Arts and Entertainment
Submitted by comicenergy on August 18, 2008 - 10:57am.
Raucous, raunchy, and utterly hilarious sketch comedy show at the Adrienne brought to you by Comic Energy!
"A Night To Remember" Takes place in a dysfunctional Philadelphia fraternity with a bunch of guys who just want to have fun. They soon discover a concoction made by Frisbee (the dumb nerd) and the lead drunk Fish drinks this concoction causing a burnign sensation down his stomach, a brief period of blindess, but a smooth feeling once all the pain subsides. He hands this beverage of the other guys who literally 'fall' in love with it.
It is soon revealed that this 'concoction' is not alchohol but actually a homemade hemmorroid ointment. After each member of the frat passes out they wake up to and see someone robbing their frat house, due to the implications of the drink they automatically assume this man is Jesus.
'Jesus' robs the men blindly and leaves them a message to party. The guys end up at a club to party that happens to be one that serves lesbian cliente. The poor guys do not know what a lesbian is. After they finally get in they are forced to leave at gun point, which leads to a chase scene that ends up at the Philly Zoo. It is there where they get their revenge on the lesbians for ruining theyre night. Chaos ensues and at the very end the police are knocking.
This is a night these guys would rather forget.
James Daly, Mike Ford, Frank Fral, Sergio Santana, Rick Worrall, and AZ
Tickets are only $10 for this show, $8 for college students.
3 Shows, each Saturday at 11pm: August 30th, September 6th, and September 13th
You can reserve tickets now to this outrageous show at www. comicenergy. com or by calling 215-397-3040!
Submitted by comicenergy on August 18, 2008 - 10:57am.
Raucous, raunchy, and utterly hilarious sketch comedy show at the Adrienne brought to you by Comic Energy!
"A Night To Remember" Takes place in a dysfunctional Philadelphia fraternity with a bunch of guys who just want to have fun. They soon discover a concoction made by Frisbee (the dumb nerd) and the lead drunk Fish drinks this concoction causing a burnign sensation down his stomach, a brief period of blindess, but a smooth feeling once all the pain subsides. He hands this beverage of the other guys who literally 'fall' in love with it.
It is soon revealed that this 'concotion' is not alchohol but actually a homemade hemmorroid ointment. After each member of the frat passes out they wake up to and see someone robbing their frat house, due to the implications of the drink they automatically assume this man is Jesus.
'Jesus' robs the men blindly and leaves them a message to party. The guys end up at a club to party that happens to be one that serves lesbian cliente. The poor guys do not know what a lesbian is. After they finally get in they are forced to leave at gun point, which leads to a chase scene that ends up at the Philly Zoo. It is there where they get their revenge on the lesbians for ruining theyre night. Chaos ensues and at the very end the police are knocking.
This is a night these guys would rather forget.
James Daly, Mike Ford, Frank Fral, Sergio Santana, Rick Worrall, and AZ
Tickets are only $10 for this show, $8 for college students.
3 Shows, each Saturday at 11pm: August 30th, September 6th, and September 13th
You can reserve tickets now to this outrageous show at www. comicenergy. com or by calling 215-397-3040!
Submitted by SaveArdmoreCoalition on August 16, 2008 - 4:46pm.
Hey there old friends at Philly Future! How the heck are you? Listen we have something coming up during Friday, September 5th, 2008's First Friday Main Line! Check out our YouTube Public Service Announcement!
In a nutshell, come out to support our Veteran’s and Active Duty Troops on September 5th, 2008 during a very special “First Friday ” event at the Ardmore V.F.W Post 843 in Ardmore, PA from 5-9 P.M. during First Friday Main Line.
We are proud to introduce the Main Line to American Troop Support Team (ATST) !
ATST has been working for over four years to send letters and boxes of donated goods to help our soldiers. This group was formed to provide tangible support to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces-- particularly those currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contributed donations and products will be used to package and ship goods to our troops. Packages have and will include, but are not limited to, snack foods, personal hygiene items, reading materials and other items which are consistent with American, as well as Military law. The names of soldiers are submitted and selected in a non-discriminatory manner.
