[ 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 [...]
[ November 3, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. November 10, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. November 17, 2011; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Thursdays in November, 5:30pm – Workshop
The Life of The Poet Workshop with Leonard Gontarek
Thursday, 5:30 –7 PM. $60 for four sessions.
Contact: Leonard Gontarek gontarek9@earthlink.net
Leonard Gontarek is the author of St. Genevieve Watching Over Paris, Van Morrison Can’t Find His Feet, Zen For Beginners and Déjà Vu Diner (Autumn House Press, 2006). He [...]
[ November 2, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 6pm
Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street
Emancipation and the Continuing Struggle for Racial Justice
Abraham Lincoln has been called The Great Emancipator and the issuance of The Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 certainly changed American history forever. It is important to understand that this act was neither the beginning [...]
[ October 31, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Monday, October 31, 7pm
Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th Street
The Continuing Struggle for Racial Justice in Philadelphia
A discussion with Michael Coard, Jim Mueller & Larry Robin
Our project is grounded by 150th anniversary of the firing of General John C. Fremont for issuing his own Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in Missouri. Fremont did this on [...]
[ November 1, 2011; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Tuesday, November 1, 7:30pm – Non-Fiction
Hope for Afghanistan Comes in Small Steps
A Talk by Budd MacKenzie founder of Trust In Education
“As we withdraw our military forces from Afghanistan, most people are asking, “What will happen to Afghanistan?”
“We cannot abandon the Afghan people,” said Budd MacKenzie, founder of the grassroots, nonprofit organization Trust In [...]
[ October 20, 2011; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Thursday, October 20, 2011, 7:00pm
Class Warfare in Philadelphia – Part 4 – Unions and the Public Sector
1199C Training & Upgrading Fund Auditorium, 100 S. Broad Street, 10th floor
7:00pm: The David Harvey animated lecture
7:15: Panel Discussion with:
Thomas Paine Cronin, Jim Moran, Frances Ryan & Ron Whitehorne
Jim Moran was director of the Philaposh [...]
[ October 20, 2011; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Thursday, October 20, 8pm, $5 Cover – Open Mic
The LasT WorD ROCKS! Open Mic
St. Skribbly LaCroix hosts the most provocative, raucous and innovative open mic in Philadelphia. The LasT WorD is ground zero for the “Movement for a DoPeR PhiLLy.” It is an all-ages monthly open mic/performance art fiasco orchestrated by Saint Skribbly LaCroix and [...]
[ October 22, 2011; 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Saturday, October 22, 7:30pm-$10 Cover
Spooky Chamber Music
Beta Test is a new chamber ensemble based in Philadelphia that focuses on performing a unique combination of classical music, new compositions, and geeky selections from classic video games and movies. For their October program, they’ve put together a set of music around the theme Monsters. On the program [...]
[ October 22, 2011; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Saturday, October 22, 2pm – Memoirs
Lives of Poetry
In this second edition of collected memoirs, learners from the YMCA Education and Technology Center invite readers to glimpse the worlds they inhabit and the experiences they carry. They reveal their aspirations and commitments, and the strength through which they survive. Lives of Poetry tells of growing up [...]
