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Out In The Woods is a record label based in Conshohocken, PA.

Out In The Woods Records became an official record label in 2011. It was formed on the underground in 2007. The goal with it was to be an alternative to the major record labels, where artist could feel free to express themselves with any kind of genre or style that they wanted. Out In The Woods Records specializes in real, authentic, documentation of musical moments in time.

Lots of different styles of recording happen at Out in the Woods Records. Polished studio recordings like Rick Reinhart’s 2012 album; raw live recordings like One Art Benefit Concert and The Benefit For Beth Concert; and, Electro Dubstep recordings like Industrial Death’s B4 The Art Party album. So far the genres that have been touched by Out In The Woods Records have been Jam Bands, Reggae, Psychedelic, Funk, Blues, Electronic Dance, Folk, Dubstep, Dub, Singer / Songwriters, Improvisational Jazz Fusion, Latin, Rock-n-Roll, Hip Hop, Spiritual Music, RnB, Country and Experimental.

Out In The Woods Records also has a production company that throws live concerts. It is called Out In The Woods Productions. Out In The Woods Productions has been involved with Raise The Vibration Festival 2012, Syd Barrett Tribute Music Festival (Atlantic City 2010-current), The Healing Philadelphia Music Festival at City Hall (Occupy Philadelphia). Out In The Woods Productions has also been throwing benefits for good causes such as The Benefit For Beth (benefit for a friend going through chemotherapy) and One Art Benefit (benefit to keep the doors open at our favorite venue.)

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* Studio Time ($40 an hour for engineering)
* Live Recordings — Festivals, Theaters, Music Venues, Parties or any kind of live recordings ($50 an hour, 10 Hour blocks for $450).
* Concert/Festival- Throw a festival with us supplying booking the music, venue and promotion (Contact us for rates)
* Hip Hop and Reggae Beats for sale.
* Custom music available for Film, Soundtracks, T.V./Commercials.

CONTACT Out In The Woods
Phone: 215-805-1652
Email: outinthewoodsrecords@gmail.com

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Small Business in the Philadelphia Area

There is a Christmas Shopping Village in Love Park.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – In the coming weeks, Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Alan Greenberger will participate in series of events showcasing small businesses and neighborhood development to highlight the ways in which the City of Philadelphia supports economic development in Philadelphia. Small business development is a priority for the Nutter Administration, and this work is primarily implemented through the City’s Department of Commerce. The three events focus on recognizing the first recipient of the Department of Commerce’s new InStore forgivable loan program, promoting neighborhood shopping on Small Business Saturday and breaking ground for a brand new manufacturing facility on a large vacant parcel.

“While it is often the big deals and major developments that get the headlines, it is Philadelphia’s small business men and women who drive our economy on a daily basis, representing the vast majority of businesses in Philadelphia,” said Mayor Nutter. “Through the Department of Commerce and our partners like the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation, my Administration is committed to finding new and innovative ways to provide funding to small businesses, to help them expand and grow, and to regenerate neighborhood commercial corridors throughout the city.”

Enhancing neighborhood commercial corridors through fit-out grants

The first event will be held tomorrow at 1:00 pm at Rose Petals Café and Lounge, a new sit-down restaurant located at 322 W. Chelten Avenue in Germantown. Rose Petals Café and Philly Office Retail partnered to apply for the InStore forgivable loan. The City’s $50,000 investment covered the costs of critical start-up supplies, including refrigeration units, a hood and exhaust system for the stove, new floors, shelving units, a unique copper color ceiling and more.

Jania and Desmin Daniels, the owners of Rose Petals, named the business in honor of Desmin’s late sister, Rose, who died tragically two years ago. “When my grandmother died a year later, we sharpened our resolve to not wait another minute to make the dream happen,” said Desmin Daniels, who previously worked as a teacher for the School District of Philadelphia. “The InStore program was hugely helpful in making it happen.”

The Department of Commerce launched the InStore forgivable loan program in the beginning of 2013 as a means of enhancing commercial corridors, increasing foot traffic and improving the retail mix of neighborhood commercial corridors. For several years, the Department of Commerce has offered grants for façade renovations through the Storefront Improvement Program. However, a funding option for interior improvements previously did not exist. The small business community had repeatedly requested funding for financial assistance with business start-up costs related to the interior fit-out of a commercial space (i.e. commercial stoves, refrigeration units, ADA bathroom installation, electrical work, etc.). The Department of Commerce responded with the InStore loan program, which targets new and expanding retail, food and creative businesses looking to relocate to low and moderate income neighborhoods. The forgivable loans range between $15,000 and $50,000.

“This program was developed in response to demand from our small business community,” explains Jonathan Snyder, Commerce’s Senior Program Manager overseeing the InStore loan program. “When a business is approved for an InStore loan, they must comply with guidelines and stay in business for at least five years and then the loan is forgiven – effectively becoming a grant.”

