OCT. 30th Sherman Mailer (Save the 941 Theater)
(Updated OCT 30th)
SHERMAN MAILER
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(Info on all these events Below)
FEATURED EVENTS
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*SAVE THE (941 THEATER)
*FLICKER at IHOUSE
*THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT: NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL/ FERN KNIGHT/ MAKE A RISING
*SHARED STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE
*FIRST PERSON ARTS FESTIVAL Nov 3-8 TICKETS now available
*JIM HENSON ART EXHIBIT “FANTASTIC WORLD @ Mercer Museum
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WHAT IS SHERMAN ARTS?
Sherman Community Arts is an organization that promotes community building through music, films, and arts events. Sherman Community Arts also promotes the idea of supporting local musicians, local venues, local economy, and Artist’s rights and resources. This work is accomplished through organizing various events throughout the West Philadelphia Philadelphia community including such venues as The Rotunda, The Green Line Cafe. Sherman also host a weekly on-line mailer that promotes various grass roots and independently organized arts events.
SHERMAN ARTS SHOWS LISTED UNDERNEATH
followed by general
ARTS AND MUSIC Events posted below.
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SAVE THE 941 THEATER!!
The 941 Theater is a multi-use independent theater space, hosting movie screenings, live music, theater performances, art shows and much more. This is the first indie theater of this type to open in Philly in over 10 years; there are not many places in Philadelphia like this let alone the entire country. The 941 Theater provides access for the people of Philadelphia to a broader variety of films by programming films that are not available here because there is no venue for them. Additionally, the 941 Theater provides an intimate, personal venue for fans to see their favorite bands in an environment they would not normally experience. If the 941 Theater closes, it’s not likely that another space of its type with take its place.
Bands who have performed at 941 include The Dickies, The Angry Samoans, The Phenomenauts, The AKA’s, Digable Planets, Black Landlord, ZO2, Dr. Fameus of the Disco Biscuits, Pilfers, Bellameurte, The Old Souls and much more.
Screenings and events include Flight of the Conchords, Bam Margera, Bjork, Bill Plympton, Lamb of God, Adam Rifkin, Ron Jeremy, Martin Atkins and Invisible Records, the Found Footage Festival, Raspberry Brothers, Animation Block Party, Backseat Film Festival, Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Zoo York, and much more
“Best New Venue” 2009 Best of Philly – Philadelphia Magazine
2009 City Paper Choice Award Winner – “The Screen Savers”
“The 941 guys are the future for celebrating cult cinema and truly indie
filmmakers.”
Scott Johnston – Philadelphia Film Festival
“A home at last for local directors and their films” - Philadelphia Inquirer
Dear Friends and Patrons of the 941 Theater,
We regret to inform you that The 941 Theater is in imminent danger of closing down forever. As you may know, we’ve worked hard to support the art, film and music communities in Philadelphia by creating a safe and accessible venue everyone can enjoy. In the process of trying to keep our prices low and the venue friendly to emerging artists and filmmakers, we have found ourselves in a financial situation where our overhead has become much greater than our profits. In the process, important paperwork and licenses have lapsed and we are being forced to shut our doors for the month of November. Due to our dire financial situation, every day our doors are closed we lose the important money that needs to go back into the theater. We are currently working on a huge fundraiser which needs to happen before the end of November in order for us to gain the funds to help re-open the theater. If you are willing to donate your time and efforts to help save the 941 Theater, please contact us at BOOKING@941theater.com. We know times are tough for everyone, but if you are willing to make a monetary donation, every little bit helps and would be greatly appreciated.
If you can donate money to the cause, you can do so here:
http://tinyurl.com/yzdaqs4
WPRB 103.3 FM PLEDGE DRIVE
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:00pm
to
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 12:00pm
WPRB 103.3 FM / WPRB.com
info@wprb.com
October 7-14, 2009: The third annual WPRB Membership Drive! A week of special programming you don’t want to miss!
