Philadelphia Free Press July 13, 2016 by Robert Christian

Isabel Wilkerson’s story of African American migration from the South

Candy Chang’s Atlas of Tomorrow: Interactive mural offering philosophical reflection By Nicole Contosta Staff Reporter

he latest installment of public art commissioned through the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, South and Juniper Streets, will make pedestrians pause. The six -foot dial mounted beneath the black and white mural invites the public

to spin the wheel. But do not mistake the wheel for a carnival diversion. It will not tell your fortune. Instead, it peaks into stories that reflect different characters in our heads: a village crowded with heroes and cowards, a chorus of teachers, dreamers and thieves fighting for our attention, telling us who we are and how we might live.

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rom 1900 to 1970, six million African Americans migrated from the South to the North, Midwest and West. Isabel Wilkerson’s book, The Warmth of Other Suns, chronicles that journey. On Sunday, July 10th, Hugh Taft Morales provided an overview of the book at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia. The Warmth of Other Sun’s title, taken from a passage in Richard Wright’s book Native Son, captures the interviews of 1,200 people. However, Wilkerson closely follows the lives of Ida Mae Gladney, who left Mississippi for Chicago in 1937, George Starling who left Florida for NYC in 1945 and Robert Pershing Foster, who left Louisiana for continued on page 2

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Demolition of Former Please Touch Building on 21st Street By David S. Traub, AIA

or many years I have driven down 21st Street from my office in Fairmount, past the former Please Touch Museum Building near the corner of Race Street. As I passed by I would take a glance, and seeing the fine structure, I moved on, assured that it would be there well into the future. Now, to my dismay, it has been demolished to make way for a row of town houses. Several weeks ago I parked my car in front to take a closer, and alas, a final look. There I saw a threestory brick building stretching for about seventyfive feet along the sidewalk. On the ground floor were shop windows and doorways set between massive brick piers. On the second floor was a succession of nine beautifully proportioned rectangular windows deeply set in the brick masonry. On the third floor were the same nine windows, but here «Wallace Storage Building

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Angeles in 1953. The story of this migration “is one of the biggest underreported stories in this country,” Hugh Taft Morales explained. As depicted in Wilkerson’s book, African Americans began migrating from the South due to the white southern power’s control through violence and terror. Sharecropping factored into southern white power control, Taft Morales explained. “Sharecropping was a losing proposition. This is one of the ways people were kept in chains. This replaced slavery. The owners of the land who were slave owners or their sons rented back the land to their ex-slaves for part of the yield of the crops. Quite often it was half or more. “It brought in very little money and kept the sharecroppers there,” Taft Morales continued. “They were in constant debt. They had to borrow from the

landowners for seed, fertilizer, cloth and sacks for the cotton. “The gold standard for cotton was one hundred pounds in a day,” Taft Morales explained. “That is about 7,000 bolls…each one in a husk that is prickly, low to the ground and in a tangled mess of branches. Your fingers would bleed and swell up as your picking… It’s really a form of debt patronage,” Taft Morales said, adding, “Some people describe it as close to the slave culture without actual enslavement. This system existed up until the 1940s.” The education and wealth deficit also contributed to the desire to migrate. “This was well up until the 1940’s and 1950’s and even today,” Taft Morales said. “Wilkerson talks about the wage differential between whites, most of whom received a high school education, and blacks who did not. That

created an economic penalty. Blacks not being able to get the same wages over generations created a wealth deficit.” In addition, violence and terror also contributed to the migration. “There were such stringent penalties for violating the Jim Crow laws of the South and fines were so high that it kept people from breaking out,” Taft Morales said, explaining, “In Georgia in the 1930s if you willfully broke the law by sitting in a whites-only seat, you would be punished by one year in jail or a $1,000 fine.” These penalties, as well as the threats of lynching “struck terror in the hearts of children,” Taft Morales said. “Lynching’s went up from 1880-1920, they didn’t go down.” Promise of jobs encouraged Southern African Americans to move. “Labor agents came from the North to recruit black works for

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factories who they paid a lesser salary than whites,” Taft Morales. Southerners didn’t want to lose its cheap labor force, so they imposed laws, making it difficult for labor agents to recruit. “There was a psychic strength necessary to leave all of your life behind you,” Taft Morales said. “People left surreptitiously in the middle of the night, selling their things on the sly with the intent to stay away. Because if it was found out that they were trying to leave…a charge may have been invented and they may have been arrested.” Moving from the South didn’t mean an escape from discrimination, Taft Morales said. “African Americans were often hired as strikebreakers and not told the nature of the labor movement in the North. They found themselves the enemy when they were just trying to get higher wages than they ever did in the South. This led to riots. “The wages were higher,” Taft Morales continued.

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“But so were the rents. Their ability to make it out of poverty was limited. Though some did make it. “Part of the settling in was overcoming discrimination against southern blacks from those in their own community,” Taft Morales explained. “There was the myth that southern blacks were lazy and untrustworthy when in fact, it was the southern blacks who earned higher wages, had a higher education and who were more stable in their family structures. And one of the reasons why Wilkinson believes that was the case,” Taft Morales said, “Was due to the strength it took to leave the South. If you left the South, you were driven. It was not easy to do. You had to plan it. You had to have forethought, courage and drive.” African Americans also

encountered housing segregation throughout the first half of the 21st Century. For example, in Chicago from 1917-1920 there were 58 house bombings on the South Shore because white owners were beginning to rent to blacks, Taft Morales said. As the discussion drew to a close, Taft Morales commented, “I’ve read so many articles in the last few days trying to process the violence in our culture and the racial division people are saying that they have experienced in their lives. My response has been for many years—and it seems totally inadequate now—but it’s - know the history, tell the history. Tell the truth.” This only represents a snap shot of Wilkerson’s 500 plus page book. If you want to learn more—it is definitely worth a read.

