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Eternal Cult presents:
RABBIT: An Original Rabbit Tragedy.
What does it mean to fail deeply and totally at every goal you’ve ever had? How can we keep going after terrible things happen? Why can’t we just get what we want? With the help of an opera singing Greek chorus, “Rabbit” follows a modern tragic hero, a cottontail rabbit named Jonathan, as he struggles against a run of very bad luck. After he is snatched away from his wife and family by a giant hawk, his odyssey to return home is a near constant struggle against forces both natural and supernatural. Is it fate? Is it a path? Is there meaning? Or is all of it just a bunch of random crappiness raining down upon him? Upon us all?
Written by Jon Mac Cole and Savannah Reich.
Directed by Jon Mac Cole, Savannah Reich and Christopher Allen.
Original music by Anna Young. Set design and construction by Emma Alves.
Starring:
Jon Mac Cole
Patrick Costello
Flora Mahaffy
James Jordan
Savannah Reich
Anna Young
Admission: $ 5-7 suggested donation
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7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Español Abajo
Philly I.P.D. "Indigenous Peoples Day" Committee will be showing the "500 Nations" documentary Part II. And Aztec Dance in Philadelphia
A panel discussion will be held afterward to discuss the impact that colonialism has had on Indigenous Peoples today.
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6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
For more information call: 215-839-9634
Admission is FREE
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Philly I.P.D. "Día de los Pueblos Indígenas" Comité estará mostrando las "500 Nations" documental Parte II. Y Danza Azteca en Filadelfia
Un panel de discusión se llevará a cabo después de discutir el impacto que el colonialismo ha tenido sobre los pueblos indígenas en la actualidad.
Ubicación: 4014 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Fecha y hora: 05 de octubre 2012 18:00-20:30
Este evento es gratuito y abierto al público.
Para más información llame al: 215-384-3369
GRATIS
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Dark Side of Whales & Dolphins in Captivity
Film Screening with Q & A and Book Signing
On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, the local humane education organization "22reasons" will be presenting a free screening of the documentary "Lolita - Slave to Entertainment." Tim Gorski, writer, director and editor of this film as well as the recently released "How I Became an Elephant," will speak about his experiences filming the documentary, and author David Kirby will read an excerpt from his recently published book, "Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity" and sign copies.
Lolita is an orca confined in a small tank at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970 when she was taken from her family pod in the ocean - she was just two years old. Just this summer (August 2012), PeTA and the Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit against the USDA challenging the renewal of Miami Seaquarium's license.
"This provocative and revealing must-see documentary uniquely addresses man's relationship with wildlife. It speaks not only to animal lovers and activists, but to anyone at all who may have been duped by marine theme park propaganda. In fact, this is the film that an entire industry would rather you not see." ~ Valerie Silidker - Vice President, Rattle the Cage Productions
www.slavetoentertainment.com
Doors open 6:30 pm, film begins 7:00 pm (approximate one hour), book reading and speaker presentations, 8:00 pm
Admission is FREE
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8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Andrew’s Video Vault
screens:
. OCTOBER 11
* * * * Two silent movies directed by Tod Browning with live musical accompaniment from Lincoln vs. The Moon (Jen Lightfoot and Ed Dymek) * * * *
The Unknown (1927 / 63 minutes) Wanted murderer Lon Chaney poses as “Alonzo the Armless Wonder.” Falling in love with unstable and phobic Joan Crawford, he becomes enraged when a strongman becomes romantic rival, setting the stage for an unforgettable Grand Guignol climax.
The Unholy Three (1925 / 86 minutes) A sideshow ventriloquist (Lon Chaney), a little person (Harry Earles), and strongman (Victor McLaglen) flee the carny life and form a perverse crime family operating out of a pet shop. Based on a novel by Tod Robbins, the author of “Spurs” the story that inspired Browning’s movie Freaks.
NOVEMBER 8
Pericles on 31st Street (1962 / 60 minutes) A young Sam Peckinpah directed this entry in “The Dick Powell Show,” based on the novel by Harry Mark Petrakis. Features Theodore Bikel, Carroll O’Connor and Arthur O’Connell.