WPRB 103.3 FM’s annual Membership Drive returns for its third year in October and promises to be an exciting week filled with unique, exclusive programming from your favorite community supported independent radio station.
The membership drive begins on October 7th, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and runs until the end of broadcast day on October 14th. The drive week will feature a variety of unique, exclusive programming, including live in-studio performances, artist interviews, expanded DJ sets, special on-air hosts - not to mention a few surprises. WPRB returns with a new and expanded lineup of membership premiums exclusive to this year’s drive, designed by a group of local and international visual artists.
WPRB kicks off its drive with Jon Solomon’s program at 7:00 p.m. ET and features live performances by Obits (Sub Pop Records), Danielson (Secretly Canadian Records), Screaming Females (Don Giovanni Records), and The Spinto Band (Park the Van Records). Matador recording artist Jennifer O’Connor will perform covers live in-studio in exchange for pledges.
Experience fresh, new programming every day of the drive! WPRB’s original radio serial, “Rock Blastaar,” returns for a sequel you won’t want to miss. You can listen to the original series in its entirety at the WPRB Blog. In addition to the performances on Jon Solomon’s show, WPRB will feature live sets by Blues Control (Siltbreeze Records), Chairlift (Kanine Records), The Coathangers (Suicide Squeeze Records), Melissa Dunphy’s “The Gonzales Cantata” and much more daily at 3:00 p.m. ET. A complete schedule of on-air events and programming lineup will be available on the WPRB Blog on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009.
Listeners can make a pledge of ten dollars or more and receive an exclusive membership premium from WPRB. As with previous drives, local and international artists donate designs to feature on magnets, bumper stickers, T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts, and bags.
The premium items designed exclusively for the 2009 Membership Drive were provided by Ana Benaroya (NJ), Jennifer Cooke (MA), Keith Greiman (PA), Sohrab Habibon (NYC), Hawk Krall (PA), Dr. Pizzoli (PA), and Mathieu Trudel (Montreal, Canada).
In addition to the above premiums, the station offers limited-edition premiums during specific programs. These include autographed copies of albums, CD/LP box sets, DVDs, gift certificates to local restaurants and retailers, and more. These special premiums are exclusive to listeners pledging by telephone during the drive. Renowned independent record labels such as Sub Pop, Matador, Merge, Polyvinyl and more have donated select releases from their catalogs to help WPRB raise funds. A full list of companies that have donated limited-edition premiums will be available through http://pledge.wprb.com.
To make a donation during the Membership Drive, telephone operators will be standing by at (609) 258-1033 to take pledges at all hours of the broadcast day (beginning at 6:00 a.m. ET and running typically until 4:00 a.m.). Listeners will also be able to donate online during the drive through WPRB’s secure Membership Drive portal, located at:
http://pledge.wprb.com/
All donations are tax-deductible. WPRB accepts all major credit cards, PayPal, and checks, as well as the option to pay in installments. Listeners who donate during the Membership Drive receive on-air acknowledgement during broadcast hours.
MIDWIVES COLLECTIVE SHOW-EL VIAJE
On Friday, November 13, 2009 The Midwives Collective & Gallery will host the opening for “El Viaje” (The Journey) located at 1241 Carpenter Street in beloved South Philadelphia from 6 P.M till 10 P.M. The Gallery will be open Saturdays from 12 P.M. till 5 P.M. or by appointment only (in which, contact themwc@gmail.com. There is no admission fee to enjoy this show. We hope to see you there!
“EL Viaje” (The Journey) brought together the emerging Mexican community in South Philadelphia to give them a voice to tell their stories. These women, men, and children communicated their similar struggles, sacrifices, triumphs, and realities as immigrants making the journey to the United States. Through open dialogue, writings, paintings, printmaking, and video, these manifestos capture the many pressing issues relating to assimilation, maintaining identity and culture of origin, and the search for opportunity. The shared hopes of “El Viaje” and its participants is the awareness in Philadelphia of the real struggles of this rising immigrant community as well as to give them the voice and a space to tell their stories.
