Arts & Entertainment

When the phasmatrope was first demonstrated at the Academy of Music, local papers hailed it as the first of its kind.

The festival is featuring master classes, live music jams, a community concert, a tap history talk, a tap history walk down Broad Street, and a closing concert at Solar Myth.

At the former North Star Bar corner, find beer, food, and cocktails — including a citywide that comes with a dog biscuit.

The housewares and sculpture in Stephen Burks’ “Shelter in Place” design exhibition takes cues from the early pandemic shutdown.

Comedians Betty J. Smithsonian and Sohrab Haghverdi challenge audience members to think while they laugh.

The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S. that have removed books due to claims of inappropriate content.

Nov. 16 - 19: Marathon weekend in Philly, Chicago and Friends in N.J., and First State Ballet in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

The honor caps a three-decade career that has seen the comic rise from the open mics of Philadelphia to become one of his generation’s most successful performers.

The awards honoring Philadelphia regional theater have returned after a pandemic shutdown. Delaware Theatre Company is the big winner.

Misha Galperin led the Weitzman Museum of American Jewish History through bankruptcy and the pandemic. He will stay until a successor is found.

"Writing my way back home": Eric Smith talks about why his novels are nearly all set in Philly, the place that calls him back.

“Escher's work teaches you how to re-see reality,” art collector and dealer Rock Walker said.

The three-year contract agreement next goes to a vote from the union's members.

“Crumbs From the Table of Joy” has an interesting connection to the preacher whose namesake hotel still towers over North Broad.

The first fish to crawl onto land 375 million years ago was discovered in 2004. It became a media darling. Now, for the first time, you can see it in person.