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Calling All Poets Grades 9 to 12

Poet in Residence, Diane Sahms-Guarnieri, of Ryerss Museum and Library is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Ryerss Youth Poetry Contest. Twelve area high schools were invited to participate last year and this year fourteen high schools have been invited to participate. Students at all Philadelphia area high schools are invited to participate. First place winners in each grade will receive a $50.00 gift card from The Friends of Ryerss.  Participating students will be required to visit the Ryerss Museum and Library or Burholme Park and write a poem if so inspired. The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2015. Winning students will read their poem at a special event at Ryerss on April 4, 2015 in celebration of National Poetry Month.   See the flyer below.

2015 - Flyer for poetry contest final

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Art-Reach Provides Options for Affordable Family Entertainment over the Holidays

The holiday season is fast approaching, and while there are hundreds of festive events taking place across the region, we know finding affordable family opportunities can be challenging.

This year is different. Some of the city’s top museums are open and newly accessible to those seeking cultural activities to enjoy as a family. ACCESS Admission, an initiative led by Art-Reach, is providing families facing economic challenges in the Philadelphia region a chance to experience the holidays at 17 participating museums.

Credit- Ashley LaBonde, Wide Eyed Studios

Credit- Ashley LaBonde, Wide Eyed Studios

ACCESS Admission invites those Pennsylvania residents who monitor their government issued cash, medical and food benefits with an EBT card, to attend local museums at an affordable rate. For just $2 per person, ACCESS cardholders and up to 3 additional family members can visit any of the 17 participating museums. This newfound opportunity opens the doors of our city’s rich cultural history to over 480,000 Philadelphia residents, to experience the arts their city has to offer at an affordable price.

With the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day, most museums will be operating at their normal business hours this holiday season, and many will be displaying special holiday exhibits for the whole family to enjoy! Our recommendations include the Ugly Sweater Party at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on December 3rd, Being [       ] at Christmas at the National Museum of American Jewish History on December 25th, the Family New Year’s Eve Fireworks at the Independence Seaport Museum on December 31st , and many more.

The full list of museums that offer $2 admission to ACCESS Cardholders year round is below. Check out their holiday programming and on-going family friendly exhibitions, today!

  • Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
  • The African American Museum in Philadelphia
  • American Swedish Historical Museum
  • The Barnes Foundation
  • Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
  • Historic Christ Church and Christ Church Burial Ground
  • Independence Seaport Museum
  • Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
  • National Constitution Center
  • National Museum of American Jewish History
  • Penn Museum
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
  • Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
  • Please Touch Museum

 

For more information about ACCESS Admission, visit www.art-reach.org

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Art Meets Environment at the Globe

It is no accident that the TTF (Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Creek watershed)  settled in Frankford among a collection of artists, they show their artistic passion for the environment which enriches us all.  This weekend as part of the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours they will open their doors along with some of the others at the Globe Dye Works to the public.

We are one of the co-sponsors of the event and will be on hand to photograph, video and talk with anyone who happens by.  See the details below.

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Philadelphia Community Arts Network Announces Fall Line Up in the Northeast

pcan1The Philadelphia Community Arts Network (PCAN) has announced it’s Fall schedule of music, art, theater and dance classes. With two locations in the Northeast, one at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 4442 Frankford Avenue in Frankford, and also at Emmanuel Resurrection Episcopal Church in Holmesburg at 8201 Frankford Ave. the art center is in easy reach of most of the residents of Northeast Philadelphia.

Private individual music lessons are available on piano, guitar and drums and cost only $15.00 per half hour lesson. Music lessons are ongoing and continue throughout the year. Our eight week Fall session of Beginner’s Art Classes for six to eight year olds, Cartooning for nine and above and Theater/Acting begin the second week of October.

All of PCAN’s instructors are professional performers and graduates of some of the area’s finest music and arts schools including Temple Universities Classical and Jazz programs and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. To see more about our programs visit our web site at: www.philaart.org.

For more information or to register call: 215-694-1248 or e-mail: pcartsnet@aol.com. ***

Ray Bruckno Philadelphia Community Arts Network
5245 Ridge Ave. Phila., PA 19128 215-694-1248
e- mail: pcartsnet@aol.com www.philaart.org