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  • 3:00 PMIn-person! Womynsfest 25! Philly’s longest-running free, all-ages Womyn’s Festival celebrates 25 years!
  • 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Vitamin D ProductionspresentsWomynsfest #25Philly’s longest-running free, all-ages Womyn’s Festival celebrates 25 years!3pm-9pmWomynsfest, booked and produced by Vitamin D Productions, is an annual fest of womyn musicians, singers, dancers, poets, filmmakers, speakers, visual artists and crafters of all ages and from all walks of life. The festival is a homecoming for seasoned performers while showcasing emerging artists.Stay tuned! This lineup is not in order yet! Program subject to change:Peggy BrennanPatrice HawthorneThe PoettesDebbie CarrierJeannie & HarryKimberly KornLaura Cheadle & The GirlsVitamin D & Lisa SunshineShorn Marshallpoet cjMia JohnsonJust Joey and The Permanent Side FXThe PrimariesGhettoSongBirdOfficial Womynsfest tee shirts for on sale! $10-20 sliding scale, cash onlyBios so far..Just Joey & The Perminent Side Effects,Born in Chester, PA, Shorn Marshall has sung in church choirs since she was 6. When she was 14, she took music seriously by starting to write. By the time she became a freshman in college, she decided to learn guitar. Ever since then, she never put it down. Now she made an accomplishment by creating her first project, building her fan base by doing videos for social media, and collaborating with other artists.Jeannie Lowe performing Blues and Americana in a duet with her music partner and husband Harry.Peggy Brennan has been playing folk rock since it was top 40! You're gonna dance and laugh and cry when you hear her.Debbie Carrier has been performing her Spoken Word Poetry since 2014, under the Pen name "Deep Blue River Musings." This is her 5th year performing at Vitamin D Productions Womynsfest. Let's welcome back Deep Blue River!Samantha “GhettoSongBird” Hollins is an award winning-world renowned Rock singer/songwriter/guitarist from Philadelphia since 2001. Her Roxsploitation band features her husband Ronin Ali on Drums, her best friend Chris Nelson on keyboard, her 13 year old son Clavé on keyboard, her 10 year old son Jembé on percussion, her 7 year old son Ikembé on percussion and her 13 year old daughter on video.Laura Cheadle & The Girls are an all-girl lesbian girl band spreading joy with their fun Pop/Soul Rock! We advocate for women everywhere and the LGBTQ community! Laura performs on stage with her wife Michelle which is a fun sapphic love fest that the crowd loves!poet cj is an educator, journalist, poet, inspirational writer, broadcaster, and motivational speakerpoet cj a/k/a cheryl jones has been writing and sharing her gift of poetry with others for years. as the founder of ‘spoken word of mobile’ in 2001 and ‘spoken word of philly’ in 2023, both are monthly open micscj hopes to uplift others through her spoken words of poetic expressionMia Johnson is a singer, guitarist, songwriter and 30-year resident of South Philadelphia. She released her last original album entitled Driver in 2004 to favorable local reviews and currently makes a living performing a large repertoire of covers and originals in area venues, senior living residences and nursing homes.The Primaries is a colorful rock n roll four-piece (with room for more always) from Philadelphia, Pa. featuring Susan Rosetti, “Blue” (Stargazer Lily, Slo-Mo, Schooly D), Morgan Pinkstone, “Yellow” (Swedeland, No Sailor, Wes Mattheu and the New Way Down), Michelle Armour “Red” (Silver Skies, Kicking Down Doors, Clair Oaks) and Angela Armour, "Purple" (Silver Skies, Pegasus Project, Clair Oaks). What began as a supportive space for female musicians to grow skills and to try on new roles and instruments, has transformed into a live performance extravaganza featuring some of Philadelphia’s phinest musical collaborators. The Primaries play everything from funk to folk infused with fun and a sense of adventure. Audience participation enthusiastically encouraged!! Look for The Primaries' first original single, "Summer Love" out later this year.The Poettes are an electrifying seven-member ensemble that redefines the live music experience with their unique blend of indie rock and theatrical flair. Their performances are a vibrant celebration, combining smart lyrics with infectious rhythms that compel audiences to dance and sing along. Each show is a kaleidoscope of color and energy, as the band seamlessly weaves storytelling and captivating visuals into their set, creating an immersive atmosphere that feels both intimate and grand. With a mission to spread joy and positivity, The Poettes are always ready to launch the love bomb, leaving fans exhilarated and uplifted long after the final note. Get ready for a live experience that’s not just a concert, but a joyous celebration of life and connection!Patrice Hawthorne is a singer, actress and voiceover artist. She is the fourth Peaches of the musical duo Peaches & Herb and the bandleader of Patrice and the Show Kimberly Kornhttps://s.disco.ac/bwbujzllydwiVitamin D & Lisa Sunshine: Vitamin D is a singer/songwriter who has been writing since she was a teenager. Her work tends to be very emotional, personal music that falls under punk, Cheezy & singer-songwriter. Some of her first songs surfaced in 1999. Fearful of the stage, she decided  to sing and write on the sidelines. But due to a life changing event, she decided she was going to do this - and this time - do it her way. She has performed at her festival twice, briefly. Lisa Sunshine is a songwriter, performer & drummer and plays drums on many of Vitamin D's songs. 
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  • 1:00 PMIn-person! RESCHEDULED FROM JAN 19! RHYTHM CONNECTION: FREE FAMILY/COMMUNITY HAND DRUM WORKSHOP
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 19 RHYTHM CONNECTION: FREE FAMILY/COMMUNITY HAND DRUM WORKSHOPJoin us for an unforgettable afternoon of rhythm, connection, and community! Bring your own drum! Some drums will be available but all are encouraged to bring a drum if they can.Led by the talented Ihba Baskette, this interactive workshop is perfect for families, community members, and music lovers of all ages!Explore the power of hand drumming and world percussionDiscover the joy of creative expression and collaborationConnect with your community through the universal language of musicIhba Baskette is a renowned saxophonist, percussionist, record producer, and educator with a passion for sharing music's transformative power. With a diverse musical background and experience teaching West African drums, Ihba brings a unique perspective to the workshop.The Rhythm & Connection Project, spearheaded by Ihba Baskette, is proud to have received grants from:The West Philadelphia Cultural AllianceThe Paul Robeson House & MuseumThe Sachs Program for Arts Innovation at the University of PennsylvaniaMark your calendars, gather your loved ones, and get ready to groove!RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 19 
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  • 12:00 PMIn-person! Weekly Improvised Music Session
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Weekly Improvised Music Session. All are welcome to come and jam if you like to play improvised music. Almost every Wednesday 12pm-2pm
  • 6:30 PMIn-person! A Table Read and Fundraiser for Jess X. Snow's When the River Split Open
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

