First Friday round up: July

Plus, Sama Alshaibi at Twelve Gates Arts and actress Jane Seymour helping us hold on to some summer cheer.

The actor's memoir includes several anecdotes of the city where he spent and misspent his teenage years. “The city has a big-time chip on its shoulder," he writes.

While it's "amazing" to have this office, "the bottom line is funding," said a city arts leader.

It could've well worked as an evening-length work, but the evening also gifted the audience with Amy Hall Garner’s "Switching the Groove" and Christian Denice’s "In the Wake."

Actors Anthony Ippolito and AnnaSophia Robb, and director Peter Farrelly discuss why "Rocky" couldn't be from anywhere but Philly.

The parade was the brainchild of Ellis Gimbel, son of a Bavarian Jewish immigrant, who, in 1920, simply wanted to bring some Christmas cheer to children in Philadelphia.

From Meek Mill and Rocky's 50th anniversary to the Philadelphia Marathon and Thanksgiving Day Parade, here are the best things to do in Philadelphia.

Mural Arts doesn't yet have a policy about the use of AI in artists' works. The organization will host a town hall on the topic Nov. 5.

More than 30 vertebrate animals and at least six bug colonies moved to new homes last month. “I think that they’ve all ended up where they needed to be,” said a former staffer.

Khalik White has overcome housing insecurity, alcoholism, and even being called the worst artist on Instagram, to become an artist with amazing depth. His coworkers couldn't get enough of his art.

Explore 14 must-see art exhibitions in Philadelphia and the suburbs this fall, from Marcel Duchamp at the Art Museum to Japanese American design at the Barnes.

The 22-year-old South Korean Lim's Carnegie Hall concerts are consistent sellouts. In Philadelphia, he was conducted by Marin Alsop, who also conducted his Van Cliburn Competition win.

Plus, South Philly native, PAFA graduate Moe Brooker's bright and musical art at Woodmere

"An Apotheosis of Franklin" hangs in a building that doesn't allow visitors. But a half-size reproduction is on view at the Arthur Ross Gallery, also at Penn.

A lifelong naturalist, he learned scientific glassblowing technology at what is now Salem Community College, studied the structure of flowers, and made these flowers the centerpiece of his art.

The subpoenas mark an exceedingly rare step that suggests heightened tensions between City Council and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.

A new documentary about Forten is part of a five-film series exploring overlooked figures in American history.

But Drexel is quoting a deficit of $4.4 million. Why the disparity?

“The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” considered the world’s first work of detective fiction, has a preservation history that is just as fascinating as its plot.

It was not clear whether White accepted, but he posted on Instagram an image of himself at the White House press secretary lectern with the caption: “On to the next chapter.”

Kelce hosted the PBS Veterans Day show and experienced some of the challenges and traditions of military service.

Officials said the man, who has not been publicly identified, threatened police while displaying a "large knife."

The school already has raised $64 million during the quiet phase, and the funding is for student scholarships, experiential learning opportunities, and facility upgrades, the school said in a release.

Israel's president chooses Gadi Eisenkot to organize a coalition after the Oct. 27 election.

The senator, who has been mentioned as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, is the latest lawmaker whose health issues have kept them from the Capitol this year.