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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160120T183000
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SUMMARY:comma talk with Ras & Eighteen
DESCRIPTION:Ras\, Eighteen\, maybe Alex too\, will be on hand at this week’s Comma Talk: \nCurated & hosted by Maryan Captan\, comma talk is a discussion-based and audience interactive reading series featuring Philadelphia’s emerging writers and poets. With a goal of exploring and discussing creative process\, themes\, and techniques used in the featured writers’ work\, Comma Talk is about connecting the writing to the writer.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/comma-talk-with-ras-eighteen/
LOCATION:The Physick House\, 321 S 4th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160304T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160304T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
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SUMMARY:THE LASER LIFE SPRING EDITION
DESCRIPTION:**what is this is** \n**queer sci-fi reading** \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. \n  \nFeaturing:\nMetropolarity\nJoyce Hatton\nChaska\nAsli Dukan \nFlier by Oskar Castro
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/the-laser-life-spring-edition/
LOCATION:LAVA zone\, 4134 Lancaster Ave\, Philadelphia\, 19104\, 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:20160312T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160312T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160301T060159Z
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SUMMARY:Soft Targets: Vulnerability and Violence in the New Post-Apocalypse
DESCRIPTION:Join Metropolarity\, APIARY Magazine\, and the Free Library of Philadelphia for an afternoon of writers’ workshops and readings. This year\, Metropolarity and APIARY Magazine have joined forces to produce a sci-fi themed issue exploring the nature of vulnerability in our present realities of mass incarceration\, mass surveillance\, social media\, and the potential for revolution. This event is part of the Free Library of Philadelphia’s local iteration of the national 7 Days of Genius Festival #thatsgenius \n11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. One-on-one writers’ coaching with Apiary Magazine. Bring your own writing\, and you’ll receive feedback. First come first served. (Grand Lobby) \n1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.  SOFT TARGETS: Science Fiction as memoir in a reality of apocalypse. A workshop with the writers from Metropolarity about living under capitalism/militarism and using that as inspiration for writing (Room 108). \n3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. Reading and Q & A with Metropolarity and friends (Montgomery Auditorium). \nRSVP with these Free Tickets or on Facebook.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/soft-targets-vulnerability-and-violence-in-the-new-post-apocalypse/
LOCATION:Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Location\, 1901 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160401T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160419T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160323T053133Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160323T053133Z
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SUMMARY:SPACE-TIME COLLAPSE TOUR W/AFROFUTURIST AFFAIR x BLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM COLLECTIVE
DESCRIPTION:Readings\, lectures\, and panels on temporality\, quantum futurism\, speculation\, displacement\, future visioning \nAPRIL 1: TRANS/TEMPORALITY CONFERENCE @ THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO \nAPRIL 2: JUSTICE + SPACE PANEL @ PENN DESIGN PHILA \nAPRIL 3: FREE BLACK WOMEN’S LIBRARY @ MOCADA MUSEUM NYC \nAPRIL 7: THEN AND NOW PANEL @ ARDEN THEATER PHILA \nAPRIL 17: RE-PRESENT-ING PANEL @ WOODEN SHOE BOOKS PHILA \nAPRIL 19: STOCKPOT LAUNCH @ STOCKTON UNIVERSITY NEW JERUSE \n  \n#diytimetravel at @universityoftoronto @penndesign @mocada_museum @ardentheatreco @thewoodenshoebooks @stocktonuniversity #afrofuturism #blackquantumfuturism #blackwomenwriters
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/space-time-collapse-tour-wafrofuturist-affair-x-black-quantum-futurism-collective/
LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160417T180000
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CREATED:20160309T224031Z
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SUMMARY:Re-Present-Ing: Freedom\, Fiction\, & Science by Humans
DESCRIPTION:Sirius JuJu\nDavid Xu Borgonjon\nRasheedah Phillips\nLaboria Cuboniks\nAnthony Monteiro\nPANEL/QnA \nfrom the SOTHIS platform for the advancement of intelligent life-forms: \nPresent (noun) “this period of time\, not the past or the future; now”\nRe- (prefix) “used with the meaning “again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition\, or with the meaning “back” or “backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion”\nPresent (verb) “to give\, show\, provide\, or make known”\n-Ing (suffix) “Art is not a be-ing\, but a Being\, the simple noun. It is not the verb\, but its product.” -Leroi Jones \n$5-20 no one turned away
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/re-present-ing-freedom-fiction-science-by-humans/
LOCATION:Wooden Shoe Books & Records\, 704 South Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160501T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160501T190000
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CREATED:20160311T044611Z
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SUMMARY:STREET THEORY RETURNS: OPEN ACCESS SOCIAL CRITICISM OPEN MIC NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:COMMUNITY POTLUCK & OPEN ACCESS SOCIAL CRITICISM OPEN MIC NIGHT \nDETAILS TBA \nTHE LAST ONE: \nMetropolarity presents a night of community building and sharing. We seek social criticism from the community–performance art\, blog rants\, monologues\, critical sci-fi\, thesis excerpts\, protest songs–whatever. As long as it explores and dissects the world we live in today. We want to find out what our community feels about social issues. We don’t want theories handed down to us from the ivory tower. \nWe want your real life STREET THEORY. \nA MEDITATION: \n“DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEFORE YOU UNDERSTOOD HOW TO COMMUNICATE IN ACADEMIA? DO YOU REMEMBER HOW TO SPEAK IN COMMON? DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU HEARD A NARRATIVE THAT DID NOT ALSO PROVE AN ARGUMENT? REMEMBER LIFE OUTSIDE THE IVORY TOWER. REMEMBER THE REST OF THE WORLD.“
