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Welcome to University City and our bi-monthly email newsletter. Here you will find business and retail updates, University City District program news, upcoming events, and other useful community information. For more details on UCD's work and visitor information, please visit our web site at www.ucityphila.org
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 Live Arts and Fringe Festival Return to University City
August 29 - September 13
Artists and audiences all over Philadelphia are gearing up for sixteen days of thrilling new works of theater, music, and dance at Philadelphia’s largest and most exciting performance arts Festival. Over the past 12 years, the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe have built a platform for contemporary performance where artists can present their work, exchange creative energies and ideas, and share their artistic visions with audiences and artists from all over the world. The festival will take place from August 29 to September 13. Visit www.livearts-fringe.org for all of the details.
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 Turning over a New Leaf at the University City Arts League
"Pottery Expo" on Friday, August 29 from 5:30 to 7:30pm
Plus: New Fall Session, Classes and Events listings
On Friday, August 29 the Arts League will host its first "Pottery Expo." Participants will make pottery with instructor Eva Sasdi in the ceramics studio, and enjoy food, drink, and live music in the gallery. Rabbit Stampede will be the featured band. Please call 215-382-7811 or visit our website for information about registration and fees.
The second weekend in September will be an exciting one at the Arts League, with an opening reception for the faculty exhibition on Friday, September 12, 5:30-7:30pm, and an open house on Saturday, September 13, 2-4pm. These events will introduce the public to the many talents of Arts League faculty members, giving them a chance to show their own work and demonstrate the skills taught in their classes.
New classes for the fall semester feature special programs for young people after school. Beginning September 8, youth classes will run from 3:30-5:30pm. The fall semester will also feature new adult classes in knitting, photography, dance, sculpture, and jewelry. Visit www.ucartsleague.org for schedules and listings for youth and adult classes.
Fall exhibitions at the Arts League include a faculty show in September, paintings and drawings by Rodney Thoms in October, and sculpture by David Krevolin in November. The annual Craft Show will round out the season in December.
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Neighborhood-to-Neighborhood Street Festival
Monday, September 1 from Noon to 7pm
Squeals of delight. Painted faces. Succulent dishes. Line dancing
seniors. A sea of smiles. And Chaka Khan - live.
That will be the scene
come Labor Day, Monday, September 1, along Baltimore Avenue as state
Senator Anthony H. Williams and the West Philadelphia Coalition of
Neighborhoods and Businesses hold the 19th Annual
Neighborhood-to-Neighborhood Street Festival.
The hub of activity, 50th
Street and Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia, will begin to buzz after
the 12:30 p.m. opening ceremony. Festivities will continue until 7 p.m.,
culminating with a concert by music legend Chaka Khan. The daylong
affair will feature delights for the entire family - including a youth
station with games and rides; a seniors' pavilion with activities; food
and merchandise vendors; resource tables and giveaways. For more
details call (215) 492-2980 or visit www.n2nfestival.com.
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Homeowner Workshops Set for September
Are you planning to purchase and restore an older home? Are you in the midst of home renovation looking for great how-to information? The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia is pleased to announce two upcoming series of workshops in September for owners, and aspiring owners of older and historic homes. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the best practices for e restoration and maintenance of older and historic homes
These popular programs are free and open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are required. The workshops are presented in collaboration with the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Cedar Park Neighbors and the University City Historical Society.
“HANDS ON” DEMONSTRATION WORKSHOPS IN WEST PHILADELPHIA
Repairing Historic Windows - Tuesday, September 2 at 7pm
Masonry and Pointing - Tuesday, September 9 at 7pm
Maintaining Historic Porches - Tuesday, September 16 at 7pm
Interior Plaster - Tuesday, September 23 at 7pm
Workshops Location: Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 801 S.48th Street
LECTURE WORKSHOPS IN QUEEN VILLAGE
Flat Roofs: Repair, Maintenance and Replacement - Wednesday, September 3 at 7pm
Energy Efficiency in Older Houses - Wednesday, September 10 at 7pm
The Philadelphia Row House Manual - Wednesday, September 17 at 7pm
Windows, Doors and Exterior Wood Repair - Wednesday, September 24 at 7pm
Workshops Location: Weccacoe Playground Building, 400 Block of Catherine Street
To reserve a space, or for more information, please contact Patrick Hauck, Director of Neighborhood Preservation Programs, at 215-546-1146 x4 or patrick@preservationalliance.com.
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 Robert Crumb Exhibit, "R.Crumb Underground"
at the Institute of Contemporary Art
September 5 - December 7
Opening reception on Thursday, September 4 from 6-8pm. Free and open to the public.
In 1967, a young Philadelphia cartoonist named Robert Crumb (b. 1943 Philadelphia; lives Sauve, France) arrived in San Francisco and quickly established himself as a master of the burgeoning “Comix” movement. No one had ever seen anything like Crumb’s skewed adult satire, a brilliant combination of classical storytelling and crass commercialism, expressed in a vibrant symbolic language harking back to “old time” cartooning. This career-spanning survey, on view September 5-December 7 2008, is organized around specific themes and ideologies critical to his work. These include social satire, sex, blues and jazz music, mind-altering substances, autobiography, and biography. The show spotlights collaborations from his early San Francisco days in the 1960s and 1970s, to recent work with his wife, cartoonist Aline Kominsky-Crumb. Extending far beyond comics, this exhibit of over 100 works—including early comics, greeting cards, collaborations, and sketchbooks, as well as drawings and sculptures—is the most substantial portrait of Crumb to date in the United States.
Visit www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/crumb.php for more information.
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 Upcoming Fall Events with the Young Friends of University City (YOUCIE)
Happy Hour at Distrito*
Wednesday, September 10
Enjoy exclusive happy hour prices on beer and margaritas while mingling with new friends at Distrito (40th and Chestnut Street) from 6–8pm.
POST (Philadelphia Open Studio Tour)
Saturday, October 4
Youcie will be serving refreshments and snacks at the University City Arts League (4226 Spruce Street) from noon–4pm. Stop by for a break as you tour the art studios in University City!
Monday Night Football at Millcreek Tavern*
Monday, November 3
Join us for pregame appetizers and drink specials at Millcreek Tavern (42nd Street and Chester Avenue) from 6–8pm.
Volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House Family Meal Program
Tuesday, December 2
Serve up plates of delicious food and holiday cheer to the families staying at the Chestnut Street Ronald McDonald House (3925 Chestnut Street). From 3–6:30pm Youcie is preparing food and hosting the Family Meal Program. To volunteer, email youcie@ucityphila.org.
*1 free drink per 1 RSVP
To RSVP for any of the events, email youcie@ucityphila.org. Be sure to include the names of any guests you are planning to bring. If the event is a happy hour event (marked with an asterisk) your first drink is free if you RSVP!
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