Arts & Culture‘Oh Mary!’ is coming to Philadelphia on its first national tour Tickets go on sale this week for the Tony-winning campy comedy about Abraham and Mary Todd LincolnRosa Cartagena What is the Camden Bop, the region’s latest viral dance that has earned over a million fans across the world?Earl Hopkins Tears for Fears, rotary phones, flares: Philly’s Bicentennial babies are turning 50 as America turns 250Elizabeth Wellington ‘I learned early on to leave while on top’: Bucks County Playhouse’s beloved producing director is stepping down after leading the theater through remarkable growthEarl Hopkins See it, hear it, feel it: All the Philly art we loved this weekRosa Cartagena, Elizabeth Wellington, Peter Dobrin, and Morgan Ritter AdvertisementHow to have a perfect Philly day, according to actor and director Amina RobinsonThe new artistic director of Norristown’s Theatre Horizon takes us all over Philly.Rosa Cartagena At its Juneteenth celebration, Philly’s African American Museum unveiled exhibit on the woman who escaped slavery at the President’s House The African American Museum in Philadelphia unveiled a new exhibit on Ona Judge, the woman who escaped slavery from George Washington’s President’s House, as thousands gathered for Juneteenth.Amy S. Rosenberg At 16, a student from Philly’s Rock School has leapt into three career milestones this yearBlake Metcalf has competed at the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, won the senior men's category at the Youth America Grand Prix Final, and is now headed to England’s prestigious Royal Ballet School.Ellen Dunkel ‘A Hundred Years On’ could’ve been a more searing look back at 1876 America, but it is still remarkableFeaturing the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Crossing choir, Peter Boyer's backward gaze at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition assures us that, despite it all, America somehow still prevails.David Patrick Stearns Four years before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, LGBTQ activists gathered at Independence HallPhiladelphia's Remembrance Marches predated Stonewall and were one of the earliest instances of queer people demanding equal rights in the workplace.Elizabeth Wellington The only collaborative Keith Haring mural that still hangs in its original location is in Point Breeze. It could be your next home.On the corner of 22nd and Ellsworth Streets, 'We The Youth' stands on the facade of a 1,797-square-foot, three-story rowhouse that's up for rent.Morgan Ritter Philly’s Cathedral Basilica is the canvas for a new immersive light showA light show called Luminiscence is bringing the interior walls of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to life through August.Stephanie Farr The renovated Highmark Mann has reopened and celebrated 50 yearsGreener and roomier with a chic naturalistic look, the Highmark Mann Center officially reopened Monday after the final phase of a yearslong renovation.Lauren Schneiderman Austen’s Shelf pens a new chapter with a brick-and-mortar bookstore in South JerseyThe new edition of the South Jersey mobile bookstore is part of a growing wave of independent bookshops locally and nationally.Lisa Dukart The renovated Highmark Mann has reopened and the vibe is national-park chic. A 195 foot-long digital wall is its new star.The president and CEO wants people to say "Oh my God, look at what we have in Philadelphia. This is world class." The reopening comes 50 years and one day after the opening concert. Peter Dobrin A century of sound: A history of music in Fairmount ParkThe music venue opened its doors in 1930 and has witnessed music history taking shape, from Marian Anderson to Frank Sinatra, to Roots Picnic. Here are some greatest hits.Peter Dobrin Danny Simmons, founder of Rush Arts and passionate supporter of Black artists, has died at 72Mr. Simmons, whose brothers Russell and Joseph are hip-hop royalty, moved to Philadelphia in 2015 and founded Rush Arts Philadelphia. He worked closely with Mural Arts, PMA, and AAMP.Elizabeth Wellington Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Expo introduced the world to ketchup and the telephone. Now, it’s inspired a new oratorio.Peter Boyer and Mark Campbell's 'A Hundred Years On' humanizes the story of Americans who were denied a full voice in society 150 years ago. With some inspiration from Bernstein and Sondheim.Peter Dobrin OpinionThe new Bruce Springsteen museum is a giant scrapbook that validates New Jersey’s role as a music incubatorIt’s the latest pilgrimage site on New Jersey’s rock-and-roll trail. Inga Saffron | Columnist How to have a perfect Philly day, according to Mural Arts founder Jane GoldenA perfect Philly day for Mural Arts executive director Jane Golden consists of on-the-go sweets, wall-hunting along the Parkway, and British mystery TV. Earl Hopkins See more storiesAdvertisement