The Man with Two Heads (1972 / 80 minutes) Writer/director Andy Milligan’s chaotic, angry and insane version of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” shot on location in England.
DECEMBER 13
Rienzi – Der Letzte Der Tribunen [Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes] (2010 / 156 minutes) Philipp Stolzl and Christian Baier’s revision of Richard Wagner’s infrequently performed third opera (1842) about civil war in Rome. From the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Admission is FREE to all screenings. Screenings are continuous from 8pm.
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9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
POSTPONED UNTIL FRI NOV 2nd!
Penn campus stalwarts, 6-piece rock band Slow Dance Chubby, are celebrating the release of their new EP Sinkhole, recorded this summer in Los Angeles with producer Raymond Richards (Local Natives, Henry Clay People). They will perform the EP in its entirety along with a selection of new covers.
***ALSO FEATURING THE DEBUT OF NEWEST CHUB EMILY ORRSON***
Hear some of their music HERE
Admission is FREE
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10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 13, 2012 10am-2pm
"COMMUNITY & EDUCATION CONFERENCE"
Sponsored by National Support Agency, Community Change Communications and National Give Back for Kids Campaign, Inc.
Free & Open to the Public!!
Workshop Topics:
Male Parenting
Girl Power
Family Preservation
Developing Your Resources
Grant Writing & Fundraising
Peaceful Possibilities (Bullying/Violence & Crime Prevention)
Youth & Children Entrepreneurship
Encouragement of Faith Based Initiatives
Financial Literacy
Guidance for the Hip Hop Generation
Nurturing & Growing Children
How to Get Free Support Staff: Volunteerism & Service Learning
Neighborhood Church Enterprises
Supporting Block Captains Community Development
For more information contact mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com or (267) 230-0317 & (215) 254-9314 and milessteps@gmail.com or (267) 444-6528
Vendor Opportunities are Available!!!
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Saturday, October 13, 2012 2pm
"OH GOD PLEASE SEND ME A DO RIGHT MAN"
The return of the Gospel Musical and
National Touring production that explores the
relationships of Men and Women and its effects
on the family structure and child development.
Sponsored inconjunction with the Christian Writers
& Artists Guild.
ROTUNDA
4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19104
Facility is wheel chair accessible.
Suggested Donation: $15.00 per person (Group Rates available). Performance can be used as a Fundraiser or Benefit presentation for your Group, Organization, Agency, Company, Center, Association or Institution.
For more information contact mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com or
267-230-0317
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
"OH GOD PLEASE SEND ME A DO RIGHT MAN"
The return of the Gospel Musical and National Touring production that explores the
relationships of Men and Women and its effects on the family structure and child development.
Sponsored inconjunction with the Christian Writers & Artists Guild.
Tickets: $15.00 per person (Group Rates available)
For more information contact mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com or
267-230-0317
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Enjoy an all-female dance recital from the Rita Jones Dance and Drama Company, a company dedicated to the integration of Dance, Drama, and Music, particularly as they relate to the Classics.
Featuring:
Dancers
Ann Anantavage
Lori Hofstetter
Cynthia Jickling
Aniyah McIntosh
Laura Segal
Kenia Smith
Caera Sweeney
Damienne Walton
Choreographers
Rita Jones
Michael Lopuszanski
Liz Miles
The company is preparing for a Shakespearean festival that will focus on Shakespeare's couples. We will be exploring Othello and Desdamona, Lady MacBeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Antony and Cleopatra.
Rita Jones started out at the Hedgrow Theatre and the Philadelphia Dance Academy. From there she moved on to New York, where she studied at the Martha Graham Studio and performed with the Morelli Ballet and Simonsen-Jazz. Among numerous other roles, she was chosen by Ferdinand Mault to perform Hamlet at the Northeast Regional Ballet in Toronto, Canada. For some time, she has been moving toward a deeper integration of music and drama, especially with an eye towards dramatic representations of the Classics. She constantly seeks new ways to aid her dancers in performance of the subtleties of human emotion.
