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  • 12:00 PMIn-person! Moonstone Arts Centers 26th Annual Poetry Ink
    • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Moonstone Arts Center Poetry

    Sunday January 8, 2023 – Noon - LIVE

    We want you all: published poets, unpublished poets, academic poets, street poets, poets who write Sonnets, Villanelle, Haiku, Ekphrastic Poems, Concrete Poems, Epitaph, Elegy, Epigram, Limerick, Ballad, Ode, Free Verse. Join us for our 26th year of presenting 100 poets reading in alphabetical order.

     

    A list of the 169 contributors to the 26th Annual poetry Ink Anthology is at  

    https://moonstoneartscenter.org/event/live-event-26th-annual-poetry-ink-anthology/

     

     LIVE at the Rotunda on Sunday January 8 at 12noon

    Admission is FREE
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  • 6:00 PMIn-person! FREE Workshop! Taxes for Artists with Donna Seapoe. Part of the The Bigger Picture 2023 Winter collection
    • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Taxes for Artists with Donna Seapoe

    Part of the The Bigger Picture 2023 Winter collection

    A two-hour overview of tax preparation steps for artists with Q&A.

    Tax preparer Donna Seapoe will cover :

    The importance of tax preparingTax rates, brackets and deductionsTax advantages of treating your art like a businessTax forms 101A checklist of what to gather when you’re ready to file your taxesThis is an IN-PERSON, FREE event, and registration is required and appreciated. Event Link: https://taxes4artistswithtbp.eventbrite.com
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  • 7:00 PMIn-person! Bright Bulb pres. TOOMORROW (1970 directed by Val Guest, 95 min, U.K.) CATCH MY SOUL (1974, directed by Patrick McGoohan, 97 min, U.S.)
    • 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM BRIGHT BULB SCREENINGS, Free Double Features Every Second Thursday of the MonthFollow Bright Bulb Screenings on Facebook, InstagramThe Rotunda (4014 Walnut, Philly) - Thurs. January 12, 2023, 7pmTwo Ultra-Rare Rock Musicals of the 1970s!Hosted by Dan Buskirk (Fleisher Art Memorial, WPRB-Princeton)TOOMORROW (1970 directed by Val Guest, 95 min, U.K.)CATCH MY SOUL (1974, directed by Patrick McGoohan, 97 min, U.S.)The late Olivia Newton-John is the den mother to a group of handsome young students attending the London School of Art. In order to make the tuition they perform in the light pop band “Toomorrow” (the second “o” is groovily silent). All the band is making sexy hook-ups while Olivia is dating an older student activist who is staging a big sit-in protest. Once the campus is locked up tight, will they be able to retrieve their instruments and make it to what they hope to be a career-establishing rock festival?Almost forgot to mention: they're all being observed by alien anthropologists, who find the Earth incredibly dull except for the music of Toomorrow and especially their electronic keyboard, The Tonalizer. They're considering zapping the band up into their galaxy cruiser to entertain a far-off galaxy.TOOMORROW mixes sci-fi, revolution and a soundtrack of “Sunshine Pop” of the era in this well-produced, little-seen relic of the era. Olivia Newton-John at twenty-one is as cute and elegant as ever and seems very comfortable onscreen. The band also features Karl Chambers, a Philly drummer with history recording with Philly International. He's great too.- - - - -CATCH MY SOUL (aka SANTE FE SATAN) is a rarely-screened rock musical adaptation of Shakespeare's OTHELLO. The film features Woodstock star Richie Havens as Othello, Lance LeGault (from THE A TEAM) as Iago and Tony Joe White (Polk Salad Annie) as Cassio. And Season Hubley (of HARDCORE) as Desdemona, Susan Tyrell and Southern rockers Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett, all directed by “The Prisoner” Patrick McGoohan.CATCH YOUR SOUL is fully-committed to the bombastic, metaphoric characterizations of HAIR and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and will settle for nothing less than fully blow your mind.Admission is FREE
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  • 5:00 PMIn-person! ESCHATOLOGY (Bring Our Girls Back) a Prevention/Awareness PSA (Public Service Announcement) Campaign geared to provide solutions for melanated people who have been disproportionately affected by Human Trafficking
    • 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM 100,000 –300,000 children in America are at risk for sex trafficking each year. Hundreds of thousands of teenage girls, and others as young as five (5) become victims to the sex trade. A prostituted child is forced to serve between 100 to 1,500 clients per year, per child. Bigga Dre Presents...ESCHATOLOGY (Bring Our Girls Back) a Prevention/Awareness PSA (Public Service Announcement) Campaign geared to provide solutions for melanated people who have been disproportionately affected by Human Trafficking through what is called "THE MAAFA" . Over 75000 Black Women are currently missing but the mainstream media fails to bring immediate attention to the general public. JOIN US Friday January 13, 2023 5pm -9pm) MLK WEEKEND  for Human Trafficking Awareness Month Food, Refreshments, Resources, & Wholistic Counseling available for those in need that attend.*Community Outreach Presentation *Open Panel Discussion *Film Screening at The Rotunda with special invited guest Gwendolyn Ann Green-Cook (WWITS Mentoring Program)Zarinah Lomax (The Apologues)Co Hosted by : Shamekyam GadsonLINKS:mothersgogetyourdaughters.org https://app.99pledges.com/fund/eschatology2021?fbclid=PAAaY2Rbh-88ES73WT1IeRVCwm-myFVN8v37zGmGYE1Bgvr_lbMXyd5m7PssY Officialbiggadre.hearnow.com https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTU0NzMw?fbclid=PAAabSnnX7zCQ0GltYaXW2Lp_8dHo9aAE3nP-h26-J7hFPuKrbp-P6VFY3lyY https://84trends.godaddysites.com/ https://youtube.com/shorts/9izmQnwVD7c?feature=share
