Party Like a Poet Happy Hour Photos

Party Like a Poet Happy Hour!

Philadelphia Stories celebrated words and music at its first “Party Like a Poet” celebration, featuring music by Brat Productions and the winners of the 2013 Sandy Crimmins Poetry Contest.

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1. Contest sponsor Joe Sullivan with winners Emily Bludworth de Barrios, Deborah Fries,

Debora Gossett Rivers, Nissa Lee and Kelly Andrews. 2. Philadelphia Stories Jr. Director Stephanie Scordia with Philadelphia Youth Poet

Laureate runner up Jaya Montague 3. Contest runner up Hayden Saunier 4. The audience parties at the Center for Architecture. Artwork: Forgotten Philadelphia,

PS's first art exhibit that combines art and words.

Michener Level ($25 - $40)

Adrienne Jenness Alan O’Leary Angela Speakman Anne Hunter Barb & J.J. Cutler Barbara Bloom Brian Kraft Carl Flahaven Carol Towarnicky Carolyn Guss Charles & Kathy Shattuck Charles McGray Christian Thompson Christine Obst Concha Alborg Constance Salidis Dana Lotkowski Dave Stiles Debbie McFeelay Deborah Burnham Diana Krantz Dianna Sinovic Donielle Jones Dorothy DiRienzi Ed Kratz Ed Ruggero Eileen Suzin Odlem Elizabeth Bodien Eve Hoyt Faith Paulsen Frances Metzman Freda Egnal Helen Mallon Jacqueline Hopkins Janine Pratt Jeffrey Klemens Jennifer Corey Jessica Herring Jessica Taylor Jill Belack Joseph J. Feeney Josephine A. Graham Judy Heller Julia Aislinn Bohren Julie Chinitz Karen McLaughlin Kathleen Carlin Kathye Fetsko Petrie & Michael Petrie Katie Braithwaite Katie King Kay Peters Kristin McKeown & Henry Joy Linda Wisniewski Liz Dolan Marilyn Carrier Mark Zettlemoyer Marlene Richter Mary & Owen Gilman Mary Clarke Mary Erpel Megan Greenholt Melissa Trask Davy Michael Neff Mo Ganey & Don Kates Nancy Capizzi Nancy duPont Natalie Dyen Nicole & John Monaghan Pamela Learned Patricia Pickup Patti Nagel Paul Elwork Paulette Bensignor Regina Hastings Rich Casamento Rosemary Cappello Ruth Littner Ruth Littner Sandy & Jean Hofer Stephen Morgan Suzanne Carey Zielinski Suzanne Chang Tara & Andrew Smith Thomas Baroth Tom Molinaro Veronica Stickelman Wesley Ward William Hengst

Buck Level ($50 -$99)

(3 Anonymous)

Alison Baer & Jeffery Hirsch Barry Dinerman & Monroe Buckner Betsy Mckinstry & Joel Edelstein Bryan Wang Carlo & Sharon Spataro Christine & Tom Barnes Christopher Beardsley Dana & Chris Scott Daniel & Carolyn Barry Daniel Gordon David Sanders & Nancy Brokaw Douglas Gordon Eileen Cunniffe Frank Diamond Gillian Bedford Hugh & Trina McCauley Irene Fick Joanne Green John & Karen Shea John & Phyllis Taylor John M. Williams & Marie Davis-Williams Joseph Wechselberger Julia Rix Julie Cohen & Nigel Blower Karen Glick Karen & Dan Gruen Kevin & Beatrice Hogan Krista McKay L.M. Asta Lawrence O. Spataro Leigh Goldenberg & Aaron Bauman Lise Funderburg Lyndon Back Lynn Doerr Lynn Pompa Lynn Rosen & Evan Schwartz Margaret & Craig Griffen Marlynn & Randy Alkins Martha Bottomley Martin Evans Richard Bank Richard Mandel Robert Cook Ronald Holtman Sharon Sood & Scott Lempert Stephanie Scordia Suzanne Kimball Terry Heyman Thomas & Meriam Rush Tim Kissell Virginia Lofft

Whitman Level

($100 - $400) (1 Anonymous)

Annalie Hudson Minter Carol Oberholtzer Conrad Weiser & Barbara Holmberg Hermann W. Pfefferkorn James Zervanos James Fratto Janice Hayes-Cha & Jang-Ho Cha John Higgins Kathleen Furin Ken Rodgers Margot Douaihy Martha & Thomas Carroll Nathan Long Paul & Cecie Dry Paul & Janice Stridick Robert & Judy Schachner Stefanie Levine & Steven Cohen Sue Harvey & Scott Jahss Virginia Reid

Potok Level

($500- $999)

Judith & Walter Jones Kerri & Marc Schuster Michael Ritter & Christine Furtek Mitchell Sommers

W.C. Williams Level

($1000+)

Cheryl & Ross McLaren Heather McGlinn Hansma & Scott Hansma Joseph A. Sullivan Thomas McGlinn

Sustainer Members

Courtney Bambrick (Buck Level) Julie Odell (Whitman Level)

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