[Culture] events @ the rotunda

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Thu., Dec. 30, 10pm-2am: The Gathering: *breaking*turntablism*open mic*poppin*lockin*live graf*
Featuring

O*H*E*N*E

+ guest DJ GHOST of Silent Assassins with the dope breaks...

**resident DJS M-SKI and Skeme -- hosted by I BE, TuPhace, and Sara Green**

The most ill- the most raw- the most authentic - THE GATHERING
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Mon., Jan. 3, 6pm, 7:15pm: Every Monday, Empress Thandi will instruct in the art of yoga. Her classes are entitled Yoga for Life, and will focus on basic, Astranga, Power Yoga, meditation, etc. As she says "This is not a work out, but a work in." Each class will run 1 hour, so come for the 6-7pm, 7:15-8:15pm, or stay for both!
The requested fee is $10.00 per class. A large portion of each class payment will be donated directly to The Rotunda's many and varied programs. Without your support, The Rotunda cannot survive.
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Sat., Jan. 8, doors at 6pm: Ruder Than You (RTY), SGR, and Bigger Thomas
http://www.ruderthanyou.net
This concert will celebrate the release of âPhilly Stylee,â Ruder Than Youâs long-awaited third CD featuring the late Trish  Johnson on bari-sax, and several top Philadelphia guest  musicians.  Trish was killed in a car accident in 1997 returning from a solo  jazz performance.  The CD is dedicated to her.

The CD, conceived and recorded at the peak of the Third Wave, was never completed for a number of reasons, but mostly due to a 3-year  incarceration of lead singer, DJ Freddie 3D Weaver.

The CD will feature RTY's hybrid style ska, reggae,  hip-hop, dancehall, rub-a-dub, and rocksteady.
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Sun., Jan. 9 at 6pm: Spoken word and musical celebration honoring Davina Stewart (Daughters of the Diaspora). Acts and more tba)
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Mon., Jan. 10, 6pm, 7:15pm: Every Monday, Empress Thandi will instruct in the art of yoga. Her classes are entitled Yoga for Life, and will focus on basic, Astranga, Power Yoga, meditation, etc. As she says "This is not a work out, but a work in." Each class will run 1 hour, so come for the 6-7pm, 7:15-8:15pm, or stay for both!
The requested fee is $10.00 per class. A large portion of each class payment will be donated directly to The Rotunda's many and varied programs. Without your support, The Rotunda cannot survive.
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Tue., Jan. 11 at 9pm: VJ Large Marge Musical Movie Fundraisers. Film tba
http://www.gypsyboots.org
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Thu., Jan. 13 at 8pm: Andrew's Video Vault Presents
Every 2nd Thursday
http://www.armcinema25.com

Screenings continuous from 8pm
ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The Animal Kingdom (Edward H. Griffith, 1932, 85 minutes, B&W, 1.33:1)
Leslie Howard stars in the first film adaptation of Philip Barryâs 1931 romantic comedy about a publisher of the esoteric caught between his free-loving bo-ho artist best friend (Ann Sheridan) and his would-be socialite wife (Myrna Loy).

Thereâs Always Tomorrow (Peter Godfrey, 1946, 87 minutes, B&W, 1.33:1)
Dennis Morgan assumes the Leslie Howard role in Warner Brotherâs 1942 noir reimaging of Phillip Barryâs classic play.  Now set in 1939, drenched in sinister shadows and engulfed by the threat of impeding war, Barryâs romantic comedy has been transformed into a scathing social satire.
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Fri., Jan. 14 at 8pm: The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (PSFS) will hold its general meeting. PSFS is a non-profit organization that meets monthly to discuss and promote science fiction and fantasy in literature, the arts, and popular culture.  http://www.psfs.org

This month's meeting will be the PSFS Annual Meeting & General Elections. No guest speaker this month. February's general meeting will feature a guest speaker.
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Sat., Jan. 15 at 7pm: Mshindi Pan African Cultural Arts presents Mshindi Ngoma. 1 hour performance followed by Q & A with the musicians. http://www.mshindi.org

Mshindi Ngoma (pronounced Mm- Shin- dee; Nn- go-mah) is a Philadelphia based Pan African Drum Ensemble. Mshindi Ngoma is a subsidiary of Mshindi Pan African Cultural Arts, a non profit organization. The ensemble has performed throughout the east coast for audiences of all ages. The thirtieth anniversary of this non profit marks the beginning of a host of community performances. The Ensemble has performed at festivals, banquets, schools/universities and public facilities. The group consists of three drummers who play a collection of thirty percussion instruments including drums, bells and an assortment of traditional percussions from the African diaspora. Both educating and entertaining the performances reflect African storylines, and African American folklore. During performances, audience participation is often enlisted to perform along with the group. The mission of Mshindi Ngoma is to showcase African culture as a means to reach a better understanding of how culture impro
ves society as a whole.
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Sun., Jan. 16, 3-8pm:   "Health and Saftey" training geared towards preparing for large demonstrations, such as at the Presidential Inauguration.

This training is being provided by a newly formed (no official name yet) collective of medical activists from a variety of backgrounds; emts and paramedics, midwives, medical students, mental health providers, first responders, etc.  This collective is looking to be a resource to the Philadelphia area activist communities and neighborhoods by providing trainings on medical advocacy and first aid, and by providing direct support to events.

Topics covered include: what to wear, the buddy system, weather related emergencies, burn and blister care, treating chemical weapon injuries (pepper spray), and getting back to life after a protest.