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/street-theory-returns-open-access-social-criticism-open-mic-night/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160521T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160521T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160507T021020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160507T021020Z
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SUMMARY:THE RETURN OF FLY LIFE / QUEER HOUSE MUSIC HOUSE PARTY
DESCRIPTION:We have the tea\nWe have the lemonade\nWe shall serve\n(soon we will bring it to the *real* Paris and watch IT burn) \nSofistifunk meets Chrome City! FLY LIFE! \nAURA! JOHN MORRISON! ALEX! DUIJI 13! ICON EBONY FIERCE! We here ya’ll!! \n**this is an lgbtq function. no misogyny or homophobia tolerated\, queer love and expression celebrated**
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/the-return-of-fly-life-queer-house-music-house-party/
LOCATION:THE LOCATION\, 5026 OSAGE Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160610T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160610T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160608T184225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160608T184225Z
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SUMMARY:Trans Women of Color Collective's ASCENSION: a concert in the park celebrating Black trans & gender nonconforming artists
DESCRIPTION:PHILADELPHIA THIS FRIDAY \nAscension \nA concert in the park\, celebrating Black trans and gender nonconforming artists in conjunction with the 2016 Philadelphia Trans Health Conference. \nThis is an outdoor\, free event. No RSVP required. Friday\, June 10 6:00 pm-8:00 pm at Thomas Paine Plaza (1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard).\n \nCurated by Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi and co-hosted by Cyree Jarelle Johnson (ACG ’13)\, Ascension features Lucas Charlie Rose\, Venus Selenite\, Sidney Chase\, Marco Munroe\, Jordan Hope Miller\, Nila Nokizaru\, and Kavi Ade. \nClick here for Facebook event page.  \nIF YOU GOT COIN BRING IT CAUSE THERE’S SOME REALLY HOT FIRE WRITERS GOING TO BE THERE WITH NEW RELEASES FOR YOUR LIBRARY / POETRY FICTION CRITICAL PROSE AND LIVE PERFORMANCE \nhttp://www.twocc.us/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/trans-women-of-color-collectives-ascension-a-concert-in-the-park-celebrating-black-trans-gender-nonconforming-artists/
LOCATION:Thomas Paine Plaza\, 1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160617T040000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160617T173000
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CREATED:20160615T031813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160615T031813Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Space Mind: Insanity for Survival at the Allied Media Conference 2016
DESCRIPTION:DETROIT / ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2016 \nSpace has often been used as a metaphor for uncharted\, yet-to-be colonized territory. Similarly the mindspaces of marginalized persons are at risk of being infiltrated\, surveilled\, and used by colonizing forces. In this workshop we will use a DIY sci-fi lens for marginalized persons to explore and reclaim their own insane mindspaces while developing strategies for psychological survival in our age of warfare. \nPresented by Ras Mashramani. \nFriday June 17\, 2016 4:00pm – 5:30pm\nState Hall: Room 113\n  Hands-on Session\n\nTrack RAD Care Beyond Social Justice\nHashtag #DeepSpaceMind
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/deep-space-mind-insanity-for-survival-at-the-allied-media-conference-2016/
LOCATION:Detroit
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160618T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160618T190000
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SUMMARY:Community Futures Lab Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Black Quantum Futurism/ The AfroFuturist Affair celebrate the opening of our new space COMMUNITY FUTURES LAB! \nOver the next year\, Black Quantum Futurism will be building and enacting a quantum time capsule\, exploring oral histories/futures\, preservation\, displacement\, and alternative temporalities within the North Philadelphia community known as Sharswood/Blumberg. “Community Futurisms” will document the redevelopment of Sharswood/Blumberg\, through a multidisciplinary community art project that explores the intersections of futurism\, literature\, visual remixing\, sound\, and activism as art. \nJoin us on June 18\, 2016 as we open the COMMUNITY FUTURES LAB\, which will function as a resource library\, community studio and gallery\, workshop space\, story recording booth\, thinktank\, experimental space and more. \nALL AGES\nLight refreshments\nSoundscapes + Projections by BQF\nkonja sound by Sirius JuJu\nreading by Moor Mother\nfly life sounds by Alexoteric \nWhen: June 18\, 2016\nTime: 5-7pm\nWhere: CFL\, 2204 Ridge Ave\, Phila PA 19121\nAges: All \nIf you can’t make it out to the reception\, please contact us at communityfutureslab@gmail.com to find out other ways to support or get involved and be sure to follow us on Facebook for updates!! We are also seeking to gather stories from current and former residents of Sharswood and surrounding community\, so please spread the word! \nCommunity Futurisms supported in part by A Blade of Grass\nhttp://www.abladeofgrass.org/fellow/black-quantum-futurism/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/community-futures-lab-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Community Futures Lab\, 2204 Ridge Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Parties,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160626T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160626T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160615T022145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160615T022145Z
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SUMMARY:ROCKERS!
