>> I AM REGINA MITCHELL.

>> NEXT, ON YOU OUGHT TO KNOW.

WE CHECK OUT A PHILLY MUSEUM SHINING A LIGHT ON NEON ARTISTRY.

>> PLUS, THESE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING TO PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD ON THE DANCE FLOOR AND IN LIFE.

>> THE PHILADELPHIA FASHION INCUBATOR CONTINUES TO BE A CUT ABOVE THE REST.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THE MORE WE DO THIS SHOW, I HAVE LEARNED SO MANY NEW THINGS.

I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD CHANGE THE NAME OF THIS SHOW TO I ON TO KNOW.

WE BEGIN WITH A STORY ABOUT A FAMOUS NATIVE SON.

IN 19 51, THE WORLD OF OPERA LOST ONE OF THE GREATEST TALENTS.

BUT HIS LEGACY LIVES ON.

>> THE INSTITUTE WAS FORMED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

TO PROMOTE THE LEGACY OF MARIO L ANZA, WHO WAS BORN AT 636 CHRISTIAN STREET IN 1921.

THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR MARIO LONZA DAY.

A LOT OF WHAT IS BEHIND ME WAS ON DISPLAY.

WE ARE IN OUR FIFTH LOCATION NOW.

WE RENOVATED WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM THE LANDLORD AND DONATIONS FROM THE FAMILY AND PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIA.

WE WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME LEARN ABOUT MARIO LANZA.

THERE IS ALL THIS EPHEMERA.

ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

IT WAS HIS DREAM TO HELP YOUNG STUDENTS AND SINGERS.

WHEN PEOPLE COME IN THEY LEARNED ABOUT MARIO LANZA AND OUR MISSION OF GIVING OUT SCHOLARSHIPS.

WE WANT TO HELP KIDS.

THE MORE MONEY WE CAN TAKE IN THROUGH PEOPLE BY SITE -- BUYING CDS AT THE MUSEUM.

MANY OF OUR SINGERS HAVE GONE ON TO GREAT HEIGHTS.

OUR COMBINATION -- OUR SCHOLARSHIP IS FOR ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SINGERS OPEN TO STUDENTS OF ALL ETHNICITIES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

SOMETIMES THEY COME FROM CANADA.

IN A WAY, THEY CONTINUE HIS LEGACY.

HE DIED AT A YOUNG AGE, 38, AND HIS DREAM WAS TO HELP YOUNG SINGERS.

FROM THE MONEY HE RACED, HE CONTINUES ON EVEN THOUGH HE IS LONG GONE.

-- FROM THE MONEY WE RAISE, HE CONTINUES EVEN THOUGH HE IS LONG GONE.

>> THE PURPOSE IS TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP YOUNG SINGERS WHO WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR CAREER.

I THINK MARIO LANZA STOOD FOR THAT.

HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS ART FORM.

HE SINGS THE SONG FROM THE TOP OF HIS HEAD TO THE TO HIS TOES.

WITH THAT PASSION, MIXED WITH THE FACT THAT MUSEUM IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA IS WHERE HE WAS, COULD HELP OTHER ARTISTS.

I CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER TRIBUTE.

>> MY MOTHER AND MARIO'’’S MOTHER WERE SISTERS.

FOR US TO HAVE A MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY AS IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT AS MARIO WAS IS SO WONDERFUL.

MARIO DID NOT JUST THINK OF HIMSELF.

HE THOUGHT OF OTHERS.

HE THOUGHT OF HIS FAMILY.

HIS FRIENDS, ANYONE, STRANGERS, HE WAS THERE TO HELP.

THIS MUSEUM STANDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

AND, THE INSTITUTE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU FEEL THE PRESENCE OF MARIO.

YOU FEEL HIS MAGNIFICENCE.

HE IS STRETCHING OUT FROM ABOVE AND HONORING THE YOUNG ENDS OF OPERA AND TODAY.