In addition, the VFW is opening their doors to new social membership**. A contribution of $20.00 will give you a year-long membership to this 75 year old post. Half of the proceeds will go to restoring and keeping the V.F.W. post active for our local soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as our veterans of previous wars. The other half of the proceeds collected will be donated to the “American Troop Support Team” (ATST).
We hope to see you and that you can help us in this worthy cause! Support those who protect our freedoms!
(**Please note to become a social member of the VFW you must show LEGAL proof of age)
...And as a postscript, we will note that First Friday Main Line has many other fabulous events planned for Friday September 5th, as First Friday jazzes it up with a Main Line Blues Stroll,Miles of Art, and also hosts a special book signing at Past*Present*Future in Ardmore for the up and coming novelist who published "Creamy Nougat" a few months ago - Mr. Erec Smith 
Click here to check out First Friday Main Line events
Click here to check out what Save Ardmore Coalition is talking about these days
Submitted by projectsgallery on August 13, 2008 - 3:14pm.
Krista Rothwell, One and One is One, diptych 36 x 96, oil on canvas
Projects Gallery opens its 2008-09 season with Fresh! 2008. Inspired by Philadelphia’s rich and multi-faceted artistic talent, this invitational exhibition highlights this city’s emerging artists. The palpable energy of the current art scene has been garnering increasing attention and critical respect. Fresh! is an unique opportunity to bring together disparate artists united not by imposed thematic or material concerns but as a chorus of individual voices heralding the vibrant, varied directions of contemporary art. Selected by gallery Director Helen Meyrick because of her immediate visceral response to their work, these artists diversely employ sculpture, photography, painting and drawing. Regardless of chosen style, material, or subject, these artists are a breath of fresh air.
Carl Main, Pooh Deer, 25 x 10 x 18, mixed media
A sampling of the contrasts in style illustrates the range of the artists, while placing them in the larger context of contemporary movements. Krista Rothwell paints neo-realistic images of herself and her sister on flat, spaceless color fields, demonstrating that the art of painting is far from dead. Carl Marin portrays the confrontation between nature and urban encroachment, echoing current design and kitsch aesthetics. Brooke Holloway’s works on paper require careful viewing, revealing biting commentary on feminist issues through the contradictory tangles of popular culture. Previously a graphic designer, Gregory Farrar Scott’s sculptural work is imbued with humor, cheekily riffing on found objects used to create pseudo-portraits.
Gregory Farrar Scott, Mask 10, 14.75 x 8 x 6, mixed media
Fresh! provides these artists a blank canvas on which to make their mark in the Philadelphia arts arena. Participants include: Cat Badger, Rosanne D'Andrea, Talia Greene, Brooke Holloway, Carl Marin, Itsuki Ogihara, Marilyn Rodriguez-Behrle, Lynn Rosenthal, Mia Rosenthal, Krista Rothwell, Gregory Farrar Scott, Heather Sundquist, and others. Many of these artists are recent graduates from several of Philadelphia’s finest art schools, including Moore College of Art and Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and Temple University’s Tyler School of Art.
Brooke Holloway, Dumb Bitch, 60 x 48, acrylic on canvas
Fresh! runs from Friday August 29 through September 27, 2008 with a First Friday artist reception September 5th, from 6-9 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Wednesday & Thursday 4-7 and Friday & Saturday noon to 7 p.m. For more information or digital images, please contact Projects Gallery at 267-303-9652 or info@projectsgallery.com.
Submitted by caitdavis on August 11, 2008 - 10:44am.
Studio 34 presents a night of Art, Music & Film! Come enjoy an art extravaganza celebrating the premiere of the short film, "IN THIS PLACE," by Cait Davis. In her first film since graduating from college last year, Cait explores personal growth and development. See artwork by local artists: installation, short stories, paintings, pottery & more! Bands throughout the night. Support your local artist, yay!
