Temple University Multimedia Storytelling
Where we go past the headlines and straight to the streets of Philadelphia
https://youtu.be/cIa5ATNkylg Museum Without Walls is a project designed to allow everyone to learn more about the arts in Philadelphia. Their interactive app tells the unique stories and history of 80+ statues around the art museum and in parks such as Rittenhouse Square.
In a time where getting by as a musician may be harder than ever, local Philadelphia man Darryl Clark explains how and why he got his start on being a street-performing musician. With just a guitar and a small amp, the love of music triumphs over all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzoesAz5rg&feature=youtu.be
In South Philadelphia, music of the bandstand era was something extremely monumental to that time period, and still lives on with people to this day. Inhabitants of South Philly have grown up listening to the music of Frankie Avalon, Chubby Checker, and listen in with Jerry Blavat weekly during the summer months in Margate, NJ.... Continue Reading →
The Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Arts, or PhilaMOCA as it's commonly known, has been a mainstay of arts and culture in Philadelphia for years and has gained both national and international notoriety. The curator, Eric Bresler, describes the history of the space and how it transformed from a family mausoleum business, to a recording studio, to... Continue Reading →
With funding from the community, Senator Anthony Williams brings back the N2N Festival in West Philadelphia. Local businesses come together as vendors to open up for the rapper Common's headlining performance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HNApiBktRs
Every month, hundreds of starving artists flock to Philly's First Friday public gallery viewing, hoping to get a taste of the clientele that established Old City galleries pull daily. With each passing month, it's getting tougher and tougher to gain critical exposure. At this October's event, local biology student Adam Knapp is feeling the strain. https://youtu.be/OclyEFcWovs... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/4FO2WiY23Jg Save the Mums and Mutts, a family-friendly event complete with animal adoption and raffle prizes, has taken place in South Philadelphia at Burke Playground for the past 7 years! All the proceeds go to helping animals in need and funding various animal shelters in Philadelphia. It has grown from founder Megan McFarland's modest idea... Continue Reading →
Photos and videos by Kaci Lewandowski / Multimedia Storytelling The men of Bearlesque bared it all on stage at OutFest on October 9th of this year. Josh Schonewolf came up with the idea of a show like this when he met who is now the male lead of Bearlesque for the first time. They decided... Continue Reading →
Aaron Nevins, co-founder of Good Good Comedy, thinks if the apocalypse happened tomorrow, the world would be fine — as long as the comedians survived. Members of the Philly comedy community lent their individual skills, ranging from handiwork to business knowledge, to help him and co-founder Kate Banford open a permanent Good Good Comedy Theatre... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend, Midtown Village had their 11th annual Fall Festival. If you are from the city, this area is better known to you as the "Gayborhood." This festival is very unique because traffic is blocked off from Broad to 11th streets, and then from Locust to Chestnut. Midtown Village is a vibrant chunk of the... Continue Reading →
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