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Cover image Jean-Luc Godard始s Made in USA. Mazine design by Iperdesign, Inc. www.iperdesign.com

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SUMMER… Time to relax and enjoy the weather without a care in the world. Maybe for some, but at International House Philadelphia there is no break from providing our residents and the community with outstanding arts and culture programs. We are thinking ahead to Fall and Winter… and you should, too. Before then, we launch our new Membership program with so many benefits at IHP and in the surrounding area, you’ll never run out of things to take advantage of. As a non-profit, International House Philadelphia relies on the generous support of foundations, corporations, our Board of Trustees, Board of Delegates, Alumni Council and most importantly, our patrons. Whether you see every film in The Janus Collection series, attend an exhibit opening or engage with residents at the Diwali Celebration, membership enhances the whole of IHouse as a unique venue in the region. There is no other institution like International House Philadelphia… anywhere. Where else can you hear a concert by master musicians, attend a lecture by an international student and see a Jean-Luc Godard classic under a single roof? Become a Member of IHP and you can do all that and more. And by the way, most events are free admission, or if we cannot offer it at no cost, available for reduced ticket rates. See page 14 to learn more about our membership levels and how to join International House Philadelphia.

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30+ YEARS OF FILM@ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE THROUGH OUR YEAR-ROUND EXHIBITION AND ADVOCACY OF ARTISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT, SOCIALLY RELEVANT FILMS AND PROGRAMS, FILM@ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE FOSTERS A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR FILM AND THE MOVING IMAGE AS BOTH A POWERFUL MEANS OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND AS AN AVENUE FOR GREATER CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL UNDERSTANDING. THE JANUS COLLECTION

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American film culture without Janus Films is unimaginable. Celebrate its achievement and be dazzled by highlights from an incomparable collection in brand-new or restored 35mm prints.

F The Golden Coach (Le Carrosse d’or) dir. Jean Renoir, France, 1953, 103 mins, color Saturday, May 9 at 7pm

The Golden Coach is a ravishing eighteenth-century comic fantasy about a viceroy who receives the titular exquisite golden coach and gives it to the tempestuous star of a touring commedia dell’arte company. Master director Jean Renoir’s sumptuous tribute to the theater, presented here in the English version he favored, is set to the music of Antonio Vivaldi and built around vivacious and volatile star Anna Magnani.

F The Job (Il posto) dir. Ermanno Olmi, Italy, 1961, 93 mins, b/w, Italian w/ English subtitles Saturday, June 13 at 7pm

When young Domenico ventures from the small village of Meda to Milan in search of employment, he finds himself on the bottom rung of the bureaucratic ladder in a huge, faceless company. The prospects are daunting, but Domenico finds reason for hope in the fetching Antonietta. A tender coming-of-age story and a sharp observation of dehumanizing corporate enterprise, Ermanno Olmi’s Il posto is a touching and hilarious tale of one young man’s stumbling entrance into the perils of modern adulthood.

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F Dillinger is Dead (Dillinger e’ morto) dir. Marco Ferreri, Italy, 1969, 35mm, 90 mins, color, Italian w/ English subtitles Saturday, August 15 at 7pm

After a hard day’s work designing this year’s gas masks, industrial engineer Glauco (Michel Piccoli) comes home to a cold dinner, a sleeping wife and an aloof maid. The answer to his petit-bourgeois boredom? Prepare a gourmet meal, putter about, and reconstruct an antique revolver that may or may not have been owned by John Dillinger. A mind-blowing, multi-layered, and psychedelicized celebration of anarchy in life and cinema, Marco Ferreri’s unjustly neglected masterpiece is a cult classic awaiting its cult, anchored by a stunning lead performance and an amazing pop soundtrack.

7th Bastille Day Celebration F Le Combat dans l’ile (Fire and Ice) dir. Alain Cavalier, France, 1962, 35mm, 104 mins, b/w, French w/ English subtitles Saturday, July 11 at 7pm

Although not from The Janus Collection, this overlooked gem (Alain Cavalier’s feature debut) is a tale of love and betrayal cloaked in the guise of a stylish political thriller. Jean-Louis Trintignant’s right-wing extremist Clement is caught in a love triangle with left-leaning pacifist Paul (Henri Serre). As Clement is driven deeper into the world of terrorism and political assassination, his impeding duel with Paul promises a dramatic conclusion. Produced by Louis Malle, this visually stunning film is often compared to the work of Robert Bresson and marks an impressive beginning for Cavalier.

Unless noted, Film @ International House tickets are Free for members above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members, students + seniors; $7 general admission. In advance at www.ihousephilly.org and 866.468.7619 or 1/2 hour before showtime at the box office.

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THE HANDMADE MAGIC OF HELEN HILL The Handmade Magic of Helen Hill (1970 – 2007) celebrates the life and legacy of an extraordinary experimental filmmaker and animator. Helen Hill’s murder (one of six in a single day) in the wake of Hurricane Katrina prompted civic outrage that culminated in the March Against Violence on City Hall by thousands of New Orleanians. A teacher and champion of do-it-yourself filmmaking techniques who delighted in personal expression and innovation, Hill’s whimsical animations encouraged anyone with an idea (or a pot-bellied pig) to put it to film. This tribute features a selection of Hill’s experimental works and home movies along with her early inspirations, Lotte Reiniger’s fantastic The Adventures of Prince Achmed, with live score. Discover a remarkable artist taken from the world too soon.

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Thursday, May 7 + Friday, May 8

This program is a collaboration of International House Philadelphia, Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association (PIFVA), Big Blue Marble Bookstore and Community Screen. Helen Hill Shorts Program Achmed (Die Abenteur des Prinzen Achmed) with Live Score dir. Lotte Reiniger, Germany, 1926, 35mm, 72 mins, b/w with tinting and toning, German intertitles w/ English subtitles Thursday, May 7 at 7pm

The Adventures of Prince Achmed takes its viewers on a fantastical journey through the seductive world of the Arabian Nights. Often considered to be the first full-length animation film, Achmed is modern and sophisticated in its artistic technique. Director Lotte Reiniger was a master of paper figures, and the level of detail and imagination throughout the film still dazzles. Live musical accompaniment by Ken Ulansey on sax, Jim Hamilton on percussion, Dan Kleiman on keyboards and Phyllis Chapell on vocals and guitar.

