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    Mobile at the Mann

    Published July 31, 2011 by

    By Candice Hardie, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia’s premiere summer concert venue, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, is diving into emerging social media trends. Integrating mobile promotions such as Foursquare and Text Your Encore into their programming strengthens their already well- established social media presence...
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    Opening up closed art doors

    Published July 29, 2011 by

    The "DCG Open" at the David Castillo Gallery is a summer group show that aims to illuminate works from Miami area artists who are not represented in galleries and may be off the radar screen of the exhibition circuit. It’s a great idea...
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    May I have some water, please?

    Published July 29, 2011 by

    By Jean-Marie Allion, Lead Writer “Home Water” The lack of access to water is a worldwide issue that has an increasingly preponderant role in geopolitics. On a smaller scale, here at home, we can see that it is also a burning issue in urban America. When our Community Writing Circle...
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    Nurturing young talent

    Published July 29, 2011 by

    By Evy Schiffman, Community School of Music and Arts When 7-year old Ethel arrives at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) for her weekly piano lesson, she can’t wait to start playing. She’s been practicing pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky and is eager to put her...
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    “In Bloom” at the Susanne Hilberry Gallery

    Published July 29, 2011 by

    You’ll find no flowers when you visit the Susanne Hilberry Gallery to see “In Bloom,” the four-person show on view there until August 6. Not real ones, anyway. There’s a Styrofoam box full of artificial flowers, watered fruitlessly by a half-hearted burble. And there’s an abundant sense of growing and...
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    Lots of weekend musical summer fun

    Published July 28, 2011 by

    Hard to believe it’s already the last weekend in July. Where has the summer gone? Even though we are starting to see “back to school” commercials, there are still a bunch of great summer activities to savor. And if you enjoy music, there’s a wide variety of shows to choose...
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    A big win for Philly Youth Poetry Movement

    Published July 28, 2011 by

    Philadelphia was well represented recently at San Francisco’s Brave New Voices poetry slam — the longest ongoing spoken word event in the world. The 2011 competition, which just went down on July 23, was won by a team of Philadelphia poets. Funded by the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement, a Knight...
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    A crash course in dance for a non-dancer

    Published July 28, 2011 by

    By Gregory Lucas-Myers, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Twice now, I have visited our museum’s recently installed Dance Theater of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts exhibit. The first time I explored the space, uneasy captivation quickly set-in. Uneasy, not because of anything off-putting, but because of the...
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    Annie Hollingsworth on “Red Eyes”

    Published July 28, 2011 by

    Annie Hollingsworth, director of Mayami Folklorico and one of "The New Times’" 100 Creatives, will present a work-in-progress titled "Red Eyes" (Je Wouj) at the Little Haiti Cultural Center this Friday, July 29. Choreographed in collaboration with Ann Mazzocca, "Red Eyes" explores the rich, spirit-driven traditions of Haitian and Afro-Cuban...
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    Traction Company’s contrasted makeover

    Published July 28, 2011 by

    Philadelphia Traction Company is about to have an exterior makeover, courtesy of artist Joe Boruchow. The members of the Traction Company approached Boruchow earlier this year about creating a site-specific installation to enliven the boarded-up windows of its building at 41st Street and Haverford Avenue. This will be Boruchow’s largest...
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    An educational experience in New York

    Published July 27, 2011 by

    By Eric Hankin, DASH teacher, architect & trip organizer Earlier this summer, 30 DASH students traveled to New York City, many for their first time leaving their Miami neighborhoods, to participate in a one-month program sponsored by Knight Foundation. The students spent one week with their teachers discovering Manhattan. Day...