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hiladelphia City Councilman At-Large Allan Domb, along with Mayor Jim Kenney, City Council President Darrell Clarke, and City Revenue Commissioner Frank Breslin, announced Thursday July 7th at a City Hall press conference that the City will be issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to explore various solutions to the City’s uncollected real estate taxes. “Despite a tax collection rate of 92 percent, 8 percent of uncollected taxes still remain. Of this 8 percent, 40 percent of delinquent taxpayers live outside of the City and 50 percent to 60 percent are commercial investors,” said Councilman Domb. “Collecting delinquent taxes is one of my top priorities as a member of City Council and I am eager to begin this process. The RFP the City plans to issue today will provide the City the opportunity to review and evaluate the best strategies that will help equip our government with the means necessary to better collect the money owed. This is a win for those who pay their taxes.”

Results of a feasibility study, commissioned by Councilman Domb, and conducted by the National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) were also announced. The study, which outlines the feasibility of collecting delinquent property taxes through securitization of tax liens, explains that the liens are sold to a city-owned trust that issues bonds to investors to secure the liens and utilizes servicers acting as agents of the City to collect the delinquent taxes on the City’ behalf. Utilization of this method allows the City to be in complete control of the process, essentially acting as both the buyer and seller, which among other things, will protect our most vulnerable residents and will help to establish a responsible and compliant taxpayer culture. Findings from NTLA’s study include the following: Philadelphia currently has $492 million in unpaid property taxes from approximately 90,000 accounts The City of Philadelphia can receive $90 million to $120 million in as little as three to five months by se-

curitizing its delinquent tax liens, money that will go to the School District and other municipal services After year one, the City would receive annual cash infusions of $25 million to $40 million by securitizing any new delinquent taxes. The City can anticipate that 30 percent to 40 percent of the unpaid taxes will be paid before the tax lien securitization happens as a result of installment agreements and/or payment plans. Nationally, less than one half of one percent (0.5 percent) lose their properties to tax foreclosure. To complete a securitization, the City creates a trust to administer program and retains control of the established rules or parameters. Securitization builds in protections to protect low income, seniors, veterans, etc. Numbers included may be subject to change. Brad Westover, Executive Director of NTLA, attended the press conference. “The City of Philadelphia’s current delinquent tax problem resembles New York City in the ‘90s. For 20 years New York City has conducted annual securitizations to significantly reduce the backlog on years of noncollection,” said Westover. “Philadelphia would be well served to implement a programmatic solution so that the burden does not fall upon those who do pay their taxes and are consistently forced to pay higher taxes for those not paying.” In closing, Councilman Domb said, “It is my hope

that as a result of the RFP, the City receives qualified submissions from established servicers that prefer the securitization method and that those submissions are given serious consideration. This will raise our bond rating, which would only strengthen our City’s financial standing. And just as important, we owe it to the taxpayers of Philadelphia who play by the rules to clean up our books.” State Rep. Vanessa Lowery, D-Phila., said she is pleased to announce that Fairmont Park at Kelly Drive is getting spruced up because of a state grant totaling $180,000. The grant is being given to the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation to aid in the upgrades at the park. Brown said the funding comes from the Commonwealth Financing Authority and is made available through the local share account established in the

state gaming law. “The awarding of this funding is major boost to the city of Philadelphia because Fairmont Park is used literally by thousands of people on a daily basis. The revitalization project will enhance economic development and contribute to the growth of our city,” Brown said. The Commonwealth Financing Authority administers and finances projects and is an independent agency created by the legislature. The agency oversees the state’s Building PA, Business in Our Sites, PennWorks, New PA Venture, Capitol Investment, New Pennsylvania Venture Guarantee, Tax Increment Financing Guarantee, Second Stage Loan and other programs. These programs are aimed at using targeted state investments for economic development in all regions of the state.

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arks on Tap will be at Belmont Plateau in West Fairmount Park from July 14 to July 17. Enjoy craft beer, delicious food, and family-friendly activities while experiencing one of the best views of the Philadelphia skyline in the city. On Thursday, you can give back to the Plateau by joining the Belmont Plateau Trails Alliance (BPTA) for a happy hour from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, with 50% of sales going to BPTA. And on Saturday, the Plateau and Parks on Tap are helping host the Do-Over Festival, sponsored by Miller Lite and Adidas. It&’s one big hip-hop party with a mystery line-up of DJs from 1PM - 8PM for FREE - you just have to RSVP here: www.thedoover. net/kickbackseries/philly/. Hours of operation are Thursday 5pm to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 1pm to 11pm and Sunday 12pm to 10pm.

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The following crimes occurred between Friday, July 1 and Thursday, July 7 3RD DISTRICT: If anyone has information regarding any of the reported incidents, please call South Detective Division at 215686-3013 or submit a tip. Reporting 3rd district crimes from Delaware Ave to Broad St. and Lombard St. through Morris St.) Aggravated Assaults: 100 Manton St. Robbery: 700 E. Passyunk Ave; 700 Rodman St. Burglary: 200 Pierce St; 400 Winton St; 500 Winton St. Theft: 400 South St; 1000 South St; 300 South St; 4th & Bainbridge St; 500 Pierce St; 1300 S. 11th St; 800 S. 2nd St; 1700 S. 5th St; 1400 E. Passyunk Ave; 800 S. Broad St. Theft from Auto: 500 Sigel St; 1200 Kater St; 1300 Sigel St; 1700 S. 8th St; 400 Cantrell St; 1200 S. Kater St; 1300 Sigel St. Stolen Auto: 1500 S. 6th St; 400 Washington Ave; 900 Moyamensing Ave; 600 S. 9th St. Recovered Stolen Auto: Front & Morris St. Rape: 400 Tree St; 100 Manton St;. 6TH DISTRICT: If anyone has information