    Join cinéSPEAK, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival for an evening length live table read of When The River Split Open; the debut narrative feature of Jess X. Snow.

    For one night only, When The River Split Open will be read live in Philadelphia by César-nominated actress, Lucie Zhang, Denice Frohman, Jean-Jacques Gabriel, Anissa Weinraub and other local artists and scholars. This table read will be followed by a community feedback discussion facilitated by writer/director Jess X. Snow and producer, Petrus van Staden.

    Thanks to UPenn Cinema & Media Studies for their sponsorship support!

    **EVENT FLOW:

    6:30 PM: Doors

    Welcome Remarks

    7:00 PM: Program Starts

    Live Reading - Pt. 1

    Intermission

    Live Reading - Pt. 2

    Q&A / Feedback Session to follow

    **COVID / FLU SEASON SAFETY**

    Masking is required. If you feel unwell, we kindly ask that you stay home and rest.

    **TICKETS: $5-$20

    This event is intended to raise funds to support this important project. We are suggesting donations of $5-$20 (or more!). Please give as you are able. No one turned away for lack of funds—please join us. Advance tickets can be purchased HERE

    ABOUT THE FILM:

    On an overdue return to their homeland, Rain—a non-binary Chinese American escapes their overprotective maternal family to embark on a surreal journey through rural China to find their estranged father—whose life was entwined with the extinction of the Yangtze River dolphin.

    Over five years in development, at the speed of the intimacy of Lost in Translation, drawing upon the sweeping family drama of YiYi, and elevated with the surrealism of Spirited Away, When The River Split Open is a queer road movie set in southern China. Grounded in themes of environmental justice and multispecies kinships, it’s a love story between two outsiders from opposite sides of the Pacific who help eachother heal in ways they couldn’t alone. Beneath it, lies a parallel love story between an elusive biologist and the extinct river dolphin. It is a ceremony of forgiveness: of the father and of the self.

    Let Rain take you by the hand. Let Rain take you through the five stages of grief and show you the horizon that lies on the other side.

     

    ABOUT THE CAST / ARTISTS:

    WRITER/DIRECTOR: Jess X. Snow is a filmmaker, multi-disciplinary artist and author born in Canada, of JiangXi Chinese heritage based in Philadelphia. Bringing their background in visual art, community murals and poetry into their film work, they were recently named one of Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Their genre-bending shorts viscerally immerse audiences into the lives of flawed diasporic Asians struggling to become free. Their short film and producing work has played in community gardens and university classrooms, and festivals in five continents including BFI London Film Festival, BlackStar, San Francisco International Film Festival, Durban International Film Festival, Sundance and TIFF.

     

    RAIN (lead) is LUCIE ZHANG

    Lucie Zhang is a French-Chinese actress. She received critical acclaim for her feature film debut as the lead role of Emilie in PARIS 13th DISTRICT (2021), directed by Jacques Audilard which premiered at Cannes (Main Competition) and earned her César and Lumières Award nominations for best breakthrough performance and an ICS award. Zhang was born in the 13th arrondissement of Paris to Chinese parents.

     

    INGRID is DENICE FROHMAN

    Denice Frohman is a poet and performer from New York City based in Philly. She has received support from The Pew Center for the Arts, Baldwin for the Arts, CantoMundo, Headlands Center for the Arts, the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and the National Endowment for the Arts.

