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  • 3:00 PMBecky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp
    • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM FANTASY WEAVERS Original Opera and Theatre for Children and Adults Presents “Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp “ "Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp,” was written and composed by Kate Quinn, ©2011.  It is a children’s musical play that focuses on a wasp who, by some strange event of nature, has been born a "male worker."   In the insect world, "worker wasps" are always female, and "drone wasps" are always male. However, Kevin Wasp finds himself with a stinger (a gift that no drone has ever been given) and the ability to fly large distances and forage in meadows for nectar; activities usually reserved for "garden variety" female workers. Because Kevin is obviously a male performing female tasks, no worker or drone wants to associate with him. They ostracize him, and bully him terribly. The queen wasp, who also finds Kevin strange, makes very little attempt to stop the other wasps from attacking him. Kevin takes his frustration and anger out on Becky Butterfly and her family by invading their meadow, implementing scare tactics, and attempting to kidnap their offspring (caterpillars). Yet Becky does not take too kindly to being bullied.  As she starts laying out the groundwork for her plan of retribution, she overhears Kevin lamenting about his plight at home. Becky is touched and realizes the truth that is underlying Kevin's bad attitude. His aggression does not merely reflect the nature of a wasp searching for food; it is actually the result of the frustration Kevin suffers from being so horribly ostracized and bullied by his peers. Becky changes her mind about Kevin and decides to befriend him. She also hopes that her friendship will transform him from enemy to ally. Becky resolves to go to the queen wasp's nest on Kevin's behalf, to appeal to the queen's sense of justice and to beg her to abolish the bullying that Kevin has endured for so long. Becky Butterfly is a sparkling, color-filled romp into the world of life-sized wasps and flighty, effervescent butterflies.  It provides a joyous, exciting way to learn one of life’s most important lessons:  “It’s OK to be different”.  “Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp” is a perfect afternoon’s entertainment for the entire family! Don’t miss it!!!! Dates of Performances: Sunday, October 2nd, 3pm Sunday, October 9th, 3pm Sunday, October 16th, 3pm Targeted age range for children: 3-8 years old Admission: Schools: no charge Children under 10: no charge Regular adult admission:  $7.00 Students/Seniors/Children over 10:  $5.00 Moralistic Message:  It’s ok to be different, and bullying is unacceptable in any form http://www.fantasyweavers.org
  • 8:00 PMPsychotic Quartet and Bird Fly Yellow
    • 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Psychotic Quartet Dan Blacksberg - Trombone Katt Hernandez - violin Evan Lipson - Bass Michael Evans - Percussion and Bird Fly Yellow Joe Moffett - Trumpet Dan Blacksberg - Trombone Matt Engle - Bass Dave Flaherty - Drums Admission is FREE
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  • 8:00 PMPuppet Uprising Cabaret - presented by Stitching Tentacles Productions
    • 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Puppet Uprising Cabaret! 8pm both nights. A different show each night Friday Oct. 7: Stitching Tentacles Productions presents an autumnal evening with spoken word/ movement from i n d e e, BodyFields Performance Collective presenting January and excerpts of Brew, and Geppetta with tales from BEWARE DISEMBODIED PHENOMENAS! Plus music from Liz and the Lost Boys and Jazzmen Lee Johnson from NYC. Saturday Oct. 8- Ramshackle Enterprises whips up an evening of words, wigs, and a star-studded mind blowers including Damien Luxe, Erin Shanti Desmond, Bishop the Drag King, and mini Pat Benatar (Independant Rock School kids are our house band!) All this plus Beth Nixon helps you find FLOW as Ruth Nibbons, MFA. Admission: $5 Suggested. No one turned away due to lack of funds
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  • 2:00 PMRockin It Clean Live
    • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM The showcase "Rockin it Clean Live" is the cleanest showcase of the season. Presented by LA Virgil and the Philly Connection, Shawn Livingston of Kamel Entertainment Group and Hosted by Entertainer Cigar Williams Doors open 1:00pm and Showtime is 2:00PM. There will be Live Taping and Industry networking. Admission is $7 at the door.