Friday, May 8 at 7pm

F Madame Winger Makes a Film dir. Helen Hill, US, 2001, 16mm, 9.5 mins, color

Hill’s manic love letter to independent filmmaking, Madame Winger should inspire even the most stubborn couch potato to jump out of his chair, grab some film and get creative! This is a crash course in all the many delicious things that can be done with and to a piece of film.

F Mouseholes

F The World’s Smallest Fair dir. Helen Hill, US, 1995, 16mm, 4.5 mins, color

A vision in cotton candy, this is the one your dentist doesn’t want you to see!

F Vessel dir. Helen Hill, US, 1992, 16mm, 6 mins, color

Phantoms and tea parties give way to a vigorous girl in a miniature adventure.

dir. Helen Hill, US, 1999, 16mm, 7.5 mins, color

Hill travels through her memories, musings, and desires to come to terms with her adored grandfather’s passing.

F Tunnel of Love

F Film for Rosie dir. Helen Hill, US, 2000, 16mm, 3 mins, color

A family album for a pot-bellied pig featuring beautiful tinting, toning and scratching.

dir. Helen Hill, US, 1996, 16mm, 4 mins, color

Journey to an animated fairground, a live action picnic and a forest of cocktail umbrellas to discover the meaning of love!

F Bohemian Town dir. Helen Hill, US, 2004, 16mm, 2.5 mins, color

A goofy assortment of artists, punks and immigrants celebrate their Halifax neighborhood.

F Scratch and Crow PIFVA presents Super 8 Shooting, Processing, Direct Animation and Screening

dir. Helen Hill, US, 1994, 16mm, 4.5 mins, color

Saturday, May 9 from 12pm – 5pm

Come fly to this enigmatic dreamscape where watermelons and teapots fall from the sky and chickens rise up to heaven.

At Scribe Video Center, 4212 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia.

F Your New Pig is Down the Road

F Rain Dance dir. Helen Hill, US, 1990, 16mm, 3.5 mins, color

A man wanders the earth singing and frolicking with the rain.

dir. Helen Hill, US, 1999, 16mm, 5 mins, color

Free admission PIFVA members; $25 general admission. For more information, visit www.pifva.org or email contactus@pifva.org.

This film dips into the big bag of tricks to chronicle fields and farms. The country counter-point to all your favorite New York experimental films.

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F The Adventures of Prince

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F Mock Up On Mu dir. Craig Baldwin, US, 2008, 16mm, 110 mins, b/w and color Wednesday, May 6 at 7pm

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Director Craig Baldwin in person A radical hybrid of spy, sci-fi, Western, and even horror genres, Mock Up On Mu cobbles together a featurelength "collage-narrative" based on (mostly) true stories of California's post-War sub-cultures of rocket pioneers, alternative religions and Beat lifestyles. Pulp-serial snippets, industrial-film imagery and B- and Z- fiction clips are intercut with newly shot live-action material, powering a playful, allegorical trajectory through the now-mythic occult matrix of Jack Parsons ([Aleister] Crowleyite founder of the Jet Propulsion Lab), L Ron Hubbard (sci-fi author turned Scientology leader), and Marjorie Cameron (bohemian artist and "mother of the New Age movement"). Their intertwined tales spin out into a speculative farce on the militarization of space, and the corporate takeover of spiritual fulfillment and leisure-time.

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“...Mock Up on Mu is a modern American myth fashioned from all manner of cultural detritus.” J Hoberman, The Village Voice

FOUND IN THE MAKING – FILMS ABOUT SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS Wednesday, May 13 at 7:30pm

Co-presented by the Foundation for Self-Taught American Artists Most self-taught artists come from very humble backgrounds. Their resonant stories demonstrate that artistic achievement can be found in unexpected places. The Foundation for Self-Taught American Artists aims to create a deeper understanding and broader appreciation of self-taught art through the production, acquisition, promotion and distribution of documentary films. F What's Under Your Hat? dir. Lola Barrera and Inaki Penafiel, Spain, 2007, video, 75 mins, color

Judith Scott (1943-2005) became a renowned artist – creating abstract, intertwined objects made out of yarn – after many years of living in a State institution with her needs and abilities unrecognized and unsupported. Scott's great good fortune was to be born a twin. Her sister Joyce eventually reconnected with Judith, rescued her from the institution and introduced her to the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California. There her artistic expression flourished. What's Under Your Hat? is engaging, confronting, uplifting, heartbreaking, hopeful, deeply respectful of the art that is its focus, and at times very funny. Preceded at 6pm by Art @ International House Opening Receptions InLiquid.com Video Installation - Ashley John Pigford’s Sound of Sight: Experiments in Audio-Visual Translation + Moore College of Art & Design - Celebrating Diversity Art Contest See page 19.

