Germantown Artists Roundtable

Drama Group at FUMCOG presents HOME by David Storey
2019-11-29 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | First United Methodist Church of Germantown, 6001 Germantown Avenue , Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
‘Home’ With The Drama Group
Fridays & Saturdays, Nov. 22, 23, 29, and 30, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 24, 3 p.m., Pilling Hall, First United Church of Germantown, 6601 Germantown Ave.
Written by David Storey. Tickets $15; $10 for students with ID and Drama Group members. More info here.

Drama Group at FUMCOG presents "Home" by David Storey
2019-11-24 15:00 - 16:30 | First United Methodist Church of Germantown, 6001 Germantown Avenue , Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States

Diane Monroe: Violin Woman, African Dreams
2019-11-24 15:00 - 16:30 | Cliveden Carriage House, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Diane Monroe: Violin Woman, African Dreams at Cliveden

Sunday, November 24 @ 3pm
$20 – $25

Composer and violinist Diane Monroe draws on her decades-long, genre-defying career to craft a musical memoir that bridges jazz, classical and traditional African music, revealing an African-American violinist’s trials and triumphs. This story of personal and collective histories will be told through a collage of original music, visual art and spoken word. The evening-length suite will be performed by an ensemble that includes violin, banjo, west African kora and Western String quartet.
With musical boundaries lessening, artists are ever-more challenged to define our own identities and voices. With this work I am challenging myself to not only disrupt musical classifications and hierarchies, but also to examine what it means for me to be an African-American woman.
For this new piece, Monroe has worked with visual artist and scholar Curlee Raven Holton, drawing inspiration from his paintings and prints, using that inspiration to reflect on her life journey and to write music fueled by her experience as an African-American woman—Monroe employs a quintessentially Western instrument to collapse boundaries between musical styles that often occupy distinct silos. Holton’s artwork will be incorporated into the scenic design for the premiere performances at Cliveden.
Monroe’s other collaborators on the project include renowned string quartet PubliQuartet, internationally recognized master of West African kora and storytelling Yacouba Sissoko, and Ayodele Maakheru, who has played banjo, guitar, and multiple other stringed instruments on Broadway and across the world for over three decades. A rhythm section composed of bassist Lee Smith, hand percussionist Leonard “Doc” Gibbs and drummer Harry “Butch” Reed completes the eclectic ensemble.
Performances will run 85 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
Violin Woman, African Dreams has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Diane Monroe

Diane Monroe is a violinist whose versatility and expressive artistry consistently brings audiences to their feet. Her visibility as a jazz artist began with her long-standing membership as first violinist of the Uptown String Quartet and the Max Roach Double Quartet. These critically acclaimed groups have appeared on The Cosby Show, CBS News Sunday Morning and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Monroe is more, however, than simply a fine performer. Her original compositions and arrangements have been highlighted on TV shows and in performances with the two ensembles at major concert halls and festivals throughout the world. Monroe has also been leading her own ensembles for more than 15 years. The Diane Monroe Quartet appeared at the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival and continues to play at venues across the country.
Monroe is a Philadelphia native and graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and University of the Arts. She has taught at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Swarthmore College, Lehigh University and Temple University. In 2002, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Monroe is a 2018 recipient of both a Fellowship and a Project grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

November 22-24
Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays,

3:00pm on Sundays
Where? Cliveden of the National Trust, 6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144. MORE ABOUT VISITING CLIVEDEN

Opening: Eddie E Luks photographer at Imperfect Gallery
2019-11-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Imperfect Gallery on Gtn Avenue, 5539 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
“One for the Memoires: From Germantown to Ukraine”
Exploring the work of Eddie Einbender Luks, photographer, focusing on friendship and two trips to Ukraine.
” Photographs from my two trips to Ukraine. These photographs show our friendship , our shared sense of adventure and discovery and life in a country that was close to Chris’s heart-.”
NOMAD: Pieces of a Man.
The GReaT GLaSS eLeVaToR will have “CARLITO CRUZ Presents…A series of self portraits by said artists of self as other peoples”.
The ReDRooM will be taken over by Joseph Edgerton’ Krause’s “Perspectives”.
Exhibit runs from Nov. 23 – Dec. 28, 2019
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FILMMAKERS FLEA at Rittenhouse Soundworks BUY-SELL-SWAP
2019-11-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Rittenhouse Soundworks Studios, 219 W. Rittenhouse St, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
If you are watching youtube reviews trying to find the next piece of gear you want to buy. ROUGH CUTS HAS a deal for you!
We are hosting a filmmaker garage sale / flea market. This should be a great way to kick off some spring cleaning or grab some new pieces of kit.
If you are looking for cameras, lights, drones, audio equipment, sliders, gimbals, jibs, pelican cases, and everyone could use a few c-stands.
We will be at Rittenhouse Filmworks, using their great big studio as a pop-up shop. If you want to bring a load of stuff to sell we are charging a small table fee. Fill out the application at roughcutsfilmmakers.com/flea

