BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:MOONSTONE ARTS CENTER BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Philadelphia Stories Fiction Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/philadelphia-stories-fiction-workshop-20/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1321-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ph iladelphia-stories-fiction-workshop-20/ DESCRIPTION:Monday April 16\, 6:00 – Fiction Workshop Philadelphia Storie s Fiction Workshop For more information\, please email christine@philadelph iastories.org [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120416T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120416T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Poets &\; Prophets Presents Ryan Eckes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/poets-prophets-presents-ryan-eckes/ SEQUENCE:5 UID:1323-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/po ets-prophets-presents-ryan-eckes/ DESCRIPTION:Tuesday April 17\, 7pm –\; Poetry Poets &\; Prophets Pr esents Ryan Eckes Ryan Eckes grew up in Northeast Philadelphia. He had a gr eat arm\, but he threw it out playing fastpitch stickball. Now he writes po ems in South Philadelphia and adjuncts at Temple University and Philadelphi a University. A chapbook entitled ‘\;when i come here’\; is [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120417T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120417T190000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Montana Skies URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/mountain-skies/ SEQUENCE:7 UID:1325-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/mo untain-skies/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 18\, 7pm –\; music cello.guitar.fusion & #8211\; Montana Skies A must see live concert experience: Their name\, Mont ana Skies\, is a metaphor for musical freedom\, and they continue to follow their creative instincts far beyond traditional boundaries. In concert\, t hese award winning musicians delve into music from Pink Floyd and Rush to V ivaldi\, and [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120418T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120418T190000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Life of The Poet Workshop with Leonard Gontarek URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-life-of-the-poet-workshop-with-leonard-gontarek-16/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:1327-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-life-of-the-poet-workshop-with-leonard-gontarek-16/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 19\, 5:30pm –\; Workshop The Life of The Poet Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Thursday\, 5:30 –7 PM. $64 for four s essions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek -gontarek9@earthlink.net [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120419T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120419T173000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Clarke and the Gables URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/clarke-and-the-gables/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1329-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/cl arke-and-the-gables/ DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 20\, doors open at 8:30\, show 9pm – BYOB R 11\; $5 Cover – Jazz/Folk Clarke and the Gables Clarke and the Gables is a blues band with jazz and folk influences harkening back to the early 20th century. Lead singer Chelsea Clarke blends different elements of her music al background together to produce a [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120420T203000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120420T203000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:16th Annual Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/16th-annual-poetry-ink-100-poets-reading/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1331-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/16 th-annual-poetry-ink-100-poets-reading/ DESCRIPTION:Sunday April 22\, 12Noon – Poetry 16th Annual Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading Our annual poetry marathon featuring: Academic Poets\, Famou s Poets\, Free Form Poets\, Street Poets\, Unknown Poets\, Spoken Word Poet s\, Published Poets\, Unpublished Poets\, and more. Each reader gets 3 minu tes in alphabetical order. We supply the coffee\, you bring the desserts. A [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120422T120000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120422T120000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Philadelphia Stories Fiction Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/philadelphia-stories-fiction-workshop-21/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1333-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ph iladelphia-stories-fiction-workshop-21/ DESCRIPTION:Monday April 23\, 6:00 – Fiction Workshop Philadelphia Storie s Fiction Workshop For more information\, please email christine@philadelph iastories.org  \; [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120423T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120423T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Moonstone Poetry Series Presents Tam Mcdowell author of The Hea ling Year ($12.00) URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-moonstone-poetry-series-presents-tam-mcdowell-author-of-the-healing- year-12-00/ SEQUENCE:5 UID:1335-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-moonstone-poetry-series-presents-tam-mcdowell-author-of-the-healing-year- 12-00/ DESCRIPTION:Tuesday April 24\, 7pm – Poetry The Moonstone Poetry Series P resents Tam Mcdowell author of The Healing Year ($12.00) “I was born in B irmingham\, AL to a schizophrenic mother and an absentee father.  