    Currently, she is developing her one-woman show, Esto No Tiene Nombre, which centers the oral histories of Latina lesbian elders.

     

    MENG (lead) is JEAN-JACQUES GABRIEL

    From his early childhood in Haiti, jean-jacques gabriel has been focused on seeing, shaping, and amplifying beauty, which he defines as “a mixture of what circumstance commands and infinity implores”. The son of painter Jacques Gabriel, jean-jacques painted before he could walk and later studied painting and drawing at The University of the Arts and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.

    jean-jacques started teaching yoga to children in West Philly and then to incarcerated people. From the start, Black freedom has been central to jean-jacques’s yoga teaching journey, and helped root his wellness work in community care.

     

    YI-YUN (night club owner) is ANISSA WEINRAUB (she/femme) is a theater-maker, educator, and organizer, living and working in Lenapehoking / Philadelphia. Her cultural work sits at the intersection of creativity, community-building, and political transformation. Her days are spent helping people claim their expressive, whole selves; facilitating ensemble-based devised theater processes; and convening groups of people to strategize toward collective change.

    Anissa has shown work/collaborated with Cannonball Festival, Philadelphia Fringe Arts, the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Cornerstone Theater Company, Wilma Theater, Simpatico Theatre, Directors Gathering, First Person Arts, Theatre Exile, and much more.

     

    HUANG AN (Dad) is ADAMU CHAN

    Adamu Chan is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, and community organizer whose artistry is deeply rooted in relationships and lived experience. Based in the Bay Area, Adamu discovered his passion for filmmaking during his incarceration at San Quentin State Prison, where he used his unique perspective to craft powerful visual stories that amplify voices often silenced. His films invite viewers into conversations about social justice, resilience, and the transformative power of community.

     

    ZHOU HONG (Mom) is MAYA YU ZHANG

    Maya Yu Zhang 张宇 (b.1991, Zhengzhou, China) is a non-binary community organizer, artist and filmmaker. They foster equity, inclusivity and intercultural empathy by creating systems, images, performances, stories and communities. Maya’s solo and collaborative projects have received the Director's Choice Award at Black Maria Film Festival, the Best Documentary Short Award at Indie Memphis Film Festival, and Vanguard Award for Experimental Film at The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival.

     

    PRODUCER & STAGE DIRECTIONS: Petrus van Staden is a South African producer and editor based between NYC and South Africa. He produced and edited the short film, MTHUNZI (2019; Locarno, SXSW, Special Jury Mention at AFI Fest) which was released for streaming on Topic and HEAVEN REACHES DOWN TO EARTH (2020; New Directors New films, Clermont- Ferrand, Palm Springs), was released on Mubi in January 2022, and received a Vimeo Staff Pick. Recently he was a participant of the Film Independent Producing Lab, Red Sea Souk, DEENTAL-ACP Producers Network at Cannes Marché Du Film, and Marrakech’s Atlas Workshops.

     

    ZHOU YUAN (Aunt) is LILY XIE

    Lily Xie (she/they) is a Chinese-American artist and educator whose socially-engaged work explores desire, memory, and self-actualization for frontline communities. In collaboration with grassroots organizers and frontline communities, she uses her background as an artist and urban planner to facilitate creative projects with a focus on public space, housing, and racial justice. The magic they create together often takes shape in animation, print media, and video. Lily lives on Lenni Lenape land (Philadelphia, PA).

     

    XIAO CHEN (real estate agent) & ZHOU JIAN (Uncle) is JONATHAN DICKSTEIN

    Jonathan Dickstein is a MFA dropout from Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art. Currently they are a professor of South Asian religions whose research focuses on the (in)visibility of animals in society and the problem of anthropocentrism. Jonathan works in Indian and non-Indian philosophy, critical animal studies, social justice studies, and food studies. Their writing has been published in Capitalism Nature Socialism, Food Ethics, Religions, and Philosophy East & West. Locally you can find them conspiring with Food Not Bombs comrades, making pottery, riding a bike, or lounging on a West Philly porch.

     

    ABOUT THE COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS:

    PHILADELPHIA ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL (PAAFF):

    The Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation serves as a platform that exhibits and celebrates the works of AANHPI (Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander) storytellers, primarily through film and video art programs to a wide audience. As the main hub for AANHPI media, culture, and entertainment in the Greater Philadelphia area, we exist to empower and advocate for a diverse creative community that includes performing, culinary, fine arts, and more. By forming alliances with like-minded local and national organizations, we are building a more inclusive and informed community that fulfills our mission.

    To provide access and create a pathway for future generations to honor, learn from, and share their own AANHPI experiences and personal histories through filmmaking and other forms of storytelling. We strive to push the creative community forward with year-round advocacy and networking opportunities, creative workshops, and exposure through showcasing and connecting to distribution platforms.

    Learn More: paaff.org

    Follow: @PhillyAAFF

     

    CINÉSPEAK:

    cinéSPEAK is a Philadelphia-based arthouse cinema and journal that cultivates experiences and opportunities for filmmakers and moviegoers, celebrating and strengthening local community and global movements for collective liberation.

