Olney Culture Lab is proud to bring back the performance series at Roots Garden in Fisher Park. This new series of outdoor performances held in the lush green space of the Roots Community Garden in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia was a breath of fresh air for attendees and performers alike.
June 23 - Youba Cissokho (on West African kora)
July 21 - URIOL우리얼 Korean Percussion Ensemble
August 18 - Zami Inez (singer-songwriter)
The event will also feature catering by local chefs who will offer light snacks and refreshments.
Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs or blankets. There will be some folding seats available. Parking is on the street at West Spencer.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in the main sanctuary of St. Paul's Lutheran Church which is two blocks away at 5900 North 5th Street.
This series is produced in partnership with the Fisher Park Community Alliance and the Roots Community Garden. It supported from a generous grant by the William Penn Foundation.
Visit olneyculturelab.org to learn about all our programs, events and activities.
Free admission
Fisher Park
571 West Spencer Street Philadelphia, PA 19120
Join us as our community drum class celebrates their second annual performance themed after the Kakilambe mask dance fro the Baga people of Guinea West Africa.
Kakilambe is known to have been the most important spiritual mask of the Baga. Its rhythm is played every year when the mask appears from the forest to the people in the village. This would be when the mask would reveal important present and future revelations. A priest of the mask would interpret this information, for the mask does not speak directly to people. It is a big day when the Kakilambe mask appears and everyone will come to listen. When everyone bowed, the mask would grow up to a height of five meters tall. Ropes are attached to the mask at the top, and the elders of the village hold the ropes at the bottom. The Kakilambe mask is known to fight bad spirits to protect villagers and their harvests. Mamady Keita
The Nile Cafe
6008 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia Pa 19144
While you’re there, be sure to delve into cultural cuisine at the Oasis Waterfront Food Market supported by the Philadelphia International Airport and explore the many vendors and activations, including the Well-being on Wheels presented by Independence Blue Cross, featuring free health screenings, wellness information, and nutrition takeaways.
Make Music Philly is an all-day, open-access, free “do it yourself” festival taking place in various neighborhoods in Philadelphia, PA and its surrounding suburbs on June 21st every year. Participation is encouraged from all ages, genres, and abilities…from indie rock to bluegrass to a cappella, from music students to professional artists and everything in-between.
Make Music Philly’s primary goals are to provide an equal platform for musicians of all skill levels, interests, and walks of life, and to inspire the next generation of musicians through innovative outreach programming.
This celebration is not limited to residents of Philly, but invites music enthusiasts from everywhere to come participate by performing, attending, or volunteering.
Join us to ring in the Summer Solstice, as part of an international event with its heart and soul in our local creative community!
Performance listings at Make Music Philly
In partnership with the Philadelphia Juneteenth Family and African Cultural Alliance of North America, we’re celebrating Juneteenth and Black Music Month with a live performance by Rashaan Rich & The JuneB All Stars.
We’ve got your plans for Friday! Make your way to Smith Playground for FREE music and fun and support our kids of Philadelphia Youth Tap at the same time! Philadelphia Youth Tap trains ambitious youths in tap technique, music theory, and improvisation, while also offering performance opportunities around the city. The program fully integrates jazz music education into youth tap education. PHYT also importantly preserves and sustains the legacy of the vast yet largely unwritten cultural history of tap dance in Philadelphia. The program is a youth outreach program of the Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble and is permanently housed at the Athletic Recreation Center in North Philadelphia. |
Ready to welcome the official start of summer? Join us at Fishtown's Black Squirrel Club for an evening of spirit-forward instrumental explorations of samba, soul, R&B, bossa nova and more. Featuring @EnsembleNovo and @JayRodriguezSierra's Muthaflower 3! 7:30!
The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance is an invitation to a house party, where five Philadelphia-based, generation-crossing, genre-defying artists will be your hosts. This party blends storytelling with choreography, performance, and multimedia to tell the story of social dance and its impact on people and culture. Created by Raja Feather Kelly and Yolanda Wisher, this one of a kind experience illuminates the timely power of these communal, propulsive gatherings as channels for cultural expression, freedom, and ultimately, change.
Featuring artists Germaine Ingram, Lela Aisha Jones, Nikki Powerhouse, Vitche-Boul Ra, and Mark Wong, this is one house party you won't want to miss.
Tickets: $20 + $3.18 fee
Christ Church Neighborhood House
20 N. American Street Fourth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106
Set times 7:30pm & 9:00pm
Dinner & Show ~ $70 includes 3-course dinner.
General Admission ~ $15
(Beverages not included)
Dinner & Show fees include server gratuities.
Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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Spanning genres including jazz, Caribbean, traditional classical, and current pop, this highly interactive program by Musicopia presents many types of rhythms, techniques and percussion instruments, as well as historical and cultural contexts. For children of all ages!
FREE!
Philadelphia City Institute
1905 Locust Street (19th & Locust on W. Rittenhouse Square)
Philadelphia, PA 19103-5730
215-685-6621