Germantown Art & Sound
2019-11-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Our House Culture Center, 6380 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Diane Monroe: Violin Woman, African Dreams at Cliveden
2019-11-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Cliveden Carriage House, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Violin Woman, African Dreams with Diane Monroe

November 22 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
$20 – $25

VIOLIN WOMAN, AFRICAN DREAMS

November 15-24, 2019 | Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 3:00pm on Sundays
Composer and violinist Diane Monroe draws on her decades-long, genre-defying career to craft a musical memoir that bridges jazz, classical and traditional African music, revealing an African-American violinist’s trials and triumphs. This story of personal and collective histories will be told through a collage of original music, visual art and spoken word. The evening-length suite will be performed by an ensemble that includes violin, banjo, west African kora and Western String quartet.
With musical boundaries lessening, artists are ever-more challenged to define our own identities and voices. With this work I am challenging myself to not only disrupt musical classifications and hierarchies, but also to examine what it means for me to be an African-American woman.
For this new piece, Monroe has worked with visual artist and scholar Curlee Raven Holton, drawing inspiration from his paintings and prints, using that inspiration to reflect on her life journey and to write music fueled by her experience as an African-American woman—Monroe employs a quintessentially Western instrument to collapse boundaries between musical styles that often occupy distinct silos. Holton’s artwork will be incorporated into the scenic design for the premiere performances at Cliveden.
Monroe’s other collaborators on the project include renowned string quartet PubliQuartet, internationally recognized master of West African kora and storytelling Yacouba Sissoko, and Ayodele Maakheru, who has played banjo, guitar, and multiple other stringed instruments on Broadway and across the world for over three decades. A rhythm section composed of bassist Lee Smith, hand percussionist Leonard “Doc” Gibbs and drummer Harry “Butch” Reed completes the eclectic ensemble.
Performances will run 85 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
Violin Woman, African Dreams has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Diane Monroe

Diane Monroe is a violinist whose versatility and expressive artistry consistently brings audiences to their feet. Her visibility as a jazz artist began with her long-standing membership as first violinist of the Uptown String Quartet and the Max Roach Double Quartet. These critically acclaimed groups have appeared on The Cosby Show, CBS News Sunday Morning and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Monroe is more, however, than simply a fine performer. Her original compositions and arrangements have been highlighted on TV shows and in performances with the two ensembles at major concert halls and festivals throughout the world. Monroe has also been leading her own ensembles for more than 15 years. The Diane Monroe Quartet appeared at the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival and continues to play at venues across the country.
Monroe is a Philadelphia native and graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and University of the Arts. She has taught at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Swarthmore College, Lehigh University and Temple University. In 2002, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Monroe is a 2018 recipient of both a Fellowship and a Project grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

November 22-24
Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays,

3:00pm on Sundays
Where? Cliveden of the National Trust, 6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144. MORE ABOUT VISITING CLIVEDEN

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Tony Miceli Quartet with Larry McKenna at Art Museum
2019-11-22 17:00 - 20:30 | Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benj Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA, 19138, United States
This Friday night event at the Philadelphia Art Museum spotlights Germantown vibraphonist Tony Miceli Quartet with Larry McKenna in the Great Stair Hall, Main Building
Free after museum admission

KARYN OLIVIER discusses design for Dinah Memorial at Stenton
2019-11-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Stenton, 4601 North 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, United States
Announcing the Artist Finalist

Stenton is Thrilled to Announce the Artist for The Dinah Memorial Project & Invites the Community to Join us for an Artist Presentation on November 20th

Artist Finalist: Karyn Olivier

Stenton is thrilled to announce that artist Karyn Olivier has been commissioned to create a new memorial to Dinah, a once-enslaved woman credited with saving Stenton during the Revolution. “I can’t tell you how excited and honored I am to be trusted with this important commission. I hope this new work will keep Dinah alive — not just for the Logan community and Stenton, where she will be memorialized, but in the greater Philadelphia community as well,” said Olivier, who is an Associate Professor and Program Head of the Sculpture Department at Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Olivier was selected after a nearly year-long process, during which Stenton engaged in conversations with neighbors to determine how to best interpret, elevate, and commemorate the full story of Dinah. Community members were then invited to evaluate concepts for the memorial developed by three artist finalists.

