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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join us for a free bike repair night hosted by The Wheelhouse, a student-run bike repair service. Feel free to drop in anytime from 5-8 pm to have your bike repaired or tuned up at no cost by our trained volunteers. We provide bike repair tools, repair services, grease, and small parts for free! We can help with bike maintenance, brake and shifting adjustment, cable changes, patching flats, diagnosing issues, etc. We’d also be happy to walk you through basic bike repair skills if you would like to learn!**Please note that we do not supply large bike part replacements, but we can point you in the right direction of what to look for. We recommend Neighborhood Bike Works for affordable used/new bike parts.This event is open to everyone! For more information visit our page: https://www.instagram.com/pennbikecooperative/
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4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Come Move With Me! is not your average dance + movement experience. It’s an inclusive, interactive, and judgment-free space for ages 12–18 of all shapes, sizes, colors, and dance abilities. Led by Sanovia — a talented, trauma-informed artist — this live movement experience will leave you feeling refreshed and uplifted. What makes it special? You get to help create the playlist! Share your favorite clean-version songs so we can make it our very own dance party. Bring a friend — the more, the merrier! Light snacks will be available. Session Dates: Sept 16, 23, 30 • Oct 7, 14 • Nov 11, 18, 25 • Dec 2, 9 Time: 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Cost: Pay What You Wish Registration is HIGHLY encouraged and appreciated, though not required. Register HERE
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Practice for the balls! Vogue drop-in. All are welcome. These [almost] weekly sessions are free unless the event is a ball in which case the admission price will be stated in the event info. 6pm-9pm.
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Karl Blau, Snow Caps, J Fresh, SandcastleNo one turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF) benefit for JuntosPlease wear a mask, provided at door
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8:00 PM - 11:59 PM
We gotta do things a little different this year with the holidays! No Gathering in November because of Thanksgiving, no Gathering at the end of December because of Christmas…so we’re doing the first Thursday Dec 4th. Come celebrate the end of the year early with us! @2manymoves on the 1s & 2s… @ai_que on the mic to keep it hype. It’s an end of the year party…emphasis on PARTY!
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8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
The New Flesh presents A screening of MetropolisA private movie club in Philadelphia screens Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film masterpiece from Germany. This will be the latest version of the film with music that has been recreated for it. English subtitles will be used to go with the intertitles (moments when a silent film has frames of commentary or dialogue for you to read.) There will be a special guest to introduce the film from Germany who has a very personal connection to its creation, who has never spoken about the film until this special evening. It's 25 cents to see the film with all proceeds going to Project HOME. Please be on time to meet the special guest. The surprise guest will be interviewed by a local film critic for 5 minutes. The film is about two and half hours. The special guest will be signing autographs after the film for 10 dollars each, also with all proceeds going to Project HOME. Since the guest is very private and reclusive please don't approach them or ask them any personal questions at the signing after the screening. You will not be permitted to photograph them. Do not attempt find to out where they are staying in the city. They will be flying back to Germany that evening in private accommodations.
