Nigerian Art Exhibition at Afro-American Museum and Gimbels
A major private Nigerian art collection is on display through Oct 5 at the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum in Philadelphia and at Gimbel Brothers. The show, opening Aug 17 at the museum and Aug 21 at Gimbels, features Yoruba Bini and Ibeju works including masks, altars, bronzes, and carved doors. It highlights lost wax bronze pieces and a rare Yoruba Ogboni collection, with a Nigerian photo presentation by Gordon Parks and excerpts from Mayo Johnson's collection. The museum hours are 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday to Saturday and noon to 6 pm Sunday.
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Philadelphia
Gimbels
Revion
Gordon Parks
Mayo Johnson
Museum of Natural History
New York
Nolte rises from obscurity to movie star status
Hollywood portrait of Nick Nolte tracing his path from a peripatetic Midwest actor to TV breakout with Rich Man Poor Man, then film roles in The Deep and Wholl Stop The Rain. The piece notes his football roots, multiple college stops, and careful, steady rise in a career spanning stage to screen.
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Dick Kleiner
Hollywood
Nick Nolte
NFL
Tvs
Nick ‘Nolte
Nolte
Omaha
Neb
Jack Kerouac
Kerouac
Arizona
Arizona State
Midwest
Book Sale at Br River Museum Courtyard Event
Volunteers at Br River Museum host a used book sale in the museum courtyard from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 3. A wide range of papersbacks and hardbacks will be sold inexpensively. Two volunteers, Mrs. Kennard Adams of Wilmington and Mrs. M A Schuster of Newark will assist.
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Br River
Kennard Adams
Wilmington
M.A. Schuster
Newark, del
Philadelphia Dance Alliance announces premiere ballet and modern classes
The Philadelphia Dance Alliance plans a premier series of special ballet and modern classes taught by New York professionals. Ballet instructors include Maule Wilde Hayden Howard and Sebastian with dates Oct 1 to Nov 19 on Sundays. Modern classes feature Harper Koren and Seigenfeld running Oct 2 to Dec 18 at Walnut Street Theatre.
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Philadelphia Dance Alliance
New York
Pennsylvania Council On the Arts
Michael Maule
Patricia Wilde
Melissa Hayden
David Howard
Stuart Sebastian
Meg Harper
Merce Cunningham Dance Co
Ann Koren
Viola Farber
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Benin
Pasadena City College
Brian O’ Byrne
Los Angeles
L.A
Chicago
Phoenix
Denver
Greeley
Gordon
Parks
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News of the Dancing World
Walnut St. Theatre
Evelyn Kenny
Lancaster Ave
Wayne
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