Art After 5: Halloween Night at the Museum Friday, October 31
Philadelphia Museum of Art
 
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Celebrate Halloween with DJ Knobhead as he spins 80s goth music. The night will also include ghost stories in the galleries, tarot card readings, spooky art tours, and a costume contest with prizes. Costumes are highly encouraged.

Spend Halloween weekend in the city!  The Independent Philadelphia Hotel invites you to be our guest & to enjoy all of the “frightening”  events Philly has to offer!

Dates:

• Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 5:00 pm

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The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival features performances by acclaimed contemporary dance and theater companies who are selected and invited to the Festival by our producing director. While some Live Arts artists are based in Philadelphia, many come from other parts of the U.S., and from around the world

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16 days of Bold Entertainment from around the world right here in Philadelphia! Book your stay at our wonderful boutique hotel, and enjoy some of the finest in the world of art and performance.

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BUY LIVE ARTS FESTIVAL TICKETS HERE

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Rooms are still available. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR ROOM!! or call 215-772-1440 to reserve. Call the Independent Hotel Philadelphia at for specials associated with the Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe.

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Ready to get your hands …  CLEAN?? 

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Only a few steps away from the Independent Hotel is a wonderful little Soapery (our word for a place where they concoct wonderful soaps) called duross & langel.  Here, YOU can participate in the development of a new generation of natural and organic cosmetics through their fun and delightful workshops each 1st and 3rd Sunday morning at 10AM.  Today, we all need to be socially responsible.  So why not have some “clean” fun doing it. 

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Socially Responsible Natural Soaps:  “our sea salts are purchased from family owned and operated salt farms on the dead sea and in the Caribbean, our shea butter is grown and harvested by a village co-op in burkina fasco, and many of the ingredients are from local market vendors here in the delaware valley. our commitment is to quality, fidelity and loyalty in all that we do. this is why we’ve placed our names on every label. we invite you to come by our modern apothecary shop and visit the soap makers at work, then test our scrubs and moisturizers, grab a free sample of soap and go have some good clean fun!” - quoting duross & langel…

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FUN WORKSHOPS!!  Leave your pencils and type-A personalities at the door because our workshops are all about the fun. it’s 2 hours of creativity and instruction on your favorite skin care products. as a group we work to create useable art in the form of luscious soaps and balms for our store. using our proprietary base ingredients, you’ll add extracts, oils and pigments while elbow deep in all-natural elements + you get to take home a sample of everything you make!  You must be 18 years old to attend (with the exception of our classes for kids).  The cost is a non-refundable $35 pre-paid. schedule conflicts are easily resolved by calling to reschedule class placement 48 hours prior to class. classes begin promptly at time listed. approximate class time is 2 hours unless otherwise specified.  Please dress appropriately for any splatters and splashes that might occur.  To reserve a space for a workshop please call 215.592.SOAP

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duross & langel savonniers
117 south 13th street philadelphia, pa 19107

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT duross & langel
july 9th: in-store event 6 PM to 8 PM
luscious grapefruit lip balms are on the menu and we’ll be brewing them before your eyes! bring the whole family for a FREE balm and a taste of capogiro’s pompelmo sorbetto which inspired us

july 12th: kezia read’s pre-party 6 PM to 8 PM
kezia is getting married and we are throwing her a pre-bachelorette bash in our kitchen.
we will laugh and play before they par-tay by creating some sensual wedding night treats for bride and groom

july 16th: in-store event 6 PM to 8 PM
lolita margaritas for everyone! come by to share the fun as we whip up a batch of margarita soap, sip on lolita’s signature cocktail and take home a FREE sample too!

july 20th: sunday school 10 AM to 12 PM
healing elements SOLD OUT- basic skin care to soothe and heal with extracts, oils and dried herbs. the class will create soaps, balms and salves

july 20th: katie reick’s birthday 1 PM to 3 PM
our little katie is having a party for all her friends in the d & l kitchen. though katie is anything but vanilla…every soap and sugar scrub we make with be dripping with vanilla!

july 23rd: in-store event 6 PM to 8 PM
capogiro’s peppermint stracciatella gelato has inspired us to light the cauldren. join us while we create this new, yummy summer soap and gobble up plenty of the inspirational gelato

july 30th: in-store event 6 PM to 8 PM
delightfully sweet nectar of mango spiced with indian cardamom inspired by bindi. both the soap and the cocktail will be flowing tonight
so join in the fun

august 6th: in-store event 6 PM to 8 PM
james’ favorite, capogiro thai coconut milk gelato will be served, soaped and sampled for your home bathing pleasure

august 20th: in-store event 6 PM to 8 PM
we are celebrating steve’s birthday with his favorite limoncello sorbetto from capogiro while we create yummy limoncello lip balms

august 27th: in-store event 6 PM to 8 PM
a surprise for us all

Hello guests of The Independent Hotel, we’re happy to announce fabulous and legendary music artists performing right here in Philadelphia this week!!  We LOVE great music! 

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To celebrate a week of Legends, we are offering 20% off this week for each nights stay to those who have tickets or ticket stubs to these events should rooms be available.  CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR’S!! or call 215-772-1440. 

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Click on the following for concert information:

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John Mellencamp performs at the Mann Music Center this Tuesday: (July 8th)

Ani DiFranco performs at the Mann Music Center this Wednesday  (July 9th)

Van Morrison Performs at the Tower Theatre this Thursday and Friday.  (July 10th and 11th)

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What a great week of live music legends here in Philadelphia!

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There is a beautiful exhibit arriving in Philly from the orient!  The Independent Hotel recommends that its guests visit this awesome, world-touring exhibition.  The Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting Rhythms of India: The Art of Nandalal Bose (1882-1966)

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This is the first exhibition to travel outside of Asia showcasing the exquisite and historically groundbreaking work of Nandalal Bose, a major artist who has been called the father of Indian modernism and one of the patriarchs of India’s cultural revival. Organized by the San Diego Museum of Art in a historic collaboration with the government of India and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, this exhibition includes more than one hundred of the artist’s works. Philadelphia is the only East Coast venue for this major event. Rhythms of India explores the crucial period of India’s transition from a British colony to an independent nation through the country’s premier artist of the time. The works on view reveal the way Bose contributed to the development of a new Indian art and laid the foundation for modern visual culture in independent India, as well as illustrate how Bose contributed to the success of India’s nonviolent struggle for independence through his association with Mahatma Gandhi. To place Nandalal Bose in his full historical context, this exhibition also includes a range of splendid works by other artists such as his teacher, Abanindranath Tagore, his students, and other contemporary artists whom he greatly inspired.

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Organizers

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Rhythms of India: The Art of Nandalal Bose (1882-1966) is organized by the San Diego Museum of Art in collaboration with the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.

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Yes, all the rumors are true! The Independent Hotel Philadelphia is now taking reservations. We are a boutique hotel, with so much more!

Visit the Hotel website at www.theindependenthotel.com to explore our wonderful boutique experience.

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