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SUMMARY:FLEX GATE: RETURN OF THE HOUSE PARTY
DESCRIPTION:／／／／／N　E　X　T 　L　E　V　E　L　！！！\nMetropolarity and Liberation Technologies UNITE!\nOUR MOST EXCELLENT GALAXY HIGH SPECULATIVE HOUSE PARTY CREWS RETURN FOR A WYLD TYME EXPEDITIONARY EXCURSION INTO OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE!  \n≠  BRING YOUR 11TH DIMENSIONAL BEACONS\n≠  BRING YOUR OTHER SELVES\n≠  BRING FIVE ($5) BUCKS ／／／C0Z DRINKS & GEAR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURRRCHA$E  \nDJs ON DECK 4 SOUNDSCAPE::::::::\n≈ PRECOLUMBIAN of CUTN PASTE n SELENA [queer global bass jawn]\n≈ DJ JOHN MORRISON ΩΩΩ\n≈ DJ ALEX SM1TH of FLY LIFE n LASER LIFE [queer sci-fi reading series]\n≈ DJ AURA
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/flex-gate-return-of-the-house-party/
LOCATION:HOUSE OF SPIRIT & TIME\, 4823 Hazel Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers,Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140608T130000
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SUMMARY:2014 Philly Literary Family Reunion & Potluck
DESCRIPTION:VIA OUR FRIENDS\, APIARY MAGAZINE\nUs Philly poets and writers are lucky to have a beautiful & eccentric extended literary family. Over the last 5 years\, APIARY’s met many newfound brothers and sisters\, weirdo cousins\, inspiring aunties and uncles\, adorable nieces and nephews\, and wise grands. After a busy spring\, it’s time to catch up with everyone!  \nSo on June 8\, we’re throwing the first annual Philly Literary Family Reunion in Clark Park. No planned readings\, no speeches\, no bios. Just a grill & music & any Philly poet\, writer\, and reader who considers themselves fam. \nBring food or drink (it’s a public park\, and there will be folks of all ages\, so booze just needs to be non-visible and lowkey … don’t want it to be THAT kind of family reunion…). If you like\, one of your chapbooks\, CDs\, etc to swap. And bring your family\, too!  \nSee you soon. Love\,  \nAPIARY
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/2014-philly-literary-family-reunion-potluck/
LOCATION:Clark Park\, 4300 Baltimore Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140612T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140612T220000
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SUMMARY:2014 Trans Literary Salon
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with the 2014 Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference\, the Leeway Foundation presents their Second Trans Literary Salon highlighting the work of emerging literary artists from a diversity of genres including poetry\, fiction\, memoir\, and spoken word. The salon will feature readings from Annie Mok\, (ACG ’13)\, Darkmatter\, Imogen Binnie\, J Mase III (ACG ’07)\, and Kokumomedia Inc.. Audience members are invited to bring work to share. Hosted by J Mason III. Thursday\, June 12 from 7:30pm – 9:00pm at the Leeway Foundation (1315 Walnut Street\, Suite 832). Location is wheelchair accessible. \nCo-sponsors:The Apiary Corp.\, Thread Makes Blanket\, Trans Masculine Alliance Network\, Topside Press\, Sisterly Love\, and William Way LGBT Community Center \nRSVP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2014-trans-literary-salon-tickets-11372283807 \n=================== \nAnnie Mok\nAnnie Mok writes and draw comic books\, both solo\, and collaboratively with artists including Emily Carroll and Sophia Foster-Dimino. She recently illustrated and designed a zine edition of Casey Plett’s short story ‘Lizzy & Annie.’ Annie draws an ongoing diary comics strip for ‘Comics Workbook’ called ‘Bleed-Throughs.’ She sings in the pop band See-Through Girls. Find out more about Annie’s work here. \nDarkMatter\nDarkMatter is a trans/national queer South Asian activist creative hivemind that likes to think about alternative post/colonial cyborg digestive futures && spit expletives about prison abolition and heteropatriarchy. You can read more about their work @DarkMatterRage and/or darkmatterrage.com. \nImogen Binnie\nImogen Binnie writes the zines The Fact That It’s Funny Doesn’t Make It A Joke and Stereotype Threat. She also writes a monthly column for Maximum Rocknroll magazine\, and her work has been featured in The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard\, as well as on prettyqueer.com\, lambdaliterary.org and elsewhere. She writes about books at KeepYourBridgesBurning.com and her first novel\, Nevada\, was published in 2013. It is the recipient of a MOTHA Award and a finalist in the 26th Annual Lambda Literary Awards. \nJ Mase III\nJ Mase III is a black/trans/queer poet currently based in Brooklyn. The creator of the traveling performance event Cupid Ain’t @#$%!: An Anti-Valentine’s Day Poetry Movement\, J Mase has shared his special brand of poetry on stages around the U.S. and UK. An organ donor\, he is the author of If I Should Die Under the Knife\, Tell My Kidney I Was the Fiercest Poet Around. In J Mase’s other life as an educator and activist\, he has worked with thousands of community members and service providers across the country on the needs of LGBTQ youth and adults in spaces such as faith communities\, elementary schools\, domestic violence shelters\, medical agencies\, juvenile justice organizations\, and foster care programs\, among others. An advocate of really fierce scars and queering scripture\, he currently spends his offstage time teaching poetry at various youth organizations. To find out more about J Mase III\, feel free to stalk (follow) him on Twitter @jmaseiii\, Facebook J Mase III\, or track him on his website at jmaseiii.com. \nKOKUMỌ\nKOKUMỌ is the CEO/Founder of KOKUMOMEDIA INC.\, a Black transwoman run and operated multimedia production company that uses music\, film\, theatre\, and literature to illuminate experiences of TGI people of color. For more information\, please visit kokumedia.com.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/2014-trans-literary-salon/
LOCATION:Leeway Foundation\, 1315 Walnut Street\, Suite 832\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140619
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140624
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SUMMARY:2014 Allied Media Conference in Detroit
