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“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Tue, March 28, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, March 30, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…
Alex Mar | Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy
Thu, March 30, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER In conversation with Shane Claiborne Seventy Times Seven book trailer Alex Mar is the author of Seventy Times Seven , a chronicle of the brutal 1985 Indiana murder of an elderly white woman by a fifteen-year-old Black girl. “A probing examination of the…
Jazz Concert: Leon Jordan, Jr. and Band
Wed, April 5, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for a live concert to celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month! Leon Jordan, Jr. and band will explore the musical legacy of the late great jazz trumprter Miles Davis.This show is sponsored by American Federation of Musicians, Local 77 (the Philadelphia musicians' union) and the Music…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, April 6, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…
Protecting My Curls: Introduction to Styling Textured Hair
Mon, April 10, 2023
3:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Learn about natural hair styles such as wash and go, finger coils, ponytails, and how to use hair tools for protective hair styles. This program is presented by Ms. Tanisha Singleton Thompson and is best for kids ages 8 and up.
Hip Hop Jazz Musicology
Wed, April 12, 2023
4:30 P.M.
Lawncrest Library
Join us for a musical show and interactive musical activities with Ali Richardson. Learn the origins of hip hop music through sprirituals, blues, jazz, and we'll also highlight key historical movements that connect the music. For all ages.
From Louis Armstrong to Leon Bridges: Celebrating a Century of Genius in Black American Music
Wed, April 19, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for a live musical performance spotlighting the original compositions of some of the most influential Black artists and composers of the past 100 years. Expect a fun and diverse journey through the music of Louis Armstrong, Thelonius Monk, Roberta Flack, Alicia Keys, Leon Bridges…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, April 20, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…
A Jazz Tribute to Bill Withers
Thu, April 20, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Logan Library
Join us for a live show celebrating one of the most unique and identifiable American songwriters through a jazz lens. Expect re-workings of classic tunes like "Lovely Day", "Aint No Sunshine" and "Lean on Me". The band will be led by Saxophonist/vocalist…
Hands on History: Mapping (More) Imagination
Fri, April 21, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Map Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Have you seen the exhibition Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building and want to learn more? Now’s your chance with this hands-on event featuring materials that were considered (but sadly not included) in the exhibition. The exhibition’s curators will discuss why and how…
Hands on History: Mapping (More) Imagination
Fri, April 21, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Children's Literature Research Collection
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Parkway Central Library
Have you seen the exhibition Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building and want to learn more? Now’s your chance with this hands-on event featuring materials that were considered (but sadly not included) in the exhibition. The exhibition’s curators will discuss why and how…
A Celebration of Black American Music
Wed, April 26, 2023
6:30 P.M.
Falls of Schuylkill Library
April is Jazz Appreciation month! Join us for a concert highlighting the contributions of Philadelphia composers to the rich and varied cultural tradition of Black American Music. The Renaissance Sextet, led by Leon Jordan Sr., will perform live. This concert was made possible by the…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, April 27, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…
Camille Dungy | Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden
Mon, May 1, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER In conversation with Abra Lee Camille T. Dungy is the author of Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History , a debut personal essay collection that was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is also the author of four…
Collage as a Ritual of Resistance
Thu, May 4, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Tacony Library
Powerful resistance movements are nurtured by the possibility of a better future and passionate community members willing to make it happen. Communal imagination is a ritual that seeks to actualize our wildest dreams into reality. The theme…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, May 4, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
at
Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…
Daniel Torday | The 12th Commandment with Nana Kwame Adjie-Brenyah | Chain Gang All-Stars
Mon, May 8, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free or add The 12th Commandment $27.99 and/or Chain Gang All-Stars $27
REGISTER/TICKETS With characters situated in surreal, Twilight Zone -esque, yet all-too-familiar positions of oppression within our most venerable institutions, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah ’s 2018 debut fiction collection, Friday Black , was praised as a…
“Mapping Imagination” Curator-Led Exhibition Tour
Thu, May 11, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Rare Book Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Free Library’s newest exhibition, Mapping Imagination: The Art of World-Building explores the creative and artistic choices that mapmakers use to build worlds and enhance storytelling. The exhibition delves into the relationships between imaginary maps (found in fiction, fantasy,…
Collage as a Ritual of Resistance
Thu, May 11, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Tacony Library
Powerful resistance movements are nurtured by the possibility of a better future and passionate community members willing to make it happen. Communal imagination is a ritual that seeks to actualize our wildest dreams into reality. The theme…