Space/Ambient/Innovative Events
The Gatherings Concert SeriesThe Gatherings Concert Series - The Series of Innovative Music

Marking 30 years since its first event, The Gatherings Concert Series continues to grow in scope and stature, attracting enthusiastic and informed audiences to numerous compelling performances by the world's most innovative musicians. Events take place within the remarkable space of the church sanctuary at St Mary's Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust Walk on the Penn campus in West Philadelphia, PA.

For more about The Gatherings Concert Series, access: www.thegatherings.org

PassagesPassages - Ambient Channels and Crossings

Passages is a transcendent audiovisual series presented by Great Circles on the third Saturday of the month in the sanctuary of St Michael’s Lutheran Church, 2139 E Cumberland Street in Philadelphia

For more on Passages, access: www.greatcircles.net/passages

Event HorizonEvent Horizon - Electronic/Experimental/Ambient/Spacemusic

Event Horizon presents concerts by a range of those in electronic sound at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street in West Philadelphia, PA

For more on Event Horizon, access: www.eventhorizonseries.org

Cosmic CrossingsCosmic Crossings - Electronic/Experimental/Ambient/Spacemusic

Cosmic Crossings serves Central New Jersey as an EM concert showcase featuring unique lighting and multi-media effects. Proceeds to benefit The Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing

For more about Cosmic Crossings, access: www.cosmiccrossings.org

KeswickKeswick Theater - Live Music

The Keswick Theatre presents a broad range of internationally acclaimed performers geared to virtually every entertainment taste and interest. Located at 291 N. Keswick Ave in Glenside, PA. Tel: (215) 572-7650

For more about the Keswick Theater, access: www.keswicktheatre.com

Slought FoundationThe Slought Foundation - Exhibitions Events Concerts

The Slought Foundation is a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization located at 4017 Walnut Street that broadly encourages new futures for contemporary life through public programs with internationally renowned artists and theorists. Tel: (215) 222-9050

For more about The Slought Foundation, access: www.slought.org

Mendelssohn ClubThe Mendelssohn Club

Founded in 1874 in Philadelphia The Mendelssohn Club is one of this country's oldest choruses. Their mission is to challenge, enrich, serve and fulfill its singing members and audiences through the distinctive beauty and power of its performances. Tel: (215) 735-9922

For more about The Mendelssohn Club, access: www.mcchorus.org

Philly FringePhiladelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe
Annual Performance Arts Festival

...serves as a collective home for artists bringing their work to audiences in every conceivable form - in traditional and untraditional venues using new artistic form and established ones, breaking rules or refining them. At various venues around the city in the Fall. Tel: (215) 413-1318

For more on Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe, access: www.livearts-fringe.org

RelacheRelache - Presenting and Performing New Music

Based in Philadelphia since 1979, The Relache Ensemble is dedicated to the development and performance of music from the late 20th century. Recognized for its interpretive and technical skills, the Relache Ensemble performs works by composers from throughout the world, integrating state-of-the-art electronic and computer technologies with recent and avant-garde compositional techniques. Working directly with composers, Relache has created an extensive repertoire of works

For more on Relache, access: www.relache.org

The Philadelphia OrchestraThe Philadelphia Orchestra

The Philadelphia Orchestra performs various works of modern and classical music throughout their season in Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad & Spruce in Philadelphia

For more on The Philadelphia Orchestra, access: www.philorch.org

CECCommunity Education Center - Celebrating Everyone's Creativity

The Community Education Center is a non-profit, community based arts and education center whose mission is to strengthen the sense of shared community and culture among peoples of differing backgrounds and cultures through the arts. Dance and theater classes, special workshops and performance events are held at 3500 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia, PA. Tel: (215) 387-1911

For more on The Community Education Center, access: www.cecarts.org

R5R5 Productions

R5 Productions is a "Do It Yourself" show promotions agency whose main goal is to provide the Philadelphia area with inexpensive, friendly, all ages shows in an intimate setting (often the First Unitarian Church at 2125 Chestnut Street). Shows are done in various small to medium sized unconventional locations: churches, galleries, halls, warehouses, basements, colleges and universities

For more on R5 Productions, access: www.r5productions.com

World Cafe LiveWorld Cafe Live - Live Music

World Cafe Live opened in October 2004. Two concert stages make up the venue, the main stage, "Downstairs Live", holds up to 700 people for ticket-only concerts while "Upstairs Live", offering dinner and drinks, can handle about 100 people and presents almost daily free performances. WCL licenses the name of WXPN's nationally syndicated "World Cafe" program for the venue, and though it shares building space with the radio station, located at 3025 Walnut St. in Philadelphia, they operate independently. Tel: (215) 222-1400

For more on World Cafe Live, access: www.worldcafelive.com

TLATheater of the Living Arts

An intimate theater with an open floor plan, the Theater of the Living Arts hosts a range of touring national acts at 334 South Street in Philadelphia, PA Tel: (215) 922-1011

For more on the Theater of the Living Arts, access: http://www.TheaterOfLivingArts.net

Allens Lane Art CenterAllens Lane Art Center - Living Together Through the Arts

The Allens Lane Art Center brings together the residents of the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia to participate in and enjoy the arts. Residing in a former carriage house on seven acres in beautiful Fairmount Park, the center offers a variety of programs including alternative plays, visual and performing arts classes, local artist exhibitions and more. Located at Allens Lane & McCallum Street in Philadelphia, PA. Tel: (215) 248-0546

For more on The Allens Lane Art Center, access: www.allenslane.org

E-LiveE-Live - The Netherlands

The annual E-Live one-day festival of electronic music will be held each Autumn in Eindhoven, The Netherlands

For more on E-Live, access: www.groove.nl/elive.html

AwakeningsAwakenings - England

Awakenings is a series of live events showcasing new and established acts in the fields of ambient and electronic music

For more on Awakenings, access: www.ambientlive.com/awakenings

The Ambient PingThe Ambient Ping - Toronto

The Ambient Ping is a series featuring live performances by artists in the genre of chillout, ambient, space and experimental drift. Events are held in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada

For more on The Ambient Ping, access: www.theambientping.com

Different SkiesDifferent Skies - Annual Festival

Different Skies is an electronic Spacemusic festival as well as a workshop for artists in these and related experimental music genres. Held annually in Arcosanti, Arizona

For more on Different Skies, access: www.differentskies.com

Lanzarote FestivalVisual Music Festival of Lanzarote - Canary Islands Spain

The Visual Music Festival of Lanzarote is an annual international new music event. Every Autumn, two spectacular volcanic lava "bubbles" are converted into performance spaces

For more on the Visual Music Festival of Lanzarote, access:
www.lanzarote.com/musica_visual/index-in.html

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