Performing Arts

Martin Luther King Jr. and Harriet Tubman are celebrated, and dinosaurs roam again in weekend event highlights in and around Philadelphia.

While short-term emergency relief funds have gone a long way for smaller arts groups in Philly, that money is starting to dry up.

Jan. 6 - Jan. 9: Weekend options in the Delaware Valley

Dec. 30 - Jan. 2: Things to do for New Year’s in and around Philly.

While some big New Year’s events are still on as planned, others are canceling outright or making changes to adapt to concerns over the latest COVID-19 surge.

The group’s management agency says RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, and another member, Suga, tested positive on Friday.

Celebrations including Disney, Kwanzaa, and live and virtual shows are highlighted this holiday weekend.

Dec. 16 - Dec. 19: Things to do in Pa., Del., and N.J.

Dr. Derrell Acon is a singer and arts administrator from Long Beach Opera who will take on the unique role of HR exec and equity, diversity, and inclusion officer.

The Painted Mug Cafe, a new performance venue and coffee shop in South Philly, will be dedicated to empowering the LGBTQ community.

The Crossing choir’s Christmas concerts will premiere 12 new compositions written for a pandemic.

The music education organization has given away thousands of instruments to schoolchildren out of its Center City storage unit.

Kimmel Cultural Campus and the Philadelphia Orchestra are asking audiences to bring donations to support Taller Puertorriqueño’s annual gift drive.

Jane Lynch and Charlie Brown’s musical Christmas anchor this weekend’s events in and around Philadelphia.

The theatrical giant, who died Friday at 91, was as complex as his lyrics, dogmatic in his rules and not generous with praise about his work.