Kimmel Center Blog - December 2005 Archives

December 2005

Monday 26 December

Mummer's Day Open House (09:00) - Watching the Mummers strut down Broad Street can be cold business. Now, there's a place to come in and get warm, get some warm food, and let the little ones stretch their legs out of their strollers. The Kimmel... | 0 Comments

Friday 23 December

Open Topic, Holiday break (09:00) - The Kimmel Center blog will be going a little quiet while we're away for the holiday break. While there aren't many new postings, read-up on our archives or feel free to start a discussion here. Tell us if you gave... | 2 Comments

Thursday 22 December

A Very Geator Christmas, December 22nd (13:00) - Jerry Blavat hosts his first holiday concert at the Kimmel Center. The performance kicks off early with a dance party in Commonwealth Plaza--DJed by the Geator himself! The show opens with Jimmy Beaumont and the Skyliners and Johnny Maestro and... | 1 Comments

Monday 19 December

**WE HAVE A WINNER** Haiku Contest for a free pair of tickets to Gary Burton at Kimmel (17:21) - Yup, that’s what I said, a “haiku” contest, seriously. Newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, everyone loves to do end of year “Top 100” or “Best of 2005” round-up stories. Here’s your chance to get in on the act, and... | 10 Comments

Friday 16 December

Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble, December 17th (16:50) - On Saturday, December 17th at 12 pm, the KCYJE opens their 2005 season in Commonwealth Plaza. Stop by to hear these amazing young musicians.... | 2 Comments
PHILADANCO, December 16th–18th (15:16) - This is the first 'Danco performance at the Kimmel Center this season, and it has a special holiday theme. Daniel Ezralow's Xmas Philes was choreographed with the dancers of Philadanco as a non-traditional celebration of the holidays. The first half... | 2 Comments
Kimmel Center Podcasts -- "Kimmelcasts" (09:37) - Hosted by our very own VP of Programming and Education Mervon Mehta, we've now launched what we believe to be the first of its kind in the country from a performing arts center, Kimmel Center Podcasts -- aka "Kimmelcasts." Episode... | 0 Comments

Thursday 15 December

Around Town (13:44) - Tucked near 2nd and Cecil B. Moore there is an up-and-coming venue that features a mixed bag of performance and visual art. This week the Kensington South Forum (KSF) holds their first holiday show with special guests Casey Dienel,... | 0 Comments
Ned Rorem, Aaron Copland and more Original Manuscripts (09:14) - I won’t post the whole press release here, that’s available on the Kimmel Center web site proper in the “News” section, but we just had confirmation that as part of the Library of Congress Song of America Tour with Thomas... | 0 Comments

Wednesday 14 December

Now it's time... (15:24) - Okay, okay, the department stores have been selling the spirit of the season before the Halloween candy was unwrapped and the turkey had time to defrost, but with t-10 days until the big day, I think now is finally... | 1 Comments

Tuesday 13 December

Happy holidays…Happy holidays….and farewell, Richard (11:14) - Are you a winter holiday kinda person? If so, you’ve probably already checked out “Colonial Holiday,” Jane Monheit, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Vienna Choir Boys and/or “The Nutcracker” & “Holiday POPS!” You might even have tickets in hand... | 1 Comments

Monday 12 December

YOUR AD HERE! (20:39) - I wanted to reserve a spot for all of the talented Kimmel Center staff members to let the community know about their upcoming concerts, gigs, expositions, openings, installations, recitals, etc.! WHat's going on in your creative life?... | 1 Comments
Open Topic (15:10) - This might be a weekly feature. This is just an open topic for you to post about whatever's on your mind—about the performing arts, Philadelphia, the holidays or things you'd like to see in the next year.... | 0 Comments

Sunday 11 December

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, December 11th (18:00) - First of all, if you haven't read Marc's post about the history of Duke Ellington's Harlem Nutcracker, I urge you to go and read it. Following on the heels of Ellis Marsalis and Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis leads the Lincoln... | 6 Comments

