First Friday Weekend!

STD: PAAFF 2018 Film Submission Opens

March 1 @ 12:00 am UTC-5

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF), now in its exciting 11th year, will be accepting entries soon for our 2018 festival season via Without A Box. We accept films from Asian and non-Asian filmmakers that either feature Asians in lead roles in front of or behind the camera and/or have stories pertaining to Asian Americans. The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival has been celebrating and elevating the Asian American experience and has presented dozens of culturally relevant films and…

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Mako with Night Lights at Underground Arts

March 1 @ 10:00 pm UTC-5
Underground Arts1200 Callowhill St
Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States

Mako with Night Lights at Underground Arts Thursday, March 1st, 2018 21+ | Doors: 8PM | Show: 9PM Tickets on sale NOW! Tickets: http://bit.ly/Mako_Tickets2018 ØˆØˆØ Mako ØˆØˆØ http://www.wearemako.com/ http://www.facebook.com/WeAreMako/ http://www.twitter.com/@WeAreMako http://www.instagram.com/wearemako/ ØˆØˆØ Night Lights ØˆØˆØ facebook.com/wearenightlights instagram.com/wearenightlights twitter.com/nghtlghts

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Voided

March 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm UTC-5
Asian Arts Initiative1219 Vine St
Philadelphia, PA 19107 United States

Voided PAPA Mini-Residency: Pratima Agrawal First Friday, March 2, 7 p.m. Voided is a solo theatre performance inspired by the true story of Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian female astronaut in space who died in the 2003 Columbia accident. Through the lens of racial representation and feminism, Pratima explores her struggle to “fit in” on her own terms as a performer in the City of Brotherly Love. What is it to exist in the world yet not exist in a…

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Corey Smith / Kasey Tyndall at Union Transfer – Philadelphia 3/2

March 2 @ 7:30 pm UTC-5
Union Transfer1026 Spring Garden St
Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States

Corey Smith at Union Transfer UT Newsletter: http://ticketf.ly/1RqX4bJ Event Feed: http://on.fb.me/1Xjri0B Corey Smith The way Corey Smith sees it, he owes a debt to his fans. And it’s one he is determined to repay with his 10th album, While the Gettin’ Is Good. The project, released on Sugar Hill Records, marks the first time that the singer-songwriter, a wildly popular touring artist who has produced all of his past efforts, has turned over the reins to a bona fide country…

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Dermot Kennedy at Underground Arts

March 2 @ 9:00 pm UTC-5
Underground Arts1200 Callowhill St
Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States

Dermot Kennedy at Underground Arts Friday, March 2nd, 2018 21+ | Doors: 8:00PM | Show: 9:00PM Tickets: http://bit.ly/DermotKennedy_Tickets ◊ Dermot Kennedy ◊ http://www.dermotkennedymusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/dermotkennedymusic/ http://www.twitter.com/dermkennedy Life and death. Joy and pain. Love and loss. Dermot Kennedy has always been fascinated by extremes. On his brilliant debut EP, ‘Doves & Ravens,’ the young Dubliner draws inspiration from all the moments of brightness and darkness this world has to offer, crafting music that’s at once soaring and intimate, stripped-back and explosive. Stuttery…

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Show Us What You Got – Homebrew Competition

March 3 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm UTC-5
Roy-Pitz Barrel House990 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States

Show us what you got with our Belgian & French Brewing Competition in partnership with Philly Homebrew Outlet! 2008 BJCP Categories 16a-e Entries Due by February 25th, 2018 Drop off @ any Philly Homebrew Outlet location 2 x 12oz or 1 x 22oz unlabeled bottles More than 1 beer entry is permitted Please submit bottle ID forms with entries, located here: http://www.roypitzbarrelhouse.com/entertainment-schedule/2018/3/3/show-us-what-you-got-homebrew-competition 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place Prizes from both PHO & Roy-Pitz! Free Entry – Snacks Provided for Competitors…

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Baby’s on Fire opening night w/ Cult Objects, Tact, more!

March 3 @ 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm UTC-5
PhilaMOCA531 N 12th St
Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States

PhilaMOCA’s hosts an exhibition featuring new work by Kelly Keith, Annabelle Buck, and Emily Burtner. Art by: Kelly Keith: http://www.kellykeith.net/ Annabelle Buck: http://annabellebuck.tumblr.com/ Emily Burtner: https://tictail.com/thousandisland Live performances by: Jo Nelson: https://jonelson.bandcamp.com/ TACT: https://tactmusic.bandcamp.com/releases Cult Objects: https://cultobjectsss.bandcamp.com Allison Durham Reception 6:00 / Show 7:30 / $10 donation for bands PhilaMOCA 531 N. 12th Street Philadelphia, PA 19123

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Todd Barry – 30th Anniversary Crowd Work Tour @ Underground Arts

March 3 @ 8:00 pm UTC-5
Underground Arts1200 Callowhill St
Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States

Todd Barry – 30th Anniversary Crowd Work Tour at Underground Arts Saturday, March 3rd, 201 21+ | Doors: 8PM | Show: 9PM Tickets on sale NOW! Tickets: http://bit.ly/ToddBarry_Tickets Todd celebrates 30 years of telling jokes by doing a tour where he won’t be telling any jokes. That’s right, an entire show of riffing and bantering with the audience. To get an idea what you’re in store for, check out Todd’s special The Crowd Work Tour on louisck.net. Todd Barry http://www.toddbarry.com…

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Womxn in Asian America – Registration FULL

March 4 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm UTC-5
Asian Arts Initiative1219 Vine St
Philadelphia, PA 19107 United States

Womxn in Asian America Sundays, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. February 4 – March 25 Sliding Scale: $50-$200* This course, taught by Melissa Kapadia, examines the hxstories and lived experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander womxn (women, trans, and non-binary people) through readings of scholarly, narrative, activist, and popular texts; in-person conversations; film and other media; and explorations of our own lived experiences. *Registration is required* This course is open to all APA womxn and is co-hosted by the…

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Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? – Race in the American South

March 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm UTC-5
PhilaMOCA531 N 12th St
Philadelphia, PA 19123 United States

PhilaMOCA presents the Philly Premiere of Sundance sensation DID YOU WONDER WHO FIRED THE GUN?, a documentary look at race in the American South. Formally audacious and emotionally powerful: a meditation on conscience and responsibility, in the context of a documentary on race in the American South, as well as a highly personal exhumation of family secrets that may include a double murder. Travis Wilkerson begins with a scene from TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and introduces a “secular saint,” Atticus…

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