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  • Diane Turner author of Feeding the Soul: Black Music, Black Thought

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    Wednesday, October 20, 7pm – Non- Fiction Diane Turner author of My Name is Oney Judge and Feeding the Soul: Black Music, Black Thought Feeding the Soul: Black Music, Black Thought (25.95  Third World Press) – An Africa-centered framework unifies these essays about misconceptions in standard accounts of the evolution of black music. Topics are…

  • P&P: Cassendre Xavier

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    Tuesday October 19, 7pm – Poetry Poets & Prophets Presents Cassendre Xavier (aka Amethyste Rah and Amrita Waterfalls) Cassendre Xavier (aka Amethyste Rah and Amrita Waterfalls) is an award-winning multi-media artist and community cultural arts organizer working in Philadelphia since 1991. She is the author of Expanding Your Capacity for Joy: a Raw Vegan Comfort…

  • Nu Directions Chamber Brass

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    Sunday, October 17, 7pm – $10 Cover –  BYOB – Music $10 Cover (includes a copy of the CD “Vox Nouveaux,” and complimentary wine) NU DIRECTIONS CHAMBER BRASS NU DIRECTIONS CHAMBER BRASS is a contemporary chamber ensemble dedicated to breaking down barriers of musical categories. This rhythmically explosive genre-bending brass and percussion ensemble brings together…

  • Dave Steel Blues Band

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    Friday, October 15, 9pm – Blues – $10 Cover – BYOB Dave Steel Blues Band Featuring: Dave Steel: Harmonica, Vocals Rich Katz: Guitar Lou Brotman: Bass Mike McGuigan: Drums Blues Night “Dave Steel Blues Band returns for its 2nd show at Moonstone Art Center. For another night of hot chicago and Texas style blues with…

  • Storytellers’ Series 2: Dark Matter

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    Friday, October 15, 6pm – $5 Cover – Storytellers Storytellers’ Series 2: Dark Matter Storytellers’ is back with a pre-Halloween weekend show dedicated the black sci-fi and fantasy. From well loved writers like Octavia Butler to a deep hidden gem Derrick bell, our next show promises to be out Of THIS WORLD….Featuring compelling reads from…

  • George Anastasia

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    Wednesday October 13, 7pm – True Crime George Anastasia author of Philadelphia True Noir: Kingpins, Hustles and Homicides ($17.95 Camino Books) In these pages you’ll find the true noir stories that have bubbled up under the magnifying glass of a 30-year veteran reporter at the The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s a fascinating look into the minds,…

  • The Twin Poets and William Upski Wimsatt

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    Tuesday, October 12, 7pm – Poetry & Prose Moonstone Poetry Series Presents The Twin Poets and William Upski Wimatt The Twin Poets are tutors, mentors, big brothers, community activist, leaders, scholars, summa cum laude grads, allies, soldiers, father-figures, artist, teachers, camp directors, counselors, historians, social workers, brothers, friends, fathers, sons, – all of theses titles…

  • Raymond Tyler Presents

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    Sunday, October 10, 3pm – Poetry Raymond Tyler Presents 3pm to 6pm Join Raymond Tyler for Beyond Spoken Word Part 5. Tyler sits down and discusses poetry and personal stories of writers. This month he’ll be speaking one on one with Vizion from The Harvest and 4 other dynamic artists to be named later. There…

  • LOS: Bobby Zankel’s Wonderful Sound 4 & Thri

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    Friday, October 8, 2010 – Doors: 8:30 p.m. Show: 9 p.m. sharp $10 at the door / $8 in advance (only at brownpapertickets.com) – BYOB BOBBY ZANKEL’S WONDERFUL SOUND 4 Bobby Zankel, alto saxophone Tom Lawton, piano Anthony Tidd, bass Craig McIver, drums THRI Micah Jones, bass Michael Pracher, tenor saxophone Wayne Smith, Jr., drums…

  • Richard Poplak author of The Sheikh’s Batmobile

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    Thursday, October 7, 7pm – Non-Fiction Richard Poplak author of The Sheikh’s Batmobile: In Pursuit of American Pop Culture in the Muslim World ($15.95  Soft Skull Press) What happens to our pop culture when it meets another culture head-on—especially one that, according to some, is completely at odds with our own? In The Sheikh’s Batmobile,…