As fall has borne its face it’s never too late for a little jazz in the park and family fun. This past weekend, Sharon Hill Arts and Culture Commission held its Annual Delaware
County Jazz and Arts in the Park at Sharon Hill Memorial Park, 1201 Chester Pike, Sharon Hill,PA. Festivities included free live music featuring Sherry Wilson Butler, educator, lyric, and world-traveled recording artist. She brought the crowd to
their feet with some familiar songs. The festival included a Children’s Pavillion, a Fine Arts Exhibit, Food Trucks, Face Painting, Poetry, and vendors.
“Every day, I’m humbled & amazed that God allows me to share the world of Music through Teaching/Education, Philanthropy, Writing, Live Performances, and recordings!” Look for upcoming performances & Vocal Classes on Facebook @Sherry Sings for You or Instagram @ sherrysVocalstyleepodisodes, or Sherry Wilson Butler. If you missed this outdoor affair, Sherry will be performing on October 28 at Julz, formerly Platinum Grille, 7719 Crittenden St., Philadelphia, PA. She will be sharing the stage with Michael Beckham and Bernard Brooks, who will be paying homage to the 50 years of hip hop. Showtime is 6 pm to 10 pm. For ticket information, call 267-979-3940.
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Community updates and encouragement
My SCOOP USA MEDIA FAMILY, How’s everything and everybody? Once again, I’m overwhelmed and twisted about what’s in front of Us, why we continue to find Ourselves in such precarious situations, and what’s keeping many of us from seeing and/or realizing it!
The brilliance of Our Young People is “Case In Point!” Why do they continue to live in such a vicious cycle of mayhem, death, and destruction when They Have The Wherewithal to push through the “Madness.” It’s said that leadership is suspect. Family breakdown is a critical key factor to their demise, and structural defections create many barriers that impede their progress and/or limit their ability to move forward!!!
For the record excuses, impediments, and disasters have always been a natural element in men’s/women’s experiences and everyday realities. Never, never, ever has such viciousness been pressed upon one group of people upon itself as to what we are witnessing, living through, and smothered by before in HISTORY.
Every day our young folk are killing one another, babies are being slaughtered, seniors are being gunned down, and families are being murdered by other family members. I can go on with the carjacking, home invasions, etc, etc, etc. My Brothers and Sisters, Ladies and Reelblack, the film production and promotion company founded by Michael Dennis, will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with a special screening of short films from its archive on Thursday, October 12, 2023, from 7:00- 10:30 pm. Screening will take place at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street, as part of its Bright Bulb Screening series. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
Reelblack, who identifies its mission to ‘educate, entertain, enlighten and empower through the magic of film,’ began its screening series in December 2003 at the Prince Music Theater (now the Philadelphia Film Center) about a year after Mr. Dennis began making films full-time in the city. In 2006, Reelblack TV was founded to feature celebrity interviews and concert performances, including Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, Jazmine Sullivan, Janelle Monae, Dick Gregory, Chris Rock, and many more. The show still airs monthly on PhillyCAM
Jennifer Hudson & Oprah Winfrey (left) shown at a premier years before the 2021 segment of OWN when Oprah and Jennifer Hudson sit down to discuss the Aretha Franklin movie “RESPECT.”
Gentlemen, I will never-ever share such atrocities without making it clear this too shall pass! We are formidable, honorable, and sanctified people who have weathered and come through many storms! And for all those who believe and have Faith, know without a doubt–that He did not bring us this far to leave us here!!!
So, to close, let’s be clear, “We did not and do not and has over 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube. Thursday night’s event will feature clips from The Reelblack TV archive as well as a surprise screening of a feature-length project of footage unseen for over a decade.
“There are a lot of great moments that would have been lost to time if not for our cameras,” said Dennis, who recently began teaching at Temple University and is about to start a video label. “On October 12, we will share a few of those memories.”
“Sharing empowering informative art for over 20 years has been life-fulfilling,” concurs Daryl De- Brest, who has partnered with Dennis since 1999 in capturing these moments. “Telling our own stories is important for self-liberation!”
For more information, visit The Rotunda – in person! Bright Bulb screenings: Award-winning filmmaker, curator, media
host & Temple prof Michael J. Dennis brings his Reel- black
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