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Q&A: Jamie Moffett, Filmmaker & Reading Viaduct Cheerleader

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, March 08, 2011
He has two feature documentaries under his belt and has added the long-proposed Reading Viaduct project to his list of inspirations and passions. He's leading a major push to promote the "park in the sky" at the Philadelphia International Flower Show this week.
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Get Your Shots: Festival Fever Begins This Weekend

Joe Petrucci Friday, March 04, 2011
Old, new, improved and re-tooled, festivals focused on nature, science, kids, culture and films are on tap in the coming weeks, so pick your spots, starting this weekend, to experience and support Greater Philadelphia's best.
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MOVING PICTURE: Inside The 'Why I Love Philly' Party

Walking Whale Tuesday, March 01, 2011
It started as any other hashtag does but it wound up being more than a trending topic thanks to Young Involved Philadelphia, whose Why I Love Philly party captured the spirit of those who've made it here.
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EDITOR'S PICK: See Medusa Sing the Blues for An Important Theatrical Cause

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 25, 2011
Medusa is more than snakes and horror to Hannah Tsapatoris MacLeod, who is reprising the character to raise funds for her Naked Feet Productions company to produce a world premiere play she co-wrote for 2012.
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Moore College of Art & Design Lands Largest Endowment Gift

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 18, 2011
The school's chair of its Board of Trustees, Penny Fox, and her husband Bob have given $2M to create its first endowed professorship and fund internships.
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Achieving Your Non-Profit's Big Vision Like Jane, Jill and Sister Mary

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Go ahead, dream big. The incredible women behind the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the United Way of Southeastern PA and Project Home once did, and they'll share their vast wisdom with the rest of us as part of an awesome non-profit development panel on Thursday.
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EDITOR'S PICK: Local Bands Conspire for Triple Album Release at World Cafe Live

Flying Kite staff Tuesday, February 15, 2011
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more current and better sampling of the toe-tapping fruits of Philly's acoustic music community: Up the Chain, Hezekiah Jones and Joe D'Amico.
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Artifacts In Tact Again at Penn Museum

Flying Kite staff Friday, February 11, 2011
A Penn grad and diplomat and host of Chinese officials helped restore all the artifacts to the much-anticipated exhibit, which has been controversially altered last week. A 4,000 year-old mummy is among the artifacts to be back on display.
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Action! There Goes The Neighborhood

John Steele Tuesday, February 08, 2011
A new co-working space for filmmakers and media professionals underscores the benefits of collaboration and the need for Pennsylvania's film industry tax credit.
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DJ Jazzy Jeff Heads Philly 360's Latest Class of Creative Ambassadors

Joe Petrucci Friday, February 04, 2011
The group also includes multi-talented drummer Spanky McCurdy, currently on tour with Lady Gaga, and influential entrepreneur and business leader Sulaiman Rahman.
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View from the Airport: Waiting as PHL Plows Through Thundersnow

Flying Kite staff Thursday, January 27, 2011
Philly filmmaker Jamie Moffett was heading to Palestine to shoot a new documentary, but was among 1,500 passengers who never got past the tarmac Wednesday night.
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EDITOR'S PICK: Time to Party Down for a Decade of Sugar Town

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sara Sherr's monthly celebration of lady rockers and spinners has a huge celebration planned for its 10th anniversary show at Tritone on Saturday starting at 6 p.m.
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Main Line Art Center Connects Creators with Collectors

Margaret Guthrie Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The longtime Haverford-based nonprofit's first-of-its kind program is already a smash hit. The yearlong initiative, dubbed C3, proves for every starving artist there's a hungry patron. They just need a little help finding each other.
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EDITOR'S PICK: "Of Mythic Proportions" Lifts Up Kensington Teens at Walking Fish Theater

Joe Petrucci Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Barrymore Award-winning production, created from local teens' personal stories of violence they've experienced growing up, culminates with a public performance on Thursday.
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GPTMC's Zale Helps Usher In Mobile, Growth for Region's Tourism Sector

Joe Petrucci Thursday, January 13, 2011
Dear Always Working Web Guy: Kudos for making our city and its attractions more connected to tourists, even the ones that insist on running up the Art Museum steps. With Love, Flying Kite XOXO.
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