Books
Submitted by maleka on March 11, 2009 - 6:23pm.
Friday, April 17 to Sunday, April 19,2009, all weekend.
Mt. Airy Kids' Literary Festival! Big Blue Marble Bookstore's third annual kids' literary festival--a weekend of kids' literature, music, crafts, and activities. Featuring popular Baby Loves Jazz author Andy Blackman Hurwitz and special musical guests, a hands-on kids' cooking experience with Atsuko Quirk, young adult author Tonya Cherie Hegamin, storytellers Milt Cohen and Debra Johnson, and more guests to be announced.
Check out our regularly scheduled kids' events and reading/book signings, workshops, writing classes, and more on our website: www.bigbluemarblebooks.com!
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 Canary Promo on March 27, 2008 - 1:35pm.
WHEN: Saturday, April 5th, 2008 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Depart - First Person Arts, One South Broad Street, Philadelphia
Arrive - Phillips du Pury & Company, 450 West 15th Street, New York
WHAT: First Person Arts announces an exclusive one-day excursion from Philadelphia to NYC to view the work of legendary photographer, Diane Arbus and hear the story of the discovery of vintage Arbus prints. On April 5th, a collection of Arbus photographs that have been missing since the 1960s will be exhibited for the first – and possibly last – time, after which they will be sold at auction by Phillips du Pury in NY. The First Person group will travel by chartered bus with antiquities dealer and discoverer of the lost photos, Robert Langmuir (recently featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer and whose story is the subject of a new book, Hubert's Freaks). A champagne breakfast will be served en route. Upon arrival, they will have a private reception at Phillips du Pury, a tour of the collection with Langmuir and curators from the auction house, and a seminar by experts on Arbus.
The discovery of the photographs in this collection came to light when Langmuir, a Philadelphia-based rare books dealer and collector of African-Americana, purchased the archives and memorabilia of a performer and manager of Hubert’s Dime Museum and Flea Circus located in Manhattan. Langmuir learned that Hubert’s is where Diane Arbus met many of the people who later became subjects of some of her most famous works. He also discovered 27 of her photographs, packed away in the box. These images turned out to be some of the first photographs she took of sideshow freaks and others on the margins of society – a subject that revolutionized her art and led her to create some of the most compelling photography of the last half century. The fascinating story of this discovery has been chronicled in Hubert's Freaks: The Rare-Book Dealer, the Times Square Talker, and the Lost Photos of Diane Arbus by author Gregory Gibson, and is being published on April 1.
Langmuir, who grew up in Delaware County in the primarily African American neighborhood known as Morton, began researching, collecting and selling memorabilia in his youth, including African American cultural objects and forms of artistic expression. He has spent his life exploring – as a Merchant Marine, traveler and wanderer who has lived in Europe and Russia, and roamed the United States as a roadie for the legendary blues musician Muddy Waters. In 1978, Langmuir settled in Philadelphia, where he operated the Book Mark, a Center City book shop that existed for twenty years. Now, Langmuir has turned his focus back to rare books and the collection of African-Americana.
The Now or Never: The Lost Photos of Diane Arbus excursion benefits First Person Arts, a nonprofit organization and producer of the annual First Person Festival and other programs featuring fascinating real life stories. Funds from the event enable First Person Arts to offer programs that share the power of personal stories with people from underserved and isolated communities. First Person Arts is guided by the belief that the sharing of personal experience is a powerful way for people to celebrate uniqueness, bridge differences, and find common ground. For more information, visit www.firstpersonarts.org.
ADMISSION:
Admission is $145 for the full trip or $55 for the New York portion only. A champagne breakfast with Robert Langmuir will be served en route to New York from Philadelphia. First Person Arts is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; all contributions and a portion of the event proceeds are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. For ticket information, please call (267) 402-2056 or email dang@firstpersonarts.org.
Press Contact:
Canary Promotion + Design
Emaleigh Doley, emaleighATcanarypromo.com
Submitted by mjohns on March 8, 2008 - 7:35pm.
By Michael Johns
It can be said that modern conservatism knows only two times. There was the time before him and there was the time after him, and those two times could not be more contrasting. In this stark contrast lies his larger-than-life legacy, and let there be no mistake: It is a legacy that will endure the ages.