regarding any of the reported incidents, please call the 6th District at 215-6863060. Reporting 6th District Crimes from Front and South to Broad to Front and Vine Streets. Aggravated Assault: none reported. Robbery: 8th & Chestnut St; 600 Arch St. Burglary: 200 Headhouse Sq. Theft: 1100 Chestnut St; 900 Chestnut St; 800 Market St; 200 Chestnut St; 1100 Filbert St; 100 S. 13th St; 500 Market St; 400 Arch St; 800 Race St; 300 S. Columbus Blvd; 1000 Market St; 1100 Market St; 200 S. 12th St; 200 S. Broad St; 1300 Market St; 100 S. 2nd St. Theft by Auto: 500 Vine St; 400 Arch St; 700 N. Delaware Ave; 800 Race St; 100 Callowhill St; 700 Race St; 200 Race St. Stolen Auto: none reported. Recovered Stolen Auto: 200 S. Broad St. 9TH DISTRICT: Anyone who wants to report a crime: 215-686-3090. District covers Lombard St. to Fairmount Ave., Broad St. to the Schuylkill River Aggravated Assault: 100 S. Broad St; 1500 Market St; 2600 Pennsylvania Ave. Robbery: 2100 Fairmount Ave; 1500 JFK;

1500 Chestnut St; 1600 Market St; 300 S. 15th St. Burglary: 0 Franklin Town Blvd; 1600 JFK; 1800 Spruce St. Theft: 2200 Mount Vernon St; 2000 Hamilton St; 1700 Fairmount Ave; 1800 Market St; 100 S. 21st St; 1900 Chestnut St; 1500 Sansom St; 1900 Arch St; 1600 Chestnut St; 2000 Chestnut St; 1500 Chestnut St; 2400 Pkwy; Broad & Spring Garden St; 1700 Chestnut St. Theft from Auto: 100 N. 18th St; 100 S. 22nd St; 1700 Spruce St. Stolen Auto: 20th & Arch St; 19th & Brandywine St; 200 S. Sydenham St. Recovered Stolen Auto: 17th & Callowhill; 21st & Lombard St; 100 N. 20th St; 20th & Arch St; 16th & Arch St; 18th & Walnut St. 12TH DISTRICT: To Report a Crime to the 12th District call 215-686-1320. The 12th District Covers Southwest Philly bounded by Grays Ferry Ave at 50th St. to Woodland Ave at 60th St. Aggravated Assault: 1700 S. Avondale St; 1500 S. 53rd St; 5800 Florence Ave. Robbery: 58th & Chester St; 900 S. Paxon St; 5300 Willows Ave; 1800 S. 55th St;

1000 S. 56th St; 5700 Hoffman St. Burglary: 5400 Angora Ter; 5800 Theodore St; 5400 Eastwick Ter. Theft: 4900 Kingsessing Ave; 5800 Woodland Ave; 6000 Regent St; 5700 Baltimore Ave; 1300 S. 33rd St; 1600 S. 58th St; 5700 Woodland Ave; 2000 S. Frazier St. Thefts from Auto: 1300 S. 54th St; 5400 Angora Ter; 5500 Upland St; 5900 Chester Ave; 2100 S. Cecil St; 5400 Paschall Ave. Stolen Auto: 5300 Paschall Ave; 5100 Chester Ave; 1500 S. 56th St. Recovered Stolen Auto: 52nd & Springfield Ave; 5300 Upland Ave. 16TH AND 19TH POLICE DISTRICTS: To report a crime to the 16th District: 215686-3160. The 16th District covers 33rd and Powelton Ave to 34th and Girard Ave to 52nd and Market St. Aggravated Assault: 600 N. 37th St; 400 N. 51st St; 3700 Brandywine St. Robbery: 40th & Lancaster Ave. Burglary: 3400 Powelton Ave; 1300 Belmont Ave; 4000 Westminster Ave. Theft: 700 N. Preston St; 0 N. 48th St; 3900 Fairmount Ave; 1000 Belmont Ave; 3900 Fairmount Ave; 5200 Market St; 3800

Mount Vernon St; 3400 Mount Vernon St. Theft from Auto: 300 N. 42nd St; 400 N. 41st St; 4200 Viola St; 600 Union St; 4000 Olive St; 4100 Parkside Ave; 0 N. 46th St; 5000 Haverford Ave. Stolen Auto: 800 N. 37th St; 4100 Lancaster Ave. 17TH DISTRICT: To reports a crime to the 17th Police District: 215-686-3170. The 17th Police District covers Lombard St. to Mifflin and Broad St. to the Schuylkill River Aggravated Assault: 900 S. Broad St; 2200 Tasker St; 2100 Earp St; 1700 Latona St. Robbery: 1000 S. Broad St; 1900 Pierce St; 1100 S. 24th St. Burglary: 2300 Christian St; 2000 Bainbridge St; 1600 Bancroft St; 1300 S. Ringgold St. Theft: 500 S. 26th St; 2100 Dickinson St; 1700 Dorrance St; 1700 Washington Ave; 1300 S. 29th St; 22nd & Oakford St; 2300 Reed St. Theft from Auto: 1000 S. 24th St; 1500 S. Ringgold St; 2300 Reed St; 1200 S. 18th St. Stolen Auto: 700 S. 15th St; 1200 S. 21st St.

18TH DISTRICT AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENN POLICE: Covers: Baltimore Ave to Powelton Ave, 30th Street to Market to 52nd Street Aggravated Assault: 4100 Chestnut St; 4200 Chestnut St. Robbery: 5100 Walnut St; 47th & Walnut St; 3700 Spruce St; 38th & Spruce St; 5100 Delancey St; 4200 Spruce St; 4000 Chestnut St; 5200 Spruce St. Burglary: 5200 Chestnut St. Theft: 4000 Walnut St; 4800 Market St; 5200 Market St; 4800 Market St; 4100 Walnut St; 100 S. 52nd St; 200 S. 40th St; 3400 Chestnut St; 3600 Locust Walk; 4600 Chestnut St; 51 N. 39th St; 4200 Walnut St; 4600 Baltimore Ave; 4600 Cedar Ave; 4300 Locust St. Theft by Auto: 4700 Walnut St; 5000 Locust St; 52nd & Cedar Ave. Stolen Auto: 52nd & Spruce St; 400 S. 52nd St; 52nd & Hazel Ave; 4800 Chestnut St. Recovered Stolen Auto: 4500 Linmore Ave; 300 S. 52nd St; 5200 Pine St; 5100 Locust St. Rape: 3900 Walnut St.

