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Philadelphia PA - For Immediate Release. The first Philly for Philly, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at World Cafe Live [Downstairs], promotes the local Philadelphia music scene and benefits Music & Mentorship, who provides Music Education to underprivileged youth in Philadelphia. Showtime is 7:30pm-1am; located on 3025 Walnut Street, in University City; tickets 10 dollars. For more details see: PhillyforPhilly.com.
[M&M is a program of non-profit organization Intercultural Family Services; see ifsinc.org, myspace.com/musicmentorshipprogram].
Hosted by:
Cee Knowledge of Digable Planets
Event features:
The Hustle, Philadelphia Slick, Monica McIntyre, Dave Buckrey, and Dejha.
Interactive Projection by:
Educated Guess [egwrk.com]
The launch of the online Philadelphia concert calendar, livemusicphilly.com. LiveMusicPhilly will serve as an information resource for fans, and a promotional outlet for bands and local venues.
Music Instrument Drive
Guest appearances by prominent community leaders including Larry Gold [record producer and owner of The Studio].
Philly for Philly will provide proceeds from the event to Music & Mentorship. M&M provides opportunities to Philadelphia youth to explore and develop their musical creativity, self-expression and abilities through music appreciation, instruction and performance. They also offer theatre arts and martial arts training. M&M began in the wake of the Philadelphia public school system cutting their music and arts programs during the mid-nineties due to a history of budget problems and limited financial resources.
Philly for Philly acknowledges the unique character of the Philadelphia creative community, but also the urgency to supplement Public school music & arts education. This event is a step towards improving opportunities for young artists to grow, as well as, strengthening the current Philadelphia Music & Arts scene.
Philly for Philly sponsors include PhillyCarShare, Sam Ash, University of the Arts, 215HipHop, Comporto Communitcations, Educated Guess, realizePhiladelphia, and Vurj media.
Philly for Philly is actively seeking additional sponsors who support Music Education and are looking to connect with a local audience.
Contact Information:
[email protected]
PAST EVENTS
http://realizePhiladelphia.net
Philadelphia PA - PAST EVENT The first realizePhiladelphia Music & Arts Festival, a free community/family event benefiting PennFuture [PennFuture.org], scheduled for Saturday, June 30, 2007 (raindate 7/14), will be held in the 2-acre Liberty Lands Park, 3rd & poplar, in Northern Liberties.
Activities will be held continuously throughout the day, from 11am- 6pm [see schedule at http://realizePhiladelphia.net]. The festival will exemplify emerging Philadelphia culture by providing a forum for networking and collaboration among various communities in the region. There will be an exchange of cultural resources, involving: music, multimedia, art installations, fashion, poetry, clowns, comedy, environmental and health advocates, local politics, spiritual groups, organizations and forward thinking businesses.
Festival happenings include:
• Michael Nutter; Democratic Nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia.
• Al Gore's Climate Project Presentation by Northern Liberties local Jon Ross.
• Music by: Philly Slick, Infinien, Drake, the What Monsters, Greg Kettinger, Dejha, Monica McIntyre, and Fresh Cut Salads.
• Outdoor Gallery containing multi-medium art by Philadelphia artists; curated by alexander s. and Alana Bograd.
• 'Are you Digging your Grave with your Fork?' presentation by Susan Silberstein, Phd. founder of Center For Advancement in Cancer Education.
• Mother Earth Puppetry by Spiral-Q and Mathew Himmelein.
• Vorcan Live Painting with world-renowned saxophonist Elliott Levin.
• Panoramic Poetry.
• Secret Pants (local sketch comedy troop).
• Tabling by organizations and businesses (see http://realizePhiladelphia.net for specifics).
• Silent auction including: Steven Starr Dinners, Kimmel Center Tickets, Body Benefits Massage Certificates, and more.
realizePhiladelphia will provide proceeds from the festival to PennFuture. The Philadelphia Inquirer calls PennFuture "Pennsylvania's leading environmental organization" because of their multifaceted approach to protecting the environment.
realizePhiladelphia acknowledges the concept of environmental unity; which means actions taken locally, positive or negative, that affect the entire global ecosystem. PennFuture promotes these goals by advocating clean air and water, flora and fauna protection, and strict controls on mining and energy production through legal cases, lobbying the legislature (city and state mostly; sometimes fedederal), and public outreach.
The realizePhiladelphia volunteers, artists and sponsors want to keep this festival free to the public. Festival sponsors include PhillyCarShare, Freshout Media, South Street Sound, Hare Brothers Printing, Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association and TransMed-USA. PhillyCarShare members receive a dollar off the price of festival t-shirts (by Philly designer Jonelle Greene).
realizePhiladelphia is actively seeking additional sponsors who support Philadelphia culture and are looking to connect with a local audience.
Contact:
joshua a. machiz [or] dejha
realizePhiladelphia, LLC.
PO Box 22335. 19110 PA.
215.701.9043
[email protected]
http://realizePhiladelphia.net
[myspace] realizePhiladelphia
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