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August 2009
Upcoming visual arts events happening in Philadelphia, NYC, and elsewhere
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Thursday, August 6, 6 - 8 pm at Da Vinci Art Alliance: Opening reception for The Limbo Syndrome, the first U.S. solo exhibition of work by Renzo Oliva, Italian Consul General to Philadelphia. Free and open to the public; RSVP requested by Sunday, August 2. 704 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 5 - 9 pm at 3rd Street Gallery: Opening reception for Juried exhibition of the works by members of the Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Through August 23. 58 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 7 - 10 pm at AHN|VHS Gallery: Opening reception for Weather Reports by SP Weather Station. Through August 30. 319A N. 11th Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 5 - 8:30 pm at Artists' House: Opening reception for Summer Group Exhibit. Through July 31. 57 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 6 - 9 pm at Bambi: Opening reception for Andrew Abbott: Spectator - Ship. Through August 30. NEW ADDRESS: The Piazza, 1001-1013 N. Second Street, Suite 7, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 5 - 9 pm at The Clay Studio: Opening reception for Made at The Clay Studio Exhibition, Pitchers: An Exploration, and Jennifer Martin: New Work. Through August. 139 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 5 - 8:30 pm at Muse Gallery: Opening reception for exhibition of work by Bennett Lorber, M.Pia De Girolamo, Mo Gerngross, and Mary Beth Kazanicka. Through August 30. 52 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 6 - 9 pm at Proximity Gallery: Opening reception for Aviary, paintings by Andrew Christman and Andrew Leach. Through August 30. 2434 East Dauphin Street, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 7 - 10 pm at Space 1026: Opening reception for photography by Shawn Brackbill and Maggie Manzer. Through August 31. 1026 Arch Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 5 - 8 pm at Wexler Gallery: Historic Works from the Personal Collection of Joel Philip Myers & New Acquisitions. Through August 29. 201 N. Third Street, Philadelphia.

Sunday, August 9, 2 - 5 pm at Muse Gallery: Artists' reception and talks for exhibition of work by Bennett Lorber, M.Pia De Girolamo, Mo Gerngross, and Mary Beth Kazanicka. Through August 30. 52 N. Second Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, August 12, 6 - 8 pm at the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University: Opening reception for Semiopticon, an installation featuring artists Morgan Thomas and Thomas Buildmore. Through September 11. Nesbitt Hall, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, August 13, 6 - 9 pm at The Hall, Crane Arts Building: InLiquid presents a site-specific installation by Charles Livingston, Toward a Better Existence. . Through August 23. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, August 13, 6 - 9 pm at Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, 6 - 9 pm: Who Are We? This is ME!, Goodlands Photography Exhibition. Crane Arts Building, 1400 N. American Street, first floor, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, August 13, 7 - 10 pm at Pork Chop Gallery: Opening party for new gallery space. 1536 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, August 13, 6 - 9 pm at the Random Tea Room: Opening reception for for exhibition of Annie Bortnick's original oils. Through August 28. 713 N. Fourth Street, Philadelphia.

Second Thursday, August 13, 6 - 9 pm at Reverie: Work by Bonnie Quick, Jody Cedzidlo, Tamme Hoey, and Carol Lukasik. Through August. 205 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 14, 5 - 7 pm at Asian Arts Initiative: Opening reception for Furious Style!, a youth-centered group exhibition. Reception followed by open mic night. Through October 11. 1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 14, 6 - 9 pm at Smile Gallery: Opening reception for exhibition of work by K. Pannepacker and David Foss. 105 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, August 15, 7 - 10 pm at FLUXspace: Opening reception for Zooid Vamoose, solo exhibition by Tory Franklin. Through September 13. 3000 N. Hope Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 21, 6 - 9 pm at Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts: Reception for group exhibitions as part of Millville's "Third Friday" celebration. 22 N. High Street, Millville, NJ.

Thursday, August 27, 5 - 7 pm at Center for Emerging Visual Artists: In Conversation with the Oracle, featuring CFEVA Career Development Program Fellows Keiko Miyamori, Cecelia Rembert, and Paul Rider. Through September 17.

Saturday, August 29, 6 - 9 pm at Delicious Boutique: Opening reception for Vanity: A Look Within, an exhibition featuring work by Paul Palcko, Monique Ligons, and Bird Reynolds. Liberties Walk, 1040 N. American Street #901, Philadelphia.