All are invited to a meeting and meal at Stenton on November 20, 2019 at 5:00pm, where Olivier will share an updated design for the memorial.

For more information about the project and to view project proposals, please Visit our website.

Please join us…

November 20, 2019 at 5:00 pm
Please join us for a special presentation & discussion by Karyn Olivier

Where?

Stenton is located in historic Stenton Park, at 4601 North 18th Street (the corner of 18th and Windrim Avenue), just 4 blocks east of Wayne Junction.

RSVP

Email programs@stenton.org or call 215-329-7312.
If you are unable to join these planning sessions but still wish to be part of the project, please contact us!

Musicians Gathering #42 at Rittenhouse Soundworks
2019-11-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Rittenhouse Soundworks Studios, 219 W. Rittenhouse St, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Rootology

Rootology
Philadelphia’s all-star Americana and Roots Band. Featuring members of The Lewis Bros., The Dukes of Destiny,The High Rollers, and other hot Philly acts. Wanamaker Lewis, Guitars, Banjo Vocals ; Larry Feldman, Mandolin, Violin, Lap steel, guitars, vocals; Chuck Lindsey, Vocals. Drums, percussion; Larry Cohen, Bass, vocals, piano.
https://www.facebook.com/Rootologymusic/

Joy Ike

Joy Ike
Polished and precise, yet buoyed with an airy grace, Joy Ike paints with a broad palette that defies easy categorization. Born to Nigerian immigrants, the singer/songwriter’s music, voice, and writing have drawn comparisons to female musicians such as Nina Simone, Laura Nyro, and Regina Spektor. But her percussive piano-playing and soaring vocals give homage to her African upbringing.
Leaving her career as a publicist in 2008, Joy has spent the last 11 years playing thousands of shows across the country. A write-up on NPR’s All Things Considered says “The depth of subjects she tackles in her poetic lyrics are perfectly complemented by a unique blend of neo-soul, with just the right dash of pop…a truly compelling act to watch in person, with the ability to create an intimate setting in locations big and small.”
WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm_Q1aODPWk
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: @joyikemusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyikemusic/
Twitter: @joyike
Website: www.joyike.com

Saul Broudy

Saul Broudy
Philadelphian Saul Broudy has been performing for almost 50 years all over North America, and in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Mid-East. He accompanies his singing on guitar, but is perhaps best-known as a harmonica player, having worked and recorded with such artists as Steve Goodman, Loudon Wainwright, Jim Ringer, Utah Phillips, Mick Moloney, Jim Dragoni, and numerous others(he’s recorded on over 25 albums). He has his own album, “Travels With Broudy”, and has recorded “In Country: Folk Songs of Americans in the Vietnam War” (Flying Fish) with six fellow Vietnam veterans.
Saul’s music covers a wide range of grassroots American genres, from traditional ballads to bluegrass, country, blues, Cajun, and rockabilly. He holds a PhD degree in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania, and his shows aim to inform as well as entertain.
Accompanying Saul this evening, will be his long-time bassist Dennis Gormley.
Here are some links where people can hear my music, and I can also be found on Facebook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBAMwBtJ5E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOdSEzZoTH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA46rO77vyk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mApeGmHO5_s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9A6_TLlyZc

ZRNA

ZRNA
ZRNA is a new project formed around the core of Gregg Mervine’s percussion and sampler, Brendan Cooney’s synthesizers, and Isabella Sazak’s vocals. Turkish and Balkan rhythms are a huge inspiration for the group (those lilting rhythms that get bodies moving in unfamiliar ways). The tribalistic trance feelings achieved by house and downtempo artists are also a huge inspiration. Seeking to heal, seeking visions over new horizons, seeking a place where love and rage fuse and unlock a solution.
https://www.facebook.com/bandcalledZRNA/
https://soundcloud.com/abandcalledzrna

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Diane Monroe: Violin Woman, African Dreams
2019-11-17 15:00 - 16:30 | Cliveden Carriage House, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
VIOLIN WOMAN, AFRICAN DREAMS

