SURFACE presents Bela Shehu and Melissa D’Agostino fashion design and Julia Blaukopf photographs in support of 
The Reading Viaduct Project.
 

Featuring Bela Shehu’s elegant, architectural line of women’s apparel, NINOBRAND, Melissa D’Agostino’s shibori hand-dyed one-of-a-kind silk and knit clothing, scarves and ties, D’Agostino Fashion Textile Design, and photography by Julia Blaukopf.     

April 5th  5:00 -7:00 PM  |  Exclusive Fashion Show  |  Wine, hors d’oeuvre, art and fashion. Engage in conversation with the clothing designers, the founders of the Reading Viaduct Project and the members of SURFACE in an elegant former Victorian Mansion followed by an exclusive fashion show on the grand staircase.

April 5th  7:00 -9:00 PM  |  Public Reception  |  Photography Installation, architectural renderings, wine, & an opportunity to chat with the individuals and designers behind the clothing lines and The Reading Viaduct Project.

The event will be held at CITYSPACE. Please note that this is a ticketed event. All proceeds benefit the Reading Viaduct Project and support the mission of a neighborhood park along the elevated Viaduct – as well as the vision of a three-mile linear park through center city and connecting diverse neighborhoods and institutions, supported by various advocacy groups. 

Support this vision and join in creating a better, greener future for Philadelphia by becoming a Friend, Advocate, or Visionary of the project.

SURFACE was created with the idea management and innovative collaboration of Brands Imagingand Octo Design Group, and is presented by Michael Garden of CITYSPACE. Their events support urban revitalization focusing on art in a cultural environment.

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For more information:

Michael Garden

CITYSPACE

2200 Walnut

Philadelphia 19103

215 625 3650

Cell 215 500 2981

www.michaelgarden.com

(via Save the Date!!!)

Where the hope of the Reading Viaduct is, like New York’s High Line, spurred economic development, Goldtex may well serve as its harbinger. An as yet undetermined restaurant in the Osteria-Alla Spina-Route 6 vein of neighboring North Broad Street will occupy the ground floor. Design wise, the building’s transformation intentionally shirks its industrial past for a more contemporary layout. The 10′ tall glass panels, of multiple colors and multiple materials, are meant to mask the vertical columns typical of other loft conversions in the neighborhood.

(via Goldtex, After The War | Hidden City Philadelphia)

THE SHE BOOK | Reading by Michelle Myers

Public · By Asian Arts Initiative

Friday

7:30pm

Kicking off her 2013 book tour, Family Style host Michelle Myers takes audience members on an unforgettable journey through storytelling, spoken word poetry, and song celebrating the strength and beauty of women, especially in their most vulnerable moments. In giving shape and life to these meaningful, vibrant stories in her performance/reading, Michelle hopes to build a community united in the restorative energy of love, acceptance, and personal power.

$10 General | $8 Student Admission 

FREE Admission for anyone who brings a copy of The She Book to the door

Copies of The She Book will be available for purchase for $15 each; purchase of the book includes admission to the show.

ABOUT MICHELLE MYERS

Michelle has been a professional spoken word poet for 13 years. She is a founding member of the spoken word poetry group Yellow Rage, a dynamic duo of Philly-based Asian American female spoken word poets. Yellow Rage is best-known for appearing on the first season of the critically-acclaimed HBO television series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry and performing in the first live Def Poetry Jam show in Aspen at the 2001 HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. As a solo artist, Michelle is dedicated to raising awareness about social injustices and building positive relationships across communities.

Proceeds from box office and book sales will be donated to Odanadi, an organization based in Mysore, India that rescues and rehabilitates women and children who are survivors of human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

(via THE SHE BOOK | Reading by Michelle Myers)

Explore and enjoy all things beer

in this series of classes with our Cicerones. 

March 6th – Beer 101 – Perfect for the beginner and a great resource for anyone who enjoys a good brew. Taste through all the basic styles, see which breweries we think offer the best examples. 

March 20th – Cellaring Beer – This class is not quite for the novice although you will taste some pretty awesome aged bottles. You’ll learn everything you need to know to start your own beer cellar. 

April 3rd – Saison Week! –  Gear up for spring by celebrating with farmhouse ales. From Belgium to Brooklyn and beyond. Taste some old favorites and try a few newcomers.

$25 includes light bites, tax and tip

(via Beer Classes at Alla Spina – Eventbrite)

Gorgeous poster by Celine McBride for April’sPhilaMOCA Tuesday Tune-Out series, which is curated by and included in the CFF programming…

(via Cinedelphia Film Festival)

The draft comprehensive plan for Philadelphia’s Central District calls for revitalizing civic spaces in Center City, encouraging more development along Ridge Avenue and North Broad Street in West Callowhill, and making more of a neighborhood around Franklin Square.

[…]

With the recent opening of the Barnes Museum and development of the Granary building, development is picking up in West Callowhill, Spina said, but there is still room for more – particularly more commercial space. The area could support about 1.6 million square feet of new construction, even if that construction is kept to low- and mid-rise buildings.

Callowhill/Chinatown North recently got a plan of its own that is incorporated into this draft comprehensive plan. Recommendations taken from it include adding new parks and green space and transforming the Reading Viaduct into an elevated park.

(For a quick glance at all the proposed changes: PlanPhilly | Draft plan for Central District released)

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission will gather public comment on the six proposals for Philadelphia’s second casino license during three open-house sessions next week.

These first city listening meetings will likely not be the last ones, Greenberger said. “I think there will be more as these (casino proposals) evolve and are modified.”

The three sessions:

Tuesday, March 26,  from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Avenue. Use the 11th Street entrance.

Wednesday, March 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street.

Thursday, March 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street.

In addition to these in-person sections, which Greenberger will open with remarks on the casino licensing process, the PCPC will also conduct an online survey from March 25 through April 5. For more information, visit www.phila.gov/cityplanning.

The gaming control board is also soon holding casino hearings. These will be held in Room 114 of the Pennsylvania Convention Center from 9 am to 9 p.m. On April 11 and from 9 am to 3 p.m. On April 12; and on May 8 at Lincoln Financial Field in the West Club Level from 9 am to 5 p.m. To register to comment: http://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/?p=225

To learn more about the applicants and their proposals, visit this section of the gaming control board’s website here.

(via PlanPhilly | City Planning seeks public input on casino proposals)

Parquet Courts

Scott & Charlene’s Wedding, Household, Amanda X

Sat, May 4, 2013

Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

$10.00

Little was said about Parquet Courts’ debut effort, American Specialties. Released exclusively on cassette tape, the quasi-album was an odd collection of 4 track recordings that left those who were paying attention wanting more. A year of woodshedding live sets passed before the Courts committed another song to tape. The band’s first proper LP, Light Up Gold, is a dynamic and diverse foray into the back alleys of the American DIY underground. Bright guitars swirl serpentine over looping, groovy post-punk bass lines and drums that border on robotic precision. While the initial rawness of the band’s early output remains, the songwriting has gracefully evolved. Primary wordsmiths A. Savage and Austin Brown combine for a dynamic lyrical experience, one part an erudite overflow of ideas, the other an exercise in laid-back observation. Lyrically dense, the poetry is in how it flows along with the melody, often times as locked-in as the rhythm section.

Venue Information:
PhilaMOCA
531 North 12th St.
Philadelphia, PA, 19123

(via Parquet Courts – Tickets – PhilaMOCA – Philadelphia, PA – May 4th, 2013 – R5 Productions)