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  1. May
    24
    Fri

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      Poetry Reading: elijah b pringle, III
      7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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      Reading from the manuscript Self Portraits and Other Canvases.

      http://www.facebook.com/events/317408525052396/

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      7:00 pm
      Poetry Reading: elijah b pringle, III

  2. May
    25
    Sat

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      FROM PHILLY TO HARRISBURG: March for a People’s Budget – Stop Prison Expansion Now!
      12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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      MAY 25 – JUNE 3

      Year after year, Governor Corbett cuts funds from education, healthcare, environmental protection, and social services. Yet he continues to spend millions on locking people up. Right now, the Corbett administration is spending over $400 million to build two new prisons in Montgomery County, while 23 schools in Philadelphia will be closing next year due to funding shortages. His proposed budget for 2013 includes a $68 million increase for the Department of Corrections, even as his administration claims the prison population is going down.

      Many of our lawmakers talk the talk about the need for prison reform and increased education funding, but they refuse to walk the walk. So Decarcerate PA and our allies are going to walk all the way from Philly to Harrisburg to tell them the time for change is NOW.

      On May 25th to June 3rd, we are marching from Philadelphia to Harrisburg to demand that 2013 be the year of a People’s Budget, Not a Prison Budget. The march will start with a huge rally in Love Park at 12:00 on Saturday, May 25th and stop in 10 towns and cities across the state, landing in Harrisburg on the first day of the new legislative session. Join us to demand legislators reject Governor Corbett’s prison budget and invest in communities, not prisons.

      Join us to demand:

      •Legislators vote NO on an increased prison budget
      •The immediate cancelation of new prison construction in Montgomery County
      •Full funding for education, healthcare, and social services

      Tentative Schedule of Events:

      •Saturday May 25th – Kick off rally and march at 12:00 pm in Love Park in Philadelphia. March will end with a rally at the Art Museum and those marching to Harrisburg will continue on to Bryn Mawr area.
      •Sunday May 26th – March from Bryn Mawr to Collegeville
      •Monday, May 27th – March from Collegeville to Pottstown
      •Tuesday, May 28th – March from Pottstown to Reading
      •Wednesday, May 29th – Stay in Reading
      •Thursday, May 30th – March from Reading to Womelsdorf area
      •Friday, May 31st – Womelsdorf to Lebanon
      •Saturday, June 1st – Lebanon to Hershey
      •Sunday, June 2nd – Hershey to Greater Harrisburg
      •Monday, June 3rd – March in Harrisburg and rally at 12:00 pm at the Capitol.

      How to join the movement:

      •Mobilize members of your community to come out for the May 25th rally in Philadelphia, participate in segments of the march to Harrisburg, or join us at the Capitol on June 3rd to bring our message directly to the lawmakers.
      •Help us find folks who can shelter and/or feed marchers, or host awareness events across the state. If you can help house or feed marchers, email us at decarcerate.march@gmail.com
      •Call and/or write your legislators and ask them to refuse to pass any budget with increased DOC funding as long as the Department continues to waste taxpayer money on unnecessary new prisons. For more info and sample letters, check out http://www.decarceratepa.info/legislators
      •DONATE! Help us fund this effort my making a donation at http://decarceratePA.info/donate

      To learn more: Check out Decarcerate PA’s platform and other materials on our website: http://decarceratepa.info, email us at decarceratePA@gmail.com or call us at (267) 217-3372.

      Decarcerate PA is a grassroots campaign working to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania. We demand that PA stop building prisons, reduce the prison population, and reinvest money in our communities.

      http://www.facebook.com/events/557929134229487/

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      12:00 pm
      FROM PHILLY TO HARRISBURG: March for a People’s Budget – Stop Prison Expansion Now!

  3. May
    29
    Wed

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      Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub
      7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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      7:00 pm
      Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub

  4. Jun
    8
    Sat

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      3RD ANNUAL HOMELESS NOT HOPELESS POETS FOR CHANGE FINALE’
      3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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      “YEAR OF THE VISUAL ARTIST” AND CLOTHING DRIVE.
      THIS YEAR WILL BE A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY YOUTH GROUPS AND SHELTER RESIDENTS

      http://www.facebook.com/events/405515842877265/

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      3:00 pm
      3RD ANNUAL HOMELESS NOT HOPELESS POETS FOR CHANGE FINALE’
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      APIARY 6 Launch Party & LOVE HEX DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA Featuring SONIA SANCHEZ
      7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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      People, it’s Issue 6.