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6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
THIS WILL BE THE MOST MUSICAL INVITATION.YOU WILL RECEIVE ALL YEAR: Your friend Jay is inviting you to join THE GLOBAL ORCHESTRA in WEST PHILADELPHIA for a SAMBA / SABAR / KLEZMER Concert and Community Jam! This VERY SPECIAL event will be two dynamic musical adventures in one: -- PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITY JAM @ 6:30pmCalling all Philadelphia musicians...we know you want to be in this band! Bring your instruments to play along with the Global Orchestra. We'll get you in the Samba, Senegalese Sabar and Klezmer groove as we jam together on songs from the show. Musicians of all backgrounds and skill levels are welcome.-- CONCERT FOR ALL -- Doors open @ 8pmCome to the Rotunda ready to sing-along, dance-along and (gasp!) FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE THE WORLD as these dynamic artists, drawing on traditions from Brazil, West Africa and Eastern Europe, embrace each other's melodies and rhythms, crossing "borders" that were never real borders, making music that moves us all.Both the jam and show are FREE, though we're suggesting a $20 donation. (10% of ticket proceeds will go to the All Around This World TiME Fund, supporting international culture-bearers in need.) RSVP HERE. This Global Orchestra show will feature extraordinary musicians! -- Fernanda Bravo: Brazilian/Portuguese vocals (Philly Roda de Samba & Choro)-- Rob Curto: Brazilian accordion/piano, (Philly Roda de Samba & Choro)-- Gregg Mervine: Balkan/Brazillian/Klezmer percussion, (Philly Roda de Samba & Choro, West Philadelphia Orchestra)-- Aba Diop: Senegalese/sabar percussion (Aba Diop & the Yermande Family)-- Cara Tratner: Klezmer Saxophone/vocals (Mariposas Galacticas)-- Jason Hosier: Senegalese guitar, (Aba Diop & the Yermande Family)**All Around This World is a global music and world cultures program for young children and their families. West Philadelphia-based music teacher Jay Sand, who will be singing backup vocals and maybe even playing guitar in this very show!, developed the 300-song strong AATW curriculum to teach kids about the world through singing, dancing and FUN. Extending All Around This World's mission to audiences of all ages, The Global Orchestra is an international community of culture-bearing musicians and musical teaching artists who celebrate the wealth of world cultures and INSPIRE HOPE.PLEASE RSVP, especially for the pre-show jam. |
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11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Animal ACTivists of Philly Holiday Bizarre and Indoor Flea Market featuring KRAMPUS11am-3pmStop by for your holiday gifts and decorations and help animals at our FOURTH annual Holiday Bizarre! And this year, KRAMPUS will be onsite to make sure everyone is behaving.Free vegan snacks, hot cocoa, holiday music, amazing bargains, and all for a good cause. We will also be giving out free gifts to all flea market visitors!!Examples of new or gently used items available - holiday decorations, vintage jewelry, games, toys, small appliances, albums, unique collector items, and much more!All funds raised from this flea market will be donated to a sanctuary for animals rescued from the food industry (sanctuary to be chosen and will be posted here when finalized).Please join us for an afternoon of fun and festivities!Note to Animal ACTivists of Philly members - help is needed to spread the word about this event including on the day of the event, so please share the information with your friends and family and spread the word far and wide. We will have many lovely items for your holiday shopping or a gift to yourself, and for a great cause! See you there. Admission is FREE |
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Philly Queer Trans Munch (PQTM) IS SAYING FAREWELL! we are going on a hiatus and want to see all your faces so we can say “see you later!” Grab your hankies and get ready for a fun & hot meet up for kinky queer and trans people looking to cruise & connect with one another.This month we’re featuring three vendors: @venomleather, @slugbabywares, and @meilicarling+ community mask fitting station by @shannagabbyThis space is alcohol free, so skip the booze and bring your favorite N/A bevs. gear is encouraged, but street clothes are fine!MASKS REQUIREDWHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLELOW FRAGRANCEAdmission is FREE
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4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Come Move With Me! is not your average dance + movement experience. It’s an inclusive, interactive, and judgment-free space for ages 12–18 of all shapes, sizes, colors, and dance abilities. Led by Sanovia — a talented, trauma-informed artist — this live movement experience will leave you feeling refreshed and uplifted. What makes it special? You get to help create the playlist! Share your favorite clean-version songs so we can make it our very own dance party. Bring a friend — the more, the merrier! Light snacks will be available. Session Dates: Sept 16, 23, 30 • Oct 7, 14 • Nov 11, 18, 25 • Dec 2, 9 Time: 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Cost: Pay What You Wish Registration is HIGHLY encouraged and appreciated, though not required. Register HERE
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Practice for the balls! Vogue drop-in. All are welcome. These [almost] weekly sessions are free unless the event is a ball in which case the admission price will be stated in the event info. 6pm-9pm.