As word of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s passing reached his many students, admirers and colleagues late last week, it seemed each had an account (some grand, some small) of how this intellectual giant memorably impacted and touched their lives, their vision, and their work. In the aggregate, they tell the story of a man whose immense collective qualities--genius, boldness, industriousness, persuasiveness, and (perhaps least appreciated) kindness and generosity--were without equal in modern American public life. Even in death, Buckley is bringing conservatives together more effectually than many conservative leaders are doing in life. It should surprise no one. To have had the good fortune to have brushed upon Buckley during this life was to leave impressed, inspired, and reinvigorated in the purpose-driven life that he lived admirably and which he cultivated in a whole generation of conservatives who, now in his absence, carry forward his torch.
It may be said too often of the recently deceased, but it must be said emphatically of Buckley: We will not likely see his type again.
Submitted by SaveArdmoreCoalition on February 20, 2008 - 1:25pm.
One of our members decided to self publish a book of photographs she took of old houses that she likes...no, she's not Albert, he is a master photographer....but if you are an old house junkie, check it out:
 these old houses By carla joy zambelli  Book Preview
Submitted by Canary Promo on February 12, 2008 - 11:37am.
First Person Arts launches Memoir at Middle Age:
An Introductory Workshop for Women
PHILADELPHIA – First Person Arts is seeking women ages 50 and older from underserved Philadelphia-area communities to share their stories as part of Memoir at Middle Age: An Introductory Workshop for Women. The free six-week community workshop series is designed specifically for beginners and will be led by Dianna Marder, feature writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Marder will guide the women in documenting their personal histories through short, descriptive pieces about their life experiences. Memoir at Middle Age aims to honor individual self-expression and help its participants recognize the value of sharing their personal experiences and observations.
Memoir at Middle Age will run on Thursday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m., April 3rd through May 8th at the Inquirer building, located at 400 N. Broad Street. Participants will attend all six workshops. The workshop series is free and open to women 50 and over who qualify following a brief registration interview. Please contact Dianna Marder at (215) 854-5702 or at dmarder@phillynews.com to register or ask questions. Go to www.firstpersonarts.org or call (267) 402-2056 for information about First Person Arts.
Dianna Marder has teamed up with First Person Arts, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to developing and presenting the memoir and documentary arts, to conduct these workshops. Memoir at Middle Age seeks to respect and promote the voices of what Marder calls "The Ignored Generation." "I call them the 'Ignored Generation' because these matriarchs often shoulder responsibility for their own parents, their grown children, absent husbands, infant grandchildren, their churches and their communities,” says Marder. “Their remarkable resilience deserves more recognition.”
Memoir at Middle Age, part of First Person Arts' Community Writing Project, is designed to help the participants feel accomplished and respected instead of burdened and unappreciated by encouraging them to reflect on their lives and share their stories in a supportive, emotionally safe environment. Throughout the six weeks, they will be guided in writing family histories, creating personal journals, and discovering the benefits of writing and self-expression. Marder and First Person Arts hope to build bridges of understanding between diverse groups and individuals through the power of the personal stories shared in these workshops.
About First Person Arts
Founded in 2000, First Person Arts transforms the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experience. First Person Arts supports the development of new memoir and documentary work and creates opportunities for it to be seen and appreciated by many through workshops, events, memoir and documentary contests, and the annual First Person Festival. The organization reaches across cultures and communities to attract a diverse audience, and explore the stories of people from all walks of life. For more information, please visit www.firstpersonarts.org or call (267) 402-2057.
Press Contact:
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Megan Wendell, (215) 242-6393, meganATcanarypromo.com
High-resolution images available upon request and online at: www.canarypromo.com/firstpersonarts
Submitted by jerrywaxler on January 16, 2008 - 9:07am.
Anyone interested in writing should be delighted to hear about a talk coming up in Philadelphia January 27. Rachel Simon, author of the bestselling memoir "Riding the Bus with My Sister" will be delivering the talk 2 PM, Sunday January 27 at Drexel University’s Anthony J. Drexel Picture Gallery on the third floor of the main building at 3141 Chestnut Street. The talk will be about "Constructing a Writing Life." If you can make it to the talk, you're in for a treat. Not only is she a great writer, and a professional speaker. She's also a passionate teacher of writing. If you want to see what I mean, check out Rachel Simon's website , which is loaded with tips for writers, including a free downloadable copy of her book "The Writer's Survival Guide."
The talk at Drexel is the first in a series of free talks organized by the Philadelphia Writers Conference board member, Sean Toner. Check out the Philadelphia Writers Conference website for more information about the free Drexel talks. Also check out the website for information about the annual writer's conference on June 6, 7 and 8.