DESCRIPTION:Join Metropolarity & network at this year’s The Allied Media Conference\, a collaborative laboratory of media-based organizing strategies for transforming our world\, held every Summer in Detroit! \nDID U KNOW? METROPOLARITY PRESENTS A SCI-FI FOCUSED PROGRAMMING TRACK THIS YEAR! \nLiberation Technologies: Sci-Fi for World Building & Survival\nThe post-apocalypse is here and real\, where ancient and varied modes of survival and technology have been erased in the name of Empire and Progress. What do we do when access to memory/the past is standardized? This track explores how people at the margins can remix\, rewire\, and revive emancipatory technologies such as storytelling\, world-building\, magic\, sci-fi and speculation to envision and conjure narratives of power and joy. Through engagement with tools like portals and time-travel\, we will develop strategies to manifest new/ancient narratives into reality. We will envision a world that has happened\, is happening\, and will happen. We hope that travelers will walk away with the courage to embody the power of fiction and visioning in healing personal and historical trauma and disenfranchisement. We want to create and share multifaceted inclusive networks that emerge our bodies from isolation and oppressive paradigms to keep our souls alive. \n==================================== \nABOUT THE AMC\nCREATE\nAt the AMC\, we understand media as any way in which we communicate with the world\, from zines to breakdancing\, to designing neighborhood-based communications infrastructure. We share and create media that exposes\, investigates\, heals\, builds confidence and radical hope\, incites dialogue and debate. We demystify technology\, not only learning how to use it\, but how to design and build our own.  In doing so\, we redefine technology’s role and impact in our lives. The AMC creates learning environments for all ages and skill levels\, including hands-on workshops\, strategy sessions\, presentations and performances. \nCONNECT\n The AMC is a network of networks – social justice organizers\, community technologists\, transformative artists\, educators\, entrepreneurs\, and many others — all using media in innovative ways. Some of these networks sprout from the conference\, grow over the course of the year then reconvene in Detroit larger and healthier. Others use the AMC as an annual point of convergence and a space to forge new relationships. Through cycles of participatory investigation and experimentation\, our networks continue to grow\, generating new theories and practices of media-based organizing. \nTRANSFORM\nAs our networks grow\, so does our capacity to take collective actions to transform our world. At the AMC\, we develop new leaders and new forms of leadership\, design new methods of problem-solving\, cultivate the visions of our communities and build our power to make those visions real.  \n==================================== \nBrowse the 2014 Tracks\, Practice Spaces\, and Network Gatherings that make up the AMC here! \n==================================== \nREGISTER TO ATTEND!  ／／／　FIND HOUSING\, RIDESHARES\, CHILDCARE & ACCESSIBILITY HERE \n==================================== \nAllied Media Projects Network Principles\nWe are making an honest attempt to solve the most significant problems of our day. \nWe are building a network of people and organizations that are developing long-term solutions based on the immediate confrontation of our most pressing problems. \nWherever there is a problem\, there are already people acting on the problem in some fashion. Understanding those actions is the starting point for developing effective strategies to resolve the problem\, so we focus on the solutions\, not the problems. \nWe emphasize our own power and legitimacy. \nWe presume our power\, not our powerlessness. \nWe spend more time building than attacking. \nWe focus on strategies rather than issues. \nThe strongest solutions happen through the process\, not in a moment at the end of the process. \nThe most effective strategies for us are the ones that work in situations of scarce resources and intersecting systems of oppression because those solutions tend to be the most holistic and sustainable. \nPlace is important. For the AMC\, Detroit is important as a source of innovative\, collaborative\, low-resource solutions. Detroit gives the conference a sense of place\, just as each of the conference participants bring their own sense of place with them to the conference. \nWe encourage people to engage with their whole selves\, not just with one part of their identity. \nWe begin by listening.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/2014-allied-media-conference-in-detroit/
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Conferences,Parties,Readings & Performances,Workshops,Youth Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140628T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140628T180000
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SUMMARY:Philly Feminist Zine Fest 2014
DESCRIPTION:Join Metropolarity crew at the PFZF 2014 as we set up shop for all your sci-fi print/audio/atmospheric needs. \nMark your calendars! Philly Feminist Zine Fest will be held on June 28-29\, 2014. The fest is split up into two days this year for tabling and workshops. On June 28\, from 1PM-5PM. On the 29th\, various workshops\, skill shares\, and discussion groups will happen in cooperation with radical spaces and organizations in Philly. (More details on that as they become available.)  \nRegistration for Philly Feminist Zine Fest will open on 4/28 and close on 5/17. Half tables (4′) will be $10. (You can request more than one half space\, but we can’t guarantee it. Space will depend on registrants available.) As always\, PFZF is a juried event to make sure that female identified folks\, queer/trans/genderqueer people\, POC\, and people with disabilities have priority access.  \nIt will be held at Christ Church’s Community House. The location is in old city and is super close to lots of cool stuff! Neighborhood House is wheelchair accessible. If you have other accommodation needs or requests\, please don’t be shy about letting us know.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/philly-feminist-zine-fest-2014/
LOCATION:Neighborhood House CCNH\, 20 North American Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140802T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20140803T170000
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SUMMARY:Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo | RIPE 2014
DESCRIPTION:About\nThe Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPExpo) is a summer weekend devoted to small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Artists and writers from all over North America will join local creators to share work and generate discussion. RIPExpo is committed to giving voice to those underrepresented in mainstream media. \nDate\nAugust 2 & 3\, 2014 \nLocation\nProvidence Public Library\n150 Empire St\nProvidence\, RI\n02903 \nSafer Spaces and Harassment Policy \nmore info coming soon!