      6 is considered the most harmonious of single-digit numbers. In the words of the Internet numerologists, “people are drawn to the loving, magnetic energy of the 6 vibration.”

      This launch party is all about LOVE. Of our city, of our writers, of one another, of the better world you’re writing into being every day.

      And who better to headline than Sonia Sanchez, Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, renowned peaceful warrior, and artistic mother to generations of young Philly poets?

      7:30 – 10 p.m.: Readings by Sonia Sanchez, Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureates, and APIARY 6 Contributors
      (with funk/jazz dance breaks from The Signifying Monks)

      10 p.m. – 2 a.m.: LOVE HEX DANCE PARTY
      The DJ spins til 2.

      Admission: Sliding scale $7-10.

      Underground Arts, 12th and Callowhill

      http://www.facebook.com/events/188036064681435/

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      7:00 pm
      APIARY 6 Launch Party & LOVE HEX DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA Featuring SONIA SANCHEZ

  5. Jun
    12
    Wed

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      Mamas gun A new moon Sirius
      9:00 pm – 12:00 am
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      We are kicking off a new monthly June 12th at ORTLIEBS called MAMAS GUN featuring African/jazz/Hiphop/nowave
      EVERY 2nd Wednesday of each month.

      Performing Live
      Moor Mother Goddess
      soundcloud.com/moor-goddess
      Slapdash soundsystem

      http://www.reverbnation.com/slapdashsoundsystem

      Dsck
      Alexia Gold
      Alien architect
      Nate Kuszaj
      And special guests

      Dj Ognk
      Hosted by Joe Jordan & Jaq Masters
      $5 free before 10

      Supported by local Philadelphia business/ organizations
      ROCKERS CLOSET/ PHILADELPHIA PRINTWORKS/ RAW FRIUT LLC /AFROFUTURIST AFFAIR

      www.rockerscloset.com
      www.myrawfruit.com
      www.philadelphiaprintworks.com
      www.afrofuturistaffair.com

      http://www.facebook.com/events/159824677516805/

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      9:00 pm
      Mamas gun A new moon Sirius

  6. Jun
    26
    Wed

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      Announcing the 6th Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival – June 26 – 30, 2013
      8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
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      Multiple venues and online! Join hundreds of filmmakers from far and wide to discuss and have it out about their films and what they mean. This festival is about the art and business of film and its impact on society. Does it? You decide.

      http://www.facebook.com/events/122121567957752/

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      8:00 pm
      Announcing the 6th Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival – June 26 – 30, 2013

  7. Jul
    1
    Mon

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      Smyte~IX; The Cancer Trials 2013 (all-day)
      Jul 1
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      Information hub for all things concerning my journey towards Healing

      http://www.facebook.com/events/422872907784772/

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      Smyte~IX; The Cancer Trials 2013 (all-day)

  8. Jul
    4
    Thu

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      UAHS 2003 – 10 year reunion (all-day)
      Jul 4
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      July 4th: Parade and float (theme to come later. We will probably keep the float simple but ask that everyone dresses up to the theme we choose)
      July 5th: Reunion @ Varsity Club @ 8:00pm
      **Guests welcome. We will probably do what we did with our 5 year and ask for a cover charge but it will provide unlimited beer. Any suggestions are welcome. Please contact myself, Jennifer Fisher or Jenna Hartzell with any thoughts or questions. Also- any volunteers are welcome. I only found 251 people to invite, so please invite those that I do not have on my list. Thanks and hopefully see everyone there….we may be older now but I’m pretty sure we are all the same kind of drinkers we were back in high school :) **

      http://www.facebook.com/events/500320970027510/

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      UAHS 2003 – 10 year reunion (all-day)

  9. Jul
    15
    Mon

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      Call for Submissions!
      11:00 pm – 2:00 am
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      Submissions close on July 15 for the Fall 2013 issue of Certain Circuits. Send your best work in any genre to certaincircuits@gmail.com. We favor cross-genre collaborative pieces, video submissions, and experimental poetics. For our current issue, visit certaincircuits.org

      Image credit: Ed Wilcox

      http://www.facebook.com/events/419229964833769/

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      11:00 pm
      Call for Submissions!