November 15-24, 2019 | Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 3:00pm on Sundays
Composer and violinist Diane Monroe draws on her decades-long, genre-defying career to craft a musical memoir that bridges jazz, classical and traditional African music, revealing an African-American violinist’s trials and triumphs. This story of personal and collective histories will be told through a collage of original music, visual art and spoken word. The evening-length suite will be performed by an ensemble that includes violin, banjo, west African kora and Western String quartet.
With musical boundaries lessening, artists are ever-more challenged to define our own identities and voices. With this work I am challenging myself to not only disrupt musical classifications and hierarchies, but also to examine what it means for me to be an African-American woman.
For this new piece, Monroe has worked with visual artist and scholar Curlee Raven Holton, drawing inspiration from his paintings and prints, using that inspiration to reflect on her life journey and to write music fueled by her experience as an African-American woman—Monroe employs a quintessentially Western instrument to collapse boundaries between musical styles that often occupy distinct silos. Holton’s artwork will be incorporated into the scenic design for the premiere performances at Cliveden.
Monroe’s other collaborators on the project include renowned string quartet PubliQuartet, internationally recognized master of West African kora and storytelling Yacouba Sissoko, and Ayodele Maakheru, who has played banjo, guitar, and multiple other stringed instruments on Broadway and across the world for over three decades. A rhythm section composed of bassist Lee Smith, hand percussionist Leonard “Doc” Gibbs and drummer Harry “Butch” Reed completes the eclectic ensemble.
Performances will run 85 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
Violin Woman, African Dreams has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Diane Monroe

Diane Monroe is a violinist whose versatility and expressive artistry consistently brings audiences to their feet. Her visibility as a jazz artist began with her long-standing membership as first violinist of the Uptown String Quartet and the Max Roach Double Quartet. These critically acclaimed groups have appeared on The Cosby Show, CBS News Sunday Morning and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Monroe is more, however, than simply a fine performer. Her original compositions and arrangements have been highlighted on TV shows and in performances with the two ensembles at major concert halls and festivals throughout the world. Monroe has also been leading her own ensembles for more than 15 years. The Diane Monroe Quartet appeared at the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival and continues to play at venues across the country.
Monroe is a Philadelphia native and graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and University of the Arts. She has taught at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Swarthmore College, Lehigh University and Temple University. In 2002, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Monroe is a 2018 recipient of both a Fellowship and a Project grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

November 22-24
Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays,

3:00pm on Sundays
Where? Cliveden of the National Trust, 6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144. MORE ABOUT VISITING CLIVEDEN

Literary Parlor "Olive" at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
2019-11-17 13:30 - 15:00 | Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Tulepehocken & Greene Sts, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Literary Parlor – “Olive” by Dinah Mulock Craik

November 17 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
$15

First published in 1850, Olive is the story of a crippled child whose parents are disgusted by her physical ‘imperfection,’ curvature of the spine. Olive struggles to take her place in the world as an artist and woman. Join 19th-century bibliophile, Kate Howe, for an interesting afternoon.

Diane Monroe: Violin Woman, African Dreams
2019-11-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Cliveden Carriage House, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Composer and violinist Diane Monroe draws on her decades-long, genre-defying career to craft a musical memoir that bridges jazz, classical and traditional African music, revealing an African-American violinist’s trials and triumphs. This story of personal and collective histories will be told through a collage of original music, visual art and spoken word. The evening-length suite will be performed by an ensemble that includes violin, banjo, west African kora and Western String quartet.
With musical boundaries lessening, artists are ever-more challenged to define our own identities and voices. With this work I am challenging myself to not only disrupt musical classifications and hierarchies, but also to examine what it means for me to be an African-American woman.
For this new piece, Monroe has worked with visual artist and scholar Curlee Raven Holton, drawing inspiration from his paintings and prints, using that inspiration to reflect on her life journey and to write music fueled by her experience as an African-American woman—Monroe employs a quintessentially Western instrument to collapse boundaries between musical styles that often occupy distinct silos. Holton’s artwork will be incorporated into the scenic design for the premiere performances at Cliveden.
Monroe’s other collaborators on the project include renowned string quartet PubliQuartet, internationally recognized master of West African kora and storytelling Yacouba Sissoko, and Ayodele Maakheru, who has played banjo, guitar, and multiple other stringed instruments on Broadway and across the world for over three decades. A rhythm section composed of bassist Lee Smith, hand percussionist Leonard “Doc” Gibbs and drummer Harry “Butch” Reed completes the eclectic ensemble.
Performances will run 85 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
Violin Woman, African Dreams has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Diane Monroe

Diane Monroe is a violinist whose versatility and expressive artistry consistently brings audiences to their feet. Her visibility as a jazz artist began with her long-standing membership as first violinist of the Uptown String Quartet and the Max Roach Double Quartet. These critically acclaimed groups have appeared on The Cosby Show, CBS News Sunday Morning and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Monroe is more, however, than simply a fine performer. Her original compositions and arrangements have been highlighted on TV shows and in performances with the two ensembles at major concert halls and festivals throughout the world. Monroe has also been leading her own ensembles for more than 15 years. The Diane Monroe Quartet appeared at the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival and continues to play at venues across the country.
Monroe is a Philadelphia native and graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and University of the Arts. She has taught at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Swarthmore College, Lehigh University and Temple University. In 2002, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Monroe is a 2018 recipient of both a Fellowship and a Project grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