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/rhode-island-independent-publishing-expo-ripe-2014/
LOCATION:Providence Public Library\, 150 Empire St\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141103T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141027T182818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T182818Z
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SUMMARY:TRAVELERS a speculative reading
DESCRIPTION:an evening for speculative reading\nwith\nelwin cotman\nrasheedah phillips\noki sogumi \nNOV 3rd\, 7pm~\nat revolving bookcase in southwest philly\n1236 S. 53rd Street\, 19143
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/travelers-a-speculative-reading/
LOCATION:Revolving Bookcase\, 1236 S. 53rd Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141106T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141106T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141027T184423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T184423Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Afrofuturism
DESCRIPTION:Join the Organization of African American Studies Undergraduate Students (OAASUS) at Temple University’s Gladfelter Hall for an Introduction to Afrofuturism\, featuring special guest speaker\, Rasheedah Phillips. \nThursday\, November 6th\, 5:30 PM
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/intro-to-afrofuturism/
LOCATION:The Weigley Room\, 9th floor of Gladfelter Hall\, Temple University\, 1115 W Berks St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Panels & Expos,Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141108T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
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SUMMARY:The AfroFuturist Affair Presents: |BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY| 4th Annual Charity & Costume Ball WEEKEND
DESCRIPTION:This year\, The AfroFuturist Affair Annual Charity & Costume Ball has expanded space-time from one evening to a month-long celebration of Afrofuturism. In addition to the 4th Annual Costume Ball on Saturday\, November 8 2014\, we will have events throughout November\, including workshops\, dance party\, readings\, book club\, film screenings\, art exhibit\, and more\, all exploring the theme of Black Holographic Memory. \nNOV. 8 – Charity and Costume Ball – $10 donation\nPlease join us at Impact Hub Philly as we celebrate and bring awareness to Afrofuturism and Black SciFi culture with feature visual and performance artists\, authors\, and presenters whose creations use Afrofuturism and Black Sci-Fi as vehicles for expression and agency. Costumes and theme-wear strongly encouraged (check our past photos)! \nSounds Provided by:\nVisibly Inflight (ATL)\nGanja Goons (SC)\nViolet Marley\nMMGZ and the BHM Band\nWarren C. Longmire\nMarlo Reynolds\nNyfolt\nJohn Wesley Moon\nDJ Willy Wino \nLive Art with:\nOmi Urban Gypsy \nMonth-long Afrofuturist Art Gallery featuring:\nDezz Archie\nNyfolt\nNoni Red\nOmi Urban Gypsy\n+BQF Private art collection \nIndigenous Techniques Afterparty at House of Future Sciences. Details TBA\n\nNov 13 – MultiMedia Night – $3-5 donation\nJoin us at Impact Hub for an evening of Afrofuturist\, Black Scifi\, and Horror documentary and films\nFeaturing:\nHabesha Undefined by Selam Films: Prince of Nowhere\nA Dangerous Cure: the Movie by Kevin Jarvis\nLast Man Standing by Stan West\nNOISEGATE by Donovan Vim Crony\nWalk With Me by Art Punch Studio\n+ other shorts \nNov. 15 – Workshops/Readings – $3-5 donation\nDetails TBA soon \nSponsored by\nPhiladelphia Printworks\nMetropolarity\nROCKERS!\nFanbros.com\nLissa Alicia Independent Media and Marketing \nAll proceeds benefit The Futurist Fund Community Grant\, which provides emergency assistance to low-income community members. More info atwww.afrofuturistaffair.com.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/the-afrofuturist-affair-presents-black-holographic-memory-4th-annual-charity-costume-ball-weekend/
LOCATION:Impact Hub\, 1227 N 4th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Film Screenings,Fundraisers,Live Art & Exhibitions,Parties,Readings & Performances,Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Afrofuturist Affair":MAILTO:afrofuturistaffair@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141108T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141108T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141106T063429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141106T063429Z
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SUMMARY:BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY Indigenous Future House Party
DESCRIPTION:OFFICIAL BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY AFTERPARTY\nFREE ENTRY WITH COSTUME & CHARITY BALL TICKET STUB | $3 BEFORE MIDNIGHT \nwith \nLIVE DRUMS\nHARAM\nPRECOLUMBIAN\nNOLITA SELECTOR
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/black-holographic-memory-indigenous-future-house-party/
LOCATION:House of Future Sciences\, 3213 TURNER ST\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141024T235631Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141024T235631Z
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SUMMARY:Philly Zine Fest
DESCRIPTION:COME PICK UP THE NEW RELEASE\n\nThe obligatory: For over a decade\, this annual event has provided an open-forum for anyone with anything to say using paper / print media. \nSubject matter typically ranges from radical politics\, civil rights\, and sustainability to personal reflections to off-center entertainment (bizarre comics\, punk rock).
