Arts & Culture‘The Mondrian House,’ Jon Batiste, and a Disney throwback for millennials are some of the best art you can enjoy this weekPlus, Lady Alma sings a new pulsating dance anthem for the city. It's touted as “a song that offers an honest perspective on what the world needs right now."Rosa Cartagena, Peter Dobrin, Dan DeLuca, and Emily Bloch A sculpture by a ‘Monuments Man’ is dedicated at 30th Street Station on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan Thora Jacobson, award-winning former chief executive officer at the Fleisher Art Memorial, has died at 77Gary Miles Philadelphia, home of the first U.S. Mint, is where the country’s first and last pennies were madeElizabeth Wellington Top editor at Forbes magazine fired after taking undisclosed $6 million paymentRobert Moran AdvertisementJon Batiste cancels Friday concert at Highmark Mann Center The musician is navigating "some personal circumstances," a message on the arts center’s website read.Peter Dobrin Mural Arts Philadelphia names new executive director Arts educator and curator Emily Mello, who has worked with major arts institutions in Chicago, Miami, and New York, will succeed founder Jane Golden.Earl Hopkins Two new scholarships named for Dito van Reigersberg, aka Martha Graham Cracker, will support Philly artists in drag, cabaret, and theaterCabaret pianist Victor Fiorillo, who performed with van Reigersberg for years, and the Pig Iron Theatre Company are working on grants that support the next generation of artists.Rosa Cartagena PennDot to repair deteriorating steel beams on University Avenue Bridge Vehicular access will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Aug. 17 and Dec. 15.Peter Dobrin Wayne’s Annabelle Dinda was working as a nanny last summer. Now she’s on tour with Noah Kahan.With 16.7 million TikTok views and 2.2 million likes on her song "The Hand" and four albums, Dinda is one of folk rock's brightest rising stars. She is also a huge Phillies fan.Morgan Ritter A pair of sassy chairs at the Museum of Art in Wood and summer evenings with Rodin are your best art to-dos this weekPlus, a heartbreaking musical farewell to Glen Hansard and Jesse Krimes' quilts at the Fabric Museum and Workshop.Peter Dobrin, Dan DeLuca, Rosa Cartagena, and Morgan Ritter Gov. Shapiro makes an unexpected cameo in his friend and fellow criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill’s new music videoIt's a "full circle Philly moment" featuring the governor and the rapper who have worked closely to enact the landmark probation reform law, Act 44. Earl Hopkins Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenshipIn June, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s previous efforts to declare that children born to people in the U.S. illegally or temporarily aren’t American citizens.Will Weissert and Rebecca Santana, Associated Press A 19th-century doctor and Philadelphia socialite wanted to build a zoo in his city. Even the Civil War couldn’t stop him.William Camac convinced the city and his friends to invest in America's first zoo. that opened July 1, 1874. 227,000 visitors arrived in its first eight months.Elizabeth Wellington Meet the local filmmakers presenting their works at the 15th annual BlackStar Film Festival Films about Philly’s rumba dance roots to the femme-powered emcees who built hip-hop will take center stage at this year’s festival. All made by people who call the city home.Earl Hopkins At 20, BlackStar founder Maori Karmael Holmes’ documentary on the women of Philly hip-hop remains a cultural touchstone “Everything I’ve done, from my exhibitions to my films, is because I’m curious about things," said Holmes whose festival turns 15 this year with a robust lineup of films and events.Elizabeth Wellington Albert Gury, popular painter and award-winning professor of art education, has died at 74He taught for decades at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and lectured at the old University of the Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, the Barnes Foundation, and elsewhere. Gary Miles A Black Philadelphia preacher made Shaker history. Her legacy is fueling a new generation of artists. Mother Bethel AME Church barred Rebecca Cox Jackson from being a preacher. She left Philadelphia and preached across the country with a lifelong companion.Rosa Cartagena Booker Rowe, celebrated trailblazing Black violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, has died at 85Until his retirement in 2020, he played with half a dozen elite conductors and traveled the world in the orchestra’s second violin section.Gary Miles Did Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid secretly tie the knot? The couple was recently spotted in Paris wearing what appeared to be thin wedding bands.Earl Hopkins See more storiesAdvertisement
