4209 Spruce Street
(Please enter at 43rd and Locust Streets)
February 24, 2004 - March 30, 2004
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
See Below for Details about these exciting upcoming events at the Penn Alexander Community School:
Puppet Show and Puppet Making Workshop with Steve Abrams,
Tuesday, February 24, 6PM-8PM
Adult Basketball Free Play (ages 25 and up), Every
Tuesday, February 24 to March 30, 6PM-8PM
Financing Opportunities for Homebuyers and Homeowners
with Citizens Bank, Tuesday, March 2, 7PM -8PM
Acting Workshop, Performing TROJAN WOMEN: Greek Tragedy
for a Time of Terror, Thursday, March 4, 6PM-8PM
Cardio Pilates, Every Thursday March 4-March 25, 6:15PM-7PM
Below the Belt and Beyond, Every Thursday March 4-25,
7PM-7:45PM
CommerceWOW!Zone, Tuesday, March 16, 5:30PM-6:30PM
The Whimsical Sage Book Reading for Parents with Joan
Sage, Thursday, March 25, 6PM-8PM
EVENTS DESCRIPTIONS
Puppet Show and Puppet Making Workshop with Steve Abrams, Tuesday, February 24, 6PM-8PM Come See A Puppet Show About Aesop's Fables And Make Your Very Own Paper Bag Puppet with Master Puppeteer and past President of The Puppeteers of America, STEVE ABRAMS. All materials provided.
Adult Basketball Free Play, Every Tuesday, February 24 to March 30, 6PM-8PM Adults (25 and over only) are invited to play a friendly game of basketball.
Financing Opportunities for Homebuyers and Homeowners with Citizens Bank, Tuesday, March 2, 7PM -8PM Got your eye on a "For Sale" house? Or are you looking to repair the porch or modernize the kitchen in the house you already own? Through the University City Neighborhood Improvement Program, sponsored by Citizens Bank, eligible homebuyers and homeowners can obtain mortgages and home improvement loans at reduced interest rates. At the March 2 session, Citizens Bank loan officers will explain how these programs can help you buy, renovate, or modernize a home in West Philadelphia. Please call to pre-register.
Performing TROJAN WOMEN: Greek Tragedy for a Time of Terror, Thursday, March 4, 6PM-8PM This is a practical acting class that invites all participants to experience, through group exercises and working with text, the profound meaning that Greek tragedy held for its original audience and, potentially, for us today. What might it have felt like to be part of the chorus of enslaved Trojan women? How was the audience meant to respond as Helen convinces her husband Menelaus to take her back after her betrayal of him caused ten years of bloodywar? These and other questions will be raised and debated by seeing the text performed by the class. Members of the class will also be able to attend a performance of a contemporary adaptation of "Trojan Women" being staged in April at the University Museum by the Penn Theatre Arts Program. The co-directors of the production, Dr. James Schlatter and Dr. Marcia Ferguson, will teach this acting class. NO EXPERIENCE IN THEATRE REQUIRED. Walk-ons welcome, but please call to pre-register.
Cardio Pilates, Every Thursday March 4-March 25, 6:15PM-7PM Please
call to pre-register
Cardio Pilates is a rhythmic standing Pilates routine. Rev up
Pilates without machines or equipment, just 125 BPM music and "contrology."
The movements are lo-impact and long, creating the elegant muscles of a
dancer while working up a sweat. It's the future of fitness and it's
called Cardio Pilates! Bring a towel or mat. Please call to
pre-register.
Below the Belt and Beyond, Every Thursday March 4-25, 7PM-7:45PM. Please call to pre-register Learn a sequence of exercises that trains the lower body in weight bearing positions along with balance challenges to stimulate the nervous system. This class will focus on body alignment, enhancement of muscle fiber recruitment and functional muscular strength endurance. Bring a towel or mat. You may also bring a Body Bar or hand weights to class if you like.
CommerceWOW!Zone, Tuesday, March 16, 5:30-6:30
Please call to pre-register The CommerceWOW!Zone is a financial literacy
program written to meet the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
(NCTM) standards that teaches kids about the value of money. By participating
in fun activities, children learn valuable information about money, spending,
and saving. Free Commerce Bank giveaways!
The Whimsical Sage with Joan Sage, Thursday, March 25, 6PM-8PM Parents (and any adults) are invited to come share the extraordinary experience Joan Sage is having with visiting classes in Philadelphia schools with the book THE WHIMSICAL SAGE. This legacy from Michael Sage’s creative writings, his love of word play, humor and versification, has been educational and inspiring. Hear how this project evolved and sample reading aloud from Mike Sage’s books. All three books including ONE GOOD FRIEND, a book about loneliness, and A SAGE RECOLLECTION appeal to all ages.
Please e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call (215) 823-5288 for more information.
More Events to Come!
