{"id":34369,"date":"2023-02-02T15:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/?p=34369"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T15:54:56","slug":"black-history-month-and-regional-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/2023\/02\/black-history-month-and-regional-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month and regional events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Comedy<\/h2>\n<h3>Wanda Sykes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>Miller Theater,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Miller+Theater\/@39.9476045,-75.1671442,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6c6253d7f6b11:0xf0051ecc35f01c7e!8m2!3d39.9476045!4d-75.1649501!16s%2Fm%2F0j621vw\">250 S. Broad St.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong>$49 and up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Actress\/comedian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wandasykes.com\/\">Wanda Sykes<\/a>\u00a0is currently starring in \u201cThe Upshaws\u201d on Netflix and providing commentary for \u201cThe Daily Show.\u201d In her off-time she does a little stand-up comedy. A resident of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/how-im-living-now-wanda-sykes-comedian-1291999\/\">Delco<\/a>, where she reportedly lives with her wife and kids, Sykes will be in town Friday and Saturday to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kimmelculturalcampus.org\/events-and-tickets\/202223\/kcp\/wanda-sykes\/\">tape her next comedy special<\/a>\u00a0in front of a live audience.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Arts &amp; Culture<\/h2>\n<h3>The Mountaintop<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>Uptown! Knauer Theater,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Uptown+Knauer+Performing+Arts+Center\/@39.9620335,-75.6091117,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6f145b5c2bf53:0xabb04c973f12a86d!8m2!3d39.9620335!4d-75.6069176!16s%2Fg%2F11bwqq5xh8\">226 N. High St.,<\/a>\u00a0West Chester Pa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Through Sunday, Feb. 19<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong>$17 and up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright<a href=\"https:\/\/www.katorihall.com\/\">\u00a0Katori Hall<\/a>\u00a0is best-known for her hit Starz show \u201cP-Valley\u201d and for writing and producing \u201cTina: The Musical.\u201d But before that, she became the first Black woman to receive an Olivier for Best New Play for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/uptownwestchester.org\/on-stage\/the-mountaintop\/\">The Mountaintop<\/a>.\u201d It\u2019s a reimagining of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s last night at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Just after delivering his \u201cMountaintop\u201d speech, he encounters Camae, one of the motel\u2019s maids, and the two have a flirty interaction. But she\u2019s not who she first appears to be. Angela Bassett and Samuel L. Jackson originated the roles of King and Camae in \u201cThe Mountaintop\u201d in its 2011 Broadway debut.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/corporate-underwriting\/\">WHYY thanks our sponsors \u2014 become a WHYY sponsor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>First Friday: Vision &amp; Spirit<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>African American Museum in Philadelphia,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/African+American+Museum+in+Philadelphia\/@39.9532614,-75.1539503,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6c8818201ba15:0x860dea1d0fd599e9!8m2!3d39.9532614!4d-75.1517562!16zL20vMDlxdnhq\">701 Arch St.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Friday, Feb. 3, 5:30 \u2013 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong>Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The African American Museum in Philadelphia is celebrating the dawn of Black History Month with a special event.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aampmuseum.org\/calendar.html\">First Friday: Vision in Spirit<\/a>\u00a0celebrates the Bank of America collection of more than 100 works from paintings to mixed media from 48 African American artists. It\u2019s one of the last chances you\u2019ll have to see it before the collection leaves on Sunday, Feb. 19. While you\u2019re there, you can also view AAMP\u2019s permanent exhibit, \u201cAudacious Freedom,\u201d and its latest, \u201cBeloved.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Philadelphia Ballet: Forward Motion<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>Perelman Theater,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Perelman+Theater\/@39.9467246,-75.1674053,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6c624d91fa431:0x7c9c8c81d2eb2a6c!8m2!3d39.9467246!4d-75.1652166!16s%2Fg%2F11hy9ngvpj\">300 S. Broad St.