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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Something arty to do tonight – and clearly, booze is also involved. Hosted by PositiveSpace, Schmooze and Booze is a networking event intending to unite artists, craftspersons, collectives, collectors, and enthusiasts from the Philadelphia art community. I think it’s a fabulous idea, as it’s very easy to get stuck in the small arty circles of regions of the city, or based upon the people you went to school with. It’s completely free, although there is a small suggested donation for beverages, but totally worth it. You get to booze it up and schmooze about art. It’s taking place tonight, September 1st, from 6-8PM at Philadelphia Center for the Book (626 South Street) which is one of the new Arts on South pop-up spaces I’ve been seeing as I walk around.
Interested? RSVP on the facebook event page.
Tags: Philadelphia Center for the Book, PositiveSpace, Schmooze and Booze, South Street
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Saturday, June 19th, 2010
Hey there. Sorry for the slacking – this stuff should be wrapping up soon and I’ve been chatting with the other contributors and we’ve got some things planned for the summer. Meanwhile, here’s what’s been piling up in my facebook events – all art related, all open to the public, but perhaps flying under the radar:
Tonight, Saturday, June 19, 2010 6 Р10 PM VWVOFFKA is having a closing party for their show Concrete, et cetera.  Featuring works by Masha Badinter, Claire Buchanan, Sofie Hodara, Marshall James Kavanaugh, Ingrid Pimsner, Steve Streisguth, and Jenna Wilchinsky, there will also be a special live performances by Flat Mary Road and refreshments will be provided. If you skip Frankford ave for First Friday check it out with this closing party, fb invite here.
VWVOFFKA
2037 Frankford Avenue (more…)
Tags: 2010, Amanda Kearns, Amanda Shames, Andrea Grigoropol, Art in the Dark, Bob and Barbara's, Bob Dix, Claire Buchanan, Ingrid Pimsner, Jeni Willimason, Jenna Wilchinsky, June, Liz Kruck, Marshall James Kavanaugh, Masha Badinter, Mat Tomezsko, Niki Bombshell, Raven Lounge, Sofie Hodara, Steve Streisguth, The Papermill, VWVOFFKA
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Thursday, April 29th, 2010
Today, Thursday, April 29, 2010 over 200 restaurants across the Delaware Valley are be participating in this year’s Dining Out For Life event. I’m sure you’ve already seen the posters that have been up in many restaurants for weeks now. You may be familiar with the premise. Perhaps you’ve even been in years past, but it’s always a good excuse to enjoy a nice meal out, so think about taking part in it today. All participating restaurants will contribute 33% of their food sales to HIV and AIDS services at local health organizations.
Unlike other restaurant events, you’re probably not going to be upsold a prefix meal of sub-standard quality. The third of the check being donated isn’t contingent on any particular meal or price, so you’re not hemmed in. They also provide the ability to donate above and beyond the check, if you’re so inclined, but there’s not much pressure to. After all, you’ve already committed to contribute by going out for a meal.
Loads of locations are doing lunch as well as dinner, so if you’re not in the mood for the whole shebang (not to mention probable crowds) of the dinner rush, you can still give. And of course, get a meal out of your altruism. A full list of participating restaurants can be found here. High end spots, low-key byos, ethnic cuisines, and gastropubs are all taking part, so there’s no excuse. Dine out tonight.
