Firebird: Built to Burn Theatrical Premiere

A Story That’s Waited Eighteen Years To Be Told! Firebird: Built to Burn delves into a year in the making of the beloved Firebird Festival, where a tight-knit community gathers every December to ignite a giant wooden phoenix. Fueled by their rustbelt spirit, a diverse group of volunteers persevere through pandemic restrictions, local government negotiations, and months

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Exhibition and Artist’s Talk: Before the Plate: Andrew DeCaen

Holy Family University Art Gallery Education and Technology Center (first floor) 9801 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, Pa 19114 https://holyfamilyartgallery.wordpress.com/ Gallery Hours: 7:30am-5pm Exhibition Dates: 11/15/23 – 12/4/23 Reception and Artist’s Gallery Talk: Wednesday 11/29, Noon Entrance: Free and open to the public Contact (gallery Info): Professor Pamela Flynn, Gallery Director, pflynn12@holyfamily.edu Contact (artist): Andrew DeCaen, andrew@andrewdecaen.com

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FRIEDAcommunity – Artist talk : Manuel Hernandez

Join us for a conversation with Manuel Hernandez in a more intimate and relaxed setting. Following the talk, dinner will be served allowing for more discussion with the artist and among guests. Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 Talk 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Dinner 7:00pm Price Talk & Dinner: Members: $25 (service and tax included)

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FRIEDAcommunity – Panel discussion Truth and Justice

“Indigenous Peoples: Storytelling and Art in the uncovering and advancement of Truth and Justice.” FRIEDAcommunity is honored to host Mabel Negrete (CNS), co-Founder of IPD Philly and Eugene Black Crow Sr. to discuss the importance of Storytelling and Art in the uncovering and advancement of Truth and Justice. Eugene Black Crow Sr., is an Oglala

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Night of Lights

Chestnut Hill Conservancy, the educational center and advocate organization for the appreciation and preservation of the architecture, open space, and history of Chestnut Hill and the surrounding communities, is thrilled to announce that it’s much-loved Night of Lights returns to Chestnut Hill on Friday, October 6, for a nine-evening run—this year’s event will spotlight Germantown

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Night of Lights

Chestnut Hill Conservancy, the educational center and advocate organization for the appreciation and preservation of the architecture, open space, and history of Chestnut Hill and the surrounding communities, is thrilled to announce that it’s much-loved Night of Lights returns to Chestnut Hill on Friday, October 6, for a nine-evening run—this year’s event will spotlight Germantown

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La La Lil Jidar: 20 Years Behind the Apartheid Wall in Palestine

Dr. Aisha Mershani’s work documents nearly 20 years of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, Israeli violence, and Palestinian resistance. This exhibit is a gateway to bearing witness to what the news ignores – the people directly affected by the Wall. This multimedia experience includes photography of and audio storytelling by numerous Palestinian people living behind the

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A young playwright turns teasing in the classroom into applause in the auditorium

Illustration by Heather Franzen Rutten Second Act essay by Angela A. Bey The 100-year-old brownstone of John M. Patterson Elementary School in Philadelphia held my first-grade classroom. I remember everything vividly—dried-up Crayola markers, paint-chipped walls and photocopies of “Hooked on Phonics” workbook pages.   My peers walked in close-knit groups down the halls, and certain

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Gift Guide: The Arts & Culture Aficionado

Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Build-Your-Own-Concert-SubscriptionClassical music devotees can choose from all the remaining concerts of the 2016–2017 season of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. All tickets are $25 or less. Next year, you can participate in the official “build your own subscription program”—a modern idea from a time-honored cultural institution. $25 or less PlayArts MembershipA newer

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