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Sample sumptuous cuisine by Philadelphia's top international chefs as they divulge secret recipes and tell tales from behind the kitchen door in an evening of mingling, drinking and tasting.  Meet guest artist Gael Greene, author of Insatiable, a new book about her adventures in sensuous excess as a food writer for New York Magazine. Sponsored by ARTSVOICE.

Participants include these fabulous restaurants!

Michele Leff, 12th Street Cantina
John Foy & Brendan Mullan, Bridget Foy’s
Michael Pasquarello, Café Lift
Capital Wine & Spirits
Sae An, Cork Restaurant
Kevin Guinta, DiBruno Brothers
Gus Pashalis and David Glasser, Estia
Bob Pierson, Farm to City
Meg Votta, Joseph Ambler Inn
David Keck, Loie Brasserie & Bar
Konstantinos Pitsillides, Meze
David Cunningham, Old Original Bookbinder’s
Patrice Rames, Patou
Dominick Stulpinas, Pelican Fish
Roberta Adamo, Edward Vadden and Eileen Watkin, Penne Restaurant and Wine Bar
Justin Rambo Garwood, Philadelphia Fish & Company
Philip Pinkney, The Restaurant School
Luca Sena, Ristorante Panorama
Brian Duffy, Shanachie Irish Pub & Restaurant
Andrew Brown, White Dog Café
Jon Oldt, Yards Brewing Company

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Author Francine du Plessix Gray and McSweeney’s editor and author Sean Wilsey share tales of dysfunctional youth, privileged parents, and consider how two children of fortune grew to love it all.

Karol Griffin, tattoo mistress, photographer, and author of Skin Deep, shares her photos of tattooing, the disappearing west, and very bad men.

Show your ink, get a drink, and check out work by the area’s most accomplished tattoo artists at a party that’s all flash and a little trash. Hear from Skin Deep author Karol Griffin, and winners of First Person’s memoir, and documentary competitions. Free your inner outlaw and enter yourself in First Person’s first body art contest!

Sponsored by Art Ability Exhibition at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital

Read The New York Times article about Caris Corfman

Going Solo
with director Lisa Jo Epstein

Before you make a grand entrance, find out how to give your magic moments a dramatic spin.

Indelible Ink
with author Karol Griffin

Tattos tell a story. Unlock their visual secrets and record your personal take with visiting artist Karol Griffin, author of Skin Deep.

Say Cheese!
with photographer J.J. Tiziou

Learn to be a fly-on-the-wall at family gatherings and capture Aunt Fanny doing the funky chicken!

Your "Reel" Life
with producer and screenwriter Diane Walsh

Explore the cinematic possibilities of your own documentable life.

Telling True Stories
with author Mike Finkel

Walk the line between truth and storytelling with the visiting author of True Story: Murder, Memoir, and Mea Culpa.

Greetings from the Junk Drawer
with artist Ellen Benson

All occasions call for art; come with bits of personal memorabilia to incorporate in personalized greeting cards.

Sponsored by Art Ability Exhibition at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital

Read the New York Times article about Caris Corfman

"It's all in the art: you get no credit for living, " says V.S. Pritchett. In this class, we pay close attention to elements of craft that propel the memoir beyond the private sphere (i.e. diaries and journals) and into print. Each week students will  have the chance to present short memoirs based on in-class exercises, along with close readings of memoir "greats."

Mondays, June 5th - 26th

Are you a performer who wants to put your own life on stage? In this workshop we will learn and experience a series of exercises to create Informances; short personal performance pieces to help the beginning student get started, and advanced students achive a new level of comfort playing themselves and familiar characters in their lives on stage.

