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Monthly Archive: January 2015

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Filming for “Creed” comes to Main Campus

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Older men in bowties and pressed shirts crossed Broad Street in a line of more than 50 people.

The “referees” for the fight scene of the newest Rocky installation, “Creed,” along with soon-to-be hundreds of extras for the film, walked across Main Campus on Thursday around 11 a.m. into Temple’s Performing Arts Center.

A catering company, production staff, trucks of lights, chairs and parts of the set lined Broad Street, beginning at 9 a.m.

The scene shot at TPAC, identified by a member of the crew and extras as a fight scene, would probably have the crew filming until 8 or 9 p.m. that same night. TPAC is the only building on Main Campus where the movie will be shot. Filming will last until Friday, Jan. 30.

The movie, set to be released in January 2016, follows Balboa as he takes on the role of a trainer and mentor for Apollo Creed’s son or grandson.

The director is Ryan Coogler, also known for his work in Fruitvale Station. Coogler co-wrote the film with Aaron Covington.

Many of the extras, according to a member of the cast, unable to disclose his name for privacy reasons, are part of the Screen Actors Guild in Philadelphia, located at 230 S. Broad St.

Tuesday

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Free Library to host Winter Food Swap

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The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Culinary Literacy Center will be holding its 2015 Winter Food Swap on Jan. 27. The event will allow participants to bring their own home-cooked dishes to exchange.

Food-swappers will place bids on each other’s homegrown culinary goods silent-auction style, with tables and booths set up to display individual dishes. The event will also include a potluck table for attendees to sample other participants’ dishes. The swap is free to attend, but pre-registration is required. Registration information can be accessed through the Philly Swapper’s Eventbrite page.    

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Wistar Institute’s free photo exhibit

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This year’s 20 winning entries for the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition are now on display at the Wistar Institute through March 6. Celebrating the achievements of photography through microscopes, this year’s contest took more than 1200 entries from 79 countries, all capturing things like microorganisms, cells, plants and minerals.

  The free exhibit is at the Wistar Institute, 3601 Spruce St.    

Tuesday

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Pizza Week ends Jan. 30

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Pizzeria Stella, the Stephen Starr restaurant on 2nd and Lombard streets, kicked off their version of Restaurant Week with Pizza Week last Sunday. Through Jan. 30, the restaurant will have a special deal for $35 that includes two salads or antipasti, any of the wood-fired pizzas on menu and any two gelati.

Tuesday

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Mega-Bad Movie Night: On Tour with “Them!”

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The Academy of Natural Sciences’ Mega-Bad Movie Night returns with a screening of the 1954 sci-fi horror flick “Them!” at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute on Jan. 29. In addition to live commentary on the film about giant, man-eating ants, the Academy will be on hand with live bugs and some bug cuisine for the daring, with Yards Brewery giving free beer to 21-and-older patrons.

  Tickets to the 7 p.m. event are $15.


Tuesday

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“Tiberino” World Premiere screening

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The Tiberinos are a family of artists who have had a long history in the Philadelphia arts community. Their legacy is now being translated onto the big screen with a feature length documentary, “Tiberino: The Art of Life.” Directed by local filmmaker, Derrick Woodyard, the Jan. 31 film screening at 8 p.m. will be preceded by a red carpet cocktail hour with a following Q&A panel session with the director and members of the family.

 Tickets are between $10 and $15.

Tuesday

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Free classes for “Biochemistry of the Senses”

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The Wagner Free Institute of Science is currently offering free classes once a week covering the science of the senses, the first of three free courses. The other two courses will start on Feb. 2 and March 25. Having started last Wednesday, “Biochemistry of the Senses” continues with its second class Jan. 28 lectured by Professor Joseph B. Rucker who will be talking about sight.

The class starts at 6:15 p.m. at the Independence Branch of the Free Library.

Tuesday

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2015 Witout Awards for Philadelphia Comedy

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Philadelphian comedians are getting the spotlight in the 2015 Philly Comedy Awards, held by WitOut at World Café Live Philadelphia on Jan. 25.

This year’s award show is hosted by the co-founders of Five Dollar Comedy Week, Aaron Nevins and Kate Banford, who will be presenting awards in 12 categories, including Best Sketch Comedy Video and Special Achievement in the Field of Tweeting. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $16-$20.     

Tuesday

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One Book, One Philadelphia kickoff event with author

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One Book, One Philadelphia is a yearly series of events at the Free Library of Philadelphia to promote literacy through the reading of a single book. This year, “Orphan Train” is the featured book and author Christina Baker Kline will discuss her inspirations in writing the book, on Jan. 22.

An original musical work composed by TJ Cole of the Curtis Institute of Music will follow. The free program will be at 7:30 p.m.