August 23, 2008 8pm $5 suggested donation.
4522 Baltimore Ave West Philly!
www.studio34yoga.com
www.caitdavis.com
Submitted by The Clay Studio on July 31, 2008 - 2:35pm.
Please join The Clay Studio for First Friday!
Opening Reception
August 1 , 5-9pm
Exhibitions run August 1 - August 24, 2008.
This Month's Featured Exhibitions:
Shawn Spangler: Separated by a Common Language
Resident Artist Solo Exhibition
In the Harrison Gallery
Made at The Clay Studio
Guest Artist Group Exhibition
Reed Smith Gallery
Albion Stafford: New Work
In the Bonovitz Space
Submitted by HeliumComedy Club on July 25, 2008 - 2:56pm.
Helium is less than two weeks away from its biggest event of the year – the 2008 Philly's Phunniest Person Contest. With almost 150 contestants battling for the $1,000 grand prize and the title of Philly's Phunniest Person, this year's two-week competition is bound to be the biggest and most exciting yet.
And do you know what the best part is? YOU can help! That's right, during the preliminary round, the audience will be the determining factor in deciding which contestants will advance to the next round.
But wait - it gets better. When making a reservation to attend a show, simply mention this blog and receive 2-for-1 admission to ANY of the TEN shows during the preliminary round. With 10-15 contestants on every show, each night will be vastly different. This offer is valid for all ten shows, if you choose to be that adventurous.
The competition is not only a great way to check out the diversity of the up-and-coming Philly comedy scene, but also a great way for you to catch some comedians before they advance to bigger and better career opportunities. (You never know - after all, Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Mitch Hedberg and Louis CK were all comedy competition winners, just to name a few).
This year's competition will be hosted by the 2007 winner, Steve Gerben. Since winning the contest, Steve has performed at the Borgata in Atlantic City with MADtv's Frank Caliendo, made it to the finals in the Purina Pet Comedy Challenge in St. Louis and was invited to perform in a Just For Laughs showcase in North Carolina.
Local celebrity judges from television and radio as well as industry representatives from Comedy Central, HBO & CBS will judge the semi-finals and finals. The winner will be determined on the 8pm show on Saturday, August 16, and the 10:30 show that evening will be a showcase featuring the top six finalists.
We're not asking you to watch Philadelphia comedy history; we're asking you to help us make it happen.
Preliminary Round:
Tuesday, August 5, 8pm - $10
Wednesday, August 6, 8pm - $10
Thursday, August 7, 8pm - $10
Friday, August 8, 8 & 10:30pm - $15
Saturday, August 9, 8 & 10:30pm - $15
Tuesday, August 12, 8pm - $10
Wednesday, August 13, 8pm - $10
Thursday, August 14, 8pm - $10
Semi-Finals:
Friday, August 15, 7:30 & 10:30pm - $20
Finals:
Saturday, August 16, 8pm - $20
Winner's Showcase:
Saturday, August 16, 10:30pm - $20
Submitted by marlll on July 24, 2008 - 4:58am.
This may be Xuzi heart of life's most important day, from an early morning Shuangyan Pi on a non-stop dancing, old people say "jump-left eye, right eye jump disaster", but never said two eyelids together will jump bodes well what »
Gangnam Dongyu this desolate over the field, surrounded Piaoman nearly freezing point of moisture, and thick sweaters have arrived unstoppable
This cold, he felt the skin from bone marrow have to cool thoroughly, like immersion in the bowl of ice water.
All eyes are Hui Mengmeng, and the drama of the cold drizzling rain began, revealing the entire field to the stage - in the 5,000 years of time and space through the tunnel, all the actors have been translated into Broken Bone Hai, was quietly lying on the soil of the ancient tomb of water pollution, the director is known as the history of the old guy, he has followed with Wanshouwujiang Quanzhiquanneng all, and this is the heart Xuzai screen drama only audience.