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niversity City Dining Days will return this year from Thursday, July 14 to Sunday, July 24. Now in its 12th year, Dining Days is the “3 courses, 3 prices” promotion at some of University City’s most popular dining destinations. University City is home to some of the most innovative and diverse dining options in the region. From exceptional craft beer bars to celebrity chef restaurants to cozy BYOBs, University City’s international dining scene features dishes from India, Ethiopia, China, Vietnam, and beyond.

Participating restaurants offer a pre-fixe threecourse dinner special for $15, $25 or $35. The discounted price points make it possible to dine at a new location every night of the event, or as a tour of the globe without leaving a neighborhood. Dining Days drives traffic to University City restaurants during typically slow periods while introducing new customers to the neighborhood’s exciting and ever-growing dining scene. The full list of participating restaurants and different price points is available online at www. ucdiningdays.com.

he Woodmere Art Museum’s 75 annual juried show is “The Condition of Place”, a collection of works by 68 artists selected from more than 400 entries. This year’s focus is Philadelphia itself in sculpture, paintings, photography and video including creations by such notables as Karyn Olivier, Jacintha Clark, Corinna Cowles, Alex Echevarria, Lydia Hunn and Patrick Connors, among many others. Through Aug. 28 at 9201 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill. 215-2470476.  The Delaware Valley

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Created by artist Candy Chang, the Atlas of Tomorrow takes its inspiration from the I Ching’s 64 stories. The mural asks passersby to consider a situation they seek to clarify. It asks them to keep the question openended and to avoid yes or no answers. After spinning the wheel, it asks people to find their numbered story on the wall, read it once and trust what comes to mind. It then asks people to read it again, slower, letting the story resonate. “The project asks a very simple question: how do we use public art to overcome taboos around emotional wellness?” Asked Jane Golden, Executive Director for the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program at the Atlas of Tomorrow’s dedication ceremony, Thursday, July 7th. Candy Chang, Councilman Mark Squilla and Dr. Arthur Evans, Commissioner, Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services (DBHIDS) joined Golden. Note: the DBHIDS partners with the Philadelphia Mural Arts’ Porch Light Program. “Today is the culmination of months of public programming from public paint days with our friends from the Broad Street Ministry to conversations with Candy and other artists…The project,” Golden continued, “re-imagines what a mural can do. It provides a place to pause and try and make sense of our lives together.” For Councilman Squilla, “This mural touched me when we first discussed doing it. And then there was going to the Broad Street Ministry and painting it… When you talk about mental health,” Squilla explained, “a lot of people shy away from that. They think, ‘I’m crazy, I’m not normal, I’m the only one feeling this way.’ ” The mural, in Squilla’s opinion “brings out an opportunity to discuss mental health.” It will also “make people come visit this mural. They might have a concern…and say ‘Let’s walk down to Juniper and South.’ ” Murals like Atlas of Tomorrow couldn’t happen without extraordinary partnership, said Golden. “The relationship we have with the DBHIDS is absolutely extraordinary.” According to Golden, Project Porch Light formed

as a result of mural arts’ work with substance abusers at a northeast facticity. “We took over the basement, we turned it into an artist’s studio and we started providing services before group therapy. The social workers said, ‘You’re on to something. The people no longer feel like addicts. They feel like artists.’ ” The Porch Light Program, “is driven by things that have tangible effects on our communities: homelessness, trauma, immigration,” Golden explained. “A finished work of art by Porch Light challenges the stigma around mental health and behavioral issues.” To Dr. Evans, “Porch Light has become a quintessential part of our agency. If mural arts didn’t exist, Philadelphia would be a very different place. “When Jane and I first started to talk, we really wanted to change the conversation around [mental health issues],” Evans continued. “We now have about 30 [Porch Light] murals all over the city of Philadelphia. They are on a full range of topics that communities often don’t talk about. But what exactly is the correlation between mental health and the I Ching’s ancient teachings? According to Candy Chang, “I’d argue that we all have mental health issues. It’s a continuum and at different times in our lives, we’ve experienced sorrow, stress, anxiety, and confusion. These feelings can easily escalate into more intense conflicts like depression, addiction and self-destruction if we ignore them. And it’s really easy to ignore them. “When discussing our overall health, emotional health is often neglected,” Chang continued. “After talking to many people at

the Broad Street Ministry and beyond about the tools we use to improve our emotional lives, it made me wonder how these tools could be embedded into the city fabric for the public good? “One tool that has helped many others and me is the I Ching,” Chang continued. “It’s one of the oldest books in the world. It’s all about the human condition, our interrelationships and the inevitability of change. It’s helped me so much to have framework and guidance. “Inspired from the 64 stories of the I Ching,” Chang continued, “they are all about archetypes. There is a town inside of each of us. There is a prideful king, an innocent child, a student, a teacher, a hedonist, a hermit and beyond. “Modern mythology,” Chang explained, “can help us find a chord with the world and contemplate our role in context to our relationship with others and with ourselves.” Chang, a New Orleansbased artist is best known for her project, Before I Die, which was duplicated in 1,000 cities in 70 countries across the world. For more information on Candy Chang: www. candychang.com. For more information on the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program: 215-685-0750, www. muralarts.org.

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each one rounded at the top with an arch. And over these windows was a projecting cornice finishing off the façade. What was of greatest interest to me was what I would call a frieze set between the first and second floors. This was a continuous stone band running across the entire façade resting on the first floor brick piers, which themselves were topped with decorative stone capitals. On the frieze, handsome classical stone letters were positioned all the way across the building, reading “Wallace Storage and Carpet Cleaning”, the company that owned and occupied the building sometime prior to the Please Touch Museum. What struck me about the sight of the letters is the resemblance to many of architects Venturi Scott-Brown’s buildings, with their signature lettered signage placed across their facades. Think of Lenfest Hall of the Curtis Institute of Music on the 1600 block of Locust Street, or the new South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center on South Broad Street. So by virtue of the long stretch of identifying letters on the façade, I term the Wallace Building “Proto Venturi,” meaning an early expression of the Venturi style, actually before its full flowering with the firm’s recent work.