A produc t of the foster care system\, I endured many hardships that altered my prom ise and direction in life\; including homelessness\, molestation\, [...] [b y: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120424T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120424T190000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Evening with Samuel R. Delany URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/an-evening-with-samuel-r-delany/ SEQUENCE:5 UID:1337-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/an -evening-with-samuel-r-delany/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday April 25\, 7pm – Fiction An Evening with Samuel R. Delany Samuel R. Delany is a critic and novelist with essays and interviews in seven volumes. The most recent four are Silent Interviews (1994)\, Long er Views (1996)\, Shorter Views (1999)\, and About Writing (2006). His awar d winning autobiography The Motion of Light in Water [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120425T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Life of The Poet Workshop with Leonard Gontarek URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-life-of-the-poet-workshop-with-leonard-gontarek-17/ SEQUENCE:2 UID:1339-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-life-of-the-poet-workshop-with-leonard-gontarek-17/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday April 26\, 5:30pm –\; Workshop The Life of The Po et Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Thursday\, 5:30 –7 PM. $64 for four ses sions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek -gontarek9@earthlink.net [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120426T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120426T173000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Philadelphia Fantastic Presents URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/philadelphia-fantastic-presents/ SEQUENCE:6 UID:1343-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ph iladelphia-fantastic-presents/ DESCRIPTION:Friday\, April 27\, 7pm Philadelphia Fantastic Presents Victori a McManus Victoria McManus assistant editor for Read\, majored in classical and Near Eastern archaeology as an undergraduate and completed her master& #8217\;s degree in anthropology\, all of which has turned out to be extreme ly useful for writing sf and fantasy. She serves as a reviewer for sfrevu.c om. Her [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120427T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120427T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elaine Terranova and her Community College of Philadelphia English 280 class URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/elaine-terranova-and-her-community-college-of-philadelphia-english-280-c lass/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1349-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/el aine-terranova-and-her-community-college-of-philadelphia-english-280-class/ DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 28\, 12:30pm –\; Reading Elaine Terranova and her Community College of Philadelphia English 280 class\, advanced po etry writing\, will read from their work. Class members\, among them the editor of the college newspaper and a winner of the Judith Stark Creative Writing Award\, are Vince Ancona\, Jeffrey Bumiller\, Paul Eberle\, Kerry Foster\, Joy Gorson\, Adrienne Jenness\, Joe Kenyon\, [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120428T123000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120428T143000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Frank Sherlock\, Karen Lillis\, Katie Haegele\, Michelle Reale URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/frank-sherlock-karen-lillis-katie-haegele-michelle-reale/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:1345-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/fr ank-sherlock-karen-lillis-katie-haegele-michelle-reale/ DESCRIPTION:Saturday April 28\, 5pm – Poetry &\; Prose Frank Sherlock \, Karen Lillis\, Katie Haegele\, Michelle Reale Frank Sherlock is the reci pient of the 2009 CAC Sexiest Poem Award. He is the author of OVER HERE (Fa ctory School\, 2009) and a collaboration with Brett Evans entitled Ready-to -Eat Individual (Lavender Ink\, 2008). Other publications include Daybook o f [...] [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120428T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120428T170000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Philadelphia Stories Fiction Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/philadelphia-stories-fiction-workshop-22/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1347-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ph iladelphia-stories-fiction-workshop-22/ DESCRIPTION:Monday April 30\, 6:00 – Fiction Workshop Philadelphia Storie s Fiction Workshop For more information\, please email christine@philadelph iastories.org  \; [by: waikay] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120430T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120430T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Life of The Poet Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-life-of-the-poet-workshop-2/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1357-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-life-of-the-poet-workshop-2/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 3\, 5:30pm –\; Workshop The Life of The Poe t Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Thursday\, 5:30 –7 PM. $64 for four sess ions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek - gontarek9@earthlink.net [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120503T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120503T193000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Race in America: A Discussion with Erica Armstrong Dunbar\, Clarenc e Page and Linn Washington URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/race-in-america-a-discussion-with-erica-armstrong-dunbar-clarence-page-a nd-linn-washington/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1419-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ra ce-in-america-a-discussion-with-erica-armstrong-dunbar-clarence-page-and-li nn-washington/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 3 – 7pm Race in America: A Discussion with Eri ca Armstrong