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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ONGOING SERIES EVENTS
SPEC: Society for the
Promotion of Extraordinary Cocktails.
Ascend to the cocktail class (no,
it's not an actual class), enjoy the golden age of American
elegance as expressed through the art of extraordinary
cocktails!
Rowhouse Film Festival.
An
ongoing Sunday evening event where we show movies at our house, serve
flavored popcorn, and discuss the films afterwards. This
the current (and fourth) season is entitled Film Noir:
Classics & Reduxions, Third season coming soon.
Rowhouse Poker & card game
night.
A this semi-regular poker / card
game night where
we play, for the most part, Texas Hold 'Em on our
a hand-crafted,
real live card table, with lovely chips feel like they're
from a casino, with
games that are fun &
friendly with rules that are easy to learn,
and where the betting is practically nothing.
Grrl's Tea
Party.
The monthly gossip
sessions series for girls only is hosted by
Sarah (Ru is not allowed). The ladies gather in the lounge
with sweets, savories, tea, and the occasional craft project.
Tea usually held on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday evening.
PAST
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday, Dec 31st: The Rowhouse
"Rockin' New
Year's Eve"!
Rowhouse Productions will be having a somewhat intimate little
open-house on New Year's Eve from 9:00pm
onwards well into the night.
There will be some light fare, champagne, sparklers, a few New
Year's-related activities & games, and plenty of good cheer.
We
hope you can join us for the whole evening and when the clock
strikes midnight, but of course feel free to just make us a stop
along your way.As always, your
contributions to the
booze would be
very much appreciated, feel free to
bring a friend
or two with you, and kindly
RSVP.
Sunday, Dec
20th.: Holiday
Party
.
Due to the nasty weather we are
rescheduling
Rowhouse Productions' second annual holiday party &
performance to Sunday, Dec
20th. It will be a night of music, spiced
beverages, holiday cookies, & conversation!
Arco Iris (the cello duo comprised of Sarah & Alex
Stefans) we will be playing some traditional favorites and
welcomes you to sing along or just listen if you'd prefer; the
delightful a capella group In the Mix will start off the
evening. After the music, we can all just celebrate the season
with drinks and merriment well into the night.
Saturday, December 12: In honor of our friend Kate's
increasing age, please join in reverting back to more
juvenile times at a Sweet 16 birthday party on Saturday,
December 12, at 8:00pm.
Come prepared to eat pizza bagels,
hide Playboys under couch cushions, and conjure spirits with
a Ouija board ... or at least watch others do so.
(High school / Jr high school attire not required).
Party
Like It's 1799!
In honor of our
friend Christy who just passed her oral comprehensive exams in
American History, it's time to party like it's 1799. Join
us, Christy, and her friends on Saturday, December 5 at
8:00pm when Rowhouse Productions hosts a celebration in her
honor.
It will be an evening
of rigorously trivial conversation, general frivolity, and a few
toasts to mark the end of a crazy exam process. We’ll have
light snacks and drinks, including an ostensibly
post-Revolutionary concoction!
November 18: We
are pleased to announce that Rowhouse Productions, in
collaboration with
Theatre Exile,
is offering a special deal to for Rowhouse members to the
upcoming event "CARNAL CRAVINGS NIGHT" on November
18th.
Come out to the Adrienne Theatre for a night of
decadence to soothe the savage soul: a pre-show party followed
by HUNTER GATHERERS, a new hit play about four
young urban professionals get in touch with their primal
instincts over dinner. Tickets for Rowhouse invites are $10 off general admission.
November 3-28: Rowhouse Productions is partnering
with
First Person Arts and offering a discount
to all of our members for the upcoming First Person Festival
of Memoir and Documentary Art.
The festival runs from
November 3rd-8th at the Painted Bride, and you
will be entitled to $5 off the ticket
price for all events. Contact
us
for the promotion code to use when purchasing tickets online.
March 20, 9pm:
Poker Night: Rowhouse Goes Gambling. An intimate
little open-house on
in honor of Rufus' recent creation
-- a honest-to-goodness real card table (btw, he's a
carpenter/furniture-maker now ... who knew?) Please join
us for some lively rounds of poker – specifically Texas Hold
'Em.
Saturday, Jan 31, 9pm:
SPEC 6:
Society
for the Promotion of Extraordinary
Cocktails.
The Fifth meeting!
Ascend to the cocktail class (no,
it's not an actual class) at SPEC's third meeting.
Pics from the evening are
here.
2008
New Year's Eve by Rowhouse Productions was an
intimate little open-house on December 31st
from 9:00 pm and onwards. We served some
light fare, champagne, lit sparklers, a had few New Year's-related activities, and
of course plenty of good cheer.
Saturday, December 20th,
7:30pm: "Deck
the Halls"
with Arco Iris cello duet. Come warm up
with some hot cider & carols. We (Sarah &
Alex Stefans) will play some traditional favorites and you
are welcome to sing along or just get cozy and listen.
It will be the perfect way to start your evening of holiday
parties!
Thurs, November 27, A Very
Rowhouse Thanksgiving: Not your typical family-style
event! We won't be watching football, and dinner will be held at
a reasonable time. A gourmet dinner, lively conversation,
some board games, and plenty of wine. So start thinking of
excuses to tell your family The
amazing pics from the evening by our resident photographer,
Niamh, are
here.
Friday, Sept 5, 8:00pm:
Jarrett's birthday party. A birthday party for a dear
friend hosted by Rowhouse.
Saturday, Aug 23, 9pm:
SPEC 5:
Society
for the Promotion of Extraordinary
Cocktails.
The Fifth meeting!
Ascend to the cocktail class (no,
it's not an actual class) at SPEC's third meeting.
Pics from the evening are
here.
Sat Jul 5, 6:00pm:
Fourth Fifth of July BBQ.
Come, eat some
food, drink some booze. We all have an extra day off, so
let's enjoy an evening together. Rufus will be making bbq'd
ribs, and Sarah might redux the yummy hotdogs from her
graduation party last summer.
Sunday, June 1, 7:30pm:
Rowhouse Film Festival's 3rd
season. This season, entitled "On The Road,"
begins with the quintessential road movie, Easy Rider, as
we'll explored the genre of the road movie as a manifesto for
freedom & wandering, and as the anti-establishment American
dream.
Saturday, May 10, 9pm: SPEC
v4.0 (Society
for the Promotion of Extraordinary
Cocktails)
Fourth meeting!
Ascend to the cocktail class (no,
it's not an actual class) at SPEC's third meeting.
Pics from the evening are
here.
Thurs, Apr 24, 6pm:
Cultural Film Night (for Einstein medical residents
only).
Einstein's Dept of Psychiatry and Rowhouse
Productions present the next cultural film series. This
month it will be held at the home of Dr.
Sarah Noble and the movie will be Tarnation
by Jonathan Caouette. The discussion following the
presentation of the movie will be lead by Dr. Kevin Hails.
Sunday, April 20th, 6:00pm: Rowhouse
goes kosher for Passover! Our very
secular Seder on the second night of Passover,
lead by the lovely & learned Shonni.
Pics from the evening are
here.
Friday,
Mar 28th, 9:00pm:
SPEC: Society
for the Promotion of Extraordinary
Cocktails - third meeting!
Ascend to the cocktail class (no,
it's not an actual class) at SPEC's third meeting.
Pics from the evening are
here.
Sunday, Feb 24th:
6th Annual Oscar Party.
Snacks, drinks, activities, trivia games, serious prizes ... and of
course a lot of heckling the celebrities with catty fashion
commentary.
Saturday,
Feb 2nd, 9:00pm.
SPEC: Society
for the Promotion of Extraordinary
Cocktails - second meeting!
Ascend to the cocktail class (no,
it's not an actual class) at SPEC's second meeting. Pics from the evening are
here.
2007
Friday,
Nov 30th, 9:00pm.
SPEC: Society
for the Promotion of Extraordinary
Cocktails - First meeting!
Ascend to the cocktail
class (no, it's not an actual class) at SPEC's first meeting,
enjoy the golden age of American elegance as expressed through the art
of extraordinary cocktails! All are welcome with a tasting fee of $10, elegant cocktail attire, and a
curiosity about fine spirits, vintage glassware, & stylish
living. Pics from the evening are
here.
Saturday, October 20,
2007, midnight: Afterhours party /
FDR performance at
Salt & Pepper.
We go "on-the-road" to Salt & Pepper
and present a late night, offsite,
private, and very special event. Meet other great Philly folks,
mingle after hours in a cool space, and hear some fantastic
music care of FDR.
Saturday, August 11, 2007,
8:00pm: 5 Year Anniversary
Party. The actual anniversary is August 10th,
but the celebration is the 11th. Pics from the evening are
here.
Wed, July 4th, 4:00pm: Fourth of July Garden Party.
Celebrate Independence Day with us in our garden. We'll be
serving a delicious summer drink – a green tea-infused vodka
cocktail – as well as some yummy grilled snacks.
Sunday, May 27th, 2007:
Dr. Sarah's Phallic Freudian Frankfurter Graduation & Garden Party.
Sarah gets her
diploma (and her 'script pad) on June 3, but we are going to
get our groove on and celebrate her career in psychiatry with a party in the garden two weeks prior.
What better way than to link psychiatry, Freud's obsession with
the phallus, and grilling frankfurters on Memorial Day weekend? We will be serving
sausages, hot dogs, and tofu pups, carefully designed by your
hosts. Pics from the evening are
here.
Saturday, May 19th: Cocktails in the Garden.
It
is officially garden season and it’s starting to look nice out
there. Stop by our informal gathering and have a summer
cocktail with us.
Sunday, Feb 25th:
5th Annual Oscar Party.
Snacks, drinks, activities, trivia games, serious prizes ... and of
course a lot of heckling the celebrities with catty fashion
commentary.
Pics from the evening are
here.
2006
Saturday, Dec 9th:
Holiday
/ War on Christmas Party.
Monday, Oct 2nd:
The Poetry Bus visits Philly.
Poets
Sierra Nelson &
Matthew Zapruder
(among others) read at Fuel Gallery as part of
their nation wide tour.
Saturday, Aug 26th:
Farewell Party for
Dave & Amy. The
lovely couple leaves for the deep south, but we send them off
right.
Saturday, Aug 19th:
FDR show.
The one-man-band, FDR, performs at
Salt & Pepper
after hours.
Saturday, Aug 5th:
Mid Summer Night’s Garden Party.
The second in
a three-part potluck dinner series.
Friday, June 30th:
Non-Fourth-of-July garden party. We open up the
garden for cocktails & snacks.
Sunday, May 28th:
Memorial Day Weekend Garden Party. Barbecue & summer cocktails to kick off the
beginning of summer.
Saturday, May 12th:
Aztec Two-Step show.
Rufus' dad perform in his
folk-rock band at the Tin Angel
in philly.
Saturday, May 6th:
Garden Party. Cocktails.
Sunday, Mar 5th:
4th Annual Oscar Party. Co-hosted w/ our friend
Melissa. Ru & Sarah's 4th annual Oscar night
includes trivia games, an Oscar prediction contest, and prizes.
Saturday Mar 4th:
Richard Julian's show.
Rufus' client, Richard
Julian, performing at World Cafe Live! An amazing
singer-songwriter with a kick ass band.
Saturday, Feb 25th:
Anais Mitchell
plays World Cafe Live + after party at our house.
Rufus' client, Anais Mitchell, plays a free show at World Cafe
Live. Party at Ru & Sarah's house afterwards.
Saturday, Jan 28th:
Dinner Party.
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