WE PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS HERE.

IN MARIO'’’S NAME.

THAT IS THE DREAM THAT MARIO WANTED ALL OF HIS LIFE.

>> WHAT I AM MOST IMPRESSED WITH WITH MARIO WAS THE FACT HE WAS ABLE TO SING OUR -- POPULAR SONGS AS WELL AS OPERA.

>> WHENEVER PEOPLE TALK ABOUT SINGERS, MARIO LANZA IS IN THE TOP 10 SINGERS OF ALL 10.

WOULD THINK -- WHEN FRANK SINATRA SAID HE FIRST HEARD HIS VOICE TO PUT A HOLE THROUGH HIS SOUL IT WAS SO POWERFUL.

>> ♪ [APPLAUSE] >> THE MARIO LANZA INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM IS NOW OPEN.

CONTACT THEM IF YOU WOULD LIKE A VISIT OR TOUR.

>> ♪ >> ANOTHER PHILADELPHIA SINGERS LEGACY IS ALSO BEING HONORED.

WORK IS UNDERWAY TO CREATE A STATUE OF MARIAN ANDERSON TO SET OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

THIS SOUTH PHILLY BORN CONTRALTO USED HER TALENTS TO STAND UP AGAINST RACISM AND WAS THE FIRST BLACK SINGER TO PERFORM AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

SHE SANG AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL WITH THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND HER FROM PERFORMING AT CONSTITUTION HALL.

>> FILLIES USE -- NEWEST -- PHILLY'’’S NEWEST MUSEUM IS DEDICATED ENTIRELY TO NEON.

THE SIGNS SHED A LIGHT ON FORGOTTEN HISTORY AND CULTURE.

>> THEN -- LYNN DAVIDSON HAS BEEN FASCINATED BY NEON HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

>> THERE IS A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 120 MOSTLY VINTAGE NEON WINDS MOSTLY FROM PHILADELPHIA.

-- NEON SIGNS MOSTLY FROM PHILADELPHIA.

IT IS A COLLECTION I ACCUMULATED OVER THE PAST 45 YEARS, APPROXIMATELY.

>> AS YOU WOKE AROUND, YOU LEARNED THAT EACH SITE HAS A BACK WAY, TEACHING YOU ABOUT HISTORY YOU WILL NOT FIND IN BOOKS.

>> IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND HANDCRAFTED.

AS A SOCIOLOGIST, I WAS INTERESTED IN STORIES.

I LOVE HANGING OUT WITH OLD-TIMERS.

NOW, I AM AN OLD TIMER.

GUYS WOULD START TELLING ME INCREDIBLE STORIES ABOUT NEON SIGNS THEY MADE AND HOW THEY WERE ANIMATED AND DESIGNED.

THERE IS ALL OF THIS LEGEND AND LORE ABOUT NEON ANDREW BEGAN.

-- THAT JEREMY IN.

-- THAT DREW ME IN.

IT BECAME THE QUEST OF A COLLECTOR.

WE HAVE THE STEAK SIGN FROM THE 1960.

>> I LIKE THE ANIMATED SIGNS.

TELL ME ABOUT THAT.

CLEARLY, YOU NEED TWO SETS OF LEGS.

>> THAT WAS MADE FOR A DIVE BAR IN SOUTH PHILLY.

THAT IS WHAT IS CALLED A TWO POINT ANIMATION.

BECAUSE, YOU HAVE TWO SETS OF LEGS GOING BACK AND FORTH.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE VOLUME AND QUALITY OF THE SIGNS MADE BETWEEN THE 30'’’S AND THE 1960'’’S, IT WAS A TREMENDOUS ERA FOR NEON.

WHAT IS IN THE SIDE MUSEUM IS -- THE SIDE -- SIGN MUSEUM IS JUST A TINY FRACTION.

