Archive for April, 2008
4/30: Introducing “Thank You Thursdays”
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
26th: Day 10
Originally uploaded by michelleholshue
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 […]
4/26: Enter the “Phillyist Framed” photo show!
Friday, April 25th, 2008
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Originally uploaded by lsc21
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 […]
4/21: Come see “slip,” a dance by Moving Research
Monday, April 21st, 2008In 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 […]
4/21: “How Philly Moves” shoot went great!
Monday, April 21st, 2008Last 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 […]
4/18: Top 5 West Philly Flickr groups
Friday, April 18th, 2008Battle 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 […]
4/11: Baltimore Avenue, hotspot!
Friday, April 11th, 2008Cedar 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 […]
4/10: Artist’s name ‘erased’ from trolley mural
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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 […]
4/7: Silent auction needs art!
Monday, April 7th, 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 […]
3/29: Grand Opening Party pix
Friday, April 4th, 2008Once 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 […]
3/28: Finding Blue reception pix
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008An 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.