th century through to 2009 with his newest book. A historical look back at the biographies and comedic contributions of the men and women of comedy and the ways they influenced one another.
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Penn Bookstore |
09/21/10 |
Penn Bookstore, Philadelphia |
Chosen: A Roller Coaster Ride in the World of Adoption, Birth Mothers and Infertility
Presented by Penn Bookstore at Penn Bookstore September 22, 2010 Based on the author's real-life experiences, "Chosen" features Chloe Pinter, a young caseworker who becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of the adoptive and birth parents she represents. Author Chandra Hoffman will be answering questions and addressing a variety of topics centered on the world of adoption.
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Penn Bookstore |
09/22/10 |
Penn Bookstore, Philadelphia |
Art School Double Feature
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) September 22, 2010 Assistant Curator Kate Kraczon will recap Summer Studio with Anthony Campuzano, a free art school and working artist’s studio that was held at ICA this past July. Then hear PennDesign Visiting Artist Matthew Ritchie’s views on other art school models.
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Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) |
09/22/10 |
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Philadelphia |
The Jungle and Philadelphia Community Media
Presented by Scribe Video Center at Scribe Video Center September 24, 2010 In 1967 a group of African-American teenagers in Philadelphia made this hybrid documentary/dramatization of their lives in the 12th and Oxford Street gang. Join Scribe for this in-person screening of The Jungle, declared “an American treasure” by the Library of Congress and selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry and a celebration of production facilitator Harold Haskins, filmmaker and long time member of the Dean’s Office at the University of...
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Scribe Video Center |
09/24/10 |
Scribe Video Center, Philadelphia |
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Presented by Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at Annenberg Center - Zellerbach Theater October 21-October 23, 2010 Hailed by the San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle as “the greatest living American choreographer,” Paul Taylor returns with his brilliant and wry views on the human condition ranging from innocent lyricism to devastating irony to the profoundly mysterious. As prolific and relevant as ever, America’s most celebrated dancemaker continues to offer cogent observations on life’s complexities while tackling some of society’s thorniest issues. He uses his...
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Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts |
10/21/10 -
10/23/10 |
Annenberg Center - Zellerbach Theater, Philadelphia |
Set Pieces Screening
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at International House Philadelphia October 27, 2010 Fathom connections between the imagery and structure of Virgil Marti’s installation at ICA and some of his favorite films. This evening's feature film is L’Avventura (dir. Michelangelo Antonioni, 1960, 143 minutes). Save the date for the next screening in the series on November 17.
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Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) |
10/27/10 |
International House Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Open Video Call
Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) November 10, 2010 Philadelphia artists Matthew Suib and Nadia Hironaka host this year’s Open Video Call, an evening of videos by area artists and filmmakers juried by local curators. Submission guidelines: Send DVD, CV and artist statement by September 30 to OVC, ICA, 118 S.36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) |
11/10/10 |
Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), Philadelphia |
Monday Karaoke at Millcreek Tavern
Presented by Philadelphia Karaoke at Millcreek Tavern January 25, 2010-January 3, 2011 Karaoke Every Monday at the Millcreek Tavern. $12 open bar and all you can eat wings from 8-10 pm. Karaoke starts around 10 pm. Enter the karaoke contest for a chance at $1000 Cash. Finals will be on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010.
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Philadelphia Karaoke |
01/25/10 -
01/03/11 |
Millcreek Tavern, Philadelphia |
Secundum Artem: Selected Works of Art and Design from the University Collections
Presented by University of the Sciences in Philadelphia at Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy January 1, 2010-January 31, 2011 The Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy presents Secundum Artem: Selected works of art and design from the University collections, a new exhibition of more than 150 objects related to the history of pharmacy and science. The exhibition, which runs through January 31, 2011, explores the products of various skilled scientists, artists, craftsmen, and designers active primarily in Europe and the U.S. during the last 300 years. The exhibition features a wide array of media
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University of the Sciences in Philadelphia |
01/01/10 -
01/31/11 |
Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy, Philadelphia |
WXPN's Free At Noon
Presented by WXPN at World Cafe Live April 27, 2009 - Ongoing Every Friday at noon, WXPN brings live music to the air with the Free At Noon Concert series at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. From NPR Music and WXPN, hear a live mix of roots rock, folk, country and more every week! Shows are free and open to the public, though registration is required at XPN.org. Registration begins one week in advance of each show (Friday at 1), while XPN members can signup the Thursday before. If you can't make it, the show is broadcast live on-air and on the...
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WXPN |
04/27/09 -
Ongoing |
World Cafe Live, Philadelphia |