7/6: Phillyist Framed wrapup
By S34fan | July 6, 2008
Whoo hoo! The Phillyist Framed 2008 photo show opening on July 27 was a big hit, thanks to several hundred of you: participants, organizers, and friends. Note: the photos are on display here through the end of July. Come see ‘em! Phillyist, who organized the show, did a fine job enumerating the folks to be thanked (and also posted more pix of the opening event), so let us just crib outrageously and echo their thanks to:
- Our winning photographers who gave their time, and framing money, to be the heart of our show.
- Our judges, local photogs Brad Maule, JJ Tiziou.
- Phillyist staffers Jen, Ross, Pencopal, and Andrew, as well as Phillyist fan and non-staffer Meghan, for being great extra hands and company on the opening night, and especially editor Jill and photo-&-architecture writer/show organizer Matthew Johnson for tons of work putting everything together.
- Sommer and Heather at DCist for helping form the show’s concept, which was modeled off of their similar show DCist Exposed.
- Frankie Bones from Center Stage Entertainment and our awesome DJ, Jared.
- Kylie and the others at the Framer’s Workroom (2103 Walnut).
- Pete at the Photo Lounge (1909 Chestnut) for our printing needs.
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5/29: How the Cedar Park fence came down
By S34fan | May 29, 2008
A photo of the July 4, 2003, street fair
at the old firehouse, taken from Cedar Park.
Originally uploaded by Studio 34: Yoga | Healing | Arts
A good May 27 CityPaper article tells the story of how our neighbors a few blocks down Baltimore Avenue helped turn Cedar Park from a trouble magnet to a community focal point. They enlisted the aid of Philly’s Community Design Collaborative, who recommended, above all, the removal of the ugly chainlink fence that surrounded the vestpocket park. It took (too much) time and effort to get the city to agree, but eventually the fence came down. Local politicians, groups and individuals kicked in nearly a quarter-million dollars to renovate the park, and today it gleams.
One nit to pick: the article says the park got cleaned up once a year, for a spring street festival. This July 4, 2003, pic of the old firehouse across the street from the park shows that there was at least one other annual tidying.
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5/11: Top 5 SEPTA & Trolley websites
By S34fan | May 11, 2008
We have a soft spot for trolleys; we did, after all, name our business after the Green Line’s Route 34. But we’re big fans of public transit in general. Herewith, five good sites for keeping up with SEPTA news, learning about its history, and even appreciating occasional moments of commuting transcendence:
- SEPTA Watch: The best blog we’ve found about our transit system. Recent posts have aired reader complaints, spotlighted a nice collection of Reading Viaduct photos, and, remarkably, noted in non-eyeglazing fashion that SEPTA is among the investors who got snookered in the mortgage crisis.
- Philadelphia Trolley Tracks: Come here for a good collection of historical info, maps, photos, charts, and more about the streetcars of our fair city.
- The SEPTA discussion board at Railroad.net: Here’s where people who are REALLY INTO trains in general, and SEPTA in particular, hang out. It’s not unusual for a post to be read by a thousand people, or to receive a dozen or a hundred (more or less) well-informed replies.
- The SEPTA Haiku: The author of this wonderful site writes one 17-syllable poem each day about a person seen while riding the train. This was originally a project for Fun-A-Day 4, which challenged artists to create one work every day in January; she’s just kept going.
- SEPTA Made Better: OK, so it’s probably against some rule to post helpful signs when SEPTA does not; for example, noting exactly when tokens are available for sale at a given station. But it shouldn’t be. SEPTA riders can’t fix squeaky bus brakes, but they can print and post the signs posted at SEPTA Made Better.
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4/30: Introducing “Thank You Thursdays”
By S34fan | April 30, 2008
In May, we’re launching Thank You Thursdays, offering free yoga classes to thank various kinds of folks who make our community better. Here’s how it works:
On the fourth Thursday of each month, we honor health-care workers — nurses, doctors, and everyone else who helps keep us healthy. If you’re one of those wonderful people, you’re invited to a free 75-minute yoga class at 8 p.m. on Thurs., May 29, and the final Thursday of each month thereafter. Tell your friends!
Eventually, we’ll extend the idea, inviting various groups for the first, second, and third Thursdays of each month. Stay tuned.
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4/26: Enter the “Phillyist Framed” photo show!
By S34fan | April 25, 2008
Hi, all! We’re working with Phillyist, the renowned citybloggers who post your photos in their Photoist feature, to bring you their first group photo show. It’s called “Phillyist Framed.” You submit your candidate photos to their Flickr pool, and the keen-eyed judges at Phillyist will pick the best ones to go on display at Studio 34, starting with an opening night event on June 27.
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4/21: Come see “slip,” a dance by Moving Research
By S34fan | April 21, 2008
In slip, things seen and unseen are explored by Philadelphia’s contemporary dance company Moving Research at Studio 34.
