class | ZoomDance Winter Session (1/12 – 3/1)

ZoomDance Winter Session
Thursdays, January 12 – March 1

ZoomDance classes at Studio34 are offered at a sliding scale of $90-$110 for the whole 8 weeks, which also gives you unlimited access to all the ZoomDance classes around the city. Or buy a 5-class card for $70, no expiration. For more information, please visit the ZoomDance website at http://www.zoomdance.com/.

10:30am – 11:15am Thursdays, 1.5-3 years
ZoomDance: This is a high energy class of dance, music, story-telling, imagination and fun! Over the course of the session, children will develop agility, coordination, rhythm, and balance through a dynamic range of actions. There is an emphasis on creativity and building confidence through songs, stories, and performance. Each week we’ll read a new story and then explore the movement and adventures of the characters. Kids have the opportunity to show off their favorite moves, invent characters, and try lots of new movement ideas. Grown-ups are encouraged to participate in this class with their small dancers.

4pm – 4:50pm Thursdays, 3-5 years
Intermediate ZoomDance: This class has the same essence as the younger ZoomDance class, with lots of energy and focus on exploring new ideas. We will start to push the edges of dancing the spectrum from wild abandon to careful details. In addition to learning trickier “moves”, we will start thinking of phrases and dances instead of only individual moves, and students will perform for each other in class. When acting out the story, our teachers will encourage students to offer their own ideas too. Grown-ups drop off their dancers for this one, and are invited in on the last day to see what we’ve been working on.


Frontline Philly Music Review

Music

Saturday, May 2, 7 to 11 p.m.

Frontline Philly Spring Music Review

Frontline Philly exposes the artist culture in Philadelphia. Our Spring Music Review will include live performances by Jeanette Berry and the Soul Nerds, Panic Years, Joshua Bennett, and more, in addition to vendors, food, and wine. All ages are welcome to attend, you must be 21 to drink. Contact us at frontlinephilly@gmail.com for more information. Suggested donation: $5.


Philly Dating Game

Games

Wednesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Best TV game show ever? You’re damn right it’s the Dating Game. Now you can experience it LIVE! Be a contestant. Win a date. Or just watch strangers say stupid things to each other. This time dates are sponsored by Naked Chocolate and Carman’s! Check out the New Philly Dating Game Live on MySpace. Suggested donation: $5.


8static

8static

8static

performances and film

Chiptunes and 8-bit visuals

Saturday, May 9, 8 p.m.

8static is Philadelphia’s first monthly chipmusic event, organized by The Hacktory. The first 8static took place on October 18th, 2008 as a part of DesignPhiladelphia. Chipmusic and 8-bit video are created on re-purposed computers and video game consoles from the 80′s and early 90′s, using the aesthetics and limitations of the hardware as expressive tools. This month’s music by Alex Mauer, Void Vision, and Go Motion; visuals by NO CARRIER. Free screening of Reformat the Planet 1.5. $5 ahead with flyer; $8 at the door


support group | Breastfeeding Support Group

birthcenterFacilitated by Patty Siegrist, RN, IBCLC; An outreach of The Birth Center in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Every other Wednesday, begining January 14, 10 a.m. to noon.

Open to all breastfeeding mothers and babies! Come share your experiences with other moms and get help from those who have been there. Bring pillows if needed. Call Patty @ (610) 525-6106 with questions. Click here for a flier with dates and times.


workshop | Cop in the Head

Presented by Philadelphia Theater of the Oppressed

Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cop In The Head, a Theater of the Oppressed Workshop

Cop In The Head, a Theater of the Oppressed Workshop

Cop in the Head is a Theatre of the Oppressed technique that deals with internalized oppression. Whenever we stop ourselves from doing what want to do or saying what we need to say, there may be discouraging voices and experiences from our past that hinder our actions. In this workshop, we’ll take these “cops” out of our heads and deal with them one by one, with the aim of disarming them altogether. Suggested tuition: $15-$30. No one turned away for lack of funds. To pre-register please call 215-730-0982 or email tophilly@gmail.com. No prior theatre experience required.


meditation class | Mindfulness Meditation Practice

meditation class

1st Tuesday of the month, 6 to 7 p.m.

