BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the global majority, showcasing films by Black, Brown, and Indigenous people from around the world. The 15th BlackStar Film Festival will take place from August 6-9 on Broad Street in Philadelphia as well as online around the world. There will be
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You’re invited to a new FREE outdoor family friendly screening series presented by The Lawn at UCity Square! For September, we’re excited to present a zany animal world sci-fi adventure, Hoppers (2026)—What if you could talk to animals and understand what they’re saying? In Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film “Hoppers,” scientists have discovered how
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Join us for a joyful, family-friendly interfaith experience designed especially for children ages 10 and under. Hosted by Society Hill Synagogue and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, this special program is part of Interfaith Philadelphia’s year-long Religious Freedom: Then & Now series. Through stories, play, and creative expression, children will explore different religious traditions. The event
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Join us to work through the design process and understanding how designers base their design solution from a concept with head coach + founder Erike. We’ll do our best to understand how to get to a concept, how it develops, and try some sketching and exercise how to get to a concept on our own.
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GAMES! GAMES! GAMES! We all enjoy games, but some games are meant to be experienced with other people, in-person, on-the-go, and at your destination. Play a game beyond screens and controllers, take this game with you on your travels. It’ll fit right in your pocket, your fanny pack, or in the small pouch of your
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Join us to work through the design process and understanding how designers base their design solution from a concept with head coach + founder Erike. We’ll do our best to understand how to get to a concept, how it develops, and try some sketching and exercise how to get to a concept on our own.
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Warm-up to the concept of design and it’s many disciplines with Storytime + Design. This weekly creative experience diving into a book and fun design exercises to grow your creativity and design process. We welcome all ages and identities on the designer journey. The age range of books will vary, and design exercises are adaptable
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Join us at our community design studio and third space in Norris Square/Olde Kensington for OPEN GYM. Design Gym drop-in hours to rediscover and explore your creativity through design play and exercise. Some ways to enjoy OPEN GYM: 🧊 [brain emoji] Creative reset ✍🏽 Bring a project 💻 Co-work (we’ve got wifi) 🖊️ Try our
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HE PUBLICK PLEASURE PRESENTS: The FIRST British Invasion Sunday, January 18th at 3pm Old Swedes’ Church • 916 S Swanson Street, Phila PA 19147 Tickets: $30/regular, $15/student with ID with Special Guest Sylvia Berry, fortepiano In the late 18th century Philadelphia saw a large influx of musicians from London and other areas of the British Isles
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Skill Swap Club is a neighbor-to-neighbor exchange that reconnects people by sharing what we know This idea emerged from a Design Gym workshop during Philly Tech Week, where strangers from different backgrounds came together to solve everyday human problems. Facilitated by Chitsanzo Isaac, our group identified skill swapping as a response to isolation and lack
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