Mondays, June 5th - 26th

Kenyon Farrow, Walidah Imarisha, Tiffany Lethabo King, Ella Turenne and Mervyn Mercano share their writings from Letters From Young Activists: Today’s  Rebels Speak Out and discuss critical issues facing the African American community and the  changing role of activism in politics today.
Monday, June 5, 7 – 9PM
Robin’s Bookstore
FREE

Joseph Wilson, Ambassador, whistleblower, and author of The Politics of Truth, shares his first-hand perspective on the now widely-known story about the handling of information in the run-up to war in Iraq and the outing of his CIA agent wife, Valerie Plame.   Media critic and provocateur Larry Beinhardt leads a Q & A probing the perils of media spinning and government coercion.

Learn how to take a photojournalistic approach to documenting family life without offending your Uncle Walter when he pulverizes the Thanksgiving turkey or freaking out your kids' friends when they can't pin the tail on the donkey. Replace your family's groans of anguish with a chorus of "Cheese!"

Tuesdays, June 6th - 27th

Joseph Wilson, Ambassador, whistleblower, and author of The Politics of Truth, shares his first-hand perspective on the now widely-known story about the handling of information in the run-up to war in Iraq and the outing of his CIA agent wife, Valerie Plame.   Media critic and provocateur Larry Beinhardt leads a Q & A probing the perils of media spinning and government coercion.

In collaboration with World Affairs Council

When author Sy Montgomery adopts the runt of a piglet litter, she doesn’t bank on his 750 pound growth spurt and boundless curiosity.  The oft-wandering pig grows to local celebrity with his ability to charm children and policemen alike, and Sy finds that her pig has sparked a bond of friendship between author and community.

The last time Lindsay Moran ate at Le Bec Fin, her CIA-issued credit card was denied.  This time she returns with plenty of credit, an acclaimed first novel and an insider’s knowledge of the not-so-glamorous life of a CIA agent. Join her for dinner and tales of intrigue.

Do you save everything - ticket stubs, postcards, broken jewelry? Gather up all the memorabilia that will fit in an Altoids tin and come prepared to get messy and have fun! We'll begin with Altoid memory boxes and move onto mini rememberance books. A supply list will be provided by UArts when you register.

Wednesdays, June 7th - 28th

Join Leah Walton as she presents a dramatic reading of We Are On Our Own, a graphic memoir recalling Mariam Katin’s escape from Nazi-occupied Budapest and survival during WWII. Through beautifully- rendered pictures and a captivating story, Katin attempts to come to understand her childhood experience and wavering faith.

The last time Lindsay Moran ate at Le Bec Fin, her CIA-issued credit card was denied.  This time she returns with plenty of credit, an acclaimed first novel and an insider’s knowledge of the not-so-glamorous life of a CIA agent. Join her for dinner and tales of intrigue.

Get beyond the media hype with images and stories that the news doesn’t dare show you.  Get the unvarnished story from filmmakers, soldiers, photographers, and bloggers who have witnessed and engaged in the struggle including Colby Buzzell, author of My War: Killing Time in Iraq and  activist Yasmine El-Shamayleh.  The film Voices of Iraq will also be screened. Peter Lems, American Friends Service Committee National Respresentative for Iraq, leads a discussion.

From his campaign to clothe animals, to his most recent (and audacious) lottery hoax, Alan Abel is arguably the world’s most notorious media prankster. Jenny Abel’s documentary Abel Raises Cain chronicles her father’s hair-raising antics on a double bill with Double Dare, Amanda Micheli’s tribute to a couple of ass-kicking stuntwomen, renowned for breaking boundaries and bones.

Join Abel for a talk-back between reels.

When his father falls ill, Steven Sorrentino returns home to New Jersey and a life he thought he had escaped. Hear tales of a greasy spoon from Sorrentino’s book Luncheonette, which recounts his reversal from Broadway-bound gay actor to burger boy at his dad’s diner.

Docs are hot and music docs are even hotter. Experience the genius behind music's most fascinating artists in an evening celebrating music documentary, hosted by Allan Slutsky, producer of Standing in the Shadows of Motown. See segments from Monterey Pop, Last Waltz, Buena Vista Social Club and more! The landmark documentary, Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser, about the life of the offbeat genius will be shown in full. Sponsored by WXPN.