>> WHILE NEON IS EXPERIENCING A BIT OF A REVIVAL, IT IS A DYING WILL SET, WHICH IS WHY -- SKILL SET, WHICH IS WHY SOME OF THE SIGNS ARE SACRED TO LYNN.

>> DRIVING FROM MARKET STREET TO SIX STREET YOU SEE THIS HOTDOG THAT STARTS TO INCREASE IN SIZE.

YOU REALIZE, IT IS A 13 FOOT HOTDOG AND YOU ARE A 10-YEAR-OLD KID.

YOU REALIZE IT IS A PLACE YOUR DAD WENT TO HIS GRANDFATHER WENT TO.

A LOT OF THESE SIGNS HAVE MEMORY FOR PEOPLE WHO COME IN HERE.

>> THROUGH THE MUSEUM, GUIDE CARDS CORRESPONDED TO EACH WALL.

WHAT IS REALLY NEAT IS IF YOU HAVE AN EDIT NOTE CONNECTED TO A PARTICULAR SIGN, YOU CAN GRAB AN INDEX CARD, SHARE IT, POSTED ON THE WALL.

THE MUSEUM IS GATHERING MORE HISTORY AS TIME GOES ON.

>> THE ORAL HISTORY COURSE THE LIES IS IT -- PERSONALIZES IT.

IT HELPS US TELL THE OVERALL STORY.

IT IS NOT ABOUT NOSTALGIA.

IT IS ABOUT CULTURE.

I THINK OF IT AS AN AMERICAN HISTORY AND ART MUSEUM DISGUISED AS A NEON MUSEUM.

>> YOU CAN ALSO LEARN ABOUT NEON AT THE MUSEUM.

HOW IT WORKS, AND THE TECHNOLOGY OF MAKING IT.

LYNN SAYS HE WANTS HIS MUSEUM TO BE MORE LIKE A HANG OUT, WHERE VISITORS TALK TO EACH OTHER AND ASK IS OF.

BUY TICKETS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MUSEUM AT NEONM USEUMOFPHILADELPHIA.COM.

>> PHILADELPHIA IS EMERGING AS.

-- AS A FORCE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY.

>> THE PHILADELPHIA FASHION INCUBATOR IS A CREATIVE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, MACY'’’S, AND THE CENTER CITY DISTRICT WITH A MISSION TO SUPPORT EMERGING FASHION DESIGNERS IN PHILADELPHIA IN BUILDING AND GROWING THEIR COMPANIES.

THEY CREATED I -- A DYNAMIC ONE YEAR RESIDENCY PROGRAM FOR SIX FASHION DESIGNERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION.

DURING THAT YEAR, THE DESIGNERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE SPACE AT MACY'’’S.

WE PROVIDE THEM WITH AN INCREDIBLE EDUCATION WITH VARIOUS WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS ALL WITH INDUSTRY LEADERS SPEAKING WITH THEM ON THE BUSINESS OF FASHION.

THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH AN INDUSTRY MENTOR FOR -- TO FURTHER HELP THEM DEVELOP A BUSINESS SKILLS.

WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE COLLECTIONS AND BRANDS.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR DESIGNERS WHO ARE NOT ONLY TALENTED, BUT VERY COMMITTED TO THEIR BUSINESSES AND SEE THIS AS A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

WE ARE NOT TEACHING FASHION DESIGN.

IT IS ALL ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF FASHION.

>> I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO START MY OWN BUSINESS AND INCORPORATE INDIAN TEXTILE ADDED DESIGN INTO THAT BUSINESS.

ALL OF MY PRODUCTS ARE MADE OUT OF PRE-LOVED INDIAN SARIS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIAN WOMEN WHO HAVE CLOSETS FULL OF SARIS THAT THEY NO LONGER USE.

I WANTED TO FIND A USE FOR THEM AND PRESERVE THEIR BEAUTY.

FOR ME, IT WAS A WAY OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE MY MOTHER'’’S SARI AND TRANSFORM IT AND CELEBRATE ITS BEAUTY IN A MODERN WAY.

