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- Y12K
Fairmount Park
Saturday, November 14 at 9:00am - ITVS Community Cinema Screenin...
Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Saturday, November 21 at 11:00am
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WHYY Help create a set list for John Fogerty's Live by Request - airing on WHYY-TV tomorrow night at 9PM! Click on the link to share your picks!
Source: www.pbs.org
Grammy Award-winning rock legend John Fogerty takes your requests live on PBS. Saturday, November 7 at 9pm ET.
WHYY Our Y12K tee shirts were delivered to the office today! Only the first 500 people to register for the 12K will get a tee shirt and we are quickly approaching 500 - so sign up today to get yours! http://www.whyy.org/y12k
WHYY Complete episode of cool, calm, and uber-talented jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke is streaming now.
Source: video.whyy.org
On Canvas offers compelling, stories about the region's diverse cultural life. Every week, the series introduces audiences to a new performing arts experience selected from the region's rich cultural landscape.
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What we're watching: "On Canvas: Lionel Loueke" tonight at 8pm on WHYY-TV! Jazz guitarist Loueke has played with some of jazz's greatest musicians including Herbie Hancock,
Terence Blanchard, and Cassandra Wilson.
Source: www.whyy.org
Have your own idea of something we should feature on On Canvas? Or a comment about the program? Submit your suggestions here and we'll send you an On Canvas gift:
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Check your inbox! WHYY's weekly e-newsletter "In the Loop" just went out.
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Sign Up to Receive E-Mail From WHYYGet WHYY's TV and radio program highlights, 2-for-1 discount offers, event invitations and more information delivered to your inbox in our weekly e-newsletter, In the Loop.
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Tonight on WHYY-TV - "The People v. Leo Frank"
Monday, November 2, 10:00pm
The 1913 murder of 13-year-old factory worker Mary Phagan and the resulting trial and 1915 lynching of Leo Frank, the factory's superintendent, are recalled via dramatic re-creations with actors Seth Gilliam and Will Janowitz and documentary segments.
Source: leofrankfilm.com
In 1913 Atlanta, a child worker is found dead in the basement of the National Pencil Company. The police soon focus on Mary Phagan’s boss, a Jewish engineer recently arrived from New York – Leo Frank. Frank’s murder trial becomes a free-for-all of racial stereotypes and contradictions. ...
WHYY We still need volunteers for the Y12K - if you aren't running, please come out and help us make this inaugural event a success! Check out the link below for more information and the application form!
Source: www.whyy.org
The Y12K needs your help! If you are not up for running on Saturday, November 14th, but would still like to be involved in this inaugural event, consider becoming one of our volunteers. Download and fill out the application form »
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ITVS and WHYY, in partnership with the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, the Greater Philadelphia Paper Pholders and the Asian Arts Initiative
Present an Exclusive, Advance Screening of
BETWEEN THE FOLDS
By Vanessa Gould
Saturday, November 21st
11am
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 West Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
FREE and Open... to the Public.
Reserve seats by visiting http://whyy.convio.net/betweenthefolds
or by calling 215-351-0511.
Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art, science, creativity and meaning.
AFTER THE FILM, participate in a FREE ORIGAMI WORKSHOP led by the Greater Philadelphia Paper Pholders. Learn the basics, and more about the world of paper folding. Space is limited and sign-ups will be available at the door on the day of the event. Priority will be given to those who attend the film. For more information about the workshop contact phillyitvs@gmail.com.
BETWEEN THE FOLDS is the featured film for November 2009 in the ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA line-up. Presented in partnership with local public television stations and leading community organizations, Community Cinema holds monthly preview screenings in select markets across the country, showcasing selections from the new season of Independent Lens and making a real contribution on a range of current social issues by connecting communities with organizations, information and the opportunity to get involved.
BETWEEN THE FOLDS is coming to the Emmy Awardwinning PBS series Independent Lens in January 2010
For more information about Community Cinema and events in Philadelphia, visit http://communitycinema.org/
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Present an Exclusive, Advance Screening of
BETWEEN THE FOLDS
By Vanessa Gould
Saturday, November 21st
11am
Bryn Mawr Film Institute, 824 West Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
FREE and Open... to the Public.
Reserve seats by visiting http://whyy.convio.net/betweenthefolds
or by calling 215-351-0511.
Think origami is just paper planes and cranes? Meet a determined group of theoretical scientists and fine artists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at graduate degrees to forge new lives as modern-day paper folders. Together they reinterpret the world in paper, creating a wild mix of sensibilities towards art, science, creativity and meaning.
AFTER THE FILM, participate in a FREE ORIGAMI WORKSHOP led by the Greater Philadelphia Paper Pholders. Learn the basics, and more about the world of paper folding. Space is limited and sign-ups will be available at the door on the day of the event. Priority will be given to those who attend the film. For more information about the workshop contact phillyitvs@gmail.com.
BETWEEN THE FOLDS is the featured film for November 2009 in the ITVS COMMUNITY CINEMA line-up. Presented in partnership with local public television stations and leading community organizations, Community Cinema holds monthly preview screenings in select markets across the country, showcasing selections from the new season of Independent Lens and making a real contribution on a range of current social issues by connecting communities with organizations, information and the opportunity to get involved.
BETWEEN THE FOLDS is coming to the Emmy Awardwinning PBS series Independent Lens in January 2010
For more information about Community Cinema and events in Philadelphia, visit http://communitycinema.org/
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Time:11:00AM Saturday, November 21st
Location:Bryn Mawr Film Institute
WHYY Watch "On Canvas: Rufus Wainwright" tonight at 8pm on WHYY-TV! Click on the link below for a preview.
Source: www.whyy.org
Have your own idea of something we should feature on On Canvas? Or a comment about the program? Submit your suggestions here and we'll send you an On Canvas gift:
WHYY Today we kick-off a new weekly online discussion. This week's topic - Co-sleeping and bed-sharing. Join us.
Source: whyy.org
Digest This is a weekly, hour-long online discussion hosted by WHYY’s Health and Science team. Join us every Tuesday at noon. THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: Putting baby to bed ... safely.
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Paul Robeson's Philadelphia Years - Memories of Robeson's Philadelphia years are kept alive by the people who
knew him or just saw him sitting quietly on the porch under his
sister's watchful eye.
Source: www.whyy.org
Marian Forsythe, Paul Robeson's sister, lived in Philadelphia in an ample, comfortable house at the corner of 50th and Walnut Streets. It was there that Robeson spent the last ten years of his life, from 1966 to 1976. He died on January 23, 1976 at age 77.