During August, an open invitation was extended to Mexican families of South Philadelphia to simply share their struggles and accomplishments and connect with each other through conversation. They participated in a 10-12 art workshop series sponsored by the Leeway Foundation and conducted by lead artist Nora Hiriart Litz along with a team of artists in her studio space (Midwives Gallery). The outcome of the workshop are artworks created by entire families that will one day be artifacts for these families as they continue to put roots down and settle. In addition, “El Viaje” (The Journey) was documented and contains the authentic experiences as told by these families on video, which can be viewed at the opening.
Biography- Nora Hiriart Litz
Nora Hiriart Litz is a visual artist/printmaker that lives and works in South Philadelphia. Her relationship with the Mexican community is intimate and continuous. She identifies with the Mexican community here not just by cultural origin but they share the similar position of being strangers in this land. She shares with them the communication problems and cultural barriers experienced by this community. Who she is plays an important role in El Viaje project because she can connect to the community as a Mexican, a woman, a mother and an immigrant placed in the same emotional position as these new immigrant families. This experience gives her the perspective of knowing what can be gained and lost through the cultural divide that immigration generates.
The Midwives Collective & Gallery
1241 Carpenter Street, 2nd Fl.,
Ste. 2 Philadelphia, PA 19147
ACTING 201: An Intuitive & Imaginative Exploration of Text
ONE NIGHT ONLY!: Oct. 9th, 6-10PM
themwc@gmail.com
www.midwivescollective.com
www.twitter.com/MidwivesGallery
FERN KNIGHT
THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT: NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL
Featuring Cheer-Accident, The Red Masque, Make A Rising and Fern Knight
Saturday, October 24, 2009
The Rotunda
University of Pennsylvania, 4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-573-3234.
http://www.therotunda.org
7 PM. All Ages.
FREE but donations for the bands requested
(Pay-What-You-Want Admission).
Ars Nova Workshop
Music/Arts - Concert
Saturday, October 31, 2009
8:00pm - 11:00pm
International House Philadelphia
3701 Chestnut Street
Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen
Join us for this special and spectacular Halloween performance of the Sun Ra Arkestra. Founded in 1958 under the leadership of Sun Ra, the Arkestra pioneered a unique brand of afro-futurism, forging intersecting musical pathways that explore outer space and Egyptian mythology. Drawing on the work of Duke Ellington and Fletcher Henderson, the Arkestra are pioneers of the bop-derived avant-garde and collective improvisation. Their work has had tremendous impact on scores of musicians including MC5, Sonic Youth and George Clinton. Following the Arkestra’s influential tenures in Chicago and New York City, Sun Ra and the Arkestra relocated to Philadelphia in 1968, where they continue their commitment to the study, research and development of Sun Ra’s musical precepts. Following the ascension of Sun Ra in 1993 and John Gilmore in 1995, Maestro Marshall Allen (b. 1924) has launched the Sun Ra Arkestra into a dimension beyond that of mere “ghost” band by writing fresh arrangements of Sun Ra’s music, as well as composing new music and arrangements for the Arkestra.
FLICKERbr>
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Ibrahim Theater @ International House
3701 Chestnut St.
Wednesday, November 4 at 7pm
FLicKeR
dir. Nik Sheehan, Canada, 2008, video, 72 mins, color & b/w
Created by poet, artist, calligrapher and mystic Brion Gysin in 1961, The Dream Machine looks simple enough – a 100-watt light bulb, a motor and a rotating cylinder with cutouts. But Gysin believed The Dream Machine would offer a drugless high that would revolutionize human consciousness. Users just in front of it, close their eyes, and wait for the visions to come. With a custom-made Dream Machine in tow, director Sheehan takes us on a journey into the life of Gysin – his art, complex ideas and friendships with some of the 20th century’s key counterculture figures.
