Events
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Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival FilmConnects: Louder Than A Bomb & Live Poetry Slam
Presented by Gershman Y at Prince Music Theater February 12, 2012 Designed to deepen your experience of film-going, PJFF’s newest program connects the world of film to other art forms and modes of expression. For the inaugural FilmConnects event, you'll be introduced to the wild world of poetry slams — and brought to the power and enormity that is Louder Than a Bomb!
This energizing documentary tells the story of four Chicago high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam. By turns... |
Gershman Y |
02/12/12 |
Prince Music Theater, Philadelphia |
Native Bees in a Changing World
Presented by Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve at Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve February 12, 2012 Most plants depend on insect pollination for reproduction. Bees are the best pollinators, because they also depend on plant nectar and pollen to survive. More than 20,000 bee species play a win-win game with plants. Discover the huge diversity of solitary bees that live near our homes and understand how they live and which human actions are threatening them. |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve |
02/12/12 |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope |
Presidential Signings at Historic Moland House
Presented 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 |
Moland House Historic Park, Hartsville |
Lecture & Book Signing with Author Brenda Dixon Gottschild
Presented 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 |
Big Blue Marble Bookstore, Philadelphia |
Discovering Black Civil War Veterans and Widows in Camden, 1890
Presented by Camden County Historical Society at Camden County Historical Society February 12, 2012 James E. Johnson, Ph.D., Lecturer in history, Rutgers University-Camden
In 1890 a census of surviving Civil War Veterans and widows was taken along with the year's general census to shape pension legislation and help Civil War veterans locate comrades needed as witnesses for pension claims. Nearly sixty African Americans, complete with Camden addresses and comments, appear on these special census rolls. This program is sure to be of special interest to genealogists, educators... |
Camden County Historical Society |
02/12/12 |
Camden County Historical Society, Camden |
Economic Self Sufficiency in the African-American Community Film & Panel Discussion Program Series
Presented 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 |
ICPIC New Africa Center, Philadelphia |
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 |
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Beauty through the Ages Lecture and Luncheon - Home Décor: Cave to Castle
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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) |
02/13/12 |
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), 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 |
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 Film Institute, Bryn Mawr |
First Person Arts StorySlam: The Ex-Files
Presented 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!
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First Person Arts |
02/14/12 |
World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Fawzia Koofi - The Favored Daughter: One Woman’s Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future
Presented 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 |
National Constitution Center, Philadelphia |
A Conversation with Anne Rice: The Wolf Gift
Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library February 14, 2012 Anne Rice gained notoriety and a vast cult readership for her Vampire Chronicles series, which the Washington Post called "unrelentingly erotic . . . unforgettable." The first and most popular book, Interview With the Vampire (1976) reinvented and refreshed the archetypal vampire myth, and was later made into a film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. It was followed by The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned, which the San Francisco... |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library |
02/14/12 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, 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 |
College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Whenever We Feel Like It presents Norman Finkelstein and Brian Teare
Presented 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 |
University of Pennsylvania - Kelly Writers House, 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 |
Lecture: Thomas Sully’s Ladies
Presented 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.
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Rosenbach Museum and Library |
02/15/12 |
Rosenbach Museum and Library, 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 |
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 |
Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington |
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 |
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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Clips and Conversation with Kevin Bacon
Presented 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 |
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia |
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 |
A Conversation with Edmund White and Christopher Bram
Presented 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 |
Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library, Philadelphia |
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 |
Off The Page-Poetry/ Open Mic Night
Presented 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 Public Library, Allentown |
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 |
