A painting from Benjamin Howard's "Asphalt Ascension" at Proximity Gallery
As always, First Friday has a exciting and promising line-up. With music, theater, and art, it is sure to be a September to remember!
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Liberty Vintage will host a vintage cycle show, live music, and negative image screen printing this month
August is shaping up to be a great month for Frankford Avenue. With new artists in the ‘hood, some brand new sidewalks, and the possibility of a week below 90 degrees, I think its safe to say were all excited…
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Kyle Fisher's "Living Room" at Part Time Studios
Before you split for the shore, check out Frankford Avenue’s July 1st Friday! Held over at Proximity is “Self Portraits of People I dont Know”, check it out if you missed it last month. Also of note; Kyle Fisher’s “Living Room” at Part Time Studios (pictured at left), and SUSPECT DEVICE BY Lauren Brick, Sydney Conaway, Emilie Fosnocht & Ingrid Burrington at Extra Extra.
New this month: Heathen Salon, a house salon where first friday goers chat, listen to music, check out neighbor’s artwork, and generally comiserate.
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From its headquarters on Crease Street, Usiloquy Dance Designs stages preformances, educational outreach, lectures & demonstrations of Bharatanatyam Dance. The group’s artistic director, Shaily Dadiala, lives in Fishtown, and is looking for ways to better connect her art and her neighbrohood.
If your interested in hosting a Bharatanatyam demonstration at your venue during First Friday, or any other community event, contact Shaily!
© Seth Shimkonis, Check him out at Artspace Liberti
This month’s First Friday is shaping up well! And, weve got a new venue, Artspace Liberti inside the 2424 York building. It’ll be a great night for shopping, with new items at two percent to glory and vintage motorcycles at Liberty Vintage.
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Let’s face it – we all have cabin fever this time of year. So get out of the house and spend some time on Frankford Avenue. Friday, March 5th, the corridor has plenty to offer. Even though the gray skies and barren trees aren’t inspiring, there will plenty to see, feel and taste on the avenue. Whether your a First Friday virgin or a seasoned veteran, these local entrepreneurs make you feel right at home.
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It’s a busy month on Frankford Avenue. Hot on the tail of Bella Sera’s grand opening comes Extra Extra, self described as an “artist-run space dedicated to the exposure of under-represented artists challenging the limits of the visual and performing arts”, is warming up for its first event this weekend.
Tucked away just yards from Frankford Avenue, the gallery at 2222 Sepviva Street will follow up First Friday this month with its November 6th performance by musicians Young Ice and Hopalong. Additionally, an interactive artistic activity sponsored by the ”Spatial Awareness Club” will occupy the main gallery area, as visitors get a chance to leave their mark on a 1996 Geo Track parcel map depicting the Kensington area. These drab blueprints of underground utilities must be colorized, and only the good people of Fishtown can make that happen! Stop by and color by numbers while listening to some aspiring local performers.
Extra Extra will return next month for a First Friday reception, and the opening of a second floor featuring “artist’s books, zines, prints, photographs, drawings and other print ephemera” by the collective of artists and friends who curate Extra Extra.
