Ursula Rucker is back for a 10-week series of poetry writing and performance workshops at Porch Light's Kensington Storefront! Don't miss the opportunity to work on your writing and share your own work. These workshops are free, open to the public, and give community members a chance to share their own poems/pieces. 10 weeks beginning […]
Photo by Zamani Feelings. The Museum opens new rooms in the Urgent Care A Social Care Experience Part Two. An experience you will not soon forget. Every Sunday from 1-5 until June 24th. $15
On Sunday, April 8th, The Colored Girls Museum will be hosting our first Artist Talks for this season. We have invited Keisha Whatley and Intisar Hamilton to talk about their experience creating portraits for our new series titled "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." We asked artists to identify a Colored Girl between the […]
2018 Schedule for LaRose Jazz Club
Young children and their caregivers are invited for weekly story time, every Tuesday at 10am, at Uncle Bobbie’s. Join Mama Kimberly for interactive stories, singing, dancing, and old fashioned fun together!
Yolanda Wisher's Rent Party @ the Rosenbach The tradition of the rent party dates back to the Harlem Renaissance, when communal gatherings of artists and musicians fed the outpouring of blues, jazz, and poetry for which this period is known. Hosted by poet Yolanda Wisher, this quarterly series celebrates the literary past with readings by […]
The School of Contemporary Circus presents Test Flights, a brand-new multi-disciplinary work-in-progress showing every month. Professional artists working in any discipline of live performance, including circus, theatre, dance, spoken-word, music and performance art, are invited to participate. This new monthly performance series is FREE and open to the public.
Music from the Heart is Center in the Park's signature annual event to raise funds for the Center's operations and programs for older adults. The afternoon will start with Lawrence Newton and his Soul Revival and be headlined by the Duane Eubanks Group. For tickets: 215-848-7722 $25 in advance/$30 at door The concert will take […]
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! The critically acclaimed vocalist and composer Ruth Naomi Floyd will be supported by world-class musicians Aaron Graves on keys, Lee Smith on bass, Nasir Dickerson on sax and Khary Abdul Shaheed on drums. This incomparable assembly of musicians will pay tribute through music to the significant contributions of two of […]
Join local jazz/funk group the Julian Hartwell Project & special guests for a special Spring evening in NW Philly for a great cause! Teaming up with several community partners in the Germantown area, Julian Hartwell presents his dynamic jazz/funk group The JHP to raise funds for the work of S.P.E.A.K. - a local nonprofit organization […]