I WENT FROM DRESSES TO TARGET -- TWO DECORATIVE PILLOWS AND THEN STARTED DESIGNING LITTLE GIRLS'’’ TUTU STARTS.

>> I LOVE MOTHER NATURE.

SOME OF MY CREATIONS ARE UP CYCLED, WHEN YOU CREATE SOMETHING FROM A PRODUCT THAT WAS ALREADY SOMETHING.

YOU CUT IT APART, DIET -- DYE IT, CREATE SOMETHING NEW.

FABRICS FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS.

WHEN YOU ALREADY -- ORDER IN THAT ORDER A -- ORDER A SWEATSHIRT YOU GET A FULLY COMPOSTABLE BAG.

THE FASHION INCUBATOR HAS BEEN LIFE-CHANGING.

IT HAS HELPED ME GET AMAZING TIME MANAGEMENT.

IT HELPED ME WITH MY CONFIDENCE OF SHARING WITH PEOPLE WHAT I DO AND REALLY BE PROUD ABOUT THAT.

AND, IT HAS REALLY HELPED ME HONE IN ON DIFFERENT BUSINESS HATS I HAVE TO WEAR BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR.

I WOULD ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND EQ BADER TO OTHER UPCOMING DESIGNERS.

-- THE INCUBATOR TO OTHER UPCOMING DESIGNERS.

IT HELPS YOU LEARN ABOUT WHERE YOU NEED TO BE FOCUSING.

TO ACCELERATE, AND, TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL YOU ARE LOOKING TO GET TO.

IT HAS HELPED ME WITH MARKETING.

IT HELPS YOU GET AN OVERALL WELL-ROUNDED BRAND.

>> ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS HAS BEEN TO PUT PHILADELPHIA BACK ON THE FASHION MAP.

IT IS HAPPENING.

JUST SEEING THE INCREDIBLE DESIGNERS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND WHAT THEY ARE CREATING, VERY NICHE PRODUCT, THAT ARE NOT PRIVILEGED -- FRIVOLOUS, REALLY SERVING A NEED.

I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE IMPACT WE HAVE HAD ON DESIGNERS AND THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR BUSINESSES.

AND, TO SEE THEY ARE STILL GROWING AND THRIVING TODAY HERE IN PHILADELPHIA AND BEYOND.

I AM EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT 10 YEARS WILL LOOK LIKE.

>> ITS DESIGNER UTILIZES A MINIMUM OF 20 LOCAL CONTRACTORS -- EACH DESIGNER UTILIZES A MINIMUM OF 20 LOCAL CONTRACTORS.

CELEBRATE ITS 10 YEAR LEGACY, THEY ARE HOSTING A FASHION EXHIBITION THROUGH SEPTEMBER 10.

>> AS SUMMER STARTS TO WRAP UP, PARENTS AND KIDS ARE GETTING PUMPED FOR BACK TO SCHOOL.

THE EXTRAVAGANZA WILL GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO MAKE THE GRADE.

>> DOES YEARS BACK TO SCHOOL EXTRAVAGANZA IS A SIX ANNUAL EVENT.

-- THIS YEARS'’’S BACK TO SCHOOL EXTRAVAGANZA IS A 6TH ANNUAL EVENT.

PARENTS AND FAMILIES CAN BE WELL-PREPARED FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

LAST YEAR, MOST OF THE YEAR, MOST OF OUR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY WERE VIRTUAL.

SO, THIS WILL BE A BIG TRANSITION.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR FAMILIES TO BE WHAT A CRIP -- WELL-EQUIPPED AND WELL-PREPARED FOR THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

THERE WILL BE FOOD, STUDENT PERFORMANCES.

WE WANT PARENTS TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS IN SEPTEMBER.

WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS.

OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE STUDENTS ARE PREPARED FOR THEIR FIRST DAY.

