Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia’s Quintessence Theatre has produced the only adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1956 novel approved by his estate.

The inaugural Death and Arts Festival, taking place at Philadelphia's Laurel Hill East and West cemeteries, brings together five artists who explore aging, dying and grieving.

May 29 - June 1: “Hairspray” in Del., Roots Picnic in Philly, and Waltfest in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

Eighty racing simulators allow casual fans and motorsports heads to try their hand at Formula 1 racing.

Seward Johnson established his atelier in 1974 to give artists greater involvement in the technical production of their work.

Actor, producer and comedian David Cross will be at the Ardmore Music Hall on May 28 as part of his “The End of The Beginning of The End” tour.

“The Roots Picnic feels like a big cookout,” the Philly-native DJ said. “It feels like that one moment where the whole city comes together.”

Zenos Frudakis renders Muhammad Ali’s 1965 win over Sonny Liston for the town where it happened.

Putting on shows for 25 years, Philly native Dave Pianka, aka Dave P., continues to craft “the music festival that I wanted to go to.”

Evan Wang, a senior at Upper Merion High School, wants to see young people engage with poetry off the page and in everyday life.

The photo exhibit aims to humanize public sector work, which is often seen as a faceless bureaucratic wall.

Students from all over Philly worked together to create their own artistic home full of fantastical joy.

May 22 - May 25: Amazing Taiwan returns to Del., the Philly Tango fest and Alice Cooper in Atlantic City are among the highlights.

The EP features four live songs from his concert in England last week, along with his on-stage comments attacking Trump's “corrupt, incompetent and treasonous administration."

Clifford Ward has quietly crafted two dozen African fantasy warriors. They are the centerpiece of his first exhibition in a decade.