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  • 8:00 PMIn-person! 99 Futures Record Release
    • 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Free Jazz quartet 99 Futures releases their debut recording "Live at Abyssinia" featuring Pete Dennis on bass and compositions, Mervin Toussaint on Alto Saxophone, Heru Shabaka-Ra on Trumpet, and Tracy Lisk on Percussion. Special guests Sonali Singh and Aaron Pond join for a riveting musical offering to begin the evening.Admission is $15
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  • 2:00 PMIn-person! Author and activist George Lakey speaks on "How MLK helps us face today's crisis"
    • 2:00 PM - 3:45 PM George Lakey speaks on "How MLK helps us face today's crisis" Sunday Jan 15, 2pm-3:45pm.Dubbed "a civil rights legend" by The Guardian, George Lakey has been active in other movements as well: anti-apartheid, labor, anti-Vietnam war, LGBTQ, and climate justice.  He's led over 1500 trainings on five continents and taught at Penn, Swarthmore College, and the Martin Luther King School for Social Change.  He received the Paul Robeson Award and the Martin Luther King Peace Award.His eleventh book, released in November, is Dancing with History: A Life for Peace and Justice, from Seven Stories Press.Admission is FREE. 
  • 8:30 PMOnline! NEW DATE! PLIB Live from ElectricLattéLand
    • 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM The date for this virtual event has changed to Sunday January 15. Watch the livestream at https://youtu.be/fzX6CCu42sw"We are not from here.PLIB is a Philly-based touring band that fuses together neo psych rock, old-school metal, folk punk, and prog rock to form the first Jam Band from Hell.Hailing from PLIBtonia, The PLIBs currently reside in Philadelphia, and are recognized as the city's premier PLIBeration ensemble.For many decades, Papa PLIB infiltrated Philly's open-mic circuit disguised as a human named Bunny Savage. But in recent years, the Sacred Tardigrade called upon the PLIBs to reveal themselves, join forces, and amplify microcosmic resonances so they can be heard by the people of Earth.Papa PLIB wields a 6-string guitar and assumes the roles of jester-poet and lead vocalist; PLIBBertijibbet uses a bass guitar to conjure landscapes of vibration, and he occasionally belts some high notes over Papa's gravely vocal tone; PLIBsquid the SquidPLIB brings electricity, cohesion, and carnival vibes into the mix via his keyboard laboratory; navigating an expanding pedal station and six-string axe, PLIBadopoulos weaves tapestries of harmonic texture that serve as garments for the emerging vibrational beast; and Spacey PLIB constructs a percussive skeleton by banging wooden sticks against crudely constructed trap sets.Together, these PLIBmental elements form the musical homunculus PLIB.Hire us.No gig is too big; no fee is too big."Watch the livestream FREE on Sunday January 8 at 8:30pm Eastern at https://youtu.be/fzX6CCu42swThe date for this virtual event has changed to Sunday January 15. 
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  • 1:00 PMIn-person! Redeemer Tabernacle Baptist Church Kids United Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service Events
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Please read carefully as there are FOUR locations and events are happening in tandem.9am at Redeemer Baptist, 219 N. 52nd Street: meet up, lite breakfast, arts and crafts/poster-making with youth, prepare for march11am at West Mill Creek Playground, 5100 Parrish Street: meet other groups and drill team, march to 40th and Lancaster. 40th and Lancaster: join other organizations for a small empowerment program, march to 40th and Walnut1pm-4pm at The Rotunda: lunch, Kids United Program promoting peace/mental health/gun violence prevention, vendors, fun!FREE!For more info, please contact: Deacon Anthony Robinson at 267-977-4206 or Missionary Lavern Allen at 215-870-3917 and lavern19146@yahoo.com
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  • 6:00 PMOnline! Trans and Nonbinary Vocal Workshop
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Get ready for the Trans and Nonbinary Vocal Workshops!Time to come together in a group of trans and nonbinary voices to share stories, sing together, and open up new vocal possibilities!We're so excited for this series of free vocal exploration workshops for trans and nonbinary people to unlock greater access to the full range of vocal expression. These sessions will take place over Zoom on Wednesdays, January 18th, January 25th and February 1st, 2023 from6-7:30 pmLed by Julie Lipson and Emily Bate, with special guests Kei Slaughter & Mari Valverde, you will experiment with sound, pleasure, range, and resonance using a creative, play-based approach -As well as learn about vocal anatomy and health, hormones and voice, releasing tension, and breathwork.To learn more and register, visit tinyurl.com/VocWo Also, be sure to save the date for the following Spring events:An in-person weekend intensive coming to The Rotunda on March 25-26, followed by a master class in transfeminine voice work taught by Mari Valverde on March 28th, 2023 [also at The Rotunda]!
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  • 7:00 PMIn-person and online! TheUnity: We Are One Always
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    TheUnity: We Are One Always

