Crossroads Music: Concerts in West Philadelphia. Music from all over the world

Upcoming events

Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 1:50 pm

Director:
Daniel Flaumenhaft

Board of Directors:
Joe Becton, Lorelle Becton, John Ferrin, Daniel Flaumenhaft, Katt Hernandez, Gerardo Razumney

2007-2008 Volunteers:
Morgan Andrews, Fran Berge, Duke Campbell, Cati Coe, Tom Droppelman, Tim Dunn, Ed Fell, Donn Frank, Roberta Goren, Wendy Graves-Papadopoulos, Mihala Graves-Papadopoulos, Frances Hoenigswald, Bill Houston, Vanessa Johnson, Rich Kirk, Jody Kolodzey, Peter Leonard, Sarra Lev, Ross Mann, Ellen Manzini, Joshua Marcus, Jed McKee, Abby Miller, Dan Obley, Kara Rennert, Kristine Rennert, Erik Ruin, John Schnepp, Cheryl Shipman, Sparkler, Hugh Wattles, George Weekes, Wydia Blackwell, Emilie Zuckermann.
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Crossroads Music organizes public performances by accomplished musicians with roots in cultures from around the world. Our concerts, workshops, master classes, lectures, and other activities educate the public by providing a welcoming and affordable environment for music-lovers of all ages and backgrounds to explore seldom-heard sounds and engage in intercultural dialogue. We also work closely with other community and cultural organizations that share our goals.

Crossroads is a community-based not-for-profit organization where musicians retain the freedom to stay close to their roots and also explore new avenues of expression. We are inspired by and seek to maintain West Philadelphia’s historic role as a diverse and inclusive meeting place for different cultures, social and economic classes, and progressive social movements.
Monday, August 10, 2009 at 1:56 pm

Calvary Church is our main concert venue and is located at the corner of 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia. (We use the entrance on the 48th Street side). Concerts take place in the chapel, an intimate 350 seat room with a wraparound balcony and excellent acoustics. All seating is unreserved.

The lobby and box office open at 6:30 pm and doors open at 7:00 (assuming the sound check is complete). The Calvary Cafe, run by volunteers from the congregation to raise money for building repairs, serves coffee, tea, dessert, and light meals from around 6:30 until the end of the intermission.


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Public transportation:

  • The #34 trolley from Center City to 61st Street on Baltimore Avenue stops directly in front of Calvary.
  • The #64 bus connects South and West Philadelphia, crossing Baltimore Avenue on 48th Street, across from Calvary.
  • The R3 train stops at 49th Street and Chester Avenue, a few blocks south of Calvary.

    Parking:

  • There is a free public parking lot on the south side of Baltimore between 47th and 48th. There is also extensive street parking.
  • There is a bike rack near the entrance to the church.
    • Monday, August 10, 2009 at 2:07 pm


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    Public transportation:

  • The #34 trolley from Center City to 61st Street on Baltimore Avenue stops at 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue.
  • The #13 trolley from Center City to Yeadon via Chester Avenue crosses the park at 43rd Street and Chester Avenue.
  • The #11 and #36 trolleys from Center City to Darby and Eastwick via Woodland and Elmwood Avenues stop at the southern end of the park at 43rd Street and Woodland Avenue.
    • Monday, August 10, 2009 at 2:15 pm


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  • The #34 trolley from Center City to 61st Street on Baltimore Avenue stops two blocks to the north at 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue.
  • The #13 trolley from Center City to Yeadon via Chester Avenue stops one half block to the north at 43rd Street and Chester Avenue.
  • The #11 and #36 trolleys from Center City to Darby and Eastwick via Woodland and Elmwood Avenues stop one half block to the south at 43rd Street and Woodland Avenue.
    • Monday, August 10, 2009 at 6:08 pm

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    Crossroads Music is in part supported by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and the Samuel S. Fels Fund.

    Pennsylvania Council on the Arts logo This project is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), its regional arts funding partnership. State government funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administred in this region by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.