Arts & Entertainment
A second act for Flower Show plants
The 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show is now a memory, but the plants live on. The tropicals that dazzled on the showroom floor
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12 years ago
National Museum of American Jewish History taps new leader
The National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall will soon have a new leader.
The museum’s director, Ivy
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12 years ago
Philly invites yarn-bomber to outfit city property
Philadelphia is in the middle of a monthlong art festival celebrating textile and fabric art — Fiber Philadelphia 2012.
City Hal
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12 years ago
A ‘Braith’lessly funny look at fame with 1812 Productions
“Philadelphia’s favorite stage couple,” Tony Braithwaite and Jennifer Childs, have paired up again for a delightfully w
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12 years ago
Work by formerly homeless artists on display at University of the Arts
For the last five years, the Starbucks coffee shop on Broad Street has had its own artist-in-residence.
Dennis Jones parks himself
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13 years ago
Eastern State Penitentiary opens up to ‘spiritual occasion’ of stained glass
As it spruces up for spring, the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia is installing new stained-glass windows.
The 183-year-
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13 years ago
Final lament for Irish immigrants treated roughly in life, death
Spring hasn’t yet sprung, but West Laurel Hill Cemetery turned green Friday.
About 300 mourners — almost all wearing t
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13 years ago
Irish immigrant rail laborers to rest in peace 180 years after death
The remains of bodies in a mass grave uncovered in Malvern, Pa., will be buried Friday.
In 1832, an estimated 57 people died while
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13 years ago
Philadelphia children’s book illustrator continues to hand-sketch illustrations
While some illustrators today are switching over to digital programs to help generate their drawings, Philadelphia children’s book
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13 years ago
After 10 years and financial worries, Philly dance company still on its feet
For a decade, Leah Stein has choreographed major works tailored to local places. Her “Battle Hymns” was created for the Armor
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13 years ago
Chubby Checker sings praises of Settlement school’s music lessons for low-income kids
The Settlement Music School in Philadelphia has gotten its largest programming grant to date. The South Philadelphia-based school has rec
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13 years ago
Modern sculpture approved for outside Barnes gallery in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Art Commission has approved a new sculpture that will go in front of the Barnes Foundation on the Parkway.
The sc
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13 years ago
After breakup with orchestra, Philly Pops ready for solo career
The Philly Pops has announced its upcoming season, and a new address. The orchestra fronted by Peter Nero, featuring popular fare and sho
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13 years ago
Flower Show visitors find an island of summer color in Philadelphia
The 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show is running now through March 10 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
NewsWorks s
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13 years ago
Historic Elkins Estate may return to nuns
The owners of a historic estate just north of Philadelphia have been forced to give it back to its previous owners.
The 42-acre
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13 years ago