Featuring writer and Dream Machine enthusiast William S Burroughs, singer Marianne Faithfull, singer/artist Genesis P-Orridge, punk rocker Iggy Pop, filmmaker Kenneth Anger and artist/turntablist DJ Spooky, FLicKeR is a truly hypnotic documentary that asks crucial questions about the nature of art and consciousness and imagines a humanity liberated to explore its creativity in complete freedom.
Free admission members above Internationalist level;
$5 Internationalists; $6 students + seniors; $8 general admission.
In advance at TICKETWEB.COM or 1/2 hour before showtime at The Ibrahim Theater Box Office.
SHARED STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE
Sunday, November 1, 2009
4:00am - 7:00am
2nd and cecil B moore
Description
Affordable artist studios formally known as PIFAS is now under new management and is looking to fill some pretty great art studios in the next couple months! We are conveniently located in close proximity to the Piazza, and Northern Liberties and also just a few blocks from the Berks Street El stop. We are looking to fill about 17 studios that are in the $180 dollar price range. We have a great space in the back end of the warehouse that would be perfect for a woodshop set up with a small heat able studio that comes with it for about $250. Lots of the studios have roofs that can hold your storage and can easily be heated. There is a kitchen and 4 bathrooms, 2 garages, fridge, microwave, toaster, screen printing studio, and darkroom and lots of parking spaces!
This is also a call to yoga teachers, hair stylists and massage people who are looking for a space to set up shop!
Also a call to people that want use a screen printing and/or darkroom for the low price of $30 a month.
We have a lot of space lets get creative!
CALL FOR ENTRIES (through Nov. 12): The Whole 9 Yards
An Off the Wall/Midwives Juried Exhibition, Dec. 6-30, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
11:00am - 11:55pm
Off the Wall Gallery at Dirty Frank’s
NE Corner, 13th & Pine
THE WHOLE 9 YARDS, OFF THE WALL GALLERY’s Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition, a co-production of MIDWIVES COLLECTIVE & GALLERY, focuses on work that employs, or is conversant in, any textile, fabric or fiber media.
The entry fee is $5 per work, with the jury awarding up to $500 in prizes. The jury is also responsible for deciding at which gallery selected work will be exhibited.
THROUGH NOVEMBER 12, WE ARE ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FROM 2D AND 3D ARTISTS using and/or interpreting textile, fabric and fiber media. There are no size limitations but please use your judgment and knowledge of each space’s configuration.
While commonly employed fabric media, such as canvas and paper, do qualify, the jury will give additional consideration to artists WHO ACTIVELY WORK TO ELEVATE MEDIA; for example:
* Creating wearable or usable objects through fashion or industrial design.
* Hand-making original materials by weaving or bonding, re-using found objects, etc.
* Embellishing everyday objects with embrodiery, deconstructing or re-interpreting them, etc.
* Employing any of these processes and others as stand-alone art forms.
* Using video, audio or photography to interpret or illustrate these media.
WHO WE ARE:
Off the Wall Gallery is one of Philadelphia’s first non-traditional art spaces. Our formal founding year is 1978 but our roots date back to the 1940s when Dirty Frank’s began inviting local art students to hang their work. The gallery embraces emerging artists, avant-garde forms, strong personal and political perspectives, and fresh ideas.
The Midwives Collective & Gallery is a 21st-century women’s collective formed for the purpose of fostering community art making, culture and the creation of art history by maintaining a public arena for the display and practice of innovative, emerging art.
FIRST PERSON ARTS FEST (Nov 3-8)
http://www.firstpersonarts.org/programs2/2009-festival/
YES MEN
How to Fix the World - Thursday, November 5
8:30-10:30 pm
Screening and Q&A (Philadelphia premiere)
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after
10/25
Lie with a straight face. That’s how you get away with posing as a top executive,
manipulating the media, and fabricating announcements to force corporations to correct misdeeds, say the Yes Men. Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno (aka the Yes Men) are as irreverent about the stunts they pull as they are earnest about righting cultural wrongs. Brainstorm with them about how to effect change right here and now after watching how they do it in “The Yes Men Fix the World.”