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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
University City Historical Society (UCHS) is pleased to invite you to our next event, Growing Through Preservation - Paul Steinke Shares a Philadelphia Study.Free and open to all. Registration required. Attendees needs to register individually. Please register HEREWe are pleased to host Paul Steinke, Executive Director of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, who will present Growing Through Preservation: The Economic Impact of Historic Preservation in Philadelphia. This new report quantifies how preservation contributes to the city’s economy, housing, and community vitality.The study reveals that historic preservation initiatives are a significant economic driver, generating billions in investment, creating thousands of jobs annually, and supporting affordable housing through the reuse of older buildings. It also contributes to sustainability goals by reducing embodied carbon. Historic districts contribute to economic vitality as locations of choice for businesses. These neighborhoods offer character-rich retail and office locations that vary in size and affordability, making them attractive to a diversity of businesses, start-ups, and creative industries.With a special emphasis on historic district-rich West Philadelphia, join Paul and UCHS to learn about this analysis that was commissioned by the Alliance to quantify the impact of preservation initiatives and how we could leverage preservation moving forward to increase positive outcomes for our neighborhoods.Grateful for the work and collaboration of @presalliancephl@placeeconomics @the_rotunda_phillyfor their contributions to a stronger West PhillyFree and open to all. Registration required. Attendees needs to register individually. Please register HERE
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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Follow Bright Bulb Screenings on Facebook, Instagram - - - -DIANE KEATON DOUBLE-FEATURE!Films to be screened:LOVERS & OTHER STRANGERS (1970, directed by Cy Howard, 104 minutes, U.S.)MRS. SOFFEL (1984, directed by Gillian Armstrong, 112 minutes, U.S.)A pair of lesser-seen performances from the surprisingly-versatile actress Diane Keaton, who passed away in October of this year.LOVERS & OTHER STRANGERS is the hit film adaptation of the of the 1968 Broadway comedy written by the husband and wife team of Joe Bologna and Renee Taylor. The story captures love and relationships at various stages, examining the lives of two families being brought together for the marriage of Mike and Susan (Michael Brandon & Bonnie Bedelia). Michael's Italian American family is led by the battling Bea Arthur (GOLDEN GIRLS great) & Richard Castellano (Clemenza from THE GODFATHER). Susan's WASPy father (Gig Young) is trailed by his desperate mistress and Ben Stiller's Mom Anne Meara may get the biggest laughs as Susan's frustrated older sister.Diane Keaton makes her debut late in the film as the much-discussed Joan, who has just asked for a divorce from Mike's brother. Fashion and feminism pulsate with that early '70s vibe yet the script balances the screenwriters male and female perspectives to provide some timeless comedic insights as well as some classic belly laughs.“'Lovers and Other Strangers' is as pleasant and genuinely amusing a comedy as we’re likely to find this year.” - Roger Ebert,Chicago Sun-Times - - - - -The early films of Australian director Gillian Armstrong are ripe for rediscovery, particularly her ill-fated Hollywood debut, 1984's MRS. SOFFEL starring Matthew Modine, a pre-scandal 28 year old Mel Gibson and Diane Keaton in the title role.Based on some real Pennsylvania history, the film tells the story of a Allegheny County prison warden's wife who ran off with the incarcerated Biddle Brothers, destined to be hung for murder. The film starts off with an elegant slow-burn as Keaton's timid, sickly religiously-devout Kate Soffel gradually makes the decisions that will change her life forever.Armstrong's classic storytelling is full of rich detail as it shifts between locales, masterfully unspooling its prison break as well as its gorgeously romantic “lovers on the run” finale. Armstrong not only has a strong feel for filming the landscape (like so many of those Aussie directors ) and brings a palpable sense of community to the film, giving memorable little character moments to actors including Maury Chaykin, Edward Herrmann, Trini Alvarado, Valerie Buhagiar, Terry O'Quinn and William Duell. Cinematographer Russell Boyd (of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and many other Peter Weir features) brings a striking clarity to both the lowlight prison and open snowy countryside.Set up to be a big Christmas release, MRS SOFFEL didn't find its audience, sending Armstrong back to Australia to continue her career (she'd be back in Hollywood a decade later for her successful LITTLE WOMEN adaptation). Today, MRS. SOFFEL's grand big studio scale and its poetic restraint bring a timeless air to one of Keaton's finest performances.“There isn't a single image that looks ordinary or stale. (Gillian) Armstrong and her cinematographer Russell Boyd give us a completely fresh vision of the American past.”- Pauline Kael, The New Yorker - - - -Follow Bright Bulb Screenings on Facebook, Instagram
