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19Jul/100

The Ben Franklin Parkways Gets a Cultural Boost with Moore College of Art and Design’s Museums for America Grant

Moore College of Art and Design has received a federal grant under the Museums for America program. The $79,138 grant will be used to showcase photographer Wendy Ewald's nationally acclaimed "Literacy Through Photography" work in Philadelphia. Part of the grant will also be used to fund the School District of Philadelphia in 2010-11 for the “Arts Rising” program, which aims to improve literacy and arts access for school-age children. The Academy of Natural Sciences has received a grant as well, meaning big news for cultural institutions along the Parkway in Philadelphia. As Stephanie is a graduate of Moore, we would like to congratulate the lauded center of learning for expanding the arts in Philadelphia. We know that the grant was well-deserved and we encourage you to check out Ewald's exhibit. Information is listed below.

Wendy Ewald - Secret Games: Collaborative Works with Children 1969 - 1999 is currently on view in The Galleries through October 16. In an exhibition spread across three galleries over five months, Secret Games showcases the scope of Ewald’s work and the powerful results of her collaborations with children. The exhibition features approximately 200 photographs along with video installation, a reading room and project documentation.

[image via moore.edu]

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21Apr/100

Your Neighborhood Earth Day Agenda

Tomorrow is Earth Day, and you should treat every day like it is, but the following nods to the planet make it a little more encouraging to do so. It isn't all heavy lifting and getting dirty. You can make small efforts in the everyday things that you do - like shopping or dining out - things that we normally associate with guilt.

In Northern Liberties, Earth Day is about saving the planet and another type of green during Arcadia's Earth Day Sale. From noon to 8 pm, your eco-threads provider will donate 10% of all sales to Earth Day Network, with shop discounts on select items. Get yourself a pair of those goody two shoes.

Arcadia Boutique, 819 A N. 2nd St

Over in Rittenhouse Square, Chef Tellez of Square 1682 in the LEED-certified Palomar Hotel, is featuring an all veggie Earth Day tasting. The 6-course $40 deal can be paired with organic, biodynamic wines for an additional $20. Their official Earth Day Cocktail is the “Green Squared” - Organic Square One Cucumber Vodka, fresh lime juice, natural agave nectar and muddled cucumbers. Vodka that isn't a bad idea? Right on.

Square 1682 at the Kimpton Palomar, 121 South 17th St.

On the Parkway, Moore College of Art & Design will host their Annual Trash Fashion Show twice, at 11 am and again at 6 pm. The students' recycled fashions will include designs made from electrical tape, soy packets, shower curtains, used candy wrappers, phone wire and old CDs. The show is free and there's nothing trashy about it.

Great Hall at Moore College of Art & Design, 20th St. and the Parkway

South Streeters can make a day of it by celebrating Earth SaturDAY with Whole Foods, the Big Green Earth Store, Sun & Earth, and GRID Magazine, among others, along what we think of as the "Green Corridor", the 900 block of South Street. The block party kicks off at 11 am and goes until 4 pm, with giveaways, live music, and a laundry detergent filling station (bring your own bottle!). It's like running errands in a very green way. Get some grocery shopping done while you're there, and later, why not pop by Sweet Freedom Bakery at 15th and South for some natural treats?

900 Block of South St

Read more about ways to green your home and green building.