In Kayala's Southern Thai Kitchen: A Cookbook, acclaimed chef Nok Suntaranon shares the flavors of her award-winning Kalaya restaurant with home cooks who want to try their hand at authentic…
A two-part exhibition, now getting its first installment at TILT, "explores the interiority of Black womb-bearing people" with a brilliant mix of photos and collage that are part of a larger…
The Philadelphia Magic Gardens opens its new exhibit Stone Soup, an exhibition of Eustace Mamba's work that portrays the diaspora through mixed media art with a Philly-inspired lens. An Nich…
The Philadelphia Flower Show is back for its 196th year, with the theme Gardens of Tomorrow. From individual orchids and cacti to show-stopping floral displays and hundreds of vendors, this …
Not able to make it out to the Philly Flower Show this year? No problem! An Nichols tips off free and affordable places you can visit for a chance to smell the flowers around the city.
Trenton proves itself as a destination for theater with this excellent staging of the Pulitzer-winning Topdog/Underdog, about two brothers struggling between love and one-upmanship. An Nicho…
AAMP continues to lead the Philly area in showcasing Black art with Shaheed Rucker: (re)Covering the Iconic, featuring notable portraits in the striking style of vintage mid-century media. A…
City Councilmember Rue Landau and Creative Philadelphia teamed up to honor the UArts community with a special exhibition, free to view at City Hall through January 25, 2025. An Nichols visit…
Breaking the holiday formula with a curated selection of things to do in Philly this holiday season, with festivals, food, light shows, volunteering opportunities, and more. An Nichols round…
In an exhibition curated exclusively for AAMP, arts patron and prolific actor CCH Pounder opens up her significant and uplifting portrait collection for Philly audiences. An Nichols reviews.
Keith Hamilton Cobb's American Moor, which follows a Black actor reluctantly auditioning for an Othello helmed by a white director, gets its Philly premiere at the Lantern. An Nichol reviews.
The new exhibition at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University explores how fashion impacts our environment and our everyday lives. An Nichols previews.
Just in time for the week of the 2024 election, Hamilton is back in town, running at the Academy of Music through November 24. The current production boasts a great cast and sometimes differ…
Just in time for Philly theatergoers stressed about the 2024 election to find a little relief, Eli Bauman's crowd-pleasing 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL arrives for a limit…
An ambitious, sold-out world premiere at North Philly's Esperanza Arts Center combines real-life stories from Mexican American locals and their families with rich, fantastical cultural eleme…
Ethiopian American artist and design star Jomo Tariku, whose work spans from the PMA and the Smithsonian to Marvel's onscreen Wakanda, gets his first-ever solo show at Fishtown's Wexler Gall…
Empire Records bombed when it first came out in 1995, but the soundtrack was a sensation. Now the movie is a cult classic, inspiring a new musical getting its world premiere at McCarter. An …
Fist and Heel's Fringe entry merges a variety of dance elements from West African, Black Shaker, modern dance, and more to imagine the life of Mother Rebecca Cox Jackson. An Nichols reviews.
An Nichols previews this year's Philly Fashion Week and Philly FatCon, two events that continue to make space for size-inclusive fashion.
James Joyce's Ulysses is the novel that everyone (or English majors at least) has to read, but few finish. In this year's Fringe, Elevator Repair Service tackles the elusive text. An Nichols…
A full week of shows, workshops, family-friendly cabarets and more arrive with Black Circus Week at Cannonball. An Nichols previews.
Theatre Exile and STARFIRE bring Brie Knight's play to life at this year's Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival. An Nichols previews.
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival mounts an excellent production of The Color Purple with acclaimed local director Amina Robinson, but the show glosses over some of the difficult moments so …
An Nichols visits Philly's Chocolate Ballerina Company, rehearsing for its second annual Black Swan production, based on Swan Lake with original choreography by founder Chanel Holland-Pierre…
The Lillys are back in Girls with Bad Reputations, the second installment of Xio Axelrod's popular romance series about an all-women rock band chasing love and stardom from their Philadelphi…