Category: Moonstone Arts Center Events
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CANCELLED – Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic
Wednesday, December 15, 7pm – Non-Fiction Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic: Art, Activism, Academia, and the Austin Project Edited by Omi Osun Joni L. Jones, Lisa L. Moore, and Sharon Bridgforth ($24.95University of Texas) “Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic stands to make signal contributions to several related fields. First and foremost, it offers a model…
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CANCELLED – MPS: TBD & Kimmika Williams
Tuesday, December 14, 7pm – Poetry Moonstone Poetry Series Presents Bob Holman TBD & Kimmika Williams Bob Holman Dr. Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Ph.D in author of more then ten book of poetry and prose and teaches a Poetry as Performance course at Temple University. She holds her Ph.D in Anthropology, M.A.in Anthropology, MFA in Theater, Graduate…
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CANCELLED – The Sunday Afternoon Mixtape 2! Fear of a Black Christmas Edition
Sunday, December 12, – 3pm – $5 donation The Sunday After Noon Mixtape 2! Fear of a Black Christmas Edition DJ Troubleman spins while other program/panel goodies include a discussion on whether Black People are too Religious, Troubleman and Cheryl Durgens discuss several Christmas Music Videos, and more music and arts vibes. The Sunday Afternoon…
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The Soul Connection Holiday Party
Tuesday, December 7, 7pm – $5 donation – Poetry The Soul Connection Holiday Party Inviting all past performers from The Soul Connection to enjoy our first annual Holiday Party. DJ Trouble will be spinning the music to move your holiday cheer to.(hip- hop, house, reggae, R&B, rock, Holiday and any other vibe that’s good for…
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The Hidden 1970s: Histories of Radicalism
Monday, December 6, 7pm – Non-Fiction Panel Dan Berger editor of The Hidden 1970s: Histories of Radicalism (26.95 Rutgers University Press) Moderator Panel includes: Barbara Easley Cox (Black Panther Party), Michael Simmons (SNCC), Sharon McConnell (October 4th Organization), Sherrie Cohen (Dyketactics) The 1970s were a complex, multilayered, and critical part of a long era of…
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The Whimsical Sage: Words at Play for All Ages
Sunday, December 5, 2pm – (60 mins) – Fun with Language Joan Sage Presents The Whimsical Sage: Words at Play for All Ages In our eight years of sharing The Whimsical Sage; a collection of fun with homonyms, similes, puns, definitions, expressions, words-inside-words, diverse verses, and short stories with playful illustrations; we have gotten positive…
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The Nation Magazine Discussion Group
Sunday, December 5, 11am – Discussion Group The Nation magazine Discussion Group – open to everyone This month’s discussion will be on the mid-term elections. We’ll have an open floor discussion so, pick a campaign ( Sestak v. Toomey for example) or an issue and come and talk about it. A lot of good articles…
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Life of a Poet Workshop w/ Leonard Gontarek
Thursdays in December 5:30pm – Workshop The Life of The Poet Workshop with Leonard Gontarek Every Thursday, 5:30 – 7 PM. $60 for four sessions. Contact: Leonard Gontarek – gontarek9@earthlink.net
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LOS: Joe Truglio Trio & Sonic Liberation Front
Friday, December 10 – Doors: 8:30 p.m. Show: 9 pm sharp – BYOB – Jazz – $10 at the door / $8 in advance (at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/138405) Lucky Old Souls @ Moonstone Presents JOE TRUGLIO TRIO (CD Release!) & SONIC LIBERATION FRONT JOE TRUGLIO TRIO (CD Release!): Joe Truglio, drums; John Stenger, piano; Ken Pendergast, bass…
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The Women’s Writing and Spoken Word Series
Monday, December 20, 7pm-9pm – Multi-Genre $5 The Women’s Writing & Spoken Word Series Pat McLean & Carol Ann Bond Pat McLean teaches adult & teen poetry writing workshops at Temple University’s Pan-African Studies Community Education Program (PASCEP) and Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. She is an award-winning poet and founder of “In The Company…