Jaffna Is The Best Thing Ever and YOU HAVE TO GO SEE THEM AT THE FALLSER ON SATURDAY

We live in a city. We live in an area of that city between the Schuylkill and the Wissahickon. That area is arbitrarily broken up into smaller neighborhoods, say Roxborough, Manayunk, Shawmont, and Andorra.

But wait! What about Wissahickon? Or Germany Hill? Or LIttle Cresson?

When I arrived at Krams and Boone in the late 20th century, the old timers called this outcropping of rock “Sunnyside” or “Tobinville.” I have a recollection one of them called it Hatshop Hill though no one was ever able to point to an eponymous hat shop.

All names are made up, all boundaries (and yes, even boundaries that follow rivers and mountains) are human made.

Where is the dividing line between Manayunk and Roxborough? Manayunk Ave? Why then does the 27/28 zip code divide start on Silverwood Street?

“RoxYunk” doesn’t erase old names or replace them. Use it if you want or not.

For me, its a reminder that we are all neighbors clinging to a steep slope north west of City Hall. Both sides of Ridge, both sides of Fountain, Both sides of Shurs, both sides of Manayunk Ave.

The way it rolls off the tongue is pleasing, it has both of Mel Brooks’ ‘funny’ letters, it sounds gravelly when i hear it. So, yeah, RoxYunk.

Fertile ground for song lyrics as well. Roll your own and YMMV.

Art On The Ridge Gallery is open and Dead King Bread puts bread into the world on Saturday.

And for real time updates, join the RoxYunk Discord at https://discord.gg/AJGjDvgx

It won’t hurt and it might help. We promise not to complain about parking. 

Details for all events at https://roxyunk.org/events/.

Friday, 27th

Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival Kick Off – Zenyasai Concert at Fallser

Slim Chance with Arcane Jane at Dawson

Fractals single release party with Walkinghorse and Nicole Saphos Band at Grape

Roxborough Library Language Hour – Spanish

Caregiver Yoga at Roxborough Library

Saturday, 28th

The 29ers with The Cusp at Dawson

Jealousy Curve, special guests Mose and the Duke Brothers  – At Grape – Sold Out!

No Kings  – City Hall, Cathedral Village, everywhere

The International Brawl For Art with John S. Hall and Rodney Anonymous at Harmonie Hall 

Book Launch Party at Umbria Arts – Un punto negro sobre un cielo de verano

Community Clean up day at Schuylkill Center

FOW Hike (is booked up, sign up early next time)

Author Britteny Morris at The Roxborough Library

Build Your Own Fairy House at Roxborough Library

Epic Church Easter Egg Hunt at Gorgas Park

Sunday 29th 

Janice Joplin Night at Dawson

215 Entertainment at VIPARC – The Wizard Of Dreams and Nightmares

The Female Take Over – A woman artists empowerment collection – Raquel Raquel, Reneth Marie, Hannah Lorimer, Leah Wrenne at the Fallser

Umbria Arts has ANOTHER book Launch – for Mortar Press

Life is what happens while you’re making plans to do other things.

Now is the time of year for hope, for seeing green shoots rising from the dark earth.

So trite! So true!

Putting aside philosophy, two of the godfathers of punk will be howling words of joy and pain into the warm night air this coming Saturday.

Saturday Night, at the glorious Harmonie Hall, your ears and brain will be dazzled.

Get your tickets now. It might sell out. https://harmoniehall.space/event/john-s-hall-heinrich/

I’m posting this here to give RoxYunk a chance before yelling it all around the city.

Art On The Ridge Gallery is open and Dead King Bread puts bread into the world on Saturday.

And for real time updates, join the RoxYunk Discord at https://discord.gg/YUysqxse

It won’t hurt and it might help. We promise not to complain about parking. 

Friday

20 We are Monsters at Viparc (20 and 21st)

20 Cosmic Caravan, Ministry of Bad Ideas, Zen Fuzz at Dawson

20 Swing That Cat at Fallser

20 Adventure Lost, Close Drive, Aly Castle at the Grape

20 Quidnunk and Friends, Live Music at the Foodery

Saturday

21 We are Monsters at Viparc (2 shows)

21 Forty Ounces, the Low Sundays, Cardinal Arms at the Dawson

21 School Of Rock Main Line and SOR Philly (matinee) at the Grape

21 Lunar Pools, My Familiar, Deerking, Lunar Calender at the Grape

21 Rawk U Presents Grace The Stage (matinee) at Fallser

21 Back To Amy: Amy Winehouse Tribute at Fallser – Su Teears with Caroline Quinn

21 Mutt Madness & Pet Food Drive at Pocket Park

Sunday

22 Girl Unbound: The War Wanted to Be Her (Matinee) at Fallser

22 Fawziyya Heart and Alice Wallace at Fallser

22 Chilladelphia at Art On The Ridge

22 Roxborough Symphony at VIPARC

22 Open Mic at Grape

Monday

23 Trivia Night at Twisted Ginger

23 Quizzo at the Rook

23 Open Mic at Wissahickon Brewing

The ‘real time’ side of RoxYunk.Org is a discord server dedicated to all things RoxYunk. Come on over and say hello! Here’s a link : https://discord.gg/uGPhMkP8

We have a channel there, how-did-i-get-here-tell-us-your-roxyunk-origin-story, and it’s a catalog of circuitous routes and diversions.

Come on over and tell us your RoxYunk Story.