IT IS ALMOST LIKE A MINI FESTIVAL.

BUT, PARENTS ARE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION AND, WHILE THE WAY FEELING A LITTLE MORE PREPARED WHEN THEY ARRIVE.

AUTOMATIC, IT IS NOT ABOUT THIS -- THESE APPLIES.

IT IS ABOUT -- ULTIMATELY, IT IS ABOUT -- IT IS NOT ABOUT THESE APPLIES, IT IS ABOUT NETWORKING -- THE SUPPLIES, IT IS ABOUT NETWORKING.

>> REMEMBER HOW EXCITING IT WAS TO START THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL?

FOR SOME STUDENTS, IT IS EVEN MORE REASON TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL.

>> SINCE 2007, DANCING CLASSROOM PHILLY HAS BEEN BRINGING DANCING TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, TEACHING SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-AWARENESS, AND THE JOY OF DANCE.

♪ >> DANCING CLASSROOM PHILLY IS A SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DANCE PROGRAM THAT USES SOCIAL DANCE AS A VEHICLE TO TEACH KIDS RESPECT AND COMPASSION AND ENJOY.

IN A TYPICAL YEAR WE WOULD BE IN OVER 60 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION.

HISTORICALLY, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN USING BALLROOM DANCE.

WE HAVE BEEN ASKING THE QUESTION, WHAT MAKES DANCE SOCIAL?

IT IS THE CONNECTION, BEING A TEAMMATE, LOOKING EACH OTHER IN DRI.

WE ARE NOW TEACHING THAT ALSO THROUGH POP AND SALSA.

-- HIP HOP AND SALSA.

>> WE TEACH ABOUT PERSONAL SAFETY, SAFE SPACES, RESPECT, AND, COMPASSION.

>> YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE MOVE AND THEY MAKE SURE WE DO IT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO.

WE GO THROUGH STEPS AND THEY HELP US.

>> IT IS A PROGRAM THAT IS MEANT TO BE VERY INCLUSIVE.

YOU ARE ENGAGING IN A SHARED CREATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR CLASSMATES.

THERE IS AN ELEMENT OF FUN.

IT HELPS EASE ANXIETY THAT THEY MAY HAVE FOUND AT THE BEGINNING.

♪ >> IT WAS REALLY FUN.

I LIKE LEARNING NEW MOVES.

>> THEY WILL FEEL WEIRD.

THEY WILL BE UNCOMFORTABLE.

PART OF THE MAGIC OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT IS THE POINT.

WE ARE ALL FEELING THAT WAY.

IF WE ALSO VULNERABILITY TOGETHER, THEN, THAT WILL BE A REALLY POWERFUL OPENING UP.

>> >> DANCING IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE, MY FRIENDS AT LEAST, IT WAS A LITTLE WEIRD.

WE WERE DOING IT OUT IN THE COURTYARD AND PEOPLE WERE PASSING BY WATCHING US.

IT WAS HARD NOT TO LAUGH.

>> WE SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS.

THEY ARE ALWAYS POSITIVELY ENCOURAGED.

♪ >> WE OFFER THAT TO KIDS.

AND, WE GET THEM STRONG ENOUGH AND CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO BE WILLING TO TRY.

THAT IS WHAT STARTS, HAVING THEM BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.

>> THEY FELT MORE COMFORTABLE EXPRESSING THEMSELVES.

WE FOUND -- THEY FOUND MORE CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES.

THEY HAD A LOT OF FUN.

IT IS USUALLY REWARDING.

-- HUGELY REWARDING.

>> MY FAVORITE PART IS THAT THE KIDS ARE SO PROUD OF WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED.

THE JOY IS PALPABLE.

THEY CAN BE CONFIDENT IN THEIR BODIES.

THEY GOT ON STAGE IN FRONT OF ALL OF THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND AN ENTIRE SCHOOL AND SHOWED WHAT THEY LEARNED AND REALLY WORKED HARD ON.

