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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH
Enchanted Colonial Village at the Please Touch Museum’s Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park Fairmount Park 4231 Av- enue of the Republic. Visit this representation of an 18th cen- tury village, featuring a bak- ery, village store, blacksmith and toymaker shops. Togeth- er, these scenes make for a wonderful intergenerational learning and memory making experience. Runs thru Janu- ary 2nd
.
www.pleasetouch-
museum.org.
Executive Incubator launch party, “Lights, Camera, Busi- ness: Teens in Action.” at the Enterprise Center, 4548 Mar- ket St. from 5 - 7:30 p.m. The newest group of high school entrepreneurs (Executive In- cubator 1.0) will showcase and sell their goods and services during this event. Our second and third year entrepreneurs (Executive Incubator 2.0) are planning the launch party while gaining skills in event management, budgeting, and marketing. For more infor- mation, please contact: Aleea Slappy at 215-895-4010 or by email aslappy@theenterprise-
centercdc.org.
Featuring all teens, the Rent School Edition comes to the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., for ten shows in December. For show times:
www.therotun-
da.org.
Last opportunity to see Trans- forming Dilworth Plaza and Following the Line exhibits at City Hall, Broad & Market Sts. Display cases along the first, second and fourth floors, NE corner. The exhibit in- cludes painting, photography, works on paper, found object assemblages, fiber, neon and ceramic, metal and mixed me- dia sculpture. Runs thru Dec 2nd
of each hour from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Comcast Center, 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, from Thanks- giving Day through New Year’s Day. Please note shows are not presented on week- days at 5 p.m.
Whenever We Feel Like it presents Dan Beachy-Quick, Frank Rogaczewski & Laura Goldstein at the Kelly Writer’s House, 3805 Locust Walk, at 8 p.m. 215-746-Poem.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST
Discussion featuring writer Kathryn Levy Feldman, local photojournalist Sabina Louise Pierce in a cooking demo led by Penne chef Eileen Watkin at 6 p.m. This event is in con- junction with the Hilton Inn at Penn and will take place in the Living Room, 2nd floor, Inn at Penn on 36th Sts. 215-898-5965
We’ve got the LEGOs--you bring the imagination! Build with our LEGOs or your own at the Haverford Library, 5543 Haverford Ave., at 4 p.m. 215- 685-1964.
MS Office workshop at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th
St., from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Basic keyboard skills re- quired. Limited spaces. Call 215-685-7671 to register.
The Philadelphia World AIDS Day event will combine artistic performances, HIV/ AIDS timeline, commemora- tive ceremonies, and free HIV counseling and rapid tests. Rapid HIV tests provide a re- sult in 20 minutes at the Broad Street Ministries, 315 S Broad St, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Infor- mation about HIV and AIDS services in the Philadelphia region will also be available. Rev. Bill Golderer, the conven- ing minister of Broad Street Ministry, stresses that while the venue is indeed a church hall, this event is strictly a secular one. Also included in the evening is a free dinner for all guests.
www.aidsfund-
philly.org.
.
www.facebook.com/ artincityhall.
Music & Movement for tod- dlers at the Fumo Library, 2437 S. Broad St. at 10 a.m. 215-685-1758.
Poet Elaine Terranova dis- cusses her path to success and offers practical advice for those wishing to become pub- lished poets at the Central Li- brary, 1901 Vine St., at 11 a.m. 215-686-5322.
The Comcast Experience vid- eo wall—the world’s largest 4mm LED video display: the show can be seen at the top
Tippler’s Tour: Yuletide Cheers & Beers at the Phila- delphia Historical Center, 6th & Chestnut Sts. from 5:30 - 8 p.m. This popular tour of Co- lonial & modern day water- ing holes take on holiday flair with a look at Colonial yule- tide celebrations. Tickets are $35; $30 seniors/students/ military. historicphiladelphia. org.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture presents 2008 Official Cannes Selection Salt of This Sea, a feature film by Annemarie Jacir. A film screening fol- lowed by food and conver- sation, at the Terrace Room
in Claudia Cohen Hall, 249 South 36th St., at 6 p.m. 267- 809-3668.