‘Oh Mary!’ is coming to Philadelphia on its first national tour Tickets go on sale this week for the Tony-winning campy comedy about Abraham and Mary Todd LincolnRosa Cartagena
‘Oh Mary!’ is coming to Philadelphia on its first national tour Tickets go on sale this week for the Tony-winning campy comedy about Abraham and Mary Todd LincolnRosa Cartagena
What is the Camden Bop, the region’s latest viral dance that has earned over a million fans across the world?Earl Hopkins
What is the Camden Bop, the region’s latest viral dance that has earned over a million fans across the world?Earl Hopkins
Tears for Fears, rotary phones, flares: Philly’s Bicentennial babies are turning 50 as America turns 250Elizabeth Wellington
Tears for Fears, rotary phones, flares: Philly’s Bicentennial babies are turning 50 as America turns 250Elizabeth Wellington
‘I learned early on to leave while on top’: Bucks County Playhouse’s beloved producing director is stepping down after leading the theater through remarkable growthEarl Hopkins
‘I learned early on to leave while on top’: Bucks County Playhouse’s beloved producing director is stepping down after leading the theater through remarkable growthEarl Hopkins
See it, hear it, feel it: All the Philly art we loved this weekRosa Cartagena, Elizabeth Wellington, Peter Dobrin, and Morgan Ritter
See it, hear it, feel it: All the Philly art we loved this weekRosa Cartagena, Elizabeth Wellington, Peter Dobrin, and Morgan Ritter
How to have a perfect Philly day, according to actor and director Amina RobinsonThe new artistic director of Norristown’s Theatre Horizon takes us all over Philly.Rosa Cartagena
How to have a perfect Philly day, according to actor and director Amina RobinsonThe new artistic director of Norristown’s Theatre Horizon takes us all over Philly.Rosa Cartagena
At its Juneteenth celebration, Philly’s African American Museum unveiled exhibit on the woman who escaped slavery at the President’s House The African American Museum in Philadelphia unveiled a new exhibit on Ona Judge, the woman who escaped slavery from George Washington’s President’s House, as thousands gathered for Juneteenth.Amy S. Rosenberg
At its Juneteenth celebration, Philly’s African American Museum unveiled exhibit on the woman who escaped slavery at the President’s House The African American Museum in Philadelphia unveiled a new exhibit on Ona Judge, the woman who escaped slavery from George Washington’s President’s House, as thousands gathered for Juneteenth.Amy S. Rosenberg
At 16, a student from Philly’s Rock School has leapt into three career milestones this yearBlake Metcalf has competed at the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, won the senior men's category at the Youth America Grand Prix Final, and is now headed to England’s prestigious Royal Ballet School.Ellen Dunkel
At 16, a student from Philly’s Rock School has leapt into three career milestones this yearBlake Metcalf has competed at the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, won the senior men's category at the Youth America Grand Prix Final, and is now headed to England’s prestigious Royal Ballet School.Ellen Dunkel
‘A Hundred Years On’ could’ve been a more searing look back at 1876 America, but it is still remarkableFeaturing the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Crossing choir, Peter Boyer's backward gaze at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition assures us that, despite it all, America somehow still prevails.David Patrick Stearns
‘A Hundred Years On’ could’ve been a more searing look back at 1876 America, but it is still remarkableFeaturing the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Crossing choir, Peter Boyer's backward gaze at Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exposition assures us that, despite it all, America somehow still prevails.David Patrick Stearns
Four years before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, LGBTQ activists gathered at Independence HallPhiladelphia's Remembrance Marches predated Stonewall and were one of the earliest instances of queer people demanding equal rights in the workplace.Elizabeth Wellington
Four years before the 1969 Stonewall Riots, LGBTQ activists gathered at Independence HallPhiladelphia's Remembrance Marches predated Stonewall and were one of the earliest instances of queer people demanding equal rights in the workplace.Elizabeth Wellington
The only collaborative Keith Haring mural that still hangs in its original location is in Point Breeze. It could be your next home.On the corner of 22nd and Ellsworth Streets, 'We The Youth' stands on the facade of a 1,797-square-foot, three-story rowhouse that's up for rent.Morgan Ritter
