JUST DO IT: Photographer's Ball @ Cescaphe Ballroom, 2/11

To raise funds for the Feltonville Dream Center, photographer Marvin Burwell is hosting the Photographer's Ball, a "creative black tie event" featuring celebrity photog Nigel Barker (America's Next Top Model), live music performances and a ballroom-dance demonstration.

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JUST DO IT: Photographer's Ball @ Cescaphe Ballroom, 2/11

POSTED: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 10:00 AM

Filed Under: Arts | Just Do It Arts Events

In neighborhoods like Feltonville, Hunting Park and Kensington, there aren’t many places for kids to escape the bad influence and danger of the street. But nestled on the corner of West Annsbury and Sixth streets is the Feltonville Dream Center (FDC), where volunteers create a safe environment for inner-city kids to receive the tools and guidance they need to achieve their utmost potential.

The Center (enrolling 30 children aged 5 to 14) offers classes in dance, music, art, creative writing, drama and fashion that are guided by local, arts-educated teachers. Pastor Christian Winters, C.E.O. and founder of FDC, says that, while the workshops are incredibly involved, the goal of the program is to not only keep children out of trouble and help them discover their inner artist; it’s about building the confidence they need to become thriving members of society. “I've found that the children are incredibly gifted in [the arts] and a host of other talents, just with no organized place to develop those gifts,” says Pastor Winters. After spending time at the Center, the teachers “begin to see a cycle of hope returning, and that's the best part of working so close with a community.”

To raise funds for FDC, photographer Marvin Burwell is hosting the Photographer’s Ball, a “creative black tie event” featuring celebrity photog Nigel Barker (America’s Next Top Model), live music performances and a ballroom-dance demonstration.

Sat., Feb. 11, 6 p.m., $125, Cescaphe Ballroom, 923 N. Second St., 215-238-5750, thebridgeteam.net.

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