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CONTACT:
Ayele Ajavon
(215) 599-2291
ayele@gptmc.com
AFRICAN AMERICAN CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Every Sunday |
Providing a spiritually satisfying experience for music lovers of all faiths, World Cafe Live’s Sunday morning Gospel Brunch features a soul food menu and an inspirational gospel music performance. 3025 Walnut Street, (215) 222-1400, www.worldcafelive.com |
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Through January 1, 2005 |
The Philadelphia Doll Museum mounts its annual holiday display, featuring festive dolls and cheerful angels that are all part of the Museum’s 300-plus doll collection. 2253 N. Broad Street, (215) 787-0220, www.philadollmuseum.com |
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Through January 2, 2005 |
In
African Art, African Voices, the Philadelphia Museum of Art
attempts to recreate the traditional, cultural context in which the works of
African art were first created. Sculpture, masks, jewelry, photographs and
contemporary art exist amidst contextual information from various African
cultures. |
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Through February 2005 |
The Walt Whitman Center Gallery features rare, authentic African objects in Animals in African Art, an exhibit that illustrates the symbolic use of animals in African cultural material. 2nd & Cooper Streets, Camden, NJ, (856) 964-8300, www.waltwhitmancenter.org |
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Through December 2005 |
Jazz it up in the Great Stair Hall every Friday from 5:45-7:45 p.m. as the Philadelphia Museum of Art showcases talented musicians from the region during its PhillyJazz series. Visitors can explore the galleries, join a tour, enjoy good music and sample fine wines. 26th Street & the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, (215) 763-8100, www.philamuseum.org |
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December 17-19, 2004 |
The Point Breeze Dance Company, part of the Point Breeze Performing Arts Center, brings its seasonal magic to the city with its annual holiday concert. The event is a showcase for the Center’s talented dancers, singers and musicians. University of the Arts, Drake Theater, 1512 Spruce Street, (215) 755-1014, www.pbpac.org |
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December 18, 2004 |
The African American
Museum in Philadelphia’s Annual Holiday Festival & Kwanzaa
Celebration provides enjoyment for all ages, with storytelling, gospel
performances, interactive programs and more. |
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December 18, 2004 |
Take 6, the Grammy Award-winning sextet, takes to the stage of the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts’ Zellerbach Theatre with their smooth a cappella sounds tuned for the holiday season. 3680 Walnut Street, (215) 898-3900, www.pennpresents.org |
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January 11- April 10, 2005 |
As part of the 200th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Academy mounts The Chemistry of Color: The Harold A. & Ann R. Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African American Art, the first comprehensive showing of works that represent turning points in the development of the genre. (215) 972-7600, www.pafa.org |
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January 28- February 27, 2005 |
The Plays & Players Theatre presents The Story, focusing on a young African American reporter who investigates a murder and exposes a web of social politics. 1714 Delancey Street, (215) 985-0420, www.phillytheatreco.com |
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February 2005 |
Memories Go Round: The Photography of Jack Franklin is a retrospective exhibit at the African American Museum in Philadelphia about empowerment, capturing the spirit of everyday people through memory and recall. 701 Arch Street, (215) 574-0380, www.aampmuseum.org |
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June 24-26, 2005 |
The three-day 2005 West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival showcases the talents of more than 170 Philadelphia artists in some 12 venues throughout the West Oak Lane section of the city. www.westoaklanefestival.com |
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June-September 2005 |
From steel drums to maracas, kielbasas to tortillas, Penn’s Landing welcomes visitors to the PECO Energy Multicultural Series for select days of heritage-focused activities and fun. Penn’s Landing Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard & Spring Garden Streets, (215) 928-8801, www.pennslandingcorp.com |
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June-November 2005 |
Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War is the National Constitution Center’s first traveling exhibit, taking a close look at Abraham Lincoln’s key Constitutional moments. (215) 409-6600, www.constitutioncenter.org |
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June 12, 2005 |
The 30th anniversary of the Odunde Afrikan American Street Festival celebrates the Yoruba New Year, beginning with a spiritual procession to the Schuylkill River and ending with a lively street fair. South Street between 22nd & 23rd Streets, (215) 732-8510 |
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August 14, 2005 |
Sponsored every year by WDAS, Philadelphia’s R&B and classic soul music station, Unity Day features vendors, food, events and activities with a focus on family togetherness. Benjamin Franklin Parkway, www.wdasfm.com |
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November 4-6, 2005 |
More than 60
Philadelphia jazz musicians and poets will show off their talents during the
2005 Philadelphia Jazz and
Poetry Festival, a three-day
(mostly free) event taking place at 24 venues throughout the city. |
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November 2005 |
The 20th Philadelphia International Art Expo, the nation’s largest African-American art show and sale, features the work of national and emerging artists at Temple University’s Liacouras Center. 1776 N. Broad Street, (215) 629-3939, www.octobergallery.com |
The Greater
Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) builds the region’s economy
and image through destination marketing to increase the number of visitors, the
number of nights they stay and the number of things they do in the five-county
region.
For
more information about travel to Philadelphia, visit
www.gophila.com
or call the Independence Visitor Center, located in Independence National
Historical Park, at (800) 537-7676.
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Note to Editors: photos of Greater Philadelphia are available in the photo gallery.
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