DESCRIPTION:+ IT ALL STARTED JUST LIKE THIS\nAT SQUARE ONE + BECAUSE YOU HAD TO \n++++++ ROCKERS / + JUNE 26 / + SUNDAY \nMIGHTY PARADOCS (return of faye)\n+ \nEX BY V\n+ \nINTERMINABLE\n+ \nSPECIAL GUEST TBA\n+ \nHOSTED BY ST. SKRIBBLY LACROIX\n+ \nDJ/SOUNDS BY MOOR MOTHER + ESTIA \nMORE INFO TBA\n@ROCKERS ON FB FOR QUESTIONS
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/rockers/
LOCATION:TBA
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Parties
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ORGANIZER;CN="ROCKERS":MAILTO:sdfsbooking@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160703T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160703T230000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160615T023651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160615T023651Z
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SUMMARY:Kimya Dawson // Moor Mother // METROPOLARITY // Daphne
DESCRIPTION:“Hey everyone look at the SWEET lineup!!!!!!!!” \n//Kimya Dawson//\nAward-winning American singer–songwriter Kimya Dawson has seven solo albums to her name\, as well as a number of releases with her other projects\, including The Moldy Peaches\, The Bundles\, The Uncluded and Antsy Pants. Dawson has also collaborated with a long list of artists including The Mountain Goats\, Aesop Rock\, Ben Kweller and Regina Spektor. She is also widely known for her contributions to the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack for the film Juno (2007). Her songs are a blend of lo-fi pop and scrappy anti-folk\, with Rolling Stone magazine describing her as ‘straddl[ing] the line between precious and profound’.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/officialkimyadawson/ \n//Moor Mother//\nMMGZ music is a history lesson\, a future lesson\, and a comment on the present all at once. And really it is more than a lesson\, its a soundscape to these different time dimensions\, so that you are hearing and experiencing not only music\, but you get the voices of the ancestors\, the whispers of our descendants\, and the field sounds of the future and past landscapes. She presents an immersive experience in her music that unfolds or unearths some of the hidden dimensions that are embedded in sounds.\nhttp://mmgzmmgz.tumblr.com/\nhttps://moormothergoddess.bandcamp.com/ \n//METROPOLARITY//\nMETROPOLARITY WAS BORN IN THE PIXELATED SUMMER OF 2012\, DESPERATE FOR A SPACE WHERE TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY COULD INTERSECT. WE ARE DIY POSTCOLONIAL SCI-FI – A COLLECTIVE OF SPECULATIVE FICTION WRITERS EDUCATORS ARTISTS DREAMERS NETWORKERS AND DOERS BORN N RAISED N BASED IN PHILADELPHIA. WE ARE A TRANSTEMPORALSPATIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WE ARE CITY WE ARE LOW INCOME WORKING CLASS WORKING ALWAYS WORKING SURVIVORS MOTHERS PROFESSIONALS NON-ACADEMICS HASHTAG QUEER HASHTAG NONBINARY HASHTAG QTPOC WALKING WAKING PORTALS OF THE AFRICAN CARIBBEAN MESTIZA EUROPEAN DIASPORAS. WE WIELD “SCIENCE FICTION” VOICE AND WORD TO MANIFEST WORLD-PARADIGMS NECESSARY FOR OUR SURVIVAL. WE ARE ETERNAL SERPENT WE ARE CROSSSROADS / DESTROYERS RESURRECTORS. WALK WITH US.\nhttp://metropolarity.net/ \n//Daphne// \n+maybe more to come!!! \nDoor at 7:30 // Performances at 8\, $15 cover\nALL AGES\n21+ beer for donations \n319 Performance Space (aka AUX @Vox Populi)\n319 N. 11th St. 3rd floor\nPhiladelphia PA\n**accessible by 3 steps to elevator-help will be provided for those who need it!**\n**AIR CONDITIONED** \nArtwork by Inés Estrada of www.gatosaurio.com! Support independent artists!
