Miss Rockaway Armada Flotilla Journey and Performances on the Schuylkill River

20 Aug 2011
18:30:00 - 20:30:00

Walnut Street Dock, Schuykill Banks

Saturday, August 20, 2011

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Mississippi River Flotilla

Miss Rockaway Armada Flotilla Journey and Performances on the Schuylkill River

Saturday, August 20, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 21, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: Walnut Street Dock, Schuykill Banks, Philadelphia, PA

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Exhibitions

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Philadelphia Photo Arts Center

The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) is a nonprofit organization devoted to the study, practice, and appreciation of photography in the Philadelphia region.

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Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form Film Series

As part of its exhibition Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form, the James A. Michener Art Museum presents a series of films from the 1920s.

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Colored People Time: Mundane Futures, Quotidian Pasts, and Banal Presents

The history, present, and future of blackness in America is examined in a three-part, multidisciplinary exhibition featuring the work of artists Carolyn Lazard, Cameron Rowland, Sable Elyse Smith, and Martine Syms.

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Ulysses Jenkins: Without Your Interpretation Exhibition

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Discovery Grant: Planning for Making Place Matter

In conjunction with its relocation to South Kensington, The Clay Studio’s collaboration with area community members generates an inaugural exhibition plan focused on the theme of place.

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Alien She: Zine Workshop

As part of the programming related to the Alien She exhibition at Vox Populi, artist Beth Heinly will run a two-day zine workshop at Philadelphia Photo Arts Center.

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The Contest of the Fruits: Bacteria Bar

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Collaborators & Colleagues

James Voorhies

James Voorhies is the John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Director of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University where he oversees a contemporary arts program dedicated to the synthesis of art, design, and education.

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The College of Physicians/Mütter Museum

As the United States' finest museum of medical history, the Mütter Museum displays its beautifully preserved collections in a 19th-century "cabinet museum" setting.

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Michener Art Museum Casts New Light on Charles Sheeler and his 1920s Fashion Photography

From March 18 through July 9, 2017, the James A. Michener Art Museum will present an exhibition featuring 85 portraits and fashion photographs created between 1926 and 1931.

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Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies Opening Celebration

The Association for Public Art presents a public opening celebration to unveil Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies on Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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Monument Lab: A Citywide Public Art and History Exhibition

"What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?" Five temporary public artworks, created by artists including Mel Chin, Emeka Ogboh, Kaitlin Pomerantz, Kara Crombe, and Alexander Rosenberg, along with on-site "laboratories" for public feedback considered this question and notions of monumentality within the civic sphere.

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Frankenstein & Dracula: Screening of Nosferatu, a symphony of horror, Accompanied by Live Organ

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Self-Organized Spaces on Their Own Terms

Vox Populi teamed up with Brooklyn-based curatorial collective Cleopatra's to explore the current role of artist-run spaces within the broader artistic community.

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Chester Made Cultural Exploration Zone: Community History Talk & Workshop with Laura Barraclough

Pennsylvania Humanities Council presents a community history talk and workshop led by Yale University’s Laura Barraclough.

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Two Center-Funded Publications from Fabric Workshop Document Work of Ann Hamilton, Janine Antoni, Anna Halprin, Stephen Petronio

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Mondays with Milford Film Screenings

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Alien She

This nationally touring exhibition, presented at Vox Populi in spring 2014, is the first to critically examine the lasting impact that the Riot Grrrl movement has had on artists today.

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Alien She: Women Who ROCK Karaoke

Local concert promoter, writer, and DJ Sara Sherr will host two nights of "Women Who ROCK" Karaoke at Teri's Bar in Philadelphia.

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Design With Nature Now

Three parallel exhibitions highlight dynamic and visionary approaches to landscape design and development in the face of climate change and urbanization.

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