Learn and practice mindfulness meditation in a group, with guidance. Sessions include introduction and practice, followed by discussion. All are welcome; no experience necessary. Donations accepted.


PhillyHistory responds!


Water works

Originally uploaded by sokref1

A few weeks ago, we posted about PhillyHistory.org, the site that digitizes photos from the city’s voluminous archives and makes them searchable by keyword, location, date, and more. We suggested a few improvements, and presently received a thorough response from Deb Sting, who works for Avencia, the software company who built the site for the Philadelphia Department of Records. We post it here with her permission:

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workshop | How to Be Happy and Unstressed No Matter What’s Going On

Led by professional coach Chris Coward, MSW, LCSW, ACC

Tuesdays 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

You don’t need to tolerate feeling overwhelmed, stressed and unhappy. This workshop will get you feeling good again using cutting-edge techniques that you can easily learn and do on your own. More information and an application form. Cost: $100 before 4/15, or $125 after.


A Musical Evening

Live Music

Thu., April 17, 8 pm.

Featuring performances by:

Suggested donation: $5.


8static

workshop & performances

Chiptunes and 8-bit visuals

Sat., April 11, 8 p.m.

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8static presents the music of the future, made with tools of the not-so-distant past.
Performances by Minusbaby, NYC, Balun, NY, OH, Puerto Rico, and autoscroll, Philly. Visuals by VBLANK, Philly. Free workshop at 7:00 pm, “Electronic Purism – Back to the Basics – 8 bit is Decadent: 1 bit Music in Early Computers” by Dr. Rolf Lakaemper. $5 ahead with flyer; $8 at the door.


Yoga specials

  • Special New Year’s offer! To help people build healthy habits, Studio 34 is offering a package of three private pilates sessions for $50 each. Make 2009 the year to lengthen, strengthen, and de-stress!
  • Kids and Family Yoga schedule resumes this April! Check our family yoga page for details.

monthly party | Feet Active

Sat., April 10, 8:30 p.m.

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Longer days, budding trees, and the next Feet Active – April must be nearly upon us. The rundown – Dance Party, Vegan Cupcakes, and Midnight Yoga. For you night owls, savor your post-yoga glow in our new Cupcake Lounge. Put some Spring in your 2-step and join us on the 10th!
Cost: $5 or pay-what-you-can. Check it out on Facebook!


dance workshop | Transformational Power of Movement, Sound and Community workshops

Eclectic Spirit Dance & Music

Eclectic Spirit Dance & Music

With Lara Vracarich of Eclectic Spirit Dance & Music

Sat., April 11, 4 p.m.

Release, renew and recharge! Journey deep into your inner and universal awareness and out with embodiment and authentic expression, through guidance that weaves movement, yoga and vocalization with open exploration for personal/collective experience and discovery. Expand your range of motion, re-discovering inner resources and outlets for emotion, expression and interaction. Based in DansKinetics®, 5 Rhythms® and dance therapy perspectives and spirituality. Live percussion. E-mail firefreedomdance@hotmail.com for more information.
$15 advance; $18 door. No one turned away for lack of funds.


6 steps to a better PhillyHistory.org

This photo shows Studio 34's location in 1951. Our building came later, but the arches next door are still there.

This photo shows Studio 34's location in 1951. Our building came later, but the arches next door are still there.

PhillyHistory.org, the online repository for a small but growing proportion of the city’s archive of historical photos, is a wondrous thing. The archivists and interns at the city’s Department of Records have been working for the better part of a decade to scan and metatag a few hundred photos a week. These are added to a web site that allows the collection to be searched by keyword, date, location, or neighborhood. They even have a blog that notes photos and themes of particular interest.

But using the site is too often frustrating. Here’s some friendly requests of the good folks at PhillyHistory

(Update: Don’t miss PhillyHistory’s response!) [more]