Here only a few kilometres from the Taihu Lake, around which stands a 10 a few grey knoll, several thousand square metres of the large open space, is the archaeological excavation of the site.. .....
Xuzi heart stops on a small knoll, Taoxie and trousers were stained with on a muddy, under the umbrella of the face and the sky as dreary. He knows this himself at the foot of the knoll, 5,000 years ago there were 10 meters high, is a standard side Cone triangle, leaving a small piece of flat land on top, as a shaman dialogue with the gods of the altar - like ancient Egypt Mexico or the pyramid, arid desert to protect the pyramids, and Jiangnan moisture and flooding thousands of years ago, has long these ancient altar, a left-span of two meters high anomalies, looks like the countryside common The large grave pier.
Submitted by DistortionArts on July 14, 2008 - 1:11pm.
Distortion: The Works of Peter Ehlinger
Peter is an artist who works in watercolors, pen and ink and pastels. He has been exhibiting work since the 1960's with showings in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Upstate New York. Peter participates in many art and craft fairs on the east coast and has won several awards in juried exhibitions. His work has been featured in galleries and in the homes/businesses of clients who have commissioned challenging projects.
Peter's Show Openings this Friday 7/18 with a reception from 6-9 at our home Cafe Mocha 263 S. 10th Street.
Joining us again is AQS Visual Management with "Rock and Roll Royalties" and AXD Gallery is doing their annual "Year in Review" show.
Come out!
Submitted by Canary Promo on July 9, 2008 - 6:09pm.
PHILADELPHIA – Mauckingbird Theatre Company will present Shakespeare's R&J by award-winning playwright Joe Calarco and directed by Mauckingbird Artistic Director Peter Reynolds from August 1 – 23, 2008 at the Adrienne Theatre's Mainstage, located at 2030 Sansom Street in Philadelphia. A follow up to the company's sold-out inaugural production of an all-male The Misanthrope, Shakespeare's R&J is also performed by a male cast. Named 1 of the "Five Best Plays" in London by The Independent, Shakespeare's R & J has enjoyed successful, critically acclaimed runs both off-Broadway and on London's West End. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students and are available by calling (215) 923-8909 or online at www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
Shakespeare's R&J spins the classic story of history's most famous "star-cross'd lovers" in a modern tale of teenage awakening. Mauckingbird Theatre Company's intimate production explores youthful desires, vulnerability and burgeoning sexuality as four schoolboys at a repressive preparatory school discover William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and find themselves suddenly immersed in the tragic story of forbidden love. As the boys assume the roles of all the play's characters, the classic tale begins to blur with the students' own lives and Shakespeare's verse is heard anew.
Hailed as a "vibrant, hot-blooded new adaptation [that] pulsates with an adolescent abandon" by The New York Times and an "exploration of passion and repression in both Shakespeare's time and our own" by Variety, Joe Calarco's revisionist tale continues to speak to audiences around the globe.
"Joe Calarco's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is inspired. It offers a powerful message of tolerance and acceptance without being didactic," says Peter Reynolds. "New discoveries are illuminated in Shakespeare's original text with the frequent gender changes of the characters, producing a provocative work that continues to remain timely and relevant in our current social and political climate."
The talented young cast of four is led by Evan Jonigkeit as Romeo, whose recent credits include Célimène in Mauckingbird's sold-out hit The Misanthrope, Six Characters in Search of an Author at People's Light & Theatre, Dishwashers at Walnut Street Theatre, and Fox TV's Twice a Hero. Conrad Ricamora portrays Juliet, and his recent credits include USER 927 (Brat Prod.), Ferdinand the Bull (Arden), West Side Story (New Candlelight), Romeo & Juliet and The Taming of the Shrew (NC Shakespeare Festival).
Newton Buchanan and Nicholas Park play the two other students and various characters. Buchanan has worked exclusively with Hedgerow Theatre for the past four years, appearing in over 30 productions as an actor, while Park is a senior musical theatre major at the University of the Arts who has appeared at the Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival.