    Our multidisciplinary work directly supports emerging artists, filmmakers, and writers through screenings, salons, and cultural reporting—all of which center the stories from those historically excluded in the film and media industry. We bring independent films to new audiences, partnering with community organizations to create a more equitable and nourishing cinema ecosystem.

    cinéSPEAK is an independent charitable 501(c)(3).

    Learn More: cineSPEAK.org

    Follow: @cineSPEAK // Stay in the loop: https://bit.ly/cinéSPEAKMail

     

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  • 4:00 PMIn-person! Coming Out! A Documentary Play About Gay and Lesbian Life and Liberation
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM A dramatic read of queer/trans history, romp through oppression/rebellion. Hear/say tales of desire. Balm for our current crises. Come Out!4pm-6pmPlease join in reading, Coming Out! A documentary play on gay and lesbian life and liberation by the historian Jonathan Ned Katz. All present will participate in the reading of the play, which was done on campus by the Gay Activist Alliance in 1974, in what is now known as ARCH. Characters include Walt Whitman, Willa Cather, Gertude Stein, Alice B. Toklas , Kate Millett, Judy Grahn, Allen Ginsberg and a chorus of saucy trans women who narrate the Stonewall Rebellion. Admission is FREE. Registration is not required but will help us anticipate attendance. Please register HERE
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  • 8:00 PMIn-person! Chilly Scenes of Winter Tour MMXXV
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Chilly Scenes of Winter Tour MMXXV. The band will be made up of @_jasoncalhoun @milkocromlom @senstive_plant @frank__meadows @prettypurgatory, Keith J. Nelson, and @adelyn.strei.Doors 7:30pm, show 8pmSuggested donation $10-15. No one turned away for lack of funds
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  • 6:30 PMIn-person! DIY BATTLEFEST,a thrilling night of Amp Vs. Amp performances by bands from Philadelphia and beyond
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM DIY BATTLEFEST is a thrilling night of Amp Vs. Amp performances by bands from Philadelphia and beyond! Bands will be facing off in high-octane, musical warfare (for 30 minutes each) to claim the ultimate prize: bragging rights!!! 

    This show will also be benefitting the Transgender Law Center! Come out for an exciting night of music, combat, and musical combat!

    THE CONTENDERS:

    ARMBITE - Philadelphia dawg rock, will bite if necessary.VSHAUNT DOG - Philadelphia scraggle-rock, enough riffs and noodles to melt your face off.

    HOTEL BREAKFAST - Good ol’ fashioned Philadelphia guitar music, emo or whatever.VSCATS ON MUSHROOMS - Philadelphia emo/pop-punk, not to be confused with the musical group dogs on acid.BETTER LIVING. - Grungy, 90’s, alt-rock with a little bit of pop-punk, tasteful riffage from NYC.VSCHEAP 52 - If you often fantasize about accidentally getting stuck in a hole that’s being filled with concrete, you’ll love Cheap 52. Midwest-emo pop-rock goodness from Philadelphia.Admission is $10-15. No one turned away for lack of funds. 

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  • 7:30 PMIn-person! Chuck van Zyl: Live Concert Performance + CD Release
  • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    The Rotunda presents a Free Admission In-Person concert with Chuck van Zyl on Sunday 9 March 2025 at 7:30pm (doors 7:00pm). Following the performance will be a brief Q & A and CD signing.

    After decades on the Electronic Music scene Chuck van Zyl is credited with an impressive range of substantial live appearances, collaborations and album releases. Realized in the specific poetry of the Berlin-School of Kosmische Musik his creations draw on a unique understanding of texture, atmosphere and scale. With its deep-space gateways and brilliant sequencer breakdowns, from the heights of heedless improvisation on down to its quietly consuming fields, his work opens interior thought zones of inspiriting deliberation. Spontaneously composed in the moment, performances by Chuck van Zyl evoke the sense of discovery first heard in early pieces by Jean-Michel Jarre, Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream. Offering a Sci-Fi sense of wonder his recitals are uniquely designed for the informed listener and their journey within. To riders

    of this rare aural plain his music is the perfect cerebral soundtrack. Somewhere between its mysterious sense of inwardness and celestial yearning audiences will find room to contemplate the cosmos. Gliding the spaceways, Chuck van Zyl presents pulsing passages of rhythmic flight. Slow chords hold forth, while cycling sequencer notes echo out under lithe keyboard leads. As synthesizer harmonies rise and fall, in passages dark and light, an unexpected beauty emerges. It is in this remarkable realm that we are asked to give in to the sensation of sound and connect with our inner stillness.

    Perhaps best known for the past 40+ years as host of Star’s End - one of the world's most successful radio programs of Spacemusic - or as founder of The Gatherings - Philadelphia's premiere concert series of innovative music - Chuck van Zyl has also been producing his own electronic realizations, in collaboration and solo, since the mid-1980s. He has played live at a variety of venues, and issued numerous studio works and concert recordings - all in service to an enduring impulse for expression. The new album Transience represents the diverse sonic terrain he is capable of achieving in the studio - the release of which coincides with the Sunday 9 March 2025 event at The Rotunda.

