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The Women’s Film Festival Film – POSTPONED (@phlwomensfilm)
View this post on Instagram Hi All, It has given me great sadness to tell you that we must postpone The Women’s Film Festival 2020. I know you have all made arrangements, travel plans, and have told your family and friends about attending our film festival. As the situation around COVID-19 continues to evolve globally and locally (Philadelphia confirming it’s first Covid-19 case today), I feel the need and responsibility to make the best decision for the whole and to keep our supporters and filmmakers healthy and safe, while continuing to deliver quality programming that supports women in the film industry. As of right now, our new dates for the…
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Post Diner en Blanc 2016 Interview with Organizer Natanya DiBona
Philly Spotlight: Interview with one half of the Diner en Blanc organizing team Natanya DiBona By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor In 2014 I attended Diner en Blanc (click for post) as an attendee, brought in by my friend and fellow blogger Denine Gorniak, The Bicycle Chef, who has attended all 5 years, 4 of them as a table leader. Knowing I would be blogging about the experience, I wanted to make it a little more personal, so I decided I needed someone to design a dress especially for me to wear to #DEBPHL14. Needing to stay within budget, I contacted Drexel University to see if any of their recent grads would…
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Philly Dining Spotlight: THE LITTLE LION RESTAURANT
Upscale Comfort Food with a Taste of History By Tinsel & Tine Editor Le Anne Lindsay I truly welcomed the quiet week between Christmas & New Years, because starting January 3rd I went from The Barnes Museum Free First Sunday, my first visit after all this time, so I stayed all day. Hosted a giveaway for subscribers to see preview of Jennifer Lopez in her new cop drama “Shades of Blue” on the big screen. Attended Reelblack’s screening of Kerry Washington’s first major film role – Lift, written and directed by DeMane Davis and Khari Streeter, who Skyped in after the screening to talk about developing the film as part…
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Mt. Airy Street Fare: SIP, SAVOR, STROLL 2015
Tinsel & Tine’s Philly Calendar Highlights @gomtairy #stfaremtairy 2015 By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay CNN Money’s “Best Big-City Neighborhood” is a diverse and welcoming community that melds sophisticated sensibilities with a laid-back lifestyle. From an emerging restaurant scene to beautiful historic homes, from a bustling business district to the scenic trails of the great Wissahickon, Mt. Airy is the neighborhood that has it all – Go Mt. Airy! Thursday, September 17, 2015 (6:00pm – 10:30pm) is time to once again Sip, Savor and Stroll down Germantown Ave. in Mount Airy, 25 minutes outside Center City Philadelphia. This Street Fare showcases Mt. Airy’s growing and vibrant restaurant…
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Recap: NAACP Convention in Philly – Act-So Culinary Competition, President Obama and more…
Philly Welcomed the NAACP Convention This year the NAACP Convention (106th Annual) lead by NAACP President/CEO Cornell William Brooks and NAACP Chairman Rosalyn M. Brock was held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA) July 11-15, 2015, with a theme of “Pursuing Liberty In the Face of Injustice.” In the wake of the social and economic unrest across the country, the NAACP set an agenda to focus on voting rights, criminal justice reform, health equity, economic opportunity and education equality ahead of the 2016 presidential election. As you all know, Tinsel & Tine is hardly a political or socio-economic blog, but it does celebrate Philadelphia, and having…