The Misanthrope production team returns including set and costume designer Marie Anne Chiment, lighting designer Maria Shaplin, and voice and text coordinator Lynne Innerst, with the addition of fight director John V. Bellomo.
Founded by Artistic Director Peter Reynolds and Managing Director Lindsay Mauck, Mauckingbird Theatre Company is committed to producing professional gay-themed theatre, while also exploring classic literature and musical genres and providing affordable productions of infrequently produced works.
Reynolds currently serves as the Director of Musical Theater for the Department of Theater at Temple University. For Temple Theaters he has directed productions of Into the Woods, Ragtime, Company, Pericles, Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery and Beautiful Thing. In Philadelphia, he has directed productions at Act II Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Hedgerow Theatre, Villanova Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company in their collaborations with Philadelphia Young Playwrights, and he spent two seasons with the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center in New Jersey where he assisted the Producing Artistic Director. Reynolds spent 6 years as Artistic Director of the award-winning HealthWorks Theatre in Chicago and has also worked at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Building Chicago, Apollo Theatre Chicago, St. Louis' HotCity Theatre, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, and Maples Repertory.
Playwright and director Joe Calarco is the creator of Shakespeare's R&J, winner of the 1998 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Special Achievement in Theatre for an off-Broadway production. Calarco also directed the play's premieres in Chicago (garnering five Jeff Award nominations including Best Play and Best Director), Washington, D.C. (garnering the Helen Hayes Award nominations for Best Play and Best Director), London's West End (named 1 of the "Five Best Plays" by The Independent, honorable mention from the Evening Standard Awards committee for direction), and the Japanese premiere in Tokyo. Calarco's regional credits include Philadelphia Theatre Company's The Last Five Years (Barrymore Award-nominee for Best Director, winner for Best Musical) and Elegies: a song cycle (seven-time Barrymore Award-nominee with wins for Best Musical Director and Best Ensemble of a Musical).
PERFORMANCES:
Fri, 8/1 : Sat, 8/2 : Sun, 8/3 : @ 7:30PM *previews*
Wed, 8/6 7:00pm *OPENING NIGHT*
Thu, 8/7 : Fri, 8/8 : Sat, 8/9 @ 7:30PM
Wed, 8/13 : Thu, 8/14 : Fri, 8/15 : Sat, 8/16 @ 7:30PM
Sun, 8/17 @ 2:00PM
Wed, 8/20 : Thu, 8/21 : Fri, 8/22 : Sat, 8/23 @ 7:30PM
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and students and are available by calling (215) 923-8909 or online at www.mauckingbirdtheatreco.org.
Press Contact:
Canary Promotion + Design
Office: (215) 242-6393
High-resolution images available upon request and online at: www.canarypromo.com/mauckingbird
Submitted by nikka215 on July 9, 2008 - 12:56pm.
Free the (Schuylkill) River Park Documentary Premier
Followed by Panel Discussion on the Power of Civic Activism
The free viewing of “Free the River Park” will be followed by a panel discussion on the campaign featuring key elected officials and activists. The panel will include Councilman Darrell Clarke, State Representative Babette Josephs and Schuylkill River Park Alliance co-chair Russell Meddin. The movie will be preceded by a light reception.
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Time: 7:30 pm screening; doors open at 6:30
Location: The Academy of Natural Sciences, main auditorium
The film explores a citizens’ ultimately victorious efforts to create and preserve at grade access to the Schuylkill River Park despite the adamant objections of CSX Railroad. The 15-minute film chronicles the protracted grass-roots fight against CSX and their effort to block the community's access to the Schuylkill river, and serves to inspire and instruct other organizations on how to successfully wage efforts to improve and protect their own communities.
Submitted by g emil reutter on July 5, 2008 - 6:25am.