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MADE IN USA Friday, May 15 + Saturday, May 16 Philadelphia Premiere

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dir. Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1967, 35mm, 85 mins, color, French w/ English subtitles Friday, May 15 at 7pm + Saturday, May 16 at 5pm

With introduction by RIchard Brody at Friday screening Made as a favor to his cash-strapped producer Georges de Beauregard, and filmed simultaneously with Two or Three Things I Know About Her, this ostensible adaptation of a story by American crime writer Donald Westlake was Godard’s farewell to his muse/ex-wife Anna Karina. Never filmed more glamorously, Karina changes from one colorfully Mod ensemble to another, posed against starkly colored backgrounds and shot (by New Wave legend Raoul Coutard) in a succession of giant, haunting close-ups. Made in USA is simultaneously an extremely metaphorical and narratively disjunctive treatment of the notorious disappearance/murder – still unsolved – of exiled Moroccan leftist Mehdi Ben Barka and Godard’s own way of suggesting a vast Cold War conspiracy. Dedicated to “Nick [Ray] and Samuel [Fuller], who taught me about image and sound” and virtually unseen in this country due to rights issues, this is Made in USA’s very first US release in 35mm. “The many shots of Anna Karina, with their wide variety of mood – each a different pose, angle, expression – serve as a catalogue of remembrances. The close-ups are the most expressive ones in color that Godard has made to date.” Richard Brody

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F They Live by Night dir. Nicholas Ray, US, 1948, 16mm, 95 mins, b/w Saturday, May 16 at 7pm

Ray’s directorial debut is a tense film-noir and a tale of doomed romance. Escaped convict Bowie (Farley Granger) is desperate to prove his innocence for a murder he was convicted of as a teenager, but after a botched bank robbery he is forced to run for his life. As his relationship with Keechie (Cathy O’Donnell) offers a glimpse of a life that could be, one far from running and hiding, the desperation builds as Bowie is drawn deeper into a life of crime. They Live by Night is cited as a key influence on the directors of the French New Wave.

F The Crimson Kimono dir. Samuel Fuller, US, 1959, 35mm, 87 mins, b/w

In its unmistakable Sam Fuller approach, The Crimson Kimono finds the legendary director attempting to address racial issues at a time when such a thing was rarely addressed in film. Two LA cops, investigating the murder of a stripper, love the same woman. When she finally begins to fall for Joe, a Japanese-American (James Shigeta), his partner Charlie (Glenn Corbett) becomes jealous, which Joe interprets as racially motivated. Not only is The Crimson Kimono a highly original film-noir, it is a true testament to Fuller’s unique vision and distinctive style.

Richard Brody is the author of Everything Is Cinema: The Working Life of Jean-Luc Godard. A “serious-minded and meticulously detailed… account of the lifelong artistic journey” of one of the most influential filmmakers of our age. The New York Times. Brody is a film critic and editor at The New Yorker. Everything Is Cinema is his first book. Books available for purchase at both screenings. Unless noted, Film @ International House tickets are Free for members above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members, students + seniors; $7 general admission. In advance at www.ihousephilly.org and 866.468.7619 or 1/2 hour before showtime at the box office.

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PEOPLE’S PARK AND OTHER PROTEST FILMS OF THE 60’S Saturday, June 6 at 7pm

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Co-presented by Jack Stevenson Forty years ago in May of 1969, People’s Park in Berkeley erupted into deadly protest, bringing into focus issues such as the concept of private property, civil disobedience and police brutality. We mark this anniversary by presenting People’s Park and three shorts that more broadly reflect the spirit of protest and alienation that marked the decade. These films impart a feel for the attitudes and ambiguities of the times and form a telling portrait of a disenchanted generation that 40 years ago was on the brink of exploding into pieces.

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F Assembly Line dir. Morton Hellig, US, 1961, 16mm, 30 mins, b/w

F People’s Park The San Francisco Newsreel Group, US, 1969, 16mm, 25 mins, b/w

This intimate and starkly photographed narrative tells the tale of factory worker Eddie Ryan who throws himself into the neon glitz of downtown Philadelphia on his night off, thinking a wallet full of cash will buy him excitement, companionship and meaning in life. To his distress he finds all the invites and come-ons to a good time are a con and a fraud – he can spend his money but it buys him nothing, and he manages to connect with no one.

This fiercely partisan version of the People’s Park story captures not only the famous incident – the street battles between the people of Berkeley intent on defending a park they created and the police and national guard acting on behalf of the property owners – but also a radical style of filmmaking that sought to shed light on aspects of the story ignored by the major media outlets. This is protest cinema at its most compelling.

F America’s in Real Trouble

F Love It/Leave It

dir. Tom Palazzolo, US, 1968, 16mm, 15 mins, color

This free-wheeling reportage from the street captures all the disconcerting contrasts of patriotic Vietnam-era parades as they move in lock-step through the poverty-ridden ghetto of Chicago’s Near Northside. The soundtrack is exclusively composed of music that was heard over the radio that very same moment in time, mostly country songs that celebrate the conservative virtues of God and Country. The result is an unmediated “snapshot of the moment” that resembles a home movie in its naive pacing and composition; but it is precisely this casual and spontaneous approach that manages to capture the mood and mentality of the day more effectively than all the staged Hollywood spectacles.

dir. Tom Palazzolo, US, 1970, 16mm, 15 mins, color

This film fluidly weaves sound and image together to create a hallucinatory montage of urban America at the height of anti-war demonstrations. Equal parts totalitarian nightmare and candy-coated consumer fun fair, like most of Palazzolo’s work, it’s devoid of overt editorial comment and full of ambiguity – a searching to capture the spirit and times and people without imposing the filmmaker’s own political agenda.

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CULTURE@ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE EXPLORES GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES, WITH EVENTS FROM HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS TO CONVERSATIONS IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. CULTURE AND CUISINE Sponsored by IHP’s Board of Delegates We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink... Epicurus Join us for dinner and explore the wonderful diversity and culinary treasures in Philadelphia. We visit an ethnic restaurant for an authentic experience. The restaurant’s host selects our menu and beverages and presents a short overview of the food and culture of the region. Bring your friends and enjoy new tastes from around the world!

Indian at Palace at the Ben 834 Chestnut Street Tuesday, May 5 at 6pm

Indian cuisine is among the most varied and enjoyable of all ethnic foods because of terrain, climate and the infusion of people of many different religions into Indian culture over thousands of years. Palace at the Ben presents a wide selection of Indian haute cuisine made from the finest and freshest ingredients. With presentation by Board of Trustees' Member Dr David U'Prichard $35 per person. Please rsvp by May 1 to Nancy Abdel-Halim at nancy@ihphilly.org or 215-895-6536.