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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Bowerbird is pleased to present a special screening of In The Mirror of Maya Deren at The Rotunda. “More than anything else, cinema consists of the eye for the magic—that which perceives and reveals the marvelous in whatsoever it looks upon.” –Maya Deren With In The Mirror of Maya Deren, documentary filmmaker Martina Kudlacek has fashioned not only a fascinating portrait of a groundbreaking and influential artist, but a pitch-perfect introduction to her strikingly beautiful and poetic body of work. Crowned “Fellini and Bergman wrapped in one gloriously possessed body” by the L.A. Weekly, Maya Deren (née Eleanora Derenkovskaya) is arguably the most important and innovative avant-garde filmmaker in the history of American cinema. Using locations from the Hollywood hills to Haiti, Deren made such mesmerizing films as At Land, Ritual in Transfigured Time, and her masterpiece, Meshes of the Afternoon, which won a prestigious international experimental filmmaking prize at the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. Starting with excerpts from these films, In The Mirror of Maya Deren seamlessly and effectively interweaves archival footage with observances from acolytes and contemporaries such as filmmakers Stan Brakhage and Jonas Mekas, dance pioneer Katherine Dunham, and Living Theater founder Judith Malina. With an original score by experimental composer John Zorn. One of the most important American experimental filmmakers and entrepreneurial promoters of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s, Maya Deren was also a choreographer, dancer, film theorist, poet, lecturer, writer and photographer. The function of film, Deren believed, like most art forms, was to create an experience; each one of her films would evoke new conclusions, lending her focus to be dynamic and always-evolving. She combined her interests in dance, Haitian culture and subjective psychology in a series of surreal, perceptual, black and white short films. Using editing, multiple exposures, jump cutting, superimposition, slow-motion and other camera techniques, Deren created continued motion through discontinued space. She abandoned the established notions of physical space and time turning her vision into a stream of consciousness. Perhaps one of the most influential experimental films in American cinema was her collaboration with Alexander Hammid on Meshes of the Afternoon (1943). She continued to make several more films of her own, including At Land (1944), A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945), and Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946) – writing, producing, directing, editing, and photographing them with help from only one other person, Hella Heyman, as camerawoman. She also appeared in a few of her films but never credited herself as an actress, downplaying her roles as anonymous figures rather than iconic deities. John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn’s recorded output is prolific with hundreds of album credits as a performer, composer, or producer. His work has touched on a wide range of musical genres, often within a single composition, but he is best-known for his avant-garde, jazz, improvised and contemporary classical music. Zorn has led the punk jazz band Naked City, the klezmer-influenced quartet Masada and composed the associated ‘Masada Songbooks’, written concert music for classical ensembles, and produced music for film and documentary. Zorn has stated that “I’ve got an incredibly short attention span. My music is jam-packed with information that is changing very fast… All the various styles are organically connected to one another. I’m an additive person – the entire storehouse of my knowledge informs everything I do. People are so obsessed with the surface that they can’t see the connections, but they are there.” After releasing albums on several independent US and European labels, Zorn signed with Elektra Nonesuch and attracted wide acclaim in 1985 when he released ”The Big Gundown” with his interpretations of music composed by Ennio Morricone. This was followed by the album ”Spillane” in 