    Presents:

    “Look Into My Eyes”

    doors open 6:30

    Dominic Cartwright, Kitsi Watterson, Brother Robb Carter

    A Performance Art for Social Change Concert

    Sponsored by: University of Pennsylvania’s 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium

    TheUnity honors the human spirit with improvisational, meditative, soulful and jazzy “Music in the Making,” utilizing African rhythms, drums, percussion, wind instruments and voices raised in song and story to enhance justice and shine the light of our own true nature.

    Admission is FREE

    This event will be in-person but you can ALSO catch it streaming live at tinyurl.com/TheUnityMLK
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  • 6:00 PMOnline! Trans and Nonbinary Vocal Workshop
    • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Get ready for the Trans and Nonbinary Vocal Workshops!Time to come together in a group of trans and nonbinary voices to share stories, sing together, and open up new vocal possibilities!We're so excited for this series of free vocal exploration workshops for trans and nonbinary people to unlock greater access to the full range of vocal expression. These sessions will take place over Zoom on Wednesdays, January 18th, January 25th and February 1st, 2023 from6-7:30 pmLed by Julie Lipson and Emily Bate, with special guests Kei Slaughter & Mari Valverde, you will experiment with sound, pleasure, range, and resonance using a creative, play-based approach -As well as learn about vocal anatomy and health, hormones and voice, releasing tension, and breathwork.To learn more and register, visit tinyurl.com/VocWo Also, be sure to save the date for the following Spring events:An in-person weekend intensive coming to The Rotunda on March 25-26, followed by a master class in transfeminine voice work taught by Mari Valverde on March 28th, 2023 [also at The Rotunda]!
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  • 9:00 PMIn-person! The Gathering
    • 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM The Gathering returns! breakin, DJs, ciphers, and more info to come. 
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  • 5:00 PMOnline! National Black Authors Tour, National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour, National Men of Color Assoc, Adelphia Repertory Co & N.A.P. Publications pres. An evening of honoring, sharp commentary, open discussion, presentations, performances
    • 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    National Black Authors Tour, National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour, National Men of Color Association, Adelphia Repertory Company & N.A.P. PublicationsPresents

    An evening of honoring, sharp commentary, open discussion, interesting presentations and engaging performances

    Free and Open to the Public   5pm -  Free Buffet, Chat and Chew, Honoring Ceremony

    6pm “Hurt People – Hurt People” – Harm, Assault, Aggression, Bullying and Violent Behaviors within the Home, School and Communities or Amongst Children, Youth, Adults and Families.                         Presenter – (Alpha Phi Alpha Brother) Richard Oliver, President of the Parapet Group, Leading Expert on School Shootings and Campus Violence, Celebrity Security Guard Specialist and a Major Figure who kept the City and its Business Safe and Secured during the Riots and Rampage that made National News.  A former co-host on WURD Radio, he has appeared on radio and TV stations, such as the Black Heritage Network,7pm Staged Adaptation – “BLACK LOVE – Lost, Strayed or Stolen” – A Live Performance that explores Relationships, Intimacy, Affection, Betrayal, Compassion, Appreciation and Discourses about those who go Lying, Cheating and Stealing. Created and Curated by (Alpha Phi Alpha Brother) Maurice Henderson, critically acclaimed playwright of  national touring productions of ‘BLACK MAN/BLACK WOMAN” and ‘OH GOD….Please Send Me a Do Right Man’ Featuring (plus many others)                                                                                                               K.D. Morris – bestselling author/spoken word recording artist and co-founder of Phyreneyce         Princess Ameenah – author of “Martin Luther King, Jr. – Womanizer and the Gentlemen”                                           Maleek De Freek – from the Cast of “Baby Mama Drama’ and Co-Author of “Mating Season         Guillaume Laforest – from the cast of “OH GOD…Please Send Me A Do Right Man                                    Pam Blanding Godbolt– contributing writer to the F-Word anthology about Womanhood                 George Nixon – from the cast of “OH GOD…Please Send Me A Do Right Man”                                        Gladys Washington – contributing writer to the F- WORD anthology about Womanhood-     
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