Arts & Entertainment

The principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company became its international star, and later its leader.

Nov. 7–10: Gooch and the Motion in Delaware, Street Food Festival in Philly and Nick Carter in South Jersey are among the weekend’s highlights.

Over the past 60 years, it was hard to find someone in the music, television or movie industries who did not have some connection to Jones.

“What Times Are These?” is an antidote for election exhaustion.

Hamilton is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fight to shape the course of a nation. It's back on stage at the Academy of Music.

Konkret Comics, Show Up Strong and The Voter Project joined forces to create "Liberty Knights," to encourage and promote voter registration in Philadelphia.

The family of the late Peter Nero has given the brand “Philly Pops” to the start-up orchestra.

We talk about the best shows on TV right now, from comedy to drama and everything in between. Melanie McFarland, Salon's award-winning senior culture critic joins us.

Oct. 31 - Nov. 3: Robert Cray Band in Delaware, Halloween hijinks in Philly and its burbs and a “haunted” ship tour in South Jersey are among the weekend’s highlights.

A musical satire about the Obama administration, “44” comes to Philadelphia to be at the election’s inflection point.

This year’s festival packed venues for six days in the metro area while raising funds for music education.

More than 40 Philly artists contributed work to an exhibition at Big Ramp in Kensington honoring the pets of so-called “childless cat ladies.”

Dr. Audrey Evans is the subject of new biopic “Audrey’s Children,” a film set and shot in Philadelphia and written and produced by Philadelphians.

Oct. 24–27: The second annual Hip-Hop Cultural Summit in Delaware, featuring Flavor Flav, and Halloween haunts in Philly and South Jersey are among the weekend’s highlights.

The internationally recognized artist from Camden has her first solo exhibition in the Philadelphia region.