  • 8:00 PMPuppet Uprising Cabaret - presented by Ramshackle Enterprises
    • 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Puppet Uprising Cabaret! 8pm both nights. A different show each night Friday Oct. 7: Stitching Tentacles Productions presents an autumnal evening with spoken word/ movement from i n d e e, BodyFields Performance Collective presenting January and excerpts of Brew, and Geppetta with tales from BEWARE DISEMBODIED PHENOMENAS! Plus music from Liz and the Lost Boys and Jazzmen Lee Johnson from NYC. Saturday Oct. 8- Ramshackle Enterprises whips up an evening of words, wigs, and a star-studded mind blowers including Damien Luxe, Erin Shanti Desmond, Bishop the Drag King, and mini Pat Benatar (Independant Rock School kids are our house band!) All this plus Beth Nixon helps you find FLOW as Ruth Nibbons, MFA. Admission: $5 Suggested. No one turned away due to lack of funds
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  • 3:00 PMBecky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp
    • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM FANTASY WEAVERS Original Opera and Theatre for Children and Adults Presents “Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp “ "Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp,” was written and composed by Kate Quinn, ©2011.  It is a children’s musical play that focuses on a wasp who, by some strange event of nature, has been born a "male worker."   In the insect world, "worker wasps" are always female, and "drone wasps" are always male. However, Kevin Wasp finds himself with a stinger (a gift that no drone has ever been given) and the ability to fly large distances and forage in meadows for nectar; activities usually reserved for "garden variety" female workers. Because Kevin is obviously a male performing female tasks, no worker or drone wants to associate with him. They ostracize him, and bully him terribly. The queen wasp, who also finds Kevin strange, makes very little attempt to stop the other wasps from attacking him. Kevin takes his frustration and anger out on Becky Butterfly and her family by invading their meadow, implementing scare tactics, and attempting to kidnap their offspring (caterpillars). Yet Becky does not take too kindly to being bullied.  As she starts laying out the groundwork for her plan of retribution, she overhears Kevin lamenting about his plight at home. Becky is touched and realizes the truth that is underlying Kevin's bad attitude. His aggression does not merely reflect the nature of a wasp searching for food; it is actually the result of the frustration Kevin suffers from being so horribly ostracized and bullied by his peers. Becky changes her mind about Kevin and decides to befriend him. She also hopes that her friendship will transform him from enemy to ally. Becky resolves to go to the queen wasp's nest on Kevin's behalf, to appeal to the queen's sense of justice and to beg her to abolish the bullying that Kevin has endured for so long. Becky Butterfly is a sparkling, color-filled romp into the world of life-sized wasps and flighty, effervescent butterflies.  It provides a joyous, exciting way to learn one of life’s most important lessons:  “It’s OK to be different”.  “Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp” is a perfect afternoon’s entertainment for the entire family! Don’t miss it!!!! Dates of Performances: Sunday, October 2nd, 3pm Sunday, October 9th, 3pm Sunday, October 16th, 3pm Targeted age range for children: 3-8 years old Admission: Schools: no charge Children under 10: no charge Regular adult admission:  $7.00 Students/Seniors/Children over 10:  $5.00 Moralistic Message:  It’s ok to be different, and bullying is unacceptable in any form http://www.fantasyweavers.org
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  • 7:00 PMPoet-tree En Motion - Bringing in the HARVEST!
    • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Poet-tree En Motion… October 12th, November 9th & December 14th, 7-10pmish! A FREE community event (but donations are always appreciated)! This ongoing event series features a variety of dance/movement/theater mediums, live electronic/acoustic music, vocalists & poetry/spoken-word presentations, circus/fire performances, community art creations (Facebook/Panadelphia), VJ projections (by VJ Kevlar) & open stage/open mic! (Sign up begins @ 7pm SHARP) October 12th: Bringing in the HARVEST! Featuring: SumX - Guitar Metal Medicine & Living Folkloric Poetry Lora Bloom-poetry & live music (Facebook/LoraBloom) Lora Bloom writes poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and abstract rants, and is a musician and performance artist.  Her work explores themes that can be erotic, mundane, surreal or spiritual.  Lora’s poetry and performance looks to break down the boundaries between inner and outer experience, dreamstate and raw existence, conflicting dualities, self and other.   Currently she is the lead vocalist of the experimental rock band Radio Eris  and she helps run Eris Temple Arts, an art gallery and music space in West Philadelphia with her husband Kenny and other members of Radio Eris. VaudVillians-fire performance (Facebook/VaudVillians) Formed in the fall of 2010 and burning up the stage ever since, the VaudVillians have performed at many events in the Mid-Atlantic region, including: Dropping Science, Carnival!, PEX Heartburn IV and more. The Vaudvillians are the team fire performance group of Pirate Tim and Rani. Fire performances available include: fire poi, fire staff, fire hoop, fire breathing, choreographed fire performance choreographed partner performances including: staff, poi, hoops, and breathing PlumDragoness & the Elements- live world/urban music fusion & lyrical poetry. the Plum Dragoness & the Elements performance project formed in 2008, led by Performer/Poet/Theater Artist Gabrielle de Burke (a.k.a. Plum Dragoness). Born out of what became an artist residency at the Rotunda,  she has organized this ongoing free community fall/spring performance series called, “Poet-tree En Motion” for the past 5 years. through the event & collaborating w/ various artists in the Philly underground art scene evolved the World Music inspired compositions & Lyrical Poetry of the band. the group dynamic incorporates VJ artists & their visual projections w/ various core musicians & spoken words. the project has toured in a verity of arrangements varying from solo/duo presentations to  an ensemble of 10 band members. the project has been presented by the Rossport Gathering (June, 2009/County Mayo, Ire), the Winter Solstice Nexus event (December, 2009/Toronto, ON), The OM Reunion Project Festival (June, 2010/Northern Ontario, CA), the PEX Fest Summer Festival (Darlington, MD. 2009/2010/2011), the Gaian Mind Festival (Artimus, PA. 2007/2008), the Coalesce Fest (Darlington, MD 2009/2010), the Desiderata Festival (July, 2009/Upstate, NY) & in local west Philly venues such as the Rotunda, The Community Education Center & for the CD Release of "Reniassance of a Poetess" at The World Cafe Live (December 2010) & more… More info on PANadelphia: Our mission is to inspire artists and artisans through collaboration and encouragement, transforming consciousness and cultivating culture through community involvement. Our goal is to make affordable works of fine art with local communities, establishing a wealth of artistic expression and experiential joy. PAN stands for Planet Art Network, and PANadelphia acts as a cultural resource center for established and aspiring artists to network with one another and help each other achieve success. PANadelphia is a growing community of artists, musicians, poets, dancers, philosophers, emcee’s, activists and entertainers from a wide range of backgrounds and skills, who come together to celebrate each other’s craft.  Every 28 days, PANadelphia holds an ArtParty to serve as a meeting place for our members to collaborate and create.  A blank canvas is hung on the wall with paint supplies provided and a group of musicians come together for a free flow, improvised art and music jam.  We create experiences by converting any space into an environment of artistic inspiration. PANadelphia is dedicated to giving our members access to the same resources we use when we create our art. November 9th: Giving THANX Bill Fieger- “Lunatar” Electronic Music Ebony Malaika Collier- poetry performance the Femme-mynistiques- Trio of Lyrical Vocals, Rhymes & Poetics FB: GOLDENLOVER, Gerivanore & Plumdragoness Text Rich- performing his “Acoustic Truth” FB: TextRich Acro Yoga Roda- yoga & acrobatic performance December 14th: SOLSTICE Celebration! Kalamandir Dance Company- Classical Indian & Contemporary fusion Lynn Blue- Host of Poetic Minds Natalie & Blake- Poetry & Live music PlumDragoness- Spoken Word Collaboration A FREE community event (but donations are always appreciated)! {This ongoing event series features a variety of dance/movement/theater mediums, live electronic/acoustic music, vocalists & poetry/spoken-word presentations, circus/fire performances, community art creations, Panadelphia, (FB: Panadelphia), VJ projections, & open stage/open mic!} Sign up begins @ 7pm SHARP