Don't Look Back
Documentary filmaker D.A. Pennebaker's heralded film about Bob Dylan's 1965 Spring tour of England.  His behind the scenes footage combined with concert performances provided an intimate portrait of one of the most influential musicians of the century at his peak, when he was stretching and redefining the boundaries of pop music.

Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
This is the story of the band whose music we've all known like the backs of our hands for the last four decades and incredulously, how we knew nothing about them as people.  Standing In The Shadows Of Motown tells the story of the Funk Brothers, the legendary studio band at Motown from 1959 through 1972.  A tale of obscurity and the toll it takes, the film nevertheless becomes a Cinderella story of survival and eventually triumph as the Funk Brothers finally attain their goal of letting the world know what they did in Berry Gordy's basement studio.  With live performances with guest artists like Joan Osborne, Chaka Kahn, Ben Harper and others.

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
A bizarre story of how Wilco, a critically acclaimed band reknown for their phenomenal live performances, can record their greatest album to date and then get dropped by their record label (Warner Bros.) within twenty-four hours of delivering it.  The story becomes even more mind-boggling when Nonesuch Records (a subsidiary label of Warner's) buys the album at three times the price and the album Warner's thought to be an inferior unmarketable product  is lauded by Rolling Stone as "album of the year."  Jeff Tweeedy and his bandmates triumph in this tale of artistic struggle versus corporate stupidity.

Just An American Boy
Filmaker Amos Poe's portrait of roots rocker and political activist Steve Earle as we follow his chaotic artistic journey.  Switching gears and stages as the former ex-con and chronic substance abuser alternately performs as a bluegrass and rock artist, the common thread running through his music and life are his outspoken stances on a variety of controversial topics:  the death penalty, the Iraq War, and, what he perceived to be, the over-reaction and harsh penalty imposed on American Taliban John Walker Lindh, which earned Earle the wrath of the American Media.

The Last Waltz
Martin Scorsese's eloquent toast to '60s and '70s rock icon the Band, as he chronicles their last performance as they interact and play their hits with guest stars Eric Clapton, Bob Dyland, Van Morrison, Neil Young, and numerous other rock luminaries.

Buena Vista Social Club
Director Wim Wenders and guitarist Ry Cooder's cinematic labor of love that introduces us to the long-over looked performers of Cuba's Buena Vista Social Club.  In spite of the low budget video camera work, the screen comes alive with the humanity of these vibrant musicians as we travel with them from the crumbling streets of Havana, to New York's Carnegie Hall.  The musical performances are as breathtaking as the life stories are heart-warming and unforgettable.

Gimme Shelter
A harrowing documentary of the Rolling Stones' 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at Altamont.  With 300,000 in attendance, the Hell's Angel's security force beat spectators (killing one of them), while rock God Mick Jagger was rendered powerless as he vainly pleaded for peace from the stage.

 Monterey Pop
1967's Monterey International Pop Festival launched the careers of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Otis Redding, and Janis Joplin, and spawned a worldwide flurry of other music festivals, including Woodstock, Watkins Glen, and the Isle Of Wight. Shot by D.A. Pennebaker, this award-winning documentary features historic performances by the artists mentioned above, as well as Canned Heat, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe & The Fish, Eric Burdon & the Animals, and more.

 

Discover beauty where you least expect it as Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Green Director, Joan Reilly, shares behind the scenes stories of filming the PBS series, Edens Lost & Found. Experience the amazing Village of the Arts and Humanities, and other treasured gardens, where inspiring urban pioneers have created symbols of hope and community in the city of brotherly love.

Leaves from Philadelphia Visitor’s Center
One North Independence Mall West (6th& Market)

In collaboration with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
*tickets for this event must be purchased in advance

Produced in collaboration with Intercultural Journeys

April 28 & 29, 10AM-4PM