Special Event: Mark Auslander author of The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family

August 20th, 2011

[ September 7, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ]

Wednesday September 7, 6pm – Non-Fiction

A Special Event at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street

Mark Auslander author of The Accidental Slaveowner: Revisiting a Myth of Race and Finding an American Family ($24.95 University of Georgia Press)

What does one contested account of an enslaved woman tell us about our difficult racial past? Part history, [...]

Special Event: LUCILLE CLIFTON MEMORIAL

May 26th, 2010

[ June 27, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 4pm – PoetryCelebration of Light: A Tribute to Lucille CliftonEveryone is invited to share their poems and memories of Lucille

“It will take a long time for many of us to truly accept a world that goes on without Lucille Clifton – one that goes on often without much apparent evidence of her [...]

Special Event: Scott Chrisitianson author of Freeing Charles

April 22nd, 2010

[ May 13, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] THURSDAY, MAY 13, 7pm – NON-FICTIONArt Sanctuary & Moonstone PresentSCOTT CHRISTIANSONauthor of Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War ($24.95 University of Illinois Press)

Freeing Charles recounts the life and epic rescue of captured fugitive slave Charles Nalle of Culpeper, Virginia, who was forcibly liberated by Harriet Tubman [...]


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Bruce A. Sarte & Christopher Grosso

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

[ February 26, 2011; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Saturday, February 26, 3pm – Fiction

Bucks County Publishing Presents

Bruce A. Sarte & Christopher Grosso

Bruce A. Sarte has published the vampire thriller Sands of Time, the paranormal murder mystery Towing Pines Volume One: Room 509, and Best Friends Forever (a short story included in the anthology Bump in the Night)

Christopher Grosso, author of Mouth to [...]

Raymond Tyler Presents The Sunday Mix Tape

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

[ February 27, 2011; 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Sunday, February 27, 3pm – $10 Admission

Raymond Tyler Presents The Sunday Mix  Tape

The Mix Tape is a diverse experience that will include: poetry, a discussion on poetry and art in the class room and much more. The day starts with a writing workshop from 3pm to 4pm.

For more information please reach out to Raymond Tyler at [...]

Philadelphia Stories Fiction Workshop

Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

[ March 21, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Mondays in March @ 6:30 – Fiction Workshop

Philadelphia Stories Fiction Workshop

For more information, please email christine@philadelphiastories.org

Poetry & Prose from San Fran to Philly

Friday, January 21st, 2011

[ February 8, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Tuesday, February 8, 7pm – Poetry & Prose from San Fran to Philly

Lizzy Acker, Marisa Crawford, Natalie Lyalin, Laura Neuman, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Suzy Subways & Sarah Fran Wisby

Lizzy Acker’s work has been published in Nano Fiction and Tramp Quarterly and on We Who Are About to Die. She was the co-creator/curator, with Amira Pierce, [...]

Sandro Chiri author of Para Espanol, Marque 2: Escritores Hispanoparlantes en Filadelfia

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

[ January 30, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Sunday, January 30, 7pm – Poetry

Sandro Chiri, compilador, presents

Para Espanol, Marque 2: Escritores Hispanoparlantes en Filadelfia (Latino Press 2010)

The Moonstone Arts Center presents Para Español, Marque 2: Escritores Hispanoparlantes en Filadelfia, edited by Sandro Chiri. The participating writers who will read from their work are Enrique Saceiro, Carlos Trujillo, Roger Santiváñez, José Miguel [...]

The Women’s Writing & Spoken Word Series featuring Debra Powell-Wright & Anne-Adele Wight

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

[ January 17, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Monday, January 17, 7pm – $5 Cover – Multi-Genre

The Women’s Writing & Spoken Word Series Presents
Debra Powell-Wright & Anne-Adele Wight

Debra began her artistic journey with In The Company of Poets, a female spoken word ensemble based in Philadelphia, where she is known as the Wisdom Poet. An award-winning poet published in numerous journals, Debra is [...]

Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

[ January 26, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Wednesday, January 26, 7pm – Theater – $10 Admission

Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

written by Stephen Satell and directed by Connie Norwood

Love doesn’t Live Here Anymore is taken from Stephen C. Satell’s novel Our Daddies Are Home and is directed by renowned Philadelphia director and actor Connie Norwood. The story is about the struggle between [...]

A Portrait in Black & White

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

[ January 22, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Saturday, January 22, 7pm – Theater

A Portrait in Black & White

by Robert Miller, directed by Donovan Hagins

The story explores the racial attitudes of two corporate attorneys, 50 year old Charles Mallory, and 40 year old Frank Falcone. Charles risks his corporate career and taks on a civil case with racial overtownes against the advice [...]

Tad Daley author of Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

[ January 21, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Friday, January 21, 7pm – Non-Fiction

Tad Daley author of Apocalypse Never: Forging the Path to a Nuclear Weapon-Free World ($24.95 Rutgers University Press)

Tad Daley, J.D., Ph.D., is a writing Fellow with the Nobel Laureate group, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, and a former speech writer for US Senator Alan Cranston and Congressman [...]

LOS: Mike Boone & Friends + Claffy Music Collective

Saturday, December 18th, 2010
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[ January 14, 2011; 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm. ] Friday, January 14 – Doors: 8:30 p.m. Show: 9 pm sharp – BYOB – Jazz

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Lucky Old Souls @ Moonstone Presents

Claffy Music Collective
Dahi Divine, tenor saxophone
Amaury Acosta, drums
Jason Matthews, piano
Alex Claffy, bassBorn and raised in the greater Philadelphia area, ALEX CLAFFY is an 18-year-old upright and [...]