BlackStar presents a site-specific, newly commissioned performance series and installation at Bartram’s Garden, from artist Joiri Minaya. Curated by writer and editor Dessane Lopez Cassell, the series will reflect on the intertwined legacies of freedom, extraction, and ecology in North America's oldest surviving botanical garden.
Join us for a spring dinner by the river with food from the amazing Clean Plate Club Food Truck. Chefs Keith and Sara will focus their menu on spring produce and local honey to keep the menu seasonal and exciting. Our 4-course dinner will be a fun evening for all adventurous foodies who are looking […]
Recent executive orders in the U.S. and Supreme Court decisions in the United Kingdom have claimed a scientific consensus regarding the binary nature of sex and gender. But what does science actually show? Kick-off your pride month celebrations with our 2025 Westbrook Lecture: Beyond the Binaries: The New Science of Sex and Gender on Thursday, […]
Join us for a spring dinner on the lawn with food from the amazing Clean Plate Club Food Truck. Chefs Keith and Sara will focus their menu on spring produce and local honey to keep the menu seasonal and exciting. Our 4-course dinner will be a fun evening for all adventurous foodies who are looking […]
Enjoy 4 beers brewed in house paired with 4 delectable cookies in the gorgeous Other Half Brewing taproom. Class is led by Claire Trindle, founder of Blind Bear Beverages. Attendees […]
THE CRONING is a movement and theater piece from creator and performer Shavon Norris. The piece considers the particularities, pleasures, and frustrations surrounding the experience of aging while Black. It […]
Watermelon Glow is a fan favorite outdoor sunset party that runs during the summer in West Philly. This is it's 5th consecutive year as a free event series in partnership […]
This immersive performance begins every 15 minutes. Through Viewing Hours I aim to challenge perceptions of death and decay—specifically the spectacle of black bodies dying, decaying, and grieving in plain […]
Join South Philly Time Capsule’s Sue Liedke for a night of vintage fiber arts celebrating our Philadelphia Phillies. At this event, you’ll learn the basics of latch hooking – preparing […]
Born and raised in Japan and a resident of New York since 1976, Eiko Otake is a movement-based, interdisciplinary artist. She worked for more than 40 years as Eiko & […]
The Politics of Mourning IV - A continuation of site specific interventions on the subject of grief, POM first began in 2017 on the shores of Sicily, and trespassed temple […]
The National Center for Advocacy and Recovery (NCAAR) is hosting a Tricky Tray Fundraiser on Friday, May 30th, 2025 at The Grange Hall in Columbus, New Jersey. Â Doors Open at […]
