Arts & Entertainment

A set of portraits depicting real Philly heroes are surrounding the Rocky statue for RockyFest.

The beloved franchise is the focus of a five-day festival that includes a movie marathon, date nights and a crash course on the Rocky statue.

The grant from Philadelphia’s Wyncote Foundation recognized film as a “driver for community engagement and economic growth.”

The poet laureate program is one piece of a literary “renaissance” in Bucks.

The biography “The Chronicles of DOOM” features a chapter of the elusive rapper’s life spent recording with the artists of Space 1026.

Artist Roxanne Slemmer has led more than 200 people in envisioning the borough’s past and present.

“It's not like the Fabio book cover days,” said the store’s owner. “There's no shame in our romance and I love that.”

The National Dog Show, hosted by the Kennel Club of Philadelphia, started in 1879 as the Kennel Club of Philadelphia Dog Show and has been held annually since 1933.

Nov. 28 - Dec. 1: A salute to Black Broadway in Del., Philly’s holiday pop-up bar season begins and Cirque de Soleil in South Jersey are among the highlights.

Barkley leads the league with a career-best 1,392 yards rushing, including a league-best seven 100-yard rushing games in his seismic first season with Philadelphia.

Jane Golden walks Billy Penn through Philadelphia’s 40-year journey as a public art pioneer.

The exhibition hearkens back to the visual style of the early 20th century, with art from magazine covers and album art to cartoons.

“We want to empower the community, and part of empowering the community is talking about our cultural traditions,” Sinta Penyami Storms said.

An exhibition of the long history of charity and philanthropy in Philadelphia shows its cracks and possibilities.

The show will originate in front of a live audience from Union Transfer in Philadelphia.