Annual Summer Barbeque Thursday, July 2 at 6pm

Once again we mark the true start of summer with an Independence Day barbeque in our courtyard. IHP members are invited to join residents and staff for this traditional picnic with an American flair. Free admission for all members. Please rsvp by June 29 to Nancy Abdel-Halim at nancy@ihphilly.org or 215-895-6536.

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LEARN@ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, IMPROVE PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH CONVERSATION AND ENHANCE SKILLS THAT ASSIST IN FUTURE GOALS.

SPOKEN ENGLISH PROGRAM

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM

Many people have found that "classroom English" is very different from "conversational English"– they have trouble speaking even after years of study. We will help you learn how to communicate clearly outside of the classroom with our small, friendly and informal classes.

Expand your foreign language skills. Our small, relaxed classes are designed to help students develop basic speaking and listening skills for real-life situations. Please visit www.ihousephillly.org for class offerings.

F Class Schedules

Monday, June 8 – Thursday, August 13

Monday, June 29 – Thursday, August 20

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Classes meet twice a week for two hours on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays.

F Daytime Registration:

We offer low intermediate through advanced level classes only. Some previous experience studying English is required. You must register for classes in person so we can determine your English proficiency.

F Evening Registration:

Tuesday, June 16 – Thursday, June 18 10am – 2am

Tuesday, June 16 – Thursday, June 18 5:30pm – 7:30pm

F Daytime Registration: Tuesday, May 26 – Thursday, May 28 10am – 2pm

$100 Continuing Students; $120 New Students.

F Evening Registration: Tuesday, May 26 and Thursday, May 28 5:30pm – 7:30pm

$180 Continuing Students; $200 New Students.

For both Spoken English and Foreign Language Programs there is $10 registration fee for all new students. Please call 215-895-6592 or email languages@ihphilly.org for more information.

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A MESSAGE FROM TANYA STEINBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

THE DAVIS PROJECTS FOR PEACE I am very proud to announce that International House Philadelphia residents Ari Yasunaga (Japan - Temple University, BS Biology) and Cho S Kim (US/South Korea - University of Pennsylvania, MS Social Policy) received a $10,000 grant to conduct the Student Cultural Peace Ambassadors Project. In Summer 2009, Philadelphia public high school students and residents of International House will partner on a cultural awareness and leadership program focusing on the promotion of peace. Funded by Kathryn W Davis, The Davis Projects for Peace is an initiative for students to design their own grassroots projects for peace that they themselves implement anywhere in the world during the Summer of 2009. Ari and Cho’s Student Cultural Peace Ambassadors Project is one of 100 projects selected from a competition of over 90 campuses. They also secured enthusiastic support from the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, Penn’s Graduate School of Education and Graduate School of Social Policy and Practice as well as Drexel University’s Culture and Communication Department. These area organizations are sponsors and participants for this project. Mrs Davis feels the urgency to spark initiatives for building prospects for peace in the world. She believes that today’s youth – tomorrow’s leaders – ought to be challenged to formulate and test their own ideas. The Davis Projects for Peace enables students to meet this challenge. Now 102 years-old, Mrs Davis earned a BA from Wellesley, an MA from Columbia and a PhD from the University of Geneva. She and her husband lived in International House New York while working on their masters degrees at Columbia University and she remains a staunch supporter of the International House movement.

Tanya Steinberg

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EVENTS@ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE MAY

JUNE FRI 1 InLiquid.com Video Installation J Makary - Virtual Boring. + An Introduction to Hussian (end) Directors in Focus: Franco Piavoli Voices through Time See website for details SAT 2 Directors in Focus: Franco Piavoli At the First Breath of Wind Blue Planet Reprise See website for details

SAT 9 PIFVA Presents p. 2 The Janus Collection The Golden Coach p. 2 TUE 12 Reelblack Presents Last Night at The Five Spot p. 18

TUE 5 Culture and Cuisine Palace at the Ben p. 7

WED 13 Opening Receptions InLiquid.com Video Installation Sound of Sight: Experiments in Audio-Visual Translation + Moore College of Art & Design Celebrating Diversity Art Contest p. 19

Scribe Video Center The Betrayal p. 18

Found in the Making What's Under Your Hat? p. 4

WED 6 Mock Up On Mu p. 4

FRI 15 Made in USA p. 5

THU 7 The Handmade Magic of Helen Hill The Adventures of Prince Achmed with Live Score p. 3

SAT 16 Made in USA p. 5

FRI 8 The Handmade Magic of Helen Hill Helen Hill Shorts Program p. 3

FRI 5 Ars Nova Workshop in Residence Darcy James Argue's Secret Society p. 19 SAT 6 People’s Park and Other Protest Films of the 60’s p. 6 MON 8 Spoken English Program (start) p. 8 FRI 12 Ottawa International Animation Festival p. 15 SAT 13 The Janus Collection The Job p. 2 TUE 16 - THU 18 Foreign Language Program Registration p. 8 MON 29 Foreign Language Program (start) p. 8

They Live by Night/The Crimson Kimono p. 5 TUE 26 - THU 28 Spoken English Program Registration p. 8

JULY THU 2 Annual Summer BBQ p. 7 FRI 3 Moore College of Art & Design Celebrating Diversity Art Contest (end) p.19 FRI 10 Exhumed Films TBA p. 18 Drexel University's Design & Merchandising Department - Style Tribes (start) p. 19

SAT 11 7th Bastille Day Celebration Le Combat dans l’ile p. 2

SAT 25 Remembering Arthur Lipsett Arthur Lipsett Shorts Program p. 16

FRI 17 Perspectivas TBA p. 18

FRI 31 InLiquid.com Video Installation Sound of Sight: Experiments in Audio-Visual Translation (end) p. 19

FRI 24 Remembering Arthur Lipsett Remembering Arthur p. 16

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SUMMER 09 AUGUST WED 5 Paul Newman – Behind Blue Eyes Cat on a Hot Tin Roof p. 17

SAT 15 The Janus Collection Dillinger is Dead p. 2

WED 26 Paul Newman – Behind Blue Eyes The Sting p. 17

WED 12 Paul Newman – Behind Blue Eyes The Hustler p. 17

WED 19 Paul Newman – Behind Blue Eyes Hud p. 17

FRI 28 Perspectivas TBA p. 18

THU 13 Spoken English Program (end) p. 8

THU 20 Foreign Language Program (end) p. 8

FRI 14 Perspectivas TBA p. 18

SAT 22 Exhumed Films TBA p. 18

MON 31 Drexel University's Design & Merchandising Department - Style Tribes (end) p. 19

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Tickets/Box Office Tickets are available at www.ihousephilly.org and 1-866-468-7619. The box office opens 30 minutes before the event unless otherwise noted. Free admission tickets are available only at the Box Office and cannot be reserved online or by phone.