‘The Mondrian House,’ Jon Batiste, and a Disney throwback for millennials are some of the best art you can enjoy this weekPlus, Lady Alma sings a new pulsating dance anthem for the city. It's touted as “a song that offers an honest perspective on what the world needs right now."Rosa Cartagena, Peter Dobrin, Dan DeLuca, and Emily Bloch
‘The Mondrian House,’ Jon Batiste, and a Disney throwback for millennials are some of the best art you can enjoy this weekPlus, Lady Alma sings a new pulsating dance anthem for the city. It's touted as “a song that offers an honest perspective on what the world needs right now."Rosa Cartagena, Peter Dobrin, Dan DeLuca, and Emily Bloch
A sculpture by a ‘Monuments Man’ is dedicated at 30th Street Station on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan
A sculpture by a ‘Monuments Man’ is dedicated at 30th Street Station on this week in Philly historyTommy Rowan
Thora Jacobson, award-winning former chief executive officer at the Fleisher Art Memorial, has died at 77Gary Miles
Thora Jacobson, award-winning former chief executive officer at the Fleisher Art Memorial, has died at 77Gary Miles
Philadelphia, home of the first U.S. Mint, is where the country’s first and last pennies were madeElizabeth Wellington
Philadelphia, home of the first U.S. Mint, is where the country’s first and last pennies were madeElizabeth Wellington
Jon Batiste cancels Friday concert at Highmark Mann Center The musician is navigating "some personal circumstances," a message on the arts center’s website read.Peter Dobrin
Jon Batiste cancels Friday concert at Highmark Mann Center The musician is navigating "some personal circumstances," a message on the arts center’s website read.Peter Dobrin
Mural Arts Philadelphia names new executive director Arts educator and curator Emily Mello, who has worked with major arts institutions in Chicago, Miami, and New York, will succeed founder Jane Golden.Earl Hopkins
Mural Arts Philadelphia names new executive director Arts educator and curator Emily Mello, who has worked with major arts institutions in Chicago, Miami, and New York, will succeed founder Jane Golden.Earl Hopkins
Two new scholarships named for Dito van Reigersberg, aka Martha Graham Cracker, will support Philly artists in drag, cabaret, and theaterCabaret pianist Victor Fiorillo, who performed with van Reigersberg for years, and the Pig Iron Theatre Company are working on grants that support the next generation of artists.Rosa Cartagena
Two new scholarships named for Dito van Reigersberg, aka Martha Graham Cracker, will support Philly artists in drag, cabaret, and theaterCabaret pianist Victor Fiorillo, who performed with van Reigersberg for years, and the Pig Iron Theatre Company are working on grants that support the next generation of artists.Rosa Cartagena
PennDot to repair deteriorating steel beams on University Avenue Bridge Vehicular access will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Aug. 17 and Dec. 15.Peter Dobrin
PennDot to repair deteriorating steel beams on University Avenue Bridge Vehicular access will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Aug. 17 and Dec. 15.Peter Dobrin
Wayne’s Annabelle Dinda was working as a nanny last summer. Now she’s on tour with Noah Kahan.With 16.7 million TikTok views and 2.2 million likes on her song "The Hand" and four albums, Dinda is one of folk rock's brightest rising stars. She is also a huge Phillies fan.Morgan Ritter
Wayne’s Annabelle Dinda was working as a nanny last summer. Now she’s on tour with Noah Kahan.With 16.7 million TikTok views and 2.2 million likes on her song "The Hand" and four albums, Dinda is one of folk rock's brightest rising stars. She is also a huge Phillies fan.Morgan Ritter
A pair of sassy chairs at the Museum of Art in Wood and summer evenings with Rodin are your best art to-dos this weekPlus, a heartbreaking musical farewell to Glen Hansard and Jesse Krimes' quilts at the Fabric Museum and Workshop.Peter Dobrin, Dan DeLuca, Rosa Cartagena, and Morgan Ritter
A pair of sassy chairs at the Museum of Art in Wood and summer evenings with Rodin are your best art to-dos this weekPlus, a heartbreaking musical farewell to Glen Hansard and Jesse Krimes' quilts at the Fabric Museum and Workshop.Peter Dobrin, Dan DeLuca, Rosa Cartagena, and Morgan Ritter
Gov. Shapiro makes an unexpected cameo in his friend and fellow criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill’s new music videoIt's a "full circle Philly moment" featuring the governor and the rapper who have worked closely to enact the landmark probation reform law, Act 44. Earl Hopkins