>> IT WAS REALLY COOL.

>> YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ON DANCING CLASSROOM PHILLY WHEN YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

>> THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DELAWARE WAS RECENTLY CERTIFIED AS A SENSORY INCLUSIVE BY CULTURE CITY, A LEADING NONPROFIT DELIVER -- DEVOTED THOSE 2 -- TWO ACCOMMODATING THOSE --TO ACCOMMODATING THOSE WITH SENSORY NEEDS >>.

>>WE HAD OUR STAFF TRAINED IN BEST PRACTICES TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SENSORY PROCESSING NEEDS.

>> IN ADDITION TO TRAINING, THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF DELAWARE ALSO OPENED A MULTISENSORY ROOM WITH THINGS LIKE OPAL TUBES, A SENSOR -- BUBBLE TUBES, A SENSORY PANEL, AND A STARGAZER.

SENSORY BAGS EQUIPPED WITH NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES AND FIDGET TOYS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

>> ALSO, KNOWING THAT THERE WILL NOT BE JUDGMENT FROM STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS.

AND, IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, WE WILL BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE IT AND SAY, IN A SITUATION AND BE ABLE TO HELP THEM -- STAY, IN A SITUATION AND BE ABLE TO HELP THEM.

THAT PROVIDES A LAYER OF COMFORT.

>> THIS IS THE FIRST THIS CERTIFICATION.

ORGANIZERS ARE -- OF THE PHILADELPHIA TRANS WELLNESS CONFERENCE ARE RAVING.

MORE THAN 3500 PEOPLE LOGGED ON TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS ON SUBJECTS LIKE HEALTH-CARE BARRIERS AND MENTAL WELLNESS FOR TRANS CHILDREN.

IT WAS ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR THOSE SEEKING INFORMATION.

>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS TRANS PEOPLE, WE ARE OFTEN REQUIRED TO BE EXPERTS ON OUR OWN BODIES AND HISTORIES AND MEDICINE AND ALL OF THE THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THERE RARE -- THERE ARE A LOT OF INQUIRIES WE ARE EXPECTED TO KNOW ABOUT FROM OUR FRIENDS, OUR FAMILIES, AND EVEN OUR DOCTORS, WHO ARE NOT NECESSARILY UP TO DATE OR HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE ARE INDIVIDUALLY GOING THROUGH.

SO, HAVING A CONFERENCE LIKE THIS WHERE THAT KNOWLEDGE IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE AVERAGE TRANS PERSON IS AMAZING.

>> AXELROD SAYS SEEING ATTENDEES CONNECTING TO THE INFORMATION IS WHY THIS CONFERENCE IS NEEDED.

>> JUST -- THEY WERE MAYBE 50 YEARS OLD AND SO EXCITED BECAUSE IT JUST RECENTLY THEY DISCOVERED WHAT NON-BINARY MET.

-- MEANT.

THEY WERE OVER THE MOON TO HAVE FINALLY FOUND THE LANGUAGE TO HELP THEIR LIFE MAKE SENSE.

THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD POINT OF THE CONFERENCE, I THINK, IN A NUTSHELL, TO GIVE ALL OF US LANGUAGE SO OUR LIFE MAKE SENSE.

>> ALLIES OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY SAYS THE CONFERENCE ALSO PROVIDED INSIGHT OF WHAT THEIR LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS ARE EXPERIENCING.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT THE CENTER.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF BUZZ ABOUT BEEKEEPING LATELY.

THAT IS A GOOD THING.

AN INTEREST IN BACKYARD BEEKEEPING IS MAKING A BIG IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

♪ >> WHEN I WAS A VERY YOUNG BOY WE LIVED IN A HOUSE THAT HAD A BEEHIVE IN THE WALL.

I BECAME DEATHLY AFRAID OF THEM.

WE WERE ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY.