  10. Dec
    30
    Mon

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      The Hands On Literary Festival and Masquerade Ball
      9:30 am – 9:00 pm
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      Burlesque Press Announces the First Biennial Hands On Literary Festival and Masquerade Ball!

      www.burlesquepressllc.com

      December 30, 2013 to January 1, 2014

      Burlesque Press seeks to bring writers, readers, teachers and students together in an egalitarian format for the discussion of literature and writing. It will provide a supportive environment for writers and readers of all ages and levels to interact, share work, and discuss issues critical to creative writing, publication, creative pedagogy, and contemporary literature. We also seek to provide a vibrant atmosphere for editors, agents, and other publishers to discover new talent.

      To learn more about Dinty W. Moore, please visit our Festival Bios and Contributors page at

      http://burlesquepressllc.com/handsonball/2013-2014-hands-on-festival-contributors-and-bios/

      This year’s theme is Mask and Persona in Creative Writing and Literature. Papers are, however, invited on any aspect of creative writing and contemporary literature.

      Suggested topics include, but are not limited to the following:

      Creative Writing Pedagogical Issues
      Creative Writing in the Composition Classroom
      Analyses of Contemporary Literature
      Contemporary Author Spotlights
      Southern Literature Past, Present, and Future
      YA, Fantasy, Crime Fiction, and Sci-Fi
      Online and Traditional Publishing
      The Current and/or Future State of Publishing
      Individual or Group Readings of Creative Work

      Students at all collegiate levels are invited and encouraged to submit proposals.

      To submit, include a brief description of your proposed panel, reading or paper in a word document and submit it free via Submittable at

      https://burlesquepress.submittable.com/submit/19534.

      We are also inaugurating the Hands On Creative Writing Contest in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, which offers one winner in each genre a fee waiver to attend the conference, plus a small stipend and publication on our website. Winners will receive their awards at the opening reception and keynote. For more information on the contest, please visit our site.

      The deadline for contest submissions is August 31, 2013.

      We will also feature a book section where presenters, local publishers, small presses and others are welcome to display their work. Contact burlesquepressllc@gmail.com for more information.

      To register for the conference, or to learn more about the Hands On Literary Festival and Masquerade Ball, or for any and all inquiries about the conference, please visit our updated website or contact the director of Burlesque Press, Jennifer Stewart at burlesquepressllc@gmail.com.

      To register for the conference, please visit

      http://handsonfestival.eventbrite.com

      http://www.facebook.com/events/350444248404410/

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      9:30 am
      The Hands On Literary Festival and Masquerade Ball

  11. May
    1
    Thu

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      MAD HOUSE | Read vol 0 ONLINE (all-day)
      May 1
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      ~NEW PROSE AND POETRY~
      —–READ IN FULL:—–
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      { http://www.scribd.com/MadHousePublications } (+phones or tablets)

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      { MAD HOUSE }
      -_-_-_Vol. 0_-_-_-
      Literary Magazine
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      [ Editors ] Philip Mittereder, David E. Morton, and Drew Panckeri

      [ Fiction ] by Leslie Burnette, James Harrison Monaco, Manish Melwani, David E. Morton, Sarah Lefkowith, and Philip Mittereder

      [ Poetry ] by Miguel Huerta, Sydney Coffin, Sam DiBernardo, Joseph Fritsch, and Michael Ketigian

      [ Photography ] by Roman Krivitsky

      [ Illustrations ] by Drew Panckeri

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      Mad House was launched January 1st 2013. The first issue, Volume 0, was released April 6th, 2013.

      250 paper copies are now being intentionally lost all throughout the world. Please invite your friends here and share by forwarding the links.

      Like us on Facebook. { http://on.fb.me/11uUsg7 }

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      http://www.facebook.com/events/474545579284682/

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      MAD HOUSE | Read vol 0 ONLINE (all-day)