Arts & Entertainment
Wolfgang Sawallisch: An appreciation from a long-time Philadelphia Orchestra musician
I can say that, after 40 years of playing with the Philadelphia Orchestra and all of its renowned soloists, I consider Wolfgang Sawallisc ...
13 years ago
Maestro Sawallisch, who led Philadelphia Orchestra for a decade, dies at 89
Wolfgang Sawallisch, music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1993 to 2003, died in his home in Grassau, Germany, Friday. He was ...
13 years ago
Birdhouses built for hanging around in Philly
A storefront in the Brewerytown neighborhood of Philadelphia is trying to build a better birdhouse. Therein may lie the future of ...
13 years ago
Philly area filmmaker in running for Oscar with short on Afghan sport
Taking part in the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles will be a native son of the Philadelphia region, nominated for his short ...
13 years ago
Rosetta Tharpe bridged sacred and secular music with a wicked guitar
It took a long time in American music history to recognize the impact Sister Rosetta Tharpe had on rock ‘n’ roll and gospel. ...
13 years ago
Strauss and commissioned works highlight Philadelphia Orchestra new season
The Philadelphia Orchestra will be paying tribute to Richard Strauss, premiering new work written for its musicians, and starting a multi ...
13 years ago
N.O.W.: A gala celebration of New Operatic Work by Opera Philadelphia
Brought to you by Freemans Auctioneers, The Circuit, with Caroline Stewart, takes you to the Loews Philadelphia Hotel for Opera Philadelp ...
13 years ago
New beginnings at the Reading Terminal
Seven couples were united in matrimony over Valentine’s Day lunch at the Reading Terminal Market’s Center Court at noon.  ...
13 years ago
Camden Children’s Garden continues quest to remain open
Representatives of the Camden Children’s Garden and the New Jersey Treasurer plan to meet to negotiate an agreement regarding a con ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia crowd turns tables on N.Y. Times art critic
In a rare move for a newspaper critic, Ken Johnson faced friends and foes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on Sunday, at a pa ...
13 years ago
N.Y. Times art writer faces his own critics in Philadelphia Sunday
A critical firestorm in the art world will touch down in Philadelphia this weekend, as the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts hosts a ...
13 years ago
Newly unearthed ancient Roman mosaic on view at Penn Museum
An ancient Roman floor recently discovered in Israel has come to Philadelphia. There are no human figures in the mosaic. No religi ...
13 years ago
Film artist Tacita Dean premieres new work at Arcadia University
“Can everyone keep quiet for a minute?” And so the soft-spoken artist, Tacita Dean, shushed a roomful of men installin ...
13 years ago
Exhibit explores intersecting history of Jewish teachers, blacks of Jim Crow South
February is African American History month, and the National Museum of American Jewish History is now featuring an exhibit about a partic ...
13 years ago
Curtain closes on stagehand strike at Suzanne Roberts Theatre
The stagehands of the Philadelphia Theatre Company have ended their strike. Management and the stagehands union negotiated an agreement e ...
13 years ago