Posts tagged Philly
A Charity & Costume Ball
Philly
Moor Mother Goddess Presents Mama’s Gun: A New Moon Sirius
and
The Official Afterparty for the Philly Premiere of AfroPunk’s “The Triptych” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on June 12, 2013
Supported by local, women-led Philadelphia business/organizations
MYTHMEDIA:21 STUDIOS/ROCKER’S CLOSET/ PHILADELPHIA PRINTWORKS/RAW FRUIT LLC /AFROFUTURIST AFFAIR
The AfroFuturist Affair is a proud community partner with Mythmedia Studios and Afropunk for the Philly premiere of “The Triptych” documentary at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, profiling contemporary visual artists Wangechi Mutu, Sanford Biggers, and Barron Claiborne. Following the film will be a panel discussion with the director and artists and Mamas gun A new moon Sirius afterparty!
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time travelling instructions + portal stone
METROPOLARITY IS VERY EXCITED TO SUBMIT TO THIS UPCOMING MULTIGENERATIONAL MAGIC SCI-FI ART SHOW. WE ARE BRINGING THE CRITICAL MEDIA SKILLZ FROM OUR MANY POINTS IN SPACETIME. FOR NOW, LOOK AT WHAT THESE KIDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN UP TO
IF THE KIDS ARE UNITED: A “sci-fi’ed reimagining of education” | METROPOLARITY
In light of one of the largest school closings in American history, closings that disproportionately affect poor children of color, Brick & Mortar: A Sci-Fi’ed Imagining of Education creates a multimedia sci-fi art exhibit imagining the future of education in Philadelphia, featuring submissions from the students themselves. Metropolarity.net offers a recap of the gallery opening.
A one page zine containing radical fiction by Numar Ahmed, a member of the Philly Student Union
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
12th Annual ECBACC Convention - an annual gathering of comic book artists, writers, their fans and retailers who are interested in discussing, buying and selling comic books, sci-fi, action figures and related material by and / or about Black superheroes / super-powered characters / adventures
AfriCoz Contest - the first costume and cosplay contest celebrating characters of African descent in comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and film
Synergy Reading Workshop facilitated by Metropolarity.net member and Laser Life founder Alex Smith
2013 Glyph Comic Awards - honoring and recognizing those creators making great contributions to the African image in graphic novels, comic strips and comic books
ECBACC S.T.A.R.S (Storytelling That Advances Reading Skills) - a program held at the Free Library of Philadelphia to address the literacy skills of young people by using interactive comic book themed exercises that promote reading as fun and exciting
Yo Philly!
This weekend! Programming schedule here:
TODAY. IN FACT, RIGHT NOW.
(Look out for Metropolarity.net and AfroFuturist Affair members featuring at Synergy Reading Workshop)
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What You Should Know About the Philly Student Walkout | The Nation
Running a massive deficit of hundreds of millions of dollars, Philadelphia’s school system is planning to eliminate all sports, extracurricular activities, counselors and libraries—beyond which, for schools eviscerated by austerity politics, there’s not much left to lose. At noon today, May 17, thousands of students are expected to walk out of class and flood downtown. [Afrofuturist Affair: The walkout happened, and it was peaceful, well-organized, and productive].
“It’s time that the City Council and Governor Corbett started listening to students,” says Sharron Snyder, a junior at Benjamin Franklin High School and an organizer with the Philadelphia Student Union. “If they spent even one day in my school, they would know that already we don’t have the right resources to succeed.”
Walkout organizers state, “We are willing to break the stereotypes and expectations of urban youth, and are taking this opportunity to tell the world that urban school districts deserve funding, and it is your responsibility under the Commonwealth Charter to provide us with more than a ‘bare bones education.’”
