Entertainer Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter smiles during a news conference at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, May 14, 2012, in Philadelphia. The rapper announced plans for a two-day music festival in Philadelphia’s at Fairmount Park, featuring nearly 30 acts “that embody the American spirit” on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 and Sept. 2, 2012. (AP [...]
On Saturday May 5, come out and rock with Philly’s longest running party. You know the deal. We’ve been packing out Fluid Nightclub for 10+ years with every Dj imaginable. This month, we’ve invited Dj Ultraviolet to come get down with us and Dj Mike Nyce… These two have killed Fluid in the past, this [...]
(click pic to go to FB invite) Melanie O’Brien hosts! Karinda Dobbins Mimi Vilmenay Lisa Gilduldig Morgan Jessica Sele and Marga Gomez!! plus surprises and special guests! No cover. 21+. Sponsored by FeelMore510 Adult Gallery: A Sweeter Reason to come to Downtown Oakland. The Layover – Music Bar & Lounge 1517 Franklin St., Oakland, CA 94612 [...]
Register below for your chance to win 2 VIP tickets (center orchestra) to MANNA’s Shut Up & Dance on March 24, 2012! This is a one-night-only benefit featuring original works, choreographed and performed by dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet. Each year the performance is unique and features all types of dance, from classical to contemporary ballet, [...]
11.20.11 5pm – 8pm A WOMEN’S WRITING & CREATIVE WORKSHOP A ROOM OF OUR OWN MARK YOUR CALENDARS! This is your personal invite to “A Room of Our Own: A Women’s Writing & Creative Workshop.” Facilitator: kholi (http://kholioli.com/)Topic: Finding, Developing, and Using My Voice for More – The workshop series will be 1/2 theory and [...]
Topic:Finding, Developing, and Using My Voice for More – The workshop series will be 1/2 theory and 1/2 practice. Mixing literary texts with mainstream community and cultural work, we will share and study inspirational women’s literature in order to create and cultivate our own unique and powerful voices for artistic and everyday use. What to [...]
This is actually two separate blogs … but somehow … in my head … they’re related. As they all are. Yesterday marked the first “A Room of Our Own.“ And it was REALLY FANTASTIC! Like … everything I hoped and imagined it would be: an open space, freedom of speech, honesty … so much more. [...]
On Friday, October 21, 2011, join GoodGirlPR (www.goodgirlpr.com) and Celebrity Hair Stylist Nadia Vassell (www.nadiavassell.com) at the first edition of the “Celebrity Treatment,” an event geared towards overall beauty, including a showcase of fall up-dos and complimentary mini manicures with Kelly Barber and OPI, makeovers with Lamik, Leblon cocktails, and I Am Cupcakes treats. Nadia [...]
“All I could do was to offer you an opinion upon one minor point — a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write …” – Virginia Woolf “I want to be clear about this. If you wrote from experience, you’d get maybe one book, maybe three poems. [...]
October 7, 2011 marks the opening night of Elements Organization’s 3rd Annual Womyn of Color Conference. I’m pretty excited about it! Sonia Sanchez is the keynote speaker on Saturday … in addition to multiple workshops intended to build and heal members of our community, Friday boasts an incredibly powerful multimedia night of arts, and Sunday [...]