Seven Days in the Mayor's Race (The Next Mayor)

Here's your weekly update of upcoming events in the mayor's race! (And it's the busiest yet.)

As you know, The Next Mayor is keeping an ongoing calendar of events in the race, thanks to our friends at the Fels Civic Exchange. Visit our site to see it -- or to submit an event.

One important note: On Sunday, May 6 The Next Mayor will host the five Democratic mayoral candidates for a live, televised forum moderated by Marty Moss-Coane, host of WHYY 91FM’s Radio Times. The forum will take place before a live audience at the WHYY Technology Center and will be broadcast on WHYY TV12, 91FM, as well as online at www.thenextmayor.com and www.whyy.org. It will also be rebroadcast on WHYY’s digital channels and made available via Comcast On Demand.

Questions posed to the candidates will be selected from questions submitted by the audience, which will be comprised of members of The Next Mayor’s Community Network, and invited guests.

Moss-Coane will also interview each of the five Democratic candidates this week on her program Radio Times, which airs weekdays at 10 am on WHYY 91FM.

Upcoming Events:

MONDAY
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Candidates Week - Monday
(April 30, 10 am, WHYY 91FM)
Throughout the week of April 30, WHYY 91FM’s Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane will feature 60-minute interviews with the five leading Democratic mayoral candidates. These candid interviews will give the candidates ample time to give deep insight into their campaigns. One interview will run per day. Monday’s guest will be Chaka Fattah. Listeners are invited to join the discussion by calling 1-888-477-WHYY (1-888-477-9499).

KYW Breakfast Roundtable w/ Candidates
(April 30, 8 a.m., KYW 1060 AM)
KYW Newsradio City Hall Bureau Chief Mike Dunn and Reporter Steve Tawa will conduct the conversation with the five major Democratic candidates. The broadcast will also be available via podcast at kyw1060.com up until the election.

Sustaining the Civic Purpose of Sacred Places
(April 30, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Christ Church, 2nd and Market streets)
Candidates will meet to discuss sustaining the civic purpose of Philadelphia’s more than 1,000 historic churches, synagogues, meetinghouses and mosques. The discussion will be moderated by John DiIulio, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Political Science Professor.
Hosted by Partners for Sacred Places; Robert A. Fox Leadership Institute at the University of Pennsylvania; Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania; and The Gesu Institute

TUESDAY
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Candidates Week - Tuesday
(May 1, 10 am, WHYY 91FM)
Tuesday’s guest will be Bob Brady. Listeners are invited to join the discussion by calling 1-888-477-WHYY (1-888-477-9499).

Tax Reform Meetup with Dwight Evans
(May 1, 8 pm – 10 pm, Grace Tavern, 2229 Grays Ferry Ave.)
Philadelphia Forward has sponsored meetings with each of the Democratic candidates. You are invited to come meet Evans at this event.

WEDNESDAY
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Candidates Week – Wednesday
(May 2, 10 am, WHYY 91FM)
Wednesday’s guest will be Michael Nutter. Listeners are invited to join the discussion by calling 1-888-477-WHYY (1-888-477-9499).

Deliberation Days – City Council District 8 Candidates’ Forum
(May 2, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Lutheran Theological Seminary, 7301 Germantown Ave.)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. At each event you can:
- Question your district’s council or at-large candidates
- Discuss the mayoral candidates’ positions and qualifications
- Vote in a straw poll on the mayor’s race
- Vote in a straw poll on the casino question
Registration is REQUIRED.
RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations
Invite a friend to come with you! Refreshments will be served!

THURSDAY
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Candidates Week - Thursday
(May 3, 10 am, WHYY 91FM)
Thursday’s guest will be Tom Knox. Listeners are invited to join the discussion by calling 1-888-477-WHYY (1-888-477-9499).

Getting Down to Business with the Mayoral Candidates
(May 3, 8 am to 9:30 am, 1201 Market Street)
Join the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council of HAP for a Discussion with the Philadelphia Mayoral candidates.
The candidates will address issues critical to the business and healthcare communities, including economic growth, job creation, public health issues, taxes, and the vitality of the broader region.

Deliberation Days – City Council GOP At-large Candidates’ Forum
(May 3, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Klein Jewish Community Center, 10100 Jamison Ave.)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

Deliberation Days – City Council Democratic At-large Candidates’ Forum
(May 3, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, The Enterprise Center, 4548 Market Street)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

FRIDAY
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane Candidates Week - Friday
(May 4, 10 am, WHYY 91FM)
Friday’s guest will be Dwight Evans. Listeners are invited to join the discussion by calling 1-888-477-WHYY (1-888-477-9499).

Deliberation Days – City Council District 1 Candidates’ Forum
(May 4, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Independence Visitors’ Center Ballroom, 6th and Market streets)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

Live Televised Debate
(May 4, 7 pm to 9 pm, Drexel University)
Candidates debate live on WPVI-TV 6 ABC.

SATURDAY
Deliberation Days – City Council Democratic At-large Candidates’ Forum
(May 5, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, Holy Family, 9801 Frankford Ave)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

Deliberation Days – City Council District 4 Candidates’ Forum
(May 5, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, High School of the Future, 4021 Parkside Ave)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

Deliberation Days – City Council District 7 Candidates’ Forum
(May 5, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Kensington CAPA High School, 2051 E. Cumberland Street)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

Deliberation Days – City Council District 2 Candidates’ Forum
(May 5, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Greater St. Mathew Baptist Church, 2321 Fitzwater Street)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

A Meet & Greet and Q & A with Judicial Candidates
(May 5, 2 p.m. to 4 p. m., Jerome Brown Park Playground, 20th & Ontario Sts.)
With so many judicial candidates, how can you tell one from the other? Get the answers to these questions and more!

SUNDAY
Deliberation Days – City Council District 9 Candidates’ Forum
(May 6, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Gouley Room, 5501 Old York Road)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

Deliberation Days – City Council District 5 Candidates’ Forum
(May 6, 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm, Honickman Learning Center, 1936 North Judson Street)
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Great Expectations project will hold forums with City Council candidates throughout the city. Registration is REQUIRED. RSVP by calling 215.854.5956 or by visiting us online at http://go.philly.com/greatexpectations

The Next Mayor Candidate Forum/Town Hall Meeting
(May 6, 8 pm – 10 pm, Broadcast on WHYY TV12, 91FM, www.TheNextMayor.com and www.whyy.org.)
The Next Mayor will be hosting the five Democratic mayoral candidates for a forum discussion hosted by Marty Moss-Coane, host of WHYY 91FM’s Radio Times. The forum will take place before a live audience at the WHYY Technology Center and will be broadcast on WHYY TV12, 91FM, online at www.TheNextMayor.com and www.whyy.org, on WHYY’s digital channels, and made available via Comcast On Demand. Questions posed to the candidates will be selected from questions submitted by the audience, which will be comprised of members of The Next Mayor project’s Community Network, and invited guests.

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