For more information, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Mon., Jan. 17, 6pm, 7:15pm: Every Monday, Empress Thandi will instruct in the art of yoga. Her classes are entitled Yoga for Life, and will focus on basic, Astranga, Power Yoga, meditation, etc. As she says "This is not a work out, but a work in." Each class will run 1 hour, so come for the 6-7pm, 7:15-8:15pm, or stay for both!
The requested fee is $10.00 per class. A large portion of each class payment will be donated directly to The Rotunda's many and varied programs. Without your support, The Rotunda cannot survive.
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Fri., Jan. 21, 8pm sharp: Gate to Moonbase Alpha (GTMBA) ambient/experimental series for music and performance
Every 3rd Friday

Featuring:

Make a Rising
http://www.tonewplanet.com/MAR.html

Goodnight Stars Goodnight Air

Ace Paradise
http://www.starsend.org/aceparadise.html

The Great Quentini
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CANCELLED-Next Sick City is Sat. Feb. 5. Sat., Jan. 22 at 7pm: Sick  City Rock n Roll Revue
CANCELLED-Next Sick City is Sat. Feb. 5. http://sickcity.net
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Wed., Jan. 26, doors 6:30pm (time subject to change): The Billionaires for Bush will screen THE CORPORATION. http://billionairesforbush.com
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Thu., Jan. 27, 10pm-2am: The Gathering: *breaking*turntablism*open mic*poppin*lockin*live graf*
Featuring

Lost Children of Babylon

**resident DJS M-SKI and Skeme -- hosted by I BE, TuPhace, and Sara Green**

The most ill- the most raw- the most authentic - THE GATHERING
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Fri. Jan. 28 at 9pm: VJ Large Marge Presents  FOUND Movie Night, screening found home movies. To submit a video of  your wedding, Hebrew School play, dance recital, etc., please email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.gypsyboots.org
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Sat. Jan. 29 at 8pm: The Groove open mic jam session hosted by Stephanie Renee and Bernard Collins. Every last Saturday.  http://www.soul-sanctuary.net
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Mon., Jan. 31, 6pm, 7:15pm: Every Monday, Empress Thandi will instruct in the art of yoga. Her classes are entitled Yoga for Life, and will focus on basic, Astranga, Power Yoga, meditation, etc. As she says "This is not a work out, but a work in." Each class will run 1 hour, so come for the 6-7pm, 7:15-8:15pm, or stay for both!
The requested fee is $10.00 per class. A large portion of each class payment will be donated directly to The Rotunda's many and varied programs. Without your support, The Rotunda cannot survive.
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Sat., Feb. 5 at 7pm: Sick City Presents Michael  Subvert's 40th B'Day Bash!
http://sickcity.net
The Spunks ( Japanese punk rock; http://thespunks.com )
The Comrades (old school Jersey punk)
The Brimstones (NJ rock n roll)
The New Minority (Philly punk fusion)
Blessed Muthas (Philly punk rock)
more TBA
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Wed., Feb. 9 at 7:30pm: A special concert with Mirah and The Weeds, benefiting the Jewish Dialogue Group!

Featuring:
Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn -- an internationally known and beloved indie rock musician (with a bit of klezmer and jazz and Argentina and other things). Born here in Philadelphia in 1974, Mirah has released 5 albums and toured all over the world.

The Weeds -- rock-poems-sounds & songs, with Emily Ana Zeitlyn and Sunday Livingston

Suggested donation: $8 to $18 per person, more if you can afford it. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

This concert will benefit the Jewish Dialogue Group, a non-partisan, grassroots organization founded in Philadelphia in 2001 to promote constructive dialogue within Jewish communities about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The JDG offers structured, facilitated dialogue programs of many different kinds in synagogues, schools, and other venues throughout the Philadelphia area. These programs help people to talk with each other across political differences in constructive ways and to sort through their feelings, ideas, questions, and dilemmas. The JDG also provides resources that help Jews around the country to conduct dialogue programs of their own.

More information: http://www.jewishdialogue.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED],  215-266-1218.


Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn was born on September 17, 1974 at her parents then home on Westview Sreet in Philadelphia. The youngest of three, Mirah grew up mostly in Bala Cynwyd.

In her waning teen years, Mirah moved to Olympia, Washington to attend The Evergreen State College and found herself, four funny years later, with a diploma in her hands and a festoon of flowers about her neck. Continuing to reside in Olympia following graduation, she began making music by default, teaching herself to play guitar and composing 'songs', releasing her first album Storageland on yoyo Recordings in 1997. Proudly joining the K record label in 1999, she began to experiment with recording, producing some material by herself and also working with her close friend and favorite person to record with ever, Phil Elvrum. Several fantastic albums, "You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This" (K Records), "Advisory Committee" (K Records), "Cold, Cold Water," & "Songs from the Black Mountain Music Project" have since been released by Mirah on K. In March of 2004, her mostly covers collaboration with the Black Cat Orchestra from Seattle, entitled "To All We Stretch th
e Open Arm," was released on yoyo recordings (http://www.yoyoagogo.com). Her newest release, câmon Miracle, was released on K in May of 2004. http://www.krecs.com/Mirah/mirah_new.html


Philadelphia native Emily Ana Zeitlyn fashioned The Weeds out of a pile of overgrown vines: a constantly evolving group of sounds and words volleying between spare rock drama and trickling melodies. The songs are little movies filled  with word pictures and up close character studies.  Joining Emily is super-fun drummer Sunday Livingston aka Bobby Wolter. The Weeds have recently completed a new album and have gallivanted around North America sharing the bill with inspiring folks like The Microphones, Mirah, Karl Blau, Tigersaw and Birdie Busch.