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/kimya-dawson-moor-mother-metropolarity-daphne/
LOCATION:319 Performance Space\, 319 N. 11th Street\, 3rd Fl\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160709T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160613T180013Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160613T180013Z
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SUMMARY:Apiary x METROPOLARITY  Soft Targets Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:all danger all softness no geolocation\n1 nite revelry spells and sanctuary\ntexts songs dances\nagainst the gathering data storm\n\nthis portal exists when we begin\nthis portal ends at midnight\n\n\nAPIARY MAGAZINE x METROPOLARITY\n:\nSOFT TARGETS\nissue 8 of APIARY in collabo with sci-fi collective METROPOLARITY.\nread philadelphia’s visions of vulnerability\, violence and ecstasy;\nsurvival strategies in our contested city;\nthe monstrous and tender contending inside us\n\n\n\n\n7 PM: PARTING OF TIME AND SPACE // AIRPLANE MODE\n\n\nenter.\ndrinks (government ID checked at door)\nnew names (memorywipe your government ID)\nanti-surveillance face & body art\n\n\n\n\n8-10 PM INCANTATIONS FOR INVISIBILITY\n\n\nreadings by 25+ storyspinners and poets\nfrequency lifting by the URBAN SHAMANS word/sounds/power:afrobeat funk jazz\n\n\n 10-MIDNIGHT DANCE PARTY\n☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ FEATURING ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆\n⚡ Anti-facial recognition face painting and body art by Kitakiya Davis\n♪ Live musical performance by Philly’s URBAN SHAMANS: afrobeat funk jazz grooves\, WORDS\, SOUNDS\, and POWER!\n♪ DJ wizardry by Alex Smith (of METROPOLARITY) \n\n\n\nMIDNIGHT-??? AFTERPARTY @ SILK CITY\n\n\nmay the ephemeral gather strength and carry us through the night\n\n\n\n\nPAY WHAT YOU CAN: $7-10 SUGGESTED DONATION\n\n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/apiary-x-metropolarity-%e2%8c%96-soft-targets-launch-party-%e2%8c%96/
LOCATION:Painted Bride ArtsCenter\, 230 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Parties,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160813T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T212021Z
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SUMMARY:⊙ Casita De Las Olas ⊙
DESCRIPTION:A VERY FINE EVENT FROM OUR NEIGHBOR\, GENESIS MARTINEZ-CRESPO Y MARCELLINE MANDEG \nIN WHAT WAYS HAS NOSTALGIA HINDERED OUR PERSONAL GROWTH? HOW DOES ONE BUILD A HOME OUT OF CONSTANT THEMES OF WHO THEY USED TO BE? WHAT IF THERE ISN’T MUCH TO BE NOSTALGIC ABOUT? BECAUSE AT NO TIME IN THE RECENT PAST YOU\, YOUR PARENTS OR YOUR PARENT’S PARENTS WEREN’T IN A STATE OF DISPLACEMENT. IF YOU COULD ONLY PIN-POINT WHEN AND WHERE ITS EVEN POSSIBLE TO BREAK THE CYCLE. \n⊙ Casita De Las Olas ⊙ \n1) DRAWING BASED INSTALLATION AT 40TH STREET AIR GALLERY.\n+\n2) AN ACCOMPANYING COLLABORATIVE PERFORMANCE WITH MARCELLINE MANDENG (http://mandengarchives.tk/) AT THE ROTUNDA AT 8PM \nGALLERY DATES ⊙ ALSO OPEN TO APPOINTMENTS (GENCRESPO@GMAIL.COM) \nWEDNESDAY AUGUST 17TH 6-9PM\nFRIDAY AUGUST 26TH 4-7PM\nFIRST FRIDAY SEPT 2ND 6PM-9PM\nSATURDAY SEPT 10TH 2PM-5PM \nCLOSING SEPT 16TH -HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH KICKOFF FEAST \nACCESSIBILITY INFO: THE ROTUNDA IS WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE ALONG WITH AN ADA COMPLIANT RESTROOM. 40TH STREET HAS 5 STAIRS TO THE ENTRANCE AND 2 SMALL STEPS TO THE GALLERY\, HAS A COMMON HOUSEHOLD-LIKE RESTROOM. BOTH VENUES HAVE SEATING. \nSEPTA: CLOSEST TO 40TH ST MARKET-FRANKFORD LINE STOP. 40 BUS\, 30 BUS AND A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE 40TH ST PORTAL.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/%e2%8a%99-casita-de-las-olas-%e2%8a%99/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 4014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160820T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160820T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T213432Z
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SUMMARY:Sharswood Community Clean-up Day
DESCRIPTION:Join the Ridge Avenue Block Captain\, Community Futures Lab and Sharswood (North Philly) residents\, neighbors\, and business owners for a community clean-up day! Brooms\, bags\, and other supplies will be provided\, as well as refreshments. Come anytime between the hours of 9am and 1pm\, and bring a friend! \nDate: Saturday\, August 20\nTime: 9am-2pm\nMeeting place: 2224 Ridge Ave\, a few doors down from Community Futures Lab\nContact: Stephanie Hardy\, Block Captain – shardy01@temple.edu or (267) 595-1488
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/sharswood-community-clean-up-day/
LOCATION:Community Futures Lab\, 2204 Ridge Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Some Other Jawns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160827T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160827T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160807T213144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T213144Z
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SUMMARY:The Free Black Women's Library at Community Futures Lab - Community & Memory Theme