INDEPENDENT SCREEN In September International House launches Independent Screen, a new monthly program for film and video makers. Once a month Independent Screen presents a wide range of new works by artists from the Philadelphia region and beyond. Meet local artists and enthusiasts in an informal setting and discuss the work with the filmmakers. Please submit your Independent Screen entry (feature length and/or short subject) with synopsis on DVD by Friday, June 5. International House Philadelphia, c/o Jesse Pires, Film and Music Curator, 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 19104. For more information, please contact jesse@ihphilly.org.

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GETTING HERE We are located at 37th and Chestnut Streets, in the University City area, one block south of Market Street and one block north of Walnut Street. Public Transportation: It's a short walk from either of the Green Line's 36th Street stops or the Market-Frankford El's 34th Street stop. From Center City, you can take the 21 bus west on Walnut Street to 37th Street. From West Philly, take the 21 bus east on Chestnut to 37th. From Center City: Take Walnut Street to 38th and Walnut. Make a right onto 38th Street, when you come to Chestnut Street, make another right. We are located one block down on the left. From I-95 North: Take the I-95 S exit towards Central Philadelphia. Merge onto Delaware Expressway. Delaware Expressway becomes I-95 S. Take the I-676/US-30 exit, exit number 17, towards Central Phila./ Independence Hall. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Vine Street Expressway. Take the I76 E exit towards International Airport. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Turn right onto Arch Street. Arch Street becomes North 30th Street. Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Blvd. Turn right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 38th Street. Turn left onto Chestnut Street; we are located one block down on the left.

PARKING It's easy to park in University City! Discount parking for International House patrons is now available at the Science Center Parking Garage, 3665 Market Street. A special rate of $5 per vehicle, effective after 4pm until 7am, Monday through Friday plus all day Saturday & Sunday. Please bring your parking stub to the International House Box Office to be stamped when attending events. There are two other parking lots (38th + Walnut and 36th + Chestnut) just a short distance away. Plenty of street parking, free after 8pm, is also available on Chestnut and Market Streets and throughout University City.

From I-95 South: Take the PA-291 exit, exit number 11, towards I-76 W/Central Philadelphia. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Penrose Avenue. Stay straight to go onto George C. Platt Memorial Bridge. George C. Platt Memorial Bridge becomes Penrose Avenue. Turn left onto S 26th Street. S 26th Street becomes I-76 W. Take exit number 41 towards University Avenue/Civic Center. Stay straight to go onto S 34th Street. S 34th Street becomes S University Avenue. Stay straight to go onto S 38th Street. Turn right onto Chestnut; we are located one block down on the left. From 476: Take exit 16A (from 476 south) or exit 16 (from 476 north) for I-76 East toward Philadelphia. Follow I-76 East to exit 345 toward 30th Street Station/Market Street. Turn right off of the ramp onto Arch St./PA-3 W; follow the road as it curves behind 30th Street Station. Turn right onto John F. Kennedy Blvd./PA-3. Turn right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 38th Street. Turn left onto Chestnut Street; we are located one block down on the left.

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE PHILADELPHIA STAFF Executive Director

Institutional Advancement

Maintenance, Housekeeping + Security

Tanya Steinberg

Simone Jeffers - Director of Development

Arturo Barrera

Bryan Welton - Development Associate

Reginald Brown

Nancy Abdel-Halim - Marketing Manager

Phillip Carter

Arts + Language Programs

Leslie Chisholm

Renae Dinerman - Director of Arts Robert Cargni - Curator, Film @ IHouse/Projectionist

Building Operations

Natalie Fauntleroy

Jesse Pires - Curator, Live + Film @ IHouse

Carole Parker - Director of Building Operations

David Gasonu

Barbara Warnock - Manager, Language Programs

Raj Persad - Manager, Building Operations

Sherman Griggs

Jesse Kudler - Production Manager

Roz Hunter - Building Operations Assistant

Ellis Inniss

Herbert Shellenberger - Box Office Manager

Alexander Rivkin - Information System Specialist

Russell Jenkins

Samuel Savage - Chief of Security

Yefim Klurfeld

Admissions + Resident Services

Althelson Towns - Housekeeping Supervisor

Henry Koffi

Glenn Martin - Director of Admissions and Resident Services

Business Office

Deborah Houda - Manager, Resident Activities and Advisory Center Marlon Patton - Cashier/Night Manager Joseph Garcia - Admissions Coordinator Emily Martin - Admissions Coordinator Eugene Park - Front Desk Coordinator