Shelter Opening Reception -
Friday, November 6
5-7 pm
FREE
Reception, exhibition, presentation
Meet the artists and families who collaborated to create Shelter after Rebuilding Together Philadelphia helped the families restore their homes. The artists documented the stories of the lives within those walls while also reflecting upon what “shelter” means to them personally.
Artist Damon Reaves will perform a new work that combines audio and physical action.
The performance and his drawings reflect conversations about race and identity resulting from his collaboration with a homeowner; interpreting shelter as “feeling at home in one’s skin” with both its protection and restrictions.
Exhibition runs through December 31
Going to Extremes - Friday, November 6
7-8:30 pm
Presentation
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
Less than 11 months after setting the world record for a solo trek across Antarctica, Todd Carmichael (founder of La Colombe Coffee) will attempt the first man-haul traverse of Death Valley National Park. After he walks 250 miles through the second-driest place on earth — alone and without assistance, re-supplies, supplemental water or the aid of machine or animal — he comes to the First Person Festival to talk about his daring quests. And after the Festival? A trek across the Namib desert. Don’t miss this exciting conversation with one of the most intrepid adventurers in the world today.
Karaoke-Obsessed - Friday, November 6
9-11 pm
Presentation
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
When Brian Raftery first stepped up to the microphone, he had no idea it would be a life-altering event. Despite his terrible voice, he kept on singing. Soon he was traveling the world pursuing an infatuation that grew into a full-blown obsession. Brian will share a few highlights from that journey, then turn over the program to karaoke host Sara Sherr. Bring your posse and get ready to sing your favorite song - and remember, since we’re First Person Arts, we’d love to hear a story about the song you choose to sing!
WORKSHOPS - Saturday, November 7
9 am-Noon
In advance: $20 (First Person Arts members) / $25 (general public) - $25/30 after 10/25
Is your life one for the books? How about the stage or screen? Come with an idea for a personal story you’d like to tell, then spend the morning developing it. First we’ll introduce you to three ways to craft it: in writing, orally, or as a digital story. Then you’ll join one of three workshops, each led by a professional in a different discipline. Whether you attended a previous workshop or are just starting out, our leaders: Lisa Nelson Haynes, August Tarrier, and Tina Devine (all back by popular demand) will provide the inspiration and guidance you need to keep at it.
Life/Story - Saturday, November 7
12:30-1:30 pm
Interview, Q&A, book signing
In Advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
Bestselling author, filmmaker and journalist Mark Bowden, “a master of narrative journalism,” (The New York Times Book Review) sits down with Tracey Tanenbaum to discuss his life’s work as a creator of spellbinding stories about epic events. Go behind the scenes with Bowden as he investigates a high-profile news story and learn how he transforms it into a thrilling narrative.
Inside the Writer’s Notebook - Saturday, November 7
2-3:30 pm
Panel discussion, Q&A, book signing
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
Ben Yagoda knows memoir. He has spent years exploring its history and analyzing its many different forms. A.J. Jacobs writes memoir — hilarious stories about unusual “experiments in living” that he undertakes. Rachel Simon takes on big personal challenges, then writes about what they teach her about life. Laurie Sandell writes and draws her stories. Her first graphic memoir about her difficult upbringing was published this year. Yagoda leads a conversation with the three authors, who will read excerpts from their recent releases, discuss their approaches to writing memoir, and talk about why and how they do what they do.
A.J. Jacobs is the New York Times bestselling author of The Know-It-All and The Year of Living Biblically.
Ben Yagoda has been an editor/writer at New Jersey Monthly and Philadelphia Magazine, movie critic at the Philadelphia Daily News, and has written for Slate and Esquire.
Rachel Simon is best known for her critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir Riding The Bus With My Sister, which was adapted as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie.