Tags: causes, dining out for life, eating, restaurant
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
This week it’s NCECA, the ceramic conference. So if you hit the galleries, mind your handbags, backpacks, and gesticulating, because if you break it, you buy it. Ceramics make me so nervous. I nearly fainted installing at the gallery this month. But if you’re like me and ceramiced-out there’s plenty of non-clay work in the alternative spaces (the media doesn’t really do well installed in bars and coffee shops.) Currently on the walls: April 2010 ‚Äì Most shows begin First Friday April 2nd, and conclude at the end of the month unless otherwise indicated. In addition to Free Wine Friday openings, many listings this month have events next week. Which makes me happy. I hate it when all the arty happenings are crammed into one day. In addition to art exhibitions there are art auctions, comic book launches, and (more…)
Tags: 2010, Adrian Dalton, Adriane Dalton, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Andrew Johnson-Lally, Annette Monnier, April, Bill Funk, Celestina Levant, Chris Clark, Clay Willoughby, Danna Ray, Darla Jackson, Eric Fausnacht, Erika Matyok, Erika Somogyi, Evan Greenfield, Happenings, Heather Ossandon, Helen Maurene Cooper, James David Saul, Jamie Boyle, Jen Ray, Katherine Kaminski, Katheryn Moran, Katie Elia, Ketch Wehr, Kimberly Sheldon, listings, Mat Tomezsko, Meg Shevenock, Melissa Zetts, Mike Bukowski, Mollie Sheridan, Molly McIntyre, Nathan Prouty, openings, Paul Roden, Ryan Kelly, Scott Nyerick, Tim Lewis, Timothy Buckwalter, Tina De Carlo, Valerie Lueth, Yvonne Lung, Zia Hiltey
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Tonight it the Sly Fox U Buy The Glass Night at the Abbaye. A supremely affordable $10 will buy you a keepsake pint glass as well as free refills from 7-9 P.M. Featured Sly Fox beers include the Abbey Xtra, Dry Stout, and the Seamus Red Ale, which I recently sampled and thoroughly enjoyed. Who am I kidding? I love almost everything that Sly Fox brews. I’m totally biased. In addition to hanging out and drinking, U Keep the Glass Night also offers the chance to win a whole bunch of swag from the featured brewery. Then you can have a sensible late dinner while you keep drinking. Good times.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 7-9 P.M.
The Abbaye 637 N. 3rd St.
Tags: Abbaye, Bar, beer, Drinking, Sly Fox, u keep the glass
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010
 
Found image. Which I agree with.
 
UPDATE: I was totally confused. This is happening in NYC. So Philadelphia is now participating in the #class at Winkleman Gallery¬†this Sunday March 7th from 5-8 P.M. Suggested by the artblahg, The Artwake will involve a eulogy followed by a panel discussion. The people at Rebekah Templeton are looking for folks who are interested in volunteering to participate and providing topics to discuss. They’ve created a blog where folks are invited to post thoughts and ideas, the theory being that even if one is unable to attend the event they can be part of discussion. Beyond the wake and the blog, the organizers state that they “are pretty open in terms of other ideas” and are looking for individuals or groups who are interested in participate in other ways. So get on your anarchist artist thinking caps, kids. (more…)
Tags: #class, 2010, Art, artblahg, artwake, debate, discussion, happening, hashtag class, March, Philadelphia, Rebekah Templeton
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
I know I whine about this every month, but for serious guys, no one is updating their websites or sending out their listings. Maybe it’s the weather; I know Mat Tomezsko’s opening was moved twice. Perhaps people are just chucking any schedule and keeping things up. I wouldn’t know, though, because I’m using the internet to get all of my information, and we all know how accurate that is. Most shows begin First Friday March 5th and conclude at the end of the month unless otherwise indicated. These are just spaces having events – for full listings, see the listings page. Please let me know if I’ve missed anything. (more…)
Tags: 2010, Aleksandra Vasic-Lalovic, Alice Thompson, Amelia Hankin, Ashley Flynn, Avalon Clarein, Barbara Marinelli, Beth Hienly, Boris Petrovic, Box Brown, Brae Howard, Brenna K. Murphy, Cayung Siagian, Chip Raman, Christina Day, David Aronson, Ed Bing Lee, Fleming Jeffries, Greg Hergert, Helen Ounjian, Hunter Yoder, Jason Coal, Jenna Wilchinsky, Jonathan Allen, Joseph Kilrain, Juan Garcia, Kabuya P. Bowens, Kate Copeland, Kelly Kozma, listings, March, Mat Tomezsko, Melissa Choi, Morgan Hill, Patricia Hall, Rachael Ocelus, Rebecca Aker, Reverend Michael Alan, Robert T. Pannell, Robin McDowell, Serena Perrone, Skirmantas Pipas, Sophie Blackall, Stella Ebner, Tanya Ziniewicz, Updates, Vicky Chen, Wendee Daelhousen
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
The radio and internet are all like, blah blah blah, East Coast crippled in massive snow, and I look outside and see a damp sidewalk. Well, snow day specials are still happening, including this super cute one from Tria: (straight cut-and-past from the email)
TODAY AT BOTH CAFES   Milk and Cookies for Grown Ups
Remember when you and mom baked oatmeal cookies on snow days? You don’t?¬†Well, on this snow day¬†we’re doing our own comforting take on milk and cookies: Brooklyn Cookie Jar Porter ($4¬Ω / 16 oz draft),¬†brewed with¬†oatmeal, raisins and vanilla, perfectly paired with a¬†LeBus Oatmeal Raisin Cookie ($1¬Ω). Wine more your thing? Enjoy some gulpable Mother’s Milk Shiraz¬†(specially priced at $7) from Australia’s First Drop Winery.
