A quartet of amazing guitarists from all over the world are playing at the Calvary Center for Community and Culture (801 S. 48th St.) in West Philly on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.. Seriously, if you’re into guitar music (or music of any kind) these guys are going to knock your socks off. The guitarists include Clive Carroll from Great Britain, Alexandre Gismonti from Brazil, Italian Pino Forastiere and Brian Gore from the United States.

“International Guitar Night” will feature solos, duets and quartets in an intimate setting. A unique part of the tour is the workshop that the guitarists put on. On Tuesday at 7:30 they will work with workshop participants on some of the techniques they will use during the concert the following day. The fee is only $10.

Crossroads Music is hosting both the show and the workshop. Tickets for both are available here.

Below is a clip of Pino Forastiere performing “Wild Parking.” It’s absolutely amazing what this guy can do with a guitar.

The Garden Court Community Association is offering grants of up to $700 for sidewalk repairs, tree pruning and planting and a variety of other block improvements. The grants require a dollar-for-dollar matching by the block in labor, in-kind services or cash. The grants are available for blocks within the Garden Court neighborhood – 45th Street to 52nd Street and Locust Street to Cedar Avenue.

Possible improvements include:

• Professional tree pruning

• Planting new street trees

• Sidewalk repairs

• Development of lawns between the curb and sidewalk

Applications require at least two people on the same block living in different households. At least one applicant must be a member of the community association. Grant applications are due Feb. 1 and the grants will be announced March 1. Grant applications are available here.

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Firefighters are battling a five-alarm blaze this morning at the Global Leadership Academy Charter School at 5151 Warren St. The fire is under control, according to reports and no injuries have been reported. The fire appears to have started at about 6 a.m. this morning.

Police have rerouted all traffic, including buses and trolleys, off of Lancaster Avenue near the fire.

About 500 students grades K-8 attend GLA Charter School, which is scheduled to begin the 2011-2012 school year at a new building near 46th and Girard.

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There are still a couple of hours left to catch today’s winter edition of the Clark Park Farmer’s Market. Several hearty vendors have braved the snow to offer some fresh vegetables, bread, eggs and the like. The market runs until 2 p.m. today.

OK. This is a pretty easy one. Know where this 1954 photo was taken? Click on “comments” to answer.

The Daily News included a nice little profile of West Philadelphia High School forward Lemeir Mitchell in its report of West’s drubbing of Horace Furness yesterday 76-60.

In addition to being a basketball player, Mitchell, who lives at 52nd and Hazel, is also an artist and, for now, he is specializing in tattoo art. He has even given himself a couple, including one that runs from elbow to his wrist.

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