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/philly-zine-fest/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141113T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141027T184936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141027T184936Z
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SUMMARY:BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY MOVIE NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY MOVIE NIGHT  \nImpact Hub Philly | November 13\, 5pm – 8pm\nJoin us for an evening of Afrofuturist\, Black Scifi\, and Horror films \nFILMS\nHabesha Undefined by Selam Bekele \nA Dangerous Cure by Kevin Jarvis\nLast Man Standing by Stan West\nNOISEGATE by Donovan Vim Crony\nWalk With Me by Art Punch Studio\n+ other shorts \nMovie Tickets \npart of the Afrofuturist Affair’s 4th Annual Costume & Charity Ball
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/black-holographic-memory-movie-night/
LOCATION:Impact Hub\, 1227 N 4th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screenings
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Afrofuturist Affair":MAILTO:afrofuturistaffair@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141106T060739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141106T060739Z
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SUMMARY:BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY Readings & Workshops
DESCRIPTION:“It’s AFTER the end of the world. Don’t you know that yet?” – SUN RA \nIn conjunction with our BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY month long celebration of afrofuturism we bring you a night of experimental Readings and Workshops \nFEATURING \nMETROPOLARITY\nAlexoteric/\nMaggie Eighteen/\nRas Mashramani/\nRasheedah Phillips/Experimental Time Order workshop\nwww.metropolarity.net \nMoor Mother Goddess/Two Weeks 3 Release and Talk\nwww.mmgzmmgz.tumblr.com \nALMAH THE ALCHEMIST/In the Temple of Mitochondrial Eve workshop\nhttp://transmodernfestival.com/2010/category/essays \nDR. RONE SHAVERS/Reading and Afrofuturism talk \nBHTP/ \n+ MORE \n7-10PM\nA-SPACE\n$ donation \nWWW.AFROFUTURISTAFFAIR.COM
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/black-holographic-memory-readings-workshops/
LOCATION:A-Space Anarchist Community Center\, 47th and Baltimore Avenues\, Philadelphia\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Readings & Performances,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141119T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141106T062149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141106T062149Z
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SUMMARY:BLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY Last ROCKERS of 2014
DESCRIPTION:The Afrofuturist Affair x Black Quantum Futurism \nBLACK HOLOGRAPHIC MEMORY \npresents \nROCKERS!\nfinal of 2014 \nfeaturing \nChiuatl Ce\nThe Mighty Paradocs\nSunny Ali & The Kid\nBells Roar\nKing Azaz \nwith renegade readings by\nSt. Skribbly LaCroix\nMoor Mother Goddess \nAT DAHLAK PARADISE NOVEMBER 19TH. 9PM
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/black-holographic-memory-last-rockers-of-2014/
LOCATION:Dahlak Paradise\, 4708 Baltimore Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music Shows
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ORGANIZER;CN="ROCKERS":MAILTO:sdfsbooking@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141206T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141206T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141025T001013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141025T001013Z
UID:1467-1417899600-1417899600@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:CHR0M# CITY
DESCRIPTION:A FUCKING MOOD PARTY YO. \nSmash 2.o iz \n***** A QUEER ART-DANCE CYBORG JAM *****\nnight fight in the 80s\, street lights gleaming off your visor\, brandishing knives at punx tweaker yuppie scum\, knives in the night time\, trans am hologram cyborg dreams interlinking\, just ruined in the space race\, nuclear wardancing into the new age\, living in the cracks of the n e o n s u n light ////LET’S GIVE CYBORG FACE ALL NITE/// \nfeaturing: \nDJ JOHN MORRISON\n(Fly Life/Sankofa House)\nDJ RYAN TODD\n(Robotique)\n\nMOOR MOTHER GODDESS + DJ HARAM\n*art damaged transcendent hip hop*\n(Rockers!/Central Plexus/CutnPaste) \nGREY NEBRASKA\n*glitchy\, witchy\, swirly trance enduction*\n(LAVENDER HOUSE) \nTRANSGENDER VHS\n*Baltimore neon-noise experimentalist*\nhttps://soundcloud.com/transgendervhs \nMETROPOLARITY + guests KATIE ZALL and OKI SUGUMI\n*cosmic space readings throughout the night* \nhosted by:\nMAGUS EIGHTEEN\n(Metropolarity/Laser Life)\nhttp://cyborgmemoirs.com/ \nICON EBONY FIERCE \nart life:\nMARTIN PEEVES \ncurated by:\nALEXOTERIC\n(Metropolarity/Fly Life/Smash) \nLiquid Sky X The Terminator X the Funhouse on the set of Paris is Burning. #live4eva #restingglitchface \nhttp://metropolarity.net/ \nwe are asking for a $10 donation\nthanks for your support!!
