Culture, Creativity and the City

Check this out. . . Culture, Creativity and the City: Town Hall Meeting and Reception DATE: Sunday, September 9th, 2007 TIME: 5:30-7:30PM; Reception to follow LOCATION: The Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.culturecreativityandthecity.com The Culture, Creativity and the City Town Hall Meeting at The Painted Bride Art Center on September 9th, 2007 from 5:30 - 7:30PM with a reception to follow is a free event during the Philadelphia Live Arts/Fringe Festival. Philadelphia's expanding and maturing Creative Sector is at an important and critical juncture. Many public and private sector opinion makers, civic leaders, and elected officials agree that there is an opportunity in this emerging political climate to harness the energy of the Creative Sector to consolidate Philadelphia revitalization and create the conditions to drive the economy and the creative sector. Culture, Creativity and the City Town Hall Meeting is an opportunity to discuss the cultural policy issues relevant to artists, cultural workers, community members, elected officials, youth, and others, to learn from the successes and failures of other cities and to help define our aspirations for the next administration for the creative sector. This meeting is intended to draw together and build consensus in the cultural communities and creative sector about the key policies that the next mayoral administration may consider in terms of promising practices as they relate to the creative sector's principles. Its theme is centered on the connection of creative workers and city government.