Mariposa Food Co-op is hosting a screening of the documentary Queen of the Sun tomorrow, June 23, at 7 p.m. at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.). All proceeds will go toward the co-op’s expansion.
The film, directed by Taggart Siegel, offers an insightful look at the global bee crisis. It explores the disappearance of bees and bee colony collapse disorder, which has dramatically increased since 2006. The authors try to find explanations and solutions to the crisis by interviewing beekeepers, scientists and philosophers and venturing into a wonderful and mysterious world of the beehive.
Here’s the thing; bees are directly responsible for producing a whole lot of the food we eat through pollination. They’re disappearing and we need to figure out why so we can help bring them back. This film goes a long way to highlighting this issue.
In addition to the Queen of the Sun screening, “West Philly Grown,” a short documentary about Mill Creek Farm will be shown.
My 15-year-old Russian Blue male cat Crumb went missing something yesterday, June 20, in the vicinity of 49th & Springfield. He is rather thin and has had some dental surgery that has made eating anything other than watered-down canned food difficult.
If you think you’ve seen Crumb please email Susan at susaniris [at] msn.com or call at 215-435-5273.
We are all getting used to fun stuff happening every weekend here in West Philly, but here’s something to enjoy in the middle of the week and for a very reasonable price. Penn Museum (3260 South Street) presents a series of concerts this summer (through August 24) every Wednesday night from 5 to 8 p.m.
All performances take place outdoors, in the museum’s Warden Garden, so you can enjoy some fresh air after long hours at work. Refreshments can be purchased at the venue. Tickets are $5, which includes admission to the museum.
This week “Summer Nights” features Baris Kaya and his band, Barakka, who mix Turkish folk, Middle Eastern and rock music.
John Legend performs at the Calvary Baptist Church. See a video of the full performance below.
Folks at West Philly’s Calvary Baptist Church (6122 Haverford Ave.) got a sweet surprise when Grammy Award winning singer John Legend swung by to sing a tune during Sunday’s service.
Legend, who was in town to perform with Sade at the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday night, returned to his gospel roots and belted out Aretha Franklin’s “How I Got Over” with the help of the Calvary Baptist choir.
Some in West Philly may remember Legend when he was John Stephens (his given name), an a cappella performing University of Pennsylvania undergrad in the late 90s.
The video of the performance below, which was posted on Legend’s Facebook page yesterday, is fairly polished so this wasn’t a spur of the moment thing. But it’s still very, very cool.
Today’s cat is Rosie. Currently she’s in foster care through Project Meow.
Rosie is a soft-spoken and elegant Calico cat with soulful eyes. She likes hanging out with her foster mom wherever she is and sitting on her lap. She also loves to be praised and admired.
Rosie was a little shy when she first came to her foster house. Somewhere in her life on the streets of West Philly, a terrible thing happened and she has an old burn scar on her side as a reminder.
Before Project MEOW, Rosie was staying at the City Shelter and time was running out for her. The minute she got to her foster mom’s house, she started licking her hand to show her how appreciative she was to be safe.
Rosie is O.K. with other cats, but needs a little help learning to trust them. She’s learning how to use her “Indoor Manners” fast because after all, she’s a Calico. She is very smart and enjoys making the people she loves feel happy.
She is spayed, vaccinated, FELV/FIV negative, free of parasites and up-to-date on her flea preventative medications.
Please contact projectmeowadoptions [at] gmail.com to meet this super great kitty.
Mariposa Food Co-op is hosting a screening of the documentary Queen of the Sun tomorrow, June 23, at 7 p.m. at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.). All proceeds will go toward the co-op’s expansion.
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