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Emmanuel Ohemang III & Perpetual Motion performing
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April is Philly Jazz Month. Mid Atlantic Arts is celebrating with concerts and education opportunities

The arts organization teamed up with Creative Philadelphia to award funding to local jazz artists and education programs throughout the month.

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Higher Education
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The seriously whimsical art of writer Kurt Vonnegut is on view at Drexel University

The novelist who died in 2007 wrote novels for more than 50 years, while also making drawings on the side. Drexel opened an exhibition of two dozen.

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a collage of photographs
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Hidden City is producing a book of historic Philly photos. It wants to put your family snapshots in it

“Philadelphia in Color: 1950 - 1990,” coming in 2026, will feature candid snapshots submitted by the public.

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King Henry (portrayed by Harley Diamond)
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Shakespeare goes up the country in ‘Ballad of King Henry’ at Swarthmore’s Players Club

A version of “King Henry IV” adapted into Americana folk songs is getting its world premiere.

2 months ago

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Things To Do
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Philly Cocktail Fest, ‘& Juliet,’ The Garden State Film Festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

March 27-March 30: Philly’s Health and Healing Expo, an after-hours event at the Museum of the American Revolution and Barely Dead in Del. are among the highlights.

2 months ago

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cooking class attendees show off their creations
Community Events
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

3 cooking classes you can attend in Philadelphia

Online or in real life, for entrées or desserts, there’s a group for everyone who wants to improve in the kitchen.

2 months ago

Making Worlds Bookstore and Social Center
Books
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘We publish our books … because the ideas really matter to us’

Billy Penn’s series of Q&As with Philly’s independent publishers continues. This time: Malav Kanuga, of Common Notions.

2 months ago

A scene from Goblin Market
Higher Education
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly-area colleges welcome spring with wave of theater productions

Temple University’s production of the original musical “Mystic Rapture” is just one of many local college shows.

2 months ago

Lucy Dacus of Boygenius
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Lucy Dacus and Remi Wolf to headline the Make The World Better Concert Weekend at FDR Park this July

The all-ages festival, co-produced by former Philadelphia Eagle Connor Barwin and promoter Bowery Presents, will take place Friday, July 25 and Sunday, July 27.

2 months ago

The PhilaBowl will include over 500 hand-made ceramic bowls
Community Events
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The Clay Studio’s annual ‘PhilaBowl’ fires up local foodies and pottery lovers

The annual empty bowl fundraiser will include over 500 handmade bowls for sale and yummy bites. Plus, half of the proceeds go to a local food pantry.

2 months ago

Peter Siebert, president and CEO of Independence Seaport Museum, stands among model ships
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Dozens of miniature ships moored inside Philadelphia’s Seaport Museum for its new exhibition

“Small but Mighty” is an armada of toys and models representing 400 years of maritime history.

2 months ago

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A large crowd is gathered to listen to an organ concert in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia

‘A keepsake for your memories’: Organ concert marks the end of Macy’s era at the Wanamaker Building

“This will be the last day we hear the instrument in the space that it was designed for,” one visitor said.

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Alison Lewis holding her book
Books
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘The throughline is trying to publish underrepresented voices’

Billy Penn’s series of Q&As with Philly’s independent publishers continues. Today: Alison M. Lewis, of Frayed Edge Press

2 months ago

Blake Gopnik wrote the biography
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History
Philadelphia

Albert Barnes and the new book ‘The Maverick’s Museum’

The Barnes Foundation draws a ton of visitors every year. It was first housed in his Merion, Pennsylvania home and later moved – after years of legal battles – to the Parkway.

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The cast performing onstage
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘& Juliet’ reimagines the Shakespeare classic — with a 2nd chance

The Broadway musical comes to the Academy of Music on March 25.

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