Philly
Moor Mother Goddess Presents Mama’s Gun: A New Moon Sirius
and
The Official Afterparty for the Philly Premiere of AfroPunk’s “The Triptych” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on June 12, 2013
Supported by local, women-led Philadelphia businesses/organizations
MYTHMEDIA:21 STUDIOS/ROCKER’S CLOSET/ PHILADELPHIA PRINTWORKS/RAW FRUIT LLC /AFROFUTURIST AFFAIR
East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention
12th Annual ECBACC Convention - an annual gathering of comic book artists, writers, their fans and retailers who are interested in discussing, buying and selling comic books, sci-fi, action figures and related material by and / or about Black superheroes / super-powered characters / adventures
AfriCoz Contest - the first costume and cosplay contest celebrating characters of African descent in comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and film
Synergy Reading Workshop facilitated by Metropolarity.net member and Laser Life founder Alex Smith
2013 Glyph Comic Awards - honoring and recognizing those creators making great contributions to the African image in graphic novels, comic strips and comic books
ECBACC S.T.A.R.S (Storytelling That Advances Reading Skills) - a program held at the Free Library of Philadelphia to address the literacy skills of young people by using interactive comic book themed exercises that promote reading as fun and exciting
Yo Philly!
This weekend! Programming schedule here:
BEYOND THE SUN [DOWNLOAD] - FHLOSTON PARADIGM
Previously a free give away that coincided with my Journey Into Afrofuturism podcast.
All analog affair :
- Korg Mono/Poly
- Roland JX3P
- Korg VC 10 vocoder
- Moog MinimoogProduced by King Britt for FiveSixMedia
Written by King Britt for Cosmic Lounge Music (ASCAP)
Recorded and mixed in Ramon’s Basement, Philly
We are kicking off a new monthly series starting June 12th at ORTLIEBS called MAMAS GUN featuring African/jazz/Hiphop/nowave
EVERY 2nd Wednesday of each month.
Performing Live
Moor Mother Goddess
www.soundcloud.com/moor-goddess
www.soundcloud.com/camaedefstar
Moor Mother Goddess ZINE Release
Slapdash soundsystem
http://www.reverbnation.com/slapdashsoundsystem
Dsck ( mem of Baptist Preachers)
www.myspace.com/dsck45
Alexia Gold (guest vocalist)
http://www.reverbnation.com/goldenlover
Alien architect (guest drummer)
www.bandcamp.com/alienarchitect
Nate Kuszaj (guest synth player)
nate.kuszaj@facebook.com
And special guests
Joe Jordan
Dj Ognk
www.soundcloud.com/dugdephonate
Hosted by Joe Jordan & Jaq Masters
www.joejordanrocks.com
jinglehiemerschmidt@facebook.com
$5 free before 10
Supported by local Philadelphia business/ organizations
ROCKERS CLOSET/ PHILADELPHIA PRINTWORKS/ RAW FRIUT LLC /AFROFUTURIST AFFAIR
www.rockerscloset.com
www.myrawfruit.com
www.philadelphiaprintworks.com
www.afrofuturistaffair.com
Episode 64 - SOPHIA STEWART
The Black Tribbles: Episode 64 - Sophia Stewart
The Mother of The Matrix and Terminator SOPHIA STEWART chats up the Tribbles with her story of Hollywood thievery, copyright infringements and the biblical inspirations behind her work. Plus, a rousing visit from improv musical troupe LADIES & GENTLEMEN
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WELCOME TO OCTAVIA CITY
“The Black Tribbles join with Gabriel Bryant of G-town Radio’s Stepping Into Tomorrow and Rasheedah Phillips of the AfroFuturist Affair to present original tales of afrofuturism from some of the genre’s upcoming and brightest stars. Musical landscape provided by DJ Aura of G-town Radio’s Places and Spaces.”
OCTAVIA CITY PART 1 [LISTEN]
RITES OF PASSAGE by Balogun Ojetade
GRANDMERE’S SECRET by Valjeanne Jeffers
TAKING WING by Rorie Still
GROWTH by Warren Longmire
HOW THE CARTERS GOT THEIR NAME by Tenea JohnsonOCTAVIA CITY PART II [LISTEN]
SUNSHINE PATRIOTS by Bill Campbell
CULLING THE HERD by Carla Stephens
DEBRIS by Kiini Ibura Salaam
HOUSE OF HOLOGRAMS by Alex Smith
THE CONVENTION by Rasheedah Phillips
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Brick & Mortar: A Sci-Fi’ed Imagining of Education
In light of the Philly School District’s announcement to close 23 schools this year and chop many more into achievement networks to be managed by public and private groups, we ask:
What will our education system look like in 5 years? In 10? 15? 20+?