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Mighty Writers, the Philadelphia Literacy Nonprofit, to Set Student Writing Record During Democratic Convention Week By Haywood Brewster Staff Reporter

ighty Writers, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit that teaches students ages seven to 17 to think clearly and write with clarity, plans to set a new Guinness World Record for greatest number of kids writing at the same place and time. The record-setting

attempt will take place Tuesday, July 26, the Week of the Democratic National Convention, at 10am, on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Some 3,000 students are expected to participate. “We want Philadelphia to be on the frontline of a new youth literacy movement,” says Tim Whitaker, founder and executive director of the

seven-year-old organization. “The topic on our recordsetting day will be, ‘If I were President.’ We expect to hear ideas the candidates will want to steal.” Whitaker intends for the record-setting event to shine a bright light on the literacy crisis, not only in Philadelphia, but nationally. He believes the event will expose business leaders, elected officials, delegates and tourists to the power writing holds to transform the lives of young people. “You can’t live in this city without knowing great characters and stumbling onto great stories,” says Whitaker. “At Mighty Writers, we help kids tell

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those stories. Philly kids are bright, funny and streetsmart. When they begin to think clearly and write with clarity, they find their voice. Self-esteem soars and success invariably follows. We

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ianist and composer Sumi Tonooka will headline the 10th Annual Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival on Saturday, July 16th from noon to 7pm in Penn Presbyterian Saunders Park Greene, 39th and Powelton Avenue. Hosted by People’s Emergency Center (PEC), this marks the 10th year that this annual event has taken place, which has grown from a few hundred attendees to more than 3,000. This year the FREE Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival offers a familyfriendly event showcasing the best of Philadelphia: a mix of exemplary female artists who have shaped jazz and are solidifying its future, a diverse gathering of people, a view of the city and a chance to enjoy a neighborhood that is rich in arts and culture. Artisans and vendors along with a variety of specialty food trucks will be on site. Activities such as a moon bounce, face painting, community resources and digital pop-up computer lab will be available for everyone’s enjoyment. Free

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History of the Lancaster Avenue Jazz Festival s the Lancaster Avenue Jazz and Arts Fest celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, PEC Commercial Corridor Manager James Wright looks back on the steady transformation of a small

ders Park Green, a quiet but underutilized park in West Powelton that lies tucked in between Powelton and Baring St. “The neighborhood is kind of off the map for a lot of people,” says Wright, “and the park itself is in a section of the neighborhood

something bigger,” Wright explained. “When Cass came on she really tightened up the logistics.” Logistics can make or break a large event like Jazz Fest. Wright detailed the painstaking efforts that PEC employees and volunteers have made over the years to bring together all the various elements of a successful neighborhood festival. “Parking around Saunders Park is difficult, especially with the [Penn Presbyterian] hospital workers coming in at early hours. Volunteers have to come in super early to wave off the hospital workers.” Wright also speaks of

sidewalk fair to a thriving neighborhood event. “For a long time, it was a business association event and the community did not really have an expectation for themselves. Now people anticipate it. If it didn’t happen, if it went away, the neighbors would be really disappointed.” Jazz Fest, as it is affectionately called, began along Lancaster avenue, with businesses setting up tables on the sidewalk and musicians playing short sets on street corners. The event grew substantially when it moved to a park just south of Lancaster Avenue next to PEC’s headquarters. This year’s Jazz Fest is expected to draw over three thousand attendees to Saun-

that people typically don’t walk through. Folks fly past it on Powelton or Lancaster Avenue.” The park itself has played a large role in the festival’s evolution. Ten years ago, the Saunders Park Neighbors Association, a group looking to revitalize the derelict green space, began to organize cleanups in an effort to draw attention to an overlooked neighborhood asset. When PEC’s sidewalk fair decided to move to Saunders Park, the festival took on a new shape and a wider vision. “I give credit to Cassandra Green, PEC’s Manager for Community Outreach & Partnerships, for converting it from a street festival to

efforts to make the festival more inclusive by increasing the availability of seating and other amenities. But the most important logistical element is probably the delicious array of gourmet food trucks, ice cream, and refreshing beverages which line Saunders Avenue on a hot Saturday in July. “Food and music make it a great event. People will come but they might not stay if there is no food.” Wright asserts that the Lancaster Avenue Jazz and Arts Festival has evolved its own identity over the years, distinguishing itself from other local festivals such as the Odunde Festival or the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival. “We had to figure out our

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niche. Should we cook our own food? Try to attract vendors? It turned out that food trucks were the best option. They are already licensed to be mobile. You invite this amount of food trucks to accommodate this number of people. That took a couple of years to get right.” For Wright, looking back over ten years of neighborhood outreach, the collected efforts to tweak the event have paid off in cultivating a highly successful annual festival that fosters a sense

of pride in the local community. And much of that pride has to do with the incredible musicians on stage every year at Jazz Fest. Wright gives credit to Leo Gadson of the Producers Guild for attracting the biggest names in hyperlocal Jazz talent, such as Jeff Bradshaw, who was recently nominated for a NAACP image award. Gadson has a knack inviting top performers to Jazz Fest’s stage. “It’s hard to say ‘no’ to Leo,” Wright stated.

Looking forward to this year’s performers, Wright says, “I’m really interested in seeing the all-women line up. We’ve never done it to this level before.” And where does Jazz Fest go from here? “I think it is just going to continue to grow. The talent is always top notch. The logistics: the sound, the stage, the seating for some of the elderly people: we’re going to continue to get tighter and tighter with that. I think the word is just going to spread.”