Dunbar\, Clarence Page and Linn Washington District 1199C Phil adelphia Headquarters\, 1319 Locust Street Erica Armstrong Dunbar specializ es in 19th Century African American History and is author of A Fragile Free dom. Clarence Page is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist of The Chicago Tr ibune [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120503T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120503T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Leroy “Satchel” Paige: Long Rifle –\; A one man performanc e by Cedric Liqueur URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/leroy-%e2%80%9csatchel%e2%80%9d-paige-long-rifle-a-one-man-performance-b y-cedric-liqueur/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:1417-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/le roy-%e2%80%9csatchel%e2%80%9d-paige-long-rifle-a-one-man-performance-by-ced ric-liqueur/ DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 5\, 8pm – Theater –\; $3.50 ticket Leroy “Satchel” Paige: Long Rifle –\; A one man performance by Cedric Li queur It is estimated that Leroy “\;Satchel”\; Paige was born on July 7\, 1906. The mere idea  that his birthday is an estimate provides pe rfect evidence to the mystery that was Satchel Paige. In [...] [by: nebadon ] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T220000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Taller de Gráfica Popular URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-taller-de-grafica-popular/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1415-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-taller-de-grafica-popular/ DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 6\, 2pm – Exhibit\, Film &\; Discussion The T aller de Gráfica Popular\, El Sole Sale Para Todos\, Aqui Estamos\, Blue C orn Alianza &\; Cenzontle Cuicatl - Produced in cooperation with De Pueb lo a Pueblo The Taller de Gráfica Popular (People’\;s Graphic Worksho p) was an artist’\;s print collective founded in Mexico in 1937 by [.. .] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120506T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120506T160000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Evening with Tim Wise URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/an-evening-with-tim-wise/ SEQUENCE:2 UID:1413-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/an -evening-with-tim-wise/ DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 6 – 7pm –\; $10 Admission An Evening with T im Wise District 1199C Philadelphia Headquarters\, 1319 Locust Street Tim W ise author of Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority and White Like M e is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the Unit ed States\, and Michael Eric Dyson has called\,  [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120506T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120506T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Who Am I? The Poetry of Identity URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/who-am-i-the-poetry-of-identity/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1411-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/wh o-am-i-the-poetry-of-identity/ DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 7 – 7pm Who Am I? The Poetry of Identity Moonsto ne Arts Center\, 110A S. 13th A Poetry reading by Sonia Sanchez\, Lamont St eptoe\, Daniel Abdah-Hayy Moore\, Hanock Guy and open reading How do we ide ntify ourselves? Others?  By our ethnicity? Our gender? Our age? What make s us who we are?  This is [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120507T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120507T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Eduardo Bechara Baracat &\; Eduardo Bechara Navratilova URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/eduardo-bechara-baracat-eduardo-bechara-navratilova/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1409-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ed uardo-bechara-baracat-eduardo-bechara-navratilova/ DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 8 –\; 7pm – Poetry Eduardo Bechara Baracat &\; Eduardo Bechara Navratilova Eduardo Bechara Baracat was born in De n Funes\, Cordoba (Argentina) in 1975. He´s the son of a Syrian descenden t father and mother\, and has a bachelor in Business Administration (Univer sidad Blas Pascal)\, Cordoba\, Argentina. During 2003 and 2004\, he studied in [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120508T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120508T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Martin R. Delany and the Birth of Black Nationalism URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/martin-r-delany-and-the-birth-of-black-nationalism/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1407-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ma rtin-r-delany-and-the-birth-of-black-nationalism/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 9 –\; 2:30pm Martin R. Delany and the Birt h of Black Nationalism Paley Library Lecture Hall\, 1210 Polett Walk A lect ure by Molefi Kete Asante\, professor\, department of African American Stud ies at Temple University and author of over 70 books including 100 Greatest African Americans\, Erasing Racism\, and African American History: Journey of [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T143000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T163000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:An Afternoon with William Ayers URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/an-afternoon-with-william-ayers/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1405-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/an -afternoon-with-william-ayers/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 9 – 4pm An Afternoon with William Ayers Houst on Hall\, 3417 Spruce Street\, Hall of Flags “To Teach represents a fresh breeze in the educational and social science research community.” Elliot Eisner\, Professor Emeritus of Art\, Stanford University For More Informat ion: www.moonstoneartscenter.org/martindelany [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T180000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Martin Delany &\; The Politics of Identity URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/martin-delany-the-politics-of-identity/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1403-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ma rtin-delany-the-politics-of-identity/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 9 – 6pm Martin R. Delany &\; The Politics of Identity Historical Society of Pennsylvania\, 1300 Locust Panel with Mol efi Kete Asante\, historian\, author of 100 Greatest African Americans\; Al ondra Nelson\, sociologist\,  editor of Genetics and the Unsettled Past: T he Collision of DMA\, Race\, and History\; William Ayers\, educator\, autho r of Race Course. [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T200000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:“WHAT’S FUNNY ABOUT THAT”\, AN EVENING OF SUBVERSIVE COMEDY URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/%e2%80%9cwhat%e2%80%99s-funny-about-that%e2%80%9d-an-evening-of-subversi ve-comedy-2/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1401-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/%e 2%80%9cwhat%e2%80%99s-funny-about-that%e2%80%9d-an-evening-of-subversive-co medy-2/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 9\, 7:30pm – $5 donation recommended – Come dy “WHAT’S FUNNY ABOUT THAT”\,  AN EVENING OF SUBVERSIVE COMEDY STEV E MILLER-MILLER\, HEADLINER –\; a comedian from Philadelphia and a fav orite at all the local clubs. He is also learning how to embalm bodies (alw ays in plentiful supply) and is a diehard Indians/Browns fan. N.A. POE\, [. ..] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120509T213000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Life of a Poet Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-life-of-a-poet-workshop/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1399-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-life-of-a-poet-workshop/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 10\, 5:30pm –\; Workshop The Life of The Po et Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Thursday\, 5:30 –7 PM. $60 for four ses sions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek gontarek9@earthlink.net [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120510T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120510T193000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Journey of Mankind URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/journey-of-mankind/ SEQUENCE:2 UID:1397-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/jo urney-of-mankind/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 10 – 7pm Journey of Mankind First Unitarian Ch urch of Philadelphia\, 2125 Chestnut Street Screening of the film Journey o f Man followed by a discussion on DNA and the myth of race How did the huma n race populate the world? A group of geneticists have worked on the questi on for a decade\, arriving [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120510T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120510T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Martin Delany\, Author URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/martin-delany-author/ SEQUENCE:2 UID:1395-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ma rtin-delany-author/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 10 – 7pm SONIA IS SICK AND WILL HAVE TO RESCHE DULE Martin R. Delany\, Author Moonstone Arts Center\, 110A S. 13th Discuss ion on Martin R. Delany’s books led by Sonia Sanchez including Blake or t he Huts of America (a novel- For More Information www.moonstoneartscenter.o rg/martindelany [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120510T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120510T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Challenging Racism for 150 Years URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/challenging-racism-for-150-years/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:1393-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ch allenging-racism-for-150-years/ DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 12 – 7pm Challenging Racism for 150 Years Moon stone Arts Center\, 110A S. 13th A program on Martin R. Delany’s life and thought in the 19th Century by Robert Levine editor of The Martin R. Delan y Reader counterpointed by Frank Meeink’s story of embracing and then rej ecting racism in the 20th Century –\; [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120512T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour –\; City Wide Youth Slam URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/national-black-arts-spoken-word-tour-city-wide-youth-slam/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1391-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/na tional-black-arts-spoken-word-tour-city-wide-youth-slam/ DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 14 –\; 7pm –\; $5 Admission National Bla ck Arts Spoken Word Tour Presents City Wide Youth Slam Contestants and Scho ol or Youth Groups needed to compete in Categories of Poetry\, Spoken Word &\; Positive Hip Hop For more information contact Maurice Henderson @ (2 15) 987-7918 or mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com and contact  Leslie Miles @ (267) [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120514T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120514T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:P&\;P: Charlie O’\;Hay URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/pp-charlie-ohay/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1389-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/pp -charlie-ohay/ DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 15\, 7pm –\; Poetry Poets &\; Prophets Pr esents Charlie O’Hay Charles O’Hay is the recipient of a 1995 Pennsylva nia Council on the Arts fellowship in poetry. His poems have appeared in ov er 100 literary publications\, including