Saturday, August 29, 2 - 5 pm at StrataSphere: Opening reception for The (Dark) Show, featuring work by Pamela Farrell, Michelle Marcuse, and Rob Solomon. Through October 3. 1854 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

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Sunday, August 2, 5 pm at Vox Populi: Larry Mangel, founder of CerealArt and co-juror of Vox V exhibition in conversation with selected artists. Free and open to the public. 319 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia, 3rd floor, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 7, 6 - 8 pm at Basekamp: As part of Genesis Project, a talk by artist and teacher Douglas Repetto, Director of Research at the Columbia University Computer Music Center, who will discuss aspects of his current and past projects, and viral community-oriented groups such as Dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity; also, meet the resident artists of Genesis Project. Free and open to the public. 723 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, August 19, 7 pm at the Free Library of Philadelphia Central Branch: Philadelphia Art Hotel presents a talk by new media artist Renetta Sitoy. Free and open to the public. Skyline Room, 4th floor, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia.

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Wednesday, August 5, 8:30 pm at Friends Housing Cooperative (outdoor courtyard): Scribe Video Center's "Street Movies!" series presents a program of short films. Click here for the lineup. Free and open to the public. 703-705 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia.

Saturday, August 15, 7 pm at International House: The Janus Collection series presents the Philadelphia premier of Dillinger is Dead (Dillinger e’ morto) ( Marco Ferreri, Italy, 1969, Italian w. English subtitles). Admission $7 general; $5 students, seniors, and Internationalist level members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, August 19, 8 pm at International House: As part of its "Paul Newman – Behind Blue Eyes" free outdoor movie series, I-House presents Hud (Martin Ritt, US, 1963). Free admission; bring your own chairs or blankets. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 21, 7 pm at International House: Reelblack presents The Greatest Song (Sarah Poindexter, US, 2009), with an in-person appearance by the director. Admission $8 general; $6 for students and seniors: $5 for Internationalist level members. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Wednesday, August 26, 8 pm at International House: As part of its "Paul Newman – Behind Blue Eyes" free outdoor movie series, I-House presents The Sting (George Roy Hill, US, 1973). Free admission; bring your own chairs or blankets. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

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Saturday, August 1, 11 am - 5 pm at Fishtown Airways Gallery and Design Center: "I Hate the Mall" Craft Bazaar, featuring talents from Moore College of Art and Design. 200 E. Girard Avenue (at Shackamaxon), Philadelphia.

Saturday, August 1, 8 pm at Pterodactyl: Art-o-saur/ Rock-a-dile Show fundraiser/party with bands and artwork at this new art space. Admission $5. 3237 Amber Street, 5th floor, Philadelphia.

First Friday, August 7, 5 - 8 pm at Chemical Heritage Society: Open house and "Flip, Twist, and Sprout," a flipbook assembly workshop using images of plants and flowers from the multimedia exhibition sLowlife. Supplies provided. Free and open to the public. 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 14, 6 - 9 pm at Pageant:Soloveev Gallery: "That Bites: An Oral Fundraiser," an art auction fundraising party benefiting the charity Give Back a Smile as well as the curator's own dental surgery. Music by Captain Biscupid and the Flouride Treatment. Free admission. 607 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15, 10 am - 4 pm at Bahdeebahdu: Bikini Carwash Showroom Sale of furniture, light sculptures, art, and accessories. 1522 N. American Street, Philadelphia.

Saturday, August 14, 8 pm - midnight at Little Berlin: The second in the gallery's series of fundraiser celebrity birthday parties honoring the one and only Julia Child with a bountiful harvest of music, food and drink. Suggested donation $5; bottomless drinks $10. 119 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia.

Friday, August 21, 7 - 10 pm at Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial: Dr. Sketchy's Philadelphia is back with another installment of drawing-session-meets-burlesque. This month features Hellcat Girls Burlesque with the theme "Vegas, Baby!" Artists can compete for prizes and booze. Tickets sell out quickly, so advance purchase is recommended. Tickets $12 online ($15 at the door) for Art Monkeys and $17 online ($20 at the door) for Voyeurs. for tickets. The Sanctuary, Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine Street, Philadelphia.

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Current Inliquid Events
 

Wednesday, August 5, 6 - 8 pm at Jonathan Levine Gallery: Opening reception for Beach Blanket Bingo - A Summer Mixer. Through August 22. 529 W. 20th Street, NYC.

Saturday, August 15, 6 - 9 pm at Joshua Liner Gallery: Opening reception for Summer Group Exhibition. Through September 5. 548 W. 28th Street, 3rd floor, NYC.

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Saturday, August 29 at the Allentown Art Museum: The exhibition New Visions: Black and White Photography in Contemporary Art opens to the public. Through January 10, 2010. Admission $5 for non-members of the Museum. Rodale Gallery, 31 N. Fifth Street, Philadelphia.

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