10th Annual Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival

People’s Emergency Center is hosting its Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival, this summer celebrating its 10th anniversary and Women in Jazz! Join us on Saturday, July 16th from 12:00-7:00 pm for a free one day event at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center’s Saunders Park Greene (39th & Powelton) for one of the most exciting community jazz events in Philadelphia. The very best in female musicians and vocalists have been curated by Producer’s Guild and will feature Sumi Tonooka as headliner. The day promises something for jazz lovers of all ages including a variety of food trucks and vendors, artists, raffles, resources and family friendly activities. Free parking will be available. For more information, visit www.lancasteravejazzfest.com Rain date: Sunday, July 17th. FREE PARKING is available in the lot at Powelton Avenue in between Sloan Street and State Street (a half block away from the Jazz Festival) Want to contribute to the Jazz Festival? You can Donate to help keep this event free and open to the public here: http://bit.ly/10yrjazzfest Want to volunteer at the Jazz Festival? Find out all the possibilities at these two links: http://bit.ly/JazzFestVolunteering http://bit.ly/PrepForJazzFest Line Up: 12pm – Welcome 12:15pm – Universal African Dance and Drum Ensemble 12:50pm – Alesandra Pollack 1:15pm – Charlene Holloway Band (R&B, Soul) 1:50pm – Nzinga Banks 2:30pm – Pheralyn Dove 3:10pm – Dr. E. Diane Lyles-Smith 3:50pm – Laurin Talese 4:35pm – Monnette Sudler 5:35pm – Sumi Tonooka and students from the Masters Class Food Trucks: Gigi's & Big R's Curbside Creamery Ire Jamaican Caribbean Samosadeb Deen Muhammad Awards: The community that organizes and supports the Lancaster Avenue Jazz Festival is dedicated to increasing the profile of arts and culture institutions in West Philadelphia. Several community members will be recognized for their efforts by PEC and the Festival Committee on the event stage: Terri Shockley of the Community Education Center, Helen Hayes of the African American Museum of Philadelphia, and Rhoda Blount of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts. The Producer’s Guild of Philadelphia will also grant Lifetime Achievement awards to Sumi Tonooka and Monnette Sudler. Thank you to all of our sponsors and community partners! People's Emergency Center (PEC) Producer's GUILD Penn Presbyterian Medical Center National Endowment for the Arts William M King Foundation The Mann Center for the Performing Arts Creative Philadelphia Wells Fargo Philadelphia LISC Griesing Law Citizens Bank TD Allied Construction Hilton Inn at Penn Community Education Center Indigo Bleu Design & Culture Center Whole Foods Market Philly The Fresh Grocer People's Emergency Center's Community Development Corporation (PECCDC) strengthens West Philadelphia communities through connecting residents to needed resources, stimulating economic growth, expanding housing and employment opportunities, providing technology education, and improving the quality of life for all residents. www.LancasterAvePhilly.com