Six dancers share the space around a sculptural installation, moving in and out of sight of the viewer, eluding capture and stasis. Audience members follow the dancers or choose to stand and watch the dance as it flows past them. Each viewing experience is unique and personal. To see all the dancers’ movements simultaneously is at most times impossible. Choreographed by Meg Foley, the dance weaves and slips through itself and the audience. Read the rest of this entry »
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4/21: “How Philly Moves” shoot went great!
By S34fan | April 21, 2008
Last Friday, James Peniston and JJ Tiziou had the first of two planned photoshoots for their public-art proposal for SEPTA’s new station at 46th and Market. Here’s JJ’s report, cross-posted from his How Philly Moves blog:
one down, one to go
By jjtiziou | April 21, 2008
Our first photo session went great!
Many thanks to the wonderful dancers who participated, the great volunteers who ran it all without a hitch, and the folks at Studio 34 who hosted us in their gorgeous new space. Read the rest of this entry »
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4/18: Top 5 West Philly Flickr groups
By S34fan | April 18, 2008
Battle In Clark Park, originally uploaded by Phillybits.
We’ve been fooling around with Flickr, the photo-sharing service. We started up our own photostream, then poked around to see who’s taking photos in the neighborhood. Turns out there’s a pretty active bunch of photogs around West Philadelphia. Here are some good places to check out their work (some of these require signing up for a free Flickr membership): Read the rest of this entry »
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4/11: Baltimore Avenue, hotspot!
By S34fan | April 11, 2008
Cedar Park festival on Baltimore Avenue, originally uploaded by Chris_In_Philly_’08.
Here’s another thing we love: Baltimore Avenue and the neighborhoods that surround it. And we’d love to share them with more people.
Over the past few months, we’ve been meeting with a bunch of neighborhood business owners, looking for ways to promote Baltimore Avenue as a place to spend the day — a destination like Center City’s South Street or Manayunk’s Main Street. We call our nascent group the Baltimore Avenue Business Association (yes, BABA for short) . We want to develop inexpensive means for all of us to support each other and bring more people to our street. Read the rest of this entry »
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4/10: Artist’s name ‘erased’ from trolley mural
By S34fan | April 10, 2008
Transportation Mural , originally uploaded by Chris_In_Philly_’08.
Here at Studio 34, we love trolleys. We named the studio for the line that runs on Baltimore Avenue in front of our building. Streetcars are a greener form of transit than automobiles, and Route 34 is a living link to the foundation of West Philadelphia as a commuter suburb. So we also love this mural on the side of 4514 Baltimore, a few doors down from our studio. Entitled “A Celebration of Philadelphia Trolleys,” it was completed in 2002 by local artist Karl Yoder with funding from the University City District organization. The mural depicts two scenes: at top, a view from a trolley crossing the Strawberry Mansion Bridge; at bottom, a trolley outside the Reading Terminal Market. It’s a terrific and welcoming image to folks approaching the 4500 block of Baltimore Avenue from Clark Park and points east.
Somewhat ironically, the trolley mural faces a gas station. Along those lines, one may discern a metaphor in last year’s automobile crash into the mural’s lower-right corner. That corner was recently patched up. Unfortunately, the cement patch has obliterated Yoder’s name and the mural’s title.
Here’s what it used to look like…Anyone know whether there are plans to repaint that section?
Mural 1- In celebration of Phili trolleys, originally uploaded by Tanu Neel.
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4/7: Silent auction needs art!
By S34fan | April 7, 2008
“Two great causes seek many great artists” goes the line on the flyer for a silent auction to be held on Saturday, May 30, at Studio 34 to benefit City Kitties and Project Safe. The two organizations are seeking donations of original art to be auctioned off. The event will also serve as an art opening, for the works will remain on display at Studio 34 through June 27. Want to help out — and get your art displayed? Contact Alex (lxfleck at gmail dot com).
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3/29: Grand Opening Party pix
By S34fan | April 4, 2008
Once again, thanks to the several hundred of you who came out to our Grand Opening on Sat., 29 March. And special thanks to the Citywide Specials, jazz guitarist Walt Bibinger, and Jessi Teich, who provided the music. And our unending gratitude to all the folks who so generously gave their time and energy to help us get up and operating! Here are some pics (many by JJ Tiziou)…
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3/28: Finding Blue reception pix
By S34fan | April 1, 2008
An opening reception for “Finding Blue,” a 15-artist show by the Midwives Collective, was held at Studio 34 on Fri., March 28. Many thanks to the artists, the Midwives, and all who came to the event! Photos by JJ Tiziou.
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Art pickup for Fun-A-Day 4
By S34fan | February 23, 2008
Artists who have not yet retrieved their contributions to Fun-a-Day 4 may come by the studio on Sat., Feb. 23, from 2 to 6 p.m.
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Another Fun-A-Day 4 pic
By S34fan | February 23, 2008
Here’s another photo from the slideshow presented at Fun-a-Day 4.
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Welcome to our blog.
By S34fan | February 20, 2008
We’re going to use this to talk about what’s going on at Studio 34 and our community. We hope you return often, and leave comments to tell us what you think.
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