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contemporary living. Asaili Solomon noted for her first novel “Disgruntled” has received great acclaim. Currently a professor at Haverford College, her first novel discusses her roots in a progressive West Philadelphia neighborhood and her travails as she pursues her education at a private high school in Byrn Mawr, PA. She discusses growing up at a predominately white upper class school, but delves into the philosophies perpetuated by her parents, especially her mother, that they felt were essential to building strength of character. Serena Muthi Reed pursued a spiritual path in deciding to live in West Philadelphia. A graduate from Sarah Lawrence, Reed is an inductee of the Akan religion and is a multimedia filmmaker. Her work at Scribe Video Center and her religious ‘house’ brought her to West Philly. Recently, Danielle “Indigo” Green opened a multi-media gallery space on Lancaster Avenue

‘Indigo Bleu Design and Culture Center, whose mission is to market the work of artists and promote West Philadelphia’s unique culture. She is a beneficiary of West Philly’s great cultural institutions such as the CEC, Gwendolyn Bye Dance Studios, Samuel Powell School and the Institute of Contemporary Art. It was the love of all of these art forms that set the stage for the opening of IBDCC in 2014. Green has a business background; earning her degree from Philadelphia University. In reviewing the lives of all these amazing women Artists traces can be made to the creativity in their family and community lineage. The wellspring of talent did not crop up out of nowhere, but fertile ground was found in the histories of mothers, aunts, grandmother and great grandmothers. Although for some the struggle to succeed as an artist has been challenging. The legacies of creative peoples continue in the lives of these daughters from West Philadelphia.

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University, and the Kimmel Center Creative Music Program. The Master Class workshops were held over a period of three Saturdays on June 25th, July 2nd, and July 9th. The sessions were cosponsored the Community Education Center and the Mann Center for Performing Arts. Currently pre-registration is closed but attendees are welcomed to the performance on July 15th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 3500 Lancaster Avenue. You can reserve your ticket at bit.ly/ JazzFestMasterClass or by calling 267-777-5830. Guests attending the Master Class Performance that are over the age of 18 will be asked to bring a $10 donation to support the jazz legacy of

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The Philadelphia Orchestra is at the Mann on July 20 in a new version of Stravinsky’s “Firebird” ballet, featuring the South African ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo, dancers and exotic puppets (above) by Janni Younge of Handspring Productions.

Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce. 215-893-1999.  The Philadelphia Orchestra is at the Mann Music Center in Fairmount Park on July 20 at 8 p.m. for “Firebird: Reimagined” Maestro Cristian Macelaru is on the podium, guests include Grammy Awardwinning vocal ensemble Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and the familiar 1910 ballet score by Igor Stravinsky will be enhanced by larger-than-life puppets created by Janni Young of Handspring Productions.

A new interpretation of the original Ballets Russes staging will be performed by expert puppeteers and dancers. Directions, details, tickets at 800-745-3000 or manncenter.org  The popular free Concerts in Kahn Park series continues on July 20 at 7:30 p.m. when the Red Hot Ramblers bring their whole-hearted gusto to 11th and Pine. 215592-0481.  Ghenady Meirson’s free Russian Opera Workshop is gearing up for their early August presentation in con-

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games and pre-packaged picnics on site. From July 15 o 17, Belmont Plateau is the place to be, and from July 20 to 25, Aviator Park in front of the Franklin Institute. Ten other open air sites will be visited through Oct. 2 Details, information and venues at 215-686-1776. Thunderbird American Indian Dancers are a part of Sundays on Stage on July 17. the series of free cultural programs offered by the Central Library, family events celebrating diversity through music, dance, storytelling and more. 2 p.m. 1901 Vine. 215-686-5372 or freelibrary.org  The Kimmel Center offers two blockbusters in the days ahead. On July 19 and 20, internationally acclaimed Yanni brings his orchestra and his repertoire of hits to the Academy of Music, Broad and Locust. Then on July 21, British rock star, singer and songwriter Bryan Ferry is in Verizon Hall for his Avonmore tour. Opening for Mr. Ferry is pop/rock singer and songwriter LP.

Artist JJ Tiziou is Taking Over the Museum! Visual artist and community organizer Jacques-Jean "JJ" Tiziou was inspired by light, letters, faces, spaces, and the many objects in the Museum. JJ invites you to come check out the fruits of his inspiration this summer in the Museum, starting….now! Don’t Miss! Free celebration with JJ Tiziou on July 20 at 6 pm JJ will speak about Faces of Migration, the series of community portraits he took across Philadelphia of individuals who have themselves or in some generation of their families experienced migration or displacement. Reserve your spot today at NMAJH.org/OPEN

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cert of Tchaikovsky’s rarely heard opera “Mazepa”. Until then, Vocal Master Classes will whet our appetites, offered by two great artists, beloved on the Met Opera stage and around the world: on July 20, Academy of Vocal Arts alumna soprano Angela Meade works with aspiring young operatic voices, followed on July 21 by the great mezzosoprano Florence Quivar. Both at 1 p.m. Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce. Free, no tickets required. 267-475-6500. 