A portion of proceeds will be donated to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
Admission is $5.
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Poet-Tree En Motion
October 17th, November 21st & December 19th, 2012! A FREE community event (but donations are always appreciated)! This ongoing seasonal event series features a variety of dance/movement/theater mediums, live electronic/acoustic music, vocalists & poetry/spoken-word presentations, circus/fire performances, community art creations VJ projections by VJ Yakov (linkedin.com/pub/rich-wexler/15/166/A86) & open stage/open mics! (Sign up begins @ 7:15pm=>SHARP) Poet-tree En Motion FALL Performance Series Featured acts include… November 21st: Giving Thanks & Salutations… The Femme-Mynistiques (Alexa Gold, Lady Omni MC & Plum Dragoness)-facebook.com/groups/thefemmemynistiques Jawn Zap7-facebook.com/jawnzap7 Biancia Boom- facebook.com/114Boom Kalamandir Dance Co.-kalamandirdanceco.com Kintala- http://www.facebook.com/KintalaBandLast Event for the 2012 Fall Season is December 19th, 2012! Performer bios for 11/21/12 show: Biancia Boom- Influenced by female artists like Odetta and Joni Mitchell, Bianca Boom puts her own take on accoustics. A player of strings and electric things, her favorite color is Blue. Counting rap as a form of folk music, she's sure to give you a different take on the world. Letting her eclectic heritage guide music from the Soul. Penning her first book of songs at 15 on guitar, and dropping out of college to become a singer, Bianca freestyle rapped and sang her way across the US and echoed her voice in the hills of North Carolina as a member of Granola Funk Express in the late 90's, before moving to Philadelphia in 1999 where she found herself as fiddle player. Having played fiddle on such stages as the Mann Music Center, the Cleff Club, and the Painted Bride so early in her career, she was thrown deep into her lessons of the rich musical heritage Philly has to offer. In picking her guitar back up and producing her first demo in 2007, she has followed with singles and continued to collaborate with local talent on various live and recorded projects. In 2012, she brings to bear a sound that takes you through the stories of her many travels through the US and the World in the spirit of Reggae, Blues, Folk, and Hip-Hop. the Femme-mynistiques- Trio of sis-starz merging forces w/ fresh beats, mystic vocals, rhymes & lyrical poetics devoted to the “femminine mystic”. Together these three ladies bring to the stage backgrounds in beat/music production, dance choreography, staging theater productions, hostess-ing venues, singing, rap & spoken word performances (see link above for more info)! Jawn Zap7-Underground Philly Hip-hop music projects/Rap Artist (see link above for more info)! Kalamandir Dance Company- Kalamandir Dance Company (501c3) is a contemporary dance ensemble that uses the vocabulary of classical Indian dance to explore new spaces of artistic expression. Instead of diminishing the foundation of our classical styles, we look to investigate their communicative potential when merged with Western dance traditions. Using Odissi, Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Capoeira, Flamenco, Modern and Ballet training, our dancers collaboratively converse with movement and create dialogue with expression. We are driven by creativity, human emotions, and a desire to be released from the four walls of our daily existence. Our movement vocabulary is a collective effort that aims to create a reachable area for all people to participate and communicate. Artistic Director, Malabika Guha presents the piece “The Love That Remains”. Based on the Portuguese word “saudades,” this piece explores the fervent state of longing by channeling the painful sweetness of remembering a loved one from whom we have been separated while reveling in the joy that they may return (see link above for more info)! Kintala- experimental world music percussion project (see link above for more info)! [gallery] |
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Bowerbird
presents
Gate series
featuring:
KALISHNIKOV (Jamie Saft / Mike Pride)
EARTHEATER (Eli Litwin, Eric Slick, Travis Woodson)
TRISTAN DAHN
ABOUT THE EVENT
Kalashnikov is Jamie Saft (keyboards, bass) and Mike Pride (drums, percussion, vocals)- a rhythmic onslaught of epic proportions. Saft's brutal bass and doom keyboard sonics pummel alongside Pride's death drum and vocal assault. Kalashnikov's debut release "Bang Bang" arrived on Veal Records in spring 2008, the 14 hour epic, free download “1-666-CALL-SAAD” arrived in 2011. Individually they've been featured with Bad Brains, the Beastie Boys, the B-52's, Boredoms, Punk-Rock legends MDC (Millions of Dead Cops), John Zorn, Eugene Chadbourne, Anthony Braxton, Sony Simmons, Nels Cline, George Lewis, and Laurie Anderson. Collectively they are the anchor for Whoopie Pie (w/ Bill McHenry), Angel OV Death (w/ Andrew D’Angelo), and The Spanish Donkey (w/ Joe Morris).