1987, and the first album by Naked City in 1989 which all attracted further worldwide attention. Zorn then recorded on the Japanese DIW label and curated the Avant subsidiary label before forming Tzadik in 1995, where he has been prolific, issuing several new recordings each year and releasing works by many other musicians. Zorn established himself within the New York City downtown music movement in the early 1980s but has since composed and performed with a wide range of musicians working in diverse musical areas. By the early 1990s Zorn was working extensively in Japan, attracted by that culture’s openness about borrowing and remixing ingredients from elsewhere, where he performed and recorded under the name Dekoboko Hajime, before returning to New York as a permanent base in the mid 1990’s. Zorn has undertaken many tours of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, often performing at festivals with varying ensembles to display his diverse output. Admission is FREE/Pay-what-you-like |
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4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Redeemer Tabernacle Christmas Program3pm-6pmmore info to come
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8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Calling all Puppeteers! It’s time to Just F*cking Do It! Our next Puppetry Slam is scheduled for Sunday December 14th at @The_Rotunda_Philly and submissions are now officially OPEN!Theme: Naughty or Nice3-10 minute actsObject manipulation requiredActs selected will be paid $50 per performanceSign up HERE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, DEC. 8, 2025
WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION RETURNS TO WEST PHILADELPHIA Poet-Tree En Motion Presents a Cacao Ceremony, Sound Journey, Movement Meditations and Spoken-Word Poetry on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at The Rotunda
WEST PHILADELPHIA – Do you feel the need for renewal? The Winter Solstice is a great time for spiritual practices to shed off the old and open to the new. Join a heart-opening cacao ceremony at the next Poet-tree En Motion multidisciplinary arts showcase 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17th at The Rotunda in West Philadelphia. The event is free to the community. Artistic director Gabrielle de Burke, aka Plum Dragoness, will open the space with grounding and centering movement meditations involving chi-gong and yogic arts. This will prepare the group spiritually before partaking in a cacao ceremony led by Isa Flora. After the group partakes of the cacao, Jenna Ponzio will provide a singing-bowls sound journey to facilitate deep meditation and insights. Carol Ann Graham will do live painting during the event to capture the spirit of the evening. Plum Dragoness will also recite spoken-word poetry on theme for the winter solstice. The cacao ceremony will allow participants to take time to align with their intentions that they want to bring with them into the winter season. “As we enter winter we begin to settle deep into the darkness and go inward, allowing ourselves to dream, to grieve, to create, to be held by the earth,” Flora says. “Winter is the dark void where anything is possible, and we are the sacred flame of creation. “Cacao is an ancient plant medicine that connects us directly to spirit through the heart so we can receive clarity on whatever it is we are bringing into the ceremony,” she explains. “It is a sacred time to let yourself rest into trust and receive the wisdom of cacao’s spirit. This plant medicine spirit reminds us how we are never alone even when it feels like it the most. May we sit together to receive and share in sacred ceremony during the portal of winter solstice.” Bring a journal, water bottle and comfortable clothes. Those on heart medications or SSRIs should be mindful of drinking cacao and talk with their doctor first. To participate in the cacao ceremony, register by messaging @IsaFlora on Facebook, @isabelcaroline on Instagram or isabelszel@gmail.com. The workshop will provide enough cacao for a maximum of 50 people. Participants should be present by no later than 6:30 p.m. The doors will close 6:45-7:45 p.m. during the ceremony. Donations at the door will benefit Survival International. Tips for individual artists are welcome and encouraged. The Poet-tree En Motion is supported by grants from the University of Pennsylvania. Donations will be collected at the door for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to support emergency famine relief and aid to war-torn regions around the world. Tips are also welcome and encouraged for the artists.
The Rotunda is at 4014 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104. For information about The Rotunda, log on to www.TheRotunda.org.