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/chrome-city-2/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N. 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parties,Readings & Performances
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex Smith":MAILTO:theyarebirds@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141208T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141112T182424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141112T182424Z
UID:1501-1418058000-1418072400@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:CANARIES group show at Cleopatra's w/Maggie Eighteen
DESCRIPTION:Canaries is a support group of women artists in New York City living and working with autoimmune conditions. Together they navigate the misconceptions around autoimmunity and the rising autoimmune epidemic. Through their conversations and work\, the Canaries confront the epistemological shortcomings of a culture that insists on the duality of mind and body. Moving between the realm of the healthy and the realm of the sick\, they seek to carve out a new site from which to understand identity formation in today’s world.\nCleopatra’s is pleased to present Canaries\, a multimedia group exhibition that investigates healing\, survival and the scarcity of language around these issues. \nFEATURING THE CANARIES\nJesse Cohen\, Marley Freeman\, Christine Kelly\, Carolyn Lazard\, Molly Lowe\, Victoria Vreeland\, Rebecca Watson Horn\n\nWITH PRESENTATIONS BY\nDanyel M Ferrari\, Saralee Gallien and Roxanne Baker\, Maggie Eighteen  \nOpening\, November 16\, 5:00 – 7:00PM\nNovember 17 – December 22\, 2014\nThe schedule of events will be updated often on their website: http://cleopatras.us\n \n\nCanaries\n\n“When we speak of the outside\, we are considering only half of the whole”\n-Jung.\, Memories\, Dreams\, Reflections
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/canaries-group-show-at-cleopatras-nyc-wmaggie-eighteen/
LOCATION:Cleopatra’s\, 110 Meserole Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20141215T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141106T055931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141106T055931Z
UID:1489-1418673600-1418684400@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Fhloston Paradigm + Rasheedah Phillips + Robotique
DESCRIPTION:Fhloston Paradigm (King Britt / Pia Ercole / Mike Todd) with our own Rasheedah Phillips and Robotique sci-fi DJ set. \nVery nice.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/fhloston-paradigm-rasheedah-phillips-robotique/
LOCATION:Johnny Brenda’s\, 1201 Frankford Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19125\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music Shows,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150130T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150127T210740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T210740Z
UID:1596-1422640800-1422655200@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Rest in Power Brandon Tate-Brown. Family support benefit
DESCRIPTION:rest in power Brandon Tate-Brown. family support benefit this Friday at #lavaspace
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/rest-in-power-brandon-tate-brown-family-support-benefit/
LOCATION:LAVA zone\, 4134 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers,Music Shows
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150131T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150126T182033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150126T182033Z
UID:1590-1422730800-1422745200@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Anthony Romero x Metropolarity present ERASURE
DESCRIPTION:4th AUX Curatorial Fellow Anthony Romero and Metropolarity present “Erasures.” \n    We are honored to have Metropolarity join us for an evening of sci-fi dreaming\, scheming\, and reading. \n        Event: Metropolarity “Erasures”\n        Start: January 31\, 2015 7:00 pm\n        End: January 31\, 2015 10:00 pm\n        Cost: FREE\n        Venue: AUX\n        Phone: 215-238-1236\n        Address: 319 N 11th Street\, Third Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107 \nwhat is “erasure”?  \nfirst\, understand–your navigators: \nRas Masramani\n**a vessel\, a vast and veiny husk calcified in the rigorous vacuum of space\, pulverized into turbid canals that pulsed star juice through galaxies\, lands on a reef or at the obfuscated gate of a casino or social security office or the alien terrain of near africa.  \n\nMaggie Eighteen\n**elastic silicone bands stretch over bones\, attaching filamentous fibers to sinewy muscle. fire wire snakes through peripatetic systems while nanite swarms swim upstream through corroded\, murky bone marrow.  \nHome \n \nRasheedah Phillips\n**pilot weary with exploding artery coalesces from temporal residue\, from chronal ephemera stretched through portals\, diving through a wormhole pricked by errant light\, birthed through a cone\, surveyor solidified.\nwww.afrofuturistaffair.com \nAlex Smith\n**mythmaker with sudden sentience\, emerges from the proud licks of the swamp\, brandishing sick sigils and taking flight\, the leaked last light of the lamp of the universe\, a goddess in kevlar and neoprene\, strafing the skies and embedded in our god pining hearts\, in the stratosphere\nhttp://theafterv3rse.tumblr.com/ \nall of this we have forgotten\, all of this was erased. \nOn January 31\, 2015\, Metropolarity\, a mercurial band of radical sci-fi architects and tantric electroglpyhs\, together\, with Anthony Romero\, avant-activist and advanced idea technopilot\, embarked on a mystical journey through time\, space\, and the biosphere to retrieve the stolen memories\, the lost idea spark of the known universe. Because they lived in times where the voice of the oppressed (queer black and brown bodies; don’t trip) was muffled\, cataloged and ultimately erased\, where their lives were scrutinized\, their skin and bodies criminalized and made alien\, where their stories\, long forgotten\, were stolen and then retold and repackaged by interlopers\, then sold back to them under the well-worn veil of diversity hashtags\, the cosmonauts of Metropolarity geared up on a mission to shift the paradigm of their world\, not to change it\, but to right it’s course.  \nThis is what happened. This is ERASURE.  \nanthony romero: anthonyjoelromero.tumblr.com
