Arts & Entertainment
The Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club that inspired the Idris Elba movie screening on Netflix is fundraising to keep afloat.
5 years ago
COVID-19 laid bare inequities in our city’s creative economy. Here’s how Philly can fix it
Michael Forman, co-founder of the Forman Arts Initiative, argues a new local infrastructure must be built to support and include neighborhood-based artists and orgs.
5 years ago
South Street takes an alternative spin on the Easter egg hunt
The South Street Headhouse District asked 25 local artists to paint eggs. Now, go find them.
5 years ago
The Kimmel Center plans to bring Broadway shows back this fall
Shuttered by the pandemic, the downtown cultural campus announces its 2021-2022 lineup of Broadway shows. More programming is expected to be announced in the coming months.
5 years ago
N.J. amusement park reopens 2 months after accidental fire
The Jan. 30 blaze sent smoke billowing across the skyline, and did extensive damage to a building housing the park’s arcade, offices, and two fast-food restaurants.
5 years ago
Children’s author Beverly Cleary, creator of Ramona Quimby, dies at 104
Cleary was the creator of some of the most authentic characters in children's literature — Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and the irascible Ramona Quimby.
5 years ago
Please Touch Museum returning after yearlong hiatus
Like children’s museums everywhere, the Please Touch Museum faces unique challenges to staying sanitized during a pandemic.
5 years ago
New philanthropic organization to give $3M to Philadelphia arts
The Forman Art Initiative is launching, with a 5-year grant program focused on BIPOC artists and community-based arts organizations.
5 years ago
‘Arrested Development’ star Jessica Walter dies at 80
Jessica Walter, who played the hilariously incisive matriarch Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development, died in her sleep Wednesday in New York City. She was 80 years old.
5 years ago
Arden Theatre recreates ’74 Seconds… to Judgment’ as an audio-only experience
The events of 2020 have given “74 Seconds...to Judgment,” by Philadelphia theater artist Kash Goins, renewed relevance.
5 years ago
Listen 1:42La Gua Gua 47: A salsa song compuesta por una latina poderosa, Alba Martínez
La Gua Gua 47— the 47 Bus —honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.
5 years ago
Listen 4:52La Gua Gua 47: Una canción de salsa compuesta por una latina poderosa, Alba Martínez
La Gua Gua 47— the 47 Bus —honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.
5 years ago
Listen 4:52La Gua Gua 47: A salsa song written by SEPTA stan and Latina powerhouse Alba Martínez
“La Gua Gua 47” — the 47 Bus — honors the summer day in 1985 when Martínez rode SEPTA to the heartbeat of Philadelphia’s caribeña community.
5 years ago
Listen 4:52Clementon Park and Splash World hits the auction block
Clementon Park and Splash World — a New Jersey amusement and water park that operated for over 100 years — is going on the auction block Tuesday.
5 years ago
West Philly theatrical installation tells the life of 18th century Black French composer
Curio Theatre in West Philly built a walk-through installation that tells the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
5 years ago
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