For information about Poet-tree En Motion, email de Burke at plumdragoness@gmail.com and join the Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/116980678334215.
ABOUT POET-TREE EN MOTION: Poet-tree En Motion works to inspire both artist and audience to connect and work together toward cultivating the arts community in Philadelphia, welcoming artists of all kinds to experience performances local to the neighborhood.
MEDIA CONTACTS: Gabrielle de Burke (artist Plum Dragoness) Founder/Event Organizer Poet-tree En Motion 484-557-9605 plumdragoness@gmail.com
Gina Renzi Director of The Rotunda 267-934-3705 gina@therotunda.org
Last year’s cacao ceremony and movement meditation photos were shot by Blackfyre Photos. All other photos are submitted.
CAPTIONS: Poet-tree En Motion Ceremony Photos: Isa Flora facilitates a cacao ceremony at last year’s Poet-tree En Motion Winter Solstice event at The Rotunda in West Philadelphia. She will return for this year’s event on Dec. 18.
Poet-tree En Motion Movement Meditation Photos: Gabrielle de Burke leads participants of last year’s Poet-tree En Motion Winter Solstice event in meditational movements fusing chi-gong, tai chi and other modalities. She will lead participants again at this year’s event on Dec. 18 at The Rotunda in West Philadelphia.
Gabrielle de Burke: Gabrielle de Burke (aka Plum Dragoness) performs spoken-word poetry at her Poet-tree En Motion multidisciplinary arts event. Catch her at the next one on Dec. 18 at The Rotunda in West Philadelphia.
Jenna Dreams: Jenna Ponzio (aka Jenna Dreams) makes soothing meditational sounds with singing bowls. She will facilitate a sound journey during the Poet-tree En Motion event on Dec. 18 at The Rotunda.
Carol Ann Graham: Artist Carol Ann Graham will create live paintings at the next Poet-tree En Motion arts event on Dec. 18 at The Rotunda in West Philadelphia. Her painting “Meadow of Peace” is an example of her work, which is currently on exhibit with her collection “Imagine” at The Paper Mill House in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
FOR LISTINGS: Winter Solstice Celebration presented by the Poet-tree En Motion multidisciplinary arts showcase 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 at The Rotunda located at 4014 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19104. The event is free and open to the public. Guests can enjoy a cacao ceremony, singing bowls sound journey, guided movement meditations, live painting, and spoken-word poetry. For information about The Rotunda, log on to www.TheRotunda.org. For information about Poet-tree En Motion, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/116980678334215 and email artistic director Gabrielle de Burke at plumdragoness@gmail.com.
ARTIST BIOS:
PLUM DRAGONESS (GABRIELLE DE BURKE) Native to West Philadelphia, Plum Dragoness (aka Gabrielle de Burke) is a multi-talented thespian, dancer, martial artist, instructor, poetess, and writer who has been involved with performing arts since childhood. She is known for her poetic style, vocal performance, fire dance, flow arts, and choreographic flair throughout Philadelphia and abroad.
Over the past 18 years, she has toured as a solo artist, founding member/core performer/assistant artistic director of Archedream for HumanKind among many others. She has independently released two albums of original work with the project Plum Dragoness & the Elements, known for its fusion of multimedia, live world-beat musical infusions, spoken-word vocals, and lyrical poetry. She has also helped bring together the all-female performance group trio The Femme-Mynistiques, who released their debut EP “Here She Comes…” in the summer of 2016.
Since 2007, Plum Dragoness has been a resident performance artist, as well as host and organizer for the successful performing arts series Poet-tree En Motion. This has allowed her the opportunity to share her own creative performances (including collaborative projects she initiated) and work created by many unique artists within the West Philadelphia community and beyond.
Her work as a healing arts practitioner and instructor continues to intersect with her work as an interdisciplinary performance artist through the incorporation of internal and martial arts forms in combination with dance, poetry, and theater presentation. She has been teaching in the Philadelphia area and abroad since 2000.
