The Owlery

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Egyptian artist to lead conversation in Gladfelter

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Egyptian artist Ganzeer and American artist and activist Josh MacPhee will lead a public conversation, “Art in/of the Street,” tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Based in Brooklyn, Ganzeer has worked with both graphic design and contemporary art since 2007.

He was ranked among “25 Street Artists from Around the World who are Shaking Up Public Art” in the Huffington Post, and Art in America Magazine has referred to his work as “new realism.” MacPhee is the founder of Inherent Archives and a member of the Justseeds Collective. Both Ganzeer and MacPhee will discuss their work and the role of art in social activism in the CHAT Lounge on the 10th floor of Gladfelter Hall. The event is free and open to all.

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Claude Johnson to speak  

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Author and historian Claude Johnson will speak in the President’s Conference Suite  at 1810 Liacouras Walk on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon. Johnson is the founder and executive director of the Black Fives Foundation.

The public charity works to research, preserve, exhibit and promote the pre-1950 history of African Americans in basketball, before the National Basketball Association became racially integrated. “Black Fives” refers to the all-black basketball teams in the United States. Johnson copyrighted the term when he wrote his first book “Black Fives: The Alpha Physical Culture Club.” Johnson’s presentation is sponsored by the Department of History. The event is free and open to all.

 

Tuesday

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March 2015

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SMC hosts journalism discussion

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The School of Media and Communication will host a discussion in the Annenberg Hall atrium on Friday from 2:30 to 4 p.m.  Using Silvio Waisbord’s book “An Ideal  Worth Defending? Professionalism Amidst Challenges to Autonomy and Boundaries in Journalism,” the discussion will examine current anxiety about the future of news and the notion of professionalism in journalism. This discussion is free and open to all.

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Event to benefit Tyler

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The biennial exhibition “Victory for Tyler” starts on Thursday at noon. Founded in 2007, the event benefits the Tyler School of Art. This juried exhibition of work is the largest exhibition of Tyler alumni art on display. Submissions are juried by Anthony Elms, Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia.

The show will run until April 26. The opening reception for the general public will be held on April 11 from 6-8 p.m. Elms and various Temple administrators will speak. The show is free and open to the public at the Icebox  Project Space at Crane Arts on 1400 N. American St.

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Campus Rec hosts Battleship competition

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There will be a real life Battleship competition from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday at the Campus Recreation Pearson Hall Pool 31.

Teams of three will take part in a life-size battleship tournament where the goal is to sink your opponent’s cane in the allotted time to become the last team standing. Points will be awarded throughout the night, and the highest scorers will battle for the win. This event is free and open to all. Registration is required. Participants must register with their teams at Pool 30 by Wednesday.

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Kelly Link to read work on Main Campus

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Kelly Link will read her work Thursday night from 5-6 p.m. in the Women’s Studies Lounge on the eighth floor of Anderson Hall. The co-founder of Small Beer Press, Link is the author of the story collections “Get In Trouble,” “Stranger Things Happen,” “Magic for Beginners” and “Pretty Monsters.”

Her short stories have been published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Best American Short Stories and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. Link has edited numerous anthologies including “The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror,” “Steampunk!” and “Monstrous Affections.” Link was invited as part of the MFA Creative Writing Program. Her reading is free and open to all.

 

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TechConnect workshop to be held in Alter Hall

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The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute will lead its TechConnect workshop tonight from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the MBA Commons on the seventh floor of Alter Hall. The workshop offers the opportunity to work with real world technologies, identify entrepreneurial partners and develop strategies to build a business or apply for translational research funding. This two-day workshop continues tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.

This event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served.   

 

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South Street Headhouse District hosts Easter events

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Celebrate Easter Sunday with a day of festivities at South Street Headhouse District’s 84th annual Easter Promenade on April 5. The free parade starts at 12:30 p.m. on Passyunk Avenue and South Street, ending at 2nd Street Plaza, and includes music from the Philadelphia Freedom Band. A Bunny Hop event and prizes will be awarded for best-dressed contests. A Easter menu brunch at restaurant spots on South Street will also be available.

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Food trucks and music return to the Porch at 30th Street

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University City’s Porch at 30th Street Station is celebrating warmer spring weather with a month of specially featured food trucks and lunchtime entertainment. Throughout April, Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., two different food trucks will serve lunch every day. Tuesdays through Fridays will feature performances from a variety of artists.

On April 2, there will be hoop dancing and food from Farm Truck and Sum Pig food trucks.

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Original show to be held at XFINITY Live!

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Shore Bets Unique Entertainment will present an all-original show, “To XFINITY Live! and Beyond,” at Victory Beer Hall at XFINITY Live! on April 3. Six locally based artists, featuring Octane, GoodMan Fiske, Carrie Brzezinski, Crisbie, Victoria Watts and Stall Speed, will be playing live. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.