Sorry, but we have to draw the line at reading you a bedtime story.
- Thursday, Februray 25
- Starts at noon at Tria Rittenhouse
- Starts at 4 pm at Tria Wash West
- No reservations – just show up
Cute! I will keep this updated as employees send their corporate tweets and update their facebook fan pages.
Tags: February, snow, snow day, special, Tria
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Kelly Kozma If I Could
As you may know if you’ve come here through the book of faces, tonight is the opening reception for painter Kelly Kozma and jewelry artist Bridgett Bonn Wagner at Tu Belleza Studio on Liberties Walk.
Full disclosure – I had some classes with Kelly at Moore back in the day. Never met Bonn Wagner, just have seen her work online. Meanwhile, you may have seen Kozma’s work before at Ten Stone – although finishing up her BFA this year she has participated in many group shows and independent exhibitions throughout the city.¬† Creating colorful compositions that meditate on the relationship between materials in art, Kozma paints an approachable dialogue between the negative and positive space where geometric and curvilinear coexist.
Brigett Bonn-Wagner Resources Necklace
Bridgett Bonn Wagner creates works that straddle the relationship between the wearable object and sculpture. Her delicately crafted jewelry is simultaneously beautiful and slyly thought provoking social criticism. Imminently wearable, Bonn Wagner creates lasting conversation pieces beyond the typical, challenging the notion of what adornment should be.
We’re excited because Art in Bars actually helped hook up these artists with this non-gallery space, and we hope to be able to continue to facilitate more opportunities for emerging artists in the future. Don’t worry, we’ll keep prattling on about cocktails, concepts, and collectives on the blog.
If you want to attend the opening, as previously stated, it is tonight Friday February 12th from 5-7 P.M. ar Tu Belleza Studio – 1021 N 3rd St. Work will be up through the end of the month.
Tags: Bridgett Bonn Wagner, Kelly Kozma, opening, Philadelphia, Tu Belleza Studio
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
I’m such a slacker. It was a tremendous pain to walk two blocks to the mailbox today, so as my bus isn’t running, I wasn’t exactly jazzed to hike up to the gallery today. So I called out. I’m not the only one, apparently. Although the bars in this town manage to nobly soldier on, blizzard or not, the art openings are not so lucky. Thus far I have heard:
Darla Jackson‘s opening of “While you were out . . .” at the Philadelphia Art Alliance tonight has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 18th from 5-7:30pm.
Matt Tomezsko‘s opening which would have been tomorrow will now be Friday March 12th from 6:30-9:00 and there will be a taco bar by Qdoba.
The Freeman‘s auction of part II of the Lehman Collection has also been rescheduled Friday, February 19th at 11am. I’ve only been to one art auction before and I had so much fun. Seriously. It was fascinating to see the variety of work and how some things would sell way under market value and some prices would become so inflated in a bidding war. No reserve on any of the works in this sale. Check out the works available online, where you can also download the catalog.
Meanwhile, Art in the Age wants you to know that their event with Reverend Michael Alan making dream catchers is still on for tonight, *UPDATE* also postponed until Thursday, February 18th at 6:30pm. Check the comments for the info..
Know of anything else that was supposed to happen yesterday/today/tomorrow that’s being moved?
Tags: Art, Darla Jackson, delays, February, Mat Tomezsko, Philadelphia, Reverend Michael Alan, snow, Updates
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