Instagram: @plumdragoness @dragonspiritarts @authentic.eccentrics
ISA FLORA Isa Flora is a Boricua Taino mixed creatrix whose lineage has held powerful healers and earth stewards. Isa has been holding sacred ceremony space with the intention of collective heart resonance and collective liberation. She has been sitting with cacao in an intentional way for almost five years and has been studying in an apprenticeship over the last year. Isa also holds Free Flow Movement Journeys that help support people in building a deeper relationship to themselves through embodiment practices.
Isa has been stewarding a medicinal plant garden called Maxkalaniyat Garden with her mama for the last six seasons. Isa is devoted to being a bridge and sharing in remembering who we are, the importance of our relationship with Mother Earth, and ways to come back to the heart and deep compassion with ourselves and each other.
Facebook - @IsaFlora Instagram - @isabelcaroline
CAROL ANN GRAHAM Artist, actor and improvisator Carol Ann Graham has developed a way to connect and uplift others with her intuitive abstract painting process. She encourages people to discover what sparks joy and vitality as she creates quick personal paintings in an interactive experience. She offers this unique gift at diverse events including parties, protests, weddings, memorials, art fairs and reunions.
Graham merges her years of painting and artistic creation in service to her personal healing with her dedication to helping others as a holistic health practitioner. She featured her interactive intuitive abstract painting experience at the 2015 SoLow Festival in Philadelphia. Since that time, she has produced personal paintings live at various in-person events and over Zoom. She uses both recycled materials, watercolor paper and small canvases that become artistic treasures for those that seek to have a visual representation of their heart’s desires, intentions, prayers and longings.
“Creating visual art is a soul expression whether it’s in my journal on a canvas or paper or recycled cardboard using collage, acrylic and oil paint, watercolor, pens, markers, inks,” she says. “I embrace art as healing, art to create intention and personal inspiration, art as meditation, art to allow deeper connection with creator, art with words, abstract art, whimsical art, art from the heart, prayer paintings, art to spark joy, art to get through grief, art to share my love and light with you.
“This Winter Solstice 2025 I bring my soul to this sacred gathering to paint the collective energy of Love and Light that is present. Our presence is powerful.”
Her most recent collection “Imagine” is currently being exhibited at The Paper Mill House in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania until December 13, 2025. Here are a few images from this collection.
Portfolio: https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/carol-ann-graham
Website: www.carolanngraham.com
Instagram: @carolanngrahamartist
Facebook: @CarolAnnGraham
JENNA DREAMS (JENNA PONZIO) Jenna Dreams is a musician and coach specializing in sound bath meditations, sacred ceremony, psychedelic integration, subconscious reprogramming (PSYCH-K®,) plant medicine and microdose facilitation.
Dreams combines nature's wisdom with the healing power of music to create grounding spiritual experiences. Her goal is to help others find inner harmony through connecting with plant allies and the natural world.
She aims to help restore balance and respect for the Earth by fostering deep, sustainable connections between humans and Mother Nature.
With a decade of experience navigating altered states of consciousness and training in alternative healing modalities, Ponzio is well-versed in trauma-informed facilitation and ceremonial plant medicine, as she completed apprenticeships in the Amazon Jungle, where she lived and trained alongside Indigenous Shamanic Medicine-Carriers.
Her focus is on “empowering you to become your truest, most embodied self, helping you uncover your inherent gifts and feel confident to fully express and share them with the world!”
More information about Dreams can be found on her website: https://www.jennadreams.com/.