Larry Moore Lulzim Myrtaj

Lina Yankelevich - Finance Manager

Amar Persad

Clara Fomich - Administrative Assistant

Christina Rivera Ronald Smith Linda Stanton Robert Wooten

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers

Nicole Wellman Kraus

John F Smith, III, Esq Chairman

William Larkin, PhD

International House Center Board

Emeriti, Honorary & International Trustees

James M Papada, III, Esq, Chair Elect

Frank J Mechura

Constance W Benoliel-Rock

Hussein El-Sharkawy

Laurada B Byers, Vice-Chair

Jim Ounsworth

Richard P Brown, Jr, Esq

Anne Elder

Louis Padulo, PhD

Graham S Finney

John C Haas

Emily C Riley

Frederick Heldring

Josephine Klein

James R Roebuck *

A Bruce Mainwaring

Edward J Ryan

Paul F Miller, Jr

William T McClintock

Edward M Satell

Thomas B Morris, Jr, Esq

Barrie Trimingham

Curtis R Reitz, Esq

Lewis S Somers, 3rd

David C U'Prichard, PhD

John F Smith, III, Esq

Mark Willcox, Jr, Esq

Anthony Hardy Williams *

Richard L Veith

Richard L Veith, Treasurer Kenneth L Kring, Secretary Trustees Constance W Benoliel-Rock Peter R Dachowski George M Doolittle Jill R Felix-Colton Adelaide Ferguson, Esq SA Ibrahim

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BOARD OF DELEGATES The Board of Delegates was formed by the Trustees of International House Philadelphia. With capacity for fifteen members, this Board provides a hands-on opportunity to get substantively involved and engaged with a respected Philadelphia institution, while developing their own networks.

Heather Ritch, Esq, Chair

Frode Kjersem

Christer Andresen

Siobhan Lyons

Sally Baraka, Esq

Christian Mattioli, Esq

Peter Brennan

Richard Powell

Lauren Brown, Esq

John Walker, Esq

Thomas Fischer

Film@ International House 215-895-6555 or film@ihphilly.org

Resident Activities and Advisory Center 215-895-6552 or raac@ihphilly.org

Housing Information 215-895-6540 or housing@ihphilly.org

Live@ International House 215-895-6546 or programs@ihphilly.org

Office + Commercial Space Rentals 215-895-6521 or carole@ihphilly.org

Programs Office + Art@ International House 215-895-6533 or programs@ihphilly.org

Spoken English + Foreign Language Programs 215-895-6541 or languages@ihphilly.org

Theater Rentals 215-895-6530 or programs@ihphilly.org

Development Office Alumni Relations Membership 215-895-6543 or simone@ihphilly.org Business Office 215-895-6566 or lina@ihphilly.org

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JOIN IHP TODAY! Become a Member of International House Philadelphia and enjoy the benefits of being part of a vibrant global community. As an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your contribution provides critical support to our mission as an institution dedicated to promoting dynamic cultural exchange and international arts.

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Admission to 80+ Film@ programs

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Admission to Film@ special events

DISCOUNTED TICKETS

Complimentary Film@ guest passes

Admission to Live@, Culture@ and Learn@ programs

Annual Membership Benefits

15-20% discount at participating local establishments

One complimentary IHP merchandise item

Invitations to VIP receptions to meet ambassadors, global business leaders, filmmakers, artists and authors in an intimate setting

One seat dedication with custom placard acknowledging your support

Bonus Features including one complimentary Internationalist membership to share; breakfast or lunch with our Executive Director and Board Chair; “Meet the Curator” tour of International House; free attendance at 2 Culture and Cuisine dinners for 2 diners; reduced ticket prices for our Annual Global Gala (limited to 2 tickets)

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THE BEST OF THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL Friday, June 12 at 7pm

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The Ottawa International Animation Festival was created in Ottawa, Canada in 1976 and celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2006. The Best of Ottawa program showcases many of the outstanding films presented in their Official Competition.

F OIAF 08 Signal Film dir. Ian Lagarde, Canada, 2008, DVD, 1.5 mins

When the OIAF comes around each year, the entire world is turned upside-down.

F The Comic That Frenches Your Mind dir. Bruce Bickford, US, 2008, DVD, 5.5 mins

A drug-muddled mind tries to think back to its origins and is helped along the way by a mysterious lighthouse and childhood icons.

F It's Always the Same Story (C'est toujours la même histoire) dir. Joris Clerté and Anne Morin, France, 2007, DVD, 5 mins, French w/ English subtitles

At the age of 16, Jean-Luc went to the cinema and saw a movie that would forever change how he looked at his father.

F Cattle Call dir. Mike Maryniuk and Matt Rankin, Canada, 2008, DVD, 3 mins

A pixilated documentary about cattle auctioneers and their hypnotic verbal mathe’ magic’.

F I Slept With Cookie Monster dir. Kara Nasdor-Jones, US, 2008, DVD, 3.5 mins

Detailing a woman's struggle with and triumph over domestic violence.

F Último 'Spong Ice' dir. Duarte Amorim, Albino Tavares, Miguel Marinheiro and Sérgio Couto (Bolos Quentes Design), Portugal, 2008, DVD, 3 mins

Último is the last painter. The painter also makes music. The Bolos filmed and they are designers. The designers also paint.

F A Letter To Colleen dir. Andy London and Carolyn London, US, 2007, DVD, 8.5 mins

Andy London has been haunted by the events of his 18th birthday for years. In this short animated film set in the early 90's, he writes a letter to Colleen in an attempt to put his demons to rest.

F The Mixy Tapes dir. David Seitz and Mike Wray, Canada, 2007, DVD, 6 mins

Musician MIXYLODIAN (Mike Wray) and filmmaker David Seitz team up to tell the story of their collaborative effort to produce a film. As the duo navigates an imagined world of visual metaphors in search of the perfect idea, realities of production and issues of communication render the film increasingly problematic.

F The Control Master dir. Run Wrake, UK, 2008, DVD, 6.5 mins

In peaceful Halftone City, a mysterious heroine and a brave ally face the ultimate threat.

F Chainsaw dir. Dennis Tupicoff, Australia, 2007, DVD, 25 mins

Frank and Ava Gardner live out in the country, amongst the kookaburras and the cattle. Their jobs are menial, but they are true romantics at heart. Moving between fact and fiction, Hollywood and Spain, past and present, Chainsaw is about romance and celebrity, machismo and chainsaws, fantasy and death. And how the natural world endures.

