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Frankford High Shows Off Expanded Arts Curriculum

Thursday night was the big one for a lot of the students at Frankford High School as family, friends, alumni and the public streamed into the main entrance to take in the presentations.  The Program was well organized and used all of the first floor of the main building for every kind of display and performance starting at 5 PM.

This was the first of what is to be an annual event for the school.  I took a walk about for a half hour and recorded the videos below.  Alums who have not been to the school for a while might enjoy a walk down memory lane. The video does not show everything that would have taken the full 2 hours and I had to be at another meeting but I think I got a feel for it and recorded the Frankford Voices doing 2 songs, Shekynah Martin, Bre Reyes and Lalla Weems doing their songs.

There were video productions in the auditorium, more Frankford Voices, and other solos that I missed.  There should be other videos recorded by others out on social media.

Congratulations to Doctor Michael Calderone on a great job and to all those who worked so hard to put this together.

Looking forward to next year.

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THE COFFEE HOUSE at Frankford High School

Frankford High School will be holding its 1st Annual Coffee House on Thursday December 14th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.  The night will consist of work from all classes from the Arts Department. These works of art will include screening of short films, photography assignments, drawings, ceramic pieces, musical performances, and short skits.

There will be light refreshments being sold by the Culinary classes, which will include: cookies, fried Oreos, coffee and tea. Mugs designed by the Ceramics classes, will be available for purchase to have your beverage served in!

This is a great opportunity to see what the students have been up to and if you have not been to Frankford High in a while, stop in and have a look.  Use the marble staircase on Oxford Ave side to enter the building for this event.

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Stacey Lee Webber at the 2017 PMA Craft Show

So this is what’s happening at the Globe Dye Works.

Artist Stacey Lee Weber is known for her work with metals and will be showcasing at the 2017 PMA Craft Show. Provided

“I am often inspired by my environment,” she says. “Currently the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia in the Globe Dye Works building [is inspiring me]. The row housing, electric wires dangling, trash on the street are all sources of inspiration.”

Read the rest of the story from the Metro at the link below.

Source: Stacey Lee Webber gears up for the 2017 PMA Craft Show | Metro US

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New Original Drama Coming to Frankford

It would not be the Christmas season without the Second Baptist drama ministry offering a new original production.  This year its on December 9th and 10th and titled “Everybody Needs Jesus”.

Second Baptist always does a great job with these shows and this year will be no exception.  The music is always exceptional.  The group is rehearsing tirelessly to make sure their performance will please your family.

See the details below.  We’ll see you at the show.

 

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Low Life Thieves Steal Sign for the Second Time

Sometimes you have to tell it like it is.  There is no excuse for being a bum.

The Frankford CDC reports that the “Welcome to Frankford” sign, which was installed in Womrath Park, was stolen for a second time this past weekend.
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The sign is part of the Destination Frankford wayfinding signage project, meant to replace the old signs along the El and to mark gateways to the Frankford neighborhood. This particular sign was originally installed in November, only to be stolen several months later.

It was finally replaced last week, on Thursday, September 22, and by Monday, September 26, it was gone again. Given the cost of fabrication, installation, and replacement ($7,700 initially and $3850 for replacement), they are unable to replace the sign at this time.

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Gateway sign at the Frankford Transportation Center

The gateway sign at the Frankford Transportation Center is still in place and the CDC will be replacing the street name signage on the El structure as soon as  arrangements with the City and SEPTA are finalized.