Gloria BlakelyPhiladelphia Charity Examiner+ Subscribe FacebookTweet RedditPrintEmailFacebookTweet RedditPrintEmail GREATER PHILADELPHIA – So far, winter seems to be closing like a lamb, bringing spring weather ahead of schedule. Favorable warmth provides another reason to get out and enjoy a charity event. A variety of free happenings, fundraisers, concerts and more are listed here for your review. Events, sometimes, are subject to change. Please contact organizers for updates.
Wednesday, March 14: Free Dance Workshop for Youth starts 4:30 p.m. at the Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, Philadelphia. Free workshops are regularly offered on Wednesdays and Fridays for youth in grades 6 -12. No experience is required but RSVP is recommended. Sign up for one program or as many as you like. Workshops are led by professional teaching artists who serve as mentors for youth interested in the arts. For more info, contact Nicole Seamans at 215.557.0455 or nichole@asianartsintiative.org or visit www.asianartsinitiative.org.
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Thursday, March 15: Alliance of Black Social Workers Inc. 15th Annual Local Conference Collective Work and Social Responsibility “in the Village” takes place from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Practice issues are strategic planning, community engagement, ethics, violence prevention, and generational issues at Sharon Baptist Church Conference Center, 3955 Conshohocken Avenue in West Philadelphia. Six CEU’s are available. For more info, visit the ABSW or contact 215.235.1626 or visit Philadelphia Department of Human Resources.
Thursday, March 15: Women’s Health Source of Jefferson Hospital presents “Its Springtime…it’s Colonoscopy time!” a free discussion of colorectal cancer that kills 1 in 3 people who develop it. Learn about new advantages to preventing the spread of colorectal cancer with a colonoscopy during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This lunchtime event with Dr. Marianne Ritchie runs from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the 3rd floor conference room at 1100 Walnut Street in Center City Philadelphia. Light refreshments are available. For more info, visit www.jeffersonhospital.org/whs, or RSVP at 800.JEFF.NOW (800.533.3669).
Thursday, March 15: 2012 Women’s Way Ernesta Drinker Ballard Book Prize honors Rebecca Traister, author of Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women. The public is invited to this free dialogue about women and elected office being held 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Moore College of Art & Design at 20th Street and Ben Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia. The book prize is part of Women’s Way’s Education Initiative Program. For more info, visit www.womensway.org and RSVP Cate Galbally at 215.985.3322 or cgalbally@womensway.org.
Thursday, March 15: Free PIFVA Film Screening, "Elephant in the Dark: Refractions of the Muslim Identity" features the works of Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz and Ambarien a. Al Qadar. Preview the trailer for Bazaz's Inheritance by clicking here. Preview the trailer for Al Qadar's The Ghetto Girl by clicking here. This event begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street in University City Philadelphia. For more info, visit www.penn.museum/culturefilms or call 215.746.4274 or 215.898.400.
Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17: Dakshina Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company presents a concert dance. Friday’s Family Open Mic night is enlivened by Dakshina in the Asian Arts Initiative auditorium at 1219 Vine Street in Philadelphia’s Chinatown with a reception at 6:45 p.m. before the 7:30 p.m. show. General admission is $5 - $10 on a sliding scale. Saturday’s free performance takes place 3:00 p.m. followed by a dessert reception at 4:30 p.m. in Marshall Auditorium at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Avenue in Haverford, PA. RSVP is required. Dakshina is in residency at Asian Arts Initiative. The troupe blends traditional Indian dance forms such as Bharata Natyam with modern movement, mirroring complex identities of second generation South Asians. For more info and to RSVP, call 215.557.0455 or visit www.asianartsinitiative.org or click here.
Friday, March 16 – Sunday, March 18: The Philadelphia Orchestra presents "A Grand Tour" led by Gianandrea Noseda, Italian conductor, and Juliette Kang, concertmaster violinist. Programs, at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 260 So. Broad Street in Center City Philadelphia, feature Rossini’s Overture to William Tell, Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 (Scottish). Visit www.philorch.org/concert or call 215.893.1999.
Saturday, March 17: Scribe Video and PIFVA host Reaching Your Audience: Community Engagement 101 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Scribe Video Center, 4212 Chestnut Street in West Philadelphia. The workshop, taught by strategists from MOCAMEDIA, presents an outline for grassroots outreach specific to your film. Each filmmaker must bring a wifi capable laptop computer. Limit is 15 film projects. Advanced registration is required. Admission costs $25 general addmission and $15 for PIFVA, Reelback, and Scribe members. For more info or tickets, click here.
Saturday, March 17: The Philadelphia Ballet presents its final performances of Messiah at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the Academy of Music located on So. Broad Street at the corner of Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia. Choreographer Robert Weiss creates an enthralling, epic ballet that translates George Fredric Handel’s world famous libretto to the stage. More than 50 scenes convey the emotional spectrum of joy, suffering, passion, and redemption in the music. For more info, visit www.paballet.org or call 215.893.1999.
Sunday, March 18: Kids Rock for Kids: Benefit Concert lights up the World Café to support medical charities in Philadelphia. Several times each year these concerts feature teenage rock bands from the Music Training Centers’ Rock 101 program. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. to this family-friendly event at 3025 Walnut Street in West Philadelphia, and the music starts at 11:30 a.m. Admission is $7 per child age 1-12 and $10 per patron over age 12. There is a Family Four-Pack Discount of $44 for 4 tickets. Call 215.222.1400 or click here for more concert information. Children’s medical charities may nominate themselves to be beneficiaries at www.musictrainingcenter.com/community.
Thursday, March 22: Women’s Health Source of Jefferson Hospital presents “Antibiotics: Are They Right for You?” from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the 3rd floor conference room at 1100 Walnut Street in Center City Philadelphia. Find out the dos and don’ts of using antibiotics from William Balas, RPH, Assistant Director of Pharmacy at the hospital. Light refreshments are available. For more info, visit www.jeffersonhospital.org/whs, or RSVP at 800.JEFF.NOW (800.533.3669).
Thursday, March 22: Lotsa Helping Hands Webinar, Caring for a Loved One with Alzheimer's Disease offers the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, information and resources to support yourself and your loved one along your caregiving journey, and tips and features for customizing your Lotsa Helping Community website. The webinar runs from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Register here.
Thursday, March 22: An Evening with Maya Angelou at Cheyney University offers a benefit lecture at 7:00 p.m. The dinner reception begins at 5:00 p.m. on campus (1837 University Circle in Cheyney, PA) in the Carnegie Great Room. Scholar, poet, author, and Marian Anderson Award winner, Angelou is one of the most renowned and influential voices of this era. Proceeds from her appearance supports the Keystone Honors Academy at Cheyney University, which fosters intellectually enriching experiences to the entire campus through extensive programming, scholarships, learning activities, and more. Although this event is sold out, donations are still welcome. Visit www.cheyney.edu or call 610.399.2154 for additional information.
Thursday, March 22 – Saturday, March 24: The Philadelphia Orchestra presents "Memories of Prague" led by Conductor James Conlon. Concerts, at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Friday in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Concert, 260 So. Broad Street in Center City Philadelphia, feature Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni, Idomeneo, and The Marriage of Figuero followed by Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 (Prague), and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7. Visit www.philorch.org/concert or call 215.893.1999.
Friday, March 23 – Saturday, April 1: The 22nd Annual Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest features a host of musicians and musical styles in a variety of settings. Kicking off the fest are the Jeff Golub Band with Henry Butler plus Berks Horns, The Manhattan Transfer, Dance Hall Docs with Brent Carter, JaZz in Pink, and Gerald Veasey and Friends. The Berks Arts Council has organized more than 130 performances at major venues, clubs, and restaurants across the Greater Reading area in Pennsylvania. Ticket prices vary. For more info, visit http://berksjazzfest.com/.
Saturday, March 24: Chilly Chili for Paula is an annual chili and cornbread contest and fundraiser for the ALS Association. The contest will be held at the VFW Post, 837 Lincoln Avenue in West Chester, PA from 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the best chili and best cornbread. Last year this event raised $5,000. The cost is $40 per person, $10 per chili entry, $5 per cornbread entry. Price includes 50/50 raffle tickets. Attendance is limited to 120 people. For more info, contact Bob Harbison at 484.530. 2804 or bob.harbison@rbc.com or click here. Also view a recent ALS interview at http://www.myphl17.com/shows/in-focus/.
Saturday, March 24: The deadline to register for the 3rd Annual Howard Bus Trip for Greater Philadelphia high school students is March 24. During the trip on April 5, students will get a chance to tour the campus and meet students from the their home turf. The cost of the trip is $65 per person and includes a snack en route to Washington, DC and lunch on campus. Complete payment is also due March 24. To register and make a payment by credit/debit card ore echeck, visit www.wepay.com/events/95580. For general info, contact rochellebeard@alum.howard.edu or call 610.908.6113. For more about the nonprofit Howard Alumni Club of Greater Philadelphia, visit http://www.huacphilly.org/. Donations are always welcome to support programs and scholarships.
Women's Way honors Rebecca Traister, author of "Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women" at fundraiser. Credits: courtesy of Women's Way 
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