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Monthly Archive: April 2015

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Names Day, a bi-annual event, to take place on April 18

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Namas Day, a bi-annual festival presented by Philly Area Yoga, will take place on April 18. Philly Area Yoga is an online directory for yoga and wellness resources in the area. The festival aims to bring together the yoga community with workshops and master classes by local instructors and wellness professionals, as well as fun activities. Workshops will include things like a therapeutic backbending class from Mariel Freeman and “physical origami” taught by Johnathan Raiss, as well as presentations from acclaimed teachers like Dana Trixie Flynn, known as the “Janis Joplin of Yoga.”

A full-day pass is $125 while a half-day pass goes for $75.

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Lovelovinglove, Inc. to speak at the Red Dish Cafe

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LoveLovingLove, Inc. is developing an Earthship in West Philadelphia. The vacant lot at 675 N. 41st St. will host a house built completely from recycled materials that generates its own electricity from renewable energy sources, runs its own water collected from cisterns on the roof and filters to pump through the building, grows its own food sources, stabilizes its internal climate by thermal mass and manages its own sewage to use for food production with toilets flushed by undrinkable used water collected from the building’s showers and sinks. LoveLovingLove, Inc. is trying to heal impoverished communities with holistic health education. Members will be speaking about this project on Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at the Rad Dish Café in Ritter Hall as part of Spring 2015 Campus Sustainability Week.

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Quince Productions reviving ‘Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Play’

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Quince Productions, a nonprofit theater company dedicated in challenging stereotypes, is bringing back its 2014 show, “Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays” for two benefit shows on April 19 and 26. The production is a collection of stories looking at the topic of same-sex marriage from a variety of perspectives from the likes of contemporary writers like Paul Rudnick, Neil LaBute, Moisés Kaufman and José Rivera. Proceeds from the two shows will go toward benefiting Quince Productions’ annual GayFest!, the LGBTQ story archive “I’m From Driftwood” and LGBTQ organization Equality PA.

Both shows will be held at the Walnut Street Theatre, at 7 p.m., with a $25 admission price.

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Boyer students and faculty to perform in Paley Library

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Students and faculty members from the Boyer College of Music and Dance will perform from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday in the concert series “Heart and Soul: Hoagy Carmichael” with music from John Johnson in the Great American Songwriter Series.

The performance will take place in the Paley Library Lecture Hall on the ground floor. This event is free and open to all. Boyer recital credit is given to all attendees.

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Rakim, Chill Moody and Dyme-A-Duzin at Underground Arts

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Curated by Veteran Freshman and hosted by Reef the Lost Cauze and DJ Aktive, Rakim, Chill Moody and Dyme-A-Duzin will perform a Red Bull Sound Select Show at Underground Arts on April 16. Rakim is known for his work as one half of Eric B. & Rakim. The duo is best known for its 1987 debut, “Paid in Full.” The show is for 18-and-older and $3 with an RSVP or $10 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission is first come, first serve.

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College of Liberal Arts will hold networking session

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College of Liberal Arts alumni and students will host the OWLTalks Virtual Networking event on Wednesday from 7-8 p.m.

OWLTalks is a fast-paced 60-minute online networking session where students and alumni are connected for several rounds of 10-minute, text-based chats.  This free event offers CLA students a rare opportunity to discuss their futures with people who have landed careers in their desired field. Temple students and recent graduates can receive help from alumni with career exploration, professional development and networking skills from any place with an Internet connection.

 

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Philly Tech Week Kickoff at Dilworth Park

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Dilworth Park is hosting a Philly Tech Week Kickoff event on April 17 from 6-9 p.m. The event features the App Arcade with games from PHL Collective, the Entrepreneurial Game Studio at Drexel University and more. Live performances from Pixel8ter and Dj CUTMAN will entertain guests and additional programming from event organizers Technical.ly will round out the event. The kickoff event is free, but an online RSVP is suggested.

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Fifth annual Kelch Lecture to be held Wednesday

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The fifth annual Kelch Lecture will present the “Father of Environmental Justice,” Dr. Robert D. Bullard.

Bullard has documented that healthy places and healthy people are highly correlated. Bullard believes that a zip code is the most important indicator of an individual’s health and that reducing environmental disparities should be a national priority. His lecture, “Building Just and Sustainable Communities for All: Why Sustainability Matters,” will take place in the Walk Auditorium in Ritter Hall on Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. Registration is required and a book signing will follow the event.

 

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Benefit show for “Hyphen” at Mile High House

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The Mile High House is hosting a benefit show on April 10 for “Hyphen,” Temple’s undergraduate literary and art magazine. After recent funding cuts by the university, the magazine’s staff must raise enough money to publish the Spring 2015 issue. This is not the first benefit show Mile High House has hosted. In February, the house hosted a show to raise money for Project HOME.

Uncle/Father Oscar, Water Polo, Seoul Delhi and Everything I Lack are set to perform for the event. Doors open at 8 p.m. and admission is $3.

Tuesday

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Eastern State Penitentiary pop-up museum and discussion

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For five more days, Eastern State Penitentiary’s third annual “Pop-Up Museum” will continue to be on display until April 12. The 2015 theme is escapes, so the exhibit features some of the Penitentiary’s historic memorabilia that are usually stored in the archives, ranging from inmate-written magazines to shanks. The “Pop-Up Museum” is included with a $14 general admission, or $10 with a student ID.