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Introducing the 2011 Philly 360° Creative Ambassadors
Meet the 2011 Philly 360° Creative Ambassadors
Philly 360° Creative Ambassadors are trendsetters in their fields who help shape Philadelphia as a major hotspot and build buzz around the city. In 2011, we picked a group of Philly's hottest musicians, DJs, producers, dancers, entrepreneurs and more. Keep up with who we think best represent Philly.
And, check out our 2009 and 2010 ambassadors, including The Roots, Marsha Ambrosius, Rich Medina and King Britt.
Get to know our 2011 Philly 360° Creative Ambassadors:
World renowned DJ and GRAMMY Award-winning producer
Carvin & Ivan are GRAMMY Award-nominated songwriters and producers who are currently up for five GRAMMY nominations.
James Poyser, of The Roots, is a GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter, producer and musician.
Currently on tour with Lady Gaga, Spanky is a drummer, designer and entrepreneur.
Carol Riddick is a singer, songwriter, and she also is the senior project manager of The Recording Academy.
Sulaiman Rahman is the Chairman of the African American Chamber of Commerce and President/CEO of urbanphilly.com.
DJ and co-founder of It’s the Life Creative, the team behind the popular Inside the Studio series.
Seun is a fashion designer and founder of Duke & Winston
Florcy is the owner and curator of Vivant Art Collection
Rennie is a highly respected and sought after hip hop dancer, choreographer and founder of Rennie Harris Puremovent
Ernel is a talented artist and painter for the Mural Arts Program who is currently restoring the Paul Robeson Mural.
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EVENTS
Art Sanctuary: Celebration of Black Writiing - May 21 - June 2, 2012
Art Sanctuary Presents The 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing May 21 - June 2 View festival schedule for location and times. The 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing brings together noted journalists, writers and performance artists from across the U.S. for 13 days of literary discussions, workshops, film…
Curt Chambers At The Legendary Dobbs - May 26, 2012
Curt Chambers Saturday, May 26 9:30pm Doors Open 10:00pm Show Starts The Legendary Dobbs 304 South Street $10 Entry Grammy-nominated songwriter, musician and artist - Curt Chambers - returns to his hometown to perform songs from his debut album One Way Ticket. He's hitting the stage at The Legendary…
The Fifth Annual Roots Picnic - June 2 - 3, 2012
The Fifth Annual Roots Picnic Satuday, June 2 & Sunday, June 3 Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Columbus Blvd & Spring Garden Street Philly, get ready as our favorite summer festival, The Roots Picnic returns for its fifth year - BIGGER and BETTER than ever before! For 2012, the…
Earth, Wind & Fire - June 15, 2012
Earth, Wind & Fire Friday, June 15 8 p.m. Academy of Music 230 South Broad Street The legendary Earth, Wind & Fire return to Philly to bring us a night of funk and fun! Catch the world-famous band as they hit the Academy of Music stage for a once-in-a-lifetime…