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REMEMBERING ARTHUR LIPSETT Friday, July 24 + Saturday, July 25

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Arthur Lipsett (1936-1986) was a visionary, a satirist and a creative thinker who manipulated the elements of cinema to create a memorable and consistent body of work. A film poet, Lipsett realized his vision through creative mixing of footage discarded by other National Film Board of Canada’s (NFB) directors and material that he shot and recorded himself. His perfectly judged film cuts, masterful control of sound collage and acerbic wit brought him worldwide interest when his first NFB effort Very Nice, Very Nice (1961), was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. His later films were increasingly metaphysical and filled with elusive, even opaque cinematic poetry and demonstrate a transcendental quality rare in Canadian cinema. F Remembering Arthur

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dir. Martin Lavutt, Canada, 2006, DVD, 90 mins, color Friday, July 24 at 7pm

Remembering Arthur is a remarkably intimate and in-depth documentary featuring extensive interviews with many of those who were closest to Lipsett. It celebrates his work while mourning the gradually encroaching mental illness which ultimately led him to take his own life. “A passionate, intimate and unflinching journey through the life of one of Canada’s most innovative creative minds.” Jesse Wente, Toronto International Film Festival.

Arthur Lipsett Shorts Program Saturday, July 25 at 7pm

F Very Nice, Very Nice dir. Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1961, 35mm, 7 mins, b/w

Lipsett’s first film, nominated for an Academy Award, is a sardonic re-reading of 1950s consumerism, mass media and popular culture.

F A Trip Down Memory Lane dir. Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1965, 35mm, 13 mins, b/w

A surrealist time capsule combining fifty years of newsreel footage, this was Lipsett’s first pure collage film, composed exclusively from stock image and sound from the NFB bins.

F Experimental Film dir. Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1963, 35mm, 28 mins, b/w

F Fluxes dir. Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1968, 35mm, 24 mins, b/w

F 21-87 dir. Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1964, 35mm, 10 mins

Few films are as movingly bleak as Lipsett’s little-known 21-87. A stunning evocation of dehumanization… Fred Camper, Chicago Reader

Lipsett’s most scathing, pessimistic work is a metaphorical emptying out of the NFB trim bin.

F N-Zone dir. Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1970, 35mm, 43 mins, b/w

F Free Fall dir. Arthur Lipsett, Canada, 1964, 35mm, 9 mins, b/w

Free Fall is inspired in part by Dylan Thomas’ poem, The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower.

The longest, loosest and last of the collage films he produced at the NFB. It marks the end-point of his trajectory from gifted young genius to discarded problem child/eccentric… Dirk de Bruyn, Senses of Cinema

Shorts Program prints courtesy of National Film Board Of Canada. Remembering Arthur print courtesy of Public Pictures. Special thanks to James Roberts of the NFB and Dennis Mohr of Public Pictures.

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In September of last year, the world lost icon and philanthropist Paul Newman at the age of 83. Spanning over five decades, Newman’s career began during the Golden Age of Television in series such as The United States Steel Hour and Playhouse 90. He came to prominence in 1956 playing boxer Rocky Graziano in Robert Wise’s Somebody Up There Likes Me. With his last role as Doc Hudson in Disney/Pixar’s Cars, Newman was introduced to the children and grandchildren of fans throughout the generations. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture for Rachel, Rachel, he won Best Actor for The Color of Money in 1987. Film@ IHouse honors this legacy with four films that encompass his range as an actor and see beyond that face.

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OUTDOOR SCREENINGS: WEDNESDAYS IN AUGUST PAUL NEWMAN – BEHIND BLUE EYES

F Cat on a Hot Tin Roof dir. Richard Brooks, US, 1958, video, 108 mins, color Wednesday, August 5 at 8pm

Although Elizabeth Taylor (in all her negligee glory) chews the scenery as Maggie the Cat, Newman’s Brick is the heart of Tennessee Williams’ adaptation of his play. Confronted by the loss of the glory days of football and the death of best friend Skipper, Brick spends his days perpetually drunk in the Mississippi home of Big Daddy (and big Mama). Brick and Maggie share more than a few secrets about his relationship to Skipper (this is 1958) and the state of Big Daddy’s health and wealth. In the end, the truth will always set you free. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Newman, Best Actress for Taylor and Best Director for Brooks. Richard Brooks also directed Newman in Sweet Bird of Youth.

F The Hustler

F Hud

F The Sting

dir. Robert Rossen, US, 1961, video, 134 mins, b/w Wednesday, August 12 at 8pm

dir. Martin Ritt, US, 1963, video, 112 mins, b/w Wednesday, August 19 at 8pm

dir. George Roy Hill, US, 1973, video, 129 mins, color Wednesday, August 26 at 8pm

The Hustler is a film of grit and greed and ultimately, redemption. Fast Eddie Felson is essentially a good man who is good at one thing – pool. He travels the road to challenge Minnesota Fats, portrayed by the incomparable Jackie Gleason. Eddie does play Fats, but the tables are turned by a bottle of whiskey and the appearance of professional gambler Bert Gordon (George C Scott). With only $200 in his pocket, he meets alcoholic Sarah (Piper Lauire). Apprehensive at first, Sarah takes him in as he hustles for small stakes. Bert backs Eddie in matches (which he looses as much as he wins), eventually challenging Fats to a final showdown. Will Eddie come out ahead with both body and soul intact after the game? And will that be enough?

Based on Larry McMurty’s novel Horseman, Pass By, Hud is the story of a brutal, amoral cowboy. In his third Oscar-nominated performance, Newman’s Hud cannot see and does not care about the misery and havoc he’s inflicted upon those closest to him, including the death of his only brother. Father Homer is a principled man who considers his own son "not fit to live with" and tries to keep grandson Lon from emulating him. Housekeeper Alma keeps her distance – “I've done my time with one cold-blooded bastard, I'm not looking for another." Hud is a man with no conscience and we can’t look away.

