Category: Moonstone Arts Center Events
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Emancipation: The Continuing Struggle for Racial Justice in Philadelphia
Monday, October 31, 7pm Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th Street The Continuing Struggle for Racial Justice in Philadelphia A discussion with Michael Coard, Jim Mueller & Larry Robin Our project is grounded by 150th anniversary of the firing of General John C. Fremont for issuing his own Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves in Missouri.…
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Hope for Afghanistan Comes in Small Steps – A Talk by Budd MacKenzie founder of Trust In Education
Tuesday, November 1, 7:30pm – Non-Fiction Hope for Afghanistan Comes in Small Steps A Talk by Budd MacKenzie founder of Trust In Education “As we withdraw our military forces from Afghanistan, most people are asking, “What will happen to Afghanistan?” “We cannot abandon the Afghan people,” said Budd MacKenzie, founder of the grassroots, nonprofit organization…
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Class Warfare – Part 4
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 7:00pm Class Warfare in Philadelphia – Part 4 – Unions and the Public Sector 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund Auditorium, 100 S. Broad Street, 10th floor 7:00pm: The David Harvey animated lecture 7:15: Panel Discussion with: Thomas Paine Cronin, Jim Moran, Frances Ryan & Ron Whitehorne Jim Moran was director of…
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The Last Word Open Mic
Thursday, October 20, 8pm, $5 Cover – Open Mic The LasT WorD ROCKS! Open Mic St. Skribbly LaCroix hosts the most provocative, raucous and innovative open mic in Philadelphia. The LasT WorD is ground zero for the “Movement for a DoPeR PhiLLy.” It is an all-ages monthly open mic/performance art fiasco orchestrated by Saint Skribbly…
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Spooky Chamber Music
Saturday, October 22, 7:30pm-$10 Cover Spooky Chamber Music Beta Test is a new chamber ensemble based in Philadelphia that focuses on performing a unique combination of classical music, new compositions, and geeky selections from classic video games like Super Smash Flash 2 and movies like Tron. For their October program, they’ve put together a set of…
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Lives of Poetry
Saturday, October 22, 2pm – Memoirs Lives of Poetry In this second edition of collected memoirs, learners from the YMCA Education and Technology Center invite readers to glimpse the worlds they inhabit and the experiences they carry. They reveal their aspirations and commitments, and the strength through which they survive. Lives of Poetry tells of…
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The Nation Magazine Discussion Group
Sunday, October 16, 11am – Discussion The Nation Magazine Discussion Group discusses Reimagining Capitalism The Nation asked a playful question and got back serious answers. Imagine you have the ability to reinvent American capitalism: Where would you start? What would you change to make it less destructive and domineering, more focused on what people really…
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PF: Jonathan Maberry
Friday, October 28, 7:30pm – Fiction Philadelphia Fantastic Presents Jonathan Maberry Jonathan Maberry is a NY Times bestseller and multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Patient Zero, the Pine Deep Trilogy, The Wolfman, Zombie CSU and They Bite. His work for Marvel Comics includes the Punisher, Wolverine, DoomWar, Marvel Zombie Return and Black Panther. His…