    This event will also include video artists Neil Cippon and Samara Talkin. Generating projections of original, ever-evolving graphics onto the features of The Rotunda staging space, their visual output will align with the improvised live musical expressions conjured by Chuck van Zyl.

    The Rotunda presents a Free Admission In-Person concert with Chuck van Zyl on Sunday 9 March 2025 at 7:30pm (doors 7:00pm). Following the performance will be a brief Q & A and CD signing.

     

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  • 7:00 PMOnline! Spring into Grant Writing Part 1 ft. Trish Downy
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Spring into Grant Writing Part 1 ft. Trish Downy 7pm-9pm Eastern

    Join us at virtually for an exciting in-person event that will help you take your artistic career to the next level! In this workshop, we will dive into the world of grant writing, providing you with the essential tools and knowledge to secure funding for your creative projects. Whether you're a painter, writer, musician, or any other type of artist, this event is for you! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and connect with fellow artists. Mark your calendars and get ready to spring into action!

    Organizer: Jasmine Jahwula Seapoe, thebiggerpix@jahwula.com

    Registration is FREE and is required to receive the Zoom link for the workshop. Please register HERE

    And join us for Part 2 on Monday March 24 at 7pm Eastern. More info HERE

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  • 8:00 PMIn-person! Fire Museum Presents: Paolo Angeli
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    Fire Museum Presents: Paolo Angeli:

    Sardinian musician Paolo Angeli’s professional career was spent deep in the avant garde, exploring post-rock, experimental opera, and more. His style was influenced heavily by that of guitarist Giovanni Scanu, who was a major proponent of the classic Sardinian canto a chitarra style. The combination of inputs inspired Angeli to create his own instrument: an 18-stringed hybrid of guitar, baritone, violoncello, and drums, adorned with hammers, pedals, and even propellers operating at various speeds. Working closely with craftsman Francesco Concas, Angeli created an instrument that enables an altogether new type of performance combining, referencing, and transcending free jazz, folk noise, and minimal pop.

    "Paulo Angeli is a musical conjurer, an artist whose imaginative leaps defy gravity. A composer, ethnomusicologist and instrument builder who draws on his deep knowledge of traditional Sardinian music, he inhabits a timeless zone as a soil-rooted master and brash experimentalist. While suffused with Mediterranean cadences, Angeli’s original pieces encompass flamenco, jazz, Baroque, post-rock and new music. He plays a prepared Sardinian guitar of his own invention, a fantastical 18-string hybrid combining elements of guitar, cello and drums.

    A feast for the eyes as well as the ears, Angeli in full flight is an astounding sight, as he bows, strikes, hammers, plucks and strums an instrument with strings going in all directions and foot-pedal-controlled motorized propellers. With sympathetic strings creating shimmering drones, he adjusts tunings on the fly to create exquisitely lapidary, orchestral music using electronic effects in real time (he eschews loopers, creating every sound in the moment).

    It’s not surprising that this singular musician has improvised and collaborated with masters such as Pat Metheny, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, Zeena Parkins, and Phillip Greenlief. Angeli’s music may be unclassifiable, but it takes no expertise to recognize its strange and extravagant beauty"-SF Jazz

    Admission is FREE; donations greatly appreciated. Advance registration recommended. Register HERE

