Wilderness Generation
James Ijames has written an extraordinary new work that provides an intimate look into how different generations reckon with and redefine their relationships to family, homeownership, and the nostalgia of youth before technology. These events provide an intimate sneak peek into the creative process (Free Library of Philadelphia), the ways in which family traditions shape our values (Makuu: The Black Cultural Center), Philadelphia’s relationship to homeownership and jazz (Temple University), and how we can preserve our own family memories (The African American Museum of Philadelphia). Whether engaging in a scrapbooking workshop, story circle, or listening deeply, I hope you will feel inspired and excited to engage in conversation.
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Community Events
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Walk-ins are welcome!
EVENT
DATE & TIME
VENUE
HOW TO GET THERE?
Black & HBCU Affinity Night
A Community Night centered in Black poetry and community
Friday, April 24
7:00PM
Philadelphia Theatre Company
480 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Past Events
Panel Discussion
Archiving Our Family Stories:
The Future of Black Literature
Thursday, March 19
3:00PM
Arch Fireside Room
3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Storytelling
A Community Story Circle at
Makuu: The Black Cultural Center
Thursday, March 19
6:30PM
Arch Lobby
3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Community Reading
Acting Workshop and Design Sneak Peek of Wilderness Generation
Saturday, March 21
1:00PM
5325 Overbrook Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1498
Open to the Public
Community Reading
Acting Workshop and Design Sneak Peek of Wilderness Generation
Monday, March 23
5:00PM
18 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2314
Open to the Public
Community Conversation
Home Ownership and Tangled Titles
Thursday, March 26
6:00PM
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut St #300,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Storytelling
Scenes on Paper:
Multigenerational Scrapbooking
Tuesday, March 31
6:00PM
701 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Artist Talk
James Ijames in Conversation with Philadelphia Poet Laureate Raina J Leon
Thursday, April 2
6:30PM
Philadelphia Theatre Company
480 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146
In Partnership with
Literature Department
Parkway Central Branch
Free Library of Philadelphia
Community Reading
Playwriting Workshop and Scene Study for Wilderness Generation
Saturday, April 4
12:00PM
2320 Cecil B. Moore Ave,
Philadelphia, PA 19121
Open to the Public
Jazz and Black Literature
Scripted Motion: A Conversation
About Philly Jazz & Philly Theatre
Wednesday, April 8
6:00PM
Tuttleman Learning Center
1809 N 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Community Reading
Acting Workshop and Design Sneak Peek of Wilderness Generation
Friday, April 10
1:00PM
5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19143-3036
Open to the Public
To see the full run of Wilderness Generation at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre click below
Honorary Producers
Linda & David Glickstein
Vibhat Nair & Jing Wang
Sarah and Lewis Schlossberg
Shel & Karen Thompson
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