Enjoy a holiday performance by the Waldron Mercy Acad- emy choir at the Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch St., at 6 p.m.
betsyrosshouse.org.
Reception for Sandra Hoff- man’s Textures of Nature and Jeanine Leclaire Otherwise Unseen at Roger Lapelle Gal- leries, 122 N. 3rd
p.m. rodger@rodgerlapelle-
galleries.com.
The Brothahood is a trio of talented young musicians from the Philadelphia area at the Moonstone Arts Cen- ter, 110 A S. 13th
St., at 8 p.m. & Sansom
Forged by diverse influences, their sound is fresh and ver- satile with roots in the jazz genre. $5.
www.moon-
stoneartscenter.org.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD
The BIG Holiday Book sale presented by the Friends of Walnut West Library, 201 South 40th
reggae brunch featuring live bands playing roots culture and dancehall. For more in- formation contact Champe at
lionsdenphilly@gmail.com. You can hear the Lion’s Den on Monday nights from 10 p.m. to Tuesday morning at 2 a.m. with a break at 11 p.m. for Free Speech Radio News, and on Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
St., from 6 - 10
Our Mother of Sorrows/ St. Ignatius of Loyola Church Annual Christmas Bazaar, 36 N. 43rd St., in the Church’s Gym Sat. & Sun., from noon - 4 p.m. 12/3 & 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 12/4. Games, raffle, shopping, and fun! Saturday: Lunch with Santa from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m., line dancing at 2 p.m. Sunday: African dancing demonstration and lessons at 1 p.m., raffle drawing at 2 p.m. 215-878-0875.
St., from 11 a.m.
- 3 p.m. All books in gift-giv- ing condition; special empha- sis on cookbooks, children’s books, quality non-fiction and coffee-table books. baj@sas.
upenn.edu.
GO WEST! Craft Fest’s Holi- day show at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Forty of Philadelphia’s most amazing artisans purvey their finest handmade wares-- unique accoutrements, orna- ments & jewelry, art originals & reproductions, cozy hand- stitched woolens, toys, soaps, candles-- special holiday gifts for the ones you treasure most. Made locally and with love, presented with pride in West Philadelphia. More information can be found at
gowestcraftfest.blogspot.com.
Santa in Franklin Square, 6th & Race Sts., Sat. & Sun., thru 12/24 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. rain/shine. historicphiladel-
phia.org.
Santa Stories Book Club at the Santore Library, 932 S. 7th Street at 1 p.m. 215-686-1766.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH
As lighted and decorated trees and other holiday dis- plays begin appearing in both public and private spaces, the Ethical Humanist Society of Philadelphia on Rittenhouse Square will host a tree with a different message—the gift of knowledge. Event begins at 11 a.m. with Taft-Morale’s address on the gift of giving. 215-575-1128.
Groove with WPEB’s own DJ Champe of the Lion’s Den at Kifs (6142 Market) every Sun- day from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a
Pages to Pirouettes will per- form an adaptation of The Nutcracker ballet featuring a rich cast of characters, won- derful costumes, and beauti- ful music at the Central Li- brary, 1901 Vine St., at 2 p.m. Free. 215-686-5322.
The Nation Magazine Dis- cussion Group Presents Re- imagining Capitalism, Part 2 at the Moonstone Arts Cen- ter, 110 A S. 13th
St., at 11 a.m.
www.moonstoneartscen-
ter.org.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH
Reading: Iain Henry Pollock | Spit Back a Boy with Henry Israeli | Praying to the Black Cat at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., at 6:30 p.m. Free. 215-686-5322.
Reading: Susan Orlean | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Leg- end at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., at 7:30 p.m. Free. 215-686-5322.
Medicare Enrollment and Information at the Central Li- brary, 1901 Vine St. at 1 p.m. 215-686-5322.
Resume Workshop at the Wal- nut West Library, 201 S. 40th St. from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Basic keyboard skills required. Lim- ited spaces. Call 215-685-7671 to register.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH
Books Aloud! is an educa- tional enrichment initiative that promotes emergent lit- eracy and library services for parents of preschool children, day care providers and pre- school teachers at the Black- well Library, 125 A S. 52nd at 6:30 p.m. 215-685-7424.
