Philly Spotlight
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AAMP: Diasporic Body: Jesus & Egun (Performance 1)
On Sunday, August 18th, in conjunction with Fahamu Pecou’s DO OR DIE: AFFECT, RITUAL, RESISTANCE, AAMP presents an afternoon performance of the New York Dance and Performance | Bessie Award nominated work Plight Release and the Diasporic Body: Jesus & Egun by Lela Aisha Jones | FlyGround. Together, these works speak to the diverse ways in which Yoruba rooted artistic, cultural, and spiritual practices are being expressed in the U.S. black folk life.Plight Release & the Diasporic Body is a series of works that bask in blackness as everyday diasporic phenomena and traverses, through the body and movement, what a diasporic orientation offers us as a guide towards individual and…
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Philadelphia Official Viewing Party 71st EMMY AWARDS
The Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) and Live Nation are in partnership to present the inaugural 71st Emmy ® Awards Viewing Party in the Grande Salle at the Met Philadelphia. The event will provide guests with a live simulcast of the 71st Emmy ® Awards, red carpet entrance, food and drinks throughout the night. WHEN: Sunday, September 22, 20196:00pm – 7:30pm VIP Reception 7:30pm – 11:00pm 71st Emmy® Awards Viewing Party LOCATION:Grande Salle at the Met Philadelphia858 N. Broad Street, Phila, PA 19130 TICKET INFORMATION: VIP Admission: $171General Admission $100 Tickets will be available beginning Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:00am (EST) More Details/ Tickets: http://bit.ly/GPFOEmmyParty2019 The Greater Philadelphia Film…
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Diner en Blanc 2019 – Post Update 8/23 – Boat House Row PHOTOS
Click Images to enlarge Press Updates from PHILLY PR GIRL: Philadelphia, PA (August 23, 2019)— More than 6,000 guests descended upon Le Dîner en Blanc – Philadelphia at the iconic Boathouse Row last night. This was the eighth edition in the City of Brotherly Love and the largest Dîner en Blanc gathering in the country this year. Guests had the opportunity to explore one of the city’s most iconic landmarks while mingling among fellow Philadelphians dining. The iconic landscape of Boathouse Row on the east bank of the Schuylkill River in Fairmount Park is known not only throughout all of Philadelphia, but nationwide and globally. Home to twelve rowing clubs from which four…
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8th Annual BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE
Founded in 2012 by Maori Karmael Holmes, BlackStar has become the hottest event on the film festival calendar. Exposing and providing its audience with must-see film premieres, poignant artist discussions, and discoveries of emerging filmmakers. Remember, artists like Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty; HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness), Matthew A. Cherry (9 RIdes; ABC's Whiskey Cavalier), Nijla Baseema Mu'min (Jinn)
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LEGO® ANIMALS INVADE THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO
Got to enjoy it with Denine aka @thebicyclechef and her son Nate. We were sad to learn the Polar Bears after 35 years have passed away, but the LEGO® sculpture (see video 2nd image) is an AMAZING tribute! Part of Creatures of Habitat: A Gazillion-Piece Animal Adventure, Presented by WSFS Bank, and created by Artist Sean Kenney. 12 amazing life-size LEGO® brick vignettes situated throughout the Zoo.