November 22-24
Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays,

3:00pm on Sundays
Where? Cliveden of the National Trust, 6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144. MORE ABOUT VISITING CLIVEDEN

Violin Woman, African Dreams with Diane Monroe
2019-11-15 20:00 - 21:30 | Cliveden, 6401 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
VIOLIN WOMAN, AFRICAN DREAMS

November 15-24, 2019 | Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 3:00pm on Sundays
Composer and violinist Diane Monroe draws on her decades-long, genre-defying career to craft a musical memoir that bridges jazz, classical and traditional African music, revealing an African-American violinist’s trials and triumphs. This story of personal and collective histories will be told through a collage of original music, visual art and spoken word. The evening-length suite will be performed by an ensemble that includes violin, banjo, west African kora and Western String quartet.
With musical boundaries lessening, artists are ever-more challenged to define our own identities and voices. With this work I am challenging myself to not only disrupt musical classifications and hierarchies, but also to examine what it means for me to be an African-American woman.
For this new piece, Monroe has worked with visual artist and scholar Curlee Raven Holton, drawing inspiration from his paintings and prints, using that inspiration to reflect on her life journey and to write music fueled by her experience as an African-American woman—Monroe employs a quintessentially Western instrument to collapse boundaries between musical styles that often occupy distinct silos. Holton’s artwork will be incorporated into the scenic design for the premiere performances at Cliveden.
Monroe’s other collaborators on the project include renowned string quartet PubliQuartet, internationally recognized master of West African kora and storytelling Yacouba Sissoko, and Ayodele Maakheru, who has played banjo, guitar, and multiple other stringed instruments on Broadway and across the world for over three decades. A rhythm section composed of bassist Lee Smith, hand percussionist Leonard “Doc” Gibbs and drummer Harry “Butch” Reed completes the eclectic ensemble.
Performances will run 85 minutes with a 15-minute intermission.
Violin Woman, African Dreams has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

Diane Monroe

Diane Monroe is a violinist whose versatility and expressive artistry consistently brings audiences to their feet. Her visibility as a jazz artist began with her long-standing membership as first violinist of the Uptown String Quartet and the Max Roach Double Quartet. These critically acclaimed groups have appeared on The Cosby Show, CBS News Sunday Morning and Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Monroe is more, however, than simply a fine performer. Her original compositions and arrangements have been highlighted on TV shows and in performances with the two ensembles at major concert halls and festivals throughout the world. Monroe has also been leading her own ensembles for more than 15 years. The Diane Monroe Quartet appeared at the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival and continues to play at venues across the country.
Monroe is a Philadelphia native and graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and University of the Arts. She has taught at Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Swarthmore College, Lehigh University and Temple University. In 2002, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Monroe is a 2018 recipient of both a Fellowship and a Project grant from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

November 15-17; 22-24
Performances at 8:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays,

3:00pm on Sundays
Where? Cliveden of the National Trust, 6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144. MORE ABOUT VISITING CLIVEDEN

Author Event at Uncle Bobbies: Aaron Glantz-HOMEWRECKERS
2019-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Uncle Bobbie’s Bookstore, 5445 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Author Event: Aaron Glantz – HOMEWRECKERS

Wed Nov 13th 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Uncle Bobbie’s welcomes author Aaron Glantz for an author discussion.
About the book:
Two years before the housing market collapsed in 2008, Donald Trump looked forward to a crash: “I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy,” he said. But our future president wasn’t alone. While millions of Americans suffered financial loss, tycoons pounced to heartlessly seize thousands of homes—their profiteering made even easier because, as prize-winning investigative reporter Aaron Glantz reveals in Homewreckers, they often used taxpayer money—and the Obama administration’s promise to cover their losses.
In Homewreckers, Glantz recounts the transformation of straightforward lending into a morass of slivered and combined mortgage “products” that could be bought and sold, accompanied by a shift in priorities and a loosening of regulations and laws that made it good business to lend money to those who wouldn’t be able to repay. Among the men who laughed their way to the bank: Trump cabinet members Steve Mnuchin and Wilbur Ross, Trump pal and confidant Tom Barrack, and billionaire Republican cash cow Steve Schwarzman. Homewreckers also brilliantly weaves together the stories of those most ravaged by the housing crisis. The result is an eye-opening expose of the greed that decimated millions and enriched a gluttonous few.