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ALMANAC | July 13 WEDNESDAY, JULY 13TH Café Conversation at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 Independence Mall East, 6 p.m. Helen Kiyong Kim and Noah Samuel Leavitt, husband and wife team from Whitman College, will discuss their new book, JewAsian: Race, Religion, and Identity for America’s Newest Jews. Books available for sale and signing. Pay as you wish. www.nmajh.org. Children’s Book Club: Read & discuss your favorite summer books at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 3:30 p.m. 215-685-7671. Gizmo Guys juggle and entertain while you learn about gravity, patterns & symmetry at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., 10:30 a.m. 215-6865322. MUTYA Philippine Dance Company presents culturally rich diversity of dances, songs and music at the Independence Library, 18 S. 7th St., 6:30 p.m. Free.215-685-1633. Pay what you Wish at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, 5-8 p.m. www.nmajh.org. PEC Keyspot, at Families First, 3939 Warren St., 1 -3:45pm. Times are subject to change, so call ahead to 267777-5865, cditech.org, Philadelphia Museum of Art staff presents an interactive art experience at the Kingsessing Library, 1201 S. 51st St., 11 a.m. For children, teens & their caregivers. 215685-2690. The 80’s Revenge performs at the Penn Museum Courtyard, 3260 South Street, 5-8 p.m.$5-$10. 215-898-4000, www.penn.musuem. The Philip Bennett Band performs folk rock in the Saint Peter’s Churchyard, 313 Pine St., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bring chairs & picnics. Kids & dogs welcome. Free. 215-9255968, www.stpetersphila.org. THURSDAY, JULY 14TH Andrew’s Video Vault Presents: White Comanche (1983/93 mins) & Clearcut (1991/100 mins) at the Rotunda, 4014Walnut St., 8 p.m. Free. www.therotunda.org. CCPA Presents: Author Paul Downs discusses book, Boss Life: Surviving My Own Small Business at the Pyramid Club, 1735 Market St., 52nd fl., 6-8 p.m. $10/CCPA members, $20/non-members. Pre-registration required: 215-5457766, www.centercityproprietors.org.

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Game on Thursdays at Amalgam Comics and Coffee, 2578 Frankford Ave, 5-8 p.m. Bring your own game or borrow from the store/ Bring your own group or meet new players. 215-427-3300.

Story times with Mr. Bruce at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 10:30 a.m. Includes stories, songs & rhymes for pre-school-aged children and their caregivers. 215-685-7671.

Opening reception for Melancholigraphs, a photo exhibit by Geoffrey Ansel Agrons at the Gershman Y, Pine & Broad Sts., 5 p.m. Runs thru 9/15. The Open Lens Gallery is open Monday-Saturday from 9 am – 5 pm and Sunday from 9 am – 2 pm. Admission is free. 215-545-4400.

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Opening reception for Local Color: Cut Paper Collages by Joseph Opshinksky at InLiquid, 1400 N. American St., 6-9 p.m. On display thru 8/11. 215-235-3405, www. inliquid.org. PEC Keyspot, at Families First, 3939 Warren St., 1 -3:45pm. Times are subject to change, so call ahead to 267777-5865, cditech.org, Screening of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Penn’s Landing Great Plaza, Walnut & Columbus Blvd, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Free. www.delawarewateriverfront.com. Triangle Summer Music Series presents: the Rick Lowenberg band, 23rd & South Streets, 6-8 p.m. 215-732-8446 www. southofsouth.org. Wooden Block Party at the Fumo Library, 2437 S. Broad St., 10 a.m. For children 6 and younger & caregivers. 215685-1758. FRIDAY, JULY 15TH Bobby Zankel &The Warriors of the Wonderful Sound performs in Cedar Park, 49th & Baltimore Ave, 6-8 p.m. Free. www.cedarparkneighbors.org. Board Games at the Fumo Library, 2437 S. Broad St., 2 p.m. Includes: Chess, Clue, Jenga & many others. 215685-1758. Cupcake Wars at the Independence Library, 18 S. 7th St., 2 p.m. For ages 12-18 it will be a friendly competition of taste and creativity! Preregister: 215-685-1633. Friends of Walnut Library Book Sale, 40th & Walnut St., 12:30-2:30 p.m. Includes selections for children, cooking, gardening, art, science, computer, text, classics, science fiction, best sellers, history, politics & religion. 215-685-7671. Meet Hollywood Stunt Woman Angela Meryl at Amalgam Comics and Coffee, 2587 Frankford Ave, 6-8 p.m. RSVP: https://www.facebook. com/amalgamphilly/. 215-4273300.

Chess for adults at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., 11 a.m. All levels. 215-686-5322. Family-Friendly movie screened at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 2 p.m. 215-685-7671. Opening reception for Kimberly Neff’s acrylic, spray paint & graffiti on canvas at the Jed Williams Gallery, 615 Bainbridge St., 5-7 p.m. 267970-5509, www.jedwilliamsgallery.com. People’s Emergency Center welcomes back renowned pianist/composer Sumi Tonooka as she headlines the free 10th Annual Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival celebrating Women in Jazz from noon to 7pm in the Penn Presbyterian Saunders Park Greene at 39th Street and Powelton Avenue. Artisans and vendors along with a variety of specialty food trucks, activities for the kids, and community resources will be available. For more details: http://www. lancasteravejazzfest.com. Residents can drop off up to 5 gallons of organic food waste per week at the Dirt Factory, 4308 Market St, 10:30-11:30am www.universitycity.org. Yoga on the Race Street Pier, 9:30 a.m. Free. www. delawareriverfront.com SUNDAY, JULY 17TH Betsy Lightbourn leads a colloquy on solitude: a format that provides an opportunity for deep personal meditation and sharing of ethical, philosophical and spiritual topics at the Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq., 11 a.m. 215-735-3456, www.phillyethics.org. Dances from various Native American nations performed at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., 2 p.m. 216-6865322. Storytime with Arts and Crafts at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 3:30 p.m. 215-685-7671. MONDAY, JULY 18TH Bartram’s Gardens presents: clothes and culture at the Kingsessing Library, 1201 S. 51st St., 1:30 p.m. 215-6852690. Cedar Park Neighbors Community Meeting at the Calvary Center, 815 S. 48th St., 7:30-