Gov. Shapiro makes an unexpected cameo in his friend and fellow criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill’s new music videoIt's a "full circle Philly moment" featuring the governor and the rapper who have worked closely to enact the landmark probation reform law, Act 44. Earl Hopkins
Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenshipIn June, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s previous efforts to declare that children born to people in the U.S. illegally or temporarily aren’t American citizens.Will Weissert and Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Trump signs 2 immigration actions to limit birthright citizenshipIn June, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s previous efforts to declare that children born to people in the U.S. illegally or temporarily aren’t American citizens.Will Weissert and Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
A 19th-century doctor and Philadelphia socialite wanted to build a zoo in his city. Even the Civil War couldn’t stop him.William Camac convinced the city and his friends to invest in America's first zoo. that opened July 1, 1874. 227,000 visitors arrived in its first eight months.Elizabeth Wellington
A 19th-century doctor and Philadelphia socialite wanted to build a zoo in his city. Even the Civil War couldn’t stop him.William Camac convinced the city and his friends to invest in America's first zoo. that opened July 1, 1874. 227,000 visitors arrived in its first eight months.Elizabeth Wellington
Meet the local filmmakers presenting their works at the 15th annual BlackStar Film Festival Films about Philly’s rumba dance roots to the femme-powered emcees who built hip-hop will take center stage at this year’s festival. All made by people who call the city home.Earl Hopkins
Meet the local filmmakers presenting their works at the 15th annual BlackStar Film Festival Films about Philly’s rumba dance roots to the femme-powered emcees who built hip-hop will take center stage at this year’s festival. All made by people who call the city home.Earl Hopkins
At 20, BlackStar founder Maori Karmael Holmes’ documentary on the women of Philly hip-hop remains a cultural touchstone “Everything I’ve done, from my exhibitions to my films, is because I’m curious about things," said Holmes whose festival turns 15 this year with a robust lineup of films and events.Elizabeth Wellington
At 20, BlackStar founder Maori Karmael Holmes’ documentary on the women of Philly hip-hop remains a cultural touchstone “Everything I’ve done, from my exhibitions to my films, is because I’m curious about things," said Holmes whose festival turns 15 this year with a robust lineup of films and events.Elizabeth Wellington
Albert Gury, popular painter and award-winning professor of art education, has died at 74He taught for decades at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and lectured at the old University of the Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, the Barnes Foundation, and elsewhere. Gary Miles
Albert Gury, popular painter and award-winning professor of art education, has died at 74He taught for decades at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and lectured at the old University of the Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, the Barnes Foundation, and elsewhere. Gary Miles
A Black Philadelphia preacher made Shaker history. Her legacy is fueling a new generation of artists. Mother Bethel AME Church barred Rebecca Cox Jackson from being a preacher. She left Philadelphia and preached across the country with a lifelong companion.Rosa Cartagena
A Black Philadelphia preacher made Shaker history. Her legacy is fueling a new generation of artists. Mother Bethel AME Church barred Rebecca Cox Jackson from being a preacher. She left Philadelphia and preached across the country with a lifelong companion.Rosa Cartagena
Booker Rowe, celebrated trailblazing Black violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, has died at 85Until his retirement in 2020, he played with half a dozen elite conductors and traveled the world in the orchestra’s second violin section.Gary Miles
Booker Rowe, celebrated trailblazing Black violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, has died at 85Until his retirement in 2020, he played with half a dozen elite conductors and traveled the world in the orchestra’s second violin section.Gary Miles
Did Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid secretly tie the knot? The couple was recently spotted in Paris wearing what appeared to be thin wedding bands.Earl Hopkins
Did Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid secretly tie the knot? The couple was recently spotted in Paris wearing what appeared to be thin wedding bands.Earl Hopkins