Tablet Bag Weaving Class at Awbury Arboretum
2019-11-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Awbury Arboretum, Francis Cope House, 1 Awbury Rd, Philadelphia, PA, 19138, United States
Tablet Bag Weaving Class

November 10
1:00 – 4:00 pm

Weave a fun and funky bag for your tablet or iPad, or even make a wine bottle bag using a simple rigid heddle loom (a.k.a. “knitters loom”). Students can use “plarn” (yarn made from plastic bag strips) or fabric strips from new or recycled fabric. Ages 15 and up. Class limited to 6 students. $25, includes loom rental fee and pre-warped loom. This class will be held at the Francis Cope House.
The class is taught by members of the Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers. PGHW is a non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the art and craft of weaving and the fiber arts. PGHW is located in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. Their motto is “We learn by doing and grow by sharing.”

This event is part of Awbury’s ongoing series celebrating Natural Fibers.
Click here for more information.

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Jack St Clair and his 17 piece orchestra at La Rose Jazz Club
2019-11-07 19:30 - 22:00 | La Rose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia,PA, PA, 19144, United States

Blue Monday at La Rose Jazz Cafe
2019-11-04 18:30 - 21:30 | LaRose Jazz Cafe
Come on over to La Rose Jazz Cafe and enjoy a warm and welcoming jazz community with Tony Williams and his jazz quartet. Tony Williams, saxophone, Aaron Graves keyboard, Mike Boone bass and Craig McIver, percussion. Surprise guests too.
Free parking in rear or on street.
Dinner available.

Tune In: Creative Voice of Germantown 92.9FM
2019-11-02 14:00 - 15:00 | 92.9 FM
What fun….conversations with fiber artist Wendy Osterweil and kinetic sculptor Brad Litwin …..be sure to tune in

Friday Night Films at Uncle Bobbies
2019-11-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Uncle Bobbie’s Bookstore, 5445 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Friday Night Films

Join us on Friday nights at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books for our regular film series. Ranging across genres and time periods, the films are usually followed by a community talk back featuring experts, critics, and artists.

Historic House Tour: G-town Artists Homes
2019-10-27 11:30 - 16:30 | Mt Airy Learning Tree, 6601 Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Historic House Tour
10th Anniversary Edition: Artists at Home
Look inside a very special array of private artists’ houses. All of the homes on the tour offer a window into the uniquely creative ways buildings have been adapted to serve as homes. The artists include Gina Michaels, Elfie Harris, and Karen Singeramong others, each of whom work in different mediums, which is reflected in the way they have adapted their homes. The tour is curated and researched by Historic Germantown.
To start tour meet at MALT Office, 6601 Greene St (at Hortter)
Sunday, October 27: $30/person, $35 at the door. Purchase tickets here
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The Play Plays in Vernon Park
2019-10-27 11:00 - 13:00 | 5900B Greene Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Help create a play in Vernon Park!Bring your talent, bring your stories, or just bring yourself to a meeting hosted by the artists who bring you Shakespeare in Clark Park.
Together, we’ll make an original play that includes members of the community and captures the spirit of the neighborhood.
First Information Session: Rain Dance Studio, 5900B Greene Street, Sunday, October 27, 11 am-1 pm

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Author Event: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - Race for Profit
2019-10-26 17:00 - 18:30 | First United Methodist Church of Germantown, 6001 Germantown Avenue , Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Author Event: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor – Race for Profit

Sat Oct 26th 5:00pm – 6:30pm

First United Methodist Church of Germantown FUMCOG, 6001 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144, USA map

Uncle Bobbie’s Welcomes author and professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for her new book “Race for Profit”
About the book:
Race for Profit uncovers how exploitative real estate practices continued well after housing discrimination was banned. The same racist structures and individuals remained intact after redlining’s end, and close relationships between regulators and the industry created incentives to ignore improprieties. Meanwhile, new policies meant to encourage low-income homeownership created new methods to exploit Black homeowners. The federal government guaranteed urban mortgages in an attempt to overcome resistance to lending to Black buyers – as if unprofitability, rather than racism, was the cause of housing segregation. Bankers, investors, and real estate agents took advantage of the perverse incentives, targeting the Black women most likely to fail to keep up their home payments and slip into foreclosure, multiplying their profits. As a result, by the end of the 1970s, the nation’s first programs to encourage Black homeownership ended with tens of thousands of foreclosures in Black communities across the country. The push to uplift Black homeownership had descended into a goldmine for realtors and mortgage lenders, and a ready-made cudgel for the champions of deregulation to wield against government intervention of any kind.