Animal Magnetism - Saturday, November 7
4-5 pm
Presentation, Q&A, Book signing
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
Rita Mae Brown dedicated her newly-released memoir, Animal Magnetism, “to those who have been saved by an animal and who saved one in return.” Is this you? If so, come be part of the conversation when Ms. Brown makes a special appearance at the Festival to share the love and lessons she has learned through her lifelong relationship with animals.
Obsolete and Whining - Saturday, November 7
5:30-6:30 pm
Presentation, film screening, book signing
FREE
Payphones. Rolodexes. Cursive writing. The dustbin of modern history is overflowing with “once-common things passing us by.” Anna Jane Grossman joins us at the Festival to reminisce about the good old ways, documented in her quirky new encyclopedia, Obsolete. She shares program with Cecilia Smith, who screens her short documentary “The Art of Fine Whining” - about the Philadelphia Complaint Choir that premiered at 2008 Festival and lives on in cyberspace.
The Guinea Pig Diaries -
Saturday, November 7
7-8:30 pm
Presentation, Q&A, book signing
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
A.J. Jacobs, 40 year-old male journalist and author, posed nude, outsourced his life, mastered online dating and became a slave to his wife — all in the name of a day’s work. In a reading from his book of essays, he takes you through his hilarious adventures as a human guinea pig. Hear about his forays into the other personas, and (if you’re game to be a guinea pig yourself) volunteer for an experiment he devised for you.
Grand Slam - Saturday, November 7
9-11 pm
Performance
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
Winners of First Person’s much-adored, monthly StorySlams bring their best stories to the stage for the championship round. Be there as these top-notch raconteurs battle it out for the title of “Best Story Teller in Philadelphia”.
Hosted by Victor Fiorillo, Arts & Entertainment Editor at Philadelphia Magazine.
Advance purchase recommended; this event is expected to sell out.
The Girl From Foreign - Sunday, November 8
Noon-2 pm
In advance: $20 (First Person Arts members) / $25 (general public) - $25/$30 after 10/25
Presentation, film screening, Q&A, book signing, lunch, concert
Sadia Shepard, daughter of a Christian/American father and Muslim/Pakistani mother, understood the complexities of a multi-cultural household. What made her melting pot overflow was the discovery that her grandmother had been born Jewish. Compelled to reclaim her roots, she travelled to India to discover the history of the Jews of India, believed to be descendents of the lost tribes of Israel. She brings this journey to life in her memoir The Girl from Foreign and her film In Search of the Bene Israel, which she presents at the festival. Music by the Lenny Seidman Tabla Choir and a buffet by Ekta Indian Restaurant evoke the tastes and sounds of her unusual history.
L.W.O.P. (Life Without Parole) - Sunday, November 8
2:00-3:00PM
Film screening and Q&A (Philadelphia premiere)
FREE
In 1980, Kenneth E. Hartman was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal murder he committed at age 19. His violent behavior persisted for years behind bars until he eventually he transformed himself into to a student of philosophy, a reader of books, a self-taught authority on prison law, and became a husband and a father. He is now a writer and activist, devoted to the moral and practical necessity of reforming the American correctional system. Join us for a videotaped reading by Mr. Hartman from his memoir, Mother California, followed by a Q&A, phoned in live from the California State Prison in LA.
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe - Sunday, November 8
3:30-5:30PM
Film screening and Q&A (Philadelphia premiere)
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
The name William Kunstler is cloaked in controversy. Revered by activists for taking on the establishment (the Chicago Seven, Attica, the stand-off at Wounded Knee), he was later reviled for defending people accused of rape, murder, organized crime and terrorism. David Rudovsky, one of the nation’s leading civil rights and criminal defense attorneys, joins filmmaker Emily Kunstler to discuss her father’s complicated legacy and the legal ethics questions they explore in her provocative new film: William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe.
