Category: Events and Happenings

bookmark_borderThe Sandy Sprint Superhero Race

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Charity Run / Walk
Location — Philadelphia Museum of Art
April 25, 2015

The Sandy Sprint is being hosted by the Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation in an effort to spread the word about our mission and raise funds to advance research.

Instructions for Sandy Sprint Registration

The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit, 501c3 organization created as a tribute to the life, character, and immense strength of Sandy Rollman. Sandy passed away from advanced ovarian cancer in May 2000. Prior to diagnosis, Sandy experienced many textbook symptoms. Her symptoms were whispering only no one was listening. The tragic result was that Sandy never had a chance against ovarian cancer.
Her sister Adriana Way and her nurse Robin Cohen decided to keep Sandy’s memory alive while trying to prevent other women from having to endure the same pain as she did. The Sandy Rollman Ovarian Cancer Foundation unites with the Community to: – Educate both women and physicians about ovarian cancer – Advocate for early diagnostic testing and more effective treatments – Raise funds to advance research towards a cure – Offer support to ovarian cancer patients and their families.

bookmark_borderThe Art of the Brick

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The Franklin Institute Presents The Art of The Brick, The World’s Largest Display Of LEGO Art, February 7-September 6.

In a show that’s a tribute to artistic ingenuity, The Art of the Brick showcases more than 100 works created entirely from LEGOs by contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya.

Sawaya is the first artist ever to create an exhibition of LEGO art — that is, using LEGO bricks as the artistic medium — and his work has traveled around the world for the past seven years.

In Philadelphia, the exhibition takes on several new components, including a practically life-sized Liberty Bell created by Sawaya exclusively for Philadelphia.

Broken out by type of LEGO artwork, guests can wander through galleries of LEGO re-creations of acclaimed artworks, 3-D classic sculptures (look out for Rodin’s The Thinker,) in addition to a 20-foot long LEGO T-Rex, original works of pop-art style pieces by Sawaya and much more.

Each work is made up of anywhere from a couple hundred to tens of thousands of LEGO bricks, and it’s fascinating to check out the gallery notes to see just how many LEGOs went in to the creation of each piece.

At the end of the exhibit, guests can leave their mark on the show by signing a LEGO brick and adding it to the Philadelphia LEGO wall of art.

bookmark_borderDying For A Die-in

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A peaceful protest took place in the intersection of Broad and Patterson Streets in South Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Eagles’ game ended. Several hundred protesters and several hundred police gathered around 7:00PM. The only incidents occurred when Eagles’ fans hurled insults at the protesters. Also, some protesters were observed chanting racist slogans. No arrests were made.

Ironically,the police ended up protecting the police brutality protesters from the Broad Street bullies.

Witnesses of the event commented on an outstanding job by the organizers — a clergy group called POWER (Philadelphia Organized to Witness Empower & Rebuild).

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