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/1590/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N. 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141222T012237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141222T012237Z
UID:1588-1424457000-1424466000@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:THE LASER LIFE: QUEER SF READING SERIES RETURNS
DESCRIPTION:OUR CHURCH CONGREGATES AGAIN.  \nLASER LIFE. A queer sci-fi reading.  \nEverything examined is possible. Everything in the universe\, from the widely posted to the under served\, belongs here\, in the forefront of consciousness and being. Every particle\, every node\, every ion that pulses and vibrates throughout the eternal void\, it all has a voice\, is real.  \nThere are no mistakes in characterization; there are no budding accidents or effortless imaginations. All things scribed and etched in parchment are the divine edicts of their authors\, influenced by the shifting winds of the zeitgeist of the world the scribe inhabits\, and is informed by the pulse body-mind electric elective mandate.  \nDespite the insistence of the dominant paradigm that elects to leave us voiceless\, facing the peripatetic void\, there is still a way. We can still choose our own adventure\, we can still choose our own narrative. We can live life on the narrowest edge of a beam of light. We can live in the crevices of the universe where dark matter subsists\, arcing over singularities where exploding nebulae enmesh with wild-born comets\, streaking through the opaque nothing/everywhere to burst as chroma on a graf tagged wall. We can live life like a laser. \nSo understand: All is real. The choices you make of the creatures you give life to\, all wiry gnarl of angst\, all bulbous and disheveled wad of messy coagulate\, all sinewy stretched meat of universe stuff– they’re all also real and exist here with us in the “real world” forever. Will they strive for their own happiness? Will their own arcs be catapulted into an unfettered birth? Will their joy and pain serve as real\, palpable\, and conscientious? Or will they wither and die\, lay flat on the page as husks\, merely cannon fodder for the oppressing class\, to die a death as a strangled trope loosed of the juiced of life?  \nThe LASER LIFE series of readings is designed to expose the quantumly quantative\, psycho-spiritual\, panoramic truth of the speculative\, to make real the shaman’s holler\, the mystic’s clamour\, the soothsayer’s griot-speak– all that was falsely remembered as unreal. Laser Life is a tour beyond the stilted cis-hetero-white-male gaze of normative “science fiction” that plagues the shelves of your local bookstore and Goodreads “to read” lists. It is hoped that Laser Life does not serve as tokenistic or anomalous within the ranks of science fiction\, but that the inclusion of our marginalized voices be viewed as not only empowering\, necessary or revolutionary\, but as intrinsic. \nLaser Life is everything\, and everything in its place: the nook of all that is possible for us to view: the whole of the universe.  \nSo now it is up to you to write this way. \nyour guides:\nSHANE JENKINS\n\nRAS MASHRAMANI\n\nRASHEEDAH PHILLIPS\n\nMAGGIE EIGHTEEN\n \nyour guests:\nMAMI WATU\nJOEL NICHOLS\nAZEEM NPC \nya’ll know how we do
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/the-laser-life-queer-sf-reading-series-returns/
LOCATION:A-Space Anarchist Community Center\, 47th and Baltimore Avenues\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex Smith":MAILTO:theyarebirds@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150221T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150221T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150127T230944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T230944Z
UID:1599-1424523600-1424556000@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:SINGULARITY: THE ONE-PIECE FEST
DESCRIPTION:o N e \nI was talking about time. It’s so hard for me to believe in it. Some things go. Pass on. Some things just stay. I used to think it was my rememory. You know. Some things you forget. Other things you never do. But it’s not. Places\, places are still there. If a house burns down\, it’s gone\, but the place—the picture of it—stays\, and not just in my rememory\, but out there\, in the world. What I remember is a picture floating around out there outside my head. I mean\, even if I don’t think it\, even if I die\, the picture of what I did\, or knew\, or saw is still out there. Right in the place where it happened \nALEX SMITH\nNEGATIVE INFINITY\nWILL\nLOW MOAN HOVER ( EX BY V)\nDIANNE (TROPHY WIFE)\nDOG DAYS\nST. SKRIBBLY LACROIX\nFLESH PRINCE\nSHERMAN\nTREE NAMED TURTLE\nJUDAH THE OX\nK.I.N\nOHM\nLIVING\nMMGZ\nWHAT NERVE\n—————————————————————————–\nif you want to distro zines / hit up sdfsbooking@gmail\n—————————————————————————– \nmore info coming soon
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/singularity-the-one-piece-fest/
LOCATION:Cha-Cha’razzi\, 2639 Poplar Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music Shows,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150307T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150307T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150226T094744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150226T094744Z
UID:1627-1425729600-1425751200@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:New York Feminist Zine Fest
DESCRIPTION:NYC Feminist Zinefest 2015 is happening SATURDAY MARCH 7th from 12-6pm at Barnard College\, 3009 Broadway\, NYC.\nThis event is all ages & free to the public. Come visit the squad\, get gear\, and visit with other goodly folks. \nPeep the list of who’s tabling and read more about the fest here: https://feministzinefestnyc.wordpress.com/who/ \nPoster by Slim Lopez
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/new-york-feminist-zine-fest/
