[Culture] desperately seeking art show organizers @ the rotunda

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If you've ever viewed an art exhibit at The Rotunda, you know that the venue, which is vibrant and rich every day, absolutely shines when original artwork is on its walls. We of The Foundation would like to tap into that energy as well as support our local artists. Therefore, we are seeking one person or group to volunteer to organize regular art exhibits at The Rotunda. These can be group shows or solo spotlights. The artwork can be hung for 1 week-1 month, depending on the Rotunda's events, and will be viewed by everyone who attends our numerous public events as well as our rehearsals, meetings, and classes. In addition, receptions as well as closing events can be scheduled for the exhibits, depending on The Rotunda's availability. If you can commit to organizing these exhibits, or need more information before you decide, please contact Taina Asili at [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUN. APRIL 17 7-9pm 9pm-? (outdoors on The Rotunda Front Plaza): 7-9pm Philadelphia Fire Arts (live fire spinning)and drum circle. The fire spinning begins at 8:30pm, but the drumming kicks off at 7pm, so join in the fun and see something rarely showcased in Philadelphia-FIRE ARTS! Please note that fire spinning is a practive performed by professionals only! (indoors) 9pm The Hydrogen Jukebox (psychedelic, jazz, funk, jam) live music and art. http://www.thehydrogenjukebox.com _______________________________________________________   MON. APRIL 18 6pm, 7:15pm Yoga for Life Every Monday, Empress Thandi instructs in the art of Yoga. Her classes are entitled Yoga for Life, and they focus on basic, Astranga, Power Yoga, meditation, etc. As she says "This is not a work out, but a work in." Each class runs 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. Empress Thandi has been studying Yoga for 5 years and has been teaching for 2 years. _______________________________________________________   TUE. APRIL 19 9pm VJ Large Marge's Musical Movies Presents Where the Buffalo Roam (1980, 96 minutes, Dir. by Art Linson, stories by Hunter S. Thompson, screenplay by John Kaye). Includes music by Neal Young, Jimi Hendrix, The Four Tops, CCR, and the Temptations Please bring books for Books Through Bars. http://www.booksthroughbars.org, http://www.familyofshame.org/marge.html _______________________________________________________   FRI. APRIL 22 9pm Business meeting 1 hour prior The Phila. Science Fiction Society hosts guest speaker Karl Kofoed, Galactic Geographic artist and author http://www.psfs.org Karl Kofoed is a graphic artist with over 30 years of commercial advertising and promotional graphic design experience. Over the years his graphic design work has won many design awards. Today, as owner of Kofoed Design, Karl specializes in photo restoration. Karl describes himself as wearing two professional "hats." His other professional "hat" is that of a science fiction illustrator and writer. He is well known to the East Coast SF community and has done scores of book covers and interior illustrations over the years for magazines like Asimov's SF magazine. His first venture into the world of traditional prose, Deep Ice, is available for BeWrite Books in the UK, and he has several other books waiting in the wings. Karl is best known for his "Galactic Geographic" feature which has appeared in Heavy Metal magazine in two incarnations. It began in 1980 and ran for two years, then resumed again in 1998 and continues to the present. He has always regarded this material as a single work, designed to appear as a coffee table book from the future. Using his Macintosh computer he has designed, written, illustrated, and produced the Galactic Geographic Annual 3003, which he describes as "the spiritual descendant of today's nature magazines." Published by Chrysalis/Paper Tiger Books, it is now available at book stores everywhere. Karl and his wife Janet, a popular jewelry designer, live in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania; a suburb of Philadelphia. _______________________________________________________   SAT. APRIL 23 7pm Big Idea & Figurehead Present Thrilladelphia Music Fest 2.0 http://bigideapromotions.net, http://www.figureheadproductions.com Phantom Drifters (Philly rockabilly) Undergirl (female led Philly rock) The Misteriosos (Philly garage) Jukebox Zeros (Philly rock) The Elk-Tones (DE surf-a-billy) _______________________________________________________   SUN. APRIL 24 7pm Celebrate National Poetry Month! The Poets Union Presents Poets Fed Up with the Whole System Michael D. Grover Frank D. Walsh Kelley J. White Shawn Terrieri Peter Baroth Erin Gahan