P’unk Avenue

How much does it cost to run Ignite Philly or Barcamp?

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Since we have a lot of experience running events like Ignite Philly, the Junto and have helped figure out the logistics for events like Barcamp, we get lots of questions from people about how to handle money and sponsorships.…

Junto: The Craft Cocktail

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May 24th 2011 Doors open 6pm, panel discussion to commence at 7pm P’unk Avenue, 1168 E. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Join us for a special Junto where we will be dicussing the art of the craft cocktail. Craft…

Junto: Music Sampling

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A PANEL DISCUSSION on balancing creativity, copyright and compensation in a digital age. Tuesday APRIL 19 6PM-8:30PM Doors open 6pm, panel discussion to commence at 7pm P’unk Avenue, 1168 E. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147 How did the Depression-era…

Junto: Rethinking Shelter

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Date: Monday April 25th Time: Discussion begins and 7pm, food and festivities begin at 6pm We will look at the future of cohousing, the emergence of technomads and any other alternative housing model we can fit in.Where we live…

Junto: Creating an Age-friendly Environment

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Junto: Creating an Age-friendly Environment Please join us Thursday, June 10th at 6:00 P.M. for The Aging Junto. This month we will be discussing issues we face as a society as a significant portion of our population enters their…

The Persepolis Junto

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The Persepolis Junto Thursday February 4, 2010 The discussion will begin at 7pm. Food and drink at 6pm. Please join us this Thursday, February 4th at 6pm for the Junto. This month we will be discussing the book The…

The Art Criticism Junto

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Thursday April 23, 2009 The discussion which will begin at 7pm. Food and drink at 6pm. Please join us next Thursday, April 23rd at 6pm for the Junto. This month we will be discussing the past, present, and future…

IDES 322: Self Organization

In the last class, we laid out the spirit of this course. This week our section overlaps with the Junto, so we're trying to tie some new themes together here. The assigned readings should have served as an introduction…

Junto: Rethinking the Library

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Please join us on February 5th at 6pm for the Junto. This month we will be discussing the evolving role of the library. We have assembled a great panel to help lead this discussion. Jim Pecora is the Chief…

Junto: Health

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At BarCamp Philly, I attended a thought provoking session on data portability in health care led by Mark Scrimshire. As Mark reported in his post, I had no idea that I had so much to say on health care.…

Junto moved from tonight to Wednesday the 10th

Tonight's Junto on health has been moved to Wednesday the 10th as previously announced on Twitter. Our apologies for any confusion.

Free Beer!

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This month's Junto is on Free Beer. We will be drinking multiple beers that were brewed for the event by Chris Matta and Howard Ross and we will be talking about that process. However, the free beer movement is…

Ignite Philly

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When we got back from SXSW this March we felt even more inspired to collaborate with people doing inspiring things in Philadelphia. One of the first things we did was contact Far and Vanja of The Hacktory to brainstorm…

Junto: Creative Communities

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This May's Junto will explore the dynamics of Creative Communities. The panelists are John Freeborn, one of the founders of the gallery and art collective Space 1026, Olive Prince, dancer, choreographer and part of the Choreographers Project at Susan…




Junto Recap

For those who might have missed it, there's a recap of the most recent Junto gathering over at the Junto site. Trying out a new format was an exciting experiment. We would love to hear any feedback from those who…

Junto: a brainstorm

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About a year ago, P'unk Ave's Alex Gilbert brought the idea of having a Junto to our weekly meeting. He had been reading Ben Franklin's Autobiography and thought it was great way to bring people together for a common…