MPS Fox Chase Reading Series
Saturday, July 26 @2pm
Poets
Glenn McLaughlin
Arlene Bernstein
3 Sister Corner Café
7950 Oxford Ave.
(corner of Barnes and Loney)
Philadelphia, Pa. 19111
www.foxchasereview.org
www.madpoetssociety.com
Admission: free
Bios:
In 2004, Arlene Bernstein created Friends of Poetry as a vehicle for performing her poetry and to highlight local poets and musicians, which she does regularly throughout the Main Line/Philadelphia/Media area in coffee shops, libraries, book stores, and private salons. She is a member of Mad Poets Society, New Philadelphia Poets, Freshmeadow Poets of Flushing, NY, and the Bonnie Baillis Havertown Poetry Circle. Twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize (for a poem and an essay), she has also won contests locally and been published in many local and far-flung journals. She also writes fiction.
Glenn McLaughlin is a former plastics sales representative and a soon-to-be-former COO of a bio-medical start-up company. While he started reading and writing at age appropriate times in his life those activities did not include poetry until he was well into his fifth decade (not required for his chemistry degree). In the decade since, he has been published in several regional and online journals, published a volume of poems ("Something Catches," Roland Street, 2006) and has been invited to read at the Philadelphia Library plus numerous venues throughout the mid-Atlantic area. He conceived of and hosts the poetry series "Otherwise - Poetry at Churchill" in Pottstown, PA where he resides with his wife and their numerous pets, his children having
reached the point of self-sufficiency and flown the coop though still easily able to show up for dinner.
Submitted by maggie on July 3, 2008 - 1:05pm.
Hello!
First Person Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to memoir and documentary art expressed in a variety of media. Every second Wednesday of the month, we hold a Salon to showcase that work. This month we are presenting a wonderful memoirist, Elisabeth Erickson along with two other dynamic presentations. And for the first time, we'll be serving beer!
Please join us Wednesday, July 9th at the Gershman Y- 401 South Broad St. from 7-9pm
Featuring:
* Documentary improv from Tongue & Groove
* Artist Rachel Fujita and her multimedia work, lovehateNYC
* Philadelphia writer Elisabeth Erickson
For a sneak preview of these artists check out the First Person Arts Blog: http://www.firstpersonarts.org/blog/first-person-salons-at-the-gershman-y/
$5 minimum admission. All ages welcome!
If you would like to have your own memoir or documentary work considered for inclusion in a future Salon, we¹d love to see it. Visit http://salons.firstpersonarts.org for information and an application.
Hope to see you there!
Maggie
msaia@firstpersonarts.org
www.firstpersonarts.org
Submitted by Kristen on July 1, 2008 - 11:17am.
I want to share with everyone the wonderful weekend vacation I have planned for the 4ht of July! I, like most of you I'm assuming, feel like the price of gas has placed a limit on my vacation opportunities.
Well, I'm not happy about it, so I did some research and I found a way to vacation without giving my money to gas conglomerates! This weekend I'm going to Philadelphia Premium Outlets!! I'm staying at the Comfort Inn and because it's teamed up with PPO I get a $25 gift card to the outlets! So the first 25 dollars I spend is completely on the outlets!
PPO is about 45 minutes northwest of Philadelphia so it's really close and it won't cost me a lot to get there. They have extended hours and additional savings for the holiday!! They already offer 25-65% off designer clothes and bags so I'm going to get great deals this weekend. They have about 150 stores so it's perfect that I'm giving myself the entire weekend to veg out at the hotel and shop at my own pace. It's going to feel so good to spend my money on things I can have for the next 5 years rather than spend my money on a plan trip far away.
On Saturday and Sunday PPO has entertainment in food court area. They have classic rock and oldies and they are featuring an acoustic guitar player and vocalist. I'm going to hear live music while I spend my money wisely this weekend! I'm so excited to celebrate the holiday and I'm not going to feel an ounce of guilt about it! Sorry, I coudn't resist the chance to tell everyone about this. If you don't decide to follow me have a great 4th of July!
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