Italians and Kinetics

Far Side of the Moon
Monday, May 11, 2009, 7:00PM
Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad St. Philly, PA 19147
FREE but first-come, first-serve

A special one-night only screening of Far Side of the Moon (2003) directed by Robert Lepage.

Considered to be one of the foremost directors of theater and film in Canada and internationally acclaimed around the world, Lepage offers us "a fantastical voyage into space - outer space, and the space within ourselves."


Last Night at the Five Spot
Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 7:00PM
International House, 3701 Chestnut Street, Philly, Pennsylvania, 19104
$10

A visual valentine to the legendary Old City nightclub/dance club, The Five Spot, which burned down tragically in early 2007.

Maya Solovéy
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7:00PM
Wooden Shoe Books, 508 s. 5th Street, Philly, PA 19147
FREE

I love Latin American culture and their passionate women.

Maya has "a voice like a warm wind and croons stories of a soul caught somewhere between sorrow and orgasm. " Will be singing in English, Spanish, and Portugese. No guarantees made that you won't fall in love with her, her songs, her voice, her soul.

Meet the Candidates for City Controller
Thursday, May 14, 2009, 7:00 - 8:30PM
South Marble Room (use 15th St. entrance), Union League, 140 S. Broad St. Philly, PA 19102
FREE

Young Involved Philadelphia, Center City Residents' Association, and Washington Square West Civic Association bring you this forum to meet this election's candidates for the job of City Controller. Drinks afterwards at Time.

Secret tip: One of the best ways to practice public speaking is to ask a question at a public forum like this.

WASTE: ReThink, 2009 PennDesign Student Show
Friday, May 15, 2009, 5:30 - 8:30PM
Meyerson Hall Terrace, UPenn/210 S. 34th Street, Philly, PA 19104

Waste is the 2009 annual PennDesign Student Show, showcasing work from all disciplines completed over the course of the spring semester. WASTE "challenges students to not only show their work, but to ReThink the concept of waste when representing their body of work."

Kinetic Kensington Annual Kinetic Sculpture Derby
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 12:30PM (Parade starts)
Part of Trenton Ave. Arts Fest 2000-2300 blocks of Trenton Ave. (directions)

For those of you brave enough to venture out of the green zone of Center City, you might be well rewarded by a visual feast of the most interesting "bicycles" and the people who ride the "bicycles".

9th Street Italian Market Festival
Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17, 2009, 10:00AM - 5:00PM

In case you needed a reminder - this weekend is the Italian market Festival. Always crowded. Sights, sounds, smells, people-watching, and tastes galore.

Credit: Creative Commons photo by pwbaker