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Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year 2018
Public Justice’s Trial Lawyer of the Year award always takes me to interesting places to meet interesting people who have worked on important legal cases. This year was no different. And for the first time in the last six years, the award went to two different legal teams for two different cases. The team of Michael […]
(Dis)Placed Philadelphia – Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture
For more than a year, I’ve been working on Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture’s (Dis)Placed Philadelphia project. It has been one of the most interesting and rewarding projects that I’ve ever worked on. The project gave me the opportunity to work with some really great people and to meet people with incredible stories. As one of […]
Parks on Tap – Strawberry Mansion Bridge
Parks on Tap is a traveling beer garden that appears in parks all over Philadelphia. You can hang out at a park, drink beer, lounge in hammocks, and play outdoor games all for a good cause. A portion of the proceeds goes back to parks.
Fireflies – Cai Guo-Qiang
Two nights ago Cai Guo-Qiang’s Fireflies opened on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Fireflies is a public art extravaganza commissioned by the Association for Public Art and funded in part by the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. Fireflies, is part of the centennial celebration of the Ben Franklin Parkway.
Simpatico – McCarter Theatre Center
Right now at McCarter Theatre Center, you can catch Simpatico, a collaboration with A Red Orchid Theatre from Chicago. Written by the late Sam Shepard and directed by Dado, this dark comedy features Michael Shannon and Guy Van Swearingen as well as other members or Red Orchid’s troupe. The two play Carter and Vinnie, respectively. […]
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Bristol Riverside Theatre
Bristol Riverside Theatre has a new production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. It is a hilarious and sarcastic musical with a set of peculiar characters all duking it out to be the best speller. Each contestant brings his or her own unique spelling trick or set of psychological issues to the spelling […]
Dave Tavani
Dave Tavani is a freelance videographer based in Philadelphia specializing in the arts and nonprofit storytelling.