DESCRIPTION:The Free Black Women’s Library comes to Community Futures Lab! \nThe Free Black Women’s Library is a Brooklyn-based interactive mobile library that features over 420 books written by and about Black women. The library centers and celebrates the art\, music\, history and stories of Black women and girls worldwide. All books are available via trade. http://thefreeblackwomanslibrary.tumblr.com/ \nPlease feel free to bring a good book written by a Black women to donate or trade. \n1pm – Library Opens\n3pm – Join us for a discussion on themes of Community and Memory in Black women’s literature.\n3:45pm – Parables AfroFeminist Sermon delivery by Ola Ronke\n4:30pm – Open Mic – bring a short piece of any genre to share \nFREE\nALL AGES\nACCESSIBLE\nLIGHT SNACKS \nThe Free Black Women’s Library at CFL is part of the weekend-long Rockers Bbq Weekend #6 2016 with performances to follow at 6pm ($5 admission):\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/664370080395117/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/the-free-black-womens-library-at-community-futures-lab-community-memory-theme/
LOCATION:Community Futures Lab\, 2204 Ridge Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160827T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160828T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160807T214204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T214204Z
UID:2121-1472302800-1472400000@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:ROCKERS BBQ WEEKEND #6
DESCRIPTION:ROCKERS BBQ WEEKEND WILL TAKE PLACE\nAUG 27TH & 28TH 2016\nWE CELEBRATE OUR 6TH YEAR DOING THE FESTIVAL!!\nI CAN NOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR SUPPORTING ROCKERS OVER THE YEARS IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO PROVIDE SO MANY WITH A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.ROCKERS MONTHLY SHOWS MAY BE OVER BUT WE WILL CONTINUE EVERY YEAR WITH THE BBQ WEEKEND!!! THIS IS A WEEKEND FOR RECONNECTING\, GIVING THANKS AND HAVING FUN. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE\,\n—————………..……………………..…………———-\nDAY 1 AUGUST 27TH\n2PM – 5PM BLACK WOMANS LIBRARY EVENT\nREADING BY RAS\nCommunity Futures Lab \n7PM RBW6 SHOW @yungcandystore\n\nURSULA\nhttps://www.facebook.com/ripursula/?fref=ts\nANDRE ALTREZ\nhttps://www.facebook.com/andrealtrez/?fref=ts\nPINKWASH\nhttps://pinkwash.bandcamp.com/\nTHROWDOWN SYNDICATE (DC)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Throwdown-Syndicate-299281278982/?fref=ts\nWHAT NERVE\nhttps://www.facebook.com/whatnerve/?fref=ts\nIRREVERSAL ENTANGLEMENTS\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Irreversible-Entanglements-1222309981135873/\nDJ MADAM DATA\nhttps://www.facebook.com/madamdata/?fref=ts \nAFTERPARTY Sofistifunk!!!\n————–……………………………….-————————\nDAY 2 AUGUEST 28TH BBQ – BBQ – BBQ \n3PM -4PM COLLECTIVE ZINE MAKING WORKSHOP @communityfutureslab \nSHOW & BBQ 4;20 – 8PM @communityfutureslab\nRASHEEDAH PHILLIPS\nhttps://www.facebook.com/AfroFuturistAffair/?fref=ts\nJOHN MORRISON\nhttps://www.facebook.com/JohnTheLiberator/?fref=ts\nDistant//Damage\n(Form space chumpy)\nMIGHTY PARADOCS\nhttps://www.facebook.com/Mighty-Paradocs-115554085164785/?fref=ts\nSWARM\nhttps://www.facebook.com/swarm.philly/?fref=ts\nDJ MR. MANIC\nhttps://www.facebook.com/mistermanic?fref=ts\n—————………..……..———–…….……………………..…….\nIF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VENDING OR HELPING OUT WITH THE RBW6 WEEKEND PLEASE\nEMAIL SDFSBOOKING@GMAIL.COML
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/rockers-bbq-weekend-6/
LOCATION:Community Futures Lab\, 2204 Ridge Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19121\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Parties,Readings & Performances,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161204T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160615T032706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160615T032706Z
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SUMMARY:TOMORROW NEVER HAPPENS
DESCRIPTION:FIND METROPOLARITY PRINT ARTIFACTS AMONG THIS STACKED EXHIBIT AT BUCKNELL U’S SAMEK ART MUSEUM::::::: \nAug. 30 – Dec. 4\, 2016\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center\, Bucknell University \nThis exhibition explores queer futurity and the aesthetics of utopia by asking: How are queer communities imagining and working toward a better world? And how do queer theories\, artistic practices\, and lived experiences influence broader cultural thinking about the future? \nRelated Events:\n \nTomorrow Never Happens Semester Launch Party\nFriday\, September 16\, 7pm\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center \nJoin us to celebrate Tomorrow Never Happens and the beginning of a new semester. Featuring spoken word\, drag\, and hip hop performances. \nField Trip: Hermitage and Mahantongo Heritage Center\nSaturday\, October 1\, 10am-3:30pm\nDeparts from Elaine Langone Center \nIn connection to Tomorrow Never Happens and its focus on the concept of a queer utopia\, we will be visiting this one-of-a-kind queer utopian experiment right here in Central PA. Information on how to sign up will be available soon on our website. Includes bus travel and lunch at Penn’s Tavern is on your own.\n\nTomorrow Never Happens Curatorial Talk\nWednesday\, October 12\, 6pm\nGallery Theater\, Elaine Langone Center \nSamek Director\, Richard Rinehart will be in conversation with Bucknell Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies\, Nikki Young. Introductions by Associate Provost Robert Midkiff. A post-talk performance by Cornelius Loy will take place in the Samek Gallery. \nG.E.T. Fall Gala\nFriday\, November 4\, 5:30-7:00pm\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center \nThe Samek’s student organization\, the Gallery Engagement Team\, is throwing its fall gala at the Samek in celebration of Tomorrow Never Happens. This event is for students\, by students. \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/tomorrow-never-happens/
