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CHRISTMAS VILLAGE IN PHILADELPHIA RETURN TO LOVE PARK AND CITY HALL WITH A 2020 SOCIALLY DISTANCED LAYOUT
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Christmas Village in Philadelphia, the authentic open-air German-style Christmas Market at LOVE Park and City Hall, will again return for the 2020 holiday season from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. Now with a new socially distanced layout, reduced vendor capacity, new safety protocols, and a new separated food area. For this year, Christmas Village in Philadelphia will see many changes with the health and safety of visitors, tourists, vendors and staff in mind. Masks and social distancing will be required. Visitors are encouraged to not only wear their masks, follow social distance guidelines, and keep in direction with the new layout, but everyone who visits is…
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Philadelphia Environmental (Virtual) Film Festival 2020
13 curated programs and 50 films available to watch from Sept. 23-27! The Full lineup of all screenings, including filmmaker Q&As, panel discussions Twitter Updates during the Fest 🐝Check out our one-day-only viewing of Honeyland until midnight!🐝 The film follows the last female bee-hunter in Europe whose peaceful existence in the remote mountains of Macedonia is threatened when a family of nomadic beekeepers moves in next door.➡️ https://t.co/i4TwooOdg1 pic.twitter.com/5GVdyxnLEn — PhilaEnviroFilmFest (@PhilEnvFilmFest) September 25, 2020 Check out this great festival! YVFP’s award-winning #WordsHavePower film screens Sunday, Sept. 27. The film documents the inspiring story of 10 yr-old Jaysa Hunter Mellers fight for #environmentaljustice in her hometown of Bridgeport, CT. https://t.co/dFZjEUcmHV…
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History of Racism on High Alert #PhillyProtest #PhillyRiots During Corona Pandemic – What’s Next?
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Kinda hard to have a section of my site called Philly Spotlight without spotlighting what happened yesterday in our city. Philadelphia joined Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, LA, Denver, Detroit, Louisville, Dallas/Fort Worth, Memphis and others in solidarity to the protests that had been going on for several days in Minneapolis in response to the heinous murder of George Floyd, a 46 year-old black male who died at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. Many say the violence was started by militant groups wanting to incite trouble to distract from the true purpose of the protests. And I’m sure this is true; regardless,…
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Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) SET IN PHILADELPHIA SCREENWRITING CONTEST 2020
SIP 2020 Will Open on April 1st “Set in Philadelphia” Screenwriting Competition (SIP), which is presented by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, is open to all screenwriters, world-wide, who submit a feature length screenplay OR an original TV pilot length screenplay that can be shot in the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. All genres will be accepted. Scripts will be judged on their overall quality, and the extent to which they project “shootability” in the Greater Philadelphia region. SIP Finalist Judges are high profile Producers, Writers and Actors who have a Philadelphia connection. FOR MORE INFO AND TO SEE LAST YEARS WINNERS Click HERE