Jerry Waxler
Memory Writers Network
Submitted by Albert on November 10, 2007 - 2:10pm.
 Peggy Banaszek is running for PA House in the 182nd District. She's also been busy doing civic-minded stuff all around town. I live in the same neighborhood as Banaszek and she's everywhere. At civic group meetings, on Town Watch, at city-wide gatherings and on the campaign trail at events all around town. She's launched a new initiative to bring more books to the hands and eyes of Philadelphia's kids.
From the brochure [above]
10,000 Pages is a community-based awareness campaign working to highlight and reverse the depleted state of our city's school libraries. We are collecting new and gently used books for neighborhood schools to help update their collections so that students of alla ges will have more interesting libraries to turn to and so that teachers will have more resources to use.
We urge you to participate by donating books at one of our listed Community Partner locations. School libraries are most in need of popular fiction and multi-cultural biographies meant for 1st to 8th grade reading levels. Talk to your local bookseller for suggestions.
I'll be out in Rittenhouse Square, with Peggy and the gang, handing out info on the program and collecting books Sunday between 11a - 2p. Click here for a bigger version of the image above to see where you can drop off some of your books.
Submitted by zeroman on November 2, 2007 - 10:29am.
Please check out my first book here
Please support a fellow philadelphian and new writer by at least checking it out. Thank you for your support. It can also be found here
Again thank you
Submitted by KathrynL on September 25, 2007 - 5:34pm.
The Kelly Writers House presents a conversation with rock journalist Alan Light with an introduction by Anthony DeCurtis.
Thursday, 9/27 at 6PM
3805 Locust Walk
This event is free & open to the public
ALAN LIGHT is the author of "The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys." He is the former editor in chief of Vibe, Spin, and Tracks magazines, and a former senior writer for Rolling Stone. He currently writes for the New York Times, Spin and other publications, and he was the founding editor of Tracks Magazine. He is also the editor of the New York Times bestseller "Tupac Shakur" and "The Vibe History of Hip Hop."
About "The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys":
Submitted by jerrywaxler on August 20, 2007 - 6:58am.
Your dreams drive your life, but it's not always easy to remember those dreams. To figure out how you got here, check out my blog about Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Michael Vitez's book Rocky Stories. In my blog entry, I show how you can use the famous stairs of the Philadelphia Museum of Art as a writing prompt to get in touch with your dreams, the way so many visitors to the museum do every day.
Memoir Writing Prompt: Your Rocky Story
Submitted by Howard on July 12, 2007 - 6:13am.
In the fall of 2003, Fred Clark (Slacktivist) began gracing the internet with his clever online analysis of the world's most inexplicably popular book franchise, the Left Behind series. Still in the closing stretch of analyzing book one of the series, Fred recently announced this longtime Slacktivist staple will continue for the foreseeable future. This, thanks to the generosity of a friend who purchased books two through eight of the series for his review.
While Fred's thoughts on this literary phenomenon are bound to rub some people the wrong way (and leave others wondering what on earth he's talking about), his reactions are well thought-out and effective vehicles for exploring some of the most compelling and controversial themes in modern day religion.
Click here for Slacktivist's Left Behind index.
Submitted by Canary Promo on May 29, 2007 - 1:03pm.
Rosenbach Friends’ Garden Party
Thursday, May 31
6:00-8:00pm
The Rosebach Museum & Library hosts their annual tradition, a Spring Garden Party. This annual event draws together members, friends, newcomers, staff and supporters for an evening of fun and celebration. Featuring wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, raffle prizes and good company as well as a chance to gather (weather permitting!) in the museum’s garden, the Garden Party is a highlight of the Rosenbach year.
To RSVP, call (215) 732-1600, ext. 113 or purchase tickets online at www.rosenbach.org.
Members $15, Non-Members $20 / $25 at the door
About the Rosenbach
The Rosenbach Museum & Library seeks to inspire curiosity, inquiry, and creativity by engaging broad audiences in exhibitions, programs, and research based on its remarkable and expanding collections. The museum was founded by legendary book dealer A.S.W. Rosenbach and his brother and business partner Philip. With an outstanding collection of rare books, manuscripts, furniture, and art, the Rosenbach is a museum and world-renowned research library, set within two historic 1865 townhouses, that reflects an age when great collectors lived among their treasures. The Rosenbach Museum & Library is located at 2008-2010 DeLancey Place and is open Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, free for children under 5, free for all on Tuesdays, and free for kids 18 and under on Sundays.
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