Set in the Great Depression, The Sting is a revenge comedy with Paul Newman and Robert Redford at their 70’s best. When grifter John Hooker’s (Redford) best friend and accomplice is murdered by corrupt police and crime boss Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw), he seeks out retired con man Henry Gondorff (Newman) to exact payback and make a tidy profit. They assemble an experienced crew for the “long con” and try not to get killed in the process.

The Hustler received nine Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Newman, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Laurie, Best Actor in a Supporting Role for both Gleason and Scott (Scott refused the nomination).

Hud won Academy Awards including Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Melvyn Douglas, Best Actress in a Leading Role for Patricia Neal, and Best Cinematography for James Wong Howe.

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards (one for Redford, but not Newman), The Sting won seven, including Best Picture, Director and Original Score.

Free admission. Please bring chairs and blankets.

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SCRIBE VIDEO CENTER

REELBLACK PRESENTS

EXHUMED FILMS

AFROTAINO PRODUCTIONS Perspectivas

Scribe Video Center was founded in 1982 as a place where emerging and experienced media artists could gain access to the tools and knowledge of video making and work together in a supportive environment. In the two decades since its inception, Scribe has established eight ongoing programs designed to meet the needs of the general public and media artists.

Reelblack Presents promotes discoveries and rediscoveries in African-American film.

Formed in 1997, Exhumed Films was created to provide a theatrical venue for a much beloved art form that had all but disappeared in the 1990s and is in further decline in the early 21st Century: the B-grade horror movie.

Afrotaino Productions specializes in delivering witnesses to the explosive fusion of Urban, Caribbean and World music and dance entertainment. Perspectivas - a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view and true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion.

F The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)

$10 general admission.

dir. Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath, US, 2008, video, 96 mins, English and Lao w/ English subtitles Tuesday, May 5 at 7pm

F Last Night at The Five Spot dir. Reelblack and Captured Soul, US, 2009, MiniDV, 110 mins, color Tuesday, May 12 at 7pm

Sponsored by Rolling Out Weekly, L.W. Farmbry and The Kulture Shop Cool DJ Frank spins classic Philly Soul before the film. PLEASE NOTE: BY POPULAR DEMAND, THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL SCREENING TO BE ANNOUNCED.

Friday, July 10 + Saturday, August 22

F TBA $10 general admission.

Friday, July 17 and August 14 + 28

F TBA

Co-director Thavisouk Phrasavath in person $5 Scribe + IHouse members; $8 students + seniors; $10 general admission. Unless noted, Film @ International House tickets are Free for members above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members, students + seniors; $7 general admission. In advance at www.ihousephilly.org and 866.468.7619 or 1/2 hour before showtime at the box office.

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ART@ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS. ALL EXHIBITS HAVE OPENING RECEPTIONS WITH THE ARTISTS, FOOD AND DRINK. Opening Receptions Wednesday, May 13 at 6pm F InLiquid.com Video Installation Ashley John Pigford’s Sound of Sight: Experiments in Audio-Visual Translation

F Moore College of Art & Design Celebrating Diversity Art Contest May 8 – July 3

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Video Installations are made possible with the support of Genesis Asset Protection.

Open to all students in Philadelphia Public, Charter and Arch Diocesan Schools in grades K-12. Each work incorporates themes and motifs from diverse regions of the earth. Co-presented by The University of Pennsylvania Cultural Centers and Moore College of Art & Design. Stay for the Film@ International House screening: Found in the Making Films About Self-Taught Artists, What's Under Your Hat? at 7:30pm. See page 4.

Free admission to receptions. Galleries are open to the public Monday - Friday from 10am to 6pm and whenever there is a program in The Ibrahim Theater.

F Drexel University's Design & Merchandising Department Style Tribes July 10 – August 31

Style Tribes is a multi-media exhibition about the changing nature of youth subculture and how style creates a connection between people regardless of gender, race, religion or geography. The exhibition features work by 7 graduating seniors from Drexel University's Design & Merchandising Department. Style Tribes will not have an opening reception.

LIVE@ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE PRESENTS THE MOST UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE ARTISTS WORKING IN MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON EXPERIMENTATION AND IMPROVISATION, THE STAGE AT INTERNATIONAL HOUSE IS AN IDEAL FORUM FOR DISCOVERING NEW SOUNDS AND IDEAS.

Ars Nova Workshop in Residence Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Friday, June 5 at 8pm

Vancouver-born, Brooklyn-based composer-bandleader Darcy James Argue directs Secret Society, an 18-piece steampunk bigband that envisions an alternative musical history, one in which the dance orchestras that ruled the Swing Era never went extinct, but continued to evolve with the times, remaining a vital part of the musical landscape straight through the present day. Secret Society includes powerful soloists Ingrid Jensen on trumpet, Sam Sadigursky on saxophones and Ryan Keberle on trombone, and is anchored by the “scarily good” (nightafternight.com) rhythm section of Matt Clohesy on bass and Jon Wikan on drums. A“powerful and well-stocked ensemble” (New York Times) featuring [Argue’s] “ambitious, sprawling, mesmerizing” music (Montreal Gazette).

$12 general admission. In advance at www.arsnovaworkshop.com or one hour before showtime (cash only).

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Ashley John Pigford demonstrates his explorations in translating sight and sound. Interested in the creation of new forms of audio-visual compositions based on programmatic and interpretive strategies that transpose banal situations into "synesthetic experiences,” Pigford’s video works are accompanied by printed documentation and diagrams explaining the various experimental processes developed for this installation.

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International House Philadelphia receives state arts funding through a generous grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. These programs are also financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; the Philadelphia Music Project, an Artistic Initiative of The Pew Charitable Trust, administered by The University of the Arts; The Annenberg Foundation; The Eugene Garfield Foundation; The Leo Model Foundation; The Barra Foundation; Independence Foundation; The Saint Gobain Foundation; The Morgan Stanley Foundation; Quaker Chemical Foundation, Connelly Foundation; the support of members and many generous annual donors.

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