9:30 p.m. www.cedarparkneighbors.com. Lego Club at the Fumo Library, 2437 S. Broad St., 2 p.m. 215-685-1758. Movie Day at the Cobbs Creek Library, 5800 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 1 p.m. 215-6851973. Music Storytime for 6-younger and their caregivers at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 3 p.m. 215-6857671. Powelton Village Community meeting at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, 3500 Baring St., 7:30 p.m. www.powelltonvillage.org. Power and Energy with Science Storytellers at the Philadelphia Institute, 1905 Locust St., 6 p.m. 215-685-6621. Reading/Book signing: Jasmin Singer: Always too much and never enough at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 7 p.m., free. www.therotunda.org. TUESDAY, JULY 19TH Chinese Language story time at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 11:30 a.m. 215-685-7671. Kids Chess Cub at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., 4 p.m. 215-686-5322. Lunch with city’s leaders presents: Michael West, CEO of the Rothman Institute at Morton’s Steakhouse, 1411 Walnut St., 11:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $45/CCPA members, $60/non-members. Pre-registration required: 215-5457766, www.centercityproprietors.org. Movie Day at the Kingsessing Library, 1201 S. 51st St., 1:30 p.m. Groups must pre-register: 215-685-7671. Science Activities and experiments at the Fumo Library, 2437 S. Broad St., 2 p.m. 215-685-1758. WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH Come learn about various cappella styles: how voice parts fit together, and how the group’s sound system works at the Central Library, 1901 Vine St., 10:30 a.m. 215-6865369. Dazed and Confused screened in Mario Lanza Park, 2nd & Queen Sts., 8:1510:30 p.m. Free. 215-3390975 www.qvna.org. Mr. Malcolm’s interactive children’s theater presents The Wizard of Oz at the Independence Library, 18 S. 7th St., 6:30 p.m. Free. 215685-1633. Pay what you Wish at the National Museum of American

Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, 5-8 p.m. www.nmajh.org. Penn’s Village celebrates the talent of “hometown” artists as they discuss the inspiration behind their art at the Print Center, 1614 Latimer St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Print Center’s Executive Director Elizabeth Spungen will moderate the panel discussion with time to entertain your questions and insights. $5. Pre-register: 215-925-7333, infor@pennsvillage.org. Philadelphia Museum of Art staff visits the Kingsessing Library, 1201 S. 51st St., 11 a.m. For kids, teens & caregivers. 215-685-7671. Who Framed Rodger Rabbit? Screened from the Shambles, 2nd & Lombard Streets, 8 p.m. Free. Concession: pay as you go. www.southstreet.com Zydedeco-A-Go-Go performs at the Penn Museum Courtyard, 3260 South Street, 5-8 p.m. $5-$10. 215-898-4000, www.penn.musuem

FRIDAY, JULY 22ND Glen Bryan performs in Cedar Park, 49th & Baltimore Ave, 6-8 p.m. Free. www.cedarparkneighbors.org. LEGO Club at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 3:30 p.m. 215-685-7671. Ms. Madeline will be teaching basic sign language through stories and songs for children 2 to 4 years old and their caregivers at the Santore Library, 932 S. 7th St., 10:15 a.m. 215-686-1766. Teen Café: board games and refreshments at the Independence Library, 18 S. 7th St., 2 p.m. 215-685-1633. SATURDAY, JULY 23RD Cosplay Life Drawing at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 7 p.m. Free. Two models each night. Bring your own supplies or the ones provided. www. therotunda.org.

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Family-Friendly Movies screened at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 20th St., 2 p.m. 215-685-7671.

Game on Thursdays at Amalgam Comics and Coffee, 2578 Frankford Ave, 5-8 p.m. Bring your own game or borrow from the store/ Bring your own group or meet new players. 215-427-3300.

40th Street Summer Series presents: Dende & Band with PaPA Ed Stokes and Kunu Bi at the 40th Street Field at Walnut, 6 p.m. Free. www. universitycity.org, www.therotunda.org.

Heather Ujiie, Artist, Designer & Educator discusses the analog and digital nexus in contemporary practice at the Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catharine St., 7-9 p.m. free. www.davinciartalliance.org.

Residents can drop off up to 5 gallons of organic food waste per week at the Dirt Factory, 4308 Market Street, 10:3011:30 a.m. www.universitycity. org.

Join Ms. Becca for crafts and games at the Santore Library, 932 S. 7th St., 2 p.m. For school-aged children. 215686-1766. Movers & Shakers story time for children and their caregivers, 1700 S. Broad St., 10:30 a.m. 215-686-5310. Presenting Power and Influence: Jennifer Lynn Robinson Esq., CEO of Purposeful Networking & Sara Cansuo, Corporate Trainer at the Hark Rock Café, 1113 Market St., 8-10 a.m. Includes light breakfast/networking. $15/CCPA members, $25/non-members. Pre-registration required: 215545-7766, www.centercityproprietors.org. Storytime with Mr. Bruce for children & caregivers at the Walnut West Library, 201 S. 40th St., 10:30 a.m. 215-6857671. Time for Teens and Adults at the Kingsessing Library, 1201 S. 51st St., 1:30 p.m. Enjoy a variety of activities designed to enhance summer fun at the library. 215-685-2690.

Yoga on the Race Street Pier, 9:30 a.m. Free. www. delawareriverfront.com SUNDAY, JULY 24TH ARTsisters’ Red Sand Project focuses on Victims of Human Trafficking at the Old City Jewish Art Center, 119 N. 3rd St., 3 p.m. free participatory artwork that uses sidewalk interventions, earthwork installations, and convening’s to create opportunities for people to question, to connect and to take action against vulnerabilities that can lead to human trafficking and exploitation. www.artsisters.org. Cosplay Life Drawing at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., 7 p.m. Free. Two models each night. Bring your own supplies or the ones provided. www. therotunda.org. Hugh Taft-Morales discusses the importance of the American Ethical Union and its 2016 assembly at the Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq., 11 a.m. 215-735-3456, www.phillyethics.org

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MUSIC

The Golden Age

Magic in the

STORY Summer Nights

of King Midas

Ancient World

Concert Series

Spectacular 3,000-year-old

Explore magical objects and

Unwind after work with a

treasures from Turkey,

rituals from Egypt, Rome,

concert in the garden every

on view now.

Mesopotamia, and Greece.

Wednesday, all summer long.

PLUS, GENERAL ADMISSION THIS JULY & AUGUST IS ONLY $

3260 South Street, Phila. 215.898.4000 www.penn.museum