Book signing with Graphic Novel Author Jamar Nicholas
Multiverse 8026 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesMeet best-selling children’s author Jamar Nicholas, a Philadelphia-based graphic artist and educator. Hear all about Ncholas’ Leon Worst Friends Forever (2024), the follow-up to his novel Leon the Extraordinary(Scholastic, 2022). The illustrator’s new novel chronicles superhero Leon’s exploits, but the youth’s focus on heroics comes at the expense of neglecting his friendship with his bestie, Carolos. Nicholas also is...
Celebrating the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection’s 40th Anniversary at Temple University
Philadelphia City Hall 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThere’s just over a week left to catch the Creative Philadelphia’s Art In City Hall-hosted exhibit: Celebrating the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection’s 40th Anniversary at Temple University. It will be worth the trip to City Hall to experience an insightful journey of African and African-American history organized by Dr. Diane Turner and archivist Leslie Willis-Lowry. The exhibit...
A Wonderful World – The Louis Armstrong Musical
Studio 54 254 W 54th St, New York, New York, United StatesJoin Tony Award® winner James Monroe Iglehart and a talented ensemble cast as they bring Louis Armstrong’s incredible journey to life, from New Orleans to worldwide fame. This full-scale musical features a rich tapestry of characters, including the extraordinary women who helped shape his remarkable life and career. Be captivated by Armstrong’s timeless hits like...
Ideas We Should Steal Festival® presented by Comcast NBCUniversal
Comcast Technology Center 1800 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesThe media nonprofit Philadelphia Citizen searched far and wide to find true change-makers and innovators whose ideas could move the needle of progress and problem-solving in Philadelphia. We will call them revolutionaries if you will. The Philadelphia Citizen, whose calling is to engage the next generation of innovators, calls them participants in the Ideas We Should Steal Festival® presented...