LOCATION:Samek Gallery\, 3rd Floor\, Elaine Langone Center\, Bucknell University\, Lewisburg\, PA\, 17837\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160903T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160904T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160807T212431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T212431Z
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SUMMARY:HIGH TIDE GALLERY (SMALL) SMALL PRESS FAIR
DESCRIPTION:METROPOLARITY TO TABLE & READ @ THIS PHILADELPHIA FOCUSED SMALL PRESS / MULTIPLES / ART OBJECTS / READING & PERFORMANCE / ZINE FAIR \n(Small) Small Press Fair @ High Tide \nSeptember 3 & 4 \n12noon – 6pm \nFREE ADMISSION \nFeaturing Vendors: \n3dot Zine \nArt Vandelay \nBrickman Pubs \nFume Room \nHigh Tide \nJessica Hans & Leah Horowitz \nMetropolarity \nPomegranate Press \nUlises \nPoster designed by Joel Evey
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/high-tide-gallery-small-press-zine-fair/
LOCATION:High Tide Gallery\, 1850 N. Hope St.\, Apt 14a\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160807T215115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T215115Z
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SUMMARY:TRANS & GENDER NONCONFORMING YOUTH WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES
DESCRIPTION:Kelly Writers House invites you to join a new \nWriting Group for Trans\n& Gender Non-Conforming Youth  \n This monthly writing group is open and free of charge for youth ages 14–22 who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming (GNC). The group will meet monthly at Kelly Writers House on the University of Pennsylvania campus on the second Saturday of the month\, 12:00–2:00pm. No experience or expertise in writing is expected. Trans and GNC-identified guest writers will lead the group each month\, and trans and GNC-identified facilitators will attend and support all monthly sessions. Lunch will be provided\, as well as SEPTA tokens for transportation to and from the group. Come join us! \n  \nSeptember 10 – Andrew Spiers\, Kalen McLean and Hazel Edwards\, facilitators \nCome meet and start writing with the three trans and GNC-identified people who will facilitate the writing group and help establish ground rules and brainstorm topics participants want to write about. Andrew Spiers is a trans/queer writer\, musician\, and radical social worker. Kalen McLean works at the Mazzoni Center and helps facilitate a support group for young trans and GNC youth. Hazel Edwards is an artist\, trans activist\, and member of the Justice League at the Attic’s Bryson Center. \n  \nOctober 8\, 2016 – Guest Writer Kavi Ade  \nKavindu “Kavi” Ade is a writer\, activist\, arts educator\, and nationally recognized spoken word poet. While best known for their gender identity poem titled “IT\,” Kavi’s work most often bridges the realms of personal and political identity – navigating what it means to be Black\, Transgender\, Queer\, and first-generation American all at once. Through their poetry the world unfolds itself in moments of cruelty\, rage\, and grief\, but also beauty\, wonder\, and becoming. \n  \nNovember 12\, 2016 – Guest Writers Mel Bentley and Leah B. \nMel Bentley co-organizes Housework at Chapterhouse\, a reading series in Center City. They have two chapbooks published from 89plus/Luma Foundation and Lamehouse Press. Leah B. (Ksenya Leah Basarab) creates experimental musical fragments and prose/narrative/essay-form written works. Her musical pieces are an energized form of communication that involves sharing a myriad of emotions\, memories\, and opinions via varying vocalizations\, a bass guitar\, timing effects/layers\, sometimes a piano\, and more rarely a cello. \n  \nDecember 10\, 2016 – Guest Writer M Eighteen Téllez\n \nA founding member of the METROPOLARITY sci-fi collective\, Eighteen is a hybrid mestiza cyborg and Philadelphia native who is frustrated/pissed with institutional distinction\, empire and white supremacy\, and fixed rather than fluid treatment of language and identity. They consider the spoken and written word handy and inexpensive tools for deconstructing oppressive world-ordering narratives. \n  \nJanuary 14\, 2017 – Guest Writer Cyree Jarelle Johnson \nCyree Jarelle Johnson is a Black non-binary essayist and poet living and working in Philadelphia. Their writing considers disability as a cyborg femme reality\, femininity as resistance and rebellion\, and Black pessimism. They are a founding member of A Collective Apparition\, a Black queer and trans interdisciplinary arts collective. Their work has been featured in publications both domestically and internationally including Black Girl Dangerous\, Feministing\, and in the anthology Poems for the Queer Revolution. \n  \nFebruary 11\, 2017 – Guest Writer Trish Salah \nTrish Salah is a Lebanese/Irish-Canadian feminist writer and educator whose writing addresses trans themes as well as questions of diasporic Arab identity\, anti-racism\, queer politics and economic and social justice. Her first volume of poetry\, Wanting in Arabic\, published in 2002 then reissued\, won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction in 2014. Roof Books published her second book\, Lyric Sexology Vol. 1\, in 2014. \n  \nMarch 11\, 2017 – Guest Writer Davy Knittle \nDavy Knittle is a poet whose chapbooks include empathy for cars / force of july (horse less press) and cyclorama (the operating system). He is a PhD candidate in English at Penn\, where he thinks about what cities and poetry have to say to each other\, and how poetry might help cities make room for everyone who lives in them. \n  \nApril 8\, 2017 – End-of-year party and chapbook launch \nWe will have an end-of-year celebration at Kelly Writers House where the youth can share their writing with friends and family. \n  \nSessions will take place at Kelly Writers House\, 3805 Locust Walk\, on the University of Pennsylvania campus\, except on October 8 and March 11\, when the writing group will be held at the LGBT Center at Penn\, 3907 Spruce Street. Questions? Please contact Amy Hillier at ahillier@upenn.edu or Andrew Spiers at andrewspiersmss@gmail.com or Rachel Zolf at zolfr@writing.upenn.edu. Funding for the writing group is provided by Kelly Writers House and the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice. \n  \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/trans-gender-nonconforming-youth-writing-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Kelly Writer’s House\, 3805 Locust Walk \, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshops,Youth Events,Zine & Book Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160916T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160916T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160807T210927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T210927Z
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SUMMARY:Tomorrow Never Happens Semester Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:COME GET YOUR SPECULATIVE VISION STRONG WITH ALEX & EIGHTEEN\, READING AT THE LAUNCH JAWN 4 YOU~ \nTomorrow Never Happens Semester Launch Party\nFriday\, September 16\, 7pm\nSamek Gallery\, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center \nThis exhibition explores queer futurity and the aesthetics of utopia. \nFrom marriage equality\, to “bathroom bills\,” to the massacre in Orlando\, queerness is central to current social and political life. Current events can mire us in an unrelenting present that makes it hard to imagine a path beyond. \nA rising chorus of artists is asking where do we go from here? How do queer communities imagine and work toward a better world? And how do queer theories\, artistic practices\, and lived experiences influence broader cultural thinking about the future? \nThe artworks in this exhibition represent a diverse range of sexes and sexualities\, gender identities and expressions\, national origins\, and aesthetic sensibilities. Each work speaks with its own voice and they point down many possible paths to queer futurity. In some works\, sexuality and sexual imagery are exposed as politics. Some works invoke collective strength and a sense of shared destiny. And others code utopian messages into history\, mythology\, and culture. Together\, they suggest that our best hope may be to queer the future. \nJoin us to celebrate Tomorrow Never Happens and the beginning of a new semester. Featuring  hip hop\, drag\, and  spoken word performances from\nAbdu Ali\, Lil Miss Hot Mess\, as well as Maggie Eighteen and Alex Smith of Metropolarity.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/tomorrow-never-happens-semester-launch-party/
LOCATION:Samek Gallery\, 3rd Floor\, Elaine Langone Center\, Bucknell University\, Lewisburg\, PA\, 17837\, United States
CATEGORIES:Parties,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160807T201602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T201602Z
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SUMMARY:RIPExpo 2016 - Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo!
DESCRIPTION:METROPOLARITY LOVES RIPEXPO. \nCATCH RAS & EIGHTEEN THIS YEAR TABLING W/NEW \nPOSTERS\nPINS\n#DIYSCIFI BOOKS\n+ TEEEEEE SHIRTS\n^___^/ \nAbout\nThe Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPExpo) is a spring 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 exhibit work and generate discussion. RIPExpo is committed to giving voice to those underrepresented in mainstream media. \nThe RIPExpo main exhibition halls at the Providence Public Library will have over 120 exhibitors selling their small-press and self-published comics\, zines and books. Running during the show will be panel discussions with creators and publishers\, and in the evenings there will be various events throughout Providence. \nFree & open to the public! \nDate\nSeptember 24 – 25\, 2016 \nLocation\nProvidence Public Library\n225 Washington St\nProvidence\, RI\n02903
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/ripexpo-2016-rhode-island-independent-publishing-expo/
LOCATION:Providence Public Library\, 150 Empire St\, Providence\, RI\, 02903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Panels & Expos,Readings & Performances,Workshops,Zine & Book Events
ORGANIZER;CN="RIPExpo Organizers":MAILTO:ripepvd(@)gmail(.)com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160928T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20160807T205617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160807T205617Z
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SUMMARY:ICA Philly Free For All w/ Black Quantum Futurism
DESCRIPTION:RUMOR HAS IT METROPOLARITY WILL BE IN THE BUILDING WITH BLACK QUANTUM FUTURISM AS PART OF THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART’S FREE FOR ALL PROGRAM SERIES \nCONFIRMED DETAILS FORTHCOMING \n 
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/ica-philly-free-for-all-w-black-quantum-futurism/
LOCATION:Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia\, 118 S. 36th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Afrofuturist Sciences,Live Art & Exhibitions,Parties,Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20170503T184046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T184046Z
UID:2384-1493317800-1493326800@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:JINXED Science Fiction Reading
DESCRIPTION:👽A science-fiction reading at Jinxed West Philly location featuring @metropolarity co-founders Alex Smith and M Eighteen Téllez\, as well as Sarah Sawyers-Lovett and Moose Lane!