A LOCAL BOOKSHOP HAPPEN TO HAVE A BOOK ON BEEKEEPING.

I REALIZE, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY INTERESTING.

I ULTIMATELY TOOK A BEEKEEPING CLASS AT RUTGERS.

I BECAME A BEEKEEPER TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY FAMILY.

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF BEES.

THERE IS THE QUEEN BE ONE PER COLONY.

-- THE QUEEN VEE -- BEE, ONE PER COLONY.

THE QUEEN NEEDS MALE BEES CALLED DRONE BEES.

BEES HAVE TWO TYPES OF FOOD FROM PLANTS, POLLEN AND NECTAR.

THEY NEED POLLEN FROM THE AGRICULTURAL FIELDS NEARBY.

THAT IS USED TO MAKE HONEY.

POLLEN STICKS TO THEIR LEGS AND THEY FOUGHT TO THE NEXT LOWER AND SOME -- FLOWER ED POLLEN PUP -- AND POLLEN PUMPS IN.

THEY GET PLACED IN THE FIELD AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE CROPS TO BE POLLINATED AND THEY END UP HAVING BETTER YIELDS.

AN EXISTING BEEKEEPER WILL TAKE A HIVE DOING WELL AND POPULATE A SMALLER BOX TO STARTED RUNNING.

THE MOST COMMON WAY IS BUYING THREE POUNDS OF WORKER BEES AND A QUEEN IS ALSO INCLUDED.

THEY WILL SHIP IT TO YOU THROUGH THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE.

THERE ARE ABOUT 10,000 BEES IN THAT PACKAGE.

IT COULD GROW TO 80,000 BEES PER COLONY.

THERE IS A LOT OF EQUIPMENT YOU COULD BRING IN.

THE BASICS YOU NEED IS WHAT IN WHERE -- WHAT AND WHERE -- WHAT IN -- WOODEN WARE.

AFTER THAT, YOU HAVE A BOX WHERE THE BROOD WINDS UP STAYING.

IF THE SEASON IS GOING WELL AND YOUR BEES ARE HEALTHY AND ABLE TO BRING IN NECTAR, YOU HAD SMALLER BOXES.

THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU CONNECT -- COLLECT HONEY FROM.

IT STARTS WITH THE WORKER BEES EXCHANGING NECTAR AND MIXING THEIR ENZYMES IN WITH THE NECTAR.

EVENTUALLY, THEY DEPOSIT THAT INTO THE HONEYCOMB.

THE REST OF THE WORKERS SPEND TIME IN THAT OPERATING THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE NECTAR.

EVENTUALLY, IT TURNS INTO LIQUID GOLD, HONEY.

>> WELCOME TO THE 2019 PHILADELPHIA HONEY FESTIVAL AT GLIDDEN COURT.

>> >> I AM THE HEAD BEEKEEPER AT A FARM NORTH OF THE CITY.

THE REASON I BECAME ONE WAS TO FACILITATE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE NATIONAL WORLD -- THE NATURAL WORLD AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY.

EVERYTHING WE DO IS FOR BALANCE.

THEY GIVE SO MUCH.

HONEY, MEDICINE, THINGS LIKE FOOD.

THAT IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THEM.

THEY GIVE WITHOUT ASKING.

THAT RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE, I FEEL LIKE WE CAN TAKE THAT INTO CITY LIFE WALKING DOWN THE STREET.

TOGETHER, WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY A BALANCED, POSITIVE PLACE.

BEES DO THAT.

WHEN I WORK IN A HIVE, I TRY TO THINK OF THAT.

>> THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT.

>> YOU WILL NOT SEE US NEXT WEEK.

>> WE WILL BE BREAKING FOR THE WHYY PLEDGE DRIVE.

WE HOPE YOU WILL BECOME A MEMBER.

IF YOU ARE ALREADY A MEMBER, THANK YOU.

>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

>> HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

BYE.

>> BYE.

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