Art & Soul
2019-10-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Our House Culture Center, 6380 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States
The Friday night vibes you’ve been looking for are coming to Germantown!
Gather as a creative community every 4th Friday at Our House Culture Center, located in the heart of Germantown, for an evening of art displays from local creatives, tasty bites and a music playlist that is uniquely curated by the guests in attendance. Germantown Art + Sound is your Friday night vibes delivered, great for a girls night out, a casual date night, quality time with the kids and every occasion in between. The only art show in Philadelphia where YOU create the playlist. So…what’s your vibe?
All the details you need
Upcoming Show: Friday, October 25 | 8PM – 10PM
Where: Our House Culture Center, 6380 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
Cost: Absolutely FREE! All you owe us is good energy and great conversation.
Food & Drink: Bite sized appetizers will be served throughout the evening. Dietary restrictions will be taken into consideration. Non-alcoholic beverages are available. Guests are welcome to BYOB (we’ve got cups covered!).
Transportation: Our House Culture Center is easily accessible by bus (route 23) and street parking is available (free and metered).
Accessibility: Our House Culture Center has two main entrances. One entrance has two steps up with no railing. The other entrance has no steps. Seating will be available during the event. The Our House restroom is gender inclusive. For all accesibility questions please contact info@iloveourhouse.org.

Featured Artists
Monica Davis / @moni_uniqueartist / www.monicasartroom.com
Kathleen Small / @smallxpressions / www.smallxpressions.com

Collaborators & Sponsors
Our House Culture Center– Our House is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization dedicated to providing a platform and space for artists to network, gain exposure, share skills and knowledge with one another. Our House hosts events, collaborative exhibitions, group projects, and more on a broad range of important issues including environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability through the development and leveraging of local and regional partnerships.
Vanessa Gabrielle– Vanessa Gabrielle is a Philadelphia based freelance event planner. Vanessa has obtained nearly 4 years of experience in planning and executing social events. A small gathering of 5 friends, a student conference of 80 students, an art show with over 100 attendees; Vanessa has used her passion for creating meaningful and valuable experiences to plan events of all different calibers.
The Artist Bank– The Artist Bank’s mission is to empower and inspire professionalism, productivity, & creativity among aspiring artists & designers providing opportunities to earn income from their expertise and skill. The Artist Bank is a NEW (Sept. 2019) 501(c)3 organization in Philadelphia that offers professional development for creatives (fine artists, graphic designers, web developers, photographers, etc.), provides concierge project management support and connects artists and designers with potential patrons.

Friday night movies at Uncle Bobbies
2019-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Uncle Bobbie’s Bookstore, 5445 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States

Blue Monday at La Rose Jazz Club
2019-10-21 18:30 - 21:30 | La Rose Jazz Club, 5531 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia,PA, PA, 19144, United States
Enjoy the Tony Williams Jazz Quartet every Monday night.
Tony Williams,saxophone, Aaron Graves and Dave Posmontier keyboard, Mike Boone bass, Craig McIver percussion and many suprise guests.
A warm and welcoming jazz spot in Germantown.
Parking on street or in rear guarded lot.

