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[Culture] Crossing 49th Street

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Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:05:42 -0800

Greetings from the Kelly Writers House!

We are very pleased to announce this special exhibit of photography and
community workshops conceived by our Writers House Junior Fellow, Beandrea
Davis. We hope you can attend!

All best,

the Kelly Writers House staff

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                       The Kelly Writers House
                      The Five County Arts Fund
                                 &
                   The Center for Africana Studies
                              present


                 C R O S S I N G 4 9 TH S T R E E T:
                              a diary

                            BEANDREA DAVIS
                         February 4-27, 2005


A three part program featuring
             a photography exhibit,
                              writing workshops &
                                           a community reading

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Community READING & GALLERY RECEPTION:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 5 - 7:30 PM
Reading starts promptly at 5:30

Crossing 49th Street WRITING WORKSHOPS at the Writers House
-->TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 6-8 PM
-->WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 5:30-7:30 PM

Writing workshop participants will dialogue with the exhibit and
each other through creative writing. Includes Q &A with the artist.
Facilitated by Beandrea Davis and Betsy Self Elijah. Space is
limited. To register, contact:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or 215-747-7808.
Childcare will be provided.

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Exhibit and workshops are free and open to the public. Crossing 49th
Street documents the artist's journey traveling from her Cobbs Creek
neighborhood to "University City" through photography and creative
writing. The project aims to stimulate meaningful dialogue about
neighborhood boundaries in West Philadelphia, including the state of
university-community relationships.

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GALLERY HOURS:
Mon-Thu 10 AM -11 PM
Fri 10 AM - 5:30 PM
Sat 12 PM - 10 PM

KELLY WRITERS HOUSE
University of Pennsylvania
3805 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-573-9748
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/artgallery/index.html

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