Peter Crimmins

America’s only woman director of a major orchestra (the Atlanta Symphony), Nathalie Stutzmann debuts as principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

The Philly Expo Center near Valley Forge hosts the debut of Comcast Spectacor’s new winter holiday fair and lights extravaganza.

Members of Philly’s all-Black ballet company were invited to meet the cast of Broadway “Anastasia” and its Black lead, Kyla Stone.

Philly’s Power Street Theatre leans into the mobile social media platform popular with Latinos and immigrants to release the play “¿Que lo Que?”

Philadelphia Theatre Company’s premiere of “The Garbologists” supports sanitation workers on and off the stage, with input from the city’s favorite dancer-turned-trashman.

A board game is helping Philadelphia officials determine the future of a public works project in a community often left out of public decision-making.

The posters, designed by Philly artists and the small businesses that inspire them, will be placed in commercial corridors across the city, just in time for holiday shopping.

The memoir is titled “Will,” and the very first stop was a small bookstore on Girard Avenue in Fishtown: Harriett’s.

A show of contemporary sculpture on Cherry Street Pier hit by flooding on opening night.

The Museum of the American Revolution is testing a new way to present visual art to people who are visually impaired, creating richer experiences for all patrons.

“Harry Potter: The Exhibition” will feature highlights from the entire Wizarding World. It opens at the Franklin Institute in February.

In New Jersey, the governor’s race tops the ticket. In Pa., there are judicial contests and suburban school board races.