The only collaborative Keith Haring mural that still hangs in its original location is in Point Breeze. It could be your next home.On the corner of 22nd and Ellsworth Streets, 'We The Youth' stands on the facade of a 1,797-square-foot, three-story rowhouse that's up for rent.Morgan Ritter
Philly’s Cathedral Basilica is the canvas for a new immersive light showA light show called Luminiscence is bringing the interior walls of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to life through August.Stephanie Farr
Philly’s Cathedral Basilica is the canvas for a new immersive light showA light show called Luminiscence is bringing the interior walls of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul to life through August.Stephanie Farr
The renovated Highmark Mann has reopened and celebrated 50 yearsGreener and roomier with a chic naturalistic look, the Highmark Mann Center officially reopened Monday after the final phase of a yearslong renovation.Lauren Schneiderman
The renovated Highmark Mann has reopened and celebrated 50 yearsGreener and roomier with a chic naturalistic look, the Highmark Mann Center officially reopened Monday after the final phase of a yearslong renovation.Lauren Schneiderman
Austen’s Shelf pens a new chapter with a brick-and-mortar bookstore in South JerseyThe new edition of the South Jersey mobile bookstore is part of a growing wave of independent bookshops locally and nationally.Lisa Dukart
Austen’s Shelf pens a new chapter with a brick-and-mortar bookstore in South JerseyThe new edition of the South Jersey mobile bookstore is part of a growing wave of independent bookshops locally and nationally.Lisa Dukart
The renovated Highmark Mann has reopened and the vibe is national-park chic. A 195 foot-long digital wall is its new star.The president and CEO wants people to say "Oh my God, look at what we have in Philadelphia. This is world class." The reopening comes 50 years and one day after the opening concert. Peter Dobrin
The renovated Highmark Mann has reopened and the vibe is national-park chic. A 195 foot-long digital wall is its new star.The president and CEO wants people to say "Oh my God, look at what we have in Philadelphia. This is world class." The reopening comes 50 years and one day after the opening concert. Peter Dobrin
A century of sound: A history of music in Fairmount ParkThe music venue opened its doors in 1930 and has witnessed music history taking shape, from Marian Anderson to Frank Sinatra, to Roots Picnic. Here are some greatest hits.Peter Dobrin
A century of sound: A history of music in Fairmount ParkThe music venue opened its doors in 1930 and has witnessed music history taking shape, from Marian Anderson to Frank Sinatra, to Roots Picnic. Here are some greatest hits.Peter Dobrin
Danny Simmons, founder of Rush Arts and passionate supporter of Black artists, has died at 72Mr. Simmons, whose brothers Russell and Joseph are hip-hop royalty, moved to Philadelphia in 2015 and founded Rush Arts Philadelphia. He worked closely with Mural Arts, PMA, and AAMP.Elizabeth Wellington
Danny Simmons, founder of Rush Arts and passionate supporter of Black artists, has died at 72Mr. Simmons, whose brothers Russell and Joseph are hip-hop royalty, moved to Philadelphia in 2015 and founded Rush Arts Philadelphia. He worked closely with Mural Arts, PMA, and AAMP.Elizabeth Wellington
Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Expo introduced the world to ketchup and the telephone. Now, it’s inspired a new oratorio.Peter Boyer and Mark Campbell's 'A Hundred Years On' humanizes the story of Americans who were denied a full voice in society 150 years ago. With some inspiration from Bernstein and Sondheim.Peter Dobrin
Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Expo introduced the world to ketchup and the telephone. Now, it’s inspired a new oratorio.Peter Boyer and Mark Campbell's 'A Hundred Years On' humanizes the story of Americans who were denied a full voice in society 150 years ago. With some inspiration from Bernstein and Sondheim.Peter Dobrin
OpinionThe new Bruce Springsteen museum is a giant scrapbook that validates New Jersey’s role as a music incubatorIt’s the latest pilgrimage site on New Jersey’s rock-and-roll trail. Inga Saffron | Columnist
OpinionThe new Bruce Springsteen museum is a giant scrapbook that validates New Jersey’s role as a music incubatorIt’s the latest pilgrimage site on New Jersey’s rock-and-roll trail. Inga Saffron | Columnist
How to have a perfect Philly day, according to Mural Arts founder Jane GoldenA perfect Philly day for Mural Arts executive director Jane Golden consists of on-the-go sweets, wall-hunting along the Parkway, and British mystery TV. Earl Hopkins
How to have a perfect Philly day, according to Mural Arts founder Jane GoldenA perfect Philly day for Mural Arts executive director Jane Golden consists of on-the-go sweets, wall-hunting along the Parkway, and British mystery TV. Earl Hopkins
