Arts & Entertainment

The superhero exhibit traces 80 years of comics and movies. Visitors can also learn about the process of making comics, including drawing, inking, coloring, and layout.

This weekend, a church in West Philadelphia will host performances of music composed by experimental sound artist Maryanne Amacher.

A Philadelphia artist takes cues from Gillian Welch and folk ballads to paint historic repetition.

Philly rapper Tierra Whack's reputation as a surrealist and experimenter was sealed last year with the release of Whack World, her masterful debut.

Poet Richard Blanco describes himself as being "made in Cuba, assembled in Spain, imported to the USA" and his poems, focusing largely on national identity, reflect this.

A pair of historians are hunting for artifacts for an archive of Philadelphia’s jazz history. They’re holding a scanning party to digitize bits of music history.

Flamenco dancer, choreographer Elba Hevia y Vaca, a Bolivian immigrant, previews a new work in Philadelphia about womanhood and the culture of Flamenco.

Afghanistan and Omaha are the settings for an alternately funny and sad drama about the meaning of struggle.

More than 40,000 square feet of new, technology-savvy public space do not hold books, but aim to promote civic engagement as the Philadelphia Free Library refines its mission.

The wardrobe of Maira Kalman’s mother tells the story of a 20th century American Jewish experience. You can take a peek inside.

The play has been the object of scorn and disgust for its subject matter and even for its title. But this flawed presentation satisfies as a glimpse of theater history.

High-end art fairs have become the backbone of the global contemporary art market. Now, a producer is trying it out on Philly.

Movement may be more subtle in this Philadelphia production of the Broadway dazzler, but the result is striking and eloquent in its own right.

Nipsey Hussle was widely respected in the hip-hop world, not just for his musical contributions but for the hustle ethic personified in his chosen stage name.

For eight decades, the Caped Crusader has kept watch over the streets of Gotham City and beyond. In honor of the Dark Knight, Marketplace does the numbers.