This program has been approved for two hours of ethics credit for Pennsylvania lawyers. Credits may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attorneys seeking CLE credit should bring a check in the amount of $25, payable to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, to the event.
Sweet Tea - Sunday, November 8
6:00-7:00PM
Presentation, Book signing and Q&A
In advance: $12 (First Person Arts members) / $15 (general public) - $15/$20 after 10/25
In a staged reading based on his book Sweet Tea, performance artist and author E. Patrick Johnson gives voice to a group that has been politely concealed: gay, black men born, raised, and living in the South. The narratives he brings to life are based on interviews with men of different generations, showing how they navigate “good old” southern customs to legitimate themselves as members of southern and black cultures.
Still Bill - Sunday, November 8
7:30-9:30PM
Film screening, Q&A, concert (Philadelphia premiere)
In advance: $20 (First Person Arts members) / $25 (general public) - $25/$30 after 10/25
Just the Two of Us. Ain’t No Sunshine. Lean on Me. The man who wrote the songs that defined a decade walked away from showbiz without a look back. For 23 years, Bill Withers shunned the spotlight and refused all interviews — until filmmakers Damani Baker and Alex Vlack convinced him to tell his surprising story. Still Bill gives us an inside look at Bill Withers’ life and personality, tells why he stopped performing at the peak of his career and who he is today. An amazing portrait of an icon who never gave up his soul. The evening concludes with a live concert of Withers’ classics by the legendary Johnny Ingram of the Funk Brothers, and his band.
The Weathervane Music Organzation Benefit Party featuring BC Camplight , East Hundred , Danielson, and {{{Sunset}}}
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009 9:00 PM EST (8:00 PM Doors)
at Johnny Brenda’s
in Philadelphia, PA
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MONSTERS OF FOLK @ THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC INFORMATION>br>
Monday November 9th 7:30pm - WXPN and Y-ROCK ON WXPN Presents ….
At The Academy Of Music (Broad & Locust Streets In Center City Philadelphia)
All Ages / $50 / Tickets On Sale NOW Via Special Ticket Link (promo code is YESPLEASE)
THE MONSTERS OF FOLK SHOW
Monsters of Folk was born on the road five years ago when My Morning Jacket’s Jim
James, Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, and singer/songwriter M. Ward
toured together and regularly sat in on each other’s sets. Now armed with the eclectic
and consistently striking songs that make up their debut album, the illustrious quartet will reconvene for a Fall tour. The four members will be switching instruments and trading roles throughout each show, maintaining the freewheeling and highly collaborative spirit of their work together thus far.
On this inaugural tour, Monsters of Folk is partnering with Air Traffic Control, a
resource for musicians’ philanthropic and social change work, to donate monies raised
from ticket sales. The band will be donating $1 from every ticket sold to Art-Reach.
https://tickets.kimmelcenter.org/account/login.aspx?returnUrl=8973&listall=true&promoCode=SAYPLEASE
ANDREW’S VIDEO VAULT AT THE ROTUNDA
4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
The Second Thursday of Every Month
Free Screenings Continuous From 8 PM
Upcoming Shows:
November 12th
Larmar och gör sig till / In the Presence of a Clown (1997 / 119 minutes) Borje Ahlstedt returns as Carl Akerblom (the Uncle from Fanny and Alexander) who seeks to make a “living talking picture” in Ingmar Bergman’s made-for-TV movie.
Gigot (1962 / 104 minutes) Jackie Gleason stars as a Charlie Chaplin-like mute in Gene Kelly’s silent film.
December 10th
The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover (1989 / 123 minutes) Peter Greenaway’s dazzling revenge drama about a kitchen consummated affair and its bloody outcome. With Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Michael Gambon and Tim Roth.
Being There (1979 / 130 minutes) Peter Sellers is television obsessed man-child, Chance, the gardener in Hal Ashby’s warm film of Jerzy Kosinski’s satiric fable. Co-starring Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas and Jack Warden.