St.,
Google Suite workshop at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th
St., from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Limited spaces. Call 215-685- 7671 to register.
Read Aloud Book Club at the Haddington Library, 446 N. 65th
St., at 4:30 p.m. 215-685- 1970.
Rejoice, Rejoice Emanuel: Music for the Advent Season at the Saint Francis de Sales Church, 47th
& Springfield
Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Free & open to the public.
Sex in an Epidemic, a docu- mentary that shows the out- growth of over 20 years of Carlomusto making videos about the HIV/AIDS move- ment in the United States at the International House, 3701 Chestnut St., at 7 p.m. $10, $8 for students/seniors, $5 for Scribe members. www.
scribe.org.
The St. Francis de Sales Cho- rale will present a concert of Advent music in the Upper Church, 47th & Springfield Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public; all ages welcome. All donations ben- efit the organ maintenance fund. 215-222-2255.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7TH
Crossroads Music presents the Tori Ensemble Korean classical and experimental music at the Rotunda, 4012 Walnut St., at 7:30 p.m. $8-24.
crossroadsconcerts.org.
Enchanted Colonial Village at the Please Touch Museum’s Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park Fairmount Park 4231 Av- enue of the Republic. Visit this representation of an 18th cen- tury village, featuring a bak- ery, village store, blacksmith and toymaker shops. Togeth- er, these scenes make for a wonderful intergenerational learning and memory making experience. Runs thru Janu- ary 2nd
.
www.pleasetouch-
museum.org.
Exceptional Violence: Embod- ied Citizenship in Transna- tional Jamaica book launch and discussion led by Penn Anthropology
Professor
Deborah Thomas at the Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St., at 5 p.m. This event is held in conjunction with the Center for Africana Studies at Penn. Light refreshments will be served. 215-898-5965
Featuring all teens, the Rent School Edition comes to the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., for ten shows in December. For show times:
www.therotun-
da.org.
Join Ms. Margaret for her an- nual Holiday Craft Workshop at the Independence Library, 18 S. 7th
685-1633.
Novelist Dianne McKinney- Whetstone discusses her path to success and offers practical advice to those wishing to
Santa in Franklin Square, 6th & Race Sts., Sat. & Sun., thru 12/24 from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. rain/shine. historicphiladel-
phia.org.
Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture presents poet Suheir Ham- mad reading her poetry and the Philadelphia Arab Mu- sic Ensemble performing a repertoire of classical Arab music in the third concert of the Arab Music Concert Se- ries. Hammad is the author of three poetry collections including, most recently, Breaking Poems, and an origi- nal cast member of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce Street. More info:
www.albustanseeds.org/mu- sic or 267-809-3668.
Basic Computer Literacy at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th
St. from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. St. at 4 p.m. Free. 215-
Limited spaces. Call 215-685- 7671 to register.
Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus, which depicts the rivalry be- tween Mozart & Salieri at the City Institute Library, 1905 Locust St., at 2 p.m. Friend-
sofpci@Yahoo.com.
The Comcast Experience vid- eo wall—the world’s largest 4mm LED video display: the show can be seen at the top of each hour from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Comcast Center, 1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, from Thanks- giving Day through New Year’s Day. Please note shows are not presented on week- days at 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH
MS Office workshop at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th
St. from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Basic keyboard skills re- quired. Limited spaces. Call 215-685-7671 to register.
Tippler’s Tour: Yuletide Cheers & Beers at the Phila- delphia Historical Center, 6th & Chestnut Sts. from 5:30 - 8 p.m. This popular tour of Co- lonial and modern day water- ing holes take on holiday flair with a look at Colonial yule- tide celebrations. Tickets are $35; $30 seniors/students/ military. historicphiladelphia. org.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH
Learn what you need to get started making purchases online at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., at 2 p.m. Topics will include staying safe shop- ping online and recommended websites. 215-686-5322.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH
have a novel published at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., at 11 a.m. Free. 215-686-5322.
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