Instagram: Jenna_Dreams Facebook: @JennaPonzio
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CIRCLE D PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS URBAN RAILS HOLIDAY SHOW – THE HOPPIN’ BOXCARS with JEFFERSON BERRY & the UAC Doors 7:00 PM / Music 8:00 PM General Admission: $15 Advance / $20 Door (plus fees) VIP Seating: $25 (plus fees) LIMITED ( 20 ) Early entrance: 6:30 PMArtist Meet and GreetReserved Seats close to the stage$5 Vending Voucher (food or crafts)Student Discount: $5 off Advance Only – Use code “SD” at checkout (Must present student ID at door) URBAN RAILS – An evening of music that will provide movement for the mind, body, spirit, and your favorite dancing shoes. Experience an evening of authentic Americana and rootsy folk rock! The Hoppin’ Boxcars bring their unique blend of hobo music, blending traditional folk, bluegrass, and country influences into an unforgettable live performance at Philadelphia’s historic Rotunda. Opening the night is Jefferson Berry & the UAC with his distinctive Urban Folk sound. A special dual billing of two amazing local bands! Featured Artists Get to Know the Headliners! The Hoppin’ Boxcars have been on the scene for decades and are revising their infamous “Dust Bowl Opera”, featuring the multiple octave vocals of Matt Cicchetti and his partner in crime, Michael “Ziggy Dotman” Carlton. Expect guitars, banjoes, harmonicas, washboards, spoons, and more as we “Click It Tee Clack” down that ol’ railroad track! Recommended listening: “I Got Shine” and “By The Light of The Moon” Connect with The Hoppin’ Boxcars Facebook: Official Band Page Instagram: @thehoppinboxcars Website: www.thehoppinboxcars.com YouTube Channel: @hoppinboxcars4545 ReverbNation: Listen to 9 Original Songs Featured Live Performances “By The Light of The Moon” – The Fallser Club 2024 “The Railman” / “I Got Shine” – The Fallser Club 2024 61st Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival – Full Set XFest 2022 at Country Creek Winery Opening Act: Jefferson Berry & the UAC Jefferson Berry & the UAC (formerly the Urban Acoustic Coalition), has been a staple of the local Phila Folksong Society for many years. All Links: linktr.ee/jeffersonberry.uac YouTube: youtube.com/JeffersonBerry Spotify: Listen on Spotify Facebook: Facebook Page Bio Jefferson Berry combines storytelling in the Urban Folk tradition with the intricacies of JamBand and Roots instrumentation. Berry’s lyrics are informed by his years in corporate media followed by a dozen years teaching African American History, Economics and Government to inner-city Philadelphia high school students. Symeer Woods (aka Lil Uzi Vert) and the late Rasheen Jones (aka Runup Rico) were among his students. A cadre of unique players performs Jefferson’s songs: The Urban Acoustic Coalition. The virtuosity of Bud Burroughs and the harmonies of Theresa Ratliff anchor the band. While acoustic by nature, never missing is the locked-in bass/drums drive of Uncle Mike and Adam Stranburg. Complementing all this with a variety of guitar styles, Berry’s projects bring a danceable style and contemporary perspective to a unique wing of Philadelphia’s local music scene. Harnessing legitimate uses of A.I., Jefferson’s music videos have been winning awards at film festivals as they support each album release. Twelve A.I. platforms are used to illustrate finished songs in a way that the technology is merely a tool directed by the song.
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Interstellar Object 3I / Atlas will pass by the Earth as we approach the Winter Solstice. At a previous event in Delaware, on December 4 at The Rotunda, USA, Crazy Liquid Lights, and others honed in on 3I / Atlas for the purpose of communication and understanding. This event Revisits that Convo AFTER it has gone pass ... setting the tone and narrative for "us " on Earth, paving a new psychic path for tomorrow thru the use of music and light.Urban Shaman Attack will play a full hour set, putting to use some dynamics and technics essential to American Futurism. The spacekraft will feature special guest Bonnie Kane on sax and flute, Mike Zatwarnytsky on guitar, Richard Todd on drums, and Dwayne Todd on keys/ kaossilator. They will be followed by the artistry of maestro David Berends on keys. All will happen within the color constructs of Philly's Crazy Eyes Liquid Lights.This event is FREE .. though we encourage you to bring a canned good for The Rotunda's pantry.
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