LOCATION:Barnard College\, James Room\, 4th Floor\, Barnard Hall\, 3009 Broadway\, New York City\, NY\, 10027\, United States
CATEGORIES:Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150226T094104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150226T094104Z
UID:1626-1426791600-1426798800@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Metropolarity at Swarthmore's Queer & Trans Conference
DESCRIPTION:Eyy catch us up at Swarthmore as featured guests of Swarthmore’s Queer and Trans Conference. \n Swarthmore College’s annual Queer and Trans Conference (QTC) is a student-run\, free\, and public conference that explores critical topics of queer and trans thinking\, playing\, working\, organizing\, and living. The planning committee is a group of students committed to radical queer and trans community building and justice. Each year we invite a group of activists\, scholars\, and artists to join queer and trans students\, faculty\, and staff and their friends from Swarthmore College\, nearby schools\, and the greater Philadelphia area for a weekend of learning\, discussion\, and performance around a theme relevant to the histories and lives of our communities. We invite a diverse group of presenters who will help us to re-center queer and trans discourse around voices and perspectives marginalized by mainstream gay rights movements. Our conference spotlights the fabulous work of queer and trans people of color\, people with dis/abilities\, indigenous\, poor\, and (im)migrant people. When possible\, we bring individuals and groups who live and work locally and those who are structurally denied access to resources available to us at Swarthmore. \nIn past years\, conferences and symposiums have explored sexual politics of the bedroom\, boardroom\, and classroom; queer media; queer coalition building; the intersections of race\, religion\, and gender; queer and trans activism; debates around same-sex marriage; and queer families and homes. This year’s conference\, “Resisting Violence\, Building Queer Safety\,” seeks to address and begin conversations about safety in queer and trans communities.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/metropolarity-at-swarthmores-queer-trans-conference/
LOCATION:Olde Club at Swarthmore College\, 500 College Avenue\, Swarthmore\, PA\, 19081\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150321T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150127T181915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T181915Z
UID:1595-1426964400-1426978800@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:CHROME CITY 2: No\, New York
DESCRIPTION:a prep and a primer\, re: CHROME CITY. From the Files of Lexcorp.. CC’d Weyland-Yutani\, Cyberdyne Systems\, Ltd.\, Tyrell Corporation\, LLC. \nChrome City in general is an attempt to create new forms of art from the ethereal husks\, the ozone laced residue of the retro-future\, and to stitch new works\, new possibilities from the light lines streaking off time warping deloreans. It’s not just a “retro party”; the intention is to create something new while acknowledging everything that made us who we are.\nChrome City 2: No\, New York\, is both a conscious effort to vibrate away from the stagnancy of relying on Big Brother to validate us (in more ways than one\, this time specifically New York City and it’s relationship to Philly\, as well as in an Orwellian sense–see what i did there?) So\, we’re saying “NO” to New York\, but we’re also bigging up; we can’t front: the pre-Guiliani graffiti scrawl of a gang ridden late ’70s and ’80s NYC is ultimately enticing. Besides\, “No New York” is the name of a seminal no wave compilation that informs much of the underground today. But aside from a raw play on words\, we’re looking to bridge the ever widening gap of the forward movements that took place downtown from 1977 to 1984– go-go boys\, voguers\, bboys\, art fags\, drag queens all clash with the mandroids\, bio-morphs\, replikants and blade runners alike– to the post internet everything world of today. Is it possible to simultaneously dis something and pay homage to it? Pour in those 1.21 gigawatts of ill base\, no wave noise\, and insurrectionist afterfuture cyber speak\, then hop in the delorean and find out. \n1love \nNo bands. \nSWARM\n***emissary work\, elegaic work ship*** \nPINK WASH\n***tachyon tactile technician\, tetrazoid program*** \nXXXTIAN BEAUTY\n***electric riot control\, banjee intellect \, hardwire woke work** \nNo djs. \nNOLITA SELECTOR\nJOHN MORRISON\n***control room plus*** \nPANOPTIC NERVE\n***synesthetic sorcery\, sun sun eye control*** \nNo hosts. \nICON EBONY FIERCE\nALEXOTERIC \nNo guides.\nMETROPOLARITY
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/chrome-city-returns/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N. 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Parties,Readings & Performances
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex Smith":MAILTO:theyarebirds@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150328T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150329T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20141025T001740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141025T001740Z
UID:1469-1427536800-1427652000@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:RIPExpo: Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo 2015
DESCRIPTION:The 2015 Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo takes place the weekend of March 28th and 29th at the Providence Public Library in Providence\, RI. \nRIPExpo is a weekend devoted to small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Artists and writers from all over the land mass will join local creators to share work and generate discussion. RIPExpo is committed to giving voice to those underrepresented in the mainstream media. \nFind out more about exhibitors\, panels\, and after events at RIPExpo’s website [here]. \nMetropolarity is honored to be a Special Guest in 2015!  Last year’s Special Guests included Sophie Yanow\, Lale Westvind\, Leah Wishnia\, Mickey Z\, Suzy X and Jacob Berendes.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/ripexpo-rhode-island-independent-publishing-expo-2015/