Encouraging shoppers to buy local on November 30 – “Small Business Saturday”

“Small Business Saturday” is November 30m and Mayor Nutter will visit the East Girard commercial corridor in the Fishtown neighborhood in order to highlight shopping locally. This event is part of a larger national effort sponsored by American Express. East Girard, a newly popular shopping destination, had been an underutilized commercial corridor for decades. Recent investments from funders, such as the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), PNC Bank, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Commerce, have helped transform the district into a trendy place to shop, eat and drink.

For the last 7 years, the Department of Commerce has provided funding to New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) to support commercial corridor improvements and small business development. NKCDC has assisted dozens of businesses on the area’s main commercial strips—Frankford and Girard Avenues—to receive storefront improvement grants and financing.

“We are thrilled to have Mayor Nutter recognize that our growing commercial corridors here in Fishtown are a great place to shop and show his commitment to supporting local entrepreneurs,” said Sandy Salzman, Executive Director of NKCDC. “We hope that his actions will encourage other Philadelphians to invest in their city by shopping with locally owned businesses and for locally made goods whenever possible. It’s a great way to leverage the purchases folks already are going to make to benefit the growth and stability of our city.”

Replacing blighted vacant lots with small businesses that create new jobs

The final small business event of the Mayor’s three-pronged tour will be held on Wednesday, December 11 at 11:00 am at a longtime vacant lot on the industrial corridor of American Street in East Kensington. The lot will soon be converted into an 11,550 square foot manufacturing facility for Veyko, Inc., a Philadelphia-based metal fabrication company. The total project cost is $2.1 million, $250,000 of which comes from a grant from the American Street Empowerment Zone, overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Commerce. Veyko plans to create 15 new jobs at the new facility. The company provides design, metal fabrication and installation services to architects, designers, general contractors and homeowners. Examples of Vyko’s work include the SEPTA 8th Street Station benches and the large scale exterior artwork at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Since 1994, the City of Philadelphia has been working to improve the American Street Commercial Corridor. Investments have been made through the Philadelphia Department of Commerce and the Philadelphia Empowerment Zone’s signature program, the Neighborhood Funding Stream, to support local economic development and neighborhood revitalization. The American Street Empowerment Zone Community Trust Board, an advisory board to the City of Philadelphia, provides input on grant making in the American Street Empowerment Zone.

“Through this process, grants are being provided to support major investments in real estate development. Veyko, Inc. is one of three recent American Street Empowerment Zone Neighborhood Economic Development grants. Veyko, Inc. will receive a $250,000 grant that will support the continued revitalization of the neighborhood,” says Aiisha Herring-Miller, Senior Program Manager for Philadelphia Empowerment Zones at the Philadelphia Department of Commerce.

PIDC, the City’s economic development corporation, invested $933,000 in the Veyko Project. Marla Hamilton, Vice President of Market Development for PIDC said, “What is especially exciting is that this is a project that was approved just when the recession hit. At one point, the developers even decided to halt the project. Clearly, they have weathered the storm and come back strong. This is a great opportunity for Veyko, Inc. and a great win for the City.”

Small business as the spark for community economic development

The projects described above offer a snapshot of the Philadelphia Department of Commerce’s daily work. With the help of partners, such as PIDC, the Merchant’s Fund, local CDCs and small business technical assistance providers, the Department of Commerce offers and supports many programs, including one-on-one technical assistance for small businesses, training programs on how to start and grow a business, micro- and small-business lending, an online business support website (www.phila.gov/business), grants for storefront improvements and security cameras, and more.

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Mon Nov 25, 2013
6:00pm Act-UP Weekly Meeting – St Luke’s Church Basement – 330 S. 13th St Between Pine and Spruce

6:00pm DecarceratePA general meeting – Institute for Community Justice 21 South 12th Street, 7th floor, Philadelphia,

Tue Nov 26, 2013
7:30pm Books Through Bars Packing Cafe – The A-Space 4722 Baltimore Ave

Wed Nov 27, 2013
6:00pm Money Out of Politics working group/ Philly Rootstrikers – Friends Center

Sat Nov 30, 2013
11:00am Books Through Bars Packing Cafe – The A-Space 4722 Baltimore Avenue

Sun Dec 1, 2013
2:00pm PHARE/Wells Fargo working group – 1706 Race St.

5:00pm Long Term Organizing MDU working group – Ethical Humanist Society, Rittenhouse Square

Tuesday, November 26, 7:00pm, Fund Raiser and Discussion on the Unnatural Disaster of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Calvary Church, 48th & Baltimore

On Tuesday, November 26 at 7pm. join in a Fund Raiser and Discussion on the Unnatural Disaster of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The event will be held at the Calvary Church, 48th & Baltimore, with special guest speaker Christina Hilo from Gabriela, a Filipina women’s organization. Sponsored by the International Action Center. For information call 215-724-1618 or email phillyiac@gmail.com

Saturday, November 30, 12:00pm, Continue Sound the Demand…Stop the Drone War Command Center at the Horsham Air Guard Station, Horsham, Montgomery County, PA. Corner of Route #611/Easton Road & County Line Road.