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  • 8:00 PMAndrew's Video Vault screens Messiah of Evil [aka, Dead People] and Carnival of Souls
    • 8:00 PM - 11:30 PM Messiah of Evil [aka, Dead People] (1973 / 90 minutes) Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz’s eerie, surreal and nightmarish mood piece with memorable art direction from Jack Fisk. Featuring Joy Bang, Royal Dano & Elisha Cook Jr. Carnival of Souls (1962 / 78 minutes) One of the most influential horror movies of all time finds unbalanced church organist Candace Hilligoss spooked by increasingly weird occurrences. The only feature film of Herk Harvey. Original music by Gene Moore. Films are continuous from 8pm Admission is FREE
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  • 6:00 PMYouth Poetry Night & Open Mic
    • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Hosted by PYPM Hear the youth speak! The Philly Youth Poetry Movement (“PYPM” or “The Movement”) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to helping the youth of Philadelphia discover the power of their voices through spoken word, literacy, and progressive workshop facilitation. The Movement, founded by “UnLitter Us” poet Greg Corbin, provides a safe space for at-risk, empowered youth ages 13-19 to use their voice to promote social change, leadership, cultural diversity, and build self-esteem. Admission is $7 for youth, $10 for adults.
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  • 3:00 PMBecky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp
    • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM FANTASY WEAVERS Original Opera and Theatre for Children and Adults Presents “Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp “ "Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp,” was written and composed by Kate Quinn, ©2011.  It is a children’s musical play that focuses on a wasp who, by some strange event of nature, has been born a "male worker."   In the insect world, "worker wasps" are always female, and "drone wasps" are always male. However, Kevin Wasp finds himself with a stinger (a gift that no drone has ever been given) and the ability to fly large distances and forage in meadows for nectar; activities usually reserved for "garden variety" female workers. Because Kevin is obviously a male performing female tasks, no worker or drone wants to associate with him. They ostracize him, and bully him terribly. The queen wasp, who also finds Kevin strange, makes very little attempt to stop the other wasps from attacking him. Kevin takes his frustration and anger out on Becky Butterfly and her family by invading their meadow, implementing scare tactics, and attempting to kidnap their offspring (caterpillars). Yet Becky does not take too kindly to being bullied.  As she starts laying out the groundwork for her plan of retribution, she overhears Kevin lamenting about his plight at home. Becky is touched and realizes the truth that is underlying Kevin's bad attitude. His aggression does not merely reflect the nature of a wasp searching for food; it is actually the result of the frustration Kevin suffers from being so horribly ostracized and bullied by his peers. Becky changes her mind about Kevin and decides to befriend him. She also hopes that her friendship will transform him from enemy to ally. Becky resolves to go to the queen wasp's nest on Kevin's behalf, to appeal to the queen's sense of justice and to beg her to abolish the bullying that Kevin has endured for so long. Becky Butterfly is a sparkling, color-filled romp into the world of life-sized wasps and flighty, effervescent butterflies.  It provides a joyous, exciting way to learn one of life’s most important lessons:  “It’s OK to be different”.  “Becky Butterfly and the Story of the Wayward Wasp” is a perfect afternoon’s entertainment for the entire family! Don’t miss it!!!! Dates of Performances: Sunday, October 2nd, 3pm Sunday, October 9th, 3pm Sunday, October 16th, 3pm Targeted age range for children: 3-8 years old Admission: Schools: no charge Children under 10: no charge Regular adult admission:  $7.00 Students/Seniors/Children over 10:  $5.00 Moralistic Message:  It’s ok to be different, and bullying is unacceptable in any form http://www.fantasyweavers.org
  • 8:00 PMZeke Peterhoff's Your Uncle Sam - An American Vaudeville Celebration
    • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Zeke Peterhoff's Your Uncle Sam An American Vaudeville Celebration "Peterhoff's Your Uncle Sam" is a first person, unabashedly patriotic, salute to our American Spirit presented by America's oldest citizen.  It is intended to honor our shared 235 year history and to clarify the inspirations which helped produce our patriarchal mythical figure. As I myself have been a theatre clown and teacher of clowns for over forty years, I am particularly interested in having the 19th century clown, Dan Rice, whose beard and costume are the visual foundation of Uncle Sam's appearance publicly acknowledged.  This show, a solo tour d' force, has been in development since 1999 and is also a vaudeville revue and a clown show continuously peppered throughout with, circus, music, magic and movement arts. Admission is FREE; donations accepted gladly.