What will it be like to be a student in the future? A parent? An educator? What will our city be like as these changes are implemented?
Brick and Mortar Arts is calling on creative visionaries to respond to these questions for an exhibition of sci-fi themed art and performance pieces. Submit your drawings, poems, paintings, collages, skits, maps, musical pieces, sound-scapes, fabric & fiber pieces, prints, sculptures and more that imagine what a future Philly looks like. Please interpret this broadly, we are looking for the utopian, dystopian and everything in-between.
If you are interested in submitting work, please email brickandmortararts@gmail.com and tell us the medium you plan to work in. Questions are welcome too! Deadline for submissions is Saturday, May 4, 2013. Art will be hung at The Soapbox, Philadelphia’s Independent Publishing Center. Opening night of the exhibition will be Friday, May 17, 2013.
Stay tuned to hear about workshops and art-making days leading up to the deadline!
The Spring Episode of Laser Life Arrives into the Future of Next Friday, April 26, 2013 at A-Space Anarchist Community Center in West Philly
The Laser Life is a reading series dedicated to giving voice to the swirl of diversity that exists in the known and unknown universe, LASER LIFE is a queer empowered reading series that serves as a gateway to the dreaming. At its core, it’s a reading of science and speculative fiction and fantasy, with the intensity of a sweaty, West Philly poetry slam on mind-altering, homemade drugs.
Channeling Octavia Butler, Sam Delaney and the dollar bin at the comic book shop, the assembled are some of the most talented writers, both published and unpublished, in the Philadelphia area. As empires fall and our old planet crumbles, these writers are opening portals to theirs—braver, newer and out of this world.
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R.Phillips of The AfroFuturist Affair and Metropolarity.net will be featured at the LASER LIFE next, reading a tale of science-possibility called “The Bracelet,” among Master Sci-Fi RealityTellers Alex Smith (creator of Laser Life), Maggie Eighteen, Ras Mashramani, Shane Jenkins, and special guest POLYMER MONOCHROME
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OFFICIAL BUSINESS FOUR DAYS AWAY. WE REQUEST YOUR PRESENCE.
We’re really just going to go in deep on the science fiction and out of pocket internet references.
Hey Philly, you should come. Or tell a friend for us. [REBLOG]
yes
metropolarity.net philly scifi collective fundraiser + afrofuturist affair founder’s birthday party x awesome
TONIGHT, SPECULATIVE PHILLY.
Hookah. Photo Booth w/ 3-D Optical Illusory Imagery. Booty Shake w/ DJs Lil Reezy and John Morrison. Space Punch x Birthday Punch. Strobe lights, black lights, red lights. Metropolarity Zine and Afrofuturist Affair tees for sale or barter.
Be on your way.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb59d6036b481e9e43e2df52b9e2a501/tumblr_mkyrqsrO5g1rd88n5o1_500.png)
OFFICIAL BUSINESS FOUR DAYS AWAY. WE REQUEST YOUR PRESENCE.
We’re really just going to go in deep on the science fiction and out of pocket internet references.
Hey Philly, you should come. Or tell a friend for us. [REBLOG]
yes
metropolarity.net philly scifi collective fundraiser + afrofuturist affair founder’s birthday party x awesome
TONIGHT, SPECULATIVE PHILLY.
Hookah. Photo Booth w/ 3-D Optical Illusory Imagery. Booty Shake w/ DJs Lil Reezy and John Morrison. Space Punch x Birthday Punch. Strobe lights, black lights, red lights. Metropolarity Zine and Afrofuturist Affair tees for sale or barter.
Be on your way.
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Pictured above: 3/4 of the Metropolarity.net founding crew guest reading from the Journal of Speculative Vision and Critical Liberation Technologies at the Roots + RIver Philly x Femme Dreamboat Zine-a-Thon
Unpictured above: Founding Member Alex Smith of Laser Life
Submit Philly-tainted speculative visions to the journal at metropolarity@gmail.com
Check out those Just Seeds posters on the wall in the first photo. We carry those! They’re good ones. You can get them right here.
Aye. That’s my law school homie! Rasheedah, holla!
come party with the scifi kids tomorrow night @ the metropolarity.net benefit house party (+ afrofuturist affair founder sun return celebration)