LOCATION:Providence Public Library\, 150 Empire St\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Zine & Book Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="RIPExpo Organizers":MAILTO:ripepvd(@)gmail(.)com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150411T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150411T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150319T054707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150319T054707Z
UID:1696-1428764400-1428771600@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Sci Fi and Direct Action Training with adrienne maree brown
DESCRIPTION:Join Leeway on Saturday\, April 11 for a direct action workshop led by writer\, social justice facilitator\, and co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements adrienne maree brown. During this training\, participants will use familiar stories of other worlds (Star Wars\, Lord of the Rings\, Oz\, Harry Potter\, etc.) to design campaigns that parallel the world we are fighting for in the here and now. By the end of the session\, regimes will be toppled\, evil forces vanquished\, and solid skills in direct action organizing developed. \nCopies of Octavia’s Brood will be on sale and light snacks will be served. The venue is wheelchair accessible. \nThis workshop is presented in partnership with: AfroFuturist Affair\, Bread & Roses Community Fund\, Jewish Voice for Peace\, Media Mobilizing Project\, MetroPolarity\, MythMedia: 21\, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations\, and Training for Change. \nAn Octavia’s Brood Book Release event happens earlier on Friday April 8th at Wooden Shoe Books. More info on that here: https://www.facebook.com/events/833424306751725/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/sci-fi-and-direct-action-training-with-adrienne-maree-brown/
LOCATION:Leeway Foundation\, 1315 Walnut Street\, Suite 832\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150420T171319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150420T171319Z
UID:1699-1429988400-1429995600@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Spring Forward to a Less than Gradual Death: spring trans poets showcase
DESCRIPTION:spring forward into your less than gradual death with local trans poets & writers: \nMaggie Eighteen of Metropolarity\nHayden Elizabeth\nDie Dragonetti\nAmarah Selaphiel\nGrey Nebraska
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/spring-forward-to-a-less-than-gradual-death-spring-trans-poets-showcase/
LOCATION:A-Space Anarchist Community Center\, 47th and Baltimore Avenues\, Philadelphia\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150426T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150426T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150127T231400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150127T231400Z
UID:1604-1430058600-1430067600@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Black Quantum Futurism Mini writing retreat for the far out and gone
DESCRIPTION:Black Quantum Futurism Presents:  \nwriting workshops for the far out & gone \n3 workshops – 1 Day \n{anthropology of consciousness} \n{speculative fiction and the unknown)  \n{song writing +freestyling 101} \nOpen to All ages\nworkshops are $5\n$10 for all 3 workshops\nLunch included\nsign up/ more info at blackquantumfuturism@gmail.com
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/black-quantum-futurism-mini-writing-retreat-for-the-far-out-and-gone/
LOCATION:House of Future Sciences\, 3213 TURNER ST\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Some Other Jawns,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150430T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T191235
CREATED:20150427T183930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150427T183930Z
UID:1713-1430420400-1430431200@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:Sci/Fi\, Superheroes\, & Sorcery: An Evening of Geeky Poetry with The Apiary Corp
DESCRIPTION:Sonnets for cyborgs\, limericks about wizards\, free form foncrete poems about your secret identity in the shape of your superhero symbol. All forms of geeky poetry will be welcome at Tattooed Mom on April 30th starting at 7:00 pm! We’ve paired up with The Apiary Corp. to bring you a night full of SF/F poetry. \nFeaturing the poetic stylings of Fran Wilde\, the night will also be open to anyone who would like to share their innermost musings on the plight of dragons\, AI love\, or any topic from fandom. \nThe open mic will work on a first come/first serve basis\, so if you want to read\, make sure you get there early and sign up! \nIn addition to some excellent poetry\, we’ll be raffling off an assortment of prizes courtesy of your favorite local comic shops and Tattooed Mom’s
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/scifi-superheroes-sorcery-an-evening-of-geeky-poetry-with-the-apiary-corp/
LOCATION:Tattooed Mom’s\, 530 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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SUMMARY:What's the Science? A Night of Poetic Game Play
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the literary side of science with writers Tamara Oakman\, Grant Clauser\, Chris McCreary\, Bryan Dickey\, Rasheedah Phillips\, Kathryn Ionata\, Kyrwin Sutherland\, Matt Charles\, and Maggie Eighteen selected by The Apiary Corp.\, Bedfellows\, Philadelphia Stories\, Gigantic Sequins\, Cleaver Magazine\, Thread Makes Blanket\, Painted Bride Quarterly\, The AfroFuturist Affair\, Metropolarity and Fact-Simile Editions. \nWriters respond to the prompt “What’s the Science?” to describe how they imagine (or prefer to imagine) various phenomena occur\, collaboratively creating a new cosmology. From sweaty suns to train rainbows\, you’re sure to delight in this new world. \nSuggested donation $7-10 \nRead bios of the participants at length here: https://www.facebook.com/events/472004649618093
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/whats-the-science-a-night-of-poetic-game-play/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N. 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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