This event will include two screenings of recent materials as well as a live performance with Nate Totushek and TR7.

Doors at 7. Two Show Times: 7:30pm & 8:30pm. Free

Join us for a playful afternoon of games, prizes, drinks, and art at Sip, Spin, Win — a carnival-themed fundraiser supporting Vox Populi! Try your luck at artist-designed booths, sip on festive cocktails, and win one-of-a-kind prizes while supporting Philadelphia’s home for experimental art. Bring your friends, your best carnival spirit, and get ready to sip, spin, celebrate!

Enjoy PHLAFF’s Changing Tides Shorts Block, including It Was Hot That Day: A Jandiman Story, Sin Luces, and From Home to Hope (De Casa a la Esperanza). Join us for Week Dos of PHLAFF on June 5th at the Railpark!

Philadelphia Book Launch for Leah Flax Barber's new book, The Mirror of Simple Souls who wrote this book over a few years, mostly in Western Massachusetts, out of many sources: Beguine spirituality, saturnalian imagery, commedia dell’arte, Old Hollywood apocrypha, Kate Bush and Lou Reed lyrics, and the melancholy dialectics of Walter Benjamin.

WELCOME TO KLEZTRONICA, where klezmer and electronic grooves collide on the dance floor! New York artist Chaia comes to Philly for one-night only for an experience like no other.  In honor of the Jewish holiday of Shavuos, we bring to you a klezmer electronic dance party!

Something about Us: A Daft Punk Dance Show Experience” is going to immerse you into the world of Daft Punk in a way you’ve never experienced before and probably will never experience again. The show is centered around Daft Punk’s 2001 timeless second album, Discovery. This show is a passion project dreamed up by Matea Rae but made a reality with the help and collaboration of a handful of other wonderful dancers and artists.

Join us in the timeless activity of drawing because it feels good. Lean into the therapeutic, meditative and creative benefits of putting pen to paper. There will be music and amazing art to inspire all. Come as you are, draw what you want.

Something about Us: A Daft Punk Dance Show Experience” is going to immerse you into the world of Daft Punk in a way you’ve never experienced before and probably will never experience again. The show is centered around Daft Punk’s 2001 timeless second album, Discovery. This show is a passion project dreamed up by Matea Rae but made a reality with the help and collaboration of a handful of other wonderful dancers and artists.

For the month of May Longshot is presenting Egg show, the only talk show hosted inside an egg. Join your host Liam Paris for an experience like no other. With Guests, Games, and Change, it’s a learning experience that will benefit us all. This first show in the series focuses on routine – how to cultivate it, what to add to it, and how to change our paths before it is too late. And at the end? We’ll (hopefully) crack out of this thing!

“PARA SA INANG BAYAN: A Primer on US Militarism in the Philippines & the Path Towards Genuine Independence” is a teach-in diving into the negative impacts of the US military in the Philippines and expanding on our US Out of the Philippines campaign. The study will go into the history of US presence in the Philippines and how that has contributed to the economic, political, environmental, and cultural depletion of the Philippines today.

Come out for a night of nostalgia as we relive the Blog Era of Hip-Hop. There will be an open cypher over classic instrumentals from this time and an opportunity for everyone to rank their top 10 influential Blog Era Mixtapes.

Anakbayan Philadelphia’s “No Saviors, We Free Ourselves” exhibition at Vox Populi addresses the ongoing struggle for true independence in the Philippines and across the Filipino diaspora as we confront the presence of US military on Philippine land and sea. This cultural night allows kababayans (compatriots) and comrades to unite in the grief and joy of our struggle in combating US imperialism in our homelands.

scapeG.O.A.T., directed by Erika Lobati, premieres May 17th at Vox Populi. In partnership with the African Family Health Organization (AFAHO), this event will be a fundraiser and goods drive or the AFAHO's African Youth Empowerment Program and the film's distribution costs!

Act 1 of the BAYAN USA Peace Mission documentary focuses on U.S. imperialist war and its life and death impacts on Filipino lives and land. Peace Mission delegates developed this documentary to uplift the stories and struggles of these communities and bring to light the real day-to-day impacts of U.S. intervention.

Elka Bong (Walter Wright and Al Margolis) + Sandy Ewen + Irman Peck + Jack Wright and Ben Bennett Quartet + Al Margolis and Jim Strong duo 

I beat the Devil running and I'm so Glad!
A play by Karen L. Smith
with opening act Melvin: The Prelude by Michael Thomas-Newton

Join us for the opening of four new exhibitions!

DarK smith, S*Glass, D Harrison. MeIKings, Great men and grateful pawnbrokers tour 

Join us to discuss the history and background of the ongoing Atlanta 61 case, state repression against movements, how to build up anti-repression infrastructure locally, and how this outlandish case applies to repression our communities face today. Part of the nationwide Stop Cop City Imaginary Crimes Tour.

asmr4apocalypse is a sound installation and dance work that invites audiences to a collective meditation and embodied composting of a too-powerful imperialist institution: the Pentagon. asmr4apocalypse uses soundscape, performance, somatic activation, and herbal ritual to prompt consideration of geological futures and life before and beyond political disaster. 

Future Flower Collective presents Bloom, a Pop Up Exhibition celebrating the artistry of Black queer artists. This space is designed for connection, discovery, and community—whether you’re looking to experience bold and powerful storytelling, purchase prints and handcrafted works, or simply celebrate the brilliance of Black queer artistry.

Come to the show that  builds local lore, Long Shot! At this monthly experimental comedy night you will see artists perform never before seen work, take risks and audiences get to boast on how "they saw it first".

Navigating your finances can feel daunting, especially when you have debt. Deciding to take your first step toward financial literacy can shift that anxiety into a sense of control and optimism for your creative future.

April 14th 2025
7:00pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
$15-20 Sliding Scale

The mission continues—are you ready to answer the call? $AGA CITY ASSEMBLE.

Siren is a ritual performance from multimedia and drag artists Ále Campos and Odette Stout, fusing drag, tattoo, augmented reality and poetry with live original sound by Spacey Lacey. Hop will perform new music, bringing sound and dancing into Emmanuela Soria Ruiz's solo exhibition Fuego/ Fuga! and connecting to themes of transformation, horror, and wonder.

Am I making enough? Will I ever be done working? Is it any good? How will I fund it? Where will I put all this stuff after? Is what I have to say worth saying? Is anyone paying attention? Am I making the best use of my time? Does the world need this? What’s the point in times like these? 

If you relate, you might consider joining for a workshop exploring these and other questions around the dread of making art (DOMA).

come stop by and linger for a walkthrough of my heart makes my head swim with Jonathan González 

Join Anakbayan Philadelphia, a Filipino youth & student grassroots organization, to learn about how the Philippines’ electoral system works, what a People’s Democratic Government is, and why it’s important to have leaders from the masses of the people!