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African Culture Festival @ The Philadelphia Zoo — Pierce Jordan showed up to an offshoot of the largest Black and African Cultural celebration in the country with high hopes of getting the chance to play a djembe. Read here about how that went for him.
Music for Neighbors @ Ortlieb's — Benjamin Gallman covered the kick-off event for a new, monthly series of $1 shows featuring four-band bills. Find out more here.
Waymo @ Our Streets! — Izzy True wrote a review (read: take down) of the autonomous cars that have now come to Philadelphia. Check it out here if you wanna get (more) existential.
Physical Media Fair @ The Village of Industry & Art — Marquis Combs went shopping for records, cassettes, books and VHS tapes, and told us why we should all aspire to own our favorite media rather than relying on streaming services to entertain us. More here.
Backyard Potters @ A West Philly backyard — Nora Grace-Flood attempted painting ceramics with the help of Isabel Llosa and Dairian Smith, two Clay Studio-associated potters who are trying to make the craft more accessible to the public via affordable, at-home workshops. Read here.
Ryuichi Sakamoto album listening party @ The Sound Lounge at Percy — John Morrison waxed wide about "world music" after hearing the 1989 album Beauty by the Japanese composer. Read here.
Ice Cream Festival @ Reading Terminal Market Saturday August 15th, 12pm-4pm FREE - Ice cream eating contest, balloon animals, air brushed t-shirts, and a LOT of ice cream vendors.
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