Volunteer At Historically Black Cemetery Mount Lawn
Help Clean and Maintain This Historically Black Cemetery.
Location: 84th Street and Hook Road (Darby Township, near Sharon Hill)
To participate or volunteer contact SHE’s GG at (215) 588-5062 or Shegg910@gmail.com
A Flash From The Past Projects
The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street. July 23rd 7:00-9:00pm
Interactive performance art and professional development workshop meet reader’s theater in a coming-of-age story involving an unusual black girl/woman recounting stories from her colorfully dysfunctional world. The presentation will take the audience on a moveable journey that spans the 1970s to the 2000s. Performed with script in hand and props questions to the audience are weaved throughout the presentation to create a communal experience and an exploration of lived experiences.
History Bike- June 2023
52nd and Baltimore Avenue to 52nd and Haverford Avenue.
Distance: 1.6 miles. Time: Noon-3pm
Route Stops
1. The corner of 52nd and Baltimore Ave. (Formerly Good Times Bar)
2. Malcom X Park (Formerly Black Oak Park)-52nd Pine St.
3. The corner of 52nd and Spruce St. (Formerly Big George’s)-285 S. 52nd St.
4. The corner of 52nd and Locust (Formerly Foo-Foos Steak Shop)
5. The Bush Fire Theater (Formerly The Locust)-224 S. 52nd St.
6. Billie’s Boomer Room-227 S. 52nd St.
7. ACAF (Formerly The Aqua Lounge)-221 S. 52nd St.
8. Hakim’s Book Store-210 S. 52nd St.
9. Babe Clothing Store-110 S. 52nd St.
10. The corner of 52nd and Chestnut (Formerly The Cookie Jar)
11. State Theater- 105 S. 52nd St.
12. The Nixon Movie Theater-28 S. 52nd St.
13. Mr. Silks 3rd Base- 280 S. 52nd St.
14. 52nd Market St.- (The Story of “The Strip” and The El- Blue Line)
15. The corner of 52nd and Haverford Ave (Formerly Stewart Shoes)
Tour Time: 45 to 75 mins
Launching the week of June 19th 2023
Past Projects 2022
Check out some videos of resident interviews. Click on CommuniTree
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jU1edo_pXlhhBljcls31g/videos
The Re-Memory Places Cultural Markers
Six locations across the city of Philadelphia- check out The Re-Memory Places heading at the top of the page.
The Re-Memory Places
My Entire Short Life…So Far! Episode 3
This play, performance-art, PowerPoint presentation is in its third evolution as a performative memoir about my entire short life …so far! AND the things going on in the world during that time. Come and check it out.
- Old Academy Players-3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia, Pa 19129
Neighborhood Story Banner Project
Neighborhood Story Banner Project
DECEMBER 13, 2021, 7:00 PM was the virtual unveiling of The Neighborhood Story Banner Project. This project was funded through a Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Teaching Artist Micro-Grant. The generous grant supports the project now through 2022.
The Neighborhood Story Banner Project documents the hyperlocal histories of neighborhoods as they change and in some cases disappear completely. Information banners will be exhibited in several neighborhoods across the city. Artwork, written text, and twenty images will be displayed on each banner. The images represent a story from the City of Brotherly Love. In addition, there will be posters distributed in each community that provide an opportunity for residents to draw, write, or create an image that they feel captures the essence of their community OR a person, place, or thing that once existed in Philadelphia.
Last but not least, short YouTube videos will be posted featuring several individuals who share stories about their experiences growing up, living, or working in Philadelphia. (Go to Upcoming Events to see a video or our Youtube Chanel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jU1edo_pXlhhBljcls31g
The Thing About Philly will be back Summer 2022! Read about the series kick-off.
The Thing About Philly 9.25.21
This storytelling series share forgotten or under-told stories of Philadelphia history, particularly focusing on neighborhoods where City resources haven’t gone into preserving and documenting it well.
This hybrid project combines storytelling, a history lecture, and reader’s theater with a touch of humor. Active “re-tellings” is what this show is all about courtesy of skits, visuals, and expressive readings. Each show focuses on a true person, place, event, or thing that existed somewhere in Philadelphia, or its surroundings, sometime in the past. For example, did you know that from 1962 to 1969 there was an Aquarium in South Philly called Aquarama Aquarium Theater of the Sea? Who knew? Apparently, some Philadelphians born prior to 1960. But the history is not well known. Each show produces a lively and “mostly” accurate dramatization of the subject matter.
The Thing About Philly Episode #1 Focused on West Philadelphia’s Foo-Foos “Home of the Mamma Jama” steak shop, and South Philadelphia’s Aquarama: Aquarium of the Seas.
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021 https://youtu.be/JTfbKYw89PM
Each show typically runs 1 hour.
Every projects is an opportunity to learn.
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