Eartheater is a freely improvising trio that aims to create a spacious and dense sound worthy of its name. The group consists of three versatile, experienced musicians by the names of Eli Litwin, Eric Slick, and Travis Woodson. Eli Litwin released a freely improvised, extreme metal solo album called Intensus (Metal Blade Records) in 2011. He has also played in Normal Love, Inzinzac, Knife the Glitter and Gun Muffs, among others. Eric Slick began his career drumming for the Adrian Belew Power Trio. He has also performed with Ike Willis, Jon Anderson (Yes), Ween, John Wetton (King Crimson), Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart), and Project/Object, among many others. He is currently the drummer of Dr. Dog. Travis Woodson is a budding composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist that has played with Make a Rising, Live Like A King, Split Red, Electric Simcha and various others. He recently composed and arranged music for three guitars.
Based in West Philadelphia, Tristan Dahn improvises on a wide range of instruments. Employing both standard instruments like guitar and piano, as well as more adventurous instruments (among them guzheng and shruti box), Dahn creates atmospheric soundscapes that are simultaneously abstract and highly narrative. His compositions (often Terry Riley-esque minimalist drone) stretch themselves out over time, with Dahn giving them ample room to loom and fall.
[most] 3rd Fridays
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Touch of Classics! is bringing Humperdinck’s opera masterpiece Hansel & Gretel for two performances at The Rotunda.
Touch of Classics!'s James R. Longacre and Dorothy Cardella bring this fully staged and costumed opera for the enjoyment of young and
old.
Everyone knows the story of the two children’s adventure after their Mother sends them into the dark and eerie woods in search of strawberries. Hansel and Gretel get lost in the deepest part of the wood until they discover the magical gingerbread house of the evil Witch, who quickly captures them and prepares to make them the latest batch of gingerbread children to add to her collection. Gretel outsmarts her and pushes the Witch into the oven freeing all the other children from her magical spell and ending her reign of terror.
WITH:
Theresa Seri as Hansel, Dorothy Cardella as Gretel, Sharon Derstine as The Mother, Edward Bogusz as The Father, Sandra Hartman as The Sandman & The Dew Fairy, and James R.. Longacre as The Witch
Michael Tunney, Stage Director -- Joseph Krupa, Music Director – Patty Nasuti, Choreography
TWO Matinee Performances Saturday and Sunday, the 2oTH & 21ST of October, at 2:30PM.
Cost of the opera is $15.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Children, and all are encouraged to dress in costume for the performances!
Cost of the opera is $15.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Children, and all are encouraged to dress in costume for the performances! Check out Philly Fun Guide's Funsavers for last minute info on 50% off on tickets to the October 20th performance!
Refreshments will also be available.
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For a quarter of a century, Philadelphia's own Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment has been bringing to audiences the finest in vocal musical entertainment in the Tri-State area. Dorothy Cardella and James R. Longacre, husband and wife duo have performed together in a variety of musical performances throughout the United States. Their specialties range from Opera to Operetta and Musical Theater, along with cabaret and ethnic music. Individually, they have performed in productions with companies such as Opera Delaware, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Arden Theater and Bristol Riverside Theater, each having made a solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York premieres. Dorothy has been soprano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and James has performed a leading role with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, along with making a solo debut at Avery Fisher Hall. Graduates of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, they are recognized together by their company name, Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment. They are available for concerts, parties and holiday events.