The New York Quarterly\, Gargoyle \, Brooklyn Review\, and South Carolina Review. His first full-length colle ction of poems [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120515T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120515T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:George Derek Musgrove author of Rumor\, Repression\, and Racial Pol itics URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/george-derek-musgrove-author-of-rumor-repression-and-racial-politics/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:1387-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ge orge-derek-musgrove-author-of-rumor-repression-and-racial-politics/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 16\, –\; 7pm –\; Non-Fiction George D erek Musgrove author of Rumor\, Repression\, and Racial Politics: How the H arassment of Black Elected Officials Shaped Post–Civil Rights America ($2 4.95 University of Georgia Press) “\;A real gem. Rumor\, Repression\, and Racial Politics provides fresh insight into African American political thought and behavior\, illuminates the role of [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120516T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120516T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Life of The Poet Workshop with Leonard Gontarek URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-life-of-the-poet-workshop-with-leonard-gontarek-18/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1385-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-life-of-the-poet-workshop-with-leonard-gontarek-18/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 17\, 5:30pm –\; Workshop The Life of The Po et Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Thursday\, 5:30 –7 PM. $64 for four ses sions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek - gontarek9@earthlink.net [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T193000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Elliott Levin &\; ASCHAK and Friends URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/elliott-levin-aschak-and-friends/ SEQUENCE:2 UID:1421-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/el liott-levin-aschak-and-friends/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 17\, 9pm –\; Poetry &\; Music –\; B YOB –\; $5 Suggested Contribution Elliott Levin &\; ASCHAK and Frie nds Aschak\, poet and artist\, was born in Trinidad but has long been a Phi ladelphia resident. Besides writing and performing his poetry\, he has orga nized readings and brought poetry to the schools. His paintings can be [... ] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T230000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Weekly Revue Variety Show URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/weekly-revue-variety-show-2/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1383-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/we ekly-revue-variety-show-2/ DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 18\, 8 PM Doors\, show at 9 PM sharp –\; $5 C over –\; BYOB –\; Variety Show Weekly Revue Variety Show [by: neb adon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T220000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Gregory Tkac author of Boy Meets Girl\, The End URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/gregory-tkac-author-of-boy-meets-girl-the-end/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1381-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/gr egory-tkac-author-of-boy-meets-girl-the-end/ DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 19\, 7pm – Fiction Gregory Tkac author of Boy Meets Girl\, The End Cecil is your typical happy-go-lucky guy\, content wit h his life just the way that it is –\; and why shouldn’t he be? He s got everything he could possibly want: a good job and his own place in t he city\, a [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120519T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120519T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lil Addict –\; Life Stories w/ Poetry and Spoken Word URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/lil-addict-life-stories-w-poetry-and-spoken-word/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1379-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/li l-addict-life-stories-w-poetry-and-spoken-word/ DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 21  –\; 7pm –\; $10 Admission “\;L il Addict –\; Life Stories with Poetry and Spoken Word addressing Addi ction\, Homelessness and Violence/Crime Prevention”\; featuring Mauric e Henderson\, Robert Hayes and many other performance artists For more info rmation contact Maurice Henderson @ (215) 987-7918 or mauricebrianhenderson @yahoo.com and contact  Leslie Miles @ (267) 444-6528 –\; milessteps@ gmail.com [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Poetry of Antonio N Pisano URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-poetry-of-antonio-n-pisano/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1377-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-poetry-of-antonio-n-pisano/ DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 22\, 7pm – Poetry The Poetry of Antonio N Pisan o (1894-1979) with guest appearances by Rosemary Cappello\, Al Tacconelli a nd Justin Vitiello Antonio N Pisano (1894-1979): His Voice Lives Through Hi s Poetry Presented by Mario Voci and Donna Yemmallo Meidt (Pisano’s grand daughter) Tonight we are presenting the poetry of Antonio N Pisano showcase d [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Echele Ganas –\; Do Your Best URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/echele-gana-do-your-best/ SEQUENCE:2 UID:1375-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ec hele-gana-do-your-best/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 23\, 7pm – Non-Fiction Echele Ganas – Do Yo ur Best – Photographs on the village of Tonalapa (Mexico) This collection of photographs from award winning photographer/filmmaker Laurence Salzmann focuses on the village of Tonalapa\, situated in the northern region of th e