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  • 7:00 PMPraise Night Hosted by The New Spirit of Penn Gospel
    • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM The New Spirit of Penn Gospel is Hosting a Praise Night in which we invite people from Penn, other campuses, churches, and the surrounding community to express themselves and freely praise the Lord. We invite all to perform through -song -dance -poetry -prose -praise and worship leadership -testimonies -and other aesthetics We ask for the nature of the performances to be Christian-based or of the Inspirational genre. The form for signup is available at http://tinyurl.com/nsploveencounter. Please sign-up by Sunday the 16th at midnight. Admission is free though we ask for a $2-$5 donation as this is also a fundraising event.
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  • 8:00 PMAs Nova Workshops pres. Joshua Abrams's Natural Information Society
    • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Ars Nova Workshop presents Joshua Abrams's Natural Information Society Joshua Abrams, bass + guimbri Chad Taylor, drums Join Ars Nova Workshop for a free concert at The Rotunda by the Natural Information Society, Chicago multi-instrumentalist Joshua Abrams's latest duo project with drummer Chad Taylor. “A super psychedelic and ultimately beautiful journey,” Tortoise guitarist Jeff Parker wrote for Waxpoetics about multi-instrumentalist Joshua Abrams's Natural Information (Eremite; 2010). Abrams's debut album under the Natural Information moniker—which featured a quintet with vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, guitarist Emmet Kelly, drummers Frank Rosaly and Noritaka Tanaka, and Abrams primarily playing a North African bass lute called a guimbri—earned a spot on the year-end lists of The Wire, Dusted, and Foxy Digitalis, and The New York Times's Ben Ratliff called it “one of the rough gems of the post-everything musical era.” Abrams, a native of Philadelphia, has been a heavy-hitter on the Chicago scene for over 15 years. He has worked with experimental jazz legends like Roscoe Mitchell and Bill Dixon, up-and-comers like Nate Wooley and Craig Taborn, indie artists like Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Sam Prekop (The Sea & Cake), and hip hop artists such as Prefuse 73 and Philly's The Roots. He's also the co-founder of Town & Country and has released four albums under his own name, including 2006's highly celebrated Reminder. For this performance, the Natural Information Society will feature a duo with Abrams and drummer Chad Taylor, who's a member of the Chicago Underground Duo and has worked with Marc Ribot, Ken Vandermark, and Pharoah Sanders. Abrams and Taylor have partnered many times over the years, most notably in their trio with saxophonist Matana Roberts, Sticks & Stones. Admission is FREE
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  • 8:00 PMBowerbird presents POWERS OF TEN and other Experimental Documentary Shorts
    • 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM Bowerbird presents POWERS OF TEN and other Experiemental Documentary Shorts Curated by Thomas Patteson. When we think of documentary films, we probably call to mind certain familiar forms, such as archival footage of World War II battles or British-accented narration of natural scenes. But conceived in the broadest terms, the documentary is an extremely diverse cinematic genre with at least as much room for artistic experimentation as the fictional film. This program is intended to trace the fascinating variety of short documentary films, which spans the roughly century-long history of cinema itself. In different ways, the films featured in this program explore the possible meanings of cinema as a vehicle for human knowledge and aesthetic pleasure. Some are self-consciously experimental, while others challenge us through their historical and cultural distance from our ingrained habits of perception. All these films both expand our experience of the world and force us to re-examine our comfortable relationship with the "reality" that film presents. The program will consist of two roughly 45-minute sections with a brief intermission in between. Admission is FREE
