Arts & Entertainment
Big Ramp gallery scratches at politicized pet memes in ‘The Sublime Is Meow’
More than 40 Philly artists contributed work to an exhibition at Big Ramp in Kensington honoring the pets of so-called “childless cat ladies.”
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Dr. Audrey Evans is the subject of new biopic “Audrey’s Children,” a film set and shot in Philadelphia and written and produced by Philadelphians.
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A hip-hop summit, a haunted circus and Al Roker signs cookbooks in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Oct. 24–27: The second annual Hip-Hop Cultural Summit in Delaware, featuring Flavor Flav, and Halloween haunts in Philly and South Jersey are among the weekend’s highlights.
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Mickalene Thomas’ homecoming at the Barnes is ‘All About Love’
The internationally recognized artist from Camden has her first solo exhibition in the Philadelphia region.
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After the UArts collapse, Pig Iron Theatre finds a new home at Rowan University
The Pig Iron School for devised theater will remain in Philadelphia while becoming part of New Jersey’s Rowan University.
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Bruce Springsteen to headline concert in Philadelphia with Barack Obama in support of Kamala Harris
Springsteen will kick off the concert series in Atlanta with Kamala Harris and Barack Obama on October 24.
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A digital archive of Philly artists with disabilities finds physical form at the Painted Bride
Created by a collective of artists and activists, the Undue Burden archive catalogs the creative lives of disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill Philadelphians.
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Philly’s first permanent mural about voting is all about hope
“Legacy in Bloom” in West Philadelphia is for future generations to celebrate civic engagement.
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Two rural museums outside Philadelphia partner to present the work of Wharton Esherick
The Brandywine and Wharton Esherick museums — both tucked into the woods 30 miles apart — exhibit the work of the master craftsman, together.
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Philly Bike Ride, a coffee festival and Afro-Cuban All-Stars in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Oct. 17–20: Philadelphia Film Festival, Debbie Gibson in New Jersey and “The Winter’s Tale” gala in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.
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The Philadelphia Orchestra is packing for China, and voting in advance
Musicians of the orchestra made a public display of absentee voting to encourage others to make a plan.
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Young filmmakers document gun violence in Philly’s Kensington neighborhood
Student filmmakers from North Philadelphia document gun violence in a new PBS documentary airing tonight on WHYY-TV 12.
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Curio Theatre gets its hands dirty for the Lenape Nation
The West Philly company is using a garden bed to urge people to petition state legislators into recognizing the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania.
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Doylestown’s VAMPA Museum: Where history meets the paranormal
Vampire stakes, exorcism chairs and dolls that move: The Vampire and Paranormal Museum in Bucks County displays a rich history of the supernatural.
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Philadelphia Film Festival highlights local filmmakers with ‘Filmadelphia’ programming
Director Bill Nicoletti’s “The Philly Sound…Heard ‘Round the World” will screen at this year’s festival. The film documents the history of Sigma Sounds Studio.
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