Securing a Safer City Forum
An Inclusive Neighborhood Growth Issue Forum. With gun violence, the drug crisis, and public safety becoming a growing concern for both residents and commercial corridors across the city, this crucial issue forum will provide a deeper understanding of the civic and business community’s role in bringing safety and security to the neighborhoods we serve. We implore leaders from all sectors of our business community to come together to address the economic impact that gun violence, the drug crisis, and public safety has had on our city, and look deeply at what we, the civic and business community, must do to better protect the residents, businesses, and visitors. University City Science Center, 3675 Market St, Suite 400. Thursday, October 20, 2022, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Foro anual de Mujeres Filántropas
El Foro Anual de Mujeres en Filantropía de la Fundación Católica del Gran Filadelfia (CFGP) se llevará a cabo el miércoles 26 de octubre de 2022. Mujeres en Filantropía es un evento de redes para mujeres líderes empresariales, profesionales sin fines de lucro y filántropas que tiene como objetivo brindar voces más fuertes a las mujeres en las organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Este evento contará con un panel de discusión con algunas de las filántropas y líderes sociales más impactantes de la región. Se realizará en The Drexelbrook Catering & Event Center, Brandywine Ballroom, 4700 Drexelbrook Drive, Drexel Hill, PA 19026. Miércoles 26 de octubre, de 8:30 a.m. a 10:45 a.m.
Experiencia en arte y diseño
Estudiantes aspirantes a grados en arte están invitados a participar en esta «Experiencia de arte y diseño»; una mañana de talleres prácticos con los estudiantes de arte y diseño del Harcum College. Se llevará a cabo el sábado 22 de octubre de 10 am a 12 pm en el Art & Design Center, 270 S. Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010.
Art & Design Experience
Prospective students are invited to take part in the “Art & Design Experience,” a morning of hands-on workshops featuring the art & design majors at Harcum College. It will be held on Saturday, October 22, from 10 am to 12 noon at the Art & Design Center, 270 S. Bryn Mawr Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010.
From Home to Headquarters exhibit
The Peter Wentz Farmstead is pleased to announce the opening of its brand-new exhibit, “From Home to Headquarters: Washington in Worcester”. Visitors are invited to go back in time to October of 1777 when the Peter Wentz Farmstead was transformed from a family home to the military headquarters of General George Washington and his wartime military family. The exhibit features a detailed re-creation of the first-floor rooms used by Washington and his military staff to run the Continental Army during his stay. Learn about the troops’ movements in Montgomery County as part of the Philadelphia Campaign and the effects their presence had on residents like the Wentz family. Landsdale, September 30 through November 29.
Light installations by Bruce Munro
A decade after British artist Bruce Munro first exhibited at Longwood Gardens, he returns with Light: Installations by Bruce Munro, comprising eight installations situated both indoors and outdoors. Don’t miss works like Field of Light, featuring 18,000 illuminated stemmed orbs lit by fiber optics along Longwood’s Large Lake, and a giant sphere made of 1,820 recyclable bottles in the East Conservatory. Visitors to the attraction can also enjoy illuminated fountain performances — set to different music each night — on Thursdays through Sundays through October 30, 2022, at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.
Day of Protest against Police Brutality
Raise Your Fists Across America and Take the Struggle for Justice Back to the Streets! From the 2022 national Call for the 27th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality. On October 22, 2022, the National Day of Protest against Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation, RAISE YOUR FISTS ACROSS AMERICA and GET BACK ON THE STREETS in every city and town for all Stolen Lives and casualties of police terror! To organize an action or to connect with organizers in your area contact the October 22 National Team at oct22national@gmail.com. http://october22.org | http://stolenlives.org
Film on Philadelphia’s Gun Violence
A documentary film by First Person Arts aims to tackle the city’s current plague: Gun Violence. Following in the footsteps of internationally recognized We Breathe, We Live: Brotherly Love Protest Stories, the new film Trigger is both, a call to understanding and a call to action about the roles each has to play in combating the gun violence epidemic in Philadelphia and beyond. After the premiere, the film will run throughout the city between Jan – June 2023. The advance press viewing of Trigger will take place Monday, Oct.17 at The Parkway Central Library, Skyline Room, and Terrace, 1901 Vine St., PA 19103. Doors open at 5 p.m., screening at p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Película sobre la violencia armada en Filadelfia
Tiger es un documental de First Person Arts apunta a abordar la actual plaga de la ciudad: la violencia armada. Siguiendo los pasos de We Breathe, We Live: Brotherly Love Protest Stories, la nueva película Trigger es a la vez un llamado a entender y un llamado a la acción sobre los roles que cada uno debe asumir en la lucha contra la epidemia de violencia armada en Filadelfia. Tras el estreno, la película se proyectará por toda la ciudad entre enero y junio de 2023. El preestreno para la prensa se llevará a cabo el lunes 17 de octubre en The Parkway Central Library, Skyline Room and Terrace, 1901 Vine St., PA 19103. Apertura a las 5:00, proyección a las 6:00 p. m. Habrá refrigerio.
