Tag Archive "matty-hart"

Mr. Matty Hart casts a big shadow

A Spiral Q puppet sitting in the corner in the shadows at the Q-Licious fundraiser at Girard College.Q-Licious, the event thrown by Spiral Q Puppet Theater Saturday at Girard College’s Founder’s Hall in honor of its founder Matthew “Matty Boy” Hart, was less about Spiral Q and more about the guest of honor, and the size of his footprint on the political activist life of Philadelphia. Spiral Q must have been aware of the juiciness of honoring its founder in a building called Founder’s Hall. A bit of the shadow puppet play, a sort of This is Your Life, Matty ... More » »

Town Hall Meeting today at 5:30

Just a reminder that the Town Hall Meeting on the future of the arts in Philadelphia is today at 5:30 pm at Painted Bride. For more particulars see previous post. I got word this morning from meeting convener, Matty Hart, that Democratic mayoral candidate Michael Nutter is expected to be there! Nutter is the presumed next mayor of Philadelphia and that he’s decided to attend is awesome news.

Weekly Update – Town Hall meeting on the arts

This week’s Weekly has my story about the Fringe Festival Town Hall Meeting on the future of the arts in Philadelphia. Below is the copy with a picture. Bohemian Rap CityA town hall meeting puts art on the mayor’s front burner. A must-see Philly Fringe event for every artist and friend of the arts is the Culture, Creativity and the City town hall meeting at the Painted Bride Sunday. The free public meeting, organized by activist Matty Hart and a team of concerned art-worlders, is the first step in a campaign to put the arts on the front burner for ... More » »