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  • 10:00 PMThe Gathering
    • 10:00 PM - 2:00 AM (nearly every last Thursday) Established in 1996, The Gathering is the longest/strongest-running truly Hip Hop event in Philly. The Gathering IS b-boys/b-girls, pop-lockers, emcees, graffiti writers, DJs, men, women, and children of all ages enjoying an organic, community-based celebration of The struggle, the Love,and the culture of Hip Hop. DJs spin Hiphop, breaks, and funk all night, and there are open cyphas, a tag wall, and a featured performance and graffiti panel each month. Admission is $3
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  • 2:30 PMHansel & Gretel - Humperdinck’s opera masterpiece
    • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM For Immediate Release Contact: Dorothy Cardella or James R. Longacre Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment Phone: 215-432-3362 or 215-868-9988 Fax: 215-465-0753 Email: info@touchofclassics.com Touch of Classics! is bringing Humperdinck’s opera masterpiece Hansel & Gretel for two performances at The Rotunda. Touch of Classics!'s James R. Longacre and Dorothy Cardella bring this fully staged and costumed opera for the enjoyment of young and old during the Halloween Weekend. Everyone knows the story of the two children’s adventure after their Mother sends them into the dark and eerie woods in search of strawberries. Hansel and Gretel get lost in the deepest part of the wood until they discover the magical gingerbread house of the evil Witch, who quickly captures them and prepares to make them the latest batch of gingerbread children to add to her collection. Gretel outsmarts her and pushes the Witch into the oven freeing all the other children from her magical spell and ending her reign of terror. In the cast are Eve Edwards as Hansel, Dorothy Cardella as Gretel, Sharon Derstine as The Mother, Edward Bogusz as The Father, Sandra Hartman as The Dew Fairy & The Sandman, and James R. Longacre as The Witch. Directing the opera is Michael Tunney and Music Director is Joseph Krupa, with Choreography by Patty Nasuti. The opera will feature dancers and “ginger bread” children. Hansel and Gretel is slated for Halloween weekend for two Matinee Performances Saturday and Sunday, the 29TH & 30TH of October, at 2:30PM. Cost of the opera is $15.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Children, and all are encouraged to dress in costume for the performances! Refreshments will also be available. Touch of Classics! looks forward to seeing children of all ages at the Rotunda for these two fully staged and costumed performances October 29TH & 30TH at 2:30PM, so bring the family and join us for a spookily musical good time with Hansel and Gretel this Halloween! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ For a quarter of a century, Philadelphia's own Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment has been bringing to audiences the finest in vocal musical entertainment in the Tri-State area. Dorothy Cardella and James R. Longacre, husband and wife duo have performed together in a variety of musical performances throughout the United States. Their specialties range from Opera to Operetta and Musical Theater, along with cabaret and ethnic music. Individually, they have performed in productions with companies such as Opera Delaware, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Arden Theater and Bristol Riverside Theater, each having made a solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York premieres. Dorothy has been soprano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and James has performed a leading role with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, along with making a solo debut at Avery Fisher Hall. Graduates of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, they are recognized together by their company name, Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment. They are available for concerts, parties and holiday events.
