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Community Education Center

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: Community Education Center Actors Create Self-Narratives

November 6, 2018Taylor Allen and

The Community Education Center, located at 3500 Lancaster Ave., is a nonprofit organization founded by community members in 1973. Housed in a former Quaker school and meetinghouse, the building is now filled with artists of

Arts and Entertainment

Immigration: On A Student Visa, Manish Walia Studies More Than Just Chemistry

July 11, 2018Means George

Manish Walia, 29, grew up in New Delhi, India but he didn’t dream of the United States, even as he watched Spider-Man and X-men cartoons as a child.

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Comedy: Using Improv To Improve Your Mental State

April 23, 2018Means George

Improv comedy is a relatively new art form in which many of its performers advocate the benefits which extend far beyond the stage. The National Alliance on Mental Illness indicates that one in five American

Arts and Entertainment

Comedy: Former Ohio Comics Now Contributing To Local Communities

March 14, 2018Means George

Dorian Vasquez and Setoiyo Ekpo are both Philadelphia-based comedians by way of Columbus, Ohio. Each giving back to North Philadelphia residents in their own way, they just happen — by coincidence — to be helping

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Powelton Village: Arts Community Leader Passes The Torch After 20 Years Of Service

April 28, 2017Erin Patterson and

After 20 years with the Community Education Center in West Philadelphia, Theresa Shockley is ready to hand over the reins as Executive Director. Prior to Shockley’s time at CEC, she was a student at the  Ohio

Arts and Entertainment

Powelton Village: Community Center Promotes Performing Arts

April 11, 2012

For artists longing to have their creativity funneled into something productive and meaningful, The Community Education Center, located at 3500 Lancaster Ave., provides the space, knowledge and resources needed to accomplish their goals of performing.

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