Musicians Gathering #41 at Rittenhouse Soundworks
2019-10-20 19:00 - 22:00 | PA
Tickets $10 at the door
Free Parking at the lot next door
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Sharon Sable and E. Shawn Qaissaunee
The music of Sharon Sable and E. Shawn Qaissaunee is something to be experienced. Together they create a beautiful soundscape that is both bold and understated, appealing to music lovers of all kinds. The musical paths that have brought them together are rich and varied and weave elements of jazz, world, pop and much more into their memorable and engaging performances. All of this is delivered with a strong sense of humor, humility and respect for their craft.
www.sharonsable.com
www.esqmusic.com
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Trap Rabbbit
“A couple years back, renowned jazz trumpeter Christian Scott introduced the concept of ‘stretch music’ in his album of the same name. The idea was one not of total re-invention or boundary-smashing, but rather of taking one’s creative vocabulary and stretching it to include as much style and range as possible, incorporating uncommon influences while remaining true to one’s musical roots.
Philly duo Trap Rabbit could easily qualify as stretch music… though they might prefer their own category of “weirdo beat rock.” Indeed, Arjun Dube’s complex drumbeats are prominently present in the band’s work, propping up and goading on Logan Roth’s expressionistic keyboard playing. It’s rooted in freewheeling jazz improvisation, but also lively hip-hop energy; sleek and suave disco grooves, and also laid-back funk. In the spirit of Medeski, Martin and Wood and Badbadnotgood, Trap Rabbit delivers raw and explosive instrumentals that hit a spectrum of stylistic touch points… “ — John Vettese, WXPN’s The Key
In their 3 years as a band, Trap Rabbit has garnered a fervent local following and continues to branch out with continued touring dates. Some of the group’s higher profile shows include openings slots for luminaries such as Taylor McFerrin, Mark Guiliana, and DJ Logic. In addition to creating original content, the duo regularly works as producers and session musicians with artists throughout the east coast. Their newest 2019 release, “Songs About Worms,” was produced at Hour Glass Recordings in Philadelphia, and is available now on CD and all streaming platforms.
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website: www.traprabbit.com
instagram: @traprabbitmusic
fb: https://www.facebook.com/traprabbitmusic
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Adriana Samargia and Robert Prester
Adriana Samargia is an American singer best known for her ageless sound, instrumental approach and vocally acrobatic treatment of jazz and Brazilian standards, sacred works and Great American Songbook classics. Her talents have spread to cartoon, television and radio through recorded roles and jingles – even voices inside of toys. Her current projects involve; a Cole Porter review, “Burning Cole,” a compilation of spirituals and classical sacred pieces entitled “Sounds of The Good Shepherd,” a collection of newly arranged pop favorites from the 70’s-90’s labeled “Our Way”, a sampling of jazz and Brazilian classics entitled “Double Standards,” a Golden Era Broadway Musical review “From the Theater District” and lastly “First Snow” – a Wintersongs-Christmas collection.
Robert Prester is an American concert and jazz pianist, best known for his virtuosic and articulate approach to both classical and jazz idioms, effortless improvisatory agility, and innovative approach to stylizing jazz standards and Great American Songbook repertoire. His music has been documented on CD’s of his original compositions, and is heard on commercial recordings, live classical and jazz performances, and college performance lectures. His most recent recording, Rapsodya, features his original Piano Sonata in F Minor, as well as a collection of classical works by Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, and Debussy. Dogtown is the latest recording of his jazz and Latin jazz compositions, and achieved heavy rotation radio air-play and #16 on the jazz charts.
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Mike Lorenz and the Witherbees
Mike Lorenz & the Witherbees are a Philadelphia-area folk jazz band. Having released their first LP of new original music and folksy covers in the summer of 2019 to positive reviews, the group continues to develop their sound and reach.
Mike Lorenz & the Witherbees, led by guitarist Mike Lorenz, feature up-and-coming vocalist, violist, & songwriter Jacqui Armbruster, bassist Justin Sekelewski and drummer Zach Martin. Imagine Norah Jones accompanied by Bill Frisell on the set of a David Lynch movie and the sound of the band starts to come into focus, a sound defined by the ever-evolving dialogue between Jacqui’s voice and Mike’s guitar.
The band’s repertoire embodies a 21st Century Songbook
approach to making music.
www.mikelorenzmusic.com/mike-lorenz-and-the-wirherbees
Instagram: mikelorenzmusic
Facebook: mikelorenzmusic

Bread & Cup- Open Mic, Music, Poetry
2019-10-20 17:00 - 18:30 | First Presbyterian Church of Germantown, 35 W. Chelten AVenue, Philadelphia, 19144, United States
Bread & Cup, A multi-cultural coffeehouse, invites you to an Open Mic, Music, Poetry, Refreshments
Where? Longstreth Auditorium, 35 West Chelten Avenie, 19144
215-843-8811

Opening at Awbury Arboretum: Exhibition "Papercuts" & artist talk
2019-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Awbury Arboretum, Francis Cope House, 1 Awbury Rd, Philadelphia, PA, 19138, United States
Join us for an exhibition opening and artist’s talk, featuring “Papercuts” with artist Jonathan Greenberg, Sunday, October 20th from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.

Admission is free; no registration required.
Location: the Cope House at Awbury Arboretum, 1 Awbury Rd, Phila, PA.

OPEN STUDIO DAY: Celebrate and visit over 25 Germantown Artists: 12-6pm OPEN STUDIO DAY
2019-10-19 12:00 - 18:00 | PA
DON’T MISS VISITING OVER 25 EXCITING GERMANTOWN ARTISTS
OPEN STUDIO DAY 2019
SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 from 12-6pm

2019 GERMANTOWN – Saturday October 19

WHERE?
HERMAN STREET STUDIOS (20 E. Herman St. 19144)
GREENE STREET ARTISTS CO-OP (5225 Greene St 19144)

STENTON GUILD (4732 Stenton Ave 19144)
KAREN SINGER TILEWORKS (90 East Church Lane 19144)
LEGACY ATELIER (5535 Lena Street 19144)

MULTIPLE ARTISTS AT EACH LOCATION. REFRESHMENTS SERVED!