Saturday 10 December

Jane Monheit, December 10th (17:00) - Jane admits, "I'm one of those people who go just a little too crazy over Christmas." Inspired by Ella Fitzgerald's Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas, Jane Monheit and her quartet bring a little heat to the sounds of the... | 3 Comments
Vienna Choir Boys, December 10th (12:00) - The Vienna Choir Boys have quickly become a holiday tradition at the Kimmel Center. Combining classical holiday music with modern favorites, the Vienna Choir Boys usually manage to charm all audience members. Has attending this concert become a tradition for... | 2 Comments

Friday 9 December

New York Philharmonic, December 9th (15:51) - Tonight is the first concert this season in the Kimmel Center's Great Orchestra Series. The New York Philharmonic returns to Philadelphia under the baton of famous Spanish conductor, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. Mr. Frühbeck is particularly well known for conduction... | 5 Comments

Thursday 8 December

The 48th Annual Grammy Awards Nominee List (15:04) - It’s that time of year again--artists sit and wait by the phone to see if the Grammy folks or their PR firms call with the good news “Hi, you’ve been nominated…” Well, maybe they don’t actually sit by the phone... | 0 Comments
Grammy Nominations (13:04) - Most of the articles you'll read about today's Grammy nominations will talk about Mariah Carey, Green Day, Gwen Stefani and Kanye West. The nomination list, however, is enormous. All kinds of music—world, classical, folk, latin, blues—are nominated. Just reading down... | 0 Comments
Colonial Holiday, December 8th & 9th (10:22) - Whether you attended the school program during the day, or you attended the evening concert on Friday night, what did you think of this time-traveling holiday celebration?... | 1 Comments

Wednesday 7 December

Harlem Nutcracker (16:37) - Hello All, As I checked the calendar for December, I realized that there is one particular performance that I really want to check out. Coming here to the Kimmel Center this Sunday, 12/11 at 7:30 P.M. in Verizon Hall, the... | 4 Comments

Tuesday 6 December

Maroon 5, U2 and more! (12:57) - Man, I had my eyes opened in a huge way last week when my son came to visit. He’s 15, almost 16, and has literally refused to have music be a part of his life in any way, which, while... | 0 Comments
Pretentious Performers (10:57) - So last Thursday, Lady Sovereign, the British flow-stress deemed the next best thing to hit hip-hop since Charlie Robot dropped his eponymous dance onto the mainstream via “Soul Train,” made a lot of enemies in Philadelphia. After much anticipation and... | 3 Comments

Friday 2 December

The Color Purple (16:25) - I was in NYC yesterday for some meetings and had the very good fortune of being at the premiere of The Color Purple on Broadway. Now, folks who know me know that I’m a music guy…so when I go to... | 3 Comments
Unfamiliar Spaces (11:35) - Posted for Rachel, Facility Sales Looking for a unique place to host an intimate gathering? Well, you should check out the often forgotten gem inside the Kimmel Center known as the Third Tier Lounge! My co-workers often laugh at my... | 1 Comments

Thursday 1 December

Ellis Marsalis's recital in Perelman Theater (17:50) - With apologies to Alfred, Lord Tennyson* Half a set, half a set Half a set onward, Always into the Valley of Coughs Whenever he solo'd "Start the next number! Play for the crowd," he said. Into the Valley of Coughs... | 0 Comments
Max Raabe and Palast Orchester, Thursday, December 1st (17:00) - Listening to this ensemble, you would never guess that they're currently touring and making records. They have the romantic sound of a dance hall band, the kind from Fred Astaire movies. Take a look at their website, and you can... | 4 Comments
Jazz Masters in Black and White (13:19) - Alexander Graham has been illustrating books and animating films for more than thirty years, but this site shows some of his most interesting work. His cartoon caricatures of jazz masters are sly, occasionally reverent, but always a glimpse of something... | 1 Comments