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  • 8:00 PMIn-person! The Secret Cinema presents FANTASTIC TV: 1956-1976
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM The Secret Cinema presents FANTASTIC TV: 1956-1976 The screening will include complete episodes of little-seen shows from the past, featuring science fiction, speculative fiction and even speculative non-fiction. All will be shown bigger and bolder than they were ever meant to be seen, using rare 16mm film prints.There will be one complete show at 8:00 pm. Admission is free. This screening is part of the Rotunda's ongoing "Bright Bulb Screening Series," which offers free movies on the second Thursday of every month, throughout the year.As usual, all Secret Cinema presentations are projected in 16mm film on a giant screen (not video, not digital, all analog!).FANTASTIC TV: 1956-1976 will include:SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE: "GRAVITY ZERO" (1956, Dir: Paul Guilfoyle) - Beloved mild-mannered character actor Percy Helton stars as an absent-minded science professor who struggles with administrators to keep his research going, while obsessively working on an anti-gravity machine. ZIV Television Programs, perhaps best remembered for HIGHWAY PATROL (with Broderick Crawford) syndicated this forgotten anthology drama series. SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE was introduced each week by host Truman Bradley, a former news commentator turned prolific narrator of films and television shows.ONE STEP BEYOND: "THE ROOM UPSTAIRS" (1961, Dir: John Newland) - This series, which lasted on the ABC network for three full seasons, attracted a cult audience for its weekly stories of psychic and supernatural phenomena -- all of which were purported to be based on true cases. This episode stars Lois Maxwell (best known for her role as "Miss Moneypenny" in James Bond films) as a wife who appears to be going mad, as she repeatedly hears the voice of a child in her rented home. Series host John Newland directed this final season episode.THE TWILIGHT ZONE: "WHERE IS EVERYBODY?" (1959, Dir: Robert Stevens) - Rod Serling's hugely-popular creation THE TWILIGHT ZONE was a sensation when first aired, and continues to attract fans 66 years later. Thus, it is easier to watch than most of our offerings. Nonetheless, the film we shall project is one of the rarest titles in the whole Secret Cinema archive: An uncut, network print of the pilot episode that launched this renowned series, complete with the original sponsors' commercials, network tags, Serling sign-off, and Bernard Herrmann's original theme music (the latter was replaced at the end of the first season with Marius Constant's more familiar theme).IN SEARCH OF A CALL FROM SPACE (1976, Dir: uncredited) - Alan Landsburg's IN SEARCH OF… documentary series explored such often unexplainable 1970s obsessions as E.S.P., the Bermuda Triangle and the Loch Ness monster. This segment, hosted by Leonard Nimoy, takes a deep look into NASA and other researchers' quest to detect radio signals beamed by intelligent life outside of Earth.USA WRITERS: "SCIENCE FICTION" (1966, Dir: Jack Sameth) - This is a kinescope record of a panel talk show produced by KCET, the Los Angeles outlet for National Educational Television (predecessor to today's PBS). It presents an interesting discussion (in an incredible spaceship-like stage set!) about the state of science fiction writing in the 1960s. Biochemistry scientist Paul Saltman moderates conversation between sci-fi authors Theodore Sturgeon, A.E. Vogt and Anthony Boucher, as well as Stanford English professor Dr. H. Bruce Franklin.SECRET CINEMA WEBSITE
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  • 6:00 PMIn-person! SOLD OUT! Standards
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    SOLD OUT!!!Doors Open @ 5pm Show Starts @ 6pm Sharp Doors Close @ 6:30pm (no entry)

    All Sales are final accept due to cancellation of show

    More info: https://uglygirlproductions.com/

    SOLD OUT!!!

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  • 7:30 PMIn-person! Bowerbird is pleased to present Philadelphia favorites Alash, Tuvan Throat-singers
  • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Bowerbird is pleased to present Philadelphia favorites Alash at The Rotunda for a FREE concert. Alash are masters of Tuvan throat singing (xöömei), a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. Masters of traditional Tuvan instruments as well as the art of throat singing, Alash are deeply committed to traditional Tuvan music and culture. At the same time, they are fans of western music. Believing that traditional music must constantly evolve, the musicians subtly infuse their songs with western elements, creating their own unique style that is fresh and new, yet true to their Tuvan musical heritage.

    Alash are: Kang-Khüler Saaia: vocals, byzaanchy, chadagan, Ayan-ool Sam: vocals, doshpuluur, igil, xomus, guitar, Bady-Dorzhu Ondar: vocals, igil, doshpuluur, bayan, guitar, Ayan Shirizhik: vocals, kengirge, shoor, shynggyrash, murgu

    **Please note: The performance starts at 7:30pm. Seating and admission to the building for the performance will be on a first come first served basis. Doors will open at 6:45pm. RSVPing helps us to anticipate attendance but does not guarantee entry. If you RSVP but do not check in by 7:20pm, we may give your spot away to someone waiting in line.**Admission is FREE
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  • 12:00 PMIn-person! Weekly Improvised Music Session
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Weekly Improvised Music Session. All are welcome to come and jam if you like to play improvised music. Almost every Wednesday 12pm-2pm
  • 7:00 PMIn-person! We Boomin Now presents Dinner and a Show
  • 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM We Boomin Now presents Dinner and a Show. This evening will be a catered event with dinner being served by Better Known Catering as @imboomin_noun performs spoken word and story telling from his most recent project "The Torment You Deserve". Doors at 6:30, dinner at 7, show at 7:20pm. Admission: $15 single/$25 couple
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  • 8:00 PMIn-person! Bowerbird presents Nathan Davis in a solo performance
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

    Bowerbird is pleased to present Nathan Davis in a solo performance at The Rotunda.

    Finding narrative in natural processes and acoustic phenomena, Nathan Davis’s solo work elucidates essential characters of instruments and objects. This concert presents his recent work with the bowed psaltery alongside pieces for river stones and amplified computer, supported by and immersive video projections.

    “It is beautiful, haunting, immersive. A meditative sound world to live in for a time and think about once you’ve left… In Davis’ hands, the psaltery soars and twangs, pings and croons. Gentle and meditative at one moment, sharp and melancholy the next, evoking fluid shapes and celestial voices moving together through a complex, slowly shifting soundscape. It is both of this world and somehow beyond it.” – Megan Westberg – STRINGS Magazine

    Nathan Davis “writes music that deals deftly and poetically with timbre and sonority” (NY Times). His opera/ballet “Hagoromo” was produced by American Opera Projects and premiered at the BAM Next Wave Festival with the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, choreographer David Neumann, and dancers Wendy Whelan, and Jock Soto. Lincoln Center presented the premiere of “Bells”, a site-specific work for ensemble, multi-channel audio, and live broadcast to audience members’ mobile phones.

    Nathan received other commissions from GMEM and Ensemble CBarré (Marseille), FringeArts and the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage, Donaueschinger Musiktage (Germany), Yarn/Wire, Claire Chase, Ekmeles, Miller Theatre, Ojai Music Festival, the Calder Quartet, and Third Coast Percussion, with premieres at Tanglewood, Park Avenue Armory, Guggenheim Museum, and Carnegie Hall. His music has been released on Starkland, Tundra, New Focus, Bridge, Infrequent Seams, and Sono Luminus.

    An Aaron Copland Fellow at the Bogliasco Foundation, Davis received awards and fellowships from the Camargo Foundation, New Music USA, NYSCA, Meet The Composer, Fromm Foundation, Jerome Foundation, American Music Center, MATA, and ASCAP. He and Phyllis Chen won an NY Innovative Theater Award for their score to Sylvia Milo’s play “The Other Mozart”.

    An active percussionist and multi-instrumentalist, Nathan has premiered hundreds of works by luminaries and by emerging composers, and he appeared as a concerto soloist on hammered dulcimer with the Seattle Symphony, Tokyo Symphony, and Nagoya Philharmonic. Davis holds degrees in composition and in percussion from Rice, Yale, and the Rotterdams Conservatorium on a Fulbright Fellowship, and he teaches composition and electronic music at The New School. www.nathandavis.com

    Admission is FREE/pay-what-you-wish. Registration is not required but it is appreciated. Please register HERE

     

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  • 2:00 PMIn-person! QTIBIPOC Yoga For Us By Us hosted by Meesha and Alchemystic Studio. Open to QTIBIPOC attendees ONLY
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Open to QTIBIPOC attendees ONLY. QTIBIPOC Yoga For Us By Us hosted by Meesha and Alchemystic Studio. This 2 hour yoga class includes community introduction and grounding into the space, one hour of yoga flow that incorporates philosophy, breathwork, asana, and meditation, and thirty minutes of integrating through journal prompts and shares.Meesha Sharma (they/she) will be your guide during this yoga experience and hopes to gift you healing tools that you can take off the mat and into your life.From Meesha: This is an affinity space for QTIBIPOC to gather to carve out time for communal healing. When we have events dedicated to us we feel valued, and are able to take up the space in an important way.Meesha is a queer diasporic South Asian that has ten years of yoga teaching experience. They teach to share the roots of yoga as a holistic way of life and healing modality, and work to combat the harm that the wellness industrial complex has done by appropriating South Asian culture for profit. They have taught all age ranges from preschoolers through senior elders, and their current work involves carving out safe and brave spaces for QTIBIPOC to learn and practice indigenous healing modalities.Open to QTIBIPOC attendees ONLY. 2pm-4pm. Bring your own mat Cost: Sliding Scale Ticket, $5-25, with no one turned away for a lack of funds. Please sign up HEREIf you are a non-QTIBIPOC member who would like to donate to help cover the costs for the event, you can do so through the Lavender Panzies CashApp ($CampwithaQ) or Venmo (@lavender-panzies) with the note “QTIBIPOC Yoga Event Donation”
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  • 1:00 PMIn-person! WORLD STORYTELLING DAY Deep Water hands-on Storytelling Workshop
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    DEEP WATERWorkshop, Lunch, and Story Concert This event is free w/pay-what-you-can options. Let's support the art of storytelling together.Workshop DetailsStory Concert Details

    Join Patchwork for a day of storytelling, creativity, and connection!

    Immerse yourself in Deep Water, a special Storytelling event featuring:

    A hands-on Storytelling Workshop (1:00 – 2:30 PM) – Develop and enhance your storytelling skills, whether you’re a novice or a pro. Registration required. 

    A shared Lunch (2:30 – 3:15 PM, pre-registration required) – A perfect opportunity to network, enjoy good company, and take advantage of special perks.—Space is limited, registration required. 

    An afternoon Story Concert (3:30 – 5:00 PM) – Experience the power and allure of storytelling with performances by renowned tellers.

    Hosted by Denise McCormack, the concert also features Michele Belluomini, Tiffani Dean, Gigi McGraw, Christina Sturgis, and Nancy Wexler Taylor.

     Be part of our story.

     

    For more information, visit PatchworkMore info and registration HERE

  • 3:30 PMIn-person! WORLD STORYTELLING DAY Deep Water: An afternoon Story Concert
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

    DEEP WATERWorkshop, Lunch, and Story Concert This event is free w/pay-what-you-can options. Let's support the art of storytelling together.Workshop DetailsStory Concert Details

    Join Patchwork for a day of storytelling, creativity, and connection!

    Immerse yourself in Deep Water, a special Storytelling event featuring:

    A hands-on Storytelling Workshop (1:00 – 2:30 PM) – Develop and enhance your storytelling skills, whether you’re a novice or a pro. Registration required. 

    A shared Lunch (2:30 – 3:15 PM, pre-registration required) – A perfect opportunity to network, enjoy good company, and take advantage of special perks.—Space is limited, registration required. 

    An afternoon Story Concert (3:30 – 5:00 PM) – Experience the power and allure of storytelling with performances by renowned tellers.

    Hosted by Denise McCormack, the concert also features Michele Belluomini, Tiffani Dean, Gigi McGraw, Christina Sturgis, and Nancy Wexler Taylor.

     Be part of our story.

     

    For more information, visit PatchworkMore info and registration HERE

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  • 7:00 PMOnline! Spring into Grant Writing Part 2 ft. Trish Downy
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    Spring into Grant Writing Part 2 ft. Trish Downy 7pm-9pm Eastern

    Join us at virtually for an exciting in-person event that will help you take your artistic career to the next level! In this workshop, we will dive into the world of grant writing, providing you with the essential tools and knowledge to secure funding for your creative projects. Whether you're a painter, writer, musician, or any other type of artist, this event is for you! Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and connect with fellow artists. Mark your calendars and get ready to spring into action!

    Organizer: Jasmine Jahwula Seapoe, thebiggerpix@jahwula.comRegistration is FREE and required to receive the Zoom link. Please register HERE 

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  • 9:00 PMIn-person! The Gathering
  • 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM The Gathering! Featured DJs, ciphers, and more.  So pull up! 9pm-1am. Admission is $3 before 10pm, $5 after. The most ill, most raw, most authentic since 1996. Every last Thursday of the month. 
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  • 8:00 PMIn-person! Event Horizon presents Domino, Errant Space and Ritchie DeCarlo
  • 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Event Horizon presents Domino, Errant Space and Ritchie DeCarloThe Event Horizon concert series features Electronic, Avant Garde, and Experimental music along with the work of live video, laser and analog projection artists. The concerts are always free and open to all.Domino: Besides Improvised composition and production, Irman is an “Outsider Musician” and has played some version of every genre of music since 1977. Currently, Irman performs on, but is not limited to; Prepared and Processed Acoustic Cello, Electric Bass Guitar and various Electronics. Errant Space is a project of composer/recordist Craig Chin. Its goal is spatio-temporal dilation through sound. Performances are site-specific, spontaneous compositions influenced by both the physical characteristics of the space they are performed in and the occupants of that space. Recent Errant Space projects include the soundtrack for the documentary Baato, and soundtracks for the tabletop adventure card game Dark Venture and its sequel, Battle of The Ancients. Craig has also produced the monthly Errant Space Podcast since 2015, which often features interesting experimental and electronic musicians. Additionally, Craig has curated several music series, including a monthly electronic and experimental night and the Space Out, Outside series. He also has a weekly radio show, The Space Program, on Vassar College’s Station WVKR.Ritchie DeCarlo is a well-known drummer in the Philadelphia area. He is currently playing with ONE NOW AGO, Michael Bernier, Percy Jones, Scott McGill & also teaching drums. Released the first solo album in 2013 titled WEEK. The album features many guest musicians: David Fiuczynski, Michael Manring, Pat Mastelotto, Michael Bernier, Percy Jones, Markus Reuter & MORE! The past decade he produced over 10 additional albums. In 2009 the modular synthesizer appeared in his studio & this changed his direction immediately. Today Ritchie is incorporating all of his 40 years experience into his solo live performances. Electronic percussion, loops & all types of synthesizers come together in his excursions for your ears.Admission is FREE
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  • 2:00 PMIn-person! Moonstone Arts Center presents Conflict & Poetry: An Interactive Workshop
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Moonstone Arts presentsConflict & Poetry: An Interactive Workshop. 2pm-4pmRegister for this free event

    In a time fraught with political strife and armed conflict, how can we reframe, heal, and continue to live in the midst of destruction, chaos, and loss? We seem to have forgotten that we are all human beings. Where is our empathy? How do we reconcile? How do we survive? In an effort to inspire people embroiled in conflict (all of us), to meet and create dialogue across differences for the sake of resolving heartbreak, damage and personal or cultural loss.

    Australian authors, David B. Moore and Alike Vernon, writers of Setting Relations Right in Restorative Practice, have provided the backgrounds and the methods for humane ways to make peace. They will share knowledge on the possibilities occasioned by people seeking repair and resolution.Restorative practice uses deliberative decision-making processes to:

    respond to harm with healing in justice system programs;manage relationships in educational, workplace, and other communities; &link individual healing with institutional reform in redress schemes.

    Dr David Moore and Dr Alikki Vernon are Australian ‘pracademics’, who remain actively engaged with fellow educators and researchers while working as facilitators in each of these applications.

    In their 2024 book Setting Relations Right in Restorative Practice, they explain how:

    restorative processes support people to learn, heal, and work together to improve their circumstances;techniques from restorative practice can also assist citizens’ assemblies to develop socially acceptable and appropriately complex policies for government.

    The reforming potential of restorative practice is great. The need for further restorative reform urgent. Practical skills are essential for that reform.

    Dr Moore and Dr Vernon will describe:

    core skills for facilitating different restorative processes;programs that apply these skills, to work with people to set relations right.

    The audience and poets will participate with Moore and Vernon to consider pathways out of the impasses that inhibit our creativity as humans.

    Register for this free event

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