state of Puebla. The village is a microcosm of the many hundreds [...] [b y: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Life of The Poet Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-life-of-the-poet-workshop-4/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1373-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-life-of-the-poet-workshop-4/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 24\, 5:30pm –\; Workshop The Life of The Po et Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Thursday\, 5:30 –7 PM. $64 for four ses sions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek - gontarek9@earthlink.net [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T193000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Charles Cantalupo URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/charles-cantalupo/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1371-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ch arles-cantalupo/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 24\, 7pm – Memoir Charles Cantalupo is author of Joining Africa –\; From Anthills to Asmara Charles Cantalupo\, auth or of Joining Africa –\; From Anthills to Asmara\, is Distinguished Pr ofessor of English\, Comparative Literature\, and African Studies at Penn S tate. His translations include three books of Eritrean poetry\, We Have Our Voice and [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Philadelphia Fantastic URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/philadelphia-fantastic-2/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:1369-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ph iladelphia-fantastic-2/ DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 25\, 7pm –\; Sci-Fi/Fantasy Philadelphia Fant astic Presents Jonathan Maberry “\;Every so often\, you discover an au thor whose writing is so lyrical that it transcends mere storytelling. Jona than Maberry is just such an author\, and his writing is powerful enough to sing with poetry while simultaneously scaring the hell out of you.”\; –\; Tess [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120525T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Russ Kick editor of the Graphic Canon URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/russ-kick-editor-of-the-graphic-canon/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1367-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ru ss-kick-editor-of-the-graphic-canon/ DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, May 29\, 7pm – Graphic Russ Kick editor of the Grap hic Canon (3 volume set $90.) The Graphic Canon has been hailed as “\; the graphic publishing literary event of the year\,”\; by Publisher 217\;s Weekly and it’\;s editor Russ Kick will be embarking on an East Coast tour of independent bookstores to promote this incredible [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120529T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120529T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bayard Rustin Centennial Celebration URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/bayard-rustin-centennial-celebration/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1365-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/ba yard-rustin-centennial-celebration/ DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, May 30\, 6pm The Bayard Rustin Centennial Celebrati on featuring Michael G. Long editor of I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin’s Lif e in Letters William Way Community Center\, 1315 Spruce –\; Multiple c o-sponsors “Rustin was a life-long agitator for justice. He changed Ameri ca – and the world – for the better. This collection of his letters [.. .] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120530T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120530T200000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Life of The Poet Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/the-life-of-the-poet-workshop-3/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1363-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/th e-life-of-the-poet-workshop-3/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 31\, 5:30pm –\; Workshop The Life of The Po et Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Thursday\, 5:30 –7 PM. $64 for four ses sions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek - gontarek9@earthlink.net [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T193000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Lili Bita\, Lamont Steptoe\, Robert Zaller URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/lili-bita-lamont-steptoe-robert-zaller/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1361-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/li li-bita-lamont-steptoe-robert-zaller/ DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, May 31\, 7pm –\; Poetry Lili Bita\, Lamont Step toe\, Robert Zaller Internationally-renowned author and actress Lili Bita w ill read from her new memoir of her late son Philip\, The Storm Rider. Lili Bita is the author of some twenty books of verse\, fiction\, memoir\, and translation\, and has performed on stage on three continents.  Author\, actress\, [...] [by: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120531T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Brothahood Jazz Jam URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-even ts/brothahood-jazz-jam/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:1359-http://www.moonstoneartscenter.org/moonstone-arts-center-events/br othahood-jazz-jam/ DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 1\, 8pm -$5 Cover – Jazz The Brothahood Jazz Ja m “These young up-and-coming jazz musicians play a combination of origina ls and standards with the tenacity and grace of their seasoned elders. Not to miss!” Chris’ Jazz Cafe Bring you horn/axe and invite your friends!! !! email Noah Gershwin at Nogershwin@comcast.net or call at 215-694-0694 [b y: nebadon] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120601T223000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR