BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//October Gallery Museum - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:October Gallery Museum X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://octobergallery.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for October Gallery Museum REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20250811T011222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T133050Z UID:441782-1765188000-1798736400@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:Black Philadelphia 250 Amazulu DESCRIPTION:Silversmith Charita Powell first opened Amazulu in 1989 as a way to market her own line of handmade sterling silver jewelry. Now\, she runs the stall as an artists’ collective\, also showcasing unique designs created by metalworkers from all over the country and world. Each necklace\, bracelet\, ring\, and set of earrings on display at Amazulu comes with a story and is made or selected by Powell for its high quality and intricate details. Stop by for a leisurely browse and a chat (with Powell herself or one of her friendly\, knowledgeable sales associates)\, and make sure to ask about Amazulu’s home décor designs\, too\, which include one-of-a-kind lamps\, dolls\, sculptures\, and more. \nBuy your Black Philly 250 poster/print at Amazulu\nReading Terminal Market 1136 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19107\n215-627-8667 \nPosters 11″ x 17″\, 13″ x 19″ and 8.5″ x 11″\nGreeting cards folded w/envelopes \n \n  \nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/amazulu/ LOCATION:Amazulu\, 1136 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States CATEGORIES:Black Philadelphia 250 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/amazulu_1_web-250x250-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="October Gallery":MAILTO:events@octobergallery.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261231T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20250811T012406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T134013Z UID:441787-1765191600-1798740000@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:Black Philadelphia 250 The Silk Tent DESCRIPTION:The Silk Tent offers an ethnic flare to the categories of jewelry\, textiles\, home decor\, and gift items. We supplement our products with a collection of artifacts from countries such as Africa and Indonesia to name a few. They’re used to compliment and influence the design elements of our products. \nThe Silk Tent\n3860 Lancaster Avenue\, Philadelphia PA\, 19104\n215-747-1277 \n \nBuy your Black Philly 250 poster/print at Amazulu\nReading Terminal Market 1136 Arch St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19107\n215-627-8667 \nPosters 11″ x 17″\, 13″ x 19″ and 8.5″ x 11″\nGreeting cards folded w/envelopes \n \n \n  \n  \nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/october-gallery-museum-2/ LOCATION:The Silk Tent\, 3860 Lancaster Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States CATEGORIES:Black Philadelphia 250 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/blackphilly2508.5x11final.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="October Gallery":MAILTO:customerservice@octobergallery.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20251216T135043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T135343Z UID:455994-1765872000-1798736400@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:Black Philadelphia 250 Zion Baptist Church DESCRIPTION:Zion Baptist Church was established as a late 19th-century community of faith. The leading exponent in this ecclesiastical establishment was Rev. Horace Wayland\, a black Virginia preacher\, no doubt a former slave. \nRev. Wayland established Zion as a missionary prayer meeting in 1882 in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Simms. In 1883\, Reverend Wayland was ordained and the prayer meetings moved to a hill at 13th and Popular Streets. The membership grew\, causing a number of relocations\, which finally settled at 13th & Wallace Streets. This last relocation was an awesome purchase of $16\,000 and typically Zion took on the challenge. By the time of Reverend Wayland’s homegoing in 1896\, the debt had been reduced to $6000. This was a remarkable feat for this dynamic minister and his progressive congregation. \nZion Baptist Church\n3600 North Broad Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19140 \nPosters 11″ x 17″\, 13″ x 19″ and 8.5″ x 11″\nGreeting cards folded w/envelopes \n \nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/black-philadelphia-250-zion-baptist-church/ LOCATION:Zion Baptist Church\, 3600 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19140\, United States CATEGORIES:Black Philadelphia 250 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/blackphilly2508.5x11final.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="October Gallery":MAILTO:customerservice@octobergallery.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20260105T185336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T185638Z UID:457300-1767600000-1788282000@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:To Whom This May Concern by Jill Scott DESCRIPTION:Jill Scott to release first album in over a decade\, ‘To Whom This May Concern’\, on Feb 13 \nAfter a decade away from new music\, Jill Scott returns with To Whom This May Concern\, a soul-stirring body of work rich with texture\, rhythm\, and emotional truth. Rooted in community\, reflection\, and sonic exploration\, the album weaves melodies\, horns\, and beats into an immersive listening experience that invites audiences to feel deeply\, reflect freely\, and take exactly what they need. February 13 street date. \nVisit Jill Scott’s website: Click Here \nJill Scott is set to make her return in 2026. The Philly-bred singer announced plans to release her first album in over 10 years\, with To Whom This May Concern slated to arrive just ahead of Valentine’s Day on Feb. 13. \nScott’s enlisting a decorated team of producers that includes DJ Premier\, Adam Blackstone\, Om’Mas Keith\, Camper\, Andre Harris\, Seige Montracity\, Trombone Shorty\, Eric Wortham\, DW Wright and VT Tolan. \n\n\n\nThe album features 19 tracks; the neo-soul legend set the stage for the project with “Beautiful People” released as the lead single. \nTo Whom This May Concern marks a new chapter for Scott\, who will be releasing the album through The Orchard. The Grammy-winning singer’s 2015 album release was her final in a deal with Atlantic Records. \n“Finally my new album entitled TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN drops Feb. 13th!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE and THANK YOU for your patience and your listening ears\,” Scott wrote when announcing the inspirational album on Friday (Jan. 2). “Presave link available in my bio now! Much Love\, Jilly from Philly.” \nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/to-whom-this-may-concern-by-jill-scott/ LOCATION:PA CATEGORIES:Black Philadelphia 250 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/jillscottnew.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260731T160000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20260318T093519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T102512Z UID:460027-1773842400-1785513600@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:Art Seminars/Discussions DESCRIPTION:Art Seminars and Discussions\nTextbook: “Connecting People with Art”\nRead book online Click Here \nEvery Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 PM\nOctober Gallery Museum\n6353 Greene Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19144\n215-352-3114 \nAdmission Free\nRSVP requested but not required\nSee below to RSVP \nEach weekend a distinguished artist\, art educator\, activist\, writer\, or collector will be in attendance to guide the class through a discussion on art and art related issues. \nAdults and children.\n\nFree coffee mug\, books or art to all that RSVP below.\nNo purchase necessary. No Fee. \n  \n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/art-classes-and-art-seminars/ LOCATION:October Gallery\, 6353 Greene Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States CATEGORIES:Black Philadelphia 250,Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/seminar2356.png ORGANIZER;CN="October Gallery":MAILTO:customerservice@octobergallery.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260626T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20260504T012235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T012551Z UID:461708-1778158800-1782496800@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:Free Mother's Day Greeting Cards DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Black Philadelphia 250\nFree Mother’s Day Greeting Cards w/envelopes\nSize: 8.5″ x 11″ folded 8.5″ x 5.5″\nWednesday\, May 7\, 2026 – Saturday\, May 9\, 2026\n1 to 6 PM\nOctober Gallery Museum\n6353 Greene Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19144\n215-352-3114\nAdmission Free\n \n \nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/free-mothers-day-greeting-cards/ LOCATION:October Gallery\, 6353 Greene Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States CATEGORIES:Art Show,Black Philadelphia 250 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mom-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="October Gallery":MAILTO:events@octobergallery.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260515T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260830T180000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20260419T122951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T021455Z UID:461310-1778850000-1788112800@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:Art Exhibition Black Philly 250 DESCRIPTION:Black Philadelphia 250 Exhibition\nMay 15 through August 30\, 2026 \nOctober Gallery Museum\n6353 Green Street Philadelphia\, PA 19144\n215-352-3114 \nMuseum hours Thurdays – Sunday 1 to 6 PM\nAdmission Free – Donations requested \nFor groups of ten (10) or more please contact us at customerservice@octobergallery.com\nor call 215-352-3114 \nPeople Places and Events of Interest by People of Color during the 2026 Celebration \n \nDetails on the Poster: Black Philly 250 click here \n  \nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/art-exhibition-black-philly-250/ LOCATION:October Gallery\, 6353 Greene Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States CATEGORIES:Black Philadelphia 250 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/blackphilly2508.5x11final.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="October Gallery":MAILTO:events@octobergallery.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T170000 DTSTAMP:20260525T003617 CREATED:20251231T053417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T053429Z UID:456857-1779786000-1780074000@octobergallery.com SUMMARY:BLACK SPECULATIVE DIGITAL ARTS & HUMANITIES DESCRIPTION:Dream Lab 2026\n\n\nBlack Speculative Futures–real and imagined representations of African heritage peoples and cultures that challenge a world built on white supremacist oppression–have been present and visible in literature\, film\, and music for many years. Such projects push us to understand worlds\, histories\, and futures outside of white male hegemonies that minimize difference and make heteronormativity all but compulsory. As we engage in the pursuit of disrupting these hegemonies\, it’s important to consider and question relations in and between digital and physical spaces. The Black speculative Digital Arts and Humanities (DAH) can help us do this work. \nThe Black speculative provides us with a language to describe and represent the history and future of Black cultural production; it offers a vision of fantastic and real-world space through multimodal narratives about difference\, belonging\, and technologically mediated identity formation; it’s a “way of seeing” that challenges historical depictions of homogenous\, whitewashed\, tomorrows; it also offers a way to consider inclusive design practices when imagining and developing digital objects and spaces. We’ll ask a host of questions in this workshop\, but one of the most important will be: as we expand our understanding of digital arts and humanities\, how does Black speculative futures contribute to this work? Another will be: how might a Black speculative toolkit help us imagine a more inclusive digital arts and humanities? How can the Black speculative support our re-imagining of the relationship between the world and the earth? \nWorkshop Goals:This workshop will include discussions\, demonstrations\, and hands-on activities. Individuals in this workshop will: \n\nParticipate in an introduction to Black speculative futures and its connection to digital arts and humanities\nExplore approaches for making a Black speculative toolkit.\nAnalyze methods for designing Black speculative creative\, research\, and classroom projects.\nEngage with and share Black speculative approaches to digital narrative-building\, digital space creation\, and digital embodiment.\nWork on a small digital project of their choosing\, either individually or in small groups.\n\nPre-Workshop Assignments:Workshop Readings and assignments will be available in a shared Google folder before\, during\, and after the workshop. Technical skills and requirements: Although basic HTML and CSS skills are helpful for the creation of more customized projects\, they are not prerequisites for the workshop; no programming skills will be required. Participants will want to have a device that allows them to work in digital applications. \nInstructors:Dr. Michael Sterling Burns is an Associate Professor of English at West Chester University. His teaching and scholarship evidence a continued interest in the connections between language practices and liberation\, especially in relation to African heritage people in the Americas. Michael currently serves as the English Department Chair and teaches courses in Black American Rhetorics\, Literatures\, and Critical Theory. He also teaches a seminar course entitled “Race and Space: Representations of Blackness on (and beyond) Terra Firma.” \nDr. Clayton Colmon is the Associate Director of Instructional Design for Penn Arts & Sciences Online Learning. His work lives at the intersection of critical race\, gender\, queer and utopian studies\, as he examines the impact technology has on marginalized bodies and community-building efforts in digital spaces. He has presented and published scholarship on the significance of afrofuturism in literature\, music\, and critical pedagogy. Clay has also taught face-to-face and hybrid courses on digital rhetoric\, American literature and science fiction. \n\n\nShare this:\n Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)\n Facebook\n \n Share on X (Opens in new window)\n X\n \n Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)\n Email\n \n Print (Opens in new window)\n Print\n \n Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)\n LinkedIn\n Like this:Like Loading… URL:https://octobergallery.com/event/black-speculative-digital-arts-humanities/ LOCATION:University of Pennsylvania\, 3260 South St\, Penn Museum\, Rainey Auditorium\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://octobergallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/9971ba3b3350147bd02982ccc07d9669.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR