Name: Nidia Góngora
Start: 2026-03-21T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Esperanza

Esperanza

The most recognized singer from the Colombian Pacific coast, winner of the Shock Award, and Latin Grammy nominee Nidia Góngora builds bridges between the traditional music of her native Timbiquí (Cauca) other world genres.

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Nidia Góngora

The most recognized singer from the Colombian Pacific coast, winner of the Shock Award, and Latin Grammy nominee Nidia Góngora...

Online Auction

Alderfer Auction presents a furniture liquidation of a Philadelphia Sports Complex that features contemporary bar seating, dining chairs, café tables, high-top tables, reception desks, and commercial hospitality furnishings used in this summer's global championship competition.
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Seating is the primary focus, with numerous sets and pairs of upholstered bar chairs, bar stools, dining chairs, and molded plastic seating. Styles range from contemporary and industrial to Mid-Century Modern inspired designs. Many examples feature grey or light-colored upholstery paired with black metal frames, while others incorporate curved wood or wood-veneer backrests, tubular frames, sled bases, tapered legs, and integrated footrests.
The auction also includes numerous coordinated bar-height and café table sets. Tables feature wood, white laminate, and faux marble tops paired with black, chrome, brushed metal, or black-and-brass pedestal and frame designs. Several larger industrial-style high-top tables measure approximately six feet long and are accompanied by matching or complementary stools, while smaller round pedestal tables provide options for café, restaurant, and hospitality seating arrangements.
Commercial fixtures include three reception counters or desks, including modular and faux marble designs with storage cabinetry, raised transaction surfaces, decorative trim, and contemporary finishes. These pieces complement the broader selection of contract-style seating and tables.
With 40 lots largely devoted to coordinated commercial seating and tables, the sale provides an opportunity to acquire chairs in multiples rather than individually. Offerings range from four-chair dining and bar sets to pairs of stools, complete café arrangements, high-top table-and-stool combinations, reception furniture, and individual tables.
The catalog is particularly well suited to restaurants, cafés, bars, offices, waiting areas, event spaces, and other commercial interiors, with many chairs offered in matching sets.
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ONE DAY Pick Up Day By Appointment in Philadelphia – Tuesday, September 22nd from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Buyer's Premium Applicable. Alderfer Auction, 501 Fairgrounds Rd, Hatfield PA 19440. 215-393-3000. Satellite (Sales) Office: 3359 Durham Rd, Doylestown, PA 18902. AY002260

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Chestnut Hill Brewing Company

Wednesday, September 16 – Sunday, October 18
Get ready to raise a stein! Join us for a four-week Oktoberfest celebration featuring Festbier, German-inspired food and fun, special events, local makers, and plenty of reasons to break out your lederhosen or dirndl.
🍺 CH Festbier — Prost!
Every day we're open, enjoy our CH Festbier — a 6.2% ABV, 21 IBU traditional Märzen-style malty lager that's perfect for cooler fall weather.
🍺 Enjoy it on draft or take home a 4-pack featuring our custom Oktoberfest label, designed by local artist Eric Hinkley.
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🥨 Dress the Part!
Break out your lederhosen or dirndl and receive 20% OFF your purchase any day during Oktoberfest!
🎉 Oktoberfest Events
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Friday, September 18 | 4–6 PM 🍻 Beer Poking Happy Hour Give your beer the traditional Oktoberfest treatment!
Thursday, October 1 @ 7 PM 🎱 Oktoberfest BINGO Oktoberfest + BINGO = a winning combination!
Sunday, October 4 🔨 Oktoberfest Hammerschlagen Tournament Grab a hammer, grab a beer, and put your skills to the test!
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Wednesday &amp; Thursday: 4–9 PM Friday &amp; Saturday: 11:30 AM–10 PM Sunday: 11:30 AM–8 PM
So grab your friends, put on your best Oktoberfest gear, and Prost! We’ll see you in the Beer Garden! 🍻🇩🇪#CHBCOktoberfest

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Women and gender minority scientists have made significant strides in overcoming gender bias in areas such as recruitment, promotions, publications, salaries, and funding over the past decade. Despite their growing involvement in the scientific community, they remain underrepresented and face considerable challenges across various scientific disciplines.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and the Science History Institute are hosting the second Gender Minorities in the Sciences Panel. During this panel, speakers will share their journeys, experiences, challenges, and successes in building meaningful careers in science and technical fields. They will provide insights into how to advocate for oneself while fostering partnerships in male-dominated environments and discuss the unique experiences of scientists at the intersection of diverse identities.
This panel brings people together to raise awareness and advocate for equitable representation and leadership across gender lines in the sciences. It will also serve as an opportunity for networking, community building, and fostering meaningful dialogue about creating an inclusive workplace that emphasizes diversity, equity, access, and leadership for all.
The program starts at 6pm. However, all in-person guests are encouraged to arrive early for a reception beginning at 5pm.

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Asian Arts Initiative

Experience a haunting physical theatre adaptation of LIGEIA by Edgar Allan Poe's at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. William Trevino performs the gothic thriller three nights only as part of Cannoball Festival.&nbsp; Tickets are available for $25 or Pay What You Can, offering a unique and accessible way to enjoy this classic psychological tale brought to life on stage.

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Panera Bread Skillman 30 Bolmer Corner, Suite 400B Skillman, NJ 08540

Stop into our newest cafe at 30 Bolmer Corner, Suite 400B, Skillman, NJ 08540 on September 17, 2026! We’re bringing feel-good meals no matter what you’re craving.
Join us at our Grand Opening for giveaways, savings, and so. much. flavor. Let’s celebrate!
Be one of the first 100 guests to receive a FREE You Pick Two® for a Year certificate*. That’s 12 FREE You Pick Two meals! Ribbon Cutting &amp; Breaking Bread Ceremony mid-morning—because the best part of baking bread is sharing it. FREE Baguette**, giveaways and so much more!
Get ready to slide into a booth for a “let’s catch up” meal with your bestie, or grab that perfect drive-thru “I just need five minutes” meal. Whatever you’re feeling, at Panera—It just meals good ™.
Can’t make it to our Grand Opening? Visit PaneraBread.com to explore our menu and sign up for MyPanera® to start earning rewards and so much more!
*YOU PICK TWO® CERTIFICATE
Must be a MyPanera member to be eligible for this offer. Valid only for digital orders (web/app/kiosk) at the participating Panera cafe.&nbsp; You must be logged into your MyPanera account and use the unique code printed on certificate at checkout to receive this offer.&nbsp;Limit one use per month during redemption period. Max discount up to: $20 per redemption. If order contains multiple YP2™ meals, discount applies to lowest priced YP2. Not valid on lobster items, shrimp items, catering orders or orders placed on third party sites. Not valid with any other coupon or offer.&nbsp;Delivery order minimum $8-10 applies, exclusive of any taxes/fees/charges (varies by location). Menu prices for delivery are higher and fees apply. Void if modified, copied, reproduced, transferred, purchased, traded, or sold. Offer may expire without notice due to error, fraud, electronic or technical malfunctions, or other unforeseen circumstances. While supplies last.&nbsp;This offer is exclusive to you and your MyPanera account and cannot be reproduced, transferred, or used by anyone else. Only one MyPanera account is permitted per person. Signing up for more than one MyPanera account per person constitutes fraud and Panera will cancel all accounts and revoke all rewards. Other restrictions may apply. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/company-information/terms-of-use.html#themypaneraprogram" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">panerabread.com/en-us/company-information/terms-of-use.html#themypaneraprogram</a>&nbsp;for complete MyPanera terms.&nbsp;
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You've heard of Amish country. Bet you didn't expect drag queens.
An award-winning documentary, a photo exhibition celebrating rural LGBTQ+ life, and a homegrown drag show converge in one unforgettable night.
Amish Country Queer is a film about Lancaster's queer nightlife and drag culture, and a story about what it means to be visibly, joyfully, unapologetically queer in a place the world told you wasn't built for you.
Tulle Queer is an ongoing portrait series by trans artist Brady Pappas that honors the queer icons of the 717 region. Using tulle as a recurring visual motif, the project creates a vibrant, community-rooted celebration of visibility and resilience.
The Angel Hour is Lancaster's second-longest-running drag show, celebrating five years of glamour and sisterhood, created by Charlize Angelz.
This is a night of celebration. Of queer bodies, queer lives, and queer autonomy. Of breaking the binaries and changing the narratives we've been handed about where we can live, whom we can love, and who we can be. Queerness has never been confined to city limits, and this night proves it.
And this is where the future gets made. Not at the center, but at the fringes.
Amish Country Queer: A Night of Film, Art &amp; Drag is presented by Little Echo Productions and co-presented by cinéSPEAK.

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Amish Country Queer: A Night of Film, Art & Drag

You've heard of Amish country. Bet you didn't expect drag queens.
An award-winning documentary, a photo exhibition celebrating...

The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. Headquarters

The Junior League of Philadelphia (JLP) is celebrating International Find the Good Day with a hands-on placemat decorating event. Guests are invited to come together and design placemats that will be delivered to Cathedral Kitchen, the largest emergency meal provider in South Jersey, to brighten tables during its dinner service. The event reflects JLP's broader mission of advancing kindness, service, and positive change through volunteer action across the Greater Philadelphia region.

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Join us on Friday, September 18, 6:30-8:00pm, as we make fun and challenging science projects with candy and food items.
These projects are not only a great way to learn about the world around us, but they can also be a lot of fun to make. And what’s more, they can be made with everyday food items.Perfect for age 6+ and costs $35 per child (plus $2.10 sales tax).Register at TheCandyLaboratory.com

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presents
¡SALSA!
Ashley Rivera &amp; Elian Gomez, Dancers
Siempre Salsa All Stars
featuring vocalist Carlos Sanchez,
and four-time Grammy winning artist, Willie Torres
TEATRO ESPERANZA
9/19/26, 3:00pm
$20 General Admission, Free for Students &amp; Seniors (60+)
Internationally celebrated dancers Ashley Rivera and Elian Gomez join Siempre Salsa All Stars in an interactive live performance and conversation spotlighting the origins and evolution of Salsa music and dance. Experience Rivera &amp; Gomez in performance, learn some basic steps, then hit the dance floor to live music by Philadelphia’s premiere salsa orchestra.
Food and Beverages are available for sale in the Teatro lobby courtesy of EAC’s official concession partner Helados Chupi Chupi.
Part of VOCES: EAC’s VOCES series spotlights a different facet of Latin American culture and traditions each season. This year’s VOCES Series, ¡BAILE! will feature dance from Latin America, the Latin Caribbean, and the Latin Diaspora.
This programwas made possible thanks to the generous support of the William Penn Foundation, Presser Foundation, NewMusicUSA, and the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
SIEMPRE SALSA ALL STARS
Vocals
Carlos Sanchez 
Evelyn Acevedo 
Tony Perez 
Jorge Perez 
Horns
Jimmy Negron
Edgar Zayaz 
Angel Velez 
Carmelo Villages
Bass
Marcos Rivera
Piano 
Nito Carrasquillo 
Percussion 
Jose Tino Serrano 
Luis Espada
Tito Alvarado 
Willie Torres
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PREVIEW VIDEOS
Ashley Rivera &amp; Elian Gomez
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Siempre Salsa All Stars
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¡Salsa!

Esperanza Arts Center 
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What if what you knew about flutes was only part of the story? In the very old days, fluting had heft. These intentional, slow-crafted compositions reconnect to this elemental power. Return to the root through solo woodwind adventures, dark green Zen and forgotten breathing methods.
"It's like solo Jethro Tull ... on Dagobah." [Chauncey B., discogs]
Featuring original compositions plus the occasional Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix or John Coltrane arrangement, this is an intentional presentation of the soul-shifting tone of a rare low-pitched, root-end bamboo flute. At the crossroads of solo recital, porch blues, spiritualist séance and cave ritual, we will shift to an elemental perception and participate in a breath-powered odyssey that is both rustic and virtuosic – earthy and ethereal. It will engage subtle-perception and transmit the range of vital energies that saturate primeval nature.
The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CorneliusBoots" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cornelius Boots YouTube channel</a>&nbsp;has over 500 videos of shakuhachi being performed in venues and various natural settings around the world since 2011, and it gives you a sense of the elemental nature music you will be experiencing up close in one of Philadelphia's historic spaces. In 2026, Boots is celebrating 25 years of studying, practicing, teaching and conjuring a new voice for this ancient instrument. The program will include about 9 selections from his growing catalog (about 57 originals and 12 arrangements) of compositions written specifically for this rare woodwind instrument, contextualized by green man folklore, breathing secrets and tales from his variegated woodwinding life.
About the Artist
Cornelius Boots is an internationally active composer-performer, lifelong woodwind innovator and the inventor of chthonic breathing. He is a licensed grandmaster of Zen shakuhachi, creator of progressive rock, jazz and blues styles and repertoire, and a former bass clarinet pioneer. As Philadelphia’s premiere rustic virtuoso, Boots’ purpose is to transmit the spirit of primeval nature through the rigorous artistry and unique tone of the bass shakuhachi flute, honoring the dual regional lineages of John Coltrane (cosmically creative musicianship) and the Wissahickon hermits (devotional nature spirituality). The founder of Black Earth Shakuhachi School, Boots grew up in Yardley where he started playing the clarinet in 1983. His first professional gig was subbing into the Mummers Parade on alto sax in 1988, then he spent 32 years living elsewhere, and now resides in Wyndmoor. In addition to grants, awards, commissions and many recordings, Boots was a featured performer and lecturer at World Shakuhachi Festivals 2016 (Prague), 2018 (London) and 2025 (Texas), World Bamboo Congress 2018 (Mexico), Clarinetfests 2008, 2011 and 2013 and his Sony E3 2018 Ghost of Tsushima live performance has over 6 million views on YouTube.
A three-time graduate of the renowned Jacobs School of Music (BM Classical Clarinet ’97, BS Audio Recording ’97, MM Jazz Studies ’99), Boots’ training and work experience is deep and diverse: jazz saxophonist, swing clarinetist, symphony bass clarinetist, funk and progressive rock bandleader and founder/composer of the world’s only composing bass clarinet quartet, Cornelius continues to develop Hermit Jazz &amp; Nature Blues: a robust, cross-cultural solo style utilizing rare breath-defying techniques and maximum panstylistic prowess.
In 2013, Boots was given the shakuhachi name "Shinzen" (depth Zen or deep Zen). In 2022, he was awarded a Dai Shihan (grandmaster) certificate in for his contributions and innovations.

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