Relish & Remember: A Voices of 52nd Street Event – A Painted Bride Community Event
An afternoon of food, community, and unexpected joy. Gather around the Memory Potluck Table with artist Pamela Hooks for intimate tastings with featured chefs. Taste the difference. Share stories. Celebrate the culinary kings & queens of 52nd Street—where good times and good plates always bring people together.
Relish & Remember participating restaurants/chefs:
- Spirit Foods
Atiya Ola Sankofa, Owner/Chef - Black Dragon Takeout
Kurt Evans, Owner/Chef - Cotton’s Place
Lakota Scott, Owner - Special guest:
Big George, Owner/Chef of Big George Southern Cooking - And other neighborhood favorites
Most would agree that food and memory are inseparable. Unique tastes, smells, and textures can transport us back through time, returning us to kitchens, corner tables, and community gatherings where laughter and stories were shared. Relish & Remember invites neighbors to join an open table of memory, honoring the foodways of 52nd Street and the people who have shaped them.
Led by project director Pamela Hooks, the afternoon features a Memory Potluck tasting with dishes from local restaurants and community cooks, wine, live poetry featuring Aziza Zenzile Kebe, and a behind-the-scenes recipe exchange in an intimate memory circle with featured chefs. Guests will share stories, ask questions, and celebrate the culinary legacy of a neighborhood that continues to bring people together for good times and good plates.
Space is limited to 50 participants. Reserve your seat today and be part of an afternoon of food, memory, and community at the Paul Robeson House and Museum.
PAST VOICES OF 52ND STREET PROJECT EVENTS
POST UPDATE Video Excerpts from the 2nd Lesson 3/15/25:
April 5th – STEPS AND STORIES SHOWCASE
LOCATION: CEC/Community Education Center 3500 Lancaster Ave Phila PA 19104
Join us for the culminating dance showcase of Memory Dance Floor – Steps and Stories, featuring an open dance floor and special guest performers. This event is free to attend and open to all levels of experience. Walk-ins welcome; RSVP is encouraged.
- 1:00-1:15pm – Opening (open dance floor)
- 1:115 -2:15pm – Bob & Chacha Showcase – including performance by Pretty Tony
- 2:15-2:30pm – Break / Intermission
- 2:30-3:30pm – Street Styles Showcase – including performance by Aaminah
- 3:30-4pm – Closing (open dance floor)
SIFTer PAMELA HOOKS (multimedia artist) is leading an on-going Community Archive and Celebration of the Historic West Philadelphia Corridor in partnership with Co-Curator angel shanel edwards and West Philadelphia-based arts nonprofit Painted Bride – Voices of 52nd Street: Then & Now
“Our neighborhood is changing quickly – we want to document our stories, and bring neighbors together for community and healing.”
During the Month of March 2025 the project continues with DANCE CLASS SERIES – MEMORY DANCE FLOOR – STEPS AND STORIES – a community movement space for memories and community storytelling to emerge from the dances and rhythms that reflect the people, artistic culture and monuments of the West Philly communities past and present.
FREE EVENT (Donations Appreciated)
LOCATION: West Philadelphia YMCA – 5120 Chestnut St. Phila PA 19139
March 8th
- 2:30-3:30 pm – Bop & Chacha class with Audrey & June
- 4:00-5:00 pm – Street Styles class with Julian Darden
March 15th
- 2:30-3:30 pm – Bop & Chacha class with Audrey & June
- 4:00-5:00 pm – Umfundalai class with Julian Darden
March 22nd
- 2:30-3:30 pm – Bop & Chacha class with Bernadette “B-Luv” Burnette
- 400-5:00 pm – Umfundalai class with Julian Darden
POST UPDATE Video Excerpts from the first Lesson 3/8/25:
