RANDOM ACT OF CULTURE

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RANDOM ACT OF CULTURE

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Some early holiday activity to get your inner creative juices flowing.

RANDOM ACT OF CULTURE
A little musical relief, thanks to a 'Random Act of Culture' in Philadelphia Macy's store

The Opera Company of Philadelphia put together an even bigger musical surprise with the help of 28 other organizations. This event, one of the "Random Acts of Culture" being spearheaded by the Knight Foundation over the next few years, brought together more than 650 choristers who mingled with shoppers at the Macy's store in Center City Philadelphia (the grand building's ancestry goes back to the 1870s, when it opened as Wanamaker's original department store).

At noon on Saturday, the famous Wanamaker Organ could be heard breaking into the opening measures of

the "Hallelujah Chorus" from Handel's "Messiah," and those hundreds of choristers located all over the place chimed in right on cue, startling the heck out of unsuspecting customers. A very cool, feel-good venture that I thought would be well worth sharing with you right about now:
WATCH VIDEO OF THE EVENT

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Re: RANDOM ACT OF CULTURE

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I have been to this store before to see the lightshow at Christmas time. This random act of culture
was Awesome!!! You could see all the surprised looks on the shoppers faces.
Loved the video!!!

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