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/jinxed-science-fiction-reading/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170510T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20170503T182157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T182157Z
UID:2375-1494442800-1494453600@metropolarity.net
SUMMARY:LASER LIFE presents Style of Attack
DESCRIPTION:</^\> laser life queer sci-fi reading </^\> \n***this is the psycho-social\, queer liberatory\, autonomous\, afro-curatorial\, queer propulsed pulse\, electro light light beam\, sigil sub-conscious\, navigatory cosmic trance dance on the techno-veldt… this is STYLE OF ATTACK*** \nMETROPOLARITY is a DIY sci-fi collective based\, bred\, and tested in the colliding future-present of Philadelphia. STYLE OF ATTACK Report contains select work from Metropolarity’s four founding members\, who contribute theory\, practice\, and experience of home grown speculative visioning for both historical documentation as well as personal and collective survival. The collection serves as a model and a record of how Black\, brown\, queer\, low-resource\, working\, ill and in-recovery people can project themselves into the future\, conjuring resources\, technology\, and magic that aid us in the present. \nAlso this sci-fi is FIRE cuz the crew don’t play. \nLaser Life is a queer sci-fi reading documenting the release of STYLE OF ATTACK and a celebration of the book being nominated for a Lambda Literary Award\, the highest honor in LGBT letters. \npurchase and peruse the book here:\nhttp://metropolarity.bigcartel.com/product/style-of-attack-report \nCome here the futurist voices of:\nRas Mashramani\nMaggie Eighteen\nRasheedah Phillips\nCamae Ayewa\nAlex Smith\n+ special guests TBA \nhttp://metropolarity.net/ \n**flyer by Oskar Castro http://www.bohitifotuto.com/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/laser-life-presents-style-of-attack/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N. 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
ORGANIZER;CN="Alex Smith":MAILTO:theyarebirds@hotmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170518T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20170503T182913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T182913Z
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SUMMARY:MOOGFEST
DESCRIPTION:May 18—21 Durham\, NC \nCatch our workshops & reading events alongside Black Quantum Futurism collective as part of this year’s ‘Future Thought’ programming at MOOGFEST in Durham. It’s $$$ tho so don’t stress – we do our thing regularly around the city of Philadelphia. \nMoogfest is the synthesis of music\, art and technology. \nSince 2004\, Moogfest has brought together artists\, futurist thinkers\, inventors\, entrepreneurs\, designers\, engineers\, scientists\, and musicians. \nBy day\, Moogfest is a platform for conversation and experimentation. This mind-expanding conference attracts creative and technology enthusiasts for three days of participatory programming in Durham\, North Carolina. By night\, Moogfest presents cutting-edge music in venues throughout the city. Performing artists include early pioneers in electronic music\, alongside pop and avant garde experimentalists of today. \nMoogfest is a tribute to Dr. Robert Moog and the profound influence his inventions have had on how we hear the world. Over the last sixty years\, Bob Moog and Moog Music have pioneered the analog synthesizer and other technology tools for artists. This exchange between engineer and musician is celebrated with a unique festival format where the creative process is understood as a collaboration among many people\, across time and space\, in commerce and culture.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/moogfest/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Readings & Performances,Some Other Jawns,Workshops,Youth Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170612T220000
DTSTAMP:20260404T014736
CREATED:20170503T183537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T183537Z
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SUMMARY:2017 Lambda Literary Awards
DESCRIPTION:YOUR LOCAL SCI-FI SQUAD IS NOMINATED FOR A LAMMY IN SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR. CROSS YR FINGERS! WE’RE ROLLING DEEP TO THE AWARD CEREMONY. \nABOUT THE LAMMYS\nThe Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”) identify and celebrate the best lesbian\, gay\, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world. The Lammys\, which receive national and international media attention\, bring together 600 attendees—including nominees\, celebrities\, sponsors\, and publishing executives—to celebrate excellence in LGBTQ publishing. It is the most prestigious and glamorous LGBTQ literary event in the world. \nThe Guardian newspaper said: “… Steeped as they are in celebrity and ceremony\, the Lammys aren’t as stuffy or straight as many LGBT awards shows often are: they were unabashedly\, gleefully queer\, representing the many facets of queer life.” \nHonoring\nJacqueline Woodson with the Visionary Award\nJeanette Winterson with the Trustee Award \nWith special introductions by Cynthia Nixon & AM Homes \nHosted by Mx Justin Vivian Bond \nStellar roster of presenters include \nHeather Acs · Frank Bruni · Ana Castillo · Betty Dodson\nNYC Councilman Daniel Dromm · Masha Gessen · Keelay Gipson\nJP Howard · Cleve Jones · Saeed Jones · Taylor Mac · Eileen Myles\nTig Notaro · Carl Phillips · Ariel Schrag · Meredith Talusan\nVivek Tiwary · Jes Tom · Mitchell Waters · Karen Williams \nOther surprise guests to be announced in May \nThe awards ceremony is directed by Charles Rice-Gonzalez \nJoin us at the most glamorous LGBT literary event in the country. Over 500 attendees\, sponsors\, and celebrities will come together to celebrate excellence in LGBT literature. Read the full press release here. \nTICKETS ON SALE NOW! \n5:30 pm Red Carpet and VIP Cocktail Reception \n7:00 pm Awards Ceremony \nNYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts\n566 LaGuardia Place\nNew York City \n9:30 pm After Party\nLe Poisson Rouge\n158 Bleecker Street\nNew York City
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/2017-lambda-literary-awards/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Some Other Jawns
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