February 18, 2010
Wednesday’s Philly 360 Anniversary Event @ Tangerine
Guests eat and drink before the Philly 360 program begins
Last night, Philly 360°® celebrated Black History Month and its one year anniversary with a packed house at Tangerine. They announced their 2010 Creative Ambassadors, trendsetters who are making history now.
Making up the 2010 class of Creative Ambassadors are Marsha Ambrosius, Marc Byers, Chloé Davis, Orrin Evans, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh, Set Free, Nikki Jean, Jeri Lynne Johnson, Rakia Reynolds, Ursula Rucker, and Writtenhouse.
2010 Creative Ambassador Chloé Davis, a Philadanco dancer and owner of Tigerlily event planning company, smiles for the camera
With DJ Statik spinning, it was a great night of music, food, drinks, and a special showing of video and radio vignettes featuring some of the ambassadors courtesy of CBS3, The CW Philly 57 and KYW1060. Stay tuned, because Philly 360°® has a lot planned for 2010.
Check out the rest of the photos after the jump!
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Rah Crawford, a 2009 Creative Ambassador and visual artist, always exudes style and confidence
DJ Statik of the Illvibe Collective knows exactly what to play and when to play it
2010 Creative Ambassador Chris Conway of WRITTENHOUSE, greeting DJ Statik
2010 Creative Ambassadors Ursula Rucker (poet, recording artist) and Orrin Evans (jazz pianist, founder of IMANI Records) enjoy a laugh or two or three
Rakia Reynolds (fashion expert, Skai Blue Media), Tatyana Fazlalizadeh (visual artist and editorial illustrator), Orrin Evans (jazz pianist, founder of IMANI Records), Chloé Davis, (PHILADANCO, Tigerlily Events), Patricia Washington (Vice President of Cultural Tourism, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation), Marc Byers (Rockstar Entertainment), Nikki Jean (singer, songwriter, musician) and Jeri Lynne Johnson (Founding Music Director, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra)
Mayor Michael Nutter champions the creative arts community and Philly 360
The Class of 2009 and 2010 Creative Ambassadors gather for a photo in the Philly 360 gallery alongside Meryl Levitz (President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation) and Patricia Washington (Vice President of Cultural Tourism, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation)
2010 Creative Ambassadors Rakia Reynolds and Marc Byers share a laugh in the Philly 360
The vibe at Tangerine was cool and hot
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