PAFA Kicks Off its After Dark Series with Bunk News

"Man, this is nothing but a goddamn wonderful scene," a Hell's Angel was quoted as saying the first time his group shared a space with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. It's also the kind of statement the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is shooting for with the beginning of their second season of the PAFA After Dark series, entitled "Home Grown."

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PAFA Kicks Off its After Dark Series with Bunk News

POSTED: Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 12:00 PM

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"Man, this is nothing but a goddamn wonderful scene," said a Hell's Angel the first time his group shared a space with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. It's also the kind of statement the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is shooting for with the beginning of their second season of the PAFA After Dark series, entitled "Home Grown." Now, granted, its not the Hell's Angels and the Merry Pranksters, but two different cultures are about to converge.

"HERE." is the newest exhibit on display, featuring pieces that focus on how an artist's location can affect the art that is created. Six cities are featured, with two of the six being Philadelphia and Cincinnati. So, PAFA has invited Ohio's Bunk News — a collective of Cincy artists who travel the country looking for like-minded folks and welcoming places — to hang out for the night.

Arriving with them will be spoken word artist Jim Swill (pictured), whose style of delivery is mildly confrontational in the sense that if forces you to listen.

Refreshments will be provided by Yards Brewery. Greensgrow Farm will also be on hand to lead a chat about sustainability and how to make your own mead.

Thu., Oct. 27, 6-9 p.m., $10, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St., 215-972-7600, pafa.org.

(chris.brown@citypaper.net)

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