  • 5:00 PMRELOCATED to Old City! F! Gypsy Medicine Show • on The Rotunda's front plaza
    • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM This event has been relocated to a warm INDOOR location, Triumph Brewery, at 117 Chestnut. 5-7pm F! has returned from the dead for Halloween weekend! Their gypsy medicine show will take place outside of The Rotunda on Saturday, Oct 29th during the day at 4pm! Come on by and croon with us! Wear a costume and enjoy the show! Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=275429032479518 F! Gypsy Medicine Show www.deathwaltz.com/artists/f Through a lens tinted by Spaghetti Western fantasies and Bollywood dreams, the Philadelphia based ensemble, F!, creates an atmosphere akin to a Fellini film or a haunting Man Ray photograph. By twisting cartoons that once fed our minds as children into a repressed music for the villain, the bands first full length release, “An Adonis” echoes that of a deranged expressionist fairy tale. Throughout the album, the compositions toy with the idea of shifting between cinematic nostalgia by mocking and exaggerating the idea of genre. In a 2007 City Paper article for their debut CD release, Shaun Brady asked the reader to “just imagine Dick Dale persuading some Viennese opera house to let him perform the works of Raymond Scott with a circus band.” Now imagine that band as a full blown chamber orchestra… Well that is precisely how the music of F! has evolved. In fact, there are no remaining original members of the group. Music is still being written, mainly by original F! guitarist Justin Berger, who has since taken on the role of Musical Director of the group. Rosie Langabeer - Accordion Joshua Machiz - Double Bass Chad Brown - Drums/Percussion Jesse Sparhawk - Orchestra Harp/Banjo Admission is FREE
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  • 2:30 PMHansel & Gretel - Humperdinck’s opera masterpiece
    • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM For Immediate Release Contact: Dorothy Cardella or James R. Longacre Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment Phone: 215-432-3362 or 215-868-9988 Fax: 215-465-0753 Email: info@touchofclassics.com Touch of Classics! is bringing Humperdinck’s opera masterpiece Hansel & Gretel for two performances at The Rotunda. Touch of Classics!'s James R. Longacre and Dorothy Cardella bring this fully staged and costumed opera for the enjoyment of young and old during the Halloween Weekend. Everyone knows the story of the two children’s adventure after their Mother sends them into the dark and eerie woods in search of strawberries. Hansel and Gretel get lost in the deepest part of the wood until they discover the magical gingerbread house of the evil Witch, who quickly captures them and prepares to make them the latest batch of gingerbread children to add to her collection. Gretel outsmarts her and pushes the Witch into the oven freeing all the other children from her magical spell and ending her reign of terror. In the cast are Eve Edwards as Hansel, Dorothy Cardella as Gretel, Sharon Derstine as The Mother, Edward Bogusz as The Father, Sandra Hartman as The Dew Fairy & The Sandman, and James R. Longacre as The Witch. Directing the opera is Michael Tunney and Music Director is Joseph Krupa, with Choreography by Patty Nasuti. The opera will feature dancers and “ginger bread” children. Hansel and Gretel is slated for Halloween weekend for two Matinee Performances Saturday and Sunday, the 29TH & 30TH of October, at 2:30PM. Cost of the opera is $15.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Children, and all are encouraged to dress in costume for the performances! Refreshments will also be available. Touch of Classics! looks forward to seeing children of all ages at The Rotunda for these two fully staged and costumed performances October 29TH & 30TH at 2:30PM, so bring the family and join us for a spookily musical good time with Hansel and Gretel this Halloween! _____________________________________________________________________________________________ For a quarter of a century, Philadelphia's own Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment has been bringing to audiences the finest in vocal musical entertainment in the Tri-State area. Dorothy Cardella and James R. Longacre, husband and wife duo have performed together in a variety of musical performances throughout the United States. Their specialties range from Opera to Operetta and Musical Theater, along with cabaret and ethnic music. Individually, they have performed in productions with companies such as Opera Delaware, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Arden Theater and Bristol Riverside Theater, each having made a solo debut at Carnegie Hall in New York premieres. Dorothy has been soprano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Delaware Symphony Orchestra, and James has performed a leading role with the Metropolitan Opera Guild, along with making a solo debut at Avery Fisher Hall. Graduates of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, they are recognized together by their company name, Touch of Classics! Musical Entertainment. They are available for concerts, parties and holiday events.
  • 7:00 PMJust Jam! open jam session
    • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Just Jam! ~ Jazz jam meets general jam meets an old-fashioned good time.~ Admission: $5 flat. Cheap, delicious food Cause: Proceeds benefit a project to buy an urban home and renovate it for use as a youth development center and sanctuary for youth at risk
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