JIM HENSON ART EXHIBIT “FANTASTIC WORLD”
September 12 through November 29, 2009
Della Penna-Fernberger | Paton | Smith Galleries
“Jim didn’t think in terms of boundaries at all the way the rest of us do. There are always these fences we build around ourselves and our ideas. Jim seemed to have no fences.”
—Jon Stone, Sesame Street producer and director
Without “fences” to limit where his imagination could roam, Jim Henson (1936-1990)—artist, puppeteer, film director and producer—created elaborate imaginary worlds filled with unique characters, objects, environments and even languages and cultures. Jim Henson’s Fantastic World, an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the Jim Henson Legacy, offers a rare peek into the imagination and creative genius of this multitalented innovator and creator of Kermit the Frog, Big Bird and other beloved characters.
Jim Henson’s Fantastic World is the inaugural show in the Della Penna-Fernberger | Paton | Smith Galleries, the new exhibition space that is the center-piece of the Museum’s $12 million expansion.
This exhibition features 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller and visionary. Among the variety of exhibition objects are puppets and television and movie props, photographs of Henson and his collaborators at work and original video productions, including excerpts from Henson’s early career and experimental films. The exhibition installation will include a resource room, which will feature hands-on activities for children of all ages, including a puppet theater.
“It’s such a treat to get to know Jim Henson through his doodles and drawings, his puppets and his fantastic performances,” said Karen Falk, curator of the exhibition and archivist at The Jim Henson Company. “I’m delighted to be able to share this inspiring and entertaining experience with people all over the country. Seeing his original work firsthand opens a window into his visual thinking and provides both an appreciation of Jim as an artist and a reason to laugh out loud.”
From the very beginning, Henson expressed his ideas with incredible bursts of invention, through a variety of visual forms, clever dialogue, songs, comic bits and animation. All of his work reveals a highly sophisticated and nuanced thought process, evident in the decades-long metamorphosis of a small group of captivating characters from simple doodles to cartoons to puppets to films. What began as a one-man enterprise eventually grew into an international phenomenon. As time passed, the simple hand puppets that Henson created for his first television show, “Sam and Friends,” evolved into increasingly more sophisticated characters—from the Muppets of “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street” and “Fraggle Rock” fame to the larger-than-life fantasy creatures of “The Dark Crystal” and “Labyrinth”.
Jim Henson’s Fantastic World is organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and SITES, in cooperation with the Henson Family; The Jim Henson Company; The Muppets Studio, LLC; and Sesame Workshop. The exhibition is made possible by The Biography Channel. Additional support has been provided The Jane Henson Foundation and Cheryl Henson.
The Biography Channel is a 24-hour digital cable network dedicated to presenting compelling stories about the world’s most interesting people. One of the most sought after and fastest growing channels available today, The Biography Channel presents vibrant profiles of intriguing individuals, plus exciting new original series, short features and documentaries.
Established in 1992, The Jim Henson Legacy was founded by Jane Henson, colleagues and friends in response to the extraordinary interest in the life and prolific body of work by Jim Henson. The non-profit 501(C3) organization is dedicated to preserving and perpetuating Jim Henson’s contributions to the worlds of puppetry, television and motion pictures, special effects and media technology. By making Jim Henson’s creative work available to the public through presentations and exhibits, the Legacy’s mission is to share the power of his art, his imagination and his positive view of life with generations to come.
SITES has been sharing the wealth of Smithsonian collections and research programs with millions of people outside Washington, D.C., for more than 50 years. SITES connects Americans to their shared cultural heritage through a wide range of exhibitions about art, science and history, which are shown wherever people live, work and play.
http://www.michenermuseum.org/exhibits/henson.php
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we screen films that you bring…period.
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short films only, it IS a bar. But bring ‘em!
DVD and VHS only!
anyway - at fancypants we screen without ‘culling’
we never prescreen - this isn’t France.
and it is FREE!
The important thing is there’s booze - rivers of booze.
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