Nov

01

A look inside Temple Performing Arts Center, home of TEDxPhilly: The City

Temple Performing Arts Center is a stunner. Ever been? We’re thrilled to be in this inspiring space for TEDxPhilly: The City on Tuesday, November 8. Over 25 speakers and even more performers will take the stage to share with the audience some of the greatest challenges, innovations, concepts and realities that shape and are shaped by cities and their inhabitants.

Temple Performing Arts Center
All photos ©2010 Anne Todd

Temple Performing Arts Center Balcony

Located at 1837 North Broad Street on Temple University’s campus, the historic landmark has a long and storied history itself. The building’s first function was as a Baptist Temple, built in 1891, home to Temple University founder Russell Conwell’s congregation. After sitting dormant for 30 years, the building underwent a full renovation in 2010, blending old and new features, repurposing the space into Temple Performing Arts Center, now one of Philadelphia’s finest venues for arts and cultural events.

It’s unique features are endless, from the modern lobby to the grand theater space (Lew Klein Hall), with stained glass windows and high ceilings throughout. The beautiful chapel below ground (The Chapel of Four Chaplains) will be transformed into the TEDxPhilly lounge for the day, offering a simulcast of the talks happening in the theater and a space to relax (red beanbag chairs, anyone?) and check-in with new and old friends.

Temple Performing Arts Center offers an environment that supports the ideas that will hit the stage and the conversations that will continue among our participants and speakers throughout the building as the day unfolds.

Take a tour of the space and learn more about the building’s history and unique architectural features in this video from WHYY Friday Arts (we love that show!).

In addition to talks, TEDxPhilly will feature exhibitors and vendors from the local community who will be sharing their expertise throughout the day.

The TEDxPhilly team is looking forward to November 8! If you haven’t made plans to attend yet, get in on the conversation. See you there!

Temple Performing Arts Center Exterior

How do I get here?

SEPTA! Public transportation is the easiest: SEPTA Regional High Speed Lines (Temple University Station), the Broad Street Subway (Cecil B. Moore Station), and the C, 3 and 23 buses.

For driving directions and information on secured parking (there is a lot right across the street), check out www.thebaptisttemple.org/plan. Pro tip! If you are planning on parking in one of the lots, make sure you bring cash with you. Some of the lots are cash only.
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Oct

16

Past Speaker Update: Nic Esposito

nic esposito "Seeds of Discent"Since speaking at TEDxPhilly in 2010, Nic Esposito a farmer, community organizer, storyteller, and now, self published author(!) has been quite busy! His first book, Seeds of Discent which came out in April 2011, was cultivated by the community through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. Parting from the typical political and instructive tone of the genre, this novel instead tells the human story of living sustainably.

Nic is already working on his next book focused on soil management and what he has coined “habitat change” which will “take these ideas a step further from global warming and focusing on the ideas of resource and soil depletion that are just as detrimental.”

Get Inspired and Check Out Nic Esposito’s TEDxPhilly 2010 Talk:

How do you sow the seeds of change? Nic Esposito speaks emphatically to the audience at TEDxPhilly about urban farming happening right here, right now. Nic has set up community gardens in West Philadelphia, where residents take control of their own food security and local economy through the production and sale of agriculture.

Nic has created a bunch of grassroots organizations in Philadelphia. We blame his green thumb. He co-founded Philly Rooted, which pretties up those pathetic empty lots. He also founded and runs Philly Corner Stories, helping Philadelphians tell their corner stories.

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