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Every 3rd Saturday of the month PYPM hosts a youth-led open mic and poetry slam for teens to come and share their work in a safe, uncensored environment.
Teens who participate in the slams earn points to qualify for the PYPM Slam Team, which competes at annual Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival and Slam held in various cities across the U.S with over 50 other youth poetry teams from around the world.
Interested in slamming or signing up for the open mic? See Slam Rules/Schedule, and Registration for full details.
Time: 6PM sharp (doors open at 5:45PM)
Admission: $10 adults, $7 youth and students ($5 for students who attend workshop earlier that day)
Name: Perry Divirgilio
Email Address: perry@pypm215.org
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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Touch of Classics! is bringing Humperdinck’s opera masterpiece Hansel & Gretel for two performances at The Rotunda.
Touch of Classics!'s James R. Longacre and Dorothy Cardella bring this fully staged and costumed opera for the enjoyment of young and
old.
Everyone knows the story of the two children’s adventure after their Mother sends them into the dark and eerie woods in search of strawberries. Hansel and Gretel get lost in the deepest part of the wood until they discover the magical gingerbread house of the evil Witch, who quickly captures them and prepares to make them the latest batch of gingerbread children to add to her collection. Gretel outsmarts her and pushes the Witch into the oven freeing all the other children from her magical spell and ending her reign of terror.
WITH:
Theresa Seri as Hansel, Dorothy Cardella as Gretel, Sharon Derstine as The Mother, Edward Bogusz as The Father, Sandra Hartman as The Sandman & The Dew Fairy, and James R.. Longacre as The Witch
Michael Tunney, Stage Director -- Joseph Krupa, Music Director – Patty Nasuti, Choreography
TWO Matinee Performances Saturday and Sunday, the 20TH & 21ST of October, at 2:30PM.
Cost of the opera is $15.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Children, and all are encouraged to dress in costume for the performances! Check out Philly Fun Guide's Funsavers for last minute info on 50% off on tickets to the October 20th performance!
Refreshments will also be available.
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For a quarter of a century, Philadelphia's own Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment has been bringing to audiences the finest in vocal musical entertainment in the Tri-State area. Dorothy Cardella and James R. Longacre, husband and wife duo have performed together in a variety of musical performances throughout the United States. Their specialties range from Opera to Operetta and Musical Theater, along with cabaret and ethnic music. Individually, they have performed in productions with companies such as Opera Delaware, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Arden Theater and Bristol Riverside Theater, each having made a solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York premieres. Dorothy has been soprano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and James has performed a leading role with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, along with making a solo debut at Avery Fisher Hall. Graduates of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, they are recognized together by their company name, Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment. They are available for concerts, parties and holiday events.
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9:00 PM - 1:00 AM
(nearly every last Thursday)
new time: 9pm-1am
Established in 1996, The Gathering is the longest/strongest-running truly Hip Hop event in Philly.
The Gathering IS b-boys/b-girls, pop-lockers, emcees, graffiti writers, DJs, men, women, and children of all ages enjoying an organic, community-based celebration of The struggle, the Love, and the culture of Hip Hop.
DJs spin Hiphop, breaks, and funk all night, and there are open cyphas, a tag wall, and a featured performance and graffiti panel each month.
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8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Elliott Levin - Sax, Flute
Brian Marsella - Keys
Ed Watkins - Percussion
Frankenstein: This 1910 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic tale was written and directed by J. Searle Dawley and produced over a three day period at the Edison Studios in New York.
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde: The king of the silent films William King Baggot stars in this 1913 dramatization of Robert Louis Stephenson’s classic horror story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
The Bewitched Inn (1897): (aka L’auberge-ensorcelée). Directed by Georges Mélièss. A weary traveler stops at an inn to get a good night’s sleep, but his rest is interrupted by supernatural happenings when he gets to his room like beds vanishing and re-appearing, candles exploding, pants flying through the air and his shoes walking away by themselves.
and more shorts..
Check out the Facebook event at
https://www.facebook.com/events/404746066265181/
JUST ADDED! Special appearance by Philadelphia resident and Penn alumnus M. ELIAS KELLER, author of Strange Case of Mr. Bodkin & Father Whitechapel, a unique adaptation of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde! Keller will introduce the timeless themes of Jekyll & Hyde and discuss his new twist on the classic, which flips Stevenson's story upside down by telling the tale of a ruthless banker, his repressed saint, and the dangerous consequences of unhindered goodness.
Performer bios
Elliott Levin - compositions & performances through flutes, saxophones, words.
Born and based in Phila., Pa. pursuing early studies with Michael Guerra (legendary saxist/clarinetist of Phila. Orchestra under Stokowski); and composer/flutist Claire Polin (collaborator with flute innovater William Kincaid). Studied music and creative writing at the U. of Oregon. Later studies with masters- pianist/improvisor/composer Cecil Taylor; and later with saxophonist/improviser/composer Odean Pope- led to long time relationships of performing and recording with their ensembles. A member of many groups in Phila/NYC area over the past 30 years (since the early '70's), he has continued to work with his own ensembles as well including INTERPLAY Ensemble, NEW GHOST, The PHILADELPHIA PHENOMENA to name a few...(collaborating with artists such as Rick Iannacone, Ed Watkins, Ron Howerton, Keno Speller, Marshall Allen, Tyrone Hill, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Calvin Weston, and many others).
RECORDINGS include:
OLDUVAI- "Baubo" on Tiwa Records (original poetry & music).
ILTAR- "Iltar" on Tiwa Records (original poetry & music).
THE MOTION OF EMOTION; SOUL-ETUDE; A FINE INTENSITY; OPPORTUNITIES & ADVANTAGES ("ON IN ON-ON-DAGA!")- on CIMP Recordings (as a leader)...
THE LIGHT OF CORONA; also- ALMEDA- on FMP (w/ Cecil Taylor Ensemble)...
THE SOUND VISION ORCHESTRA- on Eremite (w/ Alan Silva)...
ODEAN POPE'S SAXOPHONE CHOIR- "Locked & Loaded"(w/Michael Brecker; James Carter, & Joe Lovano)
LEVIN/CARTER/BALGOCHIAN/KRALL/SHURDUT Ensemble; a solo Poetry & Music CD
Bobby Zankel's WARRIORS OF THE WONDERFUL SOUND-"Ceremonies Of Forgiveness".
SECRET VOICES "No Time For Silence" (1KRecordings) w/ Ursula Rucker, Rich Medina, etc. (International poetry & music compilation).
NEW GHOST -"Live Upstairs @ Nick's" on ESP (original poetry & music).
INTERPLAY- "Apology to the Atonists/Tritone Suite)" on Porter Re3cords (original poetry & music)
SEESAW ENSEMBLE- "Elliott Levin Meets the Seesaw Ensemble" on Porter Records (original poetry & Music).
His book of poetry "does it swing...?" is published by Heat Press (LA).
for more info: www.radical3over2.com/elliott/levin.html
http://www.myspace.com/elliottlevin
contact: elliottlevin@hotmail.com
Edward Watkins - a native of Philadelphia,Pa. is a self-taught percussionist and abstract painter. Studied music formally at Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. Watkins has performed,toured and recorded with various jazz artists - internationally and nationally - such as Stan Clarke, Gato Barbieri, Charles Gayle, Byard Lancaster and Marshall Allen, to name a few. Formed the improvisational trio - the 'Edward Watkins Unit' in 2010. Currently living in Philadelphia.
Brian Marsella is an emerging artist in the improv music community. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brian learned music by ear at age three from listening to his father, an amateur jazz musician, play the saxophone and vibraphone. His first music loves were Tchaikovsky, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Scott Joplin. At five, Brian started to study classical piano and gave his first public performance. Most of...
Brian's childhood was filled with the struggle of learning music and the exhilaration of performance. At age eleven, Brian had has first professional "gig." Throughout his teen years, Brian performed extensively around the Philadelphia area in a myriad of settings. A friendship at that time with Philadelphia bassist, Lance Walker, whom had worked with Patti LaBelle and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, opened Brian to the world of R&B, blues, funk, and fusion, working with bands The Dukes of Destiny, The Elgins, and countless others. While doing club dates at night and weddings on the weekends, Brian kept up his classical career as well. At fourteen, Brian was the music director, conductor, and harpsichordist for the New Hope Performing Arts Festival's production of Mozart's opera, Bastien and Batienna, which received rave reviews. At sixteen, Brian gave his first full length concert at The James Lorah House, in Doylestown, Pa. The concert included works of D. Scarlatti, Chopin, Brahms and the world premier of Peter Cody's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. Throughout this time, Brian was studying classical piano with master, David Ancker.
Brian went on to study composition at the Westminster Choir College, and piano performance at The Juilliard School and The Peabody Conservatory, having studied with teachers such as David Dubal and Robert MacDonald. After a year hiatus from music, Brian moved to NYC and received his BFA in jazz performance from the New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program. There he studied with Richie Beirach, George Garzone, Reggie Workman, Junior Mance, Joanne Brackeen, and LeAnn Ledgerwood.
Since 2000, Brian has been a busy performing and recording artist, playing around the world with some of the world's finest musicians. Brian has been a member of Brazilian percussionist, Cyro Baptista's internationally acclaimed band, Beat the Donkey, since 2004. With Beat the Donkey, Brian has performed throughout the US and Europe, having played Central Park Summer Stage, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Bethel Woods Jazz Festival, and the Planet Arlington World Music Festival. This past year, Cyro and Brian have collaborated in forming the band, Banquet of the Spirits, with bassist, Shanir Blumenkrantz and drummer, Tim Keiper. The group has played Tonic, The Jazz Standard, and MOMA, to frenzied audiences.
Brian is also a founding member of long-time band of friends, Caveman. Caveman has played over 300 shows in the US and Canada, including performances at the 2002 Endless Mountain Music Festival, 2003 New Orleans Jazz Festival, and Camp Bisco VI. Caveman has self-released two albums, 'Before the World' (which features a track with friend, Matisyahu) and 'totem'. Brian has also toured with Tzadik recording artist, Eyal Maoz's, 'Edom'. With Edom, Brian has performed at The New York City Winter Jazz Festival, The Montreal Jazz Festival, and the oy!hoo festival in NYC. The group will be recording a new album for Tzadik this year and will be performing in Russia this fall.
Brian's other touring and recording credits include work with artists: Billy Martin, G. Calvin Weston, Marshall Allen, Odean Pope, Dave Fuszinski, Anat Cohen, Byard Lancatser, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Matisyahu, Trevor Dunn, Mary Halvorson, Briggan Kraus, Romero Lubambo, D.J. Logic, Taylor McFerrin, George Garzone, Rick Iannicone, Elliot Levin, Warren Oree, Dennis Irwin, Jason Smart, Edmar Castenada, Stephen Bernstein, Jon Madof, Erik Friedlander, Ches Smith, Baye Kouyate; and groups: Mad Cow, Big Tree, Leana Song, Pharoah's Daughter, UB313, Chris Tunkle Band, Circuit Breaker, Mother of All Bombs, Brentwood Estates, Exoskeleton, and Group Therapy.
Admission is FREE
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12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Philly Zine Fest
This annual fest showcases local artists and zinesters, as well as zine distros, bringing DIY, radical, whimsical, and artistic small press publications to the public.
Ranging from bike repair to poetry to crafts, the Zine Fest is a great place to go to learn new things, connect with local writers, and get involved with creating new forms of accessible media.
12-5pm
More info coming soon.
Admission is FREE
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Event Categories
- Education
- Poet-tree en Motion
- Philly Youth Poetry Night
- Bright Bulb Screening Series (formerly Andrew's Video Vault)
- Ars Nova Workshop
- Bowerbird Presents Gate
- The Gathering
- Open Mic
- Philly Fringe Festival
- 40th Street Summer Series
- Event Horizon
- Bowerbird Liminal States Series
- The Bigger Picture (TBP) workshop series (formerly Vision Driven Artist Workshop Series)
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