Stop the killing…stop the drone war command center in Horsham. Stand up…Speak Out…Protest and Demonstrate! Music, Reading the names of U.S. drone strike victims and their stories, Bell-Tolling, Banners and Signs, Large Drone Replica.

For more information, background, nonviolent discipline, directions, and more, see November 30, EVENTS at www.brandywinepeace.com, (610) 544-1818

Tuesday, December 3, 6:00pm, Philly NetSquared, Friends Center, 1501 Cherry ST.

On our next Net Tuesday, December 3, we’ll take a time out for an organizational meeting.

After doing this every month since May of 2008, it’s time to reassess our leadership roles, re-evaluate our processes and reaffirm our purpose. This will not be a Net Tuesday “program”. Rather, it will be a working meeting to discuss the direction and future of Philly NetSquared.

Some of the questions we will address include: How can we make the best use of our volunteer leadership to avoid burnout? What is working well with our Net Tuesday programs, and what needs to change? What role does (or should) Philly NetSquared play in the Philadelphia community as distinct from other groups? How should we relate to the vibrant interaction among other local NetSquared groups around the world? What should be the role of the website (phillynetsquared.org)? Should we continue streaming and recording our events (with new information that the technological opportunities at the Friends Center are changing)?

This is an important meeting. Attendance will be limited, and RSVP’s via Meetup or Facebook are required. Attendees will be expected to contribute their most caring and creative thinking, so that we will leave with a renewed sense of purpose, direction and energy to carry us forward.

Thursday, December 5, 6:00pm, Strike Student Debt! – First General Meeting, Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N Broad St

We’re a new coalition of students and recent graduates committed to free education for all and the abolition of student debt. We believe a mass movement of young people can achieve this. Come to our general meeting to learn more about Strike Student Debt and our new organizing campaign!

Strike Student Debt! – Demands

1. Automatic enrollment in Income-Based Repayment (IBR) for ALL student debtors. Currently IBR is only available for federal student loans – it should be extended to private loans as well. We also want the repayment period to be reduced from 20-25 years down to 10 years before outstanding debt is canceled.

2. Restoration of bankruptcy protections for student debtors, which were stripped away as recently as 2005. Abolition of the “Brunner test” to qualify for bankruptcy by proving “excessive hardship” in paying student debts.

3. Reversing tuition hikes through increased federal and state funding for education. More Pell grants and scholarships, especially for students from working class backgrounds. We also demand budget transparency, so students know whether their tuition is being spent on education or on capital projects.

4. Release of employment, income, and debt figures for graduates of each higher education institution, 2 years and 5 years after graduation. A school’s data must be sent to each person receiving an application to that school, so they can decide with the full information whether it is in their best long-term interests to attend.

5. Our ultimate demand is the abolition of student debt and free higher education for all.

For more info, check out our tumblr at strikestudentdebt.tumblr.com.

Thursday, December 5, 12:00pm, Trysts with Destiny: Documentary film and the unfinished agenda of Indian democracy, 255 S. 36th Street.

The next South Asia Colloquium on Thursday, December 5th will feature Documentary Filmmaker Sanjay Kak, who will give a talk entitled “Trysts with Destiny: Documentary film and the unfinished agenda of Indian democracy” at 12 noon in 826 Williams Hall. Lunch will be served at 11:45 AM. This event is part of the South Asia Center’s Affiliated Faculty Lunch Series. AND don’t miss the film screening of “Red Ant Dream” and conversation with Director Sanjay Kak at 4:30 PM (December 5th) in 401 Fisher-Bennet Hall. You can read about the film and watch the trailer here.

Saturday, December 7, 12:00pm, Protest against Drone Warfare, 34th & Walnut.

Friends – As unending war continues, the United States’ drone bombings in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia are still killing unarmed and innocent civilians. We walk with banners showing a drone bomber and hand out leaflets to inform people on the street that this is being done in our names. We have walked monthly for over 4 years. We oppose the wars and all drone bombings, which are supported by drone surveillance.

University research around the U.S. keeps advancing and expanding the drone program. UPenn receives about $21 million dollars from the U.S. government, including money for this research.

We will do the Death Walk on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 12:00pm – 1:00pm, meeting at 34th and Walnut, UPenn Campus. Please wear BLACK, we will bring plain white masks and will be sure to have some extra masks. Several people will hold signs and banners, two others will pass out leaflets. We will continue to carry signs opposing U.S. drone warfare and terrorism, which is the killing of civilians.

While walking in the manner of a Silent Death Walk we bring attention to the wars and the victims in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and other countries where drones are used. This is street theater, thus we keep to the form of single file, silence, masks and black clothing. Our leaflet is intended to educate the public on U.S. drone warfare. Some of us will stand with signs and banners at the intersection of 34th & Walnut while others walk through the campus areas.

Events listed here include Occupy Philly related events as well as other social justice events. For more updates be sure to check the Occupy Philadelphia Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OccupyPhiladelphia. Your support is greatly appreciated!