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong> Friday, Feb. 3 \u2013 Sunday, Feb. 11<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong>$50 and up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaballet.org\/\">The Philadelphia Ballet<\/a>\u00a0continues its New Works series with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphiaballet.org\/2022-2023-season\/forward-motion\/\">\u201cForward Motion\u201d<\/a>\u00a0featuring three new works by acclaimed choreographers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andonisfoniadakis\/?hl=en\">Adonis Foniadakis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopeboykindance.com\/bio\">Hope Boykin<\/a>, and resident choreographer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nunes.art\/?hl=en\">Juliano Nunes.<\/a>\u00a0Danza award winner Foniadakis debuts \u201cCircumstellars,\u201d Bessie Award winner and Alvin Ailey dancer Hope Boykin presents \u201cENdure,\u201d and Nunes\u2019 \u201cPS\u201d will round out the performance. On Saturday, Boykin and Foniadakis join Philadelphia Ballet Artistic Director Angel Corella and moderator Dr. Miriam Giguere for a panel on the process of bringing a new work to the stage. It goes from 4 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<h2>Festivals<\/h2>\n<h3>9th Annual Freezefest<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>The Ridley House,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/The+Ridley+House\/@39.8975228,-75.3135747,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6c31984609625:0x82bb6e9e7d198b78!8m2!3d39.8975228!4d-75.3113806!16s%2Fg%2F11h8bcm9nt\">2107 McDade Blvd.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Saturday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m. \u2013 2 a.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/freezefest-9th-annual-tickets-507750293797?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse\">$14.99\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Billed as the biggest annual winter event in Delco, the ninth annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/freezefest-9th-annual-tickets-507750293797?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse\">Freeze Fest<\/a>\u00a0brings music, food, and live performances to the county. Activities include axe throwing, a green legion tailgate party, a giant photo booth, and themed bars and ballrooms within the 30,000-square-foot event space. Cash and other prizes will be handed out to the winners of what organizers say will be the biggest beer pong and cornhole tournament in event history.<\/p>\n<h3>Founders Philly Freeze Out<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Main+St,+Philadelphia,+PA+19127\/@40.0228193,-75.2212981,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6b8941ac31e5f:0x9f93c6b79be2e693!8m2!3d40.0228193!4d-75.219104!16s%2Fg%2F1tjjqb0b\">Main Street,\u00a0<\/a>Manayunk<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Saturday, Feb. 4, 11 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong>Pay as you go<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The chill is on in Manayunk this weekend when<a href=\"https:\/\/foundersbrewing.com\/\">\u00a0Founders Brewing<\/a>\u00a0and the Manayunk Development Corp. combine to host the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manayunk.com\/media\/blog\/2023\/01\/31\/know-before-you-go-founders-philly-freeze-out-2023\/\">Founders Philly Freeze Out.<\/a>\u00a0The family-friendly event includes food and drink specials, hourly live ice carvings, music and dance performances including a Lunar New Year Lion Dance,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1339126483519585?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D%5d%7D\">a fun run<\/a>, and a separately ticketed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/manayunk-chowder-crawl-tickets-487852348507\">chowder crawl<\/a>. A free trolley to and from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Regal+UA+Main+Street\/@40.015899,-75.2111673,15z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6b88f875abda3:0x31a375ea925d902e!8m2!3d40.015899!4d-75.2111673!16s%2Fg%2F1v6l8fvh\">UA Regal Main Street\u00a0<\/a>(where you can park for free) to the heart of the festival is running for the duration of the event.<\/p>\n<h2>Wellness<\/h2>\n<h3>Puppy Restore with Ripped PHL<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>Ripped PHL,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Rippedphl\/@39.9498769,-75.1690693,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x89c6c6300613031b:0xd7db88928821a655!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6c62080ff39d1:0x22245c5e25d45928!8m2!3d39.9498769!4d-75.1668752!16s%2Fg%2F1q67k040j\">1519 Walnut St.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Saturday, Feb. 4, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong>$30<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Puppies! And yoga! If that sounds like an unbeatable combination for relaxation and joy, bring yourself and a yoga mat to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/puppy-restore-with-ripped-phl-tickets-517865980087?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\">\u00a0Puppy Restore,<\/a>\u00a0an afternoon of stretching, meditation, and puppies seeking a forever home hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rippedphl.com\/\">Ripped PHL.\u00a0<\/a>Bring your emotional fortitude, too, if you don\u2019t want to take home a new family member. Proceeds from the event will go directly to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/morrisanimalrefuge.org\/\">Morris Animal Refuge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Music<\/h2>\n<h3>S\u014d Percussion and Caroline Shaw<\/h3>\n<p>(Courtesy Penn Arts Live, Shervin Lainez)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>Zellerbach Theater,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Penn+Live+Arts%2FAnnenberg+Center+for+the+Performing+Arts\/@39.9530527,-75.1987175,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6c659e1a6804d:0xc9ad3c54c1c1c639!8m2!3d39.9530527!4d-75.1965288!16zL20vMGJ0eTlm\">3680 Walnut St.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Friday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong>$29 \u2013 $54<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carolineshaw.com\/\">Caroline Shaw<\/a>\u00a0is a Pulitzer Prize- and three-time Grammy-winning composer who\u2019s recently added vocalist to her repertoire. She\u2019s joining forces with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3EDGt5l5_20&amp;t=54s\">\u00a0S\u014d Percussion,\u00a0<\/a>who\u2019ve crafted their own unique take on chamber music for the last 20 years. S\u014d Percussion has been the Edward P. Stone artists-in-residence at Princeton University since 2014, hosting an annual summer institute for composers and percussionists. Shaw and the quartet take\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pennlivearts.org\/event\/so-percussion-caroline-shaw\">the stage for a concert\u00a0<\/a>on the campus of UPenn this weekend.<\/p>\n<h3>Journey: Freedom Tour 2023<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>PPL Center,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/PPL+Center\/@40.602668,-75.4751091,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c4397cf0cad211:0x97b397d28b234237!8m2!3d40.602668!4d-75.472915!16s%2Fm%2F0hrg4r9\">701 Hamilton St.,<\/a>\u00a0Allentown, Pa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Saturday, Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pplcenter.evenue.net\/cgi-bin\/ncommerce3\/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AALLENTOWN%3APC22%3AJY0204%3A&amp;linkID=global-allentown&amp;shopperContext=&amp;pc=&amp;caller=&amp;appCode=&amp;groupCode=JOURNEY&amp;cgc=&amp;dataAccId=123&amp;locale=en_US&amp;siteId=ev_global-allentown\">$71.50 and up\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don\u2019t stop believin\u2019! Journey lands in Allentown Saturday on their 50th anniversary tour. Not only has their signature song generated 7 million downloads in the modern era, last year the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.loc.gov\/news\/national-recording-registry-inducts-music-from-alicia-keys--ricky-martin--journey-and-more-in-2022\/s\/fee30140-0454-401c-a2a2-205298e32fb1\">National Recording Registry\u00a0<\/a>deemed it a song with important cultural significance. Toto, also celebrating decades in music, joins them on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pplcenter.com\/events\/detail\/journey-freedom-tour\">\u00a0Freedom Tour,\u00a0<\/a>which stops in Allentown on Saturday.<\/p>\n<h2>New Jersey<\/h2>\n<h3>TruTV Impractical Jokers: The Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive Tour<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where:<\/strong>Freedom Mortgage Pavilion,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Freedom+Mortgage+Pavilion+(formerly+BB%26T+Pavilion)\/@39.9404754,-75.1322012,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x89c6c8f3b138aa4b:0x509847349fe024f2!8m2!3d39.9404754!4d-75.1300125!16zL20vMDhfM2c1\">1 Harbour Blvd.<\/a>\u00a0Camden, N.J.<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong>Friday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How much:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/concerts.livenation.com\/trutv-impractical-jokers-the-drive-drive-camden-new-jersey-02-03-2023\/event\/02005D4AD122311B?_ga=2.211095381.1904618645.1674941566-1219530910.1672802442\">$26 and up\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Professional practical jokers Brian \u201cQ\u201d Quinn, James \u201cMurr\u201d Murray, Joe Gatto, and Sal Vulcano have taken the genre to new levels of popularity with their TruTv show \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trutv.com\/shows\/impractical-jokers\">Impractical Jokers.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0The group\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/concerts.livenation.com\/trutv-impractical-jokers-the-drive-drive-camden-new-jersey-02-03-2023\/event\/02005D4AD122311B?_ga=2.211095381.1904618645.1674941566-1219530910.1672802442\">Drive Drive Drive Drive Drive<\/a>\u00a0tour rolls into the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion Friday night, but without Gatto, who\u2019s going solo. But the squad says they remain amicable, so you may see Gatto on some shows as a guest star.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comedy Wanda Sykes Where:Miller Theater,\u00a0250 S. Broad St.\u00a0 When:Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. How much:$49 and up Actress\/comedian